1988 Donington Superbike World Championship round

January 2021 Gran Premio di superbike di Donington 1988 July 2018 sport Donington GBR Donington Park Donington Park short.svg 3.149 1 9 none Hungary 3 April 1988 Roger Burnett UK 1:14.810 Marco Lucchinelli Italy 1:14.140 Bubba Shobert USA 1:14.100 The 1988 Donington Superbike World Championship round was the opening round of the 1988 Superbike World Championship season and the first ever in the series. It took place on 3 April 1988 at the Donington circuit in Great Britain. Report The first grand prix in the history of the Superbike World Championship took place on April 3, 1988, on the 3.149 km National Circuit layout of Donington Park. 45 riders participated in qualifying, with pole position initially going to Doug Polen of the Yoshimura Suzuki team, but he, along with teammate Scott Gray, were disqualified (and deprived of the opportunity to participate in either race) because their bikes were found to have a cubic volume of 765 cm3, against the imposed limit of 750 cm3.http://paologozzi.gazzetta.it/2013/05/21/donington-1988-la-dove-tutto-e-cominciato/ Donington 1988, là dove tutto è cominciato Paolo Gozzi paologozzi.gazzetta.it RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. 21 May 2013 Italian This arose from the fact that the AMA Superbike regulations (the championship in which Polen and Gray raced) allowed this through "overboring" of the Suzuki's cylinders, while the World Superbike regulations were more rigid.http://www.motocorse.com/racingnews/sbk/20010521_1.html Donington: curiosità e record Maurizio Mazzoni motocorse.com 21 May 2001 Italian With the exclusion of Polen from the starting grid, pole was inherited by Roger Burnett, who became the first rider to take pole position in a World Superbike race. In the first race, 40 riders (the maximum allowed) lined up, but only 39 left the grid; rider Peter Häfner unable to take the start. The first race was won by Davide Tardozzi on a Bimota, despite having to manually restart the electronic injection system a few laps from the finish. The 1981 FIM 500cc World Champion Marco Lucchinelli finished second on the lone Ducati in the field, while Joey Dunlop finished third.http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Marco+Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli career statistics at MotoGP.com 2020-10-14 2020-04-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20200409064013/http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Marco+Lucchinelli dead Only riders who made it to at least half distance in the first race were allowed to compete in the second, therefore only 31 riders were allowed to take the start, however only 30 did so. In the second race, Tardozzi and Lucchinelli once again fought for the top two positions, with the battle only being decided when Tardozzi crashed just after Starkey's Bridge on the final lap. Three-time AMA Superbike champion Fred Merkel would take second, and Burnett third.AMA Superbike Champions Due to the points system being based on the combined results of the two races, Tardozzi's final lap crash would prevent him from scoring any points, despite his win in the first race. From the next round at Hungary onwards, half points would be awarded, but now for each race.