Round 6 · 19 June 1988
1988 Detroit Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (McLaren) won the 1988 Detroit Grand Prix, round 6 of the championship, held on 19 June 1988 at Detroit Street Circuit (USA), 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 | 1:54:56.035 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | +38.713 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 12 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 17 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 16 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 24 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 22 | — | — | Spun off |
| 10 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 25 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 11 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 14 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 19 | — | — | Spun off |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Collision |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | — | — | Overheating |
| 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 10 | — | — | Electrical |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 8 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 23 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 19 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 11 | — | — | Suspension |
| 22 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 7 | — | — | Suspension |
| 23 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | — | — | Electrical |
| 24 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 26 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Puncture |
| 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 18 | — | — | Overheating |
| 27 | Ivan Capelli | March | — | — | — | Injured |