FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - PRACTICE 1
30 Oct 1988
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:44.620 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | +0.228s |
| 3 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | +1.086s |
| 4 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Judd | +1.183s |
| 5 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | +1.532s |
| 6 | 2 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Honda | +1.912s |
| 7 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | +1.933s |
| 8 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Judd | +2.355s |
| 9 | 20 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Benetton Ford | +2.529s |
| 10 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | +2.560s |
| 11 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | +2.580s |
| 12 | 18 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Megatron | +3.074s |
| 13 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Ford | +3.147s |
| 14 | 17 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Megatron | +3.177s |
| 15 | 1 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Honda | +3.927s |
| 16 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Rial Ford | +4.227s |
| 17 | 36 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | +4.479s |
| 18 | 14 | Philippe StreiffSTR | AGS Ford | +4.905s |
| 19 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | +4.967s |
| 20 | 9 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Zakspeed | +5.369s |
| 21 | 29 | Aguri SuzukiSUZ | Lola Ford | +5.661s |
| 22 | 21 | Nicola LariniLAR | Osella | +5.668s |
| 23 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | +5.944s |
| 24 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | +6.242s |
| 25 | 32 | Oscar LarrauriLAR | Euro Brun Ford | +6.322s |
| 26 | 10 | Bernd SchneiderSCH | Zakspeed | +6.477s |
| 27 | 33 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Euro Brun Ford | +6.521s |
| 28 | 4 | Julian BaileyBAI | Tyrrell Ford | +6.576s |
| 29 | 26 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ligier Judd | +6.916s |
| 30 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Judd | +6.980s |
| 31 | 31 | Gabriele TarquiniTAR | Coloni Ford | +7.614s |