| «1988-07» | France Grand Prix - LXXIV Grand Prix de France |
| 1988-07-03 | Le Castellet - Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track - 80 laps × 3.813 km : 305.04 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 01:08.171 | 01:07.589 | 01:07.589 | 203.092 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 01:08.456 | 01:08.067 | 01:08.067 | +00.478 (+0.707%) | +00.478 |
| 3 | 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:09.032 | 01:08.282 | 01:08.282 | +00.693 (+1.025%) | +00.215 |
| 4 | 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:09.624 | 01:09.422 | 01:09.422 | +01.833 (+2.712%) | +01.140 |
| 5 | 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:11.170 | 01:09.587 | 01:09.587 | +01.998 (+2.956%) | +00.165 |
| 6 | 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:10.743 | 01:09.718 | 01:09.718 | +02.129 (+3.150%) | +00.131 |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Honda | 01:09.734 | 01:09.900 | 01:09.734 | +02.145 (+3.174%) | +00.016 |
| 8 | 8 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 01:11.394 | 01:10.250 | 01:10.250 | +02.661 (+3.937%) | +00.516 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Judd | 01:11.112 | 01:10.337 | 01:10.337 | +02.748 (+4.066%) | +00.087 |
| 10 | 10 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 01:11.779 | 01:10.496 | 01:10.496 | +02.907 (+4.301%) | +00.159 |
| 11 | 11 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 01:11.339 | 01:10.634 | 01:10.634 | +03.045 (+4.505%) | +00.138 |
| 12 | 12 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 01:11.854 | 01:10.861 | 01:10.861 | +03.272 (+4.841%) | +00.227 |
| 13 | 13 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 01:11.567 | 01:10.979 | 01:10.979 | +03.390 (+5.016%) | +00.118 |
| 14 | 14 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.144 | 01:11.211 | 01:11.211 | +03.622 (+5.359%) | +00.232 |
| 15 | 15 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Judd | 01:11.671 | 01:11.286 | 01:11.286 | +03.697 (+5.470%) | +00.075 |
| 16 | 16 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 01:11.315 | 01:11.404 | 01:11.315 | +03.726 (+5.513%) | +00.029 |
| 17 | 17 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.004 | 01:11.466 | 01:11.466 | +03.877 (+5.736%) | +00.151 |
| 18 | 18 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.286 | 01:11.511 | 01:11.511 | +03.922 (+5.803%) | +00.045 |
| 19 | 19 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.547 | 01:11.747 | 01:11.747 | +04.158 (+6.152%) | +00.236 |
| 20 | 20 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.997 | 01:12.007 | 01:12.007 | +04.418 (+6.537%) | +00.260 |
| 21 | 21 | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 01:13.523 | 01:12.026 | 01:12.026 | +04.437 (+6.565%) | +00.019 |
| 22 | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 01:12.121 | |||||
| 23 | 22 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.039 | 01:12.268 | 01:12.268 | +04.679 (+6.923%) | +00.242 |
| 24 | 23 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.053 | 01:12.316 | 01:12.316 | +04.727 (+6.994%) | +00.048 |
| 25 | 24 | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 01:13.037 | 01:12.406 | 01:12.406 | +04.817 (+7.127%) | +00.090 |
| 26 | 25 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.938 | 01:12.525 | 01:12.525 | +04.936 (+7.303%) | +00.119 |
| 27 | 26 | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.888 | 01:12.538 | 01:12.538 | +04.949 (+7.322%) | +00.013 |
| 28 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Judd | 01:12.654 | 01:12.736 | 01:12.654 | +05.065 (+7.494%) | +00.116 | |
| 29 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.839 | 01:12.697 | 01:12.697 | +05.108 (+7.557%) | +00.043 | |
| 30 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier • Judd | 01:13.629 | 01:12.801 | 01:12.801 | +05.212 (+7.711%) | +00.104 | |
| 31 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.214 |