FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - OVERALL QUALIFYING
30 Oct 1988
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:41.853 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:42.177 |
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:43.353 |
| 4 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:43.605 |
| 5 | 1 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Honda | 1:43.693 |
| 6 | 2 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Honda | 1:43.693 |
| 7 | 17 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Megatron | 1:43.816 |
| 8 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Judd | 1:43.893 |
| 9 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:43.972 |
| 10 | 20 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Benetton Ford | 1:44.499 |
| 11 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Judd | 1:44.555 |
| 12 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:44.611 |
| 13 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | 1:45.138 |
| 14 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Rial Ford | 1:45.558 |
| 15 | 18 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Megatron | 1:45.845 |
| 16 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:45.916 |
| 17 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | 1:46.449 |
| 18 | 14 | Philippe StreiffSTR | AGS Ford | 1:46.486 |
| 19 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Ford | 1:46.521 |
| 20 | 29 | Aguri SuzukiSUZ | Lola Ford | 1:46.920 |
| 21 | 36 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | 1:46.982 |
| 22 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | 1:47.134 |
| 23 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Judd | 1:47.193 |
| 24 | 21 | Nicola LariniLAR | Osella | 1:47.547 |
| 25 | 10 | Bernd SchneiderSCH | Zakspeed | 1:47.599 |
| 26 | 4 | Julian BaileyBAI | Tyrrell Ford | 1:48.589 |
| 27 | 26 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ligier Judd | 1:48.716 |
| 28 | 32 | Oscar LarrauriLAR | Euro Brun Ford | 1:49.265 |
| 29 | 9 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Zakspeed | 1:49.706 |
| 30 | 33 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Euro Brun Ford | 1:49.810 |