1988 Expo 92 motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 1988 "Expo 92" Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 29th April–1st May, 1988 at the Jerez circuit.
[edit] 500 cc race report
Eddie Lawson on pole. Wayne Rainey got the start from Lawson and Kevin Schwantz.
Schwantz passed Lawson at the final hairpin, and after the first lap, the order was Rainey, Schwantz, Lawson, Christian Sarron and Kevin Magee.
Schwantz tried to close the gap to Rainey, but started to look behind him more than usual, and it seemed his Suzuki was having problems. Magee 3rd ahead of Lawson. Schwantz quickly dropped to 4th and looked at his rear wheel; he soon headed into the pits.
Lawson fought back and swapped the lead with Magee and then went after Rainey.
Catching up to Rainey who had led for 27 laps, Lawson had a very hard time getting past, but finally managed it.
[edit] 500cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | 53:47.990 | 20 |
| 2 | Wayne Rainey |
Yamaha | +1.640 | 17 |
| 3 |  Kevin Magee |
Yamaha | +7.670 | 15 |
| 4 |  Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | +7.790 | 13 |
| 5 | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | +28.630 | 11 |
| 6 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Didier de Radiguès |
Yamaha | +30.520 | 10 |
| 7 |  Niall Mackenzie |
Honda | +1:12.030 | 9 |
| 8 | Rob McElnea |
Suzuki | +1:37.420 | 8 |
| 9 |  Marco Papa |
Honda | +1 Lap | 7 |
| 10 | Alessandro Valesi |
Honda | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 11 |  Daniel Amatriain |
Honda | +1 Lap | 5 |
| 12 | Steve Manley |
Suzuki | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Rachel Nicotte |
Honda | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 14 |  Bruno Kneubuhler |
Honda | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 |  Maarten Duyzers |
Honda | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 16 | Nicholas Schmassman |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 17 |  Josef Doppler |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 18 | Ian Pratt |
Suzuki | +2 Laps | |
| Ret |  Shunji Yatsushiro |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Ron Haslam |
Elf Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Moreno Vacondio |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Tony Carey |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Raymond Roche |
Cagiva | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Eddie Laycock |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Andreas Leuthe |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kevin Schwantz |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Marco Gentile |
Fior | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1988 Spanish Grand Prix |
FIM MotoGP World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1988 Nations Grand Prix |
| Previous race: None |
"Expo 92" Grand Prix | Next race: None |
