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1988 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

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Formula One race number 15 of 16
Sunday, October 30, 1988 at Suzuka Circuitland, Suzuka City, Japan
51 laps on a 5.859 kilometer road course (298.809 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:33:26.173
Average speed: 191.893 kph
Pole time: 101.853 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 13.363 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1988 Formula One results / 1988 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	12	Ayrton Senna	Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren MP4-4 / Honda RA168E	51	1:33:26.173	24	9
2	2	11	Alain Prost	Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren MP4-4 / Honda RA168E	51	+13.363	26	6
3	10	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton Formula	Benetton B188 / Ford Cosworth DFR	51	+36.109	0	4
4	3	28	Gerhard Berger	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari F187/88C / Ferrari 033E	51	+86.714	0	3
5	12	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton Formula	Benetton B188 / Ford Cosworth DFR	51	+90.603	0	2
6	11	6	Riccardo Patrese	Canon Williams	Williams FW12 / Judd CV	51	+97.615	0	1
7	6	2	Satoru Nakajima	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus 100T / Honda RA168E	50	+1 lap	0	0
8	18	14	Philippe Streiff	Team AGS	AGS JH23 / Ford Cosworth DFZ	50	+1 lap	0	0
9	19	30	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse & Calmels F1	Lola LC88 / Ford Cosworth DFZ	50	+1 lap	0	0
10	13	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House March Racing Team	March 881 / Judd CV	50	+1 lap	0	0
11	9	27	Michele Alboreto	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari F187/88C / Ferrari 033E	50	+1 lap	0	0
12	16	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 017 / Ford Cosworth DFZ	50	+1 lap	0	0
13	17	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Team	Minardi M188 / Ford Cosworth DFZ	49	+2 laps	0	0
14	26	4	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 017 / Ford Cosworth DFZ	49	+2 laps	0	0
15	22	24	Luis Perez-Sala	Minardi Team	Minardi M188 / Ford Cosworth DFZ	49	+2 laps	0	0
16	20	29	Aguri Suzuki	Larrousse & Calmels F1	Lola LC88 / Ford Cosworth DFZ	48	+3 laps	0	0
17	23	25	Rene Arnoux	Ligier Loto	Ligier JS31 / Judd CV	48	+3 laps	0	0
ret	14	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial Racing	Rial ARC01 / Ford Cosworth DFZ	36	overheating	0	0
ret	15	18	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	US F&G Arrows Megatron	Arrows A10B / Megatron M12	35	ignition	0	0
ret	24	21	Nicola Larini	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1L / Alfa Romeo 890T	34	brakes	0	0
ret	5	1	Nelson Piquet	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus 100T / Honda RA168E	34	driver ill	0	0
ret	8	5	Nigel Mansell	Canon Williams	Williams FW12 / Judd CV	24	crash	0	0
ret	21	36	Alex Caffi	Scuderia Italia	Dallara BMS-F188 / Ford Cosworth DFZ	22	spun off	0	0
ret	4	16	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House March Racing Team	March 881 / Judd CV	19	electrical	1	0
ret	7	17	Derek Warwick	US F&G Arrows Megatron	Arrows A10B / Megatron M12	16	spun off	0	0
ret	25	10	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed Racing	Zakspeed 881 / Zakspeed 1500/R	14	driver ill	0	0

Fastest Lap: 198.375 kph by Ayrton Senna

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
27	Stefan Johansson	26	Ligier Loto
28	Oscar Larrauri	32	Eurobrun Racing
29	Piercarlo Ghinzani	9	Zakspeed Racing
30	Stefano Modena	33	Eurobrun Racing
31	Gabriele Tarquini	31	Coloni Racing

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Alain Prost	1	15	15
Ivan Capelli	16	16	1
Alain Prost	17	27	11
Ayrton Senna	28	51	24

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Alain Prost	96
2	Ayrton Senna	88	-8
3	Gerhard Berger	41	-55
4	Thierry Boutsen	25	-71
5	Michele Alboreto	24	-72
6	Nelson Piquet	18	-78
7	Derek Warwick	17	-79
8	Ivan Capelli	16	-80
9	Alessandro Nannini	12	-84
9	Nigel Mansell	12	-84
11	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	6	-90
12	Mauricio Gugelmin	5	-91
12	Riccardo Patrese	5	-91
12	Jonathan Palmer	5	-91
15	Andrea de Cesaris	3	-93
16	Pierluigi Martini	1	-95
16	Satoru Nakajima	1	-95