# Temporada da CART World Series de 1988

A Temporada da CART World Series de 1988 foi a 10ª na história da categoria. Consistiu em 16 corridas, iniciando com o GP de Avondale (Arizona), em 10 de abril, e concluindo em Miami (Flórida), em 6 de novembro.
Teve como campeão Danny Sullivan, da equipe Penske. O prêmio de melhor estreante foi conquistado pelo canadense John Jones, da Arciero Racing.

## Equipes e pilotos

| Equipe | Chassis | Motor | Pneu | No. | Pilotos | Corridas |
| Temporada completa |||||||
| Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 6 | Mario Andretti | Todas |
| Patrick Racing | March/Lola | Chevrolet | G | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Todas |
| Galles Racing | March | Chevrolet/Cosworth | G | 3 | Al Unser, Jr. | Todas |
| Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | G | 5 | Rick Mears | Todas |
| Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | G | 9 | Danny Sullivan | Todas |
| Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | G | 1/60 | Al Unser | 3, 9-10 |
| Porsche North America | March | Porsche | G | 8 | Teo Fabi | Todas |
| Truesports | Lola | Judd/Cosworth | G | 1/4 | Bobby Rahal | Todas |
| Kraco Racing | March/Lola | Cosworth | G | 18 | Michael Andretti | Todas |
| Doug Shierson Racing | March/Lola | Cosworth | G | 30 | Raul Boesel | Todas |
| Raynor Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 10 | Derek Daly | Todas |
| Arciero Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 12 | John Jones | Todas |
| Vince Granatelli Racing | Lola/March | Cosworth | G | 2/4 | Roberto Guerrero | Todas (menos Toronto e Meadowlands) |
| Vince Granatelli Racing | Lola/March | Cosworth | G | 2/4 | Al Unser | 7-8 |
| Vince Granatelli Racing | Lola/March | Cosworth | G | 58/71/85 | Gordon Johncock | 3, 9-10 |
| Machinists Union Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 11 | Kevin Cogan | Todas (menos 8-11) |
| Machinists Union Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 11 | Scott Pruett | 8, 11 |
| Machinists Union Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 55 | Scott Atchison | 3, 13 |
| Machinists Union Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 29/11 | Rich Vogler | 3, 9-10 |
| Machinists Union Racing | March | Buick | G | 28 | Pancho Carter | 3 |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 7 | Arie Luyendyk | Todas |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 22 | Dick Simon | 1, 3-4, 9-10, 13 |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 22 | Scott Pruett | 2 |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 22 | Didier Theys | 5-8, 11-12, 14-15 |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 23 | Fulvio Ballabio | 2, 11-12 |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 23 | Tero Palmroth | 3, 5 |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 23 | Jean-Pierre Frey | 14-15 |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Lola | Cosworth | G | 14 | A. J. Foyt | Todas (menos Michigan) |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Lola | Cosworth | G | 14 | Johnny Rutherford | 9 |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | March | Cosworth | G | 48 | Rocky Moran | 3 |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | March | Chevrolet | G | 84 | Stan Fox | 3 |
| Bettenhausen Motorsports | Lola/March | Cosworth/Judd | G | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Tpdas (menos Portland e Miami) |
| Bettenhausen Motorsports | Lola/March | Cosworth/Judd | G | 16 | Dennis Vitolo | 15 |
| Alex Morales Motorsports | March | Cosworth | G | 21 | Howdy Holmes | Todas |
| Hemelgarn Racing | Lola | Judd/Cosworth/Buick | G | 91 | Scott Brayton | Todas (menos 11-12 e Laguna Seca) |
| Hemelgarn Racing | Lola | Judd/Cosworth/Buick | G | 71 | Ludwig Heimrath | 2-3, 5-8, 11-12, 15 |
| Hemelgarn Racing | Lola | Judd/Cosworth/Buick | G | 71 | Ken Johnson | 14 |
| Hemelgarn Racing | Lola | Judd/Cosworth/Buick | G | 81/71 | Tom Sneva | 3, 9 |
| Gohr Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 56 | Rocky Moran | 2, 5-8, 11-12, 14-15 |
| Gohr Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 56 | Billy Vukovich III | 1, 3, 9-10 |
| Curb Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 98 | John Andretti | Todas (menos 11-12 e 14-15) |
| Leader Card Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 24 | Randy Lewis | Todas (menos Nazareth) |
| Leader Card Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 16 | Dominic Dobson | 5 |
| Disputaram outras corridas |||||||
| Dobson Motorsports | Lola | Cosworth | G | 17/92 | Dominic Dobson | 3, 14 |
| Dale Coyne Racing | March | Chevrolet | G | 19 | Dale Coyne | 3-11, 13-15 |
| Dale Coyne Racing | March | Chevrolet | G | 19 | Dominic Dobson | 2 |
| Los Angeles Drywall | March | Cosworth | G | 27 | Dick Ferguson | 2 |
| Los Angeles Drywall | March | Cosworth | G | 27 | Ed Pimm | 3 |
| Bernstein Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 15 | Jim Crawford | 3 |
| Bernstein Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 17 | Johnny Rutherford | 3 |
| KargoStopper | Lola | Cosworth | G | 88 | Darin Brassfield | 11, 14 |
| BDR Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 43 | Steve Bren | 14 |
| Gary Trout Motorsports | March | Cosworth | G | 33 | Steve Chassey | 3 |
| Gary Trout Motorsports | March | Cosworth | G | 35 | Ed Pimm | 11-12 |
| Andale Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 69 | Bernard Jourdain | 14-15 |
| U.S. Engineering | March | Cosworth | G | 77 | Phil Krueger | 6, 9-10 |
| Kent Baker Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 97 | Phil Krueger | 3 |
| Scheid Tire Centers | March | Cosworth | G | 46 | Gary Bettenhausen | 3 |
| Calumet Farms | March | Chevrolet | G | 84 | George Snider | 3 |
| GF Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 25 | Giupponi Franca | 11, 14 |
| GF Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 25 | José Romano | 12, 15 |
| Indiana Carbon | March | Cosworth | G | 87 | Spike Gehlhausen | 3 |
| Mergard | March | Cosworth | G | 36 | Harry Sauce | 3 |
| Performers, Inc. | March | Cosworth | G | 77 | Tom Bigelow | 3 |

