Race results
Race startApril 2, 1988 at 21:00Brasilia Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:36:06.857 | 60 | - | - | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | +9.873 | 60 | - | - | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | +1:08.591 | 60 | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | +1:13.348 | 60 | - | - | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | +1:14.556 | 60 | - | - | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 59 | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +1 Lap | 59 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | +1 Lap | 59 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | +3 Laps | 57 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | DNF (Engine) | 53 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | DNF (Transmission) | 47 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | DNF (Chassis) | 46 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | DNF (Suspension) | 40 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | DNF (Suspension) | 35 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | DNF (Brakes) | 35 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | DNF (Engine) | 32 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | DSQ | 31 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | DNF (Clutch) | 23 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 33 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | DNF (Engine) | 20 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | DNF (Engine) | 18 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | DNF (Engine) | 7 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | DNF (Engine) | 6 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | DNF (Engine) | 6 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | DNF (Chassis) | 5 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | DNF (Gearbox) | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | DNF (Electrical) | 0 | - | - | 26 | 0 |