MONACO GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
15 May 1988
Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:23.998 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:25.425 |
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:26.685 |
| 4 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:27.297 |
| 5 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Judd | 1:27.665 |
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:27.869 |
| 7 | 17 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Megatron | 1:27.872 |
| 8 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Judd | 1:28.016 |
| 9 | 18 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Megatron | 1:28.227 |
| 10 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:28.358 |
| 11 | 1 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Honda | 1:28.403 |
| 12 | 14 | Philippe StreiffSTR | AGS Ford | 1:28.527 |
| 13 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Ford | 1:28.536 |
| 14 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | 1:28.610 |
| 15 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | 1:28.625 |
| 16 | 20 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Benetton Ford | 1:28.640 |
| 17 | 36 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | 1:29.075 |
| 18 | 32 | Oscar LarrauriLAR | Euro Brun Ford | 1:29.093 |
| 19 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Rial Ford | 1:29.298 |
| 20 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Judd | 1:29.480 |
| 21 | 29 | Yannick DalmasDAL | Lola Ford | 1:29.601 |
| 22 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:29.603 |
| 23 | 9 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Zakspeed | 1:30.121 |
| 24 | 31 | Gabriele TarquiniTAR | Coloni Ford | 1:30.252 |
| 25 | 21 | Nicola LariniLAR | Osella | 1:30.335 |
| 26 | 26 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ligier Judd | 1:30.505 |