The Greatest Lap You've Never Seen | Monaco Qualifying 1988

Almost unbelievably, Ayrton Senna's legendary Monaco 88 qualifying lap was never actually caught on camera.
Thanks to Codemasters and the iconic voice of Murray Walker, we’ve reimagined that famous Monaco moment.
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[@Mynx-]

"Almost unbelievably, Ayrton Senna's legendary Monaco 88 qualifying lap was never actually caught on camera." One of the greatest regrets of the human race.

[@mulhamtaibani8157]

and to see 1987 lotus filmed onboard makes me feel even more angry! it was possible to film onboard at that time, but they were lazy and reckless!

[@zZrEtRiBuTiOnZz]

Right next to taping over the Apollo 11 moon landing footage.

[@arthurf1fanoficial460]

It was caught but he was so fast cameras couldn't capture a video of it 🤣

[@FutbolDePrimera85-09]

In fact, it is said that the Brazilian television network TV Globo, who had, so to speak, the exclusive on-board cameras at that time when Senna was racing, have images that are very difficult to come to light, such as the pole position and his accident (something that was seen in the documentary) including Imola 1994.

[@arthurf1fanoficial460]

@@FutbolDePrimera85-09 can you send the 88 lap

[@MrAykut23]

Imagine 1.427 secs faster than another multiple wc today at Monaco, in an identical car..

[@007KIMITANO]

Aykut Impossible. Even if Senna drove today against drivers like Stroll or Palmer, It would be 1 sec difference. These new car are easy to drive and older cars were easier to do mistake.

[@jcollishaw]

GhostsKuriboh check out Hamilton driving Sennas old car and talking about how crazy it was. Not to mention check out the real footage and he has to have one hand on the wheel because the other had to change the gear lever...

[@lucwilliams3676]

@RoadhogTime13 people who say that they are easy to drive are dumb

[@onetwo-gt2tr]

@@007KIMITANO also drivers spend hours and hours and hours perfecting on simulator, there werent simulators at the timr

[@conorfarrell3279]

In the race he was 55seconds ahead of 2nd place (his teammate Prost)

[@rishabjain8396]

Never knew Murray Walker could do a pun😂. "Senna satial lap"

[@jaggass]

I think that was unintentional but im glad it was recorded.

[@kbuss10]

except its not him. cant you hear that its a voice actor????

[@devinkolka8002]

@@kbuss10 read the description

[@kbuss10]

@@devinkolka8002 okay Captain obvious it's a description made by the PR team what do you want to say with it?

[@raysharamadaniindonesi7947]

@@jaggass Excuse me Mr Is This really happen at the time in Monaco 1988 is Mister Marie Walker is ready talking about this comentators

[@MikeyMUnited]

Thank you McLaren. The greatest lap of all time, by the greatest driver of all time - and the voice of the greatest commentator of all time.

[@StaccatoSpate]

yeah well idk about the commentator he thought senna did the same time again during the replay XD

[@edisaacsson2722]

@@StaccatoSpate You're kidding, right?

[@StaccatoSpate]

No

[@andrewtan881]

“We’ve lost the picture, and it’s back, thank you Mr Director”

[@leonaugustin1092]

Senna was the best racing driver in the world #RIP

[@chrisk3479]

He was overrated, nothing more.

[@SchumiJr.]

ChrisK yea, exactly

[@SchumiJr.]

Alen yea, not everyone, but Senna was really overrated

[@SchumiJr.]

Alen for answer you i tell you two race when i think Senna was really overrated. The first one: monaco 1984. Yes he was fast and he almost overtrake Prost, but Stefan Bellof behind him was faster than Prost and Senna together! The other race: Japan 1989. When i see the accident i thonk that the accident was his fault, because Prost wasn't ready for an overtrake from Senna.

[@ligia8994]

Hello from Sao Paulo /Brazil...guys .. Overrated ....cool... So...tell me more about DONINGHTON PARK ?????? Oops...

