1988 German motorcycle Grand Prix

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The 1988 German motorcycle Grand Prix was held on May 29 at the Nürburgring circuit.

[edit] 500 cc race report

Wet race. Wayne Gardner on pole. Wayne Rainey took the first turn from Eddie Lawson, Pierfrancesco Chili, Christian Sarron, Kevin Schwantz (from the 2nd row).

Sarron, considered a good wet rider, took the lead.

At the end of lap one it was Sarron, Schwantz, Lawson, Kevin Magee, Rainey, and Chili.

Schwantz moved into 1st, then it was Sarron, Magee, Lawson, and Rainey.

Schwantz had a large lead. Magee went down. The track was drying slightly.

Heading towards the last lap, Schwantz was looking ragged going through a chicane, but he held it together to the line.

1	Kevin Schwantz	1h 01:52.270
2	Wayne Rainey	+25.030
3	Christian Sarron	+51.550
4	Eddie Lawson	+1:08.740
5	Kevin Magee	+1:12.170
6	Pierfrancesco Chili	+1:12.550
7	D. De Radiguès	+1:20.280
8	Wayne Gardner	+1:43.880
9	Niall Mackenzie	+1 lap
10	S. Yatsushiro	+1 lap
11	Rob McElnea	+1 lap
12	P. Igoa	+1 lap
13	P. Schleef	+2 laps
14	M. Papa	+2 laps
15	M. Rudroff	+2 laps
16	A. Valesi	Lapped
17	M. Gentile	Lapped
18	W. Von Muralt	Lapped
19	M. Duyzers	Lapped
20	J. Doppler	Lapped
21	H. Schutz	Lapped
22	A. Ramo	Lapped
23	P. Skold	Lapped
24	N. Schmassman	Lapped
25	Bruno Kneubühler	+2 laps
	A. Leuthe	ret.
	Randy Mamola	ret.
	G. Jung	ret.
	M. Fischer	ret.
	D. Amatriain	ret.
	M. Broccoli	ret.
	P. Linden	ret.
	H. Klingebiel	ret.
	Ron Haslam	ret.
	H. Butz	ret.
	F. Barchitta	ret.

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1	1988 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Report
2	1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix Report
3	1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Report
4	1988 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Report
5	1988 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
6	1988 German motorcycle Grand Prix Report
7	1988 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
8	1988 Dutch TT Report
9	1988 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
10	1988 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
11	1988 French motorcycle Grand Prix Report
12	1988 British motorcycle Grand Prix Report
13	1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix Report
14	1988 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
15	1988 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix Report

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