| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 60 | 1:36:06.857 | 188.438 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 60 | +09.873 | +09.873 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Honda | 60 | +01:08.581 | +58.708 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 60 | +01:13.348 | +04.767 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 60 | +01:14.556 | +01.208 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 59 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 15 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 59 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 21 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier • Judd | 57 | +3 laps | ||
| 14 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 53 | engine | |||
| 22 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 47 | transmission | |||
| 20 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 46 | wing | |||
| 16 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 40 | suspension | |||
| 25 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 35 | suspension | |||
| 19 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 35 | spin | |||
| 17 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 32 | electronics | |||
| DSQ | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 31 | changed car | ||
| 18 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Judd | 23 | clutch | |||
| 24 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 20 | fuel pump | |||
| 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Judd | 18 | engine | |||
| 12 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 7 | overheating | |||
| 8 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Judd | 6 | overheating | |||
| 9 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 6 | oil pressure | |||
| 23 | 23 | Adrian Campos | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 5 | wing | |||
| 13 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 0 | transmission | |||
| DNS | 26 | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 0 | electrics | ||
| DNQ | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | |||||
| DNQ | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | |||||
| DNQ | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | |||||
| DNP | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:32.943 - 194.868 km/h - Gerhard Berger (lap 45)
Comments
Race scheduled for 61 laps, reduced to 60 following two formation laps.