| Entry list | Qualifying results | Starting grid |
| Fastest Laps | Classification | Lap Leaders |
Race details |
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| Official Race Name | LIII Foster's Australian Grand Prix |
| Date | Sunday, 13 November 1988 |
| Local Start Time | 14:00 h |
| Event | Australian GP |
| Circuit | Adelaide |
| Round | 16 of 16 |
| Entries | 31 |
| Qualifiers | 26 |
| Finishers | 11 |
| Race distance | 3780 m × 82 laps = 309.960 km |
| Pole position | Left |
| First corner | Left |
| Track direction | Clockwise |
| Weather | Cloudy, Hot, Dry |
Entry List |
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| Car No. |
Entrant | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Lubricant |
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| Camel Team Lotus Honda | Nélson Piquet | Lotus 100T | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Camel Team Lotus Honda | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus 100T | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Canon Williams Team | Nigel Mansell | Williams FW12 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Canon Williams Team | Riccardo Patrese | Williams FW12 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| West Zakspeed Racing | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed 881B | Zakspeed 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| West Zakspeed Racing | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed 881B | Zakspeed 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| Honda Marlboro McLaren | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/4 | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| Honda Marlboro McLaren | Ayrton Senna | McLaren MP4/4 | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive | Philippe Streiff | AGS JH23 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Leyton House March Racing Team | Mauricio Gugelmin | March 881 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Leyton House March Racing Team | Ivan Capelli | March 881 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| USF&G Arrows Megatron | Derek Warwick | Arrows A10B | Megatron 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| USF&G Arrows Megatron | Eddie Cheever | Arrows A10 | Megatron 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| Benetton Formula Ltd | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Benetton Formula Ltd | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Osella Squadra Corse | Nicola Larini | Osella FA1L | Osella 1.5 V8T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Rial Racing | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial ARC-01 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | STP | |
| Lois Minardi Team | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Lois Minardi Team | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Ligier Loto | René Arnoux | Ligier JS31 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Valvoline | |
| Ligier Loto | Stefan Johansson | Ligier JS31 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Valvoline | |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari F1-87/88C | Ferrari 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari F1-87/88C | Ferrari 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Larrousse Calmels | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
| Larrousse Calmels | Philippe Alliot | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
| Coloni SpA | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni FC-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
| EuroBrun Racing | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| EuroBrun Racing | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| BMS Scuderia Italia | Alex Caffi | Dallara BMS-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Castrol | |
Qualification |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | - | 100.0% | 175.027 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 0.132 | 100.2% | 174.730 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Judd | 1.679 | 102.2% | 171.327 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1.769 | 102.3% | 171.133 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Honda | 1.787 | 102.3% | 171.094 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Judd | 2.177 | 102.8% | 170.260 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 2.338 | 103.0% | 169.917 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 2.434 | 103.1% | 169.714 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 2.711 | 103.5% | 169.130 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 2.738 | 103.5% | 169.073 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 3.033 | 103.9% | 168.455 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 3.096 | 104.0% | 168.324 | |||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 3.104 | 104.0% | 168.308 | |||
| Pierluigi Martini | Minardi / Ford | 3.385 | 104.4% | 167.725 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial / Ford | 3.416 | 104.4% | 167.661 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | AGS / Ford | 3.514 | 104.5% | 167.458 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 3.559 | 104.6% | 167.366 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 3.645 | 104.7% | 167.189 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 3.806 | 104.9% | 166.859 | |||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun / Ford | 4.108 | 105.3% | 166.243 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 4.145 | 105.3% | 166.168 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Ligier / Judd | 4.240 | 105.5% | 165.976 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Judd | 4.280 | 105.5% | 165.895 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 4.463 | 105.7% | 165.525 | |||
| Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun / Ford | 4.465 | 105.7% | 165.521 | |||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 4.600 | 105.9% | 165.250 | |||
| dnq | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni / Ford | 4.645 | 106.0% | 165.160 | ||
| dnq | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell / Ford | 4.781 | 106.1% | 164.887 | ||
| dnq | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Lola / Ford | 4.985 | 106.4% | 164.481 | ||
| dnq | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 5.277 | 106.8% | 163.902 | ||
| dnpq | Nicola Larini | Osella / Osella | 10.692 | 113.8% | 153.867 | ||
Starting grid |
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 Ayrton Senna McLaren / Honda 1'17.748 |
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2 Alain Prost McLaren / Honda 1'17.880 |
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Nigel Mansell Williams / Judd 1'19.427 |
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4 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari 1'19.517 |
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Nélson Piquet Lotus / Honda 1'19.535 |
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6 Riccardo Patrese Williams / Judd 1'19.925 |
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Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron 1'20.086 |
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8 Alessandro Nannini Benetton / Ford 1'20.182 |
