Round 15 · 1988
Japanese Grand Prix
WinnerSEYMcLaren · from P1
PoleSEY
Fastest lap1:46.326Senna · L33
Biggest gain+12Bailey P26→P14
Retirements9of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1:33:26.173 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 2 | 0 | 51 | +13.360 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Benetton | 10 | +7 | 51 | +36.110 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 3 | -1 | 51 | +1:26.710 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Benetton | 12 | +7 | 51 | +1:30.600 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 11 | +5 | 51 | +1:37.620 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus | 6 | -1 | 50 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff STI | AGS | 18 | +10 | 50 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot ALI | Lola | 19 | +10 | 50 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | March | 13 | +3 | 50 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 11 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Ferrari | 9 | -2 | 50 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer PAO | Tyrrell | 16 | +4 | 50 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | Minardi | 17 | +4 | 49 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 14 | Julian Bailey BAI | Tyrrell | 26 | +12 | 49 | +2 laps | — | |
| 15 | Luis Perez-Sala PEZ | Minardi | 22 | +7 | 49 | +2 laps | — | |
| 16 | Aguri Suzuki SUZ | Lola | 20 | +4 | 48 | +3 laps | — | |
| 17 | Ligier | 23 | +6 | 48 | +3 laps | — | ||
| — | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Arrows | 15 | 35 | DNF · L35 | — | ||
| — | Nicola Larini LAI | Osella | 24 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Team Lotus | 5 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | |||
| — | Stefan Johansson JOF | Ligier | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Rial | 14 | 36 | DNF · L36 | — | |||
| — | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 8 | 24 | DNF · L24 | — | ||
| — | Zakspeed | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Derek Warwick WAW | Arrows | 7 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | March | 4 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | ||
| — | Alex Caffi CAF | Dallara | 21 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | ||
| — | Stefano Modena MOD | Euro Brun | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Coloni | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Bernd Schneider SCN | Zakspeed | 25 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Euro Brun | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Suzuka Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Japanese Grand Prix | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 1 |