Round 15 · 30 October 1988
1988 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (McLaren) won the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix, round 15 of the championship, held on 30 October 1988 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 1. Alain Prost (McLaren) and Thierry Boutsen (Benetton) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:33:26.173 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +13.363 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 10 | +36.109 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | +86.714 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | +90.603 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 11 | +97.615 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 6 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 26 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 20 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | — | — | Overheating |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | — | — | Ignition |
| 20 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | — | — | Brakes |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | — | — | Driver unwell |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | — | — | Collision |
| 23 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | — | — | Spun off |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | — | — | Electrical |
| 25 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | — | — | Spun off |
| 26 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | — | — | Driver unwell |