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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Minardi | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Giacomo Caliri (Technical Director) Aldo Costa (Chief Designer) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | M187 | ||||||||
| Successor | M189 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pullrods | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pullrods | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,812 mm (71.3 in) Rear: 1,661 mm (65.4 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,690 mm (105.9 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3,494 cc (213.2 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Minardi 5-speed manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 506 kg (1,115.5 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Agip | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Minardi | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Adrian Campos Pierluigi Martini Luis Pérez-Sala | ||||||||
| Debut | 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
The Minardi M188 was a Formula One car designed by Giacomo Caliri and Aldo Costa built by Minardi for the 1988 Formula One season. The car was driven by Spanish driver Adrian Campos, Italian Pierluigi Martini, and Spanish driver Luis Pérez-Sala.
In 1988, ahead of the ban in turbo engines for the 1989 season, Minardi changed their engine from the Motori Moderni V6 turbo to the normally aspirated Cosworth DFZ.
Driver Adrian Campos was dismissed after the fifth round of the season due to poor performance and he was replaced by Pierluigi Martini, who previously raced for the team in 1985 and then moved down to International Formula 3000 in 1986. Martini scored the one and only point for Minardi in his first race in Detroit, taking 6th place. The team finished 10th in the constructor's championship.
An upgraded version of the car, dubbed the M188B was used for the first three races of the 1989 season.
- ^ "Minardi M188". Stats F1. Retrieved 2 April 2017.