| «1988-09» | Germany Grand Prix - L Grosser Preis von Deutschland |
| 1988-07-24 | Hockenheim - Hockenheimring - 44 laps × 6.797 km : 299.068 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 44 | 1:32:54.188 | 193.148 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 44 | +13.609 | +13.609 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 44 | +52.095 | +38.486 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 44 | +01:40.912 | +48.817 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 44 | +02:49.606 | +01:08.694 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 43 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 43 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 10 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 43 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 8 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 43 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 15 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 43 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 24 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 43 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 22 | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 43 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | 14 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 42 | +2 laps | ||
| 14 | 23 | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 42 | +2 laps | ||
| 15 | 19 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 42 | +2 laps | ||
| 16 | 26 | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 42 | +2 laps | ||
| 17 | 17 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Judd | 41 | +3 laps | ||
| 18 | 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 40 | +4 laps | ||
| 19 | 21 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 39 | +5 laps | ||
| 16 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 38 | throttle | |||
| 13 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Judd | 34 | accident | |||
| 18 | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 27 | electronics | |||
| 11 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Judd | 16 | spin | |||
| 25 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Eurobrun • Ford Cosworth | 15 | ignition | |||
| 20 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 8 | accident | |||
| 5 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Honda | 1 | accident | |||
| DNQ | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier • Judd | |||||
| DNQ | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 02:03.032 - 198.885 km/h - Alessandro Nannini (lap 40)