1988 Grand Prix of Japan
30 October - Suzuka: 298.809km (5.859km x 51 laps)
Pole Position: Ayrton Senna, McLaren-Honda MP4/4, 1:41.853
Results
1. Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda MP4/4 1:33:26.173 (191.880 km/h)
2. Alain Prost McLaren-Honda MP4/4 - 13.363
3. Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford B188 - 36.109
4. Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187/88C - 1:26.714
5. Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford B188 - 1:30.603
6. Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd FW12 - 1:37.615
7. Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 100T - 1 lap
8. Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford JH23 - 1 lap
9. Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford LC88 - 1 lap
10. Mauricio Gugelmin March-Judd 881 - 1 lap
11. Michele Alboreto Ferrari F187/88C - 1 lap
12. Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 1 lap
13. Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford M188 - 2 laps
14. Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 2 laps
15. Luis Perez-Sala Minardi-Ford M188 - 2 laps
16. Aguri Suzuki Lola-Ford LC88 - 3 laps
17. René Arnoux Ligier-Judd JS31 - 3 laps
Fastest lap: Ayrton Senna, 1:46.326 (198.375 km/h on lap 33)
Retirements
Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford ARC1 - 15 laps (Overheating)
Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron A10B - 16 laps (Turbo)
Nicola Larini Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L - 17 laps (Wheel nut loose)
Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda 100T - 17 laps (Driver ill)
Nigel Mansell Williams-Judd FW12 - 27 laps (Accident)
Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 188 - 29 laps (Spun)
Ivan Capelli March-Judd 881 - 32 laps (Electrics)
Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron A10B - 35 laps (Spun)
Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 881 - 37 laps (Driver unfit after practice accident)
Did Not Qualify
Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd JS31
Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford ER188
Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 881
Stefano Modena EuroBrun-Ford ER188
Did Not Pre-qualify
Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford FC188B
Race leaders:
Alain Prost 1-15 (15 laps = 87.885 km)
Ivan Capelli 16 (1 lap = 5.859 km)
Alain Prost 17-27 (11 laps = 64.449 km)
Ayrton Senna 28-51 (24 laps = 140.616 km)
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Starting Grid
1. Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda MP4/4 1:41.853 (207.087 km/h)
2. Alain Prost McLaren-Honda MP4/4 - 0.324
3. Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187/88C - 1.500
4. Ivan Capelli March-Judd 881 - 1.752
5. Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda 100T - 1.840
6. Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 100T - 1.840
7. Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron A10B - 1.963
8. Nigel Mansell Williams-Judd FW12 - 2.040
9. Michele Alboreto Ferrari F187/88C - 2.119
10. Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford B188 - 2.646
11. Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd FW12 - 2.702
12. Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford B188 - 2.758
13. Mauricio Gugelmin March-Judd 881 - 3.285
14. Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford ARC1 - 3.705
15. Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron A10B - 3.992
16. Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 4.063
17. Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford M188 - 4.596
18. Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford JH23 - 4.633
19. Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford LC88 - 4.668
20. Aguri Suzuki Lola-Ford LC88 - 5.067
21. Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 188 - 5.129
22. Luis Perez-Sala Minardi-Ford M188 - 5.281
23. René Arnoux Ligier-Judd JS31 - 5.340
24. Nicola Larini Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L - 5.694
25. Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 881 - 5.746
26. Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 6.736
Did Not Qualify
27. Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd JS31 - 6.863
28. Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 7.412
29. Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 881 - 7.853
30. Stefano Modena EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 8.044
Did Not Pre-qualify
31. Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford FC188B - 10.381