Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1988 Italian Grand Prix
| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | LIX Coca Cola Gran Premio d'Italia |
| Track: | Autodromo Nazionale Monza |
| Round: | 12 of 16 |
| Race date: | Sunday, September 11th, 1988 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Gerhard Berger | Michele Alboreto | Eddie Cheever |
| Constructor | Ferrari | Ferrari | Arrows-Megatron |
| Car | Ferrari F1-87/88C | Ferrari F1-87/88C | Arrows A10B |
| Engine | Ferrari Tipo 033B | Ferrari Tipo 033B | Megatron M12/13 |
| Tyre | Goodyear | Goodyear | Goodyear |
| Time | 1:17:39.744 | 1:17:40.246 | 1:18:15.276 |
| Gap | 0.502 secs | 35.532 secs |
Fastest weekend laptimes
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda | 1:25.974 0 | 1:29.569 49 | 1:25.974 49 | |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost McLaren-Honda | 1:26.277 0 | 1:29.642 34 | 1:26.277 34 | |
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger Ferrari | 1:26.654 0 | 1:29.113 51 | 1:26.654 51 | |
| 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto Ferrari | 1:26.988 0 | 1:29.070 51 | 1:26.988 51 | |
| 5 | 18 | Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron | 1:27.660 0 | 1:30.452 51 | 1:27.660 51 | |
| 6 | 17 | Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron | 1:27.815 0 | 1:30.504 51 | 1:27.815 51 | |
| 7 | 1 | Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda | 1:28.044 0 | 1:31.803 11 | 1:28.044 11 | |
| 8 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.870 0 | 1:31.543 51 | 1:28.870 51 | |
| 9 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.958 0 | 1:30.248 50 | 1:28.958 50 | |
| 10 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd | 1:29.435 0 | 1:31.704 51 | 1:29.435 51 | |
| 11 | 16 | Ivan Capelli March-Judd | 1:29.513 0 | 1:30.971 51 | 1:29.513 51 | |
| 12 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda | 1:29.541 0 | 1:32.804 14 | 1:29.541 14 | |
| 13 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin March-Judd | 1:30.035 0 | 1:31.832 51 | 1:30.035 51 | |
| 14 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.125 0 | 1:34.420 15 | 1:30.125 15 | |
| 15 | 10 | Bernd Schneider Zakspeed | 1:30.161 0 | 1:32.054 28 | 1:30.161 28 | |
| 16 | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed | 1:30.476 0 | 1:33.476 25 | 1:30.476 25 | |
| 17 | 21 | Nicola Larini Osella | 1:30.481 0 | 1:38.570 2 | 1:30.481 2 | |
| 18 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.560 0 | 1:33.007 27 | 1:30.560 27 | |
| 19 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.698 0 | 1:35.020 12 | 1:30.698 12 | |
| 20 | 30 | Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.962 0 | 1:33.581 33 | 1:30.962 33 | |
| 21 | 36 | Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.989 0 | 1:32.735 24 | 1:30.989 24 | |
| 22 | 5 | Jean-Louis Schlesser Williams-Judd | 1:31.548 0 | 1:33.179 49 | 1:31.548 49 | |
| 23 | 14 | Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.676 0 | 1:33.898 31 | 1:31.676 31 | |
| 24 | 25 | René Arnoux Ligier-Judd | 1:32.049 0 | 1:33.486 49 | 1:32.049 49 | |
| 25 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.164 0 | 1:34.723 17 | 1:32.164 17 | |
| 26 | 4 | Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.290 0 | 1:33.203 49 | 1:32.290 49 | |
| 27 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.405 0 | 1:32.405 0 | ||
| 28 | 26 | Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd | 1:32.438 0 | 1:32.438 0 | ||
| 29 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.829 0 | 1:32.829 0 | ||
| 30 | 33 | Stefano Modena Eurobrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.226 0 | 1:33.226 0 | ||
| 31 | 32 | Oscar Larrauri Eurobrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.044 0 | 1:34.044 0 |