[@JosephGamer20]

''Anything can happen in Formula 1 and it usually does'' boy oh boy the day after that sensational qualifying lap you have no idea, that quote will stick by me always thank you Murray Walker

[@jaggass]

''With half of the race gone there is half of the race still to go''

[@yuefei8711]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="28">0:28</a> - Everytime I hear Imola and Senna in the same sentence I get shivers.

[@jude_the_apostle]

1 second and a half up on his teammate, the mighty Prost. That is genuinely unbelievable.

[@mikelewis495]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="51">0:51</a> lol. How prophetic

[@josep_donoso]

Some people will believe that this is a realistic Senna lap xd

[@atemi3217]

Uep Mallorquins xD

[@ETBONIFACIO]

I had it thinking over my head that this is not realistic over the graphics.

[@gudrunbennetrothfuss2131]

I mean that lap really happened

[@sb113.]

@@ETBONIFACIO yeah iwas confused cause there were no onboards of the lap

[@vitorsousa5390]

How could the portrayer put exactly 1:23:998 ?

[@ns307]

The King of Monaco 👑

[@MrCatseyes01]

Anthony Sevilla the king of f1 >Aryton Senna

[@DeathBringer769]

Love him or hate him, he was (and still is) the King of F1.

[@CeeVee7771]

I think Graham Hill would have had some comments on that

[@F-Man]

You have done a tremendous service to Formula 1 history here. There’s no known footage of this lap, but at least we now have this wonderful reconstruction, narrated by somebody who was actually there on the day. Thank you, McLaren.

[@siggijackson2878]

ööööööööööö.The Onboard footage of the laüp exists. Its not complete, bul amloust.

[@AMWULF]

Pretty cool VHS filter lol fooled me for a hot second XD

[@vvolfz3931]

I just watched the reminder of Senna, today, it's SENNA DAY!

[@MrCatseyes01]

I miss Aryton so much 😧

[@carwest11]

The commentary with Murray is great! I did a video like this too, but in Asseto Corsa on the 1988 version of Monaco!

[@jordanmorris987]

Is it me or does it look like F1 2017

[@jochemvankessel7374]

Jordan Morris it is

[@eddierodriguez4]

Jordan Morris read description mate

[@ProjUltraZ]

transmitted by two way radio in 460

[@jasonvh8372]

Jordan Morris it is

[@arispoon9523]

Jordan Morris i was about to say the same thing haha

[@carlosgalvao5446]

Remember SENNA, We miss Ayrton so much!! RIP Senna!!

[@allaboutthegyro]

2 legends. We have been graced this day. #SennaSiempre #LongMayYouLiveMurray

[@ehrenmann1546]

Senna was something else in his Prime a shame what happen😢😢😢😢😢

[@RaianNSX]

As soon as they changed to the camera seen in <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="17">0:17</a> I realized it was the game.

[@teegee6312]

Raian Levy but you must admit that it looks really really convincingly :)

[@muzza_r]

"never caught on camera" and "thanks to Codemasters" was a bit of a giveaway...

[@carlerasmus7169]

Senna was according to my opinion the best ever F1 racing driver the rain king he was a master/genius behind the steering wheel a awesome driver and human being

[@rayhanfauzan75]

Wishing someone on the side of the track back then do recording some of bits Senna's lap and upload it in internet, that would be a holy grail of legendary laps we've been looking for although it just a bits of it, shame the director back then didn't record Senna's lap.

[@mulhamtaibani8157]

Rayhan Fauzan I thought it was recorded but nobody uploaded it!! If he really didn’t record it, then he should be remembered as the worst director in history of F1!

[@stinkyroadhog1347]

A shame James Hunt couldn't join Murray for this re-creation. I bet wherever they are now, they're both talking about it over a drink or two. RIP Murray Walker and James Hunt

[@jaggass]

''We've lost the picture and its back!!!!!''. Good old Murray Walker.

[@muzza_r]

Great to hear Murray Walker again.

[@carlossainz4805]

Wow great job Codemasters, McLaren and of course Walker! It looks so good.

[@willbrown6287]

Love how Murray referred to losing the camera and then had a go at the director! awesome!

