| Entry list | Qualifying results | Starting grid |
| Fastest Laps | Classification | Lap Leaders |
Race details |
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| Official Race Name | VII Enichem Detroit Grand Prix |
| Date | Sunday, 19 June 1988 |
| Local Start Time | 14:00 h |
| Grand Prix | Detroit GP |
| Circuit | Detroit |
| Round | 6 of 16 |
| Entries | 31 |
| Qualifiers | 26 |
| Finishers | 9 |
| Race distance | 4023 m × 63 laps = 253.449 km |
| Pole position | Left |
| First corner | Left |
| Track direction | Anti-clockwise |
| Weather | Partially cloudy, Hot, Dry |
Entry List |
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| Car No. |
Entrant | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Lubricant |
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| Camel Team Lotus Honda | Nélson Piquet | Lotus 100T | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Camel Team Lotus Honda | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus 100T | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Canon Williams Team | Nigel Mansell | Williams FW12 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Canon Williams Team | Riccardo Patrese | Williams FW12 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| West Zakspeed Racing | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed 881 | Zakspeed 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| West Zakspeed Racing | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed 881 | Zakspeed 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| Honda Marlboro McLaren | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/4 | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| Honda Marlboro McLaren | Ayrton Senna | McLaren MP4/4 | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive | Philippe Streiff | AGS JH23 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Leyton House March Racing Team | Mauricio Gugelmin | March 881 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
| Leyton House March Racing Team | Ivan Capelli | March 881 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
| USF&G Arrows Megatron | Derek Warwick | Arrows A10B | Megatron 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| USF&G Arrows Megatron | Eddie Cheever | Arrows A10B | Megatron 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| Benetton Formula Ltd | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Benetton Formula Ltd | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Osella Squadra Corse | Nicola Larini | Osella FA1L | Osella 1.5 V8T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Rial Racing | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial ARC-01 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | STP | |
| Lois Minardi Team | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Lois Minardi Team | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Ligier Loto | René Arnoux | Ligier JS31 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Valvoline | |
| Ligier Loto | Stefan Johansson | Ligier JS31 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Valvoline | |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari F1-87/88C | Ferrari 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari F1-87/88C | Ferrari 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Larrousse Calmels | Yannick Dalmas | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
| Larrousse Calmels | Philippe Alliot | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
| Coloni SpA | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni FC-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
| EuroBrun Racing | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
| EuroBrun Racing | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
| BMS Scuderia Italia | Alex Caffi | Dallara BMS-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Castrol | |
Qualification |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | - | 100.0% | 143.956 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 0.858 | 100.9% | 142.738 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1.094 | 101.1% | 142.407 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1.413 | 101.4% | 141.962 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 2.084 | 102.1% | 141.034 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Judd | 2.291 | 102.3% | 140.750 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 2.511 | 102.5% | 140.450 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Honda | 2.708 | 102.7% | 140.182 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 3.193 | 103.2% | 139.527 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Judd | 3.204 | 103.2% | 139.513 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | AGS / Ford | 3.598 | 103.6% | 138.985 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial / Ford | 3.610 | 103.6% | 138.969 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 3.868 | 103.8% | 138.626 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 3.984 | 104.0% | 138.472 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 4.342 | 104.3% | 138.000 | |||
| Pierluigi Martini | Minardi / Ford | 4.442 | 104.4% | 137.868 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 4.662 | 104.6% | 137.580 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Ligier / Judd | 4.669 | 104.6% | 137.571 | |||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun / Ford | 4.698 | 104.7% | 137.533 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Judd | 4.831 | 104.8% | 137.360 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 5.144 | 105.1% | 136.953 | |||
| Julian Bailey | Tyrrell / Ford | 5.680 | 105.6% | 136.263 | |||
| Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun / Ford | 5.784 | 105.7% | 136.129 | |||
| Yannick Dalmas | Lola / Ford | 5.816 | 105.8% | 136.088 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 5.987 | 106.0% | 135.870 | |||
| Nicola Larini | Osella / Osella | 6.017 | 106.0% | 135.832 | |||
| dnq | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 6.637 | 106.6% | 135.047 | ||
| dnq | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 7.643 | 107.6% | 133.792 | ||
| dnq | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 8.319 | 108.3% | 132.961 | ||
| dnpq | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni / Ford | 6.706 | 106.7% | 134.960 | ||
| dns | Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 4.938 | 104.9% | 137.220 | ||
Starting grid |
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 Ayrton Senna McLaren / Honda 1'40.606 |
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2 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari 1'41.464 |
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Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari 1'41.700 |
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4 Alain Prost McLaren / Honda 1'42.019 |
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Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford 1'42.690 |
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6 Nigel Mansell Williams / Judd 1'42.897 |
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Alessandro Nannini Benetton / Ford 1'43.117 |
