Japán Nagydíj
1988 · 15. forduló · Suzuka, Japán · 1988. okt. 30.Futam-összefoglaló
Senna nyerte a futamot az 1. rajthelyről, 13,4 mp-cel Prost előtt. A nap embere Bailey volt: a 26. rajthelyről a 14. helyig jött fel. A legtöbbet Alboreto veszített, a 9. rajthelyről a 11. helyre csúszva vissza (2 hellyel hátrébb).
| Hely | Versenyző | Csapat | Rajt | Kör | Idő / státusz | Pont |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |