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.
Drivers and teams
| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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| United Kingdom Onyx Racing | March | Ford Cosworth | 1 | Germany Volker Weidler | All |
| 2 | Spain Alfonso de Vinuesa | 1-3 |
| United Kingdom Steve Kempton | 7 |
| United Kingdom Russell Spence | 9-11 |
| United Kingdom Team Ralt | Ralt | Judd | 3 | United Kingdom Russell Spence | 1-2 |
| New Zealand Mike Thackwell | 3 |
| Brazil Marco Greco | 4-8 |
| Netherlands Cor Euser | 9-11 |
| 4 | France Éric Bernard | 1-5 |
| Switzerland Mario Hytten | 6-8 |
| United Kingdom Perry McCarthy | 9-11 |
| United Kingdom Lola Motorsport | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 5 | United Kingdom Mark Blundell | All |
| 6 | France Paul Belmondo | All |
| France Oreca Motorsport | March | Ford Cosworth | 7 | France Pierre-Henri Raphanel | 1-2 |
| Reynard | 3-11 |
| March | 8 | France Jean Alesi | 1-2 |
| Reynard | 3-11 |
| Italy First Racing | March | Judd | 9 | Italy Pierluigi Martini | 1-8, 10-11 |
| France Alain Ferté | 9 |
| 10 | Italy Marco Apicella | All |
| France GBDA Motorsport | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 11 | France Michel Trollé | 1-7 |
| Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz | 9-11 |
| 12 | France Olivier Grouillard | All |
| Italy Pavesi Racing | Ralt | Judd | 14 | Italy Massimo Monti | 1-10 |
| Italy Ruggero Melgrati | 11 |
| 15 | France Cathy Muller | 1 |
| Italy Fabrizio Barbazza | 2-4 |
| Italy Walter Voulaz | 5 |
| Italy Fabio Mancini | 6-8 |
| Italy Wladimiro De Tomaso | 9-11 |
| United Kingdom Madgwick International | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | 16 | Netherlands Cor Euser | 1-8 |
| United Kingdom Andy Wallace | 9 |
| Spain Alfonso de Vinuesa | 10-11 |
| 17 | United Kingdom Russell Spence | 3-8 |
| Austria Pierre Chauvet | 9, 11 |
| Brazil Maurizio Sandro Sala | 10 |
| Italy Forti Corse | Dallara | Ford Cosworth | 18 | Italy Enrico Bertaggia | 1-9 |
| Lola | 10-11 |
| Dallara | 19 | Argentina Fernando Croceri | 1-5 |
| Italy Nino Famà | 6 |
| Italy Enrico Debenedetti | 10-11 |
| Lola | 20 | United Kingdom Gary Evans | 5-11 |
| United Kingdom GEM Motorsport | Ralt | Ford Cosworth | 20 | United Kingdom Gary Evans | 1-4 |
| 21 | United Kingdom Andy Wallace | 1-4 |
| Reynard | 5-8 |
| United Kingdom Johnny Dumfries | 10-11 |
| United Kingdom Roni Motorsport | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 22 | Switzerland Benoît Morand | 7 |
| Japan Spirit TOM'S Racing | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | 22 | Belgium Éric Bachelart | 9-10 |
| France Jacques Goudchaux | 11 |
| 39 | Belgium Bertrand Gachot | All |
| 40 | United Kingdom Steve Kempton | 1, 8 |
| Italy Paolo Barilla | 2-7 |
| Brazil Marco Greco | 9-11 |
| Japan Footwork | March | Ford Cosworth | 23 | Japan Aguri Suzuki | 3-4 |
| Reynard | 7 |
| United Kingdom Racetech 3000 | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 24 | Austria Pierre Chauvet | 1-5, 7 |
| Italy Domenico Gitto | 6 |
| United Kingdom James Weaver | 8 |
| France Didier Arztet | 9-11 |
| United States Genoa Racing | March | Ford Cosworth | 25 | Italy Fabrizio Barbazza | 5-6 |
| United Kingdom Middlebridge | March | Ford Cosworth | 25 | United Kingdom Phil Andrews | 8 |
| United Kingdom CoBRa Motorsport | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | 25 | Canada Daniel Campeau | 9-11 |
| March | 26 | Italy Paolo Barilla | 1 |
| Sweden Steven Andskär | 4 |
| Lola | Italy Domenico Gitto | 5 |
| Italy Enrico Debenedetti | 6-7 |
| Canada Daniel Campeau | 8 |
| Lola | Switzerland Benoît Morand | 9-10 |
| March | 27 | Switzerland Andrea Chiesa | 1 |
| Lola | 2-5 |
| Reynard | 6-11 |
| United Kingdom GA Motorsport | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 28 | Switzerland Gregor Foitek | 1-7, 9-11 |
| United Kingdom Perry McCarthy | 8 |
| 29 | Italy Claudio Langes | 1-9 |
| United Kingdom Damon Hill | 10-11 |
| Republic of Ireland Eddie Jordan Racing | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | 30 | Sweden Thomas Danielsson | 1-5 |
| Italy Alessandro Santin | 6 |
| United Kingdom Martin Donnelly | 7-11 |
| 31 | United Kingdom Johnny Herbert | 1-2, 4-7 |
| Italy Paolo Barilla | 9-11 |
| Colt Racing | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 32 | Finland Jari Nurminen | All |
| 33 | Italy Giovanna Amati | 1-8 |
| France Éric Bellefroid | 9-11 |
| Italy Sport Auto Racing | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 35 | Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz | 1-6, 8 |
| Germany Markus Oestreich | 9, 11 |
| Belgium Bernard de Dryver | 10 |
| 36 | France Fabien Giroix | 1-5 |
| France Michel Ferté | 6-11 |
| United Kingdom Cowman Racing | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 37 | United Kingdom David Hunt | 1-5, 7-11 |
| 38 | Italy Franco Scapini | 1-6 |
| 44 | United States Michael Greenfield | 5 |
| United Kingdom Repsol Silk Cut Racing | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 41 | Spain Fermín Vélez | 1-4, 6-9 |
| Italy Claudio Langes | 11 |
| United Kingdom Bromley Motorsport | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | 42 | Brazil Roberto Moreno | All |
| 43 | France Éric Bernard | 7-11 |
| Tamchester Racing | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 44 | Spain Alfonso de Vinuesa | 7-9 |
| Netherlands Peter Kox | 10 |
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Calendar
Note:
Race 5, 6 and 7 stopped and restarted.
Final points standings
Driver
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.
Complete Overview
| 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