1988 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1988 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 26–28 August 1988 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czechoslovakia.[4]

  1988 Czechoslovak Grand Prix
Race details
Race 14 of 15 races in the
1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date28 August 1988
Official nameGrand Prix CSSR-Brno[1][2][3]
LocationMasaryk Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.403 km (3.357 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Wayne Gardner Honda
Fastest lap
Rider Wayne Gardner Honda
Podium
First Wayne Gardner Honda
Second Eddie Lawson Yamaha
Third Wayne Rainey Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Dominique Sarron Honda
Fastest lap
Rider Juan Garriga Yamaha
Podium
First Juan Garriga Yamaha
Second Sito Pons Honda
Third Luca Cadalora Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Hans Spaan Honda
Fastest lap
Rider Jorge Martínez Derbi
Podium
First Jorge Martínez Derbi
Second Julián Miralles Honda
Third Hans Spaan 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 Àlex Crivillé Derbi
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Rolf Biland LCR-Krauser
Fastest lap
Rider Egbert Streuer LCR-Yamaha
Podium
First Steve Webster LCR-Krauser
Second Egbert Streuer LCR-Yamaha
Third Markus Egloff LCR-ADM

500 cc race report

Wayne Gardner on pole. Wayne Rainey gets a good start, but Tadahiko Taira gets the first turn.

At the end of the first lap, it's Gardner, Taira, Christian Sarron, Rainey, and Eddie Lawson in 7th. Lawson needs to finish behind Gardner to win the championship.

Gardner is getting a gap, but Lawson has moved to 2nd, while Sarron highsides out.

After the race there's a dispute between Lawson and Rainey, Lawson perhaps angry that Team Roberts wasn't playing by the Yamaha team book with Rainey making 2nd place so difficult to get.

Rumors were also that Lawson and team manager Giacomo Agostini were about to split, and Lawson would be going to Rothmans Honda with Gardner.

500 cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda 49:11.060 20
2 Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1.910 17
3 Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +2.480 15
4 Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +15.680 13
5 Tadahiko Taira Tech 21 Yamaha +19.910 11
6 Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +29.440 10
7 Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Elf Honda +57.440 9
8 Rob McElnea Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +58.240 8
9 Patrick Igoa Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +59.360 7
10 Fabio Barchitta Racing Team Katayama Honda +1:45.960 6
11 Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior +1:45.960 5
12 Marco Papa Team Greco Honda +2:00.440 4
13 Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Honda +2:00.640 3
14 Peter Linden Team Honda Sweden Honda +1 Lap 2
15 Bruno Kneubühler Romer Racing Suisse Honda +1 Lap 1
16 Fabio Biliotti Team Amoranto Honda +1 Lap
17 Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki +1 Lap
18 Silvo Habat Fego Racing Team Honda +1 Lap
19 Manfred Fischer Team Hein Gericke Honda +1 Lap
20 Rachel Nicotte PVI Racing Honda +1 Lap
21 Karl Truchsess Honda +1 Lap
22 Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda +1 Lap
23 Claus Wulff Honda +1 Lap
24 Pavel Dekanek Wernberger Konservenfabrik Honda +1 Lap
Ret Josef Doppler MRC Grieskirchen Honda Retirement
Ret Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha Retirement
Ret Eddie Laycock Millar Racing Honda Retirement
Ret Daniel Amatriain Ducados Lotus Guarz Honda Retirement
Ret Roger Burnett Racing Team Katayama Honda Retirement
Ret Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement
Ret Didier de Radiguès Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Retirement
Ret Raymond Roche Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement
Ret Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha Retirement
Ret Simon Buckmaster Honda Retirement
Ret Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki Retirement
DNS Andreas Leuthe Suzuki Did not start
DNS Rudolf Zeller MRC Kremsmunster Manhattan Did not start
DNQ Larry Moreno Vacondio Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Imrich Majoros Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Ian Pratt Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Franz Schopf Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Marian Troliga Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Michael Wild Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Harry Heutmekers Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Petr Hlavatka Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources:[5][6]

References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1988". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1988 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Brno Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
  4. "Moto GP statistics". Moto GP. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  5. "1988 Czechoslovakian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. "CZECH REPUBLIC GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1988". Motogp.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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