The 1988 Mexican Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 1988 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Mexico City, Mexico on Sunday, 29 May 1988. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and his team-mate Alain Prost was the race winner.
1988 Mexican 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 | 67 | 1:30:15.737 | 1:30:15.737 | - | - | 1:18.608 | 52 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 67 | +7.104 | 1:30:22.841 | +7.104 | +7.104 | 1:18.776 | 53 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 67 | +57.314 | 1:31:13.051 | +57.314 | +50.210 | 1:20.160 | 37 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 66 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:20.186 | 57 | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 66 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:21.068 | 51 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 66 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:21.056 | 52 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 65 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:22.483 | 57 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 64 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:22.822 | 50 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 64 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:23.409 | 58 | 22 | |||
| 10 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 63 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:23.553 | 49 | 24 | ||
| 11 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Spain | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 63 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1:24.369 | 50 | 25 | |||
| 12 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 63 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1:22.703 | 58 | 19 | |||
| 13 | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Argentina | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 63 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1:25.057 | 34 | 26 | |||
| 14 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | Coloni Ford | Goodyear | 62 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:25.072 | 60 | 21 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 61 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 1 lap | 1:24.660 | 45 | 18 | ||
| 16 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Judd | Goodyear | 61 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 1:22.375 | 45 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 58 | Engine | 9 laps | 3 laps | 1:20.124 | 52 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Rial Ford | Goodyear | 52 | Gearbox | 15 laps | 6 laps | 1:23.118 | 50 | 12 | ||
| DNF | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 27 | Engine | 40 laps | 25 laps | 1:22.477 | 27 | 6 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 20 | Engine | 47 laps | 7 laps | 1:26.061 | 18 | 14 | ||
| DNF | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 16 | Engine | 51 laps | 4 laps | 1:24.704 | 16 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 16 | Engine | 51 laps | 1:25.697 | 16 | 17 | |||
| DNF | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 13 | Collision | 54 laps | 3 laps | 1:27.524 | 8 | 20 | ||
| DNF | 36 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Dallara Ford | Goodyear | 13 | Brakes | 54 laps | 1:27.076 | 13 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | March Judd | Goodyear | 10 | Electrical | 57 laps | 3 laps | 1:25.246 | 8 | 16 | ||
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | Suspension | 67 laps | 10 laps | 13 | |||||
| DSQ | 33 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | Excluded | 67 laps | |||||||
| DNQ | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 21 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Osella | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 4 | Julian Bailey | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 23 | Adrian Campos | Spain | Minardi Ford | Goodyear |