1988 Italian Formula One Championship

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1988 Italian Formula One Championship season
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Gerhard Berger won his first Drivers Championship with Ferrari.
Season
Races 6
Start date 1st May
Start Event Flag of San Marino svg.png San Marino Grand Prix
End date 8th December
End Event Flag of Italy svg.png F1 Indoor Trophy
Awards
Driver's Champion Flag of Austria svg.png Gerhard Berger
Constructor's Champion Flag of Italy svg.png 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
Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari F1/87/88C Ferrari 033E 1.5 V6t Flag of Italy svg.png Michele Alboreto 1-5
Flag of Austria svg.png Gerhard Berger 1-5
Flag of Italy svg.png Lois Minardi Team SpA Minardi M188 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 Flag of Spain svg.png Adrian Campos 1-2
Flag of Italy svg.png Pierluigi Martini 3-6
Flag of Spain svg.png Luis Perez-Sala All
Flag of Italy svg.png Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1L Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8t Flag of Italy svg.png Nicola Larini All
Flag of Italy svg.png Coloni SpA Coloni FC188B Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 Flag of Italy svg.png Gabriele Tarquini 1-5
Flag of Italy svg.png EuroBrun Racing EuroBrun ER188 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 Flag of Argentina svg.png Oscar Larrauri 1-5
Flag of Italy svg.png Stefano Modena 1-5
Flag of Italy svg.png Fabrizio Barbazza 6
Flag of Italy svg.png BMS Scuderia Italia Dallara F188 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 Flag of Italy svg.png Alex Caffi All
Flag of Italy svg.png FIRST Racing FIRST F189 Judd CV 3.5 V8 Flag of Italy svg.png 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 Flag of San Marino svg.png San Marino Grand Prix Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1st May Flag of Austria svg.png Gerhard Berger Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
2 Flag of Monaco svg.png Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco 15th May Flag of Austria svg.png Gerhard Berger Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
3 Flag of Belgium svg.png Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 28th August Flag of Italy svg.png Alex Caffi Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Italia
4 Flag of Italy svg.png Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza 11th September Flag of Austria svg.png Gerhard Berger Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
5 Flag of Spain svg.png Spanish Grand Prix Circuito de Jerez 2nd October Flag of Austria svg.png Gerhard Berger Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
6 Flag of Italy svg.png F1 Indoor Trophy Bologna Motor Show 8th December Flag of Spain svg.png Luis Perez-Sala Flag of Italy svg.png Minardi

Championship Standings

Gerhard Berger won his first Drivers Championship with Ferrari.

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
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MON
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BEL
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ITA
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ESP
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IND
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Points
1 Flag of Austria svg.png Gerhard Berger 1 1 Ret 1 1 20
2 Flag of Spain svg.png Luis Perez-Sala 2 4† DNQ 4† 3 1 12
3 Flag of Italy svg.png Alex Caffi Ret Ret 1 Ret 2 2 11
4 Flag of Italy svg.png Michele Alboreto 4 2 3† 2 Ret 9
5 Flag of Italy svg.png Pierluigi Martini DNQ 3† Ret 3 4
6 Flag of Italy svg.png Nicola Larini DSQ 3 4† Ret Ret 4 4
7 Flag of Italy svg.png Gabriele Tarquini Ret Ret 2† DNQ DNQ 6 3
8 Flag of Spain svg.png Adrian Campos 3 DNQ 2
9 Flag of Italy svg.png Stefano Modena 5 DSQ DNQ DNQ 4 1
10 Flag of Italy svg.png Fabrizio Barbazza 5 0
11 Flag of Argentina svg.png Oscar Larrauri DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 0

Constructors Championship

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

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