Round 1 · 3 April 1988
1988 Brazilian Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 3 April 1988 at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brazil), starting from position 3. Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) and Nelson Piquet (Team Lotus) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 1:36:06.857 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | +9.873 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | +68.591 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 11 | +73.348 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | +74.556 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 21 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 22 | — | — | Transmission |
| 12 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Chassis |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 16 | — | — | Suspension |
| 14 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 25 | — | — | Suspension |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 19 | — | — | Brakes |
| 16 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | — | — | Clutch |
| 19 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 24 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | — | — | Chassis |
| 25 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 26 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 26 | — | — | Electrical |