The Alternative 1988 F1 Season (Jim Clark Trophy 2)

[ADx_Wales]

In 1987 there was a one-off championship consisting of the non-turbo runners in the F1 season, there were only 7 cars that took part in this "Second Division", and was scrapped for 88, but these are the results of that year had the Jim Clark Trophy remained for the last year of the turbos.

(The "Best 11 out of 16" still applied to the season, but on calculation you will discover why this rule was not put into effect)

1988 F1 Non-Turbo Drivers Championship

1st - Thierry Boutsen - Benetton Ford - 98 points (7 Wins) (87 points on countback)

2nd - Alessandro Nannini - Benetton Ford - 50 Points (2 Wins)

3rd - Ivan Capelli - March Judd - 47 Points (3 Wins)

4th - Riccardo Patrese - Williams Judd - 35 Points (1 Win)

5th - Mauricio Gugelmin - March Judd - 27 Points (Best Finish: 2nd)

6th - Jonathan Palmer - Tyrrell Ford - 20 Points (1 Win)
7th - Nigel Mansell - Williams Judd - 18 Points (2 Wins)
8th - Yannick Dalmas - Lola Ford - 16 Points (Best Finish: 3rd)
9th - Andrea De Cesaris - Rial Ford - 15 Points (Best Finish : 2nd)
10th - Alex Caffi - BMS Dallara Ford - 13 Points (Best Finish 3rd)

11th - Luis Perez Sala - Minardi Ford - 11 Points (Best Finish 4th)
12th - Stefan Johansson - Ligier Judd - 10 Points (Best Finish 2nd)
13th - Phillipe Streiff - AGS Ford - 10 Points (Best Finish 3rd)
14th - Pierluigi Martini - Minardi Ford - 6 Points (Best Finish 4th)
15th - Phillipe Alliot - Lola Ford - 5 Points (Best Finish 5th)

16th - Gabriele Tarquini - Coloni Ford - 3 Points (Best Finish 4th)
17th - Martin Brundle - Williams Judd - 3 Points (Best Finish 4th)
18th - Stefano Modena - Eurobrun Ford - 3 Points (Best Finish 5th)
19th - Jean-Louis Schlesser - Williams Judd - 1 Point (Best Finish 6th)
20th - Rene Arnoux - Ligier Judd - 1 Point (Best Finish 6th)

Unclassified
Oscar Larrauri - Eurobrun Ford - Best Finish 7th
Julian Bailey - Tyrrel Ford - BP: 7th
Adrian Campos - Minardi Ford - 9th
Aguri Suzuki - Lola Ford - 11th
Pierre-Henri Raphanel - DNQ

1988 F1 Non-Turbo Constructors Championship

Benetton Ford 148 Points
March Judd 74
Williams Judd 57
Lola Ford 21
Tyrrel Ford 20
Minardi Ford 17
Rial Ford 15
BMS Dallara Ford 13
Ligier Judd 11
AGS Ford 10
Coloni Ford 3
Eurobrun Ford 3

Boutsen's Benetton was the most reliable 3.5 Litre of the field, finishes on the podium and in most races not far behind the turbo's of McLaren and Ferrari, wiped the floor, The Newey designed March found form halfway through the season, Williams' fall from grace was one that landed them knee deep in atmospheric hell, Patrese making creditable finishes on the "non-turbo" podium, Mansell's 2 finishes in the actual 88 season were also the only two points finishes in the non-turbo table, the Substitutes Brundle and Schlesser managed to scrape some "Atmo" points, Patrese brining the majority of the money home for Williams to finish a respectable 3rd in the "Colin Chapman Trophy" for Non-Turbo Teams.

[watka]

Rial got 15 points! That's ridiculous! On the other hand, so was Williams' season.

[Barbazza]

One of the F1 magazines I had in that year actually printed these tables assuming that these non-turbo championships were continuing!

IIRC Rial were in pretty good shape according to those tables after the first few races...

[Nuppiz]

Go PHR!