Race results
Race startAugust 28, 1988 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:28:00.549 | 43 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +30.470 | 43 | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | +1:15.768 | 43 | - | - | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | +1:23.628 | 43 | - | - | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | +1:25.355 | 43 | - | - | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | +1 Lap | 42 | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Martin Brundle | Williams | +1 Lap | 42 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | +1 Lap | 42 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | +1 Lap | 42 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | +1 Lap | 42 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | DNF (Engine) | 39 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | DNF (Throttle) | 39 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | DNF (Gearbox) | 38 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | DSQ | 43 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | DSQ | 43 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | DNF (Steering) | 36 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 35 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | DNF (Engine) | 30 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | DNF (Spun off) | 29 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | DNF (Oil leak) | 25 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 22 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | DNF (Fuel system) | 14 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | DNF (Injection) | 11 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | DNF (Engine) | 9 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | DNF (Accident) | 2 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | DNF (Accident) | 2 | - | - | 17 | 0 |