1988 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1988 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 September 1988 at the Goiânia circuit.[1]
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| Race 15 of 15 races in the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 17 September 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 cc race report
Wayne Gardner was on pole, but Eddie Lawson got into the lead at the start, ahead of Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz. Back in 6th place, Gardner was almost cut off by Pierfrancesco Chili, who tried a block pass on him; Gardner shook a fist.
Schwantz got around Lawson for 1st, but Lawson looked like he's not going to let it go. Gardner caught up to make it a trio, while Lawson retook the lead. Randy Mamola was hot-dogging, deliberately sliding the rear. Schwantz and Gardner went at it for 2nd place. Mamola almost highsided trying to impress the crowd, a bit later on a left-hander he looked over his shoulder and immediately slid the bike into a highside. Schwantz will do something similar next year at Phillip Island. Rainey retired with a punctured tire.
500cc classification
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  |
Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | 47:22.550 | 20 | ||
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Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +13.360 | 17 | ||
| 3 | |
Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | +21.350 | 15 | ||
| 4 |  |
Team HRC | Honda | +24.120 | 13 | ||
| 5 |  |
Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +24.240 | 11 | ||
| 6 | |
Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | +24.280 | 10 | ||
| 7 |  |
HB Honda Gallina Team | Honda | +1:13.100 | 9 | ||
| 8 | |
Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | +1:14.950 | 8 | ||
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Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | +1:23.300 | 7 | ||
| 10 | |
Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 6 | ||
| 11 |  |
Racing Team Katayama | Honda | +1 Lap | 5 | ||
| 12 |  |
Honda | +1 Lap | 4 | |||
| 13 | |
Racing Team Katayama | Honda | +1 Lap | 3 | ||
| Ret | |
Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
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Fior Marlboro | Fior | Retirement | |||
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Team ROC Elf Honda | Elf Honda | Retirement | |||
| Ret | |
Romer Racing Suisse | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Ret | |
Team Iberia | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Ret | |
Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |||
| Ret | |
Racing Team Katayama | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Sources: [2][3] | |||||||
References
- "Moto GP statistics". Moto GP. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- "1988 Brazilian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "BRASILIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1988". Motogp.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
| Previous race: 1988 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1989 Japanese Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Brazilian Grand Prix | Next race: 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix |