Alain Prost won the Australian Grand Prix 1988 at Adelaide Street Circuit on 13 November 1988, starting from P2 on the grid. Ayrton Senna finished second for McLaren, with Nelson Piquet completing the podium for Team Lotus.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | | 2 | 9 | Finished | |
2 | | | 1 | 6 | Finished | |
3 | | | 5 | 4 | Finished | |
4 | | | 6 | 3 | Finished | |
5 | | 10 | 2 | +1 Lap | ||
6 | | 9 | 1 | +1 Lap | ||
7 | | 14 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
8 | | 15 | 0 | Out of fuel | ||
9 | | 22 | 0 | Out of fuel | ||
10 | | 24 | 0 | Out of fuel | ||
11 | | 16 | 0 | Electrical | ||
R | | 26 | 0 | Fuel system | ||
R | | 3 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | | 8 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | | 20 | 0 | Halfshaft | ||
R | | 7 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | | 18 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | | 19 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 13 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 21 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | | 11 | 0 | Clutch | ||
R | | 4 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 23 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 17 | 0 | Transmission | ||
R | | 25 | 0 | Halfshaft | ||
R | | 12 | 0 | Collision | ||
F | | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify |