Round 15 · 1988
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit, Japan · Sun 30 Oct · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:33:26.173 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +13.363 | 6 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 10 | +36.109 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | +1:26.714 | 3 |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | +1:30.603 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 11 | +1:37.615 | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Borgward | 6 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 18 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 16 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 17 | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 26 | +2 Laps | |
| 15 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 22 | +2 Laps | |
| 16 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 20 | +3 Laps | |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | +3 Laps | |
| — | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | Overheating | |
| — | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | Ignition | |
| — | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | Brakes | |
| — | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Borgward | 5 | Driver unwell | |
| — | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | Collision | |
| — | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | Spun off | |
| — | Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | Electrical | |
| — | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | Spun off | |
| — | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | Driver unwell |