Race Result
| GP n. 467 - 30/10/1988 - Grand Prix of Japan Suzuka International Racing Course |
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| Winner: | Ayrton Senna / McLaren-Honda - 1:33'26.173 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Ayrton Senna / McLaren-Honda - 1:41.853 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Ayrton Senna / McLaren-Honda - 1:46.326 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 12 | McLaren-Honda | 51 | 1:33'26.173 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 11 | McLaren-Honda | 51 | +13.363 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 20 | Benetton-Ford | 51 | +36.109 | 10 | 4 | |
| 4 | 28 | Ferrari | 51 | + 1'26.714 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | Benetton-Ford | 51 | + 1'30.603 | 12 | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | Williams-Judd | 51 | + 1'37.615 | 11 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | Lotus-Honda | 50 | + 1 lap | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | AGS-Ford | 50 | + 1 lap | 18 | 0 | |
| 9 | 30 | Lola-Ford | 50 | + 1 lap | 19 | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | March-Judd | 50 | + 1 lap | 13 | 0 | |
| 11 | 27 | Ferrari | 50 | + 1 lap | 9 | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | Tyrrell-Ford | 50 | + 1 lap | 16 | 0 | |
| 13 | 23 | Minardi-Ford | 49 | + 2 laps | 17 | 0 | |
| 14 | 4 | Tyrrell-Ford | 49 | + 2 laps | 26 | 0 | |
| 15 | 24 | Minardi-Ford | 49 | + 2 laps | 22 | 0 | |
| 16 | 29 | Lola-Ford | 48 | + 3 laps | 20 | 0 | |
| 17 | 25 | Ligier-Judd | 48 | + 3 laps | 23 | 0 | |
| Ret | 22 | Rial-Ford | 36 | overheating | 14 | 0 | |
| Ret | 18 | Arrows-Megatron | 35 | ignition | 15 | 0 | |
| Ret | 1 | Lotus-Honda | 34 | physical | 5 | 0 | |
| Ret | 21 | Osella | 34 | brakes | 24 | 0 | |
| Ret | 5 | Williams-Judd | 24 | collision | 8 | 0 | |
| Ret | 36 | Dallara-Ford | 22 | spun off | 21 | 0 | |
| Ret | 16 | March-Judd | 19 | electrical | 4 | 0 | |
| Ret | 17 | Arrows-Megatron | 16 | spun off | 7 | 0 | |
| Ret | 10 | Zakspeed | 14 | physical | 25 | 0 | |
| Dnq | 31 | Coloni-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 32 | Euro Brun-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 33 | Euro Brun-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 26 | Ligier-Judd | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 9 | Zakspeed | did not qualify | 0 | |||