Round 15 · 30 October 1988
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
34 drivers
After Round 14
1
Alain Prost
McLaren
84
pts
2
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
79
pts
3
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
38
pts
4
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
24
pts
5
Thierry Boutsen
Benetton
21
pts
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6
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
18
pts
7
Derek Warwick
Arrows
17
pts
8
Ivan Capelli
March
16
pts
9
Nigel Mansell
Williams
12
pts
10
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
10
pts
11
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
6
pts
12
Maurício Gugelmin
March
5
pts
13
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
5
pts
14
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
4
pts
15
Andrea de Cesaris
Rial
3
pts
16
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
1
pts
17
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
1
pts
-
Yannick Dalmas
Larrousse
0
pts
-
Alex Caffi
Dallara
0
pts
-
Martin Brundle
Williams
0
pts
-
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
0
pts
-
Gabriele Tarquini
Coloni
0
pts
-
Philippe Streiff
AGS
0
pts
-
Stefan Johansson
Ligier
0
pts
-
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
0
pts
-
Julian Bailey
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Nicola Larini
Osella
0
pts
-
René Arnoux
Ligier
0
pts
-
Stefano Modena
Euro Brun
0
pts
-
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Williams
0
pts
-
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
0
pts
-
Oscar Larrauri
Euro Brun
0
pts
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Zakspeed
0
pts
-
Adrián Campos
Minardi
0
pts
After the race
35 drivers
After Round 15
1
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
↑1
87
+8
2
Alain Prost
McLaren
↓1
84
+0
3
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
—
41
+3
4
Thierry Boutsen
Benetton
↑1
25
+4
5
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
↓1
24
+0
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6
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
—
18
+0
7
Derek Warwick
Arrows
—
17
+0
8
Ivan Capelli
March
—
16
+0
9
Nigel Mansell
Williams
—
12
+0
10
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
—
12
+2
11
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
—
6
+0
12
Maurício Gugelmin
March
—
5
+0
13
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
—
5
+0
14
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
—
5
+1
15
Andrea de Cesaris
Rial
—
3
+0
16
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
—
1
+0
17
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
—
1
+0
-
Yannick Dalmas
Larrousse
—
0
+0
-
Alex Caffi
Dallara
—
0
+0
-
Martin Brundle
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Philippe Streiff
AGS
—
0
+0
-
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Gabriele Tarquini
Coloni
—
0
+0
-
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
—
0
+0
-
Stefan Johansson
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Julian Bailey
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Nicola Larini
Osella
—
0
+0
-
René Arnoux
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Stefano Modena
Euro Brun
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
—
0
+0
-
Oscar Larrauri
Euro Brun
—
0
+0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Zakspeed
—
0
+0
-
Adrián Campos
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Aguri Suzuki
Larrousse
NEW
0
+0
Circuit map
Suzuka Circuit
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Race classification
26 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEN Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:33:26.173 | 9 |
| 2 | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +13.363 | 6 |
| 3 | BOU Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 10 | +36.109 | 4 |
| 4 | BER Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | +1:26.714 | 3 |
| 5 | NAN Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | +1:30.603 | 2 |
| 6 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 11 | +1:37.615 | 1 |
| 7 | NAK Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 6 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | STR Philippe Streiff | AGS | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | ALL Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | GUG Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | ALB Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | PAL Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 16 | 1L | 0 |
| 13 | MAR Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 17 | 2L | 0 |
| 14 | BAI Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 26 | 2L | 0 |
| 15 | PÉR Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 22 | 2L | 0 |
| 16 | SUZ Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 20 | 3L | 0 |
| 17 | ARN René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | 3L | 0 |
| R | DE Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | CHE Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | LAR Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | MAN Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | CAF Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | CAP Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | WAR Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | — | 0 |