Round 15 Finished

Japanese Grand Prix 1988

October 28, 1988 – October 30, 1988 · Suzuka Circuit — Japan · 51 laps

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Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time Gap Pts

1 –

Ayrton Senna FL 1:46.326

mclaren Mclaren · Honda · Goodyear

51 1:33:26.173 — 9

2 –

Alain Prost

mclaren Mclaren · Honda · Goodyear

51 +13.363s +13.363s 6

3 –

Thierry Boutsen

benetton Benetton · Ford · Goodyear

51 +36.109s +22.746s 4

4 –

Gerhard Berger

ferrari Ferrari · Ferrari · Goodyear

51 +1:26.714s +50.605s 3

5 –

Alessandro Nannini

benetton Benetton · Ford · Goodyear

51 +1:30.603s +3.889s 2

6 –

Riccardo Patrese

williams Williams · Judd · Goodyear

51 +1:37.615s +7.012s 1

7 –

Satoru Nakajima

team lotus Lotus · Honda · Goodyear

50 +1 Lap — –

8 –

Philippe Streiff

ags Ags · Ford · Goodyear

50 +1 Lap — –

9 –

Philippe Alliot

larrousse Lola · Ford · Goodyear

50 +1 Lap — –

10 –

Maurício Gugelmin

march March · Judd · Goodyear

50 +1 Lap — –

11 –

Michele Alboreto

ferrari Ferrari · Ferrari · Goodyear

50 +1 Lap — –

12 –

Jonathan Palmer

tyrrell Tyrrell · Ford · Goodyear

50 +1 Lap — –

13 –

Pierluigi Martini

minardi Minardi · Ford · Goodyear

49 +2 Laps — –

14 –

Julian Bailey

tyrrell Tyrrell · Ford · Goodyear

49 +2 Laps — –

15 –

Luis Pérez-Sala

minardi Minardi · Ford · Goodyear

49 +2 Laps — –

16 –

Aguri Suzuki

larrousse Lola · Ford · Goodyear

48 +3 Laps — –

17 –

René Arnoux

ligier Ligier · Judd · Goodyear

48 +3 Laps — –

18 –

Andrea de Cesaris

rial Rial · Ford · Goodyear

36 DNF — –

19 –

Eddie Cheever

arrows Arrows · Megatron · Goodyear

35 DNF — –

20 –

Nicola Larini

osella Osella · Osella · Goodyear

34 DNF — –

21 –

Nelson Piquet

team lotus Lotus · Honda · Goodyear

34 DNF — –

22 –

Nigel Mansell

williams Williams · Judd · Goodyear

24 DNF — –

23 –

Alex Caffi

bms scuderia italia Dallara · Ford · Goodyear

22 DNF — –

24 –

Ivan Capelli

march March · Judd · Goodyear

19 DNF — –

25 –

Derek Warwick

arrows Arrows · Megatron · Goodyear

16 DNF — –

26 –

Bernd Schneider

zakspeed Zakspeed · Zakspeed · Goodyear

14 DNF — –

27 –

Stefan Johansson

ligier Ligier · Judd · Goodyear

– DNF — –

28 –

Oscar Larrauri

eurobrun Eurobrun · Ford · Goodyear

– DNF — –

29 –

Piercarlo Ghinzani

zakspeed Zakspeed · Zakspeed · Goodyear

– DNF — –

30 –

Stefano Modena

eurobrun Eurobrun · Ford · Goodyear

– DNF — –

31 –

Gabriele Tarquini

coloni Coloni · Ford · Goodyear

– DNF — –

FL = Fastest Lap

Grid → Finish

▲ +12

Biggest Gainer

Julian Bailey P26 → P14

▼ -31

Biggest Loser

Gabriele Tarquini P0 → P31

Pos. Driver Team Grid Finish Change

Ayrton Senna

mclaren 1 1 0

Alain Prost

mclaren 2 2 0

Thierry Boutsen

benetton 10 3 +7

Gerhard Berger

ferrari 3 4 -1

Alessandro Nannini

benetton 12 5 +7

Riccardo Patrese

williams 11 6 +5

Satoru Nakajima

team lotus 6 7 -1

Philippe Streiff

ags 18 8 +10

Philippe Alliot

larrousse 19 9 +10

Maurício Gugelmin

march 13 10 +3

Michele Alboreto

ferrari 9 11 -2

Jonathan Palmer

tyrrell 16 12 +4

Pierluigi Martini

minardi 17 13 +4

Julian Bailey

tyrrell 26 14 +12

Luis Pérez-Sala