[@nicolasmarolla]

#sennasempre

[@CjPinheiro_]

Nicolás Marolla #sempresenna

[@rgalves9356]

Sensacional!!! That was a perfect combination, the iconic 88 Monaco Senna's Lap plus Murray's Voice, my God, i've got tears in my eyes! Thank You Mclaren for giving me this moment, i love You guys! #Sennaprasempre #Sennaeternalidol #Sennathebest #Sennabrazilianpride

[@jasonvh8372]

I gotta kinda dissapoint u cuz this was not real footage it was the F1 2017 game

[@rgalves9356]

JasonTT i know mate, i read the video description, even being a game footage, just watching that yelow helmet and listenning the Murray's voice, It reminds some good times gone by! I'm a huge fan of Senna, everything about him is amazing to me!

[@olgalawyerabogado9642]

Fastest Monaco´s ever lap and didn´t catch on camera.!!. Unnbelieble !!! Seems strange Ayrton Senna didn´t ask to have every single of his qualifycation laps recorded.

[@sef_halabi]

i love the sennasetional lap

[@nicolasthai1267]

Amazing senna the best !

[@Rottensteam]

This was fantastic!

[@blitzo5555]

LEGEND

[@taipizzalord4463]

Thank you Mr Director!

[@RRacingMTSP]

Nicely done! Good to hear Murray one again.

[@hotscreentv]

The Legend

[@jbliborio]

Amazing!!! what marvelous memories!!!! Thanks , McLaren! Regards from Brazil...

[@Stinear35]

Senna Sempre!

[@kennethhendrickson2865]

1.5 seconds ahead of his teammate Prodt. What a lap. However in the race he lost concentration after leading 1 minute over Prost and crashed. He would never again fo that as HD consistently won Monaco after that.

[@ebyfelix]

honda been killing it for a while now ) every now and then once in a while comes a madman who juices that honda engine!

[@margaretmassey8213]

Ayrton Senna and Murray Walker. Both the greatest ever in their respective fields.

[@mulhamtaibani2256]

Really can’t believe how no one recorded it!!!!!

[@danielnavarro6519]

Senna para SEMPRE!!

[@NicolasHazen]

Without the shadow of a doubt, Senna is G.O.A.T. - Lewis and Schumi close, but only close

[@Lima547]

The best ever to race! Senna!

[@enzomolinari9141]

Ayrton Senna proved that day that the Matrix is real.

[@elkekleutgens8484]

My champ forever ❤

[@vinayshirsat2967]

" You have to be kind to the car. You feel the poor thing groaning underneath you. If you gonna push a piece of machinery to the limit and expect it to hold together, you have to have some sense where that limit is. Look out there. Out there, is the perfect Lap. No mistakes. Every Gear change every corner. Perfect. Do you see it? Most people can't. Most people don't know if it's out there but it is. It's there. " - Ken Miles in the 2019 movie Ford Vs Ferrari

[@danjmcs]

this is so cool...

[@jeanvietto2563]

Ron Dennis avait dit à l'arrivée de la qualification : Simplement le meilleur... 👍 Je me souviens que Alain Prost était impressionné

[@harrywang6792]

sennasational lap

[@nl1559]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="8">0:08</a> - he thanks James Hunt, his fellow commentator at the time

[@brendanmccallion2350]

Bless you Murray

[@scottnorman4334]

Murray Walker impersonation was pretty good!

[@henryhudson9765]

Not just the greatest driver to ever live but the greatest man to ever live

[@davidmack9842]

A bit of on overstatement, that last bit.

[@nl1559]

Murray Walker ❤❤❤

[@IndyF1FanMarquis]

(In Mortal Kombat II Shao Kahn voice) Well Done!

[@SmallBlogV8]

Wonderful idea, but the seemingly random engine dubbing spoiled the atmosphere rather than adding to it. (for example, it sounds like a Ferrari 412 T2 going flat out through the last corner...)

[@cj386.]

Yeah I could hear V10 sounds sometimes too.

[@hristoitchov]

It was probably to simulate the sounds of different cars passing by where Walker was located in his commentary box.

