Round 15 of 16 · Suzuka · 30 October 1988, Sunday
Japanese Grand Prix
Key highlights
Senna
pole position
51
laps
17
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:33:26.173 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +13.363 | 6 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +36.109 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | +1:26.714 | 3 |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | +1:30.603 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +1:37.615 | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| 15 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | +2 Laps | |
| 16 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | +3 Laps | |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | +3 Laps | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | Overheating | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Ignition | |
| DNF | Nicola Larini | Osella | Brakes | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | Driver unwell | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Collision | |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Dallara | Spun off | |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | March | Electrical | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Spun off | |
| DNF | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | Driver unwell | |
| DNQ | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | Did not prequalify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify