September 11, 1988 Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Lap distance 5.800 km
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 28 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Ferrari F1/87-88C | Ferrari 156/88 | Goodyear | 51 | 1:17'39.744 | 3 | 1'26.654 | 2 | 1'29.113 | (47) | |
| 2 | 6 | 27 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Ferrari F1/87-88C | Ferrari 156/88 | Goodyear | 51 | 1:17'40.246 | +0.502 | 4 | 1'26.988 | 1 | 1'29.070 | (44) |
| 3 | 4 | 18 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Arrows A10B | Megatron | Goodyear | 51 | 1:18'15.276 | +35.532 | 5 | 1'27.660 | 6 | 1'30.452 | (42) |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Arrows A10B | Megatron | Goodyear | 51 | 1:18'15.858 | +36.114 | 6 | 1'27.815 | 7 | 1'30.504 | (43) |
| 5 | 2 | 16 | Ivan Capelli (ITA) | March 881 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 51 | 1:18'32.266 | +52.522 | 11 | 1'29.513 | 8 | 1'30.971 | (37) |
| 6 | 1 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen (BEL) | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 51 | 1:18'39.622 | +59.878 | 8 | 1'28.870 | 9 | 1'31.543 | (34) |
| 7 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Williams FW12 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 51 | 1:18'54.487 | +1'14.743 | 10 | 1'29.435 | 10 | 1'31.704 | (26) | |
| 8 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin (BRA) | March 881 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 51 | 1:19'12.310 | +1'32.566 | 13 | 1'30.035 | 12 | 1'31.832 | (27) | |
| 9 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini (ITA) | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 50 | 1:18'03.702 | +1 lap | 9 | 1'28.958 | 5 | 1'30.248 | (33) | |
| 10 | 12 | Ayrton Senna (BRA) | McLaren MP4-4 | Honda RA168-E | Goodyear | 49 | 1:14'31.639 | +2 laps | 1 | 1'25.974 | 3 | 1'29.569 | (29) | |
| 11 | 5 | Jean-Louis Schlesser (FRA) | Williams FW12 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 49 | 1:17'49.238 | +2 laps | 22 | 1'31.548 | 17 | 1'33.179 | (39) | |
| 12 | 4 | Julian Bailey (GBR) | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 49 | 1:17'55.011 | +2 laps | 26 | 1'32.290 | 18 | 1'33.203 | (40) | |
| 13 | 25 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Ligier JS31 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 49 | 1:17'55.995 | +2 laps | 24 | 1'32.049 | 20 | 1'33.486 | (42) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 11 | Alain Prost (FRA) | McLaren MP4-4 | Honda RA168-E | Goodyear | 34 | 51'51.635 | 2 | 1'26.277 | 4 | 1'29.642 | (27) | ||
| engine | 30 | Philippe Alliot (FRA) | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 33 | 52'36.586 | 20 | 1'30.962 | 21 | 1'33.581 | (28) | ||
| clutch | 14 | Philippe Streiff (FRA) | AGS JH23 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 31 | 49'23.709 | 23 | 1'31.676 | 22 | 1'33.898 | (31) | ||
| engine | 10 | Bernd Schneider (GER) | Zakspeed 881B | Zakspeed 881 | Goodyear | 28 | 44'00.488 | 15 | 1'30.161 | 13 | 1'32.054 | (24) | ||
| chassis | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | Rial ARC-01 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 27 | 43'37.670 | 18 | 1'30.560 | 16 | 1'33.007 | (20) | ||
| engine | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (ITA) | Zakspeed 881B | Zakspeed 881 | Goodyear | 25 | 40'00.623 | 16 | 1'30.476 | 19 | 1'33.476 | (10) | ||
| engine | 36 | Alex Caffi (ITA) | Dallara BMS-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 24 | 37'50.650 | 21 | 1'30.989 | 14 | 1'32.735 | (19) | ||
| radiator | 29 | Yannick Dalmas (FRA) | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 17 | 27'34.080 | 25 | 1'32.164 | 24 | 1'34.723 | (15) | ||
| engine | 23 | Pierluigi Martini (ITA) | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 15 | 24'00.410 | 14 | 1'30.125 | 23 | 1'34.420 | (8) | ||
| engine | 2 | Satoru Nakajima (JPN) | Team Lotus 100T | Honda RA168-E | Goodyear | 14 | 22'10.622 | 12 | 1'29.541 | 15 | 1'32.804 | (11) | ||
| gearbox | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala (ESP) | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 12 | 21'46.176 | 19 | 1'30.698 | 25 | 1'35.020 | (11) | ||
| clutch | 1 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Team Lotus 100T | Honda RA168-E | Goodyear | 11 | 17'15.249 | 7 | 1'28.044 | 11 | 1'31.803 | (11) | ||
| engine | 21 | Nicola Larini (ITA) | Osella FA1L | Osella 890T | Goodyear | 2 | 3'30.679 | 17 | 1'30.481 | 26 | 1'38.570 | (2) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 3 | Jonathan Palmer (GBR) | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 1'32.405 | ||||||||
| -- | 26 | Stefan Johansson (SWE) | Ligier JS31 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 1'32.438 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) | Coloni FC-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 1'32.829 | ||||||||
| -- | 33 | Stefano Modena (ITA) | Euro Brun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 1'33.226 | ||||||||
| Not pre-qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 32 | Oscar Larrauri (ARG) | Euro Brun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 1'34.044 | ||||||||
