1988 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 3 Apr 1988
- Circuit
- Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Round
- 1 of 16
- Winner
- Alain Prost (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 60 | 1:36:06.857 | 9 | |
| 2 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | 60 | +9.873 | 1:32.943 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | 60 | +1:08.591 | 4 | |
| 4 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 11 | 60 | +1:13.348 | 3 | |
| 5 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | 60 | +1:14.556 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 10 | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 7 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 21 | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | 53 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 22 | 47 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 20 | 46 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 16 | 40 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 25 | 35 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 19 | 35 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 17 | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| D | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 31 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | 23 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 33 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 24 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 8 | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 9 | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 5 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 26 | 0 | Electrical | 0 | |
| F | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 0 | 0 |