| «1988-16» | Australia Grand Prix - LIII Australian Grand Prix |
| 1988-11-13 | Adelaide - Adelaide Street Circuit - 82 laps × 3.78 km : 309.96 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 01:18.332 | 01:17.748 | 01:17.748 | 175.027 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 01:18.179 | 01:17.880 | 01:17.880 | +00.132 (+0.170%) | +00.132 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Judd | 01:19.427 | 01:19.508 | 01:19.427 | +01.679 (+2.160%) | +01.547 |
| 4 | 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:20.019 | 01:19.517 | 01:19.517 | +01.769 (+2.275%) | +00.090 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Honda | 01:20.477 | 01:19.535 | 01:19.535 | +01.787 (+2.298%) | +00.018 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Judd | 01:19.925 | 01:19.998 | 01:19.925 | +02.177 (+2.800%) | +00.390 |
| 7 | 7 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 01:20.086 | 01:20.495 | 01:20.086 | +02.338 (+3.007%) | +00.161 |
| 8 | 8 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.331 | 01:20.182 | 01:20.182 | +02.434 (+3.131%) | +00.096 |
| 9 | 9 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 01:21.136 | 01:20.459 | 01:20.459 | +02.711 (+3.487%) | +00.277 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.114 | 01:20.486 | 01:20.486 | +02.738 (+3.522%) | +00.027 |
| 11 | 11 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.781 | 01:20.881 | 01:20.781 | +03.033 (+3.901%) | +00.295 |
| 12 | 12 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:20.844 | 01:20.964 | 01:20.844 | +03.096 (+3.982%) | +00.063 |
| 13 | 13 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 01:21.542 | 01:20.852 | 01:20.852 | +03.104 (+3.992%) | +00.008 |
| 14 | 14 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.905 | 01:21.133 | 01:21.133 | +03.385 (+4.354%) | +00.281 |
| 15 | 15 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.944 | 01:21.164 | 01:21.164 | +03.416 (+4.394%) | +00.031 |
| 16 | 16 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.170 | 01:21.262 | 01:21.262 | +03.514 (+4.520%) | +00.098 |
| 17 | 17 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.959 | 01:21.307 | 01:21.307 | +03.559 (+4.578%) | +00.045 |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 01:21.393 | 01:21.514 | 01:21.393 | +03.645 (+4.688%) | +00.086 |
| 19 | 19 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 01:21.871 | 01:21.554 | 01:21.554 | +03.806 (+4.895%) | +00.161 |
| 20 | 20 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.972 | 01:21.856 | 01:21.856 | +04.108 (+5.284%) | +00.302 |
| 21 | 21 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.022 | 01:21.893 | 01:21.893 | +04.145 (+5.331%) | +00.037 |
| 22 | 22 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier • Judd | 01:23.417 | 01:21.988 | 01:21.988 | +04.240 (+5.454%) | +00.095 |
| 23 | 23 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Judd | 01:23.547 | 01:22.028 | 01:22.028 | +04.280 (+5.505%) | +00.040 |
| 24 | 24 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.420 | 01:22.211 | 01:22.211 | +04.463 (+5.740%) | +00.183 |
| 25 | 25 | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.413 | 01:22.213 | 01:22.213 | +04.465 (+5.743%) | +00.002 |
| 26 | 26 | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 01:22.348 | 01:22.721 | 01:22.348 | +04.600 (+5.917%) | +00.135 |
| 27 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.650 | 01:22.393 | 01:22.393 | +04.645 (+5.974%) | +00.045 | |
| 28 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.530 | 01:22.529 | 01:22.529 | +04.781 (+6.149%) | +00.136 | |
| 29 | 29 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.393 | 01:22.733 | 01:22.733 | +04.985 (+6.412%) | +00.204 | |
| 30 | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 01:24.221 | 01:23.025 | 01:23.025 | +05.277 (+6.787%) | +00.292 | |
| 31 | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 01:28.440 |