Round 12 · 11 September 1988
1988 Italian Grand Prix: results
Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) won the 1988 Italian Grand Prix, round 12 of the championship, held on 11 September 1988 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (Italy), starting from position 3. Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) and Eddie Cheever (Arrows) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 1:17:39.744 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | +0.502 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 5 | +35.532 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 6 | +36.114 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | March | 11 | +52.522 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 8 | +59.878 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 10 | +74.743 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | +92.566 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Collision |
| 11 | Jean-Louis Schlesser | Williams | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 26 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 24 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 23 | — | — | Clutch |
| 17 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 18 | — | — | Chassis |
| 19 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 25 | — | — | Radiator |
| 22 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 19 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 25 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 7 | — | — | Clutch |
| 26 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 17 | — | — | Engine |