[@SmallBlogV8]

Hristo Itchov Again that's a decent idea, but no V10 or V12 cars were in F1 in 1988 and yet they used those noises...

[@hristoitchov]

Good point, I agree

[@K20EF8]

Yes that definitely sounds like the 412Ts V12 and sequential trans.

[@philippepoivre7634]

C'edt quoi ce video montage avec des images de jeux videos? Cela ne remet en rien en cause sur ce tour de legende : Senna is magic!

[@RafaelR0]

It's alright that the image did not enter the official broadcast of the lap. But were the cameras turned off? Can not recover later and only recorded what was transmitted at the time?

[@carlbraganza7712]

I was more than 3/4 of the way through the clip, before i realized it was a video game.

[@allainangcao28]

MP4/4: Check Senna: Check Monaco: Check Nostalgic Video Quality: Check Murray Walker: 🅱️i🅱️lical Scenes

[@madkhaliqfarhan]

I come here after the qualifying session of the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix...

[@ysjayc]

Great drive and smooth!!!

[@svtoyou]

the goat❤️

[@RodrigoNunes1110]

Senna is the best, EVER !!!!!

[@GloomGaiGar]

now all i have to do is imagine the Marlboro logo on the intake and rear wing :)

[@saranyag5258]

Thank u mister director😆

[@brochuremultimedia7426]

The best!!!

[@leonardonunes6087]

Senna, the Best !

[@FRS_Heero]

This is a YOKE - Alonso

[@Jonesbrou]

Very mixed feelings about this video... Nice to hear Murray's commentary, but the poor man was, what, 95 years old when this was made, so the commentary sounds a bit tired, and why wouldn't it sound, he was in a very respectful age. God bless his soul, rest in peace Murray. And the animation itself... The fact that it is just an animation. I'm sure there would have been a real lap to see in the archives. Still.... Murray and Ayrton in action. Nice one.

[@pedroafonso8224]

GOAT!!🔥🏆

[@kinps9626]

a legend

[@pavann3019]

#Senna-sational lap😂😂

[@dazburnside7340]

1.23.998 compared to 30 years later with Ricciardo’s pole time on Saturday of 1.10.810 is unreal 30 years to save 13 seconds

[@sammes5155]

On peut dire se que l'on veut mais Senna était le plus rapide de toutes l'histoire de la formule 1 sur un tour !!!

[@Momofoxer]

THIS IS F1 2018 GAME! In the tunnel there are lines on the road like charles leclerc F1 2018 video. And in this video there aren't any type of advertaising on the posters.

[@emiliomst_1181]

Oscar Pina Yes and can be real classic drivers in F1 2018

[@Momofoxer]

Emilio Jose Aldeano Nevot it is posible yes. I really want to have new classic cars like Brawn GP

[@MrAykut23]

Hadnt heard of Sennasational before lol

[@jaggass]

Unintentional pun.

[@iliovecaRS]

Read description

[@lukehazz9287]

Murray post-stroke

[@byza101]

O rei de Monaco 🤴🏻🤴🏻🤴🏻

[@alexhouter]

Well made

[@MavAuto-Pete]

Mp4/5 sound

[@erikrost22]

Sennasational

[@gold333]

A bit slow animation and naturally aspirated sounds here and there, e.g. out of Rascasse, but on the whole a MAGNIFICENT video.

[@akioasakura3624]

murray and senna both legends 🔥 also whats this game?

[@existentialselkath1264]

Thought it looked a tad odd, well done codemasters

[@gdfggggg]

Nearly fell for it until I pressed play

[@lanabanana3368]

Senna 👑

[@martianmatters]

thx Mr. director

[@biggerinofudge]

I genuinely want to know WHY they didn't film it

[@d9zirable]

they forgor 💀

[@manufernandez4603]

it's f1 2018 because the details of the tunnel are differents (compare f1 2017 lap vs f1 2018 charles lap

[@edercosta4186]

Senna MITO!!!

[@cjm081]

Nice video game.

[@rafaellima6745]

F1 without advertisement seems olympics...kkkkk

[@CowKingz]

Senna OP!