Listed below are the final championship standings for the 1988 Formula 1 season. Ayrton Senna was crowned Champion for McLaren with a total of 90 points and 8 race victories, with Alain Prost claiming the runner-up spot as Gerhard Berger, Thierry Boutsen and Michele Alboreto completed the top five.
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Ayrton SennaMcLaren | 90 |
| 2. | Alain ProstMcLaren | 87 |
| 3. | Gerhard BergerFerrari | 41 |
| 4. | Thierry BoutsenBenetton | 27 |
| 5. | Michele AlboretoFerrari | 24 |
| 6. | Nelson PiquetLotus | 22 |
| 7. | Ivan CapelliMarch | 17 |
| 8. | Derek WarwickArrows | 17 |
| 9. | Nigel MansellWilliams | 12 |
| 10. | Alessandro NanniniBenetton | 12 |
| 11. | Riccardo PatreseWilliams | 8 |
| 12. | Eddie CheeverArrows | 6 |
| 13. | Mauricio GugelminMarch | 5 |
| 14. | Jonathan PalmerTyrrell | 5 |
| 15. | Andrea de CesarisRial | 3 |
| 16. | Satoru NakajimaLotus | 1 |
| 17. | Pierluigi MartiniMinardi | 1 |
| 18. | Yannick DalmasLola | 0 |
| 19. | Alex CaffiDallara | 0 |
| 20. | Martin BrundleWilliams | 0 |
| 21. | Philippe StreiffAGS | 0 |
| 22. | Luis Perez-SalaMinardi | 0 |
| 23. | Gabriele TarquiniColoni | 0 |
| 24. | Philippe AlliotLola | 0 |
| 25. | Stefan JohanssonLigier | 0 |
| 26. | Julian BaileyTyrrell | 0 |
| 27. | Nicola LariniOsella | 0 |
| 28. | Rene ArnouxLigier | 0 |
| 29. | Stefano ModenaEuro Brun | 0 |
| 30. | Jean Loui SchlesserWilliams | 0 |
| 31. | Bernd SchneiderZakspeed | 0 |
| 32. | Oscar LarrauriEuro Brun | 0 |
| 33. | Piercarlo GhinzaniZakspeed | 0 |
| 34. | Adrian CamposMinardi | 0 |
| 35. | Aguri SuzukiLola | 0 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | McLaren | 199 |
| 2. | Ferrari | 65 |
| 3. | Benetton | 39 |
| 4. | Lotus | 23 |
| 5. | Arrows | 23 |
| 6. | March | 22 |
| 7. | Williams | 20 |
| 8. | Tyrrell | 5 |
| 9. | Rial | 3 |
| 10. | Minardi | 1 |
| 11. | Lola | 0 |
| 12. | Dallara | 0 |
| 13. | AGS | 0 |
| 14. | Coloni | 0 |
| 15. | Ligier | 0 |
| 16. | Osella | 0 |
| 17. | Euro Brun | 0 |
| 18. | Zakspeed | 0 |
| Date | Venue | |||
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| 3 Mar '88 | Brazil |
Jacarepagua |  |
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| 1 May '88 | San Marino |
Imola | ||
| 15 May '88 | Monaco |
Monte Carlo | |
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| 29 May '88 | Mexico |
Mexico City | |
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| 12 Jun '88 | Canada |
Montreal | |
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| 19 Jun '88 | United States |
Detroit | ||
| 3 Jul '88 | France |
Paul Ricard | |
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| 10 Jul '88 | United Kingdom |
Silverstone Circuit | ||
| 24 Jul '88 | Germany |
Hockenheim | ||
| 7 Aug '88 | Hungary |
Hungaroring | ||
| 28 Aug '88 | Belgium |
Spa-Francorchamps | ||
| 11 Sep '88 | Italy |
Monza | |
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| 25 Sep '88 | Portugal |
Estoril | |
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| 2 Oct '88 | Spain |
Jerez | ||
| 30 Oct '88 | Japan |
Suzuka | |
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| 13 Nov '88 | Australia |
Adelaide | |
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| 1988 Formula 1 calendar | ||||
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