BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
03 Apr 1988
Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:28.096 |
| 2 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Judd | 1:28.632 |
| 3 | 11 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:28.782 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:29.026 |
| 5 | 1 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Honda | 1:30.087 |
| 6 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:30.114 |
| 7 | 20 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Benetton Ford | 1:30.140 |
| 8 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Judd | 1:30.439 |
| 9 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:30.929 |
| 10 | 2 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Honda | 1:31.280 |
| 11 | 17 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Megatron | 1:31.723 |
| 12 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:31.772 |
| 13 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | 1:31.833 |
| 14 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Rial Ford | 1:32.275 |
| 15 | 18 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Megatron | 1:32.843 |
| 16 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Ford | 1:32.933 |
| 17 | 29 | Yannick DalmasDAL | Lola Ford | 1:33.408 |
| 18 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Judd | 1:34.474 |
| 19 | 14 | Philippe StreiffSTR | AGS Ford | 1:34.481 |
| 20 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | 1:34.532 |
| 21 | 26 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ligier Judd | 1:34.579 |
| 22 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:34.686 |
| 23 | 23 | Adrian CamposCAM | Minardi Ford | 1:34.886 |
| 24 | 33 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Euro Brun Ford | 1:34.910 |
| 25 | 31 | Gabriele TarquiniTAR | Coloni Ford | 1:35.407 |
| 26 | 32 | Oscar LarrauriLAR | Euro Brun Ford | 1:35.711 |