minardi 22 15 +7

Aguri Suzuki

larrousse 20 16 +4

René Arnoux

ligier 23 17 +6

Andrea de Cesaris

rial 14 18 -4

Eddie Cheever

arrows 15 19 -4

Nicola Larini

osella 24 20 +4

Nelson Piquet

team lotus 5 21 -16

Nigel Mansell

williams 8 22 -14

Alex Caffi

bms scuderia italia 21 23 -2

Ivan Capelli

march 4 24 -20

Derek Warwick

arrows 7 25 -18

Bernd Schneider

zakspeed 25 26 -1

Stefan Johansson

ligier 0 27 -27

Oscar Larrauri

eurobrun 0 28 -28

Piercarlo Ghinzani

zakspeed 0 29 -29

Stefano Modena

eurobrun 0 30 -30

Gabriele Tarquini

coloni 0 31 -31

Pos No. Driver Team Qualifying

0 –

Stefan Johansson

ligier

—

0 –

Oscar Larrauri

eurobrun

—

0 –

Piercarlo Ghinzani

zakspeed

—

0 –

Stefano Modena

eurobrun

—

1 –

Ayrton Senna

mclaren

—

2 –

Alain Prost

mclaren

—

3 –

Gerhard Berger

ferrari

—

4 –

Ivan Capelli

march

—

5 –

Nelson Piquet

team lotus

—

6 –

Satoru Nakajima

team lotus

—

7 –

Derek Warwick

arrows

—

8 –

Nigel Mansell

williams

—

9 –

Michele Alboreto

ferrari

—

10 –

Thierry Boutsen

benetton

—

11 –

Riccardo Patrese

williams

—

12 –

Alessandro Nannini

benetton

—

13 –

Maurício Gugelmin

march

—

14 –

Andrea de Cesaris

rial

—

15 –

Eddie Cheever

arrows

—

16 –

Jonathan Palmer

tyrrell

—

17 –

Pierluigi Martini

minardi

—

18 –

Philippe Streiff

ags

—

19 –

Philippe Alliot

larrousse

—

20 –

Aguri Suzuki

larrousse

—

21 –

Alex Caffi

bms scuderia italia

—

22 –

Luis Pérez-Sala

minardi

—

23 –

René Arnoux

ligier

—

24 –

Nicola Larini

osella

—

25 –

Bernd Schneider

zakspeed

—

26 –

Julian Bailey

tyrrell

—

Pos No. Driver Team Q1 Q2

1 –

Ayrton Senna

mclaren

1:42.157 1:41.853

2 –

Alain Prost

mclaren

1:43.806 1:42.177

3 –

Gerhard Berger

ferrari

1:43.548 1:43.353

4 –

Ivan Capelli

march

1:44.583 1:43.605

5 –

Nelson Piquet

team lotus

1:45.171 1:43.693

6 –

Satoru Nakajima

team lotus

1:45.156 1:43.693

7 –

Derek Warwick

arrows

1:46.915 1:43.816

8 –

Nigel Mansell

williams

1:44.448 1:43.893

9 –

Michele Alboreto

ferrari

1:44.909 1:43.972

10 –

Thierry Boutsen

benetton

1:44.882 1:44.499

11 –

Riccardo Patrese

williams

1:45.510 1:44.555

12 –

Alessandro Nannini

benetton

1:45.047 1:44.611

13 –

Maurício Gugelmin

march

1:45.138 1:45.156

14 –

Andrea de Cesaris

rial

1:48.393 1:45.558

15 –

Eddie Cheever

arrows

1:45.845 1:46.189

16 –

Jonathan Palmer

tyrrell

1:47.828 1:45.916

17 –

Pierluigi Martini

minardi

1:47.638 1:46.449

18 –

Philippe Streiff

ags

1:47.583 1:46.486

19 –

Philippe Alliot

larrousse

1:47.057 1:46.521

20 –

Aguri Suzuki

larrousse

1:48.448 1:46.920

21 –

Alex Caffi

bms scuderia italia

1:47.813 1:46.982

22 –

Luis Pérez-Sala

minardi

1:48.769 1:47.134

23 –

René Arnoux

ligier

1:49.165 1:47.193

24 –

Nicola Larini

osella

1:48.706 1:47.547

25 –

Bernd Schneider

zakspeed

1:49.897 1:47.599

26 –

Julian Bailey

tyrrell

1:49.420 1:48.589

27 –

Stefan Johansson

ligier

1:49.127 1:48.716

28 –

Oscar Larrauri

eurobrun

1:50.224 1:49.265

29 –

Piercarlo Ghinzani

zakspeed

1:49.706 1:50.550

30 –

Stefano Modena

eurobrun

1:49.810 1:50.047

