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1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix

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United States  1988 United States Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 15 races in the
1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
DateApril 10, 1988
Official nameUnited States International Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationLaguna Seca Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.563 km (2.214 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha
Time 1:29.210
Fastest lap
Rider United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha
Time 1:29.960
Podium
First United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha
Second Australia Wayne Gardner Honda
Third United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Honda
250cc
Pole position
Rider United States John Kocinski Yamaha
Time 1:32.950
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Bruno Casanova Aprilia-Rotax
Time 1:32.320
Podium
First United States Jim Filice Honda
Second Spain Sito Pons Honda
Third France Dominique Sarron Honda

The 1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of April 8–10, 1988, at the Laguna Seca Raceway.

500 cc race report

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The first U.S. GP in 23 years (the Daytona in 1965 was the previous).

Wayne Rainey was on pole. Through the first hairpin it was Wayne Gardner, Niall Mackenzie, Rainey, Kevin Schwantz, et al.

Eddie Lawson was down in 6th place, with Kevin Magee and Gardner up front. Lawson worked his way through the field, and passed both Gardner and Magee on the inside of Turn 2 (hairpin).

500 cc classification

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha 1'00:48.075 20
2 Australia Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +7.539 17
3 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +8.048 15
4 United States Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +14.638 13
5 United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +27.459 11
6 France Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +1:19.207 10
7 United Kingdom Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Elf Honda +1:30.230 9
8 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1 Lap 8
9 United Kingdom Rob McElnea Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +1 Lap 7
10 United States Mike Baldwin Racing Team Katayama Honda +1 Lap 6
11 Italy Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Honda +1 Lap 5
Ret Japan Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda Retirement
Ret France Raymond Roche Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement
Ret Australia Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha Retirement
Ret United States John Long Yamaha Retirement
Ret Switzerland Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior Retirement
Ret Italy Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda Retirement
Ret United States Eugene Brown Suzuki Retirement
DNS France Patrick Igoa Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha Did not start
DNS United States Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva Did not start
DNS United States William Knott Suzuki Did not start
DNS United States Russell Bigley Yamaha Did not start
DNQ Venezuela Larry Moreno Vacondio Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Republic of Ireland Tony Carey Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ United States Jim Poet Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Italy Fabio Barchitta Racing Team Katayama Honda Did not qualify
DNQ Italy Vincenzo Cascino Honda Did not qualify
DNQ United States Scott Gray Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ United States Freddie Spencer Honda Did not qualify
DNQ United States David Busby Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1988". Archive.li. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1988 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "Data". Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "1988 United States MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. June 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1988". Motogp.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.


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