60 YEARS OF AUTOSPORT

1988
AUTOSPORT, 19 September 1988 1988 Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna
  • Gerhard Berger wins at Monza for Ferrari in the only race of the year not won by McLaren
    Gerhard Berger wins at Monza for Ferrari in the only race of the year not won by McLaren
  • Enzo Ferrari dies, aged 90, just weeks before Gerhard Berger's Monza victory
    Enzo Ferrari dies, aged 90, just weeks before Gerhard Berger's Monza victory
  • Jaguar breaks Porsche's seven-year winning streak at Le Mans with its first victory in 31 years
    Jaguar breaks Porsche's seven-year winning streak at Le Mans with its first victory in 31 years
  • Ayrton Senna beats Alain Prost by three points to claim his first world championship
    Ayrton Senna beats Alain Prost by three points to claim his first world championship

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Senna takes first world title as McLaren dominates, taking an unprecedented 15 wins out of 16 races • Enzo Ferrari dies a month before his cars take a 1-2 finish at Monza, Gerhard Berger and Michele Alboreto driving • Turbos are outlawed from F1 at the year's end • Brabham drops out of F1 for a year to develop ultimately stillborn Alfa Romeo Procar • Miki Biasion wins the World Rally Championship for the dominant Lancia squad • Jaguar wins the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time since 1957. Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries and Andy Wallace were the drivers • Martin Brundle and Jaguar also beat Mercedes to the World Sports Prototype honours • Penske enjoys stellar IndyCar season as Danny Sullivan becomes champion and Rick Mears wins the Indy 500 • F3000 title-contender Johnny Herbert sustains severe leg injuries in a crash at Brands Hatch, Roberto Moreno becomes champion • AUTOSPORT sponsors the Silverstone 1000km, won by Eddie Cheever and Martin Brundle for Jaguar

1Gerhard Berger wins at Monza for Ferrari in the only race of the year not won by McLaren 2Enzo Ferrari dies, aged 90, just weeks before Gerhard Berger's Monza victory 3Jaguar breaks Porsche's seven-year winning streak at Le Mans with its first victory in 31 years 4Ayrton Senna beats Alain Prost by three points to claim his first world championship