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Round 15 · 1988

Japanese Grand Prix

Japan Suzuka Circuit · 1988-10-30

Ayrton Senna won the Japanese Grand Prix 1988 at Suzuka Circuit on 30 October 1988, starting from pole position. Alain Prost finished second for McLaren, with Thierry Boutsen completing the podium for Benetton.

Race Results

PosGridDriverTeamLapsTime / StatusPtsFL
11Ayrton SennaSENMcLaren511:33:26.1739
22Alain ProstPROMcLaren51+13.3636
310Thierry BoutsenBOUBenetton51+36.1094
43Gerhard BergerBERFerrari51+1:26.7143
512Alessandro NanniniNANBenetton51+1:30.6032
611Riccardo PatresePATWilliams51+1:37.6151
76Satoru NakajimaNAKTeam Lotus50+1 Lap0
818Philippe StreiffSTRAGS50+1 Lap0
919Philippe AlliotALLLarrousse50+1 Lap0
1013Maurício GugelminGUGMarch50+1 Lap0
119Michele AlboretoALBFerrari50+1 Lap0
1216Jonathan PalmerPALTyrrell50+1 Lap0
1317Pierluigi MartiniMARMinardi49+2 Laps0
1426Julian BaileyBAITyrrell49+2 Laps0
1522Luis Pérez-SalaPREMinardi49+2 Laps0
1620Aguri SuzukiSUZLarrousse48+3 Laps0
1723René ArnouxARNLigier48+3 Laps0
R14Andrea de CesarisDECRial36Overheating0
R15Eddie CheeverCHEArrows35Ignition0
R24Nicola LariniLAROsella34Brakes0
R5Nelson PiquetPIQTeam Lotus34Driver unwell0
R8Nigel MansellMANWilliams24Collision0
R21Alex CaffiCAFDallara22Spun off0
R4Ivan CapelliCAPMarch19Electrical0
R7Derek WarwickWARArrows16Spun off0
R25Bernd SchneiderSCHZakspeed14Driver unwell0
F0Stefan JohanssonJOHLigier0Did not qualify0
F0Oscar LarrauriLAREuro Brun0Did not qualify0
F0Piercarlo GhinzaniGHIZakspeed0Did not qualify0
F0Stefano ModenaMODEuro Brun0Did not qualify0
F0Gabriele TarquiniTARColoni0Did not prequalify0