1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
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 Circuito Permanente Del Jarama.
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| Race 3 of 15 races in the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 24 April 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Gran Premio Marlboro de España[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuito Permanente del Jarama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first and only victory of the Australian Kevin Magee.[2]
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 | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kevin Magee |
Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | 54:52.476 | 20 | ||
| 2 |  Eddie Lawson |
Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | +0.526 | 17 | ||
| 3 | Wayne Gardner |
Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +11.625 | 15 | ||
| 4 |  Christian Sarron |
Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +17.452 | 13 | ||
| 5 |  Niall Mackenzie |
Team HRC | Honda | +26.990 | 11 | ||
| 6 | Wayne Rainey |
Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | +39.743 | 10 | ||
| 7 |  Pierfrancesco Chili |
HB Honda Gallina Team | Honda | +1:12.080 | 9 | ||
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Didier de Radiguès |
Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | +1:12.903 | 8 | ||
| 9 |  Shunji Yatsushiro |
Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +1 Lap | 7 | ||
| 10 | Ron Haslam |
Team ROC Elf Honda | Elf Honda | +1 Lap | 6 | ||
| 11 | Raymond Roche |
Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1 Lap | 5 | ||
| 12 | Rob McElnea |
Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | +1 Lap | 4 | ||
| 13 | Alessandro Valesi |
Team Iberia | Honda | +1 Lap | 3 | ||
| 14 |  Daniel Amatriain |
Ducados Lotus Guarz | Honda | +1 Lap | 2 | ||
| 15 |  Bruno Kneubühler |
Romer Racing Suisse | Honda | +1 Lap | 1 | ||
| 16 | Steve Manley |
Gateford Motors | Suzuki | +1 Lap | |||
| 17 | Rachel Nicotte |
PVI Racing | Honda | +1 Lap | |||
| 18 |  Fabio Barchitta |
Racing Team Katayama | Honda | +2 Laps | |||
| 19 | Nicholas Schmassman |
FMS | Honda | +2 Laps | |||
| 20 | Jean Luc Demierre |
Suzuki | +2 Laps | ||||
| 21 |  Maarten Duyzers |
HDJ International | Honda | +2 Laps | |||
| 22 | Christopher Burki |
Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| Ret | Ian Pratt |
Suzuki | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Kevin Schwantz |
Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | Retirement | |||
| Ret |  Eddie Laycock |
Millar Racing | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Marco Gentile |
Fior Marlboro | Fior | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Marco Papa |
Team Greco | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Ret |  Andreas Leuthe |
Suzuki | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Fabio Biliotti |
Team Amoranto | Paton | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Wolfgang von Muralt |
Suzuki | Retirement | ||||
| Ret |  Gustav Reiner |
Team Hein Gericke | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Vincenzo Cascino |
Honda | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Claude Albert |
Suzuki | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Mike Baldwin |
Racing Team Katayama | Honda | Retirement | |||
| DNS | Tadahiko Taira |
Tech 21 | Yamaha | Did not start | |||
| DNS | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Silvo Habat |
Fego Racing Team | Honda | Did not start | |||
| DNQ | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Larry Moreno Vacondio |
Suzuki | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ |  Josef Doppler |
MRC Grieskirchen | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Tony Carey |
Suzuki | Did not qualify | ||||
| Sources: [3][4] | |||||||
References
- "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Where Are They Now? Kevin Magee". Visordown.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "1988 Spanish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "motogp.com · SPANISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1988". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
| 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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