July 3, 1988 Circuit Paul Ricard | Lap distance 3.813 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 | 80 | 7.000000.328 | 1 | 7.000000.589 | 1 | 1.000000.737 | (45) | |
| 2 | 6 | 12 | Ayrton Senna (BRA) | McLaren MP4-4 | Honda RA168-E | Goodyear | 80 | 9.000000.080 | +1.000000.752 | 2 | 8.000000.067 | 2 | 1.000000.856 | (8) |
| 3 | 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Ferrari F1/87-88C | Ferrari 156/88 | Goodyear | 80 | 3.000000.833 | +6.000000.505 | 4 | 9.000000.422 | 4 | 2.000000.002 | (46) |
| 4 | 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Ferrari F1/87-88C | Ferrari 156/88 | Goodyear | 79 | 5.000000.593 | +1 lap | 3 | 8.000000.282 | 3 | 1.000000.866 | (25) |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Team Lotus 100T | Honda RA168-E | Goodyear | 79 | 9.000000.333 | +1 lap | 7 | 9.000000.734 | 5 | 2.000000.357 | (54) |
| 6 | 1 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini (ITA) | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 79 | 4.000000.761 | +1 lap | 6 | 9.000000.718 | 6 | 2.000000.570 | (70) |
| 7 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima (JPN) | Team Lotus 100T | Honda RA168-E | Goodyear | 79 | 2.000000.313 | +1 lap | 8 | 0.000 | 9 | 2.000000.979 | (70) | |
| 8 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin (BRA) | March 881 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 79 | 2.000000.225 | +1 lap | 16 | 1.000000.315 | 12 | 3.000000.567 | (71) | |
| 9 | 16 | Ivan Capelli (ITA) | March 881 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 79 | 9.000000.450 | +1 lap | 10 | 0.000 | 10 | 3.000000.143 | (52) | |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | Rial ARC-01 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 78 | 2.000000.841 | +2 laps | 12 | 0.000 | 7 | 2.000000.814 | (54) | |
| 11 | 18 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Arrows A10B | Megatron | Goodyear | 78 | 3.000000.797 | +2 laps | 13 | 0.000 | 11 | 3.000000.321 | (41) | |
| 12 | 36 | Alex Caffi (ITA) | Dallara BMS-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 78 | 7.000000.314 | +2 laps | 14 | 1.000000.211 | 8 | 2.000000.970 | (48) | |
| 13 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas (FRA) | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 78 | 3.000000.452 | +2 laps | 19 | 1.000000.747 | 16 | 3.000000.968 | (53) | |
| 14 | 33 | Stefano Modena (ITA) | Euro Brun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 77 | 1.000000.715 | +3 laps | 20 | 2.000000.007 | 19 | 4.000000.319 | (59) | |
| 15 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini (ITA) | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 77 | 8.000000.948 | +3 laps | 22 | 2.000000.268 | 20 | 4.000000.551 | (72) | |
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala (ESP) | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 70 | 7.000000.476 | 25 | 2.000000.525 | 18 | 4.000000.198 | (46) | ||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| clutch | 32 | Oscar Larrauri (ARG) | Euro Brun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 64 | 1.000000.691 | 26 | 2.000000.538 | 25 | 5.000000.487 | (63) | ||
| halfshaft | 21 | Nicola Larini (ITA) | Osella FA1L | Osella 890T | Goodyear | 56 | 9.000000.387 | 24 | 2.000000.406 | 22 | 4.000000.741 | (34) | ||
| gearbox | 10 | Bernd Schneider (GER) | Zakspeed 881 | Zakspeed 881 | Goodyear | 55 | 1.000000.694 | 21 | 2.000000.026 | 15 | 3.000000.844 | (55) | ||
| suspension | 5 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Williams FW12 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 48 | 7.000000.427 | 9 | 0.000 | 14 | 3.000000.671 | (46) | ||
| electrical | 30 | Philippe Alliot (FRA) | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 46 | 9.000000.403 | 18 | 1.000000.511 | 21 | 4.000000.594 | (40) | ||
| engine | 3 | Jonathan Palmer (GBR) | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 40 | 3.000000.416 | 23 | 2.000000.316 | 26 | 5.000000.490 | (39) | ||
| brakes | 6 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Williams FW12 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 35 | 5.000000.550 | 15 | 1.000000.286 | 24 | 5.000000.014 | (6) | ||
| engine | 20 | Thierry Boutsen (BEL) | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 28 | 3.000000.095 | 5 | 9.000000.587 | 13 | 3.000000.669 | (6) | ||
| fuel leak | 14 | Philippe Streiff (FRA) | AGS JH23 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 20 | 6.000000.067 | 17 | 1.000000.466 | 23 | 4.000000.800 | (5) | ||
| spun off | 17 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Arrows A10B | Megatron | Goodyear | 11 | 8.000000.126 | 11 | 0.000 | 17 | 4.000000.197 | (5) | ||
| Disqualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (ITA) | Zakspeed 881 | Zakspeed 881 | Goodyear | 0 | 2.000000.121 | |||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 25 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Ligier JS31 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 2.000000.654 | ||||||||
| -- | 4 | Julian Bailey (GBR) | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 2.000000.697 | ||||||||
| -- | 26 | Stefan Johansson (SWE) | Ligier JS31 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 2.000000.801 | ||||||||
| Not pre-qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) | Coloni FC-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 4.000000.214 | ||||||||
