The 1988 Belgian Grand Prix was Round 11 of the 1988 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium on Sunday, 28 August 1988. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and was the race winner.
1988 Belgian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 43 | 1:28:00.549 | 1:28:00.549 | - | - | 2:01.061 | 18 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 43 | +30.47 | 1:28:31.019 | +30.470 | +30.470 | 2:01.702 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Judd | Goodyear | 43 | +1:15.768 | 1:29:16.317 | +1:15.768 | +45.298 | 2:02.302 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 43 | +1:23.628 | 1:29:24.177 | +1:23.628 | +7.860 | 2:02.598 | 23 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 43 | +1:25.355 | 1:29:25.904 | +1:25.355 | +1.727 | 2:03.002 | 24 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 42 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 2:03.653 | 24 | 11 | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 42 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:04.088 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 8 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Dallara Ford | Goodyear | 42 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:04.475 | 24 | 15 | |||
| 9 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 42 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:05.083 | 37 | 16 | |||
| 10 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 42 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:05.028 | 23 | 18 | |||
| 11 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 39 | Engine | 4 laps | 3 laps | 2:05.681 | 39 | 20 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 39 | Throttle | 4 laps | 2:05.525 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 13 | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 38 | Gearbox | 5 laps | 1 lap | 2:06.810 | 19 | 25 | ||
| DSQ | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 43 | Disqualified | 2:02.849 | 21 | 6 | ||||
| DSQ | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 43 | Disqualifed | 2:02.298 | 39 | 7 | ||||
| DNF | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | Coloni Ford | Goodyear | 36 | Steering | 7 laps | 7 laps | 2:04.589 | 36 | 22 | ||
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 35 | Engine | 8 laps | 1 lap | 2:01.924 | 34 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 30 | Engine | 13 laps | 5 laps | 2:03.220 | 19 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | March Judd | Goodyear | 29 | Spun Off | 14 laps | 1 lap | 2:02.255 | 14 | 13 | ||
| DNF | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 25 | Oil Leak | 18 laps | 4 laps | 2:06.653 | 14 | 24 | ||
| DNF | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 22 | Engine | 21 laps | 3 laps | 2:03.448 | 20 | 8 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Osella | Goodyear | 14 | Fuel System | 29 laps | 8 laps | 2:06.514 | 12 | 26 | ||
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 11 | Injection | 32 laps | 3 laps | 2:00.772 | 10 | 3 | ||
| DNF | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 9 | Engine | 34 laps | 2 laps | 2:07.497 | 7 | 23 | ||
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Rial Ford | Goodyear | 2 | Collision | 41 laps | 7 laps | 2:08.821 | 2 | 19 | ||
| DNF | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 2 | Collision | 41 laps | 2:07.978 | 2 | 17 | |||
| DNQ | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Spain | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 43 laps | 2 laps | |||||||
| DNQ | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 43 laps | ||||||||
| DNQ | 33 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 43 laps | ||||||||
| DNQ | 4 | Julian Bailey | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 43 laps | ||||||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Argentina | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 43 laps |