Round 9 · 24 July 1988
1988 German Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (McLaren) won the 1988 German Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 24 July 1988 at Hockenheimring (Germany), starting from position 1. Alain Prost (McLaren) and Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:32:54.188 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +13.609 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | +52.095 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | +100.912 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | March | 7 | +109.606 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 24 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 26 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 17 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 18 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 19 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 21 | — | — | Clutch |
| 20 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 16 | — | — | Throttle |
| 21 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 13 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 11 | — | — | Spun off |
| 24 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 25 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 20 | — | — | Spun off |
| 26 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | — | — | Spun off |