Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 1 · 3 April 1988 ·Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Berger
Ferrari
2
Prost
McLaren
1
Piquet
Team Lotus
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 60 | 1:36:06.857 | 9 | |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 60 | +9.873 | 6 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 60 | +1:08.591 | 4 | |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 60 | +1:13.348 | 3 | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 60 | +1:14.556 | 2 | |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 53 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 47 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 46 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 40 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 35 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 35 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| D | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 31 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Ivan Capelli | March | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 5 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 0 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 0 | Electrical | 0 | |
| F | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Nicola Larini | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- D
- Disqualified