Round 6 of 16 · Detroit · 19 June 1988, Sunday
Detroit Grand Prix
Key highlights
Senna
pole position
63
laps
9
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:54:56.035 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +38.713 | 6 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | Spun off | |
| DNF | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | Spun off | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Collision | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Ligier | Overheating | |
| DNF | Maurício Gugelmin | March | Engine | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | Electrical | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | Spun off | |
| DNF | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Spun off | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Engine | |
| DNF | Philippe Streiff | AGS | Suspension | |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | Suspension | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Electrical | |
| DNF | Nicola Larini | Osella | Engine | |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Puncture | |
| DNF | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | Overheating | |
| WD | Ivan Capelli | March | Injured | |
| DNQ | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- WD
- Withdrew