Pit Lane F1
1988 Season - Round 15 - 1988-10-30
Ayrton Senna won the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Alain Prost (McLaren) and Thierry Boutsen (Benetton) home for McLaren.
Julian Bailey (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P14 at the flag â a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 10 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Gerhard Berger |
| Ferrari |
| 3 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 11 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | MaurĂcio Gugelmin | March | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Luis PĂ©rez-Sala | Minardi | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 20 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | Overheating | 0 |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | Ignition | 0 |
| 20 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | Brakes | 0 |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | Driver unwell | 0 |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | Electrical | 0 |
| 25 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| 26 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | Driver unwell | 0 |
