Race results
Race startSeptember 11, 1988 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:17:39.744 | 51 | - | - | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | +0.502 | 51 | - | - | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | +35.532 | 51 | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | +36.114 | 51 | - | - | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | +52.522 | 51 | - | - | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +59.878 | 51 | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +1:14.743 | 51 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | +1:32.566 | 51 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | +1 Lap | 50 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | DNF (Collision) | 49 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | Jean-Louis Schlesser | Williams | +2 Laps | 49 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 49 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | +2 Laps | 49 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 34 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | DNF (Engine) | 33 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | DNF (Clutch) | 31 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | DNF (Engine) | 28 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | DNF (Chassis) | 27 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | DNF (Engine) | 25 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | DNF (Engine) | 24 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | DNF (Radiator) | 17 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | DNF (Engine) | 15 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 14 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | DNF (Gearbox) | 12 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | DNF (Clutch) | 11 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | DNF (Engine) | 2 | - | - | 17 | 0 |