1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
Race details | |||
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Race 3 of 15 races in the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||
Date | 24 April 1988 | ||
Location | Circuito del Jarama | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 3.404 km (2.115 mi) | ||
500 cc | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | Kevin Magee | Yamaha | |
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Kevin Magee | Yamaha | |
Podium | |||
First | Kevin Magee | Yamaha | |
Second | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | |
Third | Wayne Gardner | Honda | |
250 cc | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | Carlos Cardús | Yamaha | |
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Sito Pons | Yamaha | |
Podium | |||
First | Sito Pons | Honda | |
Second | Juan Garriga | Yamaha | |
Third | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | Yamaha | |
125 cc | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | |
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | |
Podium | |||
First | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | |
Second | Julián Miralles | Honda | |
Third | Gaston Grassetti | Honda | |
80 cc | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | |
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Àlex Crivillé | Derbi | |
Podium | |||
First | Stefan Dörflinger | Krauser | |
Second | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | |
Third | Àlex Crivillé | Derbi |
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 22–24 April 1988 at the Jarama circuit.
500 cc race report
Kevin Magee was on pole. Eddie Lawson got the lead at 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; he managed to pass and took the win by a few lengths.
After 21 years, this would be the last Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix on the Jarama circuit. The event would move back to Jerez, where it has stayed permanently ever since.
500 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
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1 | Kevin Magee | Yamaha | 54:52.476 | 20 |
2 | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | +0.526 | 17 |
3 | Wayne Gardner | Honda | +11.625 | 15 |
4 | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | +17.452 | 13 |
5 | Niall Mackenzie | Honda | +26.990 | 11 |
6 | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | +39.743 | 10 |
7 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Honda | +1:12.080 | 9 |
8 | Didier de Radiguès | Yamaha | +1:12.903 | 8 |
9 | Shunji Yatsushiro | Honda | +1 Lap | 7 |
10 | Ron Haslam | Elf Honda | +1 Lap | 6 |
11 | Raymond Roche | Cagiva | +1 Lap | 5 |
12 | Rob McElnea | Suzuki | +1 Lap | 4 |
13 | Alessandro Valesi | Honda | +1 Lap | 3 |
14 | Daniel Amatriain | Honda | +1 Lap | 2 |
15 | Bruno Kneubuhler | Honda | +1 Lap | 1 |
16 | Steve Manley | Suzuki | +1 Lap | |
17 | Rachel Nicotte | Honda | +1 Lap | |
18 | Fabio Barchitta | Honda | +2 Laps | |
19 | Nicholas Schmassman | Honda | +2 Laps | |
20 | Jean Luc Demierre | Suzuki | +2 Laps | |
21 | Maarten Duyzers | Honda | +2 Laps | |
22 | Chris Buerki | Honda | +1 Lap | |
Ret | Ian Pratt | Suzuki | Retirement | |
Ret | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | Retirement | |
Ret | Eddie Laycock | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Marco Gentile | Fior | Retirement | |
Ret | Marco Papa | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Andreas Leuthe | Suzuki | Retirement | |
Ret | Fabio Biliotti | Paton | Retirement | |
Ret | Wolfgang von Muralt | Suzuki | Retirement | |
Ret | Gustav Reiner | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Vincenzo Cascino | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Claude Albert | Suzuki | Retirement | |
Ret | Mike Baldwin | Honda | Retirement |
Previous race: 1988 United States Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1988 Expo 92 Grand Prix |
Previous race: 1987 Spanish Grand Prix |
Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Next race: 1989 Spanish Grand Prix |
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