1988 Season
16 rounds. Senna won the title by 3 points over Prost; McLaren won the constructors' championship by 134.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Date | Winner | Team | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Apr | Alain Prost | McLaren | 60 | 1:36:06.857 | |
| 2 | 1 May | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 60 | 1:32:41.264 | |
| 3 | 15 May | Alain Prost | McLaren | 78 | 1:57:17.077 | |
| 4 | 29 May | Alain Prost | McLaren | 67 | 1:30:15.737 | |
| 5 | 12 Jun | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 69 | 1:39:46.618 | |
| 6 | 19 Jun | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 63 | 1:54:56.035 | |
| 7 | 3 Jul | Alain Prost | McLaren | 80 | 1:37:37.328 | |
| 8 | 10 Jul | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 65 | 1:33:16.367 | |
| 9 | 24 Jul | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 44 | 1:32:54.188 | |
| 10 | 7 Aug | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 76 | 1:57:47.081 | |
| 11 | 28 Aug | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 43 | 1:28:00.549 | |
| 12 | 11 Sep | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 51 | 1:17:39.744 | |
| 13 | 25 Sep | Alain Prost | McLaren | 70 | 1:37:40.958 | |
| 14 | 2 Oct | Alain Prost | McLaren | 72 | 1:48:43.851 | |
| 15 | 30 Oct | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 51 | 1:33:26.173 | |
| 16 | 13 Nov | Alain Prost | McLaren | 82 | 1:53:14.676 |
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Team | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 90 | ||
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 87 | −3 | |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 41 | −49 | |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 27 | −63 | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 24 | −66 | |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 22 | −68 | |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | March | 17 | −73 | |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | −73 | |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 12 | −78 | |
| 10 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 12 | −78 | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 8 | −82 | |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 6 | −84 | |
| 13 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 5 | −85 | |
| 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 5 | −85 | |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 3 | −87 | |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 1 | −89 | |
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1 | −89 | |
| 18 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 0 | −90 | |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 0 | −90 | |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | Williams | 0 | −90 | |
| 21 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 0 | −90 | |
| 22 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 0 | −90 | |
| 23 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 0 | −90 | |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 0 | −90 | |
| 25 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 0 | −90 | |
| 26 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 0 | −90 | |
| 27 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 0 | −90 | |
| 28 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 0 | −90 | |
| 29 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 0 | −90 | |
| 30 | Jean-Louis Schlesser | Williams | 0 | −90 | |
| 31 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 0 | −90 | |
| 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 0 | −90 | |
| 33 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 0 | −90 | |
| 34 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 0 | −90 | |
| 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 0 | −90 | |
| 36 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Larrousse | 0 | −90 |