### Resultado das corridas

| # | Grande Prêmio | Pole position | Piloto vencedor | Equipe vencedora | Duração |
| 1 | Checker 200 | Rick Mears | Mario Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:38:22 |
| 2 | Long Beach Grand Prix | Danny Sullivan | Al Unser, Jr. | Galles Racing | 1:53:47 |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Rick Mears | Rick Mears | Team Penske | 3:27:10 |
| 4 | Miller High Life 200 | Michael Andretti | Rick Mears | Team Penske | 1:37:42 |
| 5 | Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200 | Danny Sullivan | Danny Sullivan | Team Penske | 1:57:17 |
| 6 | Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland | Danny Sullivan | Mario Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:35:46 |
| 7 | Molson Indy Toronto | Danny Sullivan | Al Unser, Jr. | Galles Racing | 1:59:34 |
| 8 | Meadowlands Grand Prix | Emerson Fittipaldi | Al Unser, Jr. | Galles Racing | 1:50:14 |
| 9 | Marlboro 500 | Rick Mears | Danny Sullivan | Team Penske | 2:46:03 |
| 10 | Quaker State 500 | Rick Mears | Bobby Rahal | Truesports | 3:44:21 |
| 11 | Escort Radar Warning 200 | Danny Sullivan | Emerson Fittipaldi | Patrick Racing | 2:14:18 |
| 12 | Briggs And Stratton 200 | Danny Sullivan | Emerson Fittipaldi | Patrick Racing | 1:38:11 |
| 13 | Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix | Danny Sullivan | Danny Sullivan | Team Penske | 1:20:47 |
| 14 | Champion Spark Plug 300 | Danny Sullivan | Danny Sullivan | Team Penske | 1:58:35 |
| NC | Marlboro Challenge | Danny Sullivan | Michael Andretti | Kraco Racing | 0:48:52 |
| 15 | Nissan Indy Challenge | Danny Sullivan | Al Unser, Jr. | Galles Racing | 1:58:08 |

