1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

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The 1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the [[1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22nd-24th April, 1988 at the Jarama circuit.

[edit] 500 cc race report

Kevin Magee on pole. Eddie Lawson got the first turn from Raymond Roche, Pierfrancesco Chili, et al.

At the end of the first lap, Lawson had a gap from Christian Sarron, Wayne Gardner and Magee.

Magee moved into 2nd and started to close the gap to Lawson; Magee passed and took the win by a few lengths.

[edit] 500cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Flag of Australia Kevin Magee Yamaha 54:52.476 20
2 Flag of the United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha +0.526 17
3 Flag of Australia Wayne Gardner Honda +11.625 15
4 Flag of France Christian Sarron Yamaha +17.452 13
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Honda +26.990 11
6 Flag of the United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha +39.743 10
7 Flag of Italy Pierfrancesco Chili Honda +1:12.080 9
8 Flag of Belgium Didier de Radiguès Yamaha +1:12.903 8
9 Flag of Japan Shunji Yatsushiro Honda +1 Lap 7
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Ron Haslam Elf Honda +1 Lap 6
11 Flag of France Raymond Roche Cagiva +1 Lap 5
12 Flag of the United Kingdom Rob McElnea Suzuki +1 Lap 4
13 Flag of Italy Alessandro Valesi Honda +1 Lap 3
14 Flag of Spain Daniel Amatriain Honda +1 Lap 2
15 Flag of Switzerland Bruno Kneubuhler Honda +1 Lap 1
16 Flag of the United Kingdom Steve Manley Suzuki +1 Lap
17 Flag of France Rachel Nicotte Honda +1 Lap
18 Flag of San Marino Fabio Barchitta Honda +2 Laps
19 Flag of Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman Honda +2 Laps
20 Flag of France Jean Luc Demierre Suzuki +2 Laps
21 Flag of the Netherlands Maarten Duyzers Honda +2 Laps
22 Flag of Switzerland Chris Buerki Honda +1 Lap
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Ian Pratt Suzuki Retirement
Ret Flag of the United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Retirement
Ret Flag of Ireland Eddie Laycock Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Switzerland Marco Gentile Fior Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy Marco Papa Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe Suzuki Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy Fabio Biliotti Paton Retirement
Ret Flag of Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki Retirement
Ret Flag of Germany Gustav Reiner Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy Vincenzo Cascino Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of France Claude Albert Suzuki Retirement
Ret Flag of the United States Mike Baldwin Honda Retirement


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