The 1988 International Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 11 rounds. 24 different teams, 69 different drivers, 5 different chassis and 2 different engines competed.
Note:
Race 5, 6 and 7 stopped and restarted.
For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. [4]
| Pos | Driver | JER | VLL | PAU | SIL | MNZ | PER | BRH | BIR | BUG | ZOL | DIJ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 43 |
| 2 | | 5 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | DNS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
| 3 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 30 | ||||||
| 4 | | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 23 | |
| 5 | | Ret | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | | 2 | 5 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 7 | 2 | Ret | 18 |
| 7 | | Ret | 1 | DNQ | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | |
| 8 | | 1 | Ret | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 13 | |||||
| 9 | | 6 | 10 | 4 | 11 | DNQ | DSQ | DSQ | Ret | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 10 | | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 |
| 12 | | 3 | 6 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 3 | DNQ | 9 | ||||
| 13 | | 9 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 10 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 8 | |
| 14 | | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 5 | DNS | Ret | 6 | Ret | 12 | 8 |
| 15 | | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 5 |
| 16 | | Ret | 12 | DNQ | 14 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 4 | DNS | Ret | 6 | 5 |
| 17 | | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 3 | |
| 18 | | 4 | 17 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 3 | ||||||
| 19 | | DNQ | 8 | 9 | DNQ | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | DNQ | DNQ | 2 |
| 20 | | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 15 | 6 | 10 | 8 | Ret | DNQ | 13 | DNS | 1 |
| 21 | | 13 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 22 | | 14 | 16 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 7 | DNQ | DNQ | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 7 | 16 | DNS | DNQ | DNQ | 11 | Ret | 0 |
| 24 | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 17 | DNQ | 7 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |
| 25 | | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 26 | | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 27 | | Ret | 14 | Ret | DNQ | 8 | DNQ | DNQ | 9 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 0 |
| 28 | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| 29 | | Ret | Ret | DNS | 8 | Ret | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | | 8 | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| 31 | | Ret | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 32 | | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 33 | | 12 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||
| 34 | | 10 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||
| 35 | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNS | Ret | Ret | 11 | DNQ | Ret | 0 |
| 36 | | 11 | DNQ | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| 37 | | DNS | DNQ | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 38 | | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 39 | | DNQ | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | 12 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 40 | | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 41 | | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 13 | Ret | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | 13 | DNQ | 0 | |
| 42 | | Ret | 13 | 0 | |||||||||
| 43 | | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 19 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 14 | 0 | |||
| 44 | | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||
| 45 | | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||
| 46 | | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 47 | | DNQ | DNQ | 18 | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||
| 48 | | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||
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| Pos | Driver | JER | VLL | PAU | SIL | MNZ | PER | BRH | BIR | BUG | ZOL | DIJ | Points |
| Sources: [5] [6] [7] | |||||||||||||
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify NT=no time set in qualifying DIS(6)=disqualified after finishing in sixth place