1988 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix

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The 1988 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was held on May 22 at the Imola circuit.

[edit] 500 cc race report

Wayne Gardner on pole. Through the first turn, it was Eddie Lawson, Kevin Schwantz, Didier De Radiguès, Pierfrancesco Chili and Gardner.

At the end of the first lap, it was Lawson, De Radiguès, Schwantz, Gardner, Chili and Wayne Rainey.

Another few laps and it was Lawson, Gardner, De Radiguès, then a small gap to Rainey and Schwantz.

Lawson got a gap from a re-formed quartet behind. Christian Sarron went down at a chicane, forcing Kevin Magee and Niall Mackenzie off the track.

On the cool down lap there was a collision between Tadahiko Taira and Raymond Roche.

1	Eddie Lawson	48:17.160
2	Wayne Gardner	+15.510
3	Wayne Rainey	+26.740
4	Kevin Schwantz	+32.860
5	Kevin Magee	+48.490
6	Pierfrancesco Chili	+53.120
7	Randy Mamola	+1:15.110
8	S. Yatsushiro	+1:16.770
9	Raymond Roche	+1:17.210
10	T. Taira	+1:18.010
11	Niall Mackenzie	Lapped
12	Rob McElnea	Lapped
13	A. Valesi	Lapped
14	M. Gentile	Lapped
15	P. Igoa	Lapped
16	Ron Haslam	Lapped
17	A. Rota	Lapped
18	F. Barchitta	Lapped
19	Bruno Kneubühler	Lapped
20	R. Balbi	Lapped
21	A. Rämö	Lapped
22	P. Sköld	Lapped
23	R. Nicotte	Lapped
24	M. Papa	Lapped
25	M. Duyzers	Lapped
26	N. Schmassman	Lapped
	S. Manley	ret.
	M. Fischer	ret.
	D. Amatriain	ret.
	Christian Sarron	ret.
	M. Broccoli	ret.
	R. Burnett	ret.
	D. De Radiguès	ret.
	J. Demierre	ret.
	V. Scatola	ret.
	F. Biliotti	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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