1988 West German motorcycle Grand Prix

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The 1988 West German motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 27th-29th May, 1988 at the Nürburgring circuit.

[edit] 500 cc race report

Wet race. Wayne Gardner on pole. Wayne Rainey took the first turn from Eddie Lawson, Pierfrancesco Chili, Christian Sarron, Kevin Schwantz (from the 2nd row).

Sarron, considered a good wet rider, took the lead.

At the end of lap one it was Sarron, Schwantz, Lawson, Kevin Magee, Rainey, and Chili.

Schwantz moved into 1st, then it was Sarron, Magee, Lawson, and Rainey.

Schwantz had a large lead. Magee went down. The track was drying slightly.

Heading towards the last lap, Schwantz was looking ragged going through a chicane, but he held it together to the line.

[edit] 500cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Flag of the United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki 1'01:52.270 20
2 Flag of the United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha +25.030 17
3 Flag of France Christian Sarron Yamaha +51.550 15
4 Flag of the United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha +1:08.740 13
5 Flag of Australia Kevin Magee Yamaha +1:12.170 11
6 Flag of Italy Pierfrancesco Chili Honda +1:12.550 10
7 Flag of Belgium Didier de Radiguès Yamaha +1:20.280 9
8 Flag of Australia Wayne Gardner Honda +1:43.880 8
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Honda +1 Lap 7
10 Flag of Japan Shunji Yatsushiro Honda +1 Lap 6
11 Flag of the United Kingdom Rob McElnea Suzuki +1 Lap 5
12 Flag of France Patrick Igoa Yamaha +1 Lap 4
13 Flag of Germany Petr Schleef Honda +2 Laps 3
14 Flag of Italy Marco Papa Honda +2 Laps 2
15 Flag of Germany Michael Rudroff Honda +2 Laps 1
16 Flag of Italy Alessandro Valesi Honda +2 Laps
17 Flag of Switzerland Marco Gentile Fior +2 Laps
18 Flag of Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki +2 Laps
19 Flag of the Netherlands Maarten Duyzers Honda +2 Laps
20 Flag of Austria Josef Doppler Honda +2 Laps
21 Flag of Germany Helmut Schutz Honda +2 Laps
22 Flag of Finland Ari Ramo Honda +2 Laps
23 Flag of Sweden Peter Skold Honda +2 Laps
24 Flag of Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman Honda +2 Laps
25 Flag of Switzerland Bruno Kneubuhler Honda +2 Laps
Ret Flag of Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe Suzuki Retirement
Ret Flag of the United States Randy Mamola Cagiva Retirement
Ret Flag of Germany Georg Robert Jung Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Germany Manfred Fischer Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Spain Daniel Amatriain Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy Massimo Broccoli Cagiva Retirement
Ret Flag of Sweden Peter Linden Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Germany Hans Klingebiel Suzuki Retirement
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Ron Haslam Elf Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Germany Hansjoerg Butz Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of San Marino Fabio Barchitta Honda Retirement


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