The Dallara F188 was a

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and

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for use by the

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team during the

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. Driven by Italian

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, it failed to score any points for the team.

Development

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was contracted by Beppe Lucchini to design a car for his new

racing team, which was to participate in the

. The F188, powered by a

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V8 engine,Nye, 1992, p. 256 was designed by

in conjunction with

. With the longest wheelbase of all the Formula One cars entered for 1988, the F188 was a well-regarded car given the resources available to Dallara. A total of three chassis were built during the year.

Race history

Scuderia Italia ran a single entry through 1988 for Italian

. The F188 was not quite ready to start the season and a F3000 chassis, the

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, was used for the opening race in

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. Caffi debuted the F188 at

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where he qualified in 24th but retired from the race itself. He put in a creditable performance throughout the year and qualified for all but one race with the F188, with a best of 10th in

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. No points finishes were scored, but Caffi did manage a best placing of seventh, at the

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Complete Formula One results

( key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Notes

References

* {{Dallara 1988 Formula One season cars Dallara Formula One cars