FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING 1
30 Oct 1988
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:42.157 |
| 2 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:43.548 |
| 3 | 11 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:43.806 |
| 4 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Judd | 1:44.448 |
| 5 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:44.583 |
| 6 | 20 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Benetton Ford | 1:44.882 |
| 7 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:44.909 |
| 8 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:45.047 |
| 9 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | 1:45.138 |
| 10 | 2 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Honda | 1:45.156 |
| 11 | 1 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Honda | 1:45.171 |
| 12 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Judd | 1:45.510 |
| 13 | 18 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Megatron | 1:45.845 |
| 14 | 17 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Megatron | 1:46.915 |
| 15 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Ford | 1:47.057 |
| 16 | 14 | Philippe StreiffSTR | AGS Ford | 1:47.583 |
| 17 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | 1:47.638 |
| 18 | 36 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | 1:47.813 |
| 19 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:47.828 |
| 20 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Rial Ford | 1:48.393 |
| 21 | 29 | Aguri SuzukiSUZ | Lola Ford | 1:48.448 |
| 22 | 21 | Nicola LariniLAR | Osella | 1:48.706 |
| 23 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | 1:48.769 |
| 24 | 26 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ligier Judd | 1:49.127 |
| 25 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Judd | 1:49.165 |
| 26 | 4 | Julian BaileyBAI | Tyrrell Ford | 1:49.420 |
| 27 | 9 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Zakspeed | 1:49.706 |
| 28 | 33 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Euro Brun Ford | 1:49.810 |
| 29 | 10 | Bernd SchneiderSCH | Zakspeed | 1:49.897 |
| 30 | 32 | Oscar LarrauriLAR | Euro Brun Ford | 1:50.224 |