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Senna | Win: Senna The title decider. Senna took pole and won the race. Prost’s engine misfired and he finished 2nd. With one race left, Senna led 87 to 84. Senna had 7 wins to Prost’s 6. Under the rules, only the best 11 results counted. But effectively, Senna would win the title if he finished 2nd or better in Australia.

Senna had proven that while Prost was the master of the dry, the logical, the calculated, Senna was the master of the chaotic, the unknown. f1 1988 season

What followed was a charge that is still spoken of in hushed tones. Senna carved through the backmarkers with a violence and precision that defied physics. He moved through the field like a hot knife through butter. By lap 20, he was second, stalking Prost. Senna | Win: Senna The title decider

In the end, Senna won the championship with 55 points, 8 points clear of Prost. The French driver finished third in the standings, 42 points behind Prost. With one race left, Senna led 87 to 84