Japanese Grand Prix
1988 · Round 15 · Suzuka, Japan · Oct 30, 1988Race summary
Senna won the race from 1st on the grid, 13.4s ahead of Prost. Bailey was the standout mover, climbing from 26th to 14th. Alboreto lost the most ground, from 9th on the grid down to 11th (down 2 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 51 | 1:33:26.173 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 51 | +13.363 | 6 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 10 | 51 | +36.109 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 51 | +1:26.714 | 3 |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | 51 | +1:30.603 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 11 | 51 | +1:37.615 | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 6 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 18 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 16 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 17 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 26 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 22 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 20 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | 36 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | 35 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | 34 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | 34 | Driver unwell | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | 24 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | 22 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | 19 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | 16 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | 14 | Driver unwell | 0 |