Senna | Win: Prost A tense finale. Prost led from start to finish. Senna, trying to overtake a backmarker (the Williams of newly-crowned F3000 champion Jean-Louis Schlesser — yes, the same man from Monza!), made contact and retired on lap 33. Prost cruised to win the race, but Senna had already done enough: Ayrton Senna was World Champion by 90 points to 87 (Prost’s 7 wins vs Senna’s 8 wins; countback gave Senna the title under the best-11-results rule, but under total points he also led).
The 1988 Formula 1 World Championship was a season of astonishing technical superiority, intense internal team rivalry, and tragic loss. It marked the end of the turbo era and the beginning of a new order. At its heart was the legendary McLaren MP4/4, a car so dominant that it won all but one race. At its helm were two titans: Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, whose on-track battles and off-track mind games defined the year. While McLaren crushed the competition, the season also witnessed the last victory of a naturally aspirated Cosworth engine and the final season for the iconic turbocharged beasts before they were banned. f1 1988 season
Senna | Win: Prost High altitude sapped turbo power, but McLaren adapted best. Prost won ahead of Senna. Berger’s Ferrari was 3rd. Senna | Win: Prost A tense finale
The 1988 Formula 1 World Championship was the 39th season of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The season consisted of 16 Grands Prix, held across the globe from March to November. The McLaren team, led by team principal Ron Dennis, entered the season with a strong lineup of drivers and a technically advanced car, the McLaren MP4/4. Prost cruised to win the race, but Senna
