The 1988 San Marino Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1988 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Imola, Italy on Sunday, 1 May 1988. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and was the race winner.
1988 Kronenbourg San Marino 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 | 60 | 1:32:41.264 | 1:32:41.264 | - | - | 1:29.815 | 56 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 60 | +2.334 | 1:32:43.598 | +2.334 | +2.334 | 1:29.685 | 53 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:32.414 | 57 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:32.317 | 55 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:31.394 | 56 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:32.034 | 57 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:32.017 | 49 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:33.209 | 58 | 12 | |||
| 9 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 58 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:34.056 | 41 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:34.226 | 41 | 13 | |||
| 11 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Spain | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:34.014 | 57 | 18 | |||
| 12 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:33.623 | 56 | 19 | |||
| 13 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 58 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:32.758 | 32 | 6 | |||
| 14 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:33.660 | 54 | 23 | |||
| 15 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | March Judd | Goodyear | 58 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:33.890 | 55 | 20 | |||
| 16 | 23 | Adrian Campos | Spain | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:35.708 | 39 | 22 | ||
| 17 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:32.863 | 56 | 15 | |||
| 18 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 54 | Engine | 6 laps | 3 laps | 1:31.864 | 50 | 10 | ||
| NC | 33 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +8 laps | 8 laps | 2 laps | 1:33.214 | 49 | 26 | ||
| DNF | 4 | Julian Bailey | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 48 | Gearbox | 12 laps | 4 laps | 1:35.288 | 48 | 21 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 42 | Engine | 18 laps | 6 laps | 1:32.372 | 35 | 11 | ||
| DNF | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | Coloni Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Fuel System | 20 laps | 2 laps | 1:35.395 | 31 | 17 | ||
| DNF | 36 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Dallara Ford | Goodyear | 38 | Gearbox | 22 laps | 2 laps | 1:36.285 | 17 | 24 | ||
| DNF | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 36 | Gearbox | 24 laps | 2 laps | 1:36.122 | 14 | 25 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Judd | Goodyear | 2 | Gearbox | 58 laps | 34 laps | 1:37.842 | 2 | 9 | ||
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Rial Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Suspension | 59 laps | 1 lap | 16 | ||||
| DSQ | 21 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Osella | Goodyear | Excluded | 60 laps | 1 lap | ||||||
| DNQ | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Argentina | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 60 laps | ||||||||
| DNQ | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 60 laps | ||||||||
| DNQ | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 60 laps | ||||||||
| DNQ | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear |