| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 01:30.218 | 01:28.096 | 01:28.096 | 205.589 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Judd | 01:30.928 | 01:28.632 | 01:28.632 | +00.536 (+0.608%) | +00.536 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 01:31.975 | 01:28.782 | 01:28.782 | +00.686 (+0.779%) | +00.150 |
| 4 | 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:32.123 | 01:29.026 | 01:29.026 | +00.930 (+1.056%) | +00.244 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Honda | 01:32.888 | 01:30.087 | 01:30.087 | +01.991 (+2.260%) | +01.061 |
| 6 | 6 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:32.523 | 01:30.114 | 01:30.114 | +02.018 (+2.291%) | +00.027 |
| 7 | 7 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:32.060 | 01:30.140 | 01:30.140 | +02.044 (+2.320%) | +00.026 |
| 8 | 8 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Judd | 01:34.070 | 01:30.439 | 01:30.439 | +02.343 (+2.660%) | +00.299 |
| 9 | 9 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 01:33.546 | 01:30.929 | 01:30.929 | +02.833 (+3.216%) | +00.490 |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 01:33.293 | 01:31.280 | 01:31.280 | +03.184 (+3.614%) | +00.351 |
| 11 | 11 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 01:34.323 | 01:31.723 | 01:31.723 | +03.627 (+4.117%) | +00.443 |
| 12 | 12 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.772 | 01:32.748 | 01:31.772 | +03.676 (+4.173%) | +00.049 |
| 13 | 13 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 01:34.037 | 01:31.833 | 01:31.833 | +03.737 (+4.242%) | +00.061 |
| 14 | 14 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.988 | 01:32.275 | 01:32.275 | +04.179 (+4.744%) | +00.442 |
| 15 | 15 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 01:33.787 | 01:32.843 | 01:32.843 | +04.747 (+5.388%) | +00.568 |
| 16 | 16 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.930 | 01:32.933 | 01:32.933 | +04.837 (+5.491%) | +00.090 |
| 17 | 17 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.382 | 01:33.408 | 01:33.408 | +05.312 (+6.030%) | +00.475 |
| 18 | 18 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Judd | 01:37.274 | 01:34.474 | 01:34.474 | +06.378 (+7.240%) | +01.066 |
| 19 | 19 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.601 | 01:34.481 | 01:34.481 | +06.385 (+7.248%) | +00.007 |
| 20 | 20 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.593 | 01:34.532 | 01:34.532 | +06.436 (+7.306%) | +00.051 |
| 21 | 21 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier • Judd | 01:37.454 | 01:34.579 | 01:34.579 | +06.483 (+7.359%) | +00.047 |
| 22 | 22 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.628 | 01:34.686 | 01:34.686 | +06.590 (+7.480%) | +00.107 |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | Adrian Campos | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.164 | 01:34.886 | 01:34.886 | +06.790 (+7.708%) | +00.200 |
| 24 | 24 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.506 | 01:34.910 | 01:34.910 | +06.814 (+7.735%) | +00.024 |
| 25 | 25 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.149 | 01:35.407 | 01:35.407 | +07.311 (+8.299%) | +00.497 |
| 26 | 26 | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.347 | 01:35.711 | 01:35.711 | +07.615 (+8.644%) | +00.304 |
| 27 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.771 | 01:36.137 | 01:36.137 | +08.041 (+9.128%) | +00.426 | |
| 28 | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 01:40.431 | 01:37.621 | 01:37.621 | +09.525 (+10.812%) | +01.484 | |
| 29 | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 01:38.927 | 01:38.371 | 01:38.371 | +10.275 (+11.663%) | +00.750 | |
| 30 | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 01:45.540 | 01:38.614 | 01:38.614 | +10.518 (+11.939%) | +00.243 | |
| 31 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.442 |