FOSTER'S AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
13 Nov 1988
Adelaide Street Circuit, Australia
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:17.748 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:17.880 |
| 3 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Judd | 1:19.427 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:19.517 |
| 5 | 1 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Honda | 1:19.535 |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Judd | 1:19.925 |
| 7 | 17 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Megatron | 1:20.086 |
| 8 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:20.182 |
| 9 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:20.459 |
| 10 | 20 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Benetton Ford | 1:20.486 |
| 11 | 36 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | 1:20.781 |
| 12 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:20.844 |
| 13 | 2 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Honda | 1:20.852 |
| 14 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | 1:21.133 |
| 15 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Rial Ford | 1:21.164 |
| 16 | 14 | Philippe StreiffSTR | AGS Ford | 1:21.262 |
| 17 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:21.307 |
| 18 | 18 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Megatron | 1:21.393 |
| 19 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | 1:21.554 |
| 20 | 33 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Euro Brun Ford | 1:21.856 |
| 21 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | 1:21.893 |
| 22 | 26 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ligier Judd | 1:21.988 |
| 23 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Judd | 1:22.028 |
| 24 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Ford | 1:22.211 |
| 25 | 32 | Oscar LarrauriLAR | Euro Brun Ford | 1:22.213 |
| 26 | 9 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Zakspeed | 1:22.348 |