Race results
Race startOctober 2, 1988 at 01:00Central European Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:48:43.851 | 72 | - | - | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | +26.232 | 72 | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | +35.446 | 72 | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | +46.710 | 72 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +47.430 | 72 | - | - | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | +51.813 | 72 | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | +1:15.964 | 72 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | +1:17.309 | 72 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +1:17.655 | 72 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | +1 Lap | 71 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | +1 Lap | 71 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | +2 Laps | 70 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | +2 Laps | 70 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | +3 Laps | 69 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | DNF (Wheel) | 62 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | DNF (Chassis) | 60 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | DNF (Engine) | 45 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | DNF (Chassis) | 41 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | DNF (Engine) | 37 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | DNF (Engine) | 16 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 15 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | DNF (Gearbox) | 15 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | DNF (Spun off) | 14 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | DNF (Suspension) | 9 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | DNF (Chassis) | 4 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | DNF (Throttle) | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 |