MEXICAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
29 May 1988
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:17.468 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:18.097 |
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:18.120 |
| 4 | 1 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Honda | 1:18.946 |
| 5 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:19.626 |
| 6 | 2 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Honda | 1:20.275 |
| 7 | 18 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Megatron | 1:20.451 |
| 8 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:20.740 |
| 9 | 17 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Megatron | 1:20.775 |
| 10 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:21.952 |
| 11 | 20 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Benetton Ford | 1:22.029 |
| 12 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Rial Ford | 1:22.245 |
| 13 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Ford | 1:22.348 |
| 14 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Judd | 1:22.363 |
| 15 | 10 | Bernd SchneiderSCH | Zakspeed | 1:22.642 |
| 16 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | 1:22.801 |
| 17 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Judd | 1:22.972 |
| 18 | 9 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Zakspeed | 1:23.078 |
| 19 | 14 | Philippe StreiffSTR | AGS Ford | 1:23.191 |
| 20 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Judd | 1:23.287 |
| 21 | 31 | Gabriele TarquiniTAR | Coloni Ford | 1:23.603 |
| 22 | 29 | Yannick DalmasDAL | Lola Ford | 1:23.606 |
| 23 | 36 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | 1:23.716 |
| 24 | 26 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ligier Judd | 1:23.721 |
| 25 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | 1:23.857 |
| 26 | 32 | Oscar LarrauriLAR | Euro Brun Ford | 1:24.032 |