| 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 1 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 3 April 1988 | ||
| Official name | 17º Grande Premio do Brasil | ||
| Location | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.031 km (3.126 miles) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 301.860 km (187.567 miles) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 61 laps, 306.891 km (190.693 miles) | ||
| Weather | Cloudy and hot | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:28.096 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:32.943 on lap 45 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Lotus-Honda | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 3 April 1988, at the renamed Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Rio de Janeiro. Following his 3rd World Drivers' Championship in 1987 the Jacarepaguá Circuit was named after local hero Nelson Piquet. It was the first race of the 1988 Formula One season.