# List of 1988 motorsport champions

This list of 1988 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

## Dirt oval racing

| Series | Champion |
| World of Outlaws Late Model Series | Billy Moyer Sr. |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Steve Kinser |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Teams: Karl Kinser Racing |

## Drag racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Top Fuel: Joe Amato | 1988 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Funny Car: Kenny Bernstein | 1988 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Pro Stock: Bob Glidden | 1988 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Pro Stock Motorcycle: Dave Schultz | 1988 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |

## Karting

| Series | Driver |
| CIK-FIA Karting World Championship | FK: Mike Wilson |
| CIK-FIA Karting World Championship | FS100: Emmanuel Collard |
| CIK-FIA Karting World Championship | FC: Peter Rydell |
| CIK-FIA Junior World Cup | Gianluca Malandrucco |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | FK: Federico Gemmo |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | S100: Gert Munkholm |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICC: Vincenzo Saitta |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICA: Martijn Koene |
| World Superkart Championship | Poul Petersen |

## Motorcycle racing

| Series | Rider | Season article |
| 500cc World Championship | Eddie Lawson | 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 250cc World Championship | Sito Pons | 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 125cc World Championship | Jorge Martínez | 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 80cc World Championship | Jorge Martínez | 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| Superbike World Championship | Fred Merkel | 1988 Superbike World Championship season |
| Speedway World Championship | Erik Gundersen | 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship |
| AMA Superbike Championship | Bubba Shobert | |
| Australian Endurance Championship | Rob Phillis | |

## Open wheel racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Ayrton Senna | 1988 Formula One World Championship |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Constructors: McLaren-Honda | 1988 Formula One World Championship |
| CART PPG Indy Car World Series | Danny Sullivan | 1988 CART PPG Indy Car World Series |
| CART PPG Indy Car World Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1988 CART PPG Indy Car World Series |
| CART PPG Indy Car World Series | Rookies: John Jones | 1988 CART PPG Indy Car World Series |
| American Racing Series | Jon Beekhuis | 1988 American Racing Series season |
| International Formula 3000 | Roberto Moreno | 1988 International Formula 3000 season |
| All-Japan Formula 3000 Championship | Aguri Suzuki | 1988 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship |
| American Indycar Series | Buddy Lazier | 1988 American Indycar Series |
| Australian Drivers' Championship | Rohan Onslow | 1988 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Australian Formula 2 Championship | Rohan Onslow | 1988 Australian Formula 2 Championship |
| Barber Saab Pro Series | Bruce Feldman | 1988 Barber Saab Pro Series |
| Cup of Peace and Friendship | Viktor Kozankov | 1988 Cup of Peace and Friendship |
| Cup of Peace and Friendship | Nations: Soviet Union | 1988 Cup of Peace and Friendship |
| Formula Atlantic East Coast | Steve Shelton | 1988 Formula Atlantic East Coast season |
| Formula Atlantic West Coast | Dean Hall | 1988 Formula Atlantic West Coast season |
| Formula König | Michael Schumacher | 1988 Formula König season |
| Formula König | Teams: Hoecker Sportwagenservice | 1988 Formula König season |
| SCCA Formula Super Vee | Ken Murillo | 1988 SCCA Formula Super Vee season |
| Formula Three |||
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Akihiko Nakaya | 1988 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Teams: Le Garage Cox Racing | 1988 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | Karl Wendlinger | 1988 Austria Formula 3 Cup |
| British Formula Three Championship | JJ Lehto | 1988 British Formula Three Championship |
| British Formula Three Championship | National: Alistair Lyall | 1988 British Formula Three Championship |
| Chilean Formula Three Championship | Giuseppe Bacigalupo | 1988 Chilean Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Érik Comas | 1988 French Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Teams: Oreca | 1988 French Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Joachim Winkelhock | 1988 German Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | B: Daniel Müller | 1988 German Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Emanuele Naspetti | 1988 Italian Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Teams: Forti Corse | 1988 Italian Formula Three Championship |
| Formula Three Sudamericana | Juan Carlos Giacchino | 1988 Formula 3 Sudamericana |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Jakob Bordoli | 1988 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| Formula Renault |||
| French Formula Renault Championship | Ludovic Faure | 1988 French Formula Renault Championship |
| Formula Renault Argentina | Luis Belloso | 1988 Formula Renault Argentina |
| Formula Ford |||
| Australian Formula Ford Championship | David Roberts | 1988 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series |
| Brazilian Formula Ford Championship | Djalma Fogaça | |
| British Formula Ford Championship | Derek Higgins | 1988 British Formula Ford Championship |
| Danish Formula Ford Championship | Henrik Jacobsen | |
| Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship | Frank Eglem | 1988 Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship |
| Finnish Formula Ford Championship | Mika Salo | |
| German Formula Ford Championship | Meik Wagner | |
| New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | Craig Baird | |
| Formula Ford 1600 Nordic Championship | Mika Salo | |
| Portuguese Formula Ford Championship | Diogo Castro Santos | |
| Spanish Formula Ford Championship | Jordi Gené | |
| Swedish Formula Ford Championship | Michael Johansson | |
| Formula Ford Sweden Junior | Peter Åslund | |