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8 Nélson Piquet Lotus / Honda 1'43.314 |
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Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron 1'43.799 |
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10 Riccardo Patrese Williams / Judd 1'43.810 |
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Philippe Streiff AGS / Ford 1'44.204 |
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12 Andrea de Cesaris Rial / Ford 1'44.216 |
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Mauricio Gugelmin March / Judd 1'44.474 |
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14 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford 1'44.590 |
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Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron 1'44.948 |
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16 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Ford 1'45.048 |
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Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford 1'45.268 |
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18 Stefan Johansson Ligier / Judd 1'45.275 |
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Stefano Modena EuroBrun / Ford 1'45.304 |
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20 René Arnoux Ligier / Judd 1'45.437 |
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Alex Caffi Dallara / Ford 1'45.750 |
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22 Julian Bailey Tyrrell / Ford 1'46.286 |
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Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun / Ford 1'46.390 |
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24 Yannick Dalmas Lola / Ford 1'46.422 |
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Luis Perez-Sala Minardi / Ford 1'46.593 |
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26 Nicola Larini Osella / Osella 1'46.623 |
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Fastest Laps |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Lap | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1'44.836 | - | 100.0% | 138.147 | |||
| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 1'44.992 | 0.156 | 100.1% | 137.942 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1'45.508 | 0.672 | 100.6% | 137.267 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 1'45.714 | 0.878 | 100.8% | 137.000 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1'45.878 | 1.042 | 101.0% | 136.788 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Judd | 1'46.044 | 1.208 | 101.2% | 136.573 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 1'46.125 | 1.289 | 101.2% | 136.469 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Judd | 1'46.632 | 1.796 | 101.7% | 135.820 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 1'46.905 | 2.069 | 102.0% | 135.474 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 1'47.030 | 2.194 | 102.1% | 135.315 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Honda | 1'47.137 | 2.301 | 102.2% | 135.180 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | AGS / Ford | 1'47.326 | 2.490 | 102.4% | 134.942 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial / Ford | 1'47.594 | 2.758 | 102.6% | 134.606 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 1'47.739 | 2.903 | 102.8% | 134.425 | |||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun / Ford | 1'48.243 | 3.407 | 103.2% | 133.799 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 1'48.951 | 4.115 | 103.9% | 132.929 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 1'49.224 | 4.388 | 104.2% | 132.597 | |||
| Pierluigi Martini | Minardi / Ford | 1'49.236 | 4.400 | 104.2% | 132.583 | |||
| Julian Bailey | Tyrrell / Ford | 1'49.330 | 4.494 | 104.3% | 132.469 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Judd | 1'49.554 | 4.718 | 104.5% | 132.198 | |||
| Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun / Ford | 1'49.782 | 4.946 | 104.7% | 131.923 | |||
| Yannick Dalmas | Lola / Ford | 1'49.946 | 5.110 | 104.9% | 131.726 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 1'50.223 | 5.387 | 105.1% | 131.395 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Ligier / Judd | 1'50.260 | 5.424 | 105.2% | 131.351 | |||
| Nicola Larini | Osella / Osella | 1'50.703 | 5.867 | 105.6% | 130.826 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 1'51.855 | 7.019 | 106.7% | 129.478 | |||
Classification |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Laps | Time | Gap/ Retirement |
Speed (km/h) |
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| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 1:54'56.035 | - | 132.310 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1:55'34.748 | 38.713 | 131.572 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 1:54'56.536 | 1 Lap | 130.201 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial / Ford | 1:55'39.837 | 1 Lap | 129.388 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 1:56'23.147 | 1 Lap | 128.586 | |||
| Pierluigi Martini | Minardi / Ford | 1:56'40.347 | 1 Lap | 128.270 | |||
| Yannick Dalmas | Lola / Ford | 1:55'13.057 | 2 Laps | 127.795 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 1:56'40.278 | 2 Laps | 126.202 | |||
| Julian Bailey | Tyrrell / Ford | 1:52'31.823 | Spun off | 126.556 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 1:43'13.383 | Gearbox | 126.275 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 1:27'43.926 | Halfshaft | 126.561 | |||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun / Ford | 1:32'00.169 | Spun off | 120.686 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1:24'19.697 | Collision | 128.807 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Judd | 1:24'26.455 | Overheating | 128.636 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 1:03'11.396 | Engine | 129.877 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Judd | 47'25.112 | Engine | 132.351 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Honda | 48'57.816 | Spun off | 128.174 | |||
| Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun / Ford | 51'16.018 | Gearbox | 122.416 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 58'13.122 | Spun off | 99.506 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Judd | 32'30.705 | Engine | 133.639 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | AGS / Ford | 27'44.002 | Suspension | 130.554 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 25'09.517 | Suspension | 134.321 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 26'35.398 | Electrical | 127.090 | |||
| Nicola Larini | Osella / Osella | 13'31.526 | Engine | 124.925 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 10'46.366 | Puncture | 134.439 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Ligier / Judd | 4'01.668 | Overheating | 119.857 | |||
Lap Leaders |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Laps Led | Percentage |
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| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 100% | |||
Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!
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