R15
1988 Standings — Round 16
After Australian Grand Prix
Drivers' Championship
| Pos | ± | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 90 | - | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | 87 | -3 | |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 41 | -49 | |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | - | 27 | -63 | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | - | 24 | -66 | |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | - | 22 | -68 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ivan Capelli | March | - | 17 | -73 |
| 8 | 1 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | - | 17 | -73 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | - | 12 | -78 | |
| 10 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | - | 12 | -78 | |
| 11 | 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | - | 8 | -82 |
| 12 | 1 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | - | 6 | -84 |
| 13 | 1 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | - | 5 | -85 |
| 14 | 1 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | - | 5 | -85 |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | - | 3 | -87 | |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | - | 1 | -89 | |
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | - | 1 | -89 |
