1988 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1988 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 June 1988 at the Salzburgring.[4]
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| Race 7 of 15 races in the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 12 June 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Großer Preis von Österreich[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Salzburgring | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 cc race report
Christian Sarron on pole, then Eddie Lawson, Niall Mackenzie, Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Gardner.
Gardner got the first turn from Lawson, Rainey, Ron Haslam, Schwantz, et al.
Didier De Radiguès moved up to 4th and the field started to get strung out. Schwantz gave Ron Haslam a little bump as he passed and Sarron crashed out.
Lawson and Gardner swapped the lead, allowing Rainey and De Radiguès to close.
De Radiguès put pressure on Lawson his teammate in 2nd, and Rainey seemed to be dropping away.
Lawson and Gardner drop De Radiguès.
Gardner crashes out of 2nd spot.
500cc classification
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  |
Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | 39:40.630 | 20 | ||
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Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | +2.790 | 17 | ||
| 3 | |
Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | +12.550 | 15 | ||
| 4 | |
Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | +13.590 | 13 | ||
| 5 |  |
HB Honda Gallina Team | Honda | +19.310 | 11 | ||
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Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | +22.070 | 10 | ||
| 7 |  |
Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +26.830 | 9 | ||
| 8 |  |
Team ROC Elf Honda | Elf Honda | +59.450 | 8 | ||
| 9 | |
Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | +1:00.370 | 7 | ||
| 10 |  |
Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +1:07.660 | 6 | ||
| 11 |  |
Team Hein Gericke | Honda | +1 Lap | 5 | ||
| 12 |  |
Romer Racing Suisse | Honda | +1 Lap | 4 | ||
| 13 | |
Team Amoranto | Honda | +1 Lap | 3 | ||
| 14 | |
Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1 Lap | 2 | ||
| 15 | |
Team Hein Gericke | Honda | +1 Lap | 1 | ||
| 16 |  |
Suzuki | +1 Lap | ||||
| 17 | |
Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 18 |  |
MRC Grieskirchen | Honda | +1 Lap | |||
| 19 | |
FMS | Honda | +1 Lap | |||
| 20 | |
Weigl Telefix Racing Team | Honda | +1 Lap | |||
| 21 | |
Rallye Sport | Honda | +1 Lap | |||
| Ret | |
Team Iberia | Honda | Retirement | |||
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Suzuki | Retirement | ||||
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Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |||
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Honda | Retirement | ||||
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Team Greco | Honda | Retirement | |||
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Fior Marlboro | Fior | Retirement | |||
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Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret |  |
Ducados Lotus Guarz | Honda | Retirement | |||
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Rothmans Honda Team | Fior | Retirement | |||
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Team HRC | Honda | Retirement | |||
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Fego Racing Team | Honda | Did not start | |||
| Sources:[5][6] | |||||||
References
- "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- Mitchell, Malcolm. "1988 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- Mitchell, Malcolm. "Salzburgring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Moto GP statistics". Moto GP. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- "1988 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1988". Motogp.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
| Previous race: 1988 German Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1988 Dutch TT |
| Previous race: 1987 Austrian Grand Prix |
Austrian Grand Prix | Next race: 1989 Austrian Grand Prix |
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