| Race details | |||
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| Race 5 of 15 races in the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | May 22, 1988 | ||
| Location | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.040 km (3.132 mi) |
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| 500 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Wayne Gardner | Honda | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Eddie Lawson Wayne Gardner |
Yamaha Honda |
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| Podium | |||
| First | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | |
| Second | Wayne Gardner | Honda | |
| Third | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | |
| 250 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Dominique Sarron | Honda | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Dominique Sarron | Honda | |
| Podium | |||
| First | Dominique Sarron | Honda | |
| Second | Sito Pons | Honda | |
| Third | Juan Garriga | Yamaha | |
| 125 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | |
| Podium | |||
| First | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | |
| Second | Manuel Herreros | Derbi | |
| Third | Ezio Gianola | Honda | |
| 80 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | |
| Podium | |||
| First | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | |
| Second | Stefan Dörflinger | Krauser | |
| Third | Manuel Herreros | Derbi | |
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 20–22 May, 1988, at the Imola circuit.
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.
| 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 |
| Previous race: 1988 Expo 92 Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1988 German Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1987 Italian Grand Prix |
Nations Grand Prix | Next race: 1989 Italian Grand Prix |