| «1988-06» | USA Grand Prix - VII Detroit Grand Prix |
| 1988-06-19 | Detroit - 63 laps × 4.023 km : 253.449 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 01:40.606 | 01:41.719 | 01:40.606 | 143.956 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:42.283 | 01:41.464 | 01:41.464 | +00.858 (+0.853%) | +00.858 |
| 3 | 3 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:43.925 | 01:41.700 | 01:41.700 | +01.094 (+1.087%) | +00.236 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 01:42.019 | 01:43.420 | 01:42.019 | +01.413 (+1.404%) | +00.319 |
| 5 | 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.718 | 01:42.690 | 01:42.690 | +02.084 (+2.071%) | +00.671 |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Judd | 01:43.458 | 01:42.897 | 01:42.897 | +02.291 (+2.277%) | +00.207 |
| 7 | 7 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.117 | 01:45.345 | 01:43.117 | +02.511 (+2.496%) | +00.220 |
| 8 | 8 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Honda | 01:44.352 | 01:43.314 | 01:43.314 | +02.708 (+2.692%) | +00.197 |
| 9 | 9 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 01:44.614 | 01:43.799 | 01:43.799 | +03.193 (+3.174%) | +00.485 |
| 10 | 10 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Judd | 01:43.810 | 01:45.016 | 01:43.810 | +03.204 (+3.185%) | +00.011 |
| 11 | 11 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.204 | 01:44.743 | 01:44.204 | +03.598 (+3.576%) | +00.394 |
| 12 | 12 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.866 | 01:44.216 | 01:44.216 | +03.610 (+3.588%) | +00.012 |
| 13 | 13 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 01:44.474 | 01:53.243 | 01:44.474 | +03.868 (+3.845%) | +00.258 |
| 14 | 14 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.590 | 03:40.532 | 01:44.590 | +03.984 (+3.960%) | +00.116 |
| 15 | 15 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 01:45.159 | 01:44.948 | 01:44.948 | +04.342 (+4.316%) | +00.358 |
| 16 | 16 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.094 | 01:45.048 | 01:45.048 | +04.442 (+4.415%) | +00.100 |
| 17 | 17 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.268 | 01:45.622 | 01:45.268 | +04.662 (+4.634%) | +00.220 |
| 18 | 18 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier • Judd | 01:45.275 | 01:47.135 | 01:45.275 | +04.669 (+4.641%) | +00.007 |
| 19 | 19 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.304 | 01:45.304 | +04.698 (+4.670%) | +00.029 | |
| 20 | 20 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Judd | 01:45.437 | 01:47.483 | 01:45.437 | +04.831 (+4.802%) | +00.133 |
| 21 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 01:45.544 | 01:45.544 | +04.938 (+4.908%) | +00.107 | ||
| 22 | 21 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.493 | 01:45.750 | 01:45.750 | +05.144 (+5.113%) | +00.206 |
| 23 | 22 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.286 | 01:47.801 | 01:46.286 | +05.680 (+5.646%) | +00.536 |
| 24 | 23 | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.390 | 01:48.116 | 01:46.390 | +05.784 (+5.749%) | +00.104 |
| 25 | 24 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.422 | 01:46.447 | 01:46.422 | +05.816 (+5.781%) | +00.032 |
| 26 | 25 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.186 | 01:46.593 | 01:46.593 | +05.987 (+5.951%) | +00.171 |
| 27 | 26 | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 01:46.623 | 01:51.623 | 01:46.623 | +06.017 (+5.981%) | +00.030 |
| 28 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 01:47.243 | 01:49.353 | 01:47.243 | +06.637 (+6.597%) | +00.620 | |
| 29 | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 01:48.423 | 01:48.249 | 01:48.249 | +07.643 (+7.597%) | +01.006 | |
| 30 | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 01:48.925 | 01:48.990 | 01:48.925 | +08.319 (+8.269%) | +00.676 | |
| 31 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.312 |