1988 CART Series Drivers Championship Standings
| # | Driver | Country | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Danny Sullivan |
 | 182 |  |
| 2. | Al Unser Jr. |
| 149 | |
| 3. | Bobby Rahal |
| 136 | |
| 4. | Rick Mears |
| 129 | |
| 5. | Mario Andretti |
| 126 | |
| 6. | Michael Andretti |
| 119 | |
| 7. | Emerson Fittipaldi |
 | 105 | |
| 8. | Raul Boesel |
| 89 | |
| 9. | Derek Daly |
 | 53 | |
| 10. | Teo Fabi |
 | 44 | |
| = | John Jones |
 | 44 | |
| 12. | Roberto Guerrero |
 | 40 | |
| = | Kevin Cogan |
| 40 | |
| 14. | Arie Luyendyk |
 | 31 | |
| 15. | A. J. Foyt |
| 29 | |
| = | Didier Theys |
 | 29 | |
| 17. | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. |
| 25 | |
| 18. | Howdy Holmes |
| 24 | |
| 19. | Al Unser |
| 23 | |
| 20. | Scott Atchison |
| 17 | |
| 21. | Gordon Johncock |
| 16 | |
| 22. | Phil Krueger |
| 15 | |
| 23. | Scott Brayton |
| 12 | |
| 24. | Dick Simon |
| 11 | |
| 25. | Rocky Moran Sr. |
| 9 | |
| 26. | Jim Crawford |
 | 8 | |
| = | Bernard Jourdain |
 | 8 | |
| 28. | Randy Lewis |
| 7 | |
| = | Ludwig Heimrath Jr. |
| 7 | |
| 30. | Bill Vukovich III |
| 6 | |
| 31. |  John Andretti |
| 5 | |
| 32. | Rich Vogler |
| 2 | |
| = | Dennis Vitolo |
| 2 | |
| 34. | Ed Pimm |
| 1 | |
| = | Ken Johnson |
| 1 | |
| = | Dale Coyne |
| 1 | |