Gridpedia1988 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 30 Oct 1988
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 15 of 16
- Winner
- Ayrton Senna (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 51 | 1:33:26.173 | 1:46.326 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 51 | +13.363 | 6 | |
| 3 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 10 | 51 | +36.109 | 4 | |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 51 | +1:26.714 | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | 51 | +1:30.603 | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 11 | 51 | +1:37.615 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 6 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 18 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 16 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 17 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 26 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 22 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 29 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 20 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | 36 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | 35 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | 34 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | 34 | Driver unwell | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | 24 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | 22 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | 19 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | 16 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | 14 | Driver unwell | 0 | |
| F | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 33 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 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 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 87 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | 84 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 41 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Ivan Capelli | March | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 0 | 12 |