Race results
Race startMay 1, 1988 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:32:41.264 | 60 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +2.334 | 60 | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 59 | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +1 Lap | 59 | - | - | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 59 | - | - | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | +1 Lap | 59 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | +1 Lap | 59 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 59 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | +2 Laps | 58 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | +2 Laps | 58 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | +2 Laps | 58 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | +2 Laps | 58 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +2 Laps | 58 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 58 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | +2 Laps | 58 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | +3 Laps | 57 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | +3 Laps | 57 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 54 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | +8 Laps | 52 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | DNF (Gearbox) | 48 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | DNF (Engine) | 42 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | DNF (Fuel system) | 40 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | DNF (Gearbox) | 38 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | DNF (Gearbox) | 36 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | DNF (Gearbox) | 2 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | DNF (Suspension) | 1 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | DSQ (Excluded) | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |