1988 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

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  1988 Nations Motorcycle Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of races in the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
Date	22 May 1988
Location	Imola
Course	Permanent racing facility mi / km
MotoGP
Pole Position Fastest Lap Podium 1. 2. 3.
250 cc
Pole Position Fastest Lap Podium 1. 2. 3.
125 cc
Pole Position Fastest Lap Podium 1. 2. 3.

The 1988 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 20th–22nd May, 1988 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.

[edit] 500cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	48:17.160	20
2	Wayne Gardner	Honda	+15.510	17
3	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	+26.740	15
4	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	+32.860	13
5	Kevin Magee	Yamaha	+48.490	11
6	Pierfrancesco Chili	Honda	+53.120	10
7	Randy Mamola	Cagiva	+1:15.110	9
8	Shunji Yatsushiro	Honda	+1:16.770	8
9	Raymond Roche	Cagiva	+1:17.210	7
10	Tadahiko Taira	Yamaha	+1:18.010	6
11	Niall Mackenzie	Honda	+1 Lap	5
12	Rob McElnea	Suzuki	+1 Lap	4
13	Alessandro Valesi	Honda	+1 Lap	3
14	Marco Gentile	Fior	+1 Lap	2
15	Patrick Igoa	Yamaha	+1 Lap	1
16	Ron Haslam	Elf Honda	+1 Lap
17	Alberto Rota	Honda	+1 Lap
18	Fabio Barchitta	Honda	+1 Lap
19	Bruno Kneubuhler	Honda	+1 Lap
20	Romolo Balbi	Honda	+1 Lap
21	Ari Ramo	Honda	+1 Lap
22	Peter Skold	Honda	+1 Lap
23	Rachel Nicotte	Honda	+1 Lap
24	Marco Papa	Honda	+1 Lap
25	Maarten Duyzers	Honda	+1 Lap
26	Nicholas Schmassman	Honda	+1 Lap
Ret	Steve Manley	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	Manfred Fischer	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Daniel Amatriain	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Massimo Broccoli	Cagiva	Retirement
Ret	Roger Burnett	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Didier de Radiguès	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Jean Luc Demierre	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	Vittorio Scatola	Paton	Retirement
Ret	Fabio Biliotti	Honda	Retirement

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