Round 16 · 1988
Australian Grand Prix
WinnerPROMcLaren · from P2
PoleSEY
Fastest lap1:21.216Prost · L59
Biggest gain+14Alliot P24→P10
Retirements15of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 2 | +1 | 82 | 1:53:14.676 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 | -1 | 82 | +36.790 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 5 | +2 | 82 | +47.550 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 6 | +2 | 82 | +1:20.090 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Benetton | 10 | +5 | 81 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Ivan Capelli CAP | March | 9 | +3 | 81 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Minardi | 14 | +7 | 80 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 8 | Rial | 15 | +7 | 77 | +5 laps | — | ||
| 9 | Stefan Johansson JOF | Ligier | 22 | +13 | 76 | +6 laps | — | |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot ALI | Lola | 24 | +14 | 75 | +7 laps | — | |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff STI | AGS | 16 | +5 | 73 | +9 laps | — | |
| — | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Arrows | 18 | 51 | DNF · L51 | — | ||
| — | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 4 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | ||
| — | Nicola Larini LAI | Osella | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Ligier | 23 | 24 | DNF · L24 | — | |||
| — | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 3 | 65 | DNF · L65 | — | ||
| — | Zakspeed | 26 | 69 | DNF · L69 | — | |||
| — | Michele Alboreto ALB | Ferrari | 12 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Derek Warwick WAW | Arrows | 7 | 52 | DNF · L52 | — | ||
| — | Jonathan Palmer PAO | Tyrrell | 17 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Benetton | 8 | 63 | DNF · L63 | — | |||
| — | Alex Caffi CAF | Dallara | 11 | 32 | DNF · L32 | — | ||
| — | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus | 13 | 45 | DNF · L45 | — | ||
| — | Stefano Modena MOD | Euro Brun | 20 | 63 | DNF · L63 | — | ||
| — | Coloni | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Luis Perez-Sala PEZ | Minardi | 21 | 41 | DNF · L41 | — | ||
| — | Bernd Schneider SCN | Zakspeed | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Euro Brun | 25 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — | |||
| — | March | 19 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | |||
| — | Julian Bailey BAI | Tyrrell | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Lola | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Adelaide Street Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australian Grand Prix | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1986 | Australian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 4 |
| 1985 | Australian Grand Prix | Keke Rosberg ROG | Williams | 3 |