1988 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 3 April 1988 |
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| Circuit | Jacarepagua, 60 laps |
| Round | 1 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix was the
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| Previous race | 1987 Australian Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 60 | 1hr 36m 06.857s | 9 |
| 2 | +2 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 60 | +9.873s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 |  Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 60 | +1m 08.581s | 4 |
| 4 | +7 |  Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 60 | +1m 13.348s | 3 |
| 5 | +1 |  Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 60 | +1m 14.556s | 2 |
| 6 | +4 |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 59 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | +7 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 59 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +12 |  Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 57 | +3 laps | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 53 | DNF | ||
| R | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 47 | DNF | ||
| R |  Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
| DQ | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 31 | DSQ | ||
| R | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
 Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | |||||
Notes
- Oscar Larrauri did not start due to electrical issues on the formation lap.
- Ayrton Senna was disqualified during the race for changing into the spare car after the first race start was aborted. Instead of completing another parade lap Senna started the second race start from the pit lane in the spare car. On the first parade lap Senna had been stuck in first gear.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd |
| 9 | ||
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron |
| 12 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron |
| 16 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd |
| 19 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | |
| Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | |
Notes
- Stefan Johansson 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 | 1:28.096 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 1:28.632 | 0.536 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:28.782 | 0.686 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:29.026 | 0.930 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 1:30.087 | 1.991 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:30.114 | 2.018 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.140 | 2.044 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 1:30.439 | 2.343 |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:30.929 | 2.833 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:31.280 | 3.184 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:31.723 | 3.627 |
| 12 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.772 | 3.676 |
| 13 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:31.833 | 3.737 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.275 | 4.179 |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:32.843 | 4.747 |
| 16 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.933 | 4.837 |
| 17 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.408 | 5.312 |
| 18 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 1:34.474 | 6.378 |
| 19 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.481 | 6.385 |
| 20 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.532 | 6.436 |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 1:34.579 | 6.483 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.686 | 6.590 |
| 23 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.886 | 6.790 |
| 24 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.910 | 6.814 |
| 25 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.407 | 7.311 |
| 26 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.711 | 7.615 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.137 | 8.041 |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:37.621 | 9.525 |
| 29 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 1:38.371 | 10.275 |
| 30 |  Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:38.614 | 10.518 |
| Did not pre-qualify | ||||
| 31 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:46.442 | 18.346 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1988 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Alain Prost | 9 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 4 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | 3 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren-Honda | 9 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 8 |
| 3 | Lotus-Honda | 5 |
| 4 | Arrows-Megatron | 3 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Mauricio Gugelmin, Luis Perez-Sala
- EuroBrun, Rial
- Milestone race start
- 150th for March (10th constructor to start 150 races)
- Wins
- 29th for Alain Prost
- 56th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 56th for Alain Prost, 51st for Nelson Piquet (first for Lotus), 6th for Gerhard Berger
- 313th for Ferrari, 170th for Lotus, 147th for McLaren
- Poles
- 17th for Ayrton Senna (first for McLaren)
- 26th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 6th for Gerhard Berger
- 105th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 29th for Nigel Mansell