Round 15 · 30 Oct – 30 Oct 1988
1988 Japanese Grand Prix
🇯🇵 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka · 53 laps
Weekend schedule
UK time, plus local track time.
| Session | UK time | Track time |
|---|---|---|
| Race | Sun 30 Oct, 00:00 | Sun 30 Oct, 09:00 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:33:26.173 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +13.363 | 6 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 10 | +36.109 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | +1:26.714 | 3 |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | +1:30.603 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 11 | +1:37.615 | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 20 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | Overheating | 0 |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | Ignition | 0 |
| 20 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | Brakes | 0 |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | Driver unwell | 0 |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | Electrical | 0 |
| 25 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| 26 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | Driver unwell | 0 |
How to watch
In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.
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