1988 Japanese Grand Prix

The 1988 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1988 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 30 October 1988. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and was the race winner. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1988 Drivers Championship and Senna won the world title for the first time.

1988 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapStartedPoints
112Ayrton SennaBrazilMcLaren HondaGoodyear511:33:26.1731:33:26.173--1:46.3263319
211Alain ProstFranceMcLaren HondaGoodyear51+13.3631:33:39.536+13.363+13.3631:46.4824426
320Thierry BoutsenBelgiumBenetton FordGoodyear51+36.1091:34:02.282+36.109+22.7461:47.16122104
428Gerhard BergerAustriaFerrariGoodyear51+1:26.7141:34:52.887+1:26.714+50.6051:48.6552533
519Alessandro NanniniItalyBenetton FordGoodyear51+1:30.6031:34:56.776+1:30.603+3.8891:47.99134122
66Riccardo PatreseItalyWilliams JuddGoodyear51+1:37.6151:35:03.788+1:37.615+7.0121:48.28932111
72Satoru NakajimaJapanLotus HondaGoodyear50+1 lap1 lap1 lap1:48.660266
814Philippe StreiffFranceAGS FordGoodyear50+1 lap1 lap1:49.2183018
930Philippe AlliotFranceLola FordGoodyear50+1 lap1 lap1:48.9133519
1015Maurício GugelminBrazilMarch JuddGoodyear50+1 lap1 lap1:48.7803213
1127Michele AlboretoItalyFerrariGoodyear50+1 lap1 lap1:49.014359
123Jonathan PalmerGreat BritainTyrrell FordGoodyear50+1 lap1 lap1:48.1384116
1323Pierluigi MartiniItalyMinardi FordGoodyear49+2 laps2 laps1 lap1:50.4833417
144Julian BaileyGreat BritainTyrrell FordGoodyear49+2 laps2 laps1:51.6384026
1524Luis Perez-SalaSpainMinardi FordGoodyear49+2 laps2 laps1:50.5533022
1629Aguri SuzukiJapanLola FordGoodyear48+3 laps3 laps1 lap1:50.6423120
1725René ArnouxFranceLigier JuddGoodyear48+3 laps3 laps1:52.0623023
DNF22Andrea de CesarisItalyRial FordGoodyear36Overheating15 laps12 laps1:49.4782414
DNF18Eddie CheeverUnited StatesArrows MegatronGoodyear35Ignition16 laps1 lap1:48.7342415
DNF21Nicola LariniItalyOsellaGoodyear34Brakes17 laps1 lap1:51.5702724
DNF1Nelson PiquetBrazilLotus HondaGoodyear34Physical17 laps1:48.402235
DNF5Nigel MansellGreat BritainWilliams JuddGoodyear24Collision27 laps10 laps1:48.317238
DNF36Alex CaffiItalyDallara JuddGoodyear22Spun Off29 laps2 laps1:50.7622221
DNF16Ivan CapelliItalyMarch JuddGoodyear19Electrical32 laps3 laps1:47.375114
DNF17Derek WarwickGreat BritainArrows MegatronGoodyear16Spun Off35 laps3 laps1:50.58397
DNF10Bernd SchneiderGermanyZakspeedGoodyear14Physical37 laps2 laps1:51.4351225
DNQ26Stefan JohanssonSwedenLigier JuddGoodyear51 laps14 laps
DNQ32Oscar LarrauriArgentinaEuro Brun FordGoodyear51 laps
DNQ9Piercarlo GhinzaniItalyZakspeedGoodyear51 laps
DNQ33Stefano ModenaItalyEuro Brun FordGoodyear51 laps
DNPQ31Gabriele TarquiniItalyColoni FordGoodyear51 laps

1988 Japanese Grand Prix