April 3, 1988 Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | Lap distance 5.031 km
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 11 | Alain Prost (FRA) | McLaren MP4-4 | Honda RA168-E | Goodyear | 60 | 1:36'06.857 | 3 | 1'28.782 | 3 | 1'33.540 | (57) | |
| 2 | 6 | 28 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Ferrari F1/87-88C | Ferrari 156/88 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:36'16.730 | +9.873 | 4 | 1'29.026 | 1 | 1'32.943 | (45) |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Team Lotus 100T | Honda RA168-E | Goodyear | 60 | 1:37'15.438 | +1'08.581 | 5 | 1'30.087 | 4 | 1'33.597 | (44) |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Arrows A10B | Megatron | Goodyear | 60 | 1:37'20.205 | +1'13.348 | 11 | 1'31.723 | 10 | 1'35.020 | (44) |
| 5 | 2 | 27 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Ferrari F1/87-88C | Ferrari 156/88 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:37'21.413 | +1'14.556 | 6 | 1'30.114 | 2 | 1'33.193 | (39) |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima (JPN) | Team Lotus 100T | Honda RA168-E | Goodyear | 59 | 1:36'38.821 | +1 lap | 10 | 1'31.280 | 5 | 1'33.903 | (47) |
| 7 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen (BEL) | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 59 | 1:36'55.321 | +1 lap | 7 | 1'30.140 | 7 | 1'34.457 | (31) | |
| 8 | 18 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Arrows A10B | Megatron | Goodyear | 59 | 1:37'32.987 | +1 lap | 15 | 1'32.843 | 8 | 1'34.632 | (46) | |
| 9 | 26 | Stefan Johansson (SWE) | Ligier JS31 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 57 | 1:36'10.878 | +3 laps | 21 | 1'34.579 | 12 | 1'36.429 | (44) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | Rial ARC-01 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 53 | 1:27'56.147 | 14 | 1'32.275 | 6 | 1'34.440 | (44) | ||
| transmission | 3 | Jonathan Palmer (GBR) | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 47 | 1:19'30.680 | 22 | 1'34.686 | 16 | 1'36.758 | (38) | ||
| chassis | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala (ESP) | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 46 | 1:17'06.412 | 20 | 1'34.532 | 17 | 1'36.929 | (43) | ||
| suspension | 30 | Philippe Alliot (FRA) | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 40 | 1:06'25.695 | 16 | 1'32.933 | 14 | 1'36.613 | (31) | ||
| suspension | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) | Coloni FC-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 35 | 1:05'58.090 | 25 | 1'35.407 | 20 | 1'37.112 | (34) | ||
| brakes | 14 | Philippe Streiff (FRA) | AGS JH23 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 35 | 1:07'57.003 | 19 | 1'34.481 | 13 | 1'36.451 | (34) | ||
| engine | 29 | Yannick Dalmas (FRA) | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 32 | 53'22.315 | 17 | 1'33.408 | 9 | 1'35.003 | (32) | ||
| clutch | 25 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Ligier JS31 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 23 | 39'36.225 | 18 | 1'34.474 | 22 | 1'38.556 | (21) | ||
| engine | 33 | Stefano Modena (ITA) | Euro Brun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 20 | 47'19.031 | 24 | 1'34.910 | 21 | 1'38.401 | (15) | ||
| engine | 5 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Williams FW12 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 18 | 29'01.824 | 2 | 1'28.632 | 11 | 1'35.346 | (10) | ||
| engine | 19 | Alessandro Nannini (ITA) | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 7 | 11'32.496 | 12 | 1'31.772 | 15 | 1'36.616 | (3) | ||
| engine | 6 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Williams FW12 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 6 | 9'53.043 | 8 | 1'30.439 | 18 | 1'37.003 | (3) | ||
| engine | 16 | Ivan Capelli (ITA) | March 881 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 6 | 10'15.095 | 9 | 1'30.929 | 19 | 1'37.024 | (6) | ||
| chassis | 23 | Adrián Campos (ESP) | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 5 | 8'53.009 | 23 | 1'34.886 | 23 | 1'41.641 | (3) | ||
| gearbox | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin (BRA) | March 881 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 0 | 13 | 1'31.833 | ||||||
| Disqualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 12 | Ayrton Senna (BRA) | McLaren MP4-4 | Honda RA168-E | Goodyear | 31 | 50'51.169 | 1 | 1'28.096 | 1'34.657 | (13) | |||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| electrical | 32 | Oscar Larrauri (ARG) | Euro Brun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 26 | 1'35.711 | |||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 4 | Julian Bailey (GBR) | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 1'36.137 | ||||||||
| -- | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (ITA) | Zakspeed 881 | Zakspeed 881 | Goodyear | 1'37.621 | ||||||||
| -- | 21 | Nicola Larini (ITA) | Osella FA1I | Osella 890T | Goodyear | 1'38.371 | ||||||||
| -- | 10 | Bernd Schneider (GER) | Zakspeed 881 | Zakspeed 881 | Goodyear | 1'38.614 | ||||||||
| Not pre-qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 36 | Alex Caffi (ITA) | Dallara 3087 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'46.442 | ||||||||