## Classificação

| Posição | Piloto | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MIC | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | MIA | Pontos |
| 1 | Danny Sullivan | 23 | 13 | 23* | 2 | 1 | 3* | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1* | 5 | 182 |
| 2 | Al Unser, Jr. | 18 | 1* | 13 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1* | 1 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1* | 149 |
| 3 | Bobby Rahal | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 136 |
| 4 | Rick Mears | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1* | 6 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 13* | 23 | 3 | 12 | 7* | 5 | 2 | 129 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | 1* | 15 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 126 |
| 6 | Michael Andretti | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 119 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 14* | 19 | 21 | 1* | 1* | 8 | 16 | 20 | 105 |
| 8 | Raul Boesel | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 89 |
| 9 | Derek Daly | 13 | 5 | 29 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 53 |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | 7 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 44 |
| 11 | John Jones | 20 | 12 | DNQ | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 |
| 12 | Roberto Guerrero | 2 | 19 | 32 | DNQ | 14 | 20 | | | 20 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 40 |
| 13 | Kevin Cogan | 8 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 24 | | | | | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 40 |
| 14 | Arie Luyendyk | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 2* | 18 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 31 |
| 15 | Didier Theys | | | | | 10 | 9 | 18 | 21 | | | 10 | 23 | | 8 | 3 | 29 |
| 16 | A. J. Foyt | 4 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 17 | Wth | 16 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 29 |
| 17 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | 6 | DNQ | 33 | 19 | | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 26 | | 25 |
| 18 | Howdy Holmes | 10 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 24 |
| 19 | Al Unser | | | 3 | | | | 9 | 19 | 9 | 13* | | | | | | 23 |
| 20 | Scott Atchison | 12 | 9 | DNQ | 16 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | DNQ | 25 | 9 | 17 |
| 21 | Gordon Johncock | | | DNQ | | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 |
| 22 | Phil Krueger | | | 8 | | | 17 | | | 5 | 22 | | | | | | 15 |
| 23 | Scott Brayton | 15 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 10 | | | 18 | | 24 | 12 |
| 24 | Dick Simon | 19 | | 9 | 12 | | | | | 7 | 19 | | | 20 | | | 11 |
| 25 | Rocky Moran | | 6 | 16 | | 13 | 22 | 12 | 15 | | | 13 | 17 | | 28 | 13 | 9 |
| 26 | Bernard Jourdain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 6 | 8 |
| 27 | Jim Crawford | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 28 | Ludwig Heimrath | | 14 | 25 | | 23 | 26 | 19 | 12 | | | 19 | 21 | | | 7 | 7 |
| 29 | Randy Lewis | 17 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 9 | | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| 30 | Billy Vukovich III | 11 | | 14 | | | | | | 17 | 9 | | | | | | 6 |
| 31 | John Andretti | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 14 | | | 16 | | | 5 |
| 32 | Rich Vogler | | | 17 | | | | | | 15 | 11 | | | | | | 2 |
| 33 | Dennis Vitolo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 2 |
| 34 | Dale Coyne | DNS | | DNQ | 13 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 27 | DNQ | 24 | DNS | DNQ | 27 | 12 | 1 |
| 35 | Ed Pimm | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | 12 | 15 | | | | 1 |
| 36 | Ken Johnson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 1 |
| 37 | Jean-Pierre Frey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 19 | 0 |
| 38 | Scott Pruett | | 18 | | | | | | 16 | | | 20 | | | | | 0 |
| 39 | Fulvio Ballabio | | 25 | | | | | | | | | 17 | 18 | | | | 0 |
| 40 | Steve Bren | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 41 | Dominic Dobson | | 26 | 18 | | 21 | | | | | | | | | 18 | | 0 |
| 42 | Tero Palmroth | | | 19 | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 43 | Johnny Rutherford | | | 22 | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 44 | Darin Brassfield | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | 19 | | 0 |
| 45 | Tom Sneva | | | 27 | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 46 | Dick Ferguson | | 22 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 47 | Steve Chassey | | | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 48 | Stan Fox | | | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gary Bettenhausen | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Tom Bigelow | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Pancho Carter | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Giupponi França | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | DNQ | | 0 |
| | Spike Gehlhausen | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Johnny Parsons | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | José Romano | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | DNQ | 0 |
| | Harry Sauce | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | George Snider | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Posição | Piloto | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MIC | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | MIA | Pontos |
| Cor | Resultado |
| Ouro | Vencedor |
| Prata | 2º lugar |
| Bronze | 3º lugar |
| Verde | 4º-5º lugar |
| Azul-claro | 6º-10º place |
| Azul-escuro | Fora do Top-10 |
| Roxo | Não completou a corrida |
| Vermelho | Não-classificado (DNQ) |
| Marrom | Desistiu (Wth) |
| Preto | Desclassificado (DSQ) |
| Branco | Não correu (DNS) |
| Blank | Não participou da corrida (DNP) |
| Blank | Não correu |
| Negrito | Pole position |
| Itálico | Volta mais rápida |
| * | Mais voltas na liderança |
| Rookie do ano ||
| Rookie ||

### Copa das Nações

| Posição | País | Pontos |
| 1 | Estados Unidos | 317 |
| 2 | Brasil | 158 |
| 3 | Itália | 52 |
| 4 | Canadá | 50 |
| 5 | Irlanda | 45 |
| 6 | Colômbia | 40 |
| 7 | Países Baixos | 31 |
| 8 | Bélgica | 29 |
| 9 | México | 8 |
| 10 | Inglaterra | 8 |
| 11 | Suíça | 0 |
| 12 | Finlândia | 0 |
| Posição | País | Pontos |