Race results
Race startOctober 30, 1988 at 09:00Japan Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:33:26.173 | 51 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +13.363 | 51 | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +36.109 | 51 | - | - | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | +1:26.714 | 51 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | +1:30.603 | 51 | - | - | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +1:37.615 | 51 | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 50 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | +1 Lap | 50 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | +1 Lap | 50 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | +1 Lap | 50 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 50 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 50 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | +2 Laps | 49 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 49 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | +2 Laps | 49 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | +3 Laps | 48 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | +3 Laps | 48 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | DNF (Overheating) | 36 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | DNF (Ignition) | 35 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | DNF (Brakes) | 34 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | DNF (Driver unwell) | 34 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | DNF (Collision) | 24 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | DNF (Spun off) | 22 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | DNF (Electrical) | 19 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | DNF (Spun off) | 16 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | DNF (Driver unwell) | 14 | - | - | 25 | 0 |