Race results
Race startAugust 7, 1988 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:57:47.081 | 76 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +0.529 | 76 | - | - | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +31.410 | 76 | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | +1:28.670 | 76 | - | - | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | +1 Lap | 75 | - | - | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +1 Lap | 75 | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | +3 Laps | 73 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | +3 Laps | 73 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | +3 Laps | 73 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | +4 Laps | 72 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | +4 Laps | 72 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | +4 Laps | 72 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | +5 Laps | 71 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | DNF (Brakes) | 65 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | DNF (Driver unwell) | 60 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | DNF (Brakes) | 55 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | DNF (Electrical) | 40 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | DNF (Engine) | 32 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | DNF (Halfshaft) | 28 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | DNF (Overheating) | 24 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| - | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | DNF (Engine) | 22 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | DNF (Throttle) | 19 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | DNF (Collision) | 8 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | DNF (Collision) | 8 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | DNF (Engine) | 5 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 3 | - | - | 21 | 0 |