Round 14 · 2 October 1988
1988 Spanish Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1988 Spanish Grand Prix, round 14 of the championship, held on 2 October 1988 at Circuito de Jerez (Spain), starting from position 2. Nigel Mansell (Williams) and Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:48:43.851 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | +26.232 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 5 | +35.446 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | +46.710 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 7 | +47.430 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 8 | +51.813 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 11 | +75.964 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 9 | +77.309 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 4 | +77.655 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 26 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 12 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 21 | — | — | Wheel |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 25 | — | — | Chassis |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | March | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | — | — | Chassis |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 23 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 23 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 15 | — | — | Spun off |
| 24 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 14 | — | — | Suspension |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 22 | — | — | Chassis |
| 26 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 19 | — | — | Throttle |