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Ivan Capelli March / Judd 1'20.459 |
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10 Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford 1'20.486 |
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Alex Caffi Dallara / Ford 1'20.781 |
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12 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari 1'20.844 |
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Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Honda 1'20.852 |
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14 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Ford 1'21.133 |
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Andrea de Cesaris Rial / Ford 1'21.164 |
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16 Philippe Streiff AGS / Ford 1'21.262 |
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Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford 1'21.307 |
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18 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron 1'21.393 |
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Mauricio Gugelmin March / Judd 1'21.554 |
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20 Stefano Modena EuroBrun / Ford 1'21.856 |
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Luis Perez-Sala Minardi / Ford 1'21.893 |
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22 Stefan Johansson Ligier / Judd 1'21.988 |
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René Arnoux Ligier / Judd 1'22.028 |
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24 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford 1'22.211 |
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Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun / Ford 1'22.213 |
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26 Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed / Zakspeed 1'22.348 |
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Fastest Laps |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Lap | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1'21.216 | - | 100.0% | 167.553 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Honda | 1'21.502 | 0.286 | 100.4% | 166.965 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 1'21.526 | 0.310 | 100.4% | 166.916 | |||
| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 1'21.668 | 0.452 | 100.6% | 166.626 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial / Ford | 1'21.677 | 0.461 | 100.6% | 166.607 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Judd | 1'21.713 | 0.497 | 100.6% | 166.534 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 1'21.793 | 0.577 | 100.7% | 166.371 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1'21.900 | 0.684 | 100.8% | 166.154 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Judd | 1'21.948 | 0.732 | 100.9% | 166.057 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | AGS / Ford | 1'22.288 | 1.072 | 101.3% | 165.370 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Ligier / Judd | 1'22.433 | 1.217 | 101.5% | 165.080 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 1'22.467 | 1.251 | 101.5% | 165.011 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 1'22.506 | 1.290 | 101.6% | 164.933 | |||
| Pierluigi Martini | Minardi / Ford | 1'22.888 | 1.672 | 102.1% | 164.173 | |||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun / Ford | 1'22.935 | 1.719 | 102.1% | 164.080 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 1'23.195 | 1.979 | 102.4% | 163.568 | |||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 1'23.500 | 2.284 | 102.8% | 162.970 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 1'23.529 | 2.313 | 102.8% | 162.913 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 1'23.727 | 2.511 | 103.1% | 162.528 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 1'23.847 | 2.631 | 103.2% | 162.296 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 1'24.064 | 2.848 | 103.5% | 161.877 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 1'24.726 | 3.510 | 104.3% | 160.612 | |||
| Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun / Ford | 1'24.777 | 3.561 | 104.4% | 160.515 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Judd | 1'25.095 | 3.879 | 104.8% | 159.915 | |||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 1'26.100 | 4.884 | 106.0% | 158.049 | |||
Classification |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Laps | Time | Gap/ Retirement |
Speed (km/h) |
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| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1:53'14.676 | - | 164.225 | |||
| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 1:53'51.463 | 36.787 | 163.341 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Honda | 1:54'02.222 | 47.546 | 163.084 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Judd | 1:54'34.764 | 1'20.088 | 162.312 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 1:53'34.216 | 1 Lap | 161.757 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 1:54'28.002 | 1 Lap | 160.490 | |||
| Pierluigi Martini | Minardi / Ford | 1:53'20.251 | 2 Laps | 160.088 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial / Ford | 1:47'58.220 | Out of fuel | 161.744 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Ligier / Judd | 1:47'05.230 | Out of fuel | 160.960 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 1:46'27.175 | Out of fuel | 159.789 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | AGS / Ford | 1:42'44.603 | Electrical | 161.143 | |||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 1:44'42.411 | Fuel system | 149.457 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Judd | 1:30'32.789 | Spun off | 162.811 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 1:29'20.560 | Spun off | 159.928 | |||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun / Ford | 1:29'53.984 | Halfshaft | 158.937 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 1:17'44.081 | Engine | 151.716 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 1:12'43.430 | Engine | 159.051 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 1:05'24.152 | Collision | 159.517 | |||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 1:05'24.552 | Collision | 156.033 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 58'30.977 | Engine | 158.910 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 45'30.021 | Clutch | 159.506 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 34'37.984 | Collision | 163.716 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Judd | 34'36.346 | Collision | 157.292 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 23'04.422 | Transmission | 157.270 | |||
| Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun / Ford | 17'31.115 | Halfshaft | 155.355 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | - | Collision | - | |||
Lap Leaders |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Laps Led | Percentage |
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| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 85% | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 15% | |||
Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!
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