| «1988-01» | Brazil Grand Prix - XVII Grande Premio do Brasil |
| 1988-04-03 | Jacarepagua - Autódromo do Rio de Janeiro - 60 laps × 5.031 km : 301.86 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:32.943 | 194.868 km/h | 45 | |
| 2 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:33.193 | 194.345 km/h | 39 | +00.250 |
| 3 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 01:33.540 | 193.624 km/h | 57 | +00.597 |
| 4 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Honda | 01:33.597 | 193.506 km/h | 44 | +00.654 |
| 5 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 01:33.903 | 192.876 km/h | 47 | +00.960 |
| 6 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.440 | 191.779 km/h | 44 | +01.497 |
| 7 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.457 | 191.744 km/h | 31 | +01.514 |
| 8 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 01:34.632 | 191.390 km/h | 46 | +01.689 |
| 9 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 01:34.657 | 191.339 km/h | 13 | +01.714 |
| 10 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.003 | 190.642 km/h | 32 | +02.060 |
| 11 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 01:35.020 | 190.608 km/h | 44 | +02.077 |
| 12 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Judd | 01:35.346 | 189.957 km/h | 10 | +02.403 |
| 13 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier • Judd | 01:36.429 | 187.823 km/h | 44 | +03.486 |
| 14 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.451 | 187.780 km/h | 34 | +03.508 |
| 15 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.613 | 187.465 km/h | 31 | +03.670 |
| 16 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.616 | 187.460 km/h | 3 | +03.673 |
| 17 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.758 | 187.185 km/h | 38 | +03.815 |
| 18 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.929 | 186.854 km/h | 43 | +03.986 |
| 19 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Judd | 01:37.003 | 186.712 km/h | 3 | +04.060 |
| 20 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 01:37.024 | 186.671 km/h | 6 | +04.081 |
| 21 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.112 | 186.502 km/h | 34 | +04.169 |
| 22 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.401 | 184.059 km/h | 15 | +05.458 |
| 23 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Judd | 01:38.556 | 183.770 km/h | 21 | +05.613 |
| 24 | 23 | Adrian Campos | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.641 | 178.192 km/h | 3 | +08.698 |