- Winner
- Ayrton Senna
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Thierry Boutsen
- Race date
- October 30, 1988
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Ayrton Senna
- Classified drivers
- 31
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit
The decisive result
Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Thierry Boutsen 3 for Benetton.
Grid to finish
Julian Bailey from P26 to P14 (+12), Philippe Streiff from P18 to P8 (+10), and Philippe Alliot from P19 to P9 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 4 DNQ, 3 +2 laps, and 2 +3 laps. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:46.326 on lap 33. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.