1988 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 51 | 1:33:26.173 | 9 | 1 | Pole FL |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 51 | 1:33:39.536 | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 51 | 1:34:02.282 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 51 | 1:34:52.887 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 51 | 1:34:56.776 | 2 | 12 | |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 51 | 1:35:03.788 | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 50 | +1 lap | — | 6 | |
| 8 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 50 | +1 lap | — | 18 | |
| 9 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 50 | +1 lap | — | 19 | |
| 10 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 50 | +1 lap | — | 13 | |
| 11 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 50 | +1 lap | — | 9 | |
| 12 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 50 | +1 lap | — | 16 | |
| 13 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 49 | +2 laps | — | 17 | |
| 14 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 49 | +2 laps | — | 26 | |
| 15 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 49 | +2 laps | — | 22 | |
| 16 | 29 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 48 | +3 laps | — | 20 | |
| 17 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 48 | +3 laps | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 36 | Overheating | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 35 | Ignition | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 34 | Brakes | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 34 | Unwell | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 24 | Collision | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 22 | Spun off | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 19 | Electrical | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 16 | Spun off | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 14 | Unfit | — | 25 | |
| DNQ | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 33 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:41.853 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:42.177 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:43.353 |
| 4 | Ivan Capelli | March | — | — | — | 1:43.605 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:43.693 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:43.693 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:43.816 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | — | — | — | 1:43.893 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:43.972 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:44.499 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | — | — | — | 1:44.555 |
| 12 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:44.611 |
| 13 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | — | — | — | 1:45.138 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | — | — | — | 1:45.558 |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:45.845 |
| 16 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:45.916 |
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:46.449 |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | — | — | — | 1:46.486 |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | — | — | — | 1:46.521 |
| 20 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | — | — | — | 1:46.920 |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | — | — | — | 1:46.982 |
| 22 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:47.134 |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:47.193 |
| 24 | Nicola Larini | Osella | — | — | — | 1:47.547 |
| 25 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | — | — | — | 1:47.599 |
| 26 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:48.589 |
| 27 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:48.716 |
| 28 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | — | — | — | 1:49.265 |
| 29 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | — | — | — | 1:49.706 |
| 30 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | — | — | — | 1:49.810 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | — |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 5 | — |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 6 | — |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | — |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | — |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | — |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 10 | — |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 11 | — |
| 12 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | — |
| 13 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | — |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | — |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | — |
| 16 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 16 | — |
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 17 | — |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 18 | — |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 19 | — |
| 20 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 20 | — |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | — |
| 22 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 22 | — |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | — |
| 24 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | — |
| 25 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | — |
| 26 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 33 | 1:46.326 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 44 | 1:46.482 | +0.156 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 22 | 1:47.161 | +0.835 |
| 4 | Ivan Capelli | March | 11 | 1:47.375 | +1.049 |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 34 | 1:47.991 | +1.665 |
| 6 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 41 | 1:48.138 | +1.812 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 32 | 1:48.289 | +1.963 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 23 | 1:48.317 | +1.991 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 23 | 1:48.402 | +2.076 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 25 | 1:48.655 | +2.329 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 87 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 84 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 41 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | 25 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | 24 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 18 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | 17 |
| 8 | Ivan Capelli | 16 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | 12 |
| 10 | Alessandro Nannini | 12 |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | 6 |
| 12 | Maurício Gugelmin | 5 |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | 5 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | 5 |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | 3 |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | 1 |
