1988.16-Australia
LIII Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide, 13 novembre 1988
82 giri x 3.780 km – 309.960 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| N° | Pilota | Squadra | Telaio | Motore | ||
| 1 | Nelson PIQUET | Camel Team Lotus Honda | Lotus | 100T | Honda | RA168E V6 t 1.5 |
| 2 | Satoru NAKAJIMA | Camel Team Lotus Honda | Lotus | 100T | Honda | RA168E V6 t 1.5 |
| 3 | Jonathan PALMER | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell | 017 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 |
| 4 | Julian BAILEY | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell | 017 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 |
| 5 | Nigel MANSELL | Canon Williams Team | Williams | FW12 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 |
| 6 | Riccardo PATRESE | Canon Williams Team | Williams | FW12 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 |
| 9 | Piercarlo GHINZANI | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed | 881 | Zakspeed | 1500/4 L4 t 1.5 |
| 10 | Bernd SCHNEIDER | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed | 881 | Zakspeed | 1500/4 L4 t 1.5 |
| 11 | Alain PROST | Honda Marlboro McLaren | McLaren | MP4/4 | Honda | RA168E V6 t 1.5 |
| 12 | Ayrton SENNA | Honda Marlboro McLaren | McLaren | MP4/4 | Honda | RA168E V6 t 1.5 |
| 14 | Philippe STREIFF | AGS Racing | AGS | JH23 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 |
| 15 | Mauricio GUGELMIN | Leyton House March Racing Team | March | 881 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 |
| 16 | Ivan CAPELLI | Leyton House March Racing Team | March | 881 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 |
| 17 | Derek WARWICK | USF&G Arrows Megatron | Arrows | A10B | Megatron | M12/13 L4 t 1.5 |
| 18 | Eddie CHEEVER | USF&G Arrows Megatron | Arrows | A10B | Megatron | M12/13 L4 t 1.5 |
| 19 | Alessandro NANNINI | Benetton Formula Ltd | Benetton | B188 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 |
| 20 | Thierry BOUTSEN | Benetton Formula Ltd | Benetton | B188 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 |
| 21 | Nicola LARINI | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella | FA1L | Osella | 890T V8 t 1.5 |
| 22 | Andrea De CESARIS | Rial Racing | Rial | ARC1 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 |
| 23 | Pierluigi MARTINI | Lois Minardi Team | Minardi | M188 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 |
| 24 | Luis PEREZ-SALA | Lois Minardi Team | Minardi | M188 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 |
| 25 | René ARNOUX | Ligier Loto | Ligier | JS31 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 |
| 26 | Stefan JOHANSSON | Ligier Loto | Ligier | JS31 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 |
| 27 | Michele ALBORETO | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | F187/88C | Ferrari | 033E V6 t 1.5 |
| 28 | Gerhard BERGER | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | F187/88C | Ferrari | 033E V6 t 1.5 |
| 29 | Pierre-Henri RAPHANEL | Larrousse & Calmels F1 | Lola | LC88 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 |
| 30 | Philippe ALLIOT | Larrousse & Calmels F1 | Lola | LC88 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 |
| 31 | Gabriele TARQUINI | Coloni SpA | Coloni | FC188B | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 |
| 32 | Oscar LARRAURI | Eurobrun Racing | Eurobrun | ER188 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 |
| 33 | Stefano MODENA | Eurobrun Racing | Eurobrun | ER188 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 |
| 36 | Alex CAFFI | BMS Scuderia Italia | Dallara | 188 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 |
QUALIFICHE
| Pos | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo |
| 1 | Ayrton SENNA | McLaren | Honda | 1’17”748 |
| 2 | Alain PROST | McLaren | Honda | 1’17”880 |
| 3 | Nigel MANSELL | Williams | Judd | 1’19”427 |
| 4 | Gerhard BERGER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’19”517 |
