Brazilian Grand Prix
1988 · Round 1 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Apr 3, 1988Race summary
Victory went to Prost (from 3rd on the grid), with a 9.873s margin. Johansson made the biggest gain, from 21st on the grid to 9th (up 12 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 60 | 1:36:06.857 | 9 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | 60 | +9.873 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | 60 | +1:08.591 | 4 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 11 | 60 | +1:13.348 | 3 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | 60 | +1:14.556 | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 10 | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 7 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 21 | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | 53 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 22 | 47 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 20 | 46 | Chassis | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 16 | 40 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 25 | 35 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 19 | 35 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 17 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 31 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | 23 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 24 | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 8 | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | March | 9 | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 5 | Chassis | 0 |
| – | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 26 | 0 | Electrical | 0 |