Alain Prost won the 14th race of the 1988 Formula One season, narrowing Ayrton Senna's Drivers' Championship lead.
Key Facts
- Race duration (laps)
- 72 laps
- Winner
- Alain Prost (McLaren-Honda)
- Starting position of winner
- 2nd on grid
- Pole position
- Ayrton Senna (McLaren-Honda)
- Season race number
- 14th of 1988 championship
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1988 Formula One World Championship was deep into its season, with McLaren-Honda dominating and teammates Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna locked in a close title battle. Senna had taken pole position at Jerez, while Prost lined up alongside him on the front row, setting up a direct contest between the two rivals.
On 2 October 1988, at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Prost converted his second-place grid start into a race victory over 72 laps. Nigel Mansell finished second in a Williams-Judd and Alessandro Nannini took third for Benetton-Ford, while Senna, despite starting from pole, could only manage fourth.
Prost's victory allowed him to close the gap on championship leader Senna, keeping the Drivers' Championship contest alive heading toward the final races of the season. The result highlighted the internal McLaren rivalry and demonstrated that Senna's pole dominance did not always translate into race wins.