Japanese Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Suzuka Circuit
RACE DATE
30 Oct 1988
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix.
WINNERSennaP1 → P1
RACE LAPS51
BIGGEST GAIN+12Bailey
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1:33:26.173Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 0 | 51 | +13.363Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 10 | +7 | 51 | +36.109Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | -1 | 51 | +1:26.714Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | +7 | 51 | +1:30.603Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 11 | +5 | 51 | +1:37.615Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 6 | -1 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 18 | +10 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | +10 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 10 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | +3 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | -2 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 16 | +4 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 17 | +4 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 14 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 26 | +12 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 15 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 22 | +7 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 16 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 20 | +4 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | +6 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | -4 | 36 | Overheating | 0 | — |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | -4 | 35 | Ignition | 0 | — |
| R | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | +4 | 34 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | -16 | 34 | Driver unwell | 0 | — |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | -14 | 24 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | -2 | 22 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | -20 | 19 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| R | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | -18 | 16 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | -1 | 14 | Driver unwell | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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