1988 · Round 1 · 3 Apr 1988
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 1:36:06.857 | 9 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | +9.873s | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | +1:08.591s | 4 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 11 | +1:13.348s | 3 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | +1:14.556s | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 10 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 7 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 21 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | DNF | |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 22 | DNF | |
| 12 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 20 | DNF | |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 16 | DNF | |
| 14 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 25 | DNF | |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 19 | DNF | |
| 16 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 17 | DNF | |
| 17 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | DSQ | |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | DNF | |
| 19 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 24 | DNF | |
| 20 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | DNF | |
| 21 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | DNF | |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 8 | DNF | |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March | 9 | DNF | |
| 24 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | DNF | |
| 25 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | DNF | |
| 26 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 26 | DNF |