The Japanese Grand Prix 1988 was the 15th round of the 1988 F1 season, and took place at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, on October 30th.

Ayrton Senna won the race from the pole, followed by Alain Prost, and Thierry Boutsen completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
1:33:26.173
Finished
2
-
Alain Prost
McLaren
+13.363
Finished
3
7
Thierry Boutsen
Benetton
+36.109
Finished
4
1
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
+1:26.714
Finished
5
7
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
+1:30.603
Finished
6
5
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
+1:37.615
Finished
7
1
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
+1 Lap
8
10
Philippe Streiff
AGS
+1 Lap
9
10
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
+1 Lap
10
3
Maurício Gugelmin
March
+1 Lap
11
2
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
+1 Lap
12
4
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
+1 Lap
13
4
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
+2 Laps
14
12
Julian Bailey
Tyrrell
+2 Laps
15
7
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
+2 Laps
16
4
Aguri Suzuki
Larrousse
+3 Laps
17
6
René Arnoux
Ligier
+3 Laps
18
4
Andrea de Cesaris
Rial
Overheating
19
4
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
Ignition
20
4
Nicola Larini
Osella
Brakes
21
16
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
Driver unwell
22
14
Nigel Mansell
Williams
Collision
23
2
Alex Caffi
Dallara
Spun off
24
20
Ivan Capelli
March
Electrical
25
18
Derek Warwick
Arrows
Spun off
26
1
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
Driver unwell
27
27
Stefan Johansson
Ligier
Did not qualify
28
28
Oscar Larrauri
Euro Brun
Did not qualify
29
29
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Zakspeed
Did not qualify
30
30
Stefano Modena
Euro Brun
Did not qualify
31
31
Gabriele Tarquini
Coloni
Did not prequalify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

There were some incidents during the race, with 10 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, Andrea de Cesaris, who suffered from an overall car overhating on lap 36, Eddie Cheever, who had issues with the ignition on lap 35, Nicola Larini, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 34, Nelson Piquet, and Bernd Schneider, both felt unwell and had to retire, Nigel Mansell, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 24, Alex Caffi, and Derek Warwick, both lost control and spun off the track, Ivan Capelli, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 19, and Gabriele Tarquini, who did not prequalify on lap 0.

Overheating

  • Andrea de Cesaris
    Lap 36

Ignition

  • Eddie Cheever
    Lap 35

Brakes

  • Nicola Larini
    Lap 34

Driver unwell

  • Nelson Piquet
    Lap 34
  • Bernd Schneider
    Lap 14

Collision

  • Nigel Mansell
    Lap 24

Spun off

  • Alex Caffi
    Lap 22
  • Derek Warwick
    Lap 16

Electrical

  • Ivan Capelli
    Lap 19

Did not prequalify

  • Gabriele Tarquini
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.