| 5 | Nelson PIQUET | Lotus | Honda | 1’19”535 |
| 6 | Riccardo PATRESE | Williams | Judd | 1’19”925 |
| 7 | Derek WARWICK | Arrows | Megatron | 1’20”086 |
| 8 | Alessandro NANNINI | Benetton | Ford Cosworth | 1’20”182 |
| 9 | Ivan CAPELLI | March | Judd | 1’20”459 |
| 10 | Thierry BOUTSEN | Benetton | Ford Cosworth | 1’20”486 |
| 11 | Alex CAFFI | Dallara | Ford Cosworth | 1’20”781 |
| 12 | Michele ALBORETO | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’20”844 |
| 13 | Satoru NAKAJIMA | Lotus | Honda | 1’20”852 |
| 14 | Pierluigi MARTINI | Minardi | Ford Cosworth | 1’21”133 |
| 15 | Andrea De CESARIS | Rial | Ford Cosworth | 1’21”164 |
| 16 | Philippe STREIFF | AGS | Ford Cosworth | 1’21”262 |
| 17 | Jonathan PALMER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’21”307 |
| 18 | Eddie CHEEVER | Arrows | Megatron | 1’21”393 |
| 19 | Mauricio GUGELMIN | March | Judd | 1’21”554 |
| 20 | Stefano MODENA | Eurobrun | Ford Cosworth | 1’21”856 |
| 21 | Luis PEREZ-SALA | Minardi | Ford Cosworth | 1’21”893 |
| 22 | Stefan JOHANSSON | Ligier | Judd | 1’21”988 |
| 23 | René ARNOUX | Ligier | Judd | 1’22”028 |
| 24 | Philippe ALLIOT | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 1’22”211 |
| 25 | Oscar LARRAURI | Eurobrun | Ford Cosworth | 1’22”213 |
| 26 | Piercarlo GHINZANI | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 1’22”348 |
| Non qualificato | ||||
| 27 | Gabriele TARQUINI | Coloni | Ford Cosworth | 1’22”393 |
| 28 | Julian BAILEY | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’22”529 |
| 29 | Pierre-Henri RAPHANEL | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 1’22”733 |
| 30 | Bernd SCHNEIDER | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 1’23”025 |
| Non prequalificato | ||||
| 31 | Nicola LARINI | Osella | Osella | 1’28”440 |
CLASSIFICA
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 11 | Alain PROST | McLaren | Honda | 82 | 1h 53m 14.676s ( 164.225 km/h ) |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton SENNA | McLaren | Honda | 82 | ( +36.787s ) |
| 3 | 1 | Nelson PIQUET | Lotus | Honda | 82 | ( +47.546s ) |
| 4 | 6 | Riccardo PATRESE | Williams | Judd | 82 | ( +1m 20.088s ) |
| 5 | 20 | Thierry BOUTSEN | Benetton | Ford Cosworth | 81 | |
| 6 | 16 | Ivan CAPELLI | March | Judd | 81 | |
| 7 | 23 | Pierluigi MARTINI | Minardi | Ford Cosworth | 80 | |
| 8 | 22 | Andrea De CESARIS | Rial | Ford Cosworth | 77 | |
| 9 | 26 | Stefan JOHANSSON | Ligier | Judd | 76 | |
| 10 | 30 | Philippe ALLIOT | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 75 | |
| 11 | 14 | Philippe STREIFF | AGS | Ford Cosworth | 73 | |
| ab | 9 | Piercarlo GHINZANI | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 69 | |
| ab | 5 | Nigel MANSELL | Williams | Judd | 65 | |
| ab | 19 | Alessandro NANNINI | Benetton | Ford Cosworth | 63 | |
| ab | 33 | Stefano MODENA | Eurobrun | Ford Cosworth | 63 | |
| ab | 17 | Derek WARWICK | Arrows | Megatron | 52 | |
| ab | 18 | Eddie CHEEVER | Arrows | Megatron | 51 | |
| ab | 15 | Mauricio GUGELMIN | March | Judd | 46 | |
| ab | 2 | Satoru NAKAJIMA | Lotus | Honda | 45 | |
| ab | 24 | Luis PEREZ-SALA | Minardi | Ford Cosworth | 41 | |
| ab | 36 | Alex CAFFI | Dallara | Ford Cosworth | 32 | |
| ab | 28 | Gerhard BERGER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 25 | |
| ab | 25 | René ARNOUX | Ligier | Judd | 24 | |
| ab | 3 | Jonathan PALMER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 16 | |
| ab | 32 | Oscar LARRAURI | Eurobrun | Ford Cosworth | 12 | |
| ab | 27 | Michele ALBORETO | Ferrari | Ferrari | 0 | |
| nq | 31 | Gabriele TARQUINI | Coloni | Ford Cosworth | ||
| nq | 4 | Julian BAILEY | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | ||
| nq | 29 | Pierre-Henri RAPHANEL | Lola | Ford Cosworth | ||
| nq | 10 | Bernd SCHNEIDER | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | ||
| npq | 21 | Nicola LARINI | Osella | Osella |
GIRO VELOCE
| Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Gap | Giro | Media |
| Alain PROST | McLaren | Honda | 1’21”216 | 59 | 167.553 |
