| 1988 Japanese Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 30 October 1988 | ||
| Official name | XIV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.860 km (3.641[1] miles) | ||
| Distance | 51 laps, 298.860 km (185.703 miles) | ||
| Weather | Cool and mainly dry, some rain toward the end | ||
| Attendance | 233,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:41.853 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | |
| Time | 1:46.326 on lap 33 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Second | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Third | Benetton-Ford | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1988 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka Circuit on 30 October 1988. It was the fifteenth and penultimate race of the 1988 season.
- ^ "1988 Japanese Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
- ^ "Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022 – Media Kit" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.