## Rallying

| Series | Driver/Co-Driver | Season article |
| World Rally Championship | Miki Biasion | 1988 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Tiziano Siviero | 1988 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Manufacturer: Lancia | 1988 World Rally Championship |
| FIA Cup for Production Cars | Pascal Gaban Willy Lux | 1988 World Rally Championship |
| African Rally Championship | Satwant Singh | 1988 African Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | Kenjiro Shinozuka | 1988 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Fred Gocentas | 1988 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Murray Coote | 1988 Australian Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Iain Stewart | 1988 Australian Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Jimmy McRae | 1988 British Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Rob Arthur | 1988 British Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Alain Bergeron | 1988 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Raymond Cadieux | 1988 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft | Armin Schwarz | |
| Estonian Rally Championship | Aare Klooren | 1988 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Toomas Kreek | 1988 Estonian Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Fabrizio Tabaton | 1988 European Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Luciano Tedeschini | 1988 European Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group A: Mikael Sundström | 1988 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group 2: Tommi Mäkinen | 1988 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group B: Petteri Lindström | 1988 Finnish Rally Championship |
| French Rally Championship | Didier Auriol | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | László Ranga | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Mihály Dudás | |
| Indian National Rally Championship | Farad Bathena | |
| Indian National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Raj Bagri |
| Italian Rally Championship | Dario Cerrato | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Giuseppe Cerri | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Lancia | |
| Middle East Rally Championship | Mohammed Ben Sulayem | |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Brian Stokes | 1988 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Robert Haldane | 1988 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| Polish Rally Championship | Andrzej Koper | |
| Romanian Rally Championship | Ștefan Vasile | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Colin McRae | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Derek Ringer | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Sarel van der Merwe | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Franz Boshoff | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Volkswagen | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Carlos Sainz | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Luis Moya | |

### Rallycross

| Series | Driver |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 1: Bjørn Skogstad |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 2: Matti Alamäki |
| British Rallycross Championship | Mark Rennison |

## Sports car and GT

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| World Sports Prototype Championship | C1: Martin Brundle | 1988 World Sportscar Championship season |
| World Sports Prototype Championship | C1 Teams: Silk Cut Jaguar | 1988 World Sportscar Championship season |
| World Sports Prototype Championship | C2: Gordon Spice C2: Ray Bellm | 1988 World Sportscar Championship season |
| World Sports Prototype Championship | C2 Teams: Spice Engineering | 1988 World Sportscar Championship season |
| IMSA GT Championship | GTP: Geoff Brabham | 1988 IMSA GT Championship season |
| IMSA GT Championship | Lights: Tom Hessert | 1988 IMSA GT Championship season |
| IMSA GT Championship | GTO: Scott Pruett | 1988 IMSA GT Championship season |
| IMSA GT Championship | GTU: Tommy Kendall | 1988 IMSA GT Championship season |
| ADAC Supercup | Jean-Louis Schlesser | 1988 ADAC Supercup |
| ADAC Supercup | Teams: Blaupunkt Joest Racing | 1988 ADAC Supercup |
| Australian Sports Car Championship | Alan Nolan | 1988 Australian Sports Car Championship |
| Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge |||
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | André Bourdon | 1988 Porsche Carrera Cup France |
| Porsche 944 Turbo Cup | Roland Asch | 1988 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup |
| Porsche 944 Turbo Cup | Teams: Strähle Autosport | 1988 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup |

## Stock car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Bill Elliott | 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Busch Grand National Series | Tommy Ellis | 1988 NASCAR Busch Series |
| NASCAR Busch Grand National Series | Manufacturers: Buick | 1988 NASCAR Busch Series |
| NASCAR Busch North Series | Jamie Aube | 1988 NASCAR Busch North Series |
| NASCAR Winston West Series | Roy Smith | 1988 NASCAR Winston West Series |
| ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series | Tracy Leslie | 1988 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series |
| International Race of Champions | Al Unser Jr. | IROC XII |
| AUSCAR | Tony Kavich | 1988 AUSCAR season |
| Turismo Carretera | Oscar Castellano | 1988 Turismo Carretera |

## Touring car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| European Touring Car Championship | Roberto Ravaglia | |
| Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship | Trevor Crowe | 1988 Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship |
| Australian Touring Car Championship | Dick Johnson | 1988 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Frank Sytner | 1988 British Touring Car Championship |
| Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos | Andreas Mattheis | 1988 Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft | Klaus Ludwig | 1988 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft |
| Europa Cup Renault Alpine V6 Turbo | Massimo Sigala | 1988 Europa Cup Renault Alpine V6 Turbo |
| French Supertouring Championship | Jean Ragnotti | |
| Italian Superturismo Championship | Gianfranco Brancatelli | |
| Japanese Touring Car Championship | Hisashi Yokoshima | 1988 Japanese Touring Car Championship |
| Japanese Touring Car Championship | JTC-2: Haruto Yanagida | 1988 Japanese Touring Car Championship |
| Japanese Touring Car Championship | JTC-3: Osamu Nakako | 1988 Japanese Touring Car Championship |
| New Zealand Touring Car Championship | Trevor Crowe | |
| Stock Car Brasil | Fábio Sotto Mayor | 1988 Stock Car Brasil season |
| TC2000 Championship | Juan María Traverso | 1988 TC2000 Championship |

## Truck racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Class A: Gérard Cuynet | 1988 European Truck Racing Championship |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Class B: Curt Göransson | 1988 European Truck Racing Championship |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Class C: Rolf Björk | 1988 European Truck Racing Championship |