1988 French Grand Prix | |||
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Race 7 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One World Championship | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 3 July 1988 | ||
Official name | Rhône-Poulenc Grand Prix de France | ||
Location | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.813 km (2.369 miles) | ||
Distance | 80 laps, 305.040 km (189.543 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny and hot | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
Time | 1:07.589 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | McLaren-Honda | |
Time | 1:11.737 on lap 45 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-Honda | ||
Second | McLaren-Honda | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1988 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 3 July 1988 at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet. It was the seventh race of the 1988 Formula One World Championship.
The 80-lap race was won by local driver Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-Honda, after he started from pole position. Prost's Brazilian teammate Ayrton Senna finished second, with Italian Michele Alboreto third in a Ferrari.