| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 51 | 1:33:26.173 | 191.880 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 51 | +13.363 | +13.363 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 51 | +36.109 | +22.746 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 51 | +01:26.714 | +50.605 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 51 | +01:30.603 | +03.889 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Judd | 51 | +01:37.615 | +07.012 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 50 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 18 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 50 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 19 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 50 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 13 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 50 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 9 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 50 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 16 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 50 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | 17 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 49 | +2 laps | ||
| 14 | 26 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 49 | +2 laps | ||
| 15 | 22 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 49 | +2 laps | ||
| 16 | 20 | 29 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 48 | +3 laps | ||
| 17 | 23 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Judd | 48 | +3 laps | ||
| 14 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 36 | overheating | |||
| 15 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 35 | fuel injection | |||
| 24 | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 34 | brakes | |||
| 5 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Honda | 34 | driver ill | |||
| 8 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Judd | 24 | collision | |||
| 21 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 22 | spin | |||
| 4 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 19 | electrics | |||
| 7 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 16 | accident | |||
| 25 | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 14 | driver unfit | |||
| DNQ | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier • Judd | |||||
| DNQ | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | |||||
| DNQ | 33 | Stefano Modena | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:46.326 - 198.375 km/h - Ayrton Senna (lap 33)