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 | ||
| 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.
| Series | Champion | Refer |
|---|---|---|
| World of Outlaws Late Model Series | Billy Moyer Sr. | |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Steve Kinser | |
| Teams: Karl Kinser 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Series | Driver | Season article |
|---|---|---|
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 1:  Bjørn Skogstad | |
Div 2:  Matti Alamäki | ||
| British Rallycross Championship | Mark Rennison | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
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