| «1988-14» | Spain Grand Prix - XXX Gran Premio de España |
| 1988-10-02 | Jerez de la Frontera - 72 laps × 4.218 km : 303.696 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 01:24.775 | 01:24.067 | 01:24.067 | 180.627 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 01:26.735 | 01:24.134 | 01:24.134 | +00.067 (+0.080%) | +00.067 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Judd | 01:25.898 | 01:24.269 | 01:24.269 | +00.202 (+0.240%) | +00.135 |
| 4 | 4 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:24.904 | 01:24.904 | 01:24.904 | +00.837 (+0.996%) | +00.635 |
| 5 | 5 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:26.673 | 01:25.032 | 01:25.032 | +00.965 (+1.148%) | +00.128 |
| 6 | 6 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 01:26.221 | 01:25.115 | 01:25.115 | +01.048 (+1.247%) | +00.083 |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Judd | 01:27.504 | 01:25.217 | 01:25.217 | +01.150 (+1.368%) | +00.102 |
| 8 | 8 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:27.796 | 01:25.466 | 01:25.466 | +01.399 (+1.664%) | +00.249 |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Honda | 01:28.015 | 01:25.648 | 01:25.648 | +01.581 (+1.881%) | +00.182 |
| 10 | 10 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:29.034 | 01:26.447 | 01:26.447 | +02.380 (+2.831%) | +00.799 |
| 11 | 11 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 01:27.414 | 01:26.578 | 01:26.578 | +02.511 (+2.987%) | +00.131 |
| 12 | 12 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.927 | 01:26.832 | 01:26.832 | +02.765 (+3.289%) | +00.254 |
| 13 | 13 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.099 | 01:26.971 | 01:26.971 | +02.904 (+3.454%) | +00.139 |
| 14 | 14 | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 01:28.417 | 01:27.012 | 01:27.012 | +02.945 (+3.503%) | +00.041 |
| 15 | 15 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 01:28.840 | 01:27.171 | 01:27.171 | +03.104 (+3.692%) | +00.159 |
| 16 | 16 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.688 | 01:27.187 | 01:27.187 | +03.120 (+3.711%) | +00.016 |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 01:28.473 | 01:27.240 | 01:27.240 | +03.173 (+3.774%) | +00.053 |
| 18 | 18 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.907 | 01:27.350 | 01:27.350 | +03.283 (+3.905%) | +00.110 |
| 19 | 19 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Judd | 01:29.157 | 01:27.351 | 01:27.351 | +03.284 (+3.906%) | +00.001 |
| 20 | 20 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.826 | 01:27.407 | 01:27.407 | +03.340 (+3.973%) | +00.056 |
| 21 | 21 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier • Judd | 01:28.009 | 01:27.474 | 01:27.474 | +03.407 (+4.053%) | +00.067 |
| 22 | 22 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.582 | 01:27.548 | 01:27.548 | +03.481 (+4.141%) | +00.074 |
| 23 | 23 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.315 | 01:27.798 | 01:27.798 | +03.731 (+4.438%) | +00.250 |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.694 | 01:27.833 | 01:27.833 | +03.766 (+4.480%) | +00.035 |
| 25 | 25 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 01:29.305 | 01:27.859 | 01:27.859 | +03.792 (+4.511%) | +00.026 |
| 26 | 26 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.759 | 01:27.977 | 01:27.977 | +03.910 (+4.651%) | +00.118 |
| 27 | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 01:31.144 | 01:28.194 | 01:28.194 | +04.127 (+4.909%) | +00.217 | |
| 28 | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.366 | 01:28.664 | 01:28.664 | +04.597 (+5.468%) | +00.470 | |
| 29 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.125 | 01:29.066 | 01:29.066 | +04.999 (+5.946%) | +00.402 | |
| 30 | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 01:29.824 | 01:29.503 | 01:29.503 | +05.436 (+6.466%) | +00.437 | |
| 31 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.459 |