1988 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 1988 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix was the òast round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15th-17th September, 1988 at the Goiânia circuit.
[edit] 500 cc race report
Wayne Gardner on pole, but Eddie Lawson gets the start from Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz.
Back in 6th place, Gardner is almost cut-off by Pierfrancesco Chili who tries a block pass on him; Gardner shakes a fist.
Schwantz gets around Lawson for 1st, but Lawson looks like he’s not going to let it go. Gardner catches up to make it a trio, while Lawson retakes the lead.
Randy Mamola is hot-dogging, deliberately sliding the rear.
Schwantz and Gardner go at it for 2nd place. Mamola almost highsides trying to impress the crowd, but doesn’t learn his lesson; on a left-hander he looks over his shoulder and immediately slides the bike into a highside. Schwantz will do something similar next year at Phillip Island.
Rainey retires with a punctured tire.
[edit] 500cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | 47:22.550 | 20 |
| 2 |  Wayne Gardner |
Honda | +13.360 | 17 |
| 3 | Kevin Schwantz |
Suzuki | +21.350 | 15 |
| 4 |  Niall Mackenzie |
Honda | +24.080 | 13 |
| 5 |  Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | +24.240 | 11 |
| 6 | Kevin Magee |
Yamaha | +24.280 | 10 |
| 7 |  Pierfrancesco Chili |
Honda | +1:13.100 | 9 |
| 8 | Rob McElnea |
Suzuki | +1:14.950 | 8 |
| 9 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Didier de Radiguès |
Yamaha | +1:23.300 | 7 |
| 10 | Patrick Igoa |
Yamaha | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 11 |  Fabio Barchitta |
Honda | +1 Lap | 5 |
| 12 |  Francisco Gonzales |
Honda | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Donnie McLeod |
Honda | +1 Lap | 3 |
| Ret | Wayne Rainey |
Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Marco Gentile |
Fior | Retirement | |
| Ret | Ron Haslam |
Elf Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Bruno Kneubuhler |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Alessandro Valesi |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Randy Mamola |
Cagiva | Retirement | |
| Ret | Roger Burnett |
Honda | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1988 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
FIM MotoGP World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1989 Japanese Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Brazilian Grand Prix | Next race: 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix |
