The 1988 German Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 1988 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Hockenheim in Germany on Sunday, 24 July 1988. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and was the race winner.
1988 Mobil German 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 | 44 | 1:32:54.188 | 1:32:54.188 | - | - | 2:05.001 | 18 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 44 | +13.609 | 1:33:07.797 | +13.609 | +13.609 | 2:04.888 | 21 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 44 | +52.095 | 1:33:46.283 | +52.095 | +38.486 | 2:05.735 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 44 | +1:40.912 | 1:34:35.100 | +1:40.912 | +48.817 | 2:05.704 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Judd | Goodyear | 44 | +1:49.606 | 1:34:43.794 | +1:49.606 | +8.694 | 2:06.833 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 43 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 2:07.273 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |
| 7 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 43 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:07.545 | 43 | 12 | |||
| 8 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | March Judd | Goodyear | 43 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:06.946 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 9 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 43 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:07.242 | 43 | 8 | |||
| 10 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 43 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:07.388 | 42 | 15 | |||
| 11 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 43 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:08.507 | 41 | 24 | |||
| 12 | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 43 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:09.142 | 43 | 22 | |||
| 13 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Rial Ford | Goodyear | 42 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 2:05.413 | 42 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 42 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 2:10.425 | 38 | 23 | |||
| 15 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Dallara Ford | Goodyear | 42 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 2:06.814 | 42 | 19 | |||
| 16 | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Argentina | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 42 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 2:09.754 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 17 | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 41 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 2:11.241 | 12 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 2:03.032 | 40 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 39 | Clutch | 5 laps | 1 lap | 2:09.545 | 39 | 21 | ||
| DNF | 14 | Philippe Streiff | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 38 | Throttle | 6 laps | 1 lap | 2:08.812 | 33 | 16 | ||
| DNF | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 34 | Spun Off | 10 laps | 4 laps | 2:08.191 | 12 | 13 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Osella | Goodyear | 27 | Engine | 17 laps | 7 laps | 2:09.715 | 27 | 18 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 16 | Spun Off | 28 laps | 11 laps | 2:06.317 | 9 | 11 | ||
| DNF | 33 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Engine | 29 laps | 1 lap | 2:13.447 | 10 | 25 | ||
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 8 | Spun Off | 36 laps | 7 laps | 2:11.403 | 7 | 20 | ||
| DNF | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 1 | Spun Off | 43 laps | 7 laps | 3:39.605 | 1 | 5 | ||
| DNQ | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Spain | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 44 laps | 1 lap | |||||||
| DNQ | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 44 laps | ||||||||
| DNQ | 4 | Julian Bailey | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 44 laps | ||||||||
| DNQ | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 44 laps | ||||||||
| DNPQ | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | Coloni Ford | Goodyear | 44 laps |