| «1988-15» | Japan Grand Prix - XV Japanese Grand Prix |
| 1988-10-30 | Suzuka - Suzuka International Racing Course - 51 laps × 5.859 km : 298.809 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 01:46.326 | 198.375 km/h | 33 | |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 01:46.482 | 198.084 km/h | 44 | +00.156 |
| 3 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.161 | 196.829 km/h | 22 | +00.835 |
| 4 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 01:47.375 | 196.437 km/h | 11 | +01.049 |
| 5 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.991 | 195.316 km/h | 34 | +01.665 |
| 6 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.138 | 195.051 km/h | 41 | +01.812 |
| 7 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Judd | 01:48.289 | 194.779 km/h | 32 | +01.963 |
| 8 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Judd | 01:48.317 | 194.728 km/h | 23 | +01.991 |
| 9 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Honda | 01:48.402 | 194.576 km/h | 23 | +02.076 |
| 10 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:48.655 | 194.123 km/h | 25 | +02.329 |
| 11 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 01:48.660 | 194.114 km/h | 26 | +02.334 |
| 12 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 01:48.734 | 193.982 km/h | 24 | +02.408 |
| 13 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 01:48.780 | 193.900 km/h | 32 | +02.454 |
| 14 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.913 | 193.663 km/h | 35 | +02.587 |
| 15 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:49.014 | 193.483 km/h | 35 | +02.688 |
| 16 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.218 | 193.122 km/h | 30 | +02.892 |
| 17 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.478 | 192.663 km/h | 24 | +03.152 |
| 18 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.483 | 190.911 km/h | 34 | +04.157 |
| 19 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.553 | 190.790 km/h | 30 | +04.227 |
| 20 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 01:50.583 | 190.738 km/h | 9 | +04.257 |
| 21 | 29 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.642 | 190.636 km/h | 31 | +04.316 |
| 22 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.762 | 190.430 km/h | 22 | +04.436 |
| 23 | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 01:51.435 | 189.280 km/h | 12 | +05.109 |
| 24 | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 01:51.570 | 189.051 km/h | 27 | +05.244 |
| 25 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.638 | 188.936 km/h | 40 | +05.312 |
| 26 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Judd | 01:52.062 | 188.221 km/h | 30 | +05.736 |