The 1988 French Grand Prix was Round 7 of the 1988 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France on Sunday, 3 July 1988. Alain Prost started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and was the race winner.
1988 French Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 80 | 1:37:37.328 | 1:37:37.328 | - | - | 1:11.737 | 45 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 80 | +31.752 | 1:38:09.080 | +31.752 | +31.752 | 1:11.856 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 80 | +1:06.505 | 1:38:43.833 | +1:06.505 | +34.753 | 1:12.002 | 46 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:11.866 | 25 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:12.357 | 54 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:12.570 | 70 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:12.979 | 70 | 8 | |||
| 8 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | March Judd | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:13.567 | 71 | 16 | |||
| 9 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Judd | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:13.143 | 52 | 10 | |||
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Rial Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:12.814 | 54 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 78 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:13.321 | 41 | 13 | |||
| 12 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Dallara Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:12.970 | 48 | 14 | |||
| 13 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:13.968 | 53 | 19 | |||
| 14 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:14.319 | 59 | 20 | ||
| 15 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:14.551 | 72 | 22 | |||
| NC | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Spain | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +10 laps | 10 laps | 7 laps | 1:14.198 | 46 | 25 | ||
| Ret | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Argentina | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 64 | Clutch | 16 laps | 6 laps | 1:15.487 | 63 | 25 | ||
| Ret | 21 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Osella | Goodyear | 56 | Halfshaft | 24 laps | 8 laps | 1:14.741 | 34 | 24 | ||
| Ret | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 55 | Gearbox | 25 laps | 1 lap | 1:13.844 | 55 | 21 | ||
| Ret | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 48 | Suspension | 32 laps | 7 laps | 1:13.671 | 46 | 9 | ||
| Ret | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 46 | Electrical | 34 laps | 2 laps | 1:14.594 | 40 | 18 | ||
| Ret | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Engine | 40 laps | 6 laps | 1:15.490 | 39 | 23 | ||
| Ret | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 35 | Brakes | 45 laps | 5 laps | 1:15.014 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Ret | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 28 | Engine | 52 laps | 7 laps | 1:13.669 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Ret | 14 | Philippe Streiff | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Fuel Leak | 60 laps | 8 laps | 1:14.800 | 5 | 17 | ||
| Ret | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 11 | Spun Off | 69 laps | 9 laps | 1:14.197 | 5 | 11 | ||
| DSQ | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | Excluded | 80 laps | 11 laps | ||||||
| DNQ | 4 | Julian Bailey | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 80 laps | ||||||||
| DNQ | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 80 laps | ||||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | Coloni Ford | Goodyear | 80 laps | ||||||||
| DNPQ | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 80 laps |