| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | October 30, 1988 | |
| Official name | XIV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | |
| Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.859 km | |
| Distance | 51 laps, 298.829 km | |
| Weather | Wet, drying towards the end | |
| Pole Position | ||
| Driver |  Aidan Keranen
|
Tyrrell-Ford |
| Time | 1:45.504 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Cristiano Mauri
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Williams-Judd |
| Time | 1:46.707 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Aidan Keranen
|
Tyrrell-Ford |
| Second |  Ben Herbert
|
McLaren-Honda |
| Third |  Tobi Kederer
|
Tyrrell-Ford |
The 1988 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 30, 1988 at Suzuka. It was the 15th race of the 1988 Formula One season.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Aidan Keranen
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Tyrrell-Ford | 1:45.504 | |
| 2 | 12 | Ben Herbert
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:45.737 | +0.233 |
| 3 | 4 | Tobi Kederer
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:45.863 | +0.359 |
| 4 | 19 |  Márk Lintner
|
Benetton-Ford | 1:45.897 | +0.393 |
| 5 | 26 |  Rami Saidy
|
Ligier-Judd | 1:45.930 | +0.426 |
| 6 | 15 | Krisztián Lintner
|
March-Judd | 1:46.062 | +0.558 |
| 7 | 25 |  Ron Squire
|
Ligier-Judd | 1:46.105 | +0.601 |
| 8 | 20 |  Thierry Boutsen
|
Benetton-Ford | 1:46.132 | +0.628 |
| 9 | 10 | Fabio Terzi
|
Zakspeed | 1:46.138 | +0.634 |
| 10 | 27 | Ben Utzer
|
Ferrari | 1:46.165 | +0.661 |
| 11 | 23 |  Sasha Jednak
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:46.206 | +0.702 |
| 12 | 11 |  Mane Goddard
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:46.243 | +0.739 |
| 13 | 9 |  Florin Diaconescu
|
Zakspeed | 1:46.282 | +0.778 |
| 14 | 0 |  Sebastien Levret
|
Lotus-Honda | 1:46.292 | +0.788 |
| 15 | 6 | Cristiano Mauri
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Williams-Judd | 1:46.307 | +0.803 |
| 16 | 17 | Jimmy Laad
|
Arrows-Megatron | 1:46.308 | +0.804 |
| 17 | 18 |  Manolis Sigoulakis
|
Arrows-Megatron | 1:46.370 | +0.866 |
| 18 | 28 | Jack Hunsley
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Ferrari | 1:46.399 | +0.895 |
| 19 | 16 | Fred Owen
|
March-Judd | 1:46.415 | +0.911 |
| 20 | 5 | Old Wolf
|
Williams-Judd | 1:46.496 | +0.992 |
| 21 | 24 |  Steven Poirier
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Minardi-Ford | 1:46.550 | +1.046 |
| 22 | 2 |  Omer Said
|
Lotus-Honda | 1:46.560 | +1.056 |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Aidan Keranen
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 51 | 1:40:06.364 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ben Herbert
|
McLaren-Honda | 51 | +2.955 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Tobi Kederer
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 51 | +13.790 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 | Márk Lintner
|
Benetton-Ford | 51 | +34.808 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 27 | Ben Utzer
|
Ferrari | 51 | +35.387 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | Sebastien Levret
|
Lotus-Honda | 51 | +37.036 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Mane Goddard
|
McLaren-Honda | 51 | +43.179 | 12 | |
| 8 | 6 | Cristiano Mauri
|
Williams-Judd | 51 | +51.733 | 15 | |
| 9 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen
|
Benetton-Ford | 51 | +1:02.019 | 8 | |
| 10 | 26 | Rami Saidy
|
Ligier-Judd | 51 | +1:02.513 | 5 | |
| 11 | 23 | Sasha Jednak
|
Minardi-Ford | 51 | +1:05.627 | 11 | |
| 12 | 2 | Omer Said
|
Lotus-Honda | 51 | +1:06.768 | 22 | |
| 13 | 5 | Old Wolf
|
Williams-Judd | 51 | +1:15.511 | 20 | |
| 14 | 17 | Jimmy Laad
|
Arrows-Megatron | 46 | +5 Laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 24 | Steven Poirier
|
Minardi-Ford | 33 | Puncture | 21 | |
| Ret | 16 | Fred Owen
|
March-Judd | 19 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 10 | Fabio Terzi
|
Zakspeed | 18 | Didn't finish | 9 | |
| Ret | 28 | Jack Hunsley
|
Ferrari | 18 | Didn't finish | 18 | |
| Ret | 18 | Manolis Sigoulakis
|
Arrows-Megatron | 18 | Didn't finish | 17 | |
| Ret | 9 | Florin Diaconescu
|
Zakspeed | 16 | Loose wheel | 13 | |
| Ret | 25 | Ron Squire
|
Ligier-Judd | 16 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Ret | 15 | Krisztián Lintner
|
March-Judd | 7 | Didn't finish | 6 |
Standings after the race[]
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| Previous race: 1988 Spanish Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1988 Australian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: None |
Japanese Grand Prix | Next race: 1991 Japanese Grand Prix |