1988 French motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 1988 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22nd-24th July, 1988 at the Paul Ricard circuit.
[edit] 500 cc race report
Christian Sarron’s 5th pole in a row, and his last ever in 500 GP.
Niall Mackenzie gets the start, and through the Mistral Straight for the first time it’s Wayne Gardner, Kevin Schwantz, Mackenzie, Wayne Rainey, et al. At the start of the 2nd lap it’s Gardner, Sarron, Schwantz, Rainey, ….
Shunji Yatsushiro and Patrick Igoa collide and crash out.
Sarron moves to the front, Eddie Lawson to 4th.
The quartet of Gardner, Lawson, Sarron and Schwantz leave Rainey behind.
Going into the last lap, it seems Lawson has made a mistake, because Gardner has a gap and looks certain to take the win, but he has a breakdown and struggles home to a 4th place.
[edit] 500cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | 42:15.520 | 20 |
2 | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | +0.220 | 17 |
3 | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | +0.460 | 15 |
4 | Wayne Gardner | Honda | +5.720 | 13 |
5 | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | +17.630 | 11 |
6 | Randy Mamola | Cagiva | +27.810 | 10 |
7 | Didier de Radiguès | Yamaha | +30.620 | 9 |
8 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Honda | +30.870 | 8 |
9 | Kevin Magee | Yamaha | +35.110 | 7 |
10 | Ron Haslam | Elf Honda | +35.310 | 6 |
11 | Rob McElnea | Suzuki | +59.870 | 5 |
12 | Malcolm Campbell | Elf Honda | +1:19.040 | 4 |
13 | Mike Baldwin | Honda | +1:42.640 | 3 |
14 | Alessandro Valesi | Honda | +1:46.140 | 2 |
15 | Fabio Barchitta | Honda | +2:02.540 | 1 |
16 | Donnie McLeod | Honda | +1 Lap | |
17 | Marco Gentile | Fior | +1 Lap | |
18 | Marco Papa | Honda | +1 Lap | |
19 | Fabio Biliotti | Honda | +1 Lap | |
20 | Manfred Fischer | Honda | +1 Lap | |
21 | Eddie Laycock | Honda | +1 Lap | |
22 | Claude Arciero | Honda | +1 Lap | |
23 | Nicholas Schmassman | Honda | +1 Lap | |
24 | Maarten Duyzers | Honda | +1 Lap | |
Ret | Patrick Igoa | Yamaha | Retirement | |
Ret | Rachel Nicotte | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Daniel Amatriain | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Thierry Rapicault | Fior | Retirement | |
Ret | Bruno Kneubuhler | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Wolfgang von Muralt | Suzuki | Retirement | |
Ret | Niall Mackenzie | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Shunji Yatsushiro | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Raymond Roche | Cagiva | Retirement | |
Ret | Eric Sabatier | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Jean Luc Demierre | Suzuki | Retirement | |
Ret | Vittorio Scatola | Suzuki | Retirement |
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FIM MotoGP World Championship 1988 season |
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