Formula 1 1988 Jun 2026

The season produced some of the most iconic moments in motorsport history:

The engine was the Honda RA168-E, a 1.5-litre V6 twin-turbo. It was compact, reliable, and incredibly powerful. The marriage of this engine to the MP4/4 chassis created a monster. formula 1 1988

While teams like Ferrari, Benetton, and Alfa Romeo scrambled to prepare for the future, McLaren and Honda focused on perfecting the present. They built a car around the MP4/4 chassis—a low-slung, sleek machine designed by Steve Nichols and influenced by the incoming technical director, Gordon Murray. It was the ultimate expression of the turbo era. The season produced some of the most iconic