1988 Italian Formula One Championship

1988 Italian Formula One Championship season
Gerhard Berger won his first Drivers Championship with Ferrari.
Season
Races	6
Start date	1st May
Start Event	San Marino Grand Prix
End date	8th December
End Event	F1 Indoor Trophy
Awards
Driver's Champion	Template:AUT Gerhard Berger
Constructor's Champion	Ferrari
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
None	1989

The 1988 Italian Formula One Championship was the first season of the of Italian Formula One Championship, established by the organisers of the Bologna Motor Show to add prestige to their F1 Indoor Trophy as well as to bring greater recognition to the accomplishments of Italian teams in Formula One. Ferrari entered the season as the overwhelming favourites to take both Championships, owing to their opposition's status as "backmarker" teams. They would live up to those expectations as eventual Drivers Champion Gerhard Berger won every race he finished, which was also enough to secure the Constructors Championship for Ferrari beyond any doubt. The season would see eleven different drivers compete for seven different teams.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Chassis	Engine	Race Drivers	Rounds
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari F1/87/88C	Ferrari 033E 1.5 V6t	Michele Alboreto	1-5
			Gerhard Berger	1-5
Lois Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M188	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Adrian Campos	1-2
			Pierluigi Martini	3-6
			Luis Perez-Sala	All
Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1L	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8t	Nicola Larini	All
Coloni SpA	Coloni FC188B	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Gabriele Tarquini	1-5
EuroBrun Racing	EuroBrun ER188	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Oscar Larrauri	1-5
			Stefano Modena	1-5
			Fabrizio Barbazza	6
BMS Scuderia Italia	Dallara F188	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Alex Caffi	All
FIRST Racing	FIRST F189	Judd CV 3.5 V8	Gabriele Tarquini	6

Calendar

As would become customary, the Italian Championship calendar comprised four "core" events, as well as two other European Grands Prix that would be selected before the start of the season. The four core events were the San Marino Grand Prix, held in Imola; the Italian Grand Prix, held in Monza; the Indoor Trophy, held in Bologna, and the Mondaco Grand Prix which (although not held in Italy) was held within ten kilometres of the Italian border. For the 1988 season, the two remaining events were announced to be the Belgian and Spanish Grands Prix.

	Race	Venue	Date	Winning driver	Winning team
1	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	1st May	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
2	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	15th May	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	28th August	Alex Caffi	Scuderia Italia
4	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	11th September	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuito de Jerez	2nd October	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
6	F1 Indoor Trophy	Bologna Motor Show	8th December	Luis Perez-Sala	Minardi

Championship Standings

Championship points are awarded to the top four cars at each event. Constructors earn the points for their best car at any given event.

Position	1	2	3	4
Points	5	3	2	1

Drivers Championship

Pos	Driver	SMR	MON	BEL Template:BEL	ITA	ESP	IND	Points
1	Template:AUT Gerhard Berger	1	1	Ret	1	1		20
2	Luis Perez-Sala	2	4†	DNQ	4†	3	1	12
3	Alex Caffi	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	2	2	11
4	Michele Alboreto	4	2	3†	2	Ret		9
5	Pierluigi Martini			DNQ	3†	Ret	3	4
6	Nicola Larini	DSQ	3	4†	Ret	Ret	4	4
7	Gabriele Tarquini	Ret	Ret	2†	DNQ	DNQ	6	3
8	Adrian Campos	3	DNQ					2
9	Stefano Modena	5	DSQ	DNQ	DNQ	4		1
10	Fabrizio Barbazza						5	0
11	Oscar Larrauri	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		0

Constructors Championship

Pos	Team	SMR	MON	BEL Template:BEL	ITA	ESP	IND	Points
1	Ferrari	1	1	3†	1	1		22
2	Minardi	2	4†	DNQ	3†	3	1	13
3	Scuderia Italia	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	2	2	11
4	Osella	DSQ	3	4†	Ret	Ret	4	4
5	Coloni	Ret	Ret	2†	DNQ	DNQ		3
6	EuroBrun	5	DSQ	DNQ	DNQ	4	5	1
7	FIRST						6	0

† Driver did not finish, but was classified due to being among the last four cars running