White = qualifying best time used for grid

Pos No. Driver Team Fastest Lap Gap

1 –

Alain Prost

mclaren

1:44.620 —

2 –

Ayrton Senna

mclaren

1:44.848 +0.228s

3 –

Michele Alboreto

ferrari

1:45.706 +1.086s

4 –

Nigel Mansell

williams

1:45.803 +1.183s

5 –

Maurício Gugelmin

march

1:46.152 +1.532s

6 –

Satoru Nakajima

team lotus

1:46.532 +1.912s

7 –

Gerhard Berger

ferrari

1:46.553 +1.933s

8 –

Riccardo Patrese

williams

1:46.975 +2.355s

9 –

Thierry Boutsen

benetton

1:47.149 +2.529s

10 –

Alessandro Nannini

benetton

1:47.180 +2.560s

11 –

Ivan Capelli

march

1:47.200 +2.580s

12 –

Eddie Cheever

arrows

1:47.694 +3.074s

13 –

Philippe Alliot

larrousse

1:47.767 +3.147s

14 –

Derek Warwick

arrows

1:47.797 +3.177s

15 –

Nelson Piquet

team lotus

1:48.547 +3.927s

16 –

Andrea de Cesaris

rial

1:48.847 +4.227s

17 –

Alex Caffi

bms scuderia italia

1:49.099 +4.479s

18 –

Philippe Streiff

ags

1:49.525 +4.905s

19 –

Pierluigi Martini

minardi

1:49.587 +4.967s

20 –

Piercarlo Ghinzani

zakspeed

1:49.989 +5.369s

21 –

Aguri Suzuki

larrousse

1:50.281 +5.661s

22 –

Nicola Larini

osella

1:50.288 +5.668s

23 –

Luis Pérez-Sala

minardi

1:50.564 +5.944s

24 –

Jonathan Palmer

tyrrell

1:50.862 +6.242s

25 –

Oscar Larrauri

eurobrun

1:50.942 +6.322s

26 –

Bernd Schneider

zakspeed

1:51.097 +6.477s

27 –

Stefano Modena

eurobrun

1:51.141 +6.521s

28 –

Julian Bailey

tyrrell

1:51.196 +6.576s

29 –

Stefan Johansson

ligier

1:51.536 +6.916s

30 –

René Arnoux

ligier

1:51.600 +6.980s

31 –

Gabriele Tarquini

coloni

1:52.234 +7.614s

Pos No. Driver Team Fastest Lap Gap

1 –

Michele Alboreto

ferrari

1:44.290 —

2 –

Ayrton Senna

mclaren

1:44.543 +0.253s

3 –

Nigel Mansell

williams

1:44.668 +0.378s

4 –

Ivan Capelli

march

1:44.694 +0.404s

5 –

Riccardo Patrese

williams

1:44.930 +0.640s

6 –

Maurício Gugelmin

march

1:44.945 +0.655s

7 –

Alain Prost

mclaren

1:45.233 +0.943s

8 –

Satoru Nakajima

team lotus

1:45.731 +1.441s

9 –

Andrea de Cesaris

rial

1:46.092 +1.802s

10 –

Nelson Piquet

team lotus

1:46.193 +1.903s

11 –

Thierry Boutsen

benetton

1:46.279 +1.989s

12 –

Alex Caffi

bms scuderia italia

1:46.853 +2.563s

13 –

Alessandro Nannini

benetton

1:47.094 +2.804s

14 –

Pierluigi Martini

minardi

1:47.349 +3.059s

15 –

Eddie Cheever

arrows

1:47.428 +3.138s

16 –

Philippe Alliot

larrousse

1:47.521 +3.231s

17 –

Philippe Streiff

ags

1:47.601 +3.311s

18 –

Gerhard Berger

ferrari

1:47.649 +3.359s

19 –

Stefan Johansson

ligier

1:47.733 +3.443s

20 –

Bernd Schneider

zakspeed

1:47.921 +3.631s

21 –

René Arnoux

ligier

1:48.036 +3.746s

22 –

Nicola Larini

osella

1:48.551 +4.261s

23 –

Piercarlo Ghinzani

zakspeed

1:48.663 +4.373s

24 –

Aguri Suzuki

larrousse

1:48.725 +4.435s

25 –

Luis Pérez-Sala

minardi

1:48.807 +4.517s

26 –

Julian Bailey

tyrrell

1:49.053 +4.763s

27 –

Jonathan Palmer

tyrrell

1:49.548 +5.258s

28 –

Derek Warwick

arrows

1:49.569 +5.279s

29 –

Stefano Modena

eurobrun

1:49.576 +5.286s

30 –

Oscar Larrauri

eurobrun

1:50.418 +6.128s

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