List of 1988 motorsport champions

1988 motorsport champions
Previous: 1987	Next: 1989

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

Drag racing

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

Karting

Series	Driver	Season article
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship	FK: Mike Wilson
	FS100: Emmanuel Collard
	FC: Peter Rydell
CIK-FIA Junior World Cup	Gianluca Malandrucco
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship	FK: Federico Gemmo
	S100: Gert Munkholm
	ICC: Vincenzo Saitta
	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
125cc World Championship	Jorge Martínez
80cc World Championship
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
	Constructors: McLaren-Honda
CART PPG Indy Car World Series	Danny Sullivan	1988 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
	Rookies: John Jones
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
	Nations: Soviet Union
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
	Teams: Hoecker Sportwagenservice
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
	Teams: Le Garage Cox Racing
Austria Formula 3 Cup	Karl Wendlinger	1988 Austria Formula 3 Cup
British Formula Three Championship	JJ Lehto	1988 British Formula Three Championship
	National: Alistair Lyall
Chilean Formula Three Championship	Giuseppe Bacigalupo	1988 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship	Érik Comas	1988 French Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Oreca
German Formula Three Championship	Joachim Winkelhock	1988 German Formula Three Championship
	B: Daniel Müller
Italian Formula Three Championship	Emanuele Naspetti	1988 Italian Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Forti Corse
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
	Co-Drivers: Tiziano Siviero
	Manufacturer: Lancia
FIA Cup for Production Cars	Pascal Gaban Willy Lux
African Rally Championship	Satwant Singh	1988 African Rally Championship
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship	Kenjiro Shinozuka	1988 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Fred Gocentas
Australian Rally Championship	Murray Coote	1988 Australian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Iain Stewart
British Rally Championship	Jimmy McRae	1988 British Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Rob Arthur
Canadian Rally Championship	Alain Bergeron	1988 Canadian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Raymond Cadieux
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft	Armin Schwarz
Estonian Rally Championship	Aare Klooren	1988 Estonian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Toomas Kreek
European Rally Championship	Fabrizio Tabaton	1988 European Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Luciano Tedeschini
Finnish Rally Championship	Group A: Mikael Sundström	1988 Finnish Rally Championship
	Group 2: Tommi Mäkinen
	Group B: Petteri Lindström
French Rally Championship	Didier Auriol
Hungarian Rally Championship	László Ranga
	Co-Drivers: Mihály Dudás
Indian National Rally Championship	Farad Bathena
	Co-Drivers: Raj Bagri
Italian Rally Championship	Dario Cerrato
	Co-Drivers: Giuseppe Cerri
	Manufacturers: Lancia
Middle East Rally Championship	Mohammed Ben Sulayem
New Zealand Rally Championship	Brian Stokes	1988 New Zealand Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Robert Haldane
Polish Rally Championship	Andrzej Koper
Romanian Rally Championship	Ștefan Vasile
Scottish Rally Championship	Colin McRae
	Co-Drivers: Derek Ringer
South African National Rally Championship	Sarel van der Merwe
	Co-Drivers: Franz Boshoff
	Manufacturers: Volkswagen
Spanish Rally Championship	Carlos Sainz
	Co-Drivers: Luis Moya

Rallycross

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship	Div 1: Bjørn Skogstad
	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
	C1 Teams: Silk Cut Jaguar
	C2: Gordon Spice C2: Ray Bellm
	C2 Teams: Spice Engineering
IMSA GT Championship	GTP: Geoff Brabham	1988 IMSA GT Championship season
	Lights: Tom Hessert
	GTO: Scott Pruett
	GTU: Tommy Kendall
ADAC Supercup	Jean-Louis Schlesser	1988 ADAC Supercup
	Teams: Blaupunkt Joest Racing
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
	Teams: Strähle Autosport

Stock car

Series	Driver	Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Bill Elliott	1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Tommy Ellis	1988 NASCAR Busch Series
	Manufacturers: Buick
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
	JTC-2: Haruto Yanagida
	JTC-3: Osamu Nakako
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
	Class B: Curt Göransson
	Class C: Rolf Björk

See also

• List of motorsport championships
• Auto racing