Round 3 · 15 May 1988
1988 Monaco Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 15 May 1988 at Circuit de Monaco (Monaco), starting from position 2. Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) and Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:57:17.077 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | +20.453 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | +41.229 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 8 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 25 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 11 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Spun off |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 13 | — | — | Collision |
| 13 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 14 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 14 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 23 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 15 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 17 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 18 | — | — | Brakes |
| 21 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 24 | — | — | Suspension |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | — | — | Collision |
| 25 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 17 | — | — | Spun off |
| 26 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 12 | — | — | Throttle |
| 31 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | — | — | — | Excluded |