Round 16 · 13 November 1988
1988 Australian Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1988 Australian Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 13 November 1988 at Adelaide Street Circuit (Australia), starting from position 2. Ayrton Senna (McLaren) 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 | 2 | 1:53:14.676 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | +36.387 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | +47.546 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | +80.088 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Ivan Capelli | March | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 15 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 22 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 24 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 16 | — | — | Electrical |
| 12 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 26 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | — | — | Spun off |
| 14 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 8 | — | — | Spun off |
| 15 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 20 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 19 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 13 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 11 | — | — | Clutch |
| 22 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Collision |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | — | — | Collision |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Transmission |
| 25 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 25 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 12 | — | — | Collision |