1988 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Race 15 of 16

Suzuka
51 laps
Time of race: 1:33:26.173
Average speed of winner: 191.893 kph
Margin of victory: 13.363 sec
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Ayrton Senna 1:43.506
Lap leaders: Senna pole, Prost 1-15, Capelli 16, Prost 17-27, Senna 28-51

Race notes: Debut for Aguri Suzuki. Ayrton Senna took the points lead from Alain Prost.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Ayrton Senna	12	Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren MP4-4	Honda RA168E	Goodyear	McLaren	1:41.853	51	1	24	1:33:26.173	8
2	2	Alain Prost	11	Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren MP4-4	Honda RA168E	Goodyear	McLaren	1:42.177	51	2	26	+13.363	0
3	10	Thierry Boutsen	20	Benetton Formula	Benetton B188	Ford Cosworth DFR	Goodyear	Benetton	1:44.499	51	0	0	+36.109	4
4	3	Gerhard Berger	28	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari F187/88C	Ferrari 033E	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:43.353	51	0	0	+86.714	3
5	12	Alessandro Nannini	19	Benetton Formula	Benetton B188	Ford Cosworth DFR	Goodyear	Benetton	1:44.611	51	0	0	+90.603	2
6	11	Riccardo Patrese	6	Canon Williams	Williams FW12	Judd CV	Goodyear	Williams	1:44.555	51	0	0	+97.615	1
7	6	Satoru Nakajima	2	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus 100T	Honda RA168E	Goodyear	Lotus	1:43.693	50	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	18	Philippe Streiff	14	Team AGS	AGS JH23	Ford Cosworth DFZ	Goodyear	AGS	1:46.486	50	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	19	Philippe Alliot	30	Larrousse & Calmels F1	Lola LC88	Ford Cosworth DFZ	Goodyear	Larrousse	1:46.521	50	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	13	Mauricio Gugelmin	15	Leyton House March Racing Team	March 881	Judd CV	Goodyear	March	1:45.138	50	0	0	+1 lap	0
11	9	Michele Alboreto	27	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari F187/88C	Ferrari 033E	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:43.972	50	0	0	+1 lap	0
12	16	Jonathan Palmer	3	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 017	Ford Cosworth DFZ	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:45.916	50	0	0	+1 lap	0
13	17	Pierluigi Martini	23	Minardi Team	Minardi M188	Ford Cosworth DFZ	Goodyear	Minardi	1:46.449	49	0	0	+2 laps	0
14	26	Julian Bailey	4	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 017	Ford Cosworth DFZ	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:48.589	49	0	0	+2 laps	0
15	22	Luís Perez-Sala	24	Minardi Team	Minardi M188	Ford Cosworth DFZ	Goodyear	Minardi	1:47.134	49	0	0	+2 laps	0
16	20	Aguri Suzuki	29	Larrousse & Calmels F1	Lola LC88	Ford Cosworth DFZ	Goodyear	Larrousse	1:46.920	48	0	0	+3 laps	0
17	23	René Arnoux	25	Ligier Loto	Ligier JS31	Judd CV	Goodyear	Ligier	1:47.193	48	0	0	+3 laps	0
18	14	Andrea de Cesaris	22	Rial Racing	Rial ARC01	Ford Cosworth DFZ	Goodyear	Rial	1:45.558	36	0	0	overheating	0
19	15	Eddie Cheever	18	US F&G Arrows Megatron	Arrows A10B	Megatron M12	Goodyear	Arrows	1:45.845	35	0	0	ignition	0
20	24	Nicola Larini	21	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1L	Alfa Romeo 890T	Goodyear	Osella	1:47.547	34	0	0	brakes	0
21	5	Nelson Piquet	1	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus 100T	Honda RA168E	Goodyear	Lotus	1:43.693	34	0	0	driver ill	0
22	8	Nigel Mansell	5	Canon Williams	Williams FW12	Judd CV	Goodyear	Williams	1:43.893	24	0	0	collision	0
23	21	Alex Caffi	36	Scuderia Italia	Dallara BMS-F188	Ford Cosworth DFZ	Goodyear	Scuderia Italia	1:46.982	22	0	0	spun off	0
24	4	Ivan Capelli	16	Leyton House March Racing Team	March 881	Judd CV	Goodyear	March	1:43.605	19	1	1	electrical	0
25	7	Derek Warwick	17	US F&G Arrows Megatron	Arrows A10B	Megatron M12	Goodyear	Arrows	1:43.816	16	0	0	spun off	0
26	25	Bernd Schneider	10	Zakspeed Racing	Zakspeed 881	Zakspeed 1500/R	Goodyear	Zakspeed	1:47.599	14	0	0	driver unfit	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Ayrton Senna	87	15	12	8	10
2	Alain Prost	84	15	2	6	13
3	Gerhard Berger	41	15	1	1	5
4	Thierry Boutsen	25	15	0	0	5
5	Michele Alboreto	24	15	0	0	3
6	Nelson Piquet	18	15	0	0	2
7	Derek Warwick	17	15	0	0	0
8	Ivan Capelli	16	14	0	0	2
9	Nigel Mansell	12	13	0	0	2
10	Alessandro Nannini	12	15	0	0	2
11	Eddie Cheever	6	15	0	0	1
12	Mauricio Gugelmin	5	15	0	0	0
13	Riccardo Patrese	5	15	0	0	0
14	Jonathan Palmer	5	13	0	0	0
15	Andrea de Cesaris	3	15	0	0	0
16	Satoru Nakajima	1	13	0	0	0
17	Pierluigi Martini	1	8	0	0	0
18	Martin Brundle	0	1	0	0	0
19	Yannick Dalmas	0	13	0	0	0
20	Alex Caffi	0	13	0	0	0
21	Gabriele Tarquini	0	8	0	0	0
22	Philippe Streiff	0	15	0	0	0
23	Luís Perez-Sala	0	13	0	0	0
24	Stefan Johansson	0	9	0	0	0
25	Philippe Alliot	0	15	0	0	0