Round 5 · 12 June 1988
1988 Canadian Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (McLaren) won the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix, round 5 of the championship, held on 12 June 1988 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Canada), starting from position 1. Alain Prost (McLaren) and Thierry Boutsen (Benetton) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:39:46.618 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +5.934 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 7 | +51.409 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 6 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | March | 14 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 19 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 26 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 12 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 17 | — | — | Electrical |
| 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 13 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 15 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 13 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 21 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 14 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 18 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 10 | — | — | Suspension |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | — | — | Transmission |
| 18 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 8 | — | — | Throttle |
| 21 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 25 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Electrical |
| 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 5 | — | — | Ignition |
| 25 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 24 | — | — | Chassis |
| 26 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 23 | — | — | Collision |