The 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix was Round 13 of the 1988 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Estoril, Portugal on Sunday, 25 September 1988. Alain Prost started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and was the race winner.
1988 Portuguese 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 | 70 | 1:37:40.958 | 1:37:40.958 | - | - | 1:22.063 | 35 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Judd | Goodyear | 70 | +9.553 | +9.553 | +9.553 | +9.553 | 1:22.074 | 33 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +44.619 | +44.619 | +44.619 | +35.066 | 1:21.992 | 60 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 70 | +1:07.419 | +67.419 | +1:07.419 | +22.800 | 1:23.043 | 43 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 70 | +1:11.884 | +71.884 | +1:11.884 | +4.465 | 1:22.123 | 65 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 70 | +1:18.269 | +78.269 | +1:18.269 | +6.385 | 1:22.852 | 61 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Dallara Ford | Goodyear | 69 | +1 lap | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:22.960 | 31 | 17 | |
| 8 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Spain | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 68 | +2 laps | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:24.301 | 38 | 19 | |
| 9 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 68 | +2 laps | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:24.785 | 46 | 21 | ||
| 10 | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 68 | +2 laps | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:24.954 | 59 | 23 | ||
| 11 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | Coloni Ford | Goodyear | 65 | +5 laps | +5 laps | 5 laps | 3 laps | 1:25.291 | 37 | 26 | |
| 12 | 21 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Osella | Goodyear | 63 | +7 laps | +7 laps | 7 laps | 2 laps | 1:23.715 | 44 | 25 | |
| DNF | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | March Judd | Goodyear | 59 | Engine | DNF | 11 laps | 4 laps | 1:23.138 | 40 | 5 | |
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 54 | Spun Off | DNF | 16 laps | 5 laps | 1:22.581 | 47 | 6 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 53 | Overheating | DNF | 17 laps | 1 lap | 1:24.950 | 42 | 22 | |
| DNF | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 52 | Handling | DNF | 18 laps | 1 lap | 1:22.563 | 23 | 6 | |
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 35 | Spun Off | DNF | 35 laps | 17 laps | 1:21.961 | 31 | 4 | |
| DNF | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 34 | Clutch | DNF | 36 laps | 1 lap | 1:23.362 | 33 | 8 | |
| DNF | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 29 | Radiator | DNF | 41 laps | 5 laps | 1:23.907 | 26 | 11 | |
| DNF | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 27 | Engine | DNF | 43 laps | 2 laps | 1:23.918 | 25 | 14 | |
| DNF | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Alternator | DNF | 50 laps | 7 laps | 1:24.647 | 15 | 15 | |
| DNF | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 16 | Spun Off | DNF | 54 laps | 4 laps | 1:26.094 | 14 | 16 | |
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Rial Ford | Goodyear | 11 | Halfshaft | DNF | 59 laps | 5 laps | 1:24.390 | 10 | 12 | |
| DNF | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 10 | Turbo | DNF | 60 laps | 1 lap | 1:25.073 | 9 | 18 | |
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Engine | DNF | 63 laps | 3 laps | 1:26.109 | 6 | 20 | |
| DNF | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 4 | Engine | DNF | 66 laps | 3 laps | 1:26.153 | 4 | 24 | |
| DNQ | 4 | Julian Bailey | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 70 laps | 4 laps | |||||||
| DNQ | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 70 laps | ||||||||
| DNQ | 33 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 70 laps | ||||||||
| DNQ | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 70 laps | ||||||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Argentina | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 70 laps |