| «1988-02» | San Marino Grand Prix - VIII Gran Premio di San Marino |
| 1988-05-01 | Imola - Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari - 60 laps × 5.04 km : 302.4 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 01:41.597 | 01:27.148 | 01:27.148 | 208.198 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 01:41.278 | 01:27.919 | 01:27.919 | +00.771 (+0.885%) | +00.771 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Honda | 01:44.806 | 01:30.500 | 01:30.500 | +03.352 (+3.846%) | +02.581 |
| 4 | 4 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.090 | 01:30.590 | 01:30.590 | +03.442 (+3.950%) | +00.090 |
| 5 | 5 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:43.394 | 01:30.683 | 01:30.683 | +03.535 (+4.056%) | +00.093 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Judd | 01:45.673 | 01:30.952 | 01:30.952 | +03.804 (+4.365%) | +00.269 |
| 7 | 7 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 01:48.399 | 01:31.300 | 01:31.300 | +04.152 (+4.764%) | +00.348 |
| 8 | 8 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.414 | 01:31.414 | 01:31.414 | +04.266 (+4.895%) | +00.114 |
| 9 | 9 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 01:47.518 | 01:31.519 | 01:31.519 | +04.371 (+5.016%) | +00.105 |
| 10 | 10 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:45.982 | 01:31.520 | 01:31.520 | +04.372 (+5.017%) | +00.001 |
| 11 | 11 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Judd | 01:45.616 | 01:31.635 | 01:31.635 | +04.487 (+5.149%) | +00.115 |
| 12 | 12 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 01:47.399 | 01:31.647 | 01:31.647 | +04.499 (+5.162%) | +00.012 |
| 13 | 13 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.465 | 01:32.013 | 01:32.013 | +04.865 (+5.582%) | +00.366 |
| 14 | 14 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 01:49.081 | 01:32.483 | 01:32.483 | +05.335 (+6.122%) | +00.470 |
| 15 | 15 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.215 | 01:32.712 | 01:32.712 | +05.564 (+6.385%) | +00.229 |
| 16 | 16 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 01:33.037 | 01:33.037 | 01:33.037 | +05.889 (+6.757%) | +00.325 |
| 17 | 17 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.146 | 01:33.236 | 01:33.236 | +06.088 (+6.986%) | +00.199 |
| 18 | 18 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.211 | 01:33.239 | 01:33.239 | +06.091 (+6.989%) | +00.003 |
| 19 | 19 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.062 | 01:33.374 | 01:33.374 | +06.226 (+7.144%) | +00.135 |
| 20 | 20 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 01:49.306 | 01:33.448 | 01:33.448 | +06.300 (+7.229%) | +00.074 |
| 21 | 21 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 02:12.385 | 01:33.874 | 01:33.874 | +06.726 (+7.718%) | +00.426 |
| 22 | 22 | 23 | Adrian Campos | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.012 | 01:33.903 | 01:33.903 | +06.755 (+7.751%) | +00.029 |
| 23 | 23 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.265 | 01:33.972 | 01:33.972 | +06.824 (+7.830%) | +00.069 |
| 24 | 24 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.156 | 01:34.204 | 01:34.204 | +07.056 (+8.097%) | +00.232 |
| 25 | 25 | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 01:48.463 | 01:34.567 | 01:34.567 | +07.419 (+8.513%) | +00.363 |
| 26 | 26 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.466 | 01:34.782 | 01:34.782 | +07.634 (+8.760%) | +00.215 |
| 27 | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:54.566 | 01:35.077 | 01:35.077 | +07.929 (+9.098%) | +00.295 | |
| 28 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier • Judd | 01:48.633 | 01:35.654 | 01:35.654 | +08.506 (+9.760%) | +00.577 | |
| 29 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Judd | 01:49.054 | 01:36.123 | 01:36.123 | +08.975 (+10.299%) | +00.469 | |
| 30 | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 01:51.498 | 01:36.218 | 01:36.218 | +09.070 (+10.408%) | +00.095 |