1988 Australian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 13 November 1988 |
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| Circuit | Adelaide, 82 laps |
| Round | 16 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1988 Australian Grand Prix was the:
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| Next race | 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Race result
Notes
- Andrea de Cesaris ended lap 77 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
- Stefan Johansson ended lap 76 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
- Philippe Alliot ended lap 75 in P10 before retiring on the following lap.
- Philippe Streiff ended lap 73 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
- Gerhard Berger ended lap 25 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| 2 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 3 |  Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd |
| 4 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda |
| 6 |  Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd |
| 10 |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 13 |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda |
| 14 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron |
| 19 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd |
| 20 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 |  Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 |  Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd |
| 23 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 |  Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed |
Notes
- Stefano Modena started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:17.748 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:17.880 | 0.132 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 1:19.427 | 1.679 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:19.517 | 1.769 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 1:19.535 | 1.787 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 1:19.925 | 2.177 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:20.086 | 2.338 |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.182 | 2.434 |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:20.459 | 2.711 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.486 | 2.738 |
| 11 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.781 | 3.033 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:20.844 | 3.096 |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:20.852 | 3.104 |
| 14 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.133 | 3.385 |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.164 | 3.416 |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.262 | 3.514 |
| 17 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.307 | 3.559 |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:21.393 | 3.645 |
| 19 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:21.554 | 3.806 |
| 20 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.856 | 4.108 |
| 21 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.893 | 4.145 |
| 22 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 1:21.988 | 4.240 |
| 23 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 1:22.028 | 4.280 |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.211 | 4.463 |
| 25 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.213 | 4.465 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:22.348 | 4.600 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.393 | 4.645 |
| 28 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.529 | 4.781 |
| 29 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.733 | 4.985 |
| 30 |  Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:23.025 | 5.277 |
| Did not pre-qualify | ||||
| 31 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 1:28.440 | 10.692 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 90 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 87 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 41 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | 27 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | 24 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 22 |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | 17 |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | 17 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | 12 |
| 10 | Alessandro Nannini | 12 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | 8 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | 6 |
| 13 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 5 |
| 14 | Jonathan Palmer | 5 |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | 3 |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
| = | Pierluigi Martini | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Oscar Larrauri (last Argentine driver to start a race until 1997)
- Philippe Streiff
- Wins
- 35th for Alain Prost
- 70th for McLaren (3rd constructor to win 70 races)
- Race 1-2
- 19th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 69th for Alain Prost
- 53rd for Nelson Piquet (last podium until 1990; last for Lotus)
- 36th for Ayrton Senna
- 172nd and last for Lotus
- 170th & 171st for McLaren
- Poles
- 29th for Ayrton Senna
- 40th for McLaren (3rd constructor to take 40 pole positions)
- Qualifying 1-2
- 14th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 27th for Alain Prost
- 48th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 50th for Alain Prost (1st driver to achieve 50 front row starts, 1st French driver)
- 37th for Ayrton Senna
- Points finishes
- 75th for Nelson Piquet
- Win & fastest lap
- 17th for Alain Prost