1988 Grand Prix of Mexico
29 May - Mexico City: 296.207km (4.421km x 67 laps)



Pole Position: Ayrton Senna, McLaren-Honda MP4/4, 1:17.468
Fastest lap: Alain Prost, 1:18.608 (202.468 km/h on lap 52)

Results
 1. Alain Prost            McLaren-Honda MP4/4         1:30:15.737 (196.898 km/h)
 2. Ayrton Senna           McLaren-Honda MP4/4        -      7.104
 3. Gerhard Berger         Ferrari F187/88C           -     57.314
 4. Michele Alboreto       Ferrari F187/88C           -  1 lap
 5. Derek Warwick          Arrows-Megatron A10B       -  1 lap
 6. Eddie Cheever          Arrows-Megatron A10B       -  1 lap
 7. Alessandro Nannini     Benetton-Ford B188         -  2 laps
 8. Thierry Boutsen        Benetton-Ford B188         -  3 laps
 9. Yannick Dalmas         Lola-Ford LC88             -  3 laps
10. Stefan Johansson       Ligier-Judd JS31           -  4 laps
11. Luis Perez-Sala        Minardi-Ford M188          -  4 laps
12. Philippe Streiff       AGS-Ford JH23              -  4 laps
13. Oscar Larrauri         EuroBrun-Ford ER188        -  4 laps
14. Gabriele Tarquini      Coloni-Ford FC188          -  5 laps
15. Piercarlo Ghinzani     Zakspeed 881               -  6 laps
16. Ivan Capelli           March-Judd 881             -  6 laps
    

    

Retirements
    Nelson Piquet          Lotus-Honda 100T           -  9 laps (Engine)
    Andrea de Cesaris      Rial-Ford ARC1             - 15 laps (Clutch)
    Satoru Nakajima        Lotus-Honda 100T           - 40 laps (Turbo)
    Nigel Mansell          Williams-Judd FW12         - 47 laps (Engine)
    Bernd Schneider        Zakspeed 881               - 51 laps (Engine)
    Riccardo Patrese       Williams-Judd FW12         - 51 laps (Engine)
    Alex Caffi             Dallara-Ford 188           - 54 laps (Brakes)
    René Arnoux            Ligier-Judd JS31           - 54 laps (Accident)
    Mauricio Gugelmin      March-Judd 881             - 57 laps (Electrics)
    Philippe Alliot        Lola-Ford LC88             - 67 laps (Rear suspension)
    
Did Not Qualify    
    Jonathan Palmer        Tyrrell-Ford 017
    Nicola Larini          Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L
    Julian Bailey          Tyrrell-Ford 017
    Adrian Campos          Minardi-Ford M188
    Stefano Modena         EuroBrun-Ford ER188         Excluded (Illegal rear wing)

Qualifying Times:

 1. Ayrton Senna           McLaren-Honda MP4/4         1:17.468 (205.447 km/h)
 2. Alain Prost            McLaren-Honda MP4/4        -   0.629
 3. Gerhard Berger         Ferrari F187/88C           -   0.652
 4. Nelson Piquet          Lotus-Honda 100T           -   1.478
 5. Michele Alboreto       Ferrari F187/88C           -   2.158
 6. Satoru Nakajima        Lotus-Honda 100T           -   2.807
 7. Eddie Cheever          Arrows-Megatron A10B       -   2.983
 8. Alessandro Nannini     Benetton-Ford B188         -   3.272
 9. Derek Warwick          Arrows-Megatron A10B       -   3.307
10. Ivan Capelli           March-Judd 881             -   4.484
11. Thierry Boutsen        Benetton-Ford B188         -   4.561
12. Andrea de Cesaris      Rial-Ford ARC1             -   4.777
13. Philippe Alliot        Lola-Ford LC88             -   4.880
14. Nigel Mansell          Williams-Judd FW12         -   4.895
15. Bernd Schneider        Zakspeed 881               -   5.174
16. Mauricio Gugelmin      March-Judd 881             -   5.333
17. Riccardo Patrese       Williams-Judd FW12         -   5.504
18. Piercarlo Ghinzani     Zakspeed 881               -   5.610
19. Philippe Streiff       AGS-Ford JH23              -   5.723
20. René Arnoux            Ligier-Judd JS31           -   5.819
21. Gabriele Tarquini      Coloni-Ford FC188          -   6.135
22. Yannick Dalmas         Lola-Ford LC88             -   6.138
23. Alex Caffi             Dallara-Ford 188           -   6.248
24. Stefan Johansson       Ligier-Judd JS31           -   6.253
25. Luis Perez-Sala        Minardi-Ford M188          -   6.389
26. Oscar Larrauri         EuroBrun-Ford ER188        -   6.564
    
Did Not Qualify    
27. Jonathan Palmer        Tyrrell-Ford 017           -   6.922
28. Nicola Larini          Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L     -   6.937
29. Julian Bailey          Tyrrell-Ford 017           -   7.763
30. Adrian Campos          Minardi-Ford M188          -   8.590