Round 11 · 28 August 1988
1988 Belgian Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (McLaren) won the 1988 Belgian Grand Prix, round 11 of the championship, held on 28 August 1988 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), starting from position 1. Alain Prost (McLaren) and Ivan Capelli (March) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:28:00.549 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +30.470 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Ivan Capelli | March | 14 | +75.768 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 9 | +83.628 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | +85.355 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 11 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Williams | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 21 | — | — | Throttle |
| 13 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 14 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 6 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 7 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 16 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 22 | — | — | Steering |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 24 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 21 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 26 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 23 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Injection |
| 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 23 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 19 | — | — | Accident |
| 26 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 17 | — | — | Accident |