1988 Grand Prix of Australia
13 November - Adelaide: 309.960km (3.780km x 82 laps)



Pole Position: Ayrton Senna, McLaren-Honda MP4/4, 1:17.748
Fastest lap: Alain Prost, 1:21.216 (167.553 km/h on lap 59)

Results
 1. Alain Prost            McLaren-Honda MP4/4         1:53:14.676 (164.225 km/h)
 2. Ayrton Senna           McLaren-Honda MP4/4        -     36.787
 3. Nelson Piquet          Lotus-Honda 100T           -     47.546
 4. Riccardo Patrese       Williams-Judd FW12         -   1:20.088
 5. Thierry Boutsen        Benetton-Ford B188         -  1 lap
 6. Ivan Capelli           March-Judd 881             -  1 lap
 7. Pierluigi Martini      Minardi-Ford M188          -  2 laps
 8. Andrea de Cesaris      Rial-Ford ARC1             -  5 laps (Out of fuel)
 9. Stefan Johansson       Ligier-Judd JS31           -  6 laps (Out of fuel)
10. Philippe Alliot        Lola-Ford LC88             -  7 laps (Out of fuel)
11. Philippe Streiff       AGS-Ford JH23              -  9 laps (Electrics)
    

    

Retirements
    Piercarlo Ghinzani     Zakspeed 881               - 13 laps (Fuel system)
    Nigel Mansell          Williams-Judd FW12         - 17 laps (Brakes/Spun)
    Stefano Modena         EuroBrun-Ford ER188        - 19 laps (Halfshaft)
    Alessandro Nannini     Benetton-Ford B188         - 19 laps (Spun)
    Derek Warwick          Arrows-Megatron A10B       - 30 laps (Throttle)
    Eddie Cheever          Arrows-Megatron A10B       - 31 laps (Engine)
    Mauricio Gugelmin      March-Judd 881             - 36 laps (Accident)
    Satoru Nakajima        Lotus-Honda 100T           - 37 laps (Accident)
    Luis Perez-Sala        Minardi-Ford M188          - 41 laps (Electrics)
    Alex Caffi             Dallara-Ford 188           - 50 laps (Clutch)
    Gerhard Berger         Ferrari F187/88C           - 57 laps (Accident)
    René Arnoux            Ligier-Judd JS31           - 58 laps (Accident)
    Jonathan Palmer        Tyrrell-Ford 017           - 66 laps (Transmission)
    Oscar Larrauri         EuroBrun-Ford ER188        - 70 laps (Halfshaft/Accident)
    Michele Alboreto       Ferrari F187/88C           - 82 laps (Accident)
    
Did Not Qualify    
    Gabriele Tarquini      Coloni-Ford FC188B
    Julian Bailey          Tyrrell-Ford 017
    Pierre-Henri Raphanel  Lola-Ford LC88
    Bernd Schneider        Zakspeed 881
    
Did Not Pre-qualify    
    Nicola Larini          Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L

Qualifying Times:

 1. Ayrton Senna           McLaren-Honda MP4/4         1:17.748 (175.027 km/h)
 2. Alain Prost            McLaren-Honda MP4/4        -   0.132
 3. Nigel Mansell          Williams-Judd FW12         -   1.679
 4. Gerhard Berger         Ferrari F187/88C           -   1.769
 5. Nelson Piquet          Lotus-Honda 100T           -   1.787
 6. Riccardo Patrese       Williams-Judd FW12         -   2.177
 7. Derek Warwick          Arrows-Megatron A10B       -   2.338
 8. Alessandro Nannini     Benetton-Ford B188         -   2.434
 9. Ivan Capelli           March-Judd 881             -   2.711
10. Thierry Boutsen        Benetton-Ford B188         -   2.738
11. Alex Caffi             Dallara-Ford 188           -   3.033
12. Michele Alboreto       Ferrari F187/88C           -   3.096
13. Satoru Nakajima        Lotus-Honda 100T           -   3.104
14. Pierluigi Martini      Minardi-Ford M188          -   3.385
15. Andrea de Cesaris      Rial-Ford ARC1             -   3.416
16. Philippe Streiff       AGS-Ford JH23              -   3.514
17. Jonathan Palmer        Tyrrell-Ford 017           -   3.559
18. Eddie Cheever          Arrows-Megatron A10B       -   3.645
19. Mauricio Gugelmin      March-Judd 881             -   3.806
20. Stefano Modena         EuroBrun-Ford ER188        -   4.108
21. Luis Perez-Sala        Minardi-Ford M188          -   4.145
22. Stefan Johansson       Ligier-Judd JS31           -   4.240
23. René Arnoux            Ligier-Judd JS31           -   4.280
24. Philippe Alliot        Lola-Ford LC88             -   4.463
25. Oscar Larrauri         EuroBrun-Ford ER188        -   4.465
26. Piercarlo Ghinzani     Zakspeed 881               -   4.600

Did Not Qualify
27. Gabriele Tarquini      Coloni-Ford FC188B         -   4.645
28. Julian Bailey          Tyrrell-Ford 017           -   4.781
29. Pierre-Henri Raphanel  Lola-Ford LC88             -   4.985
30. Bernd Schneider        Zakspeed 881               -   5.277

Did Not Pre-qualify
31. Nicola Larini          Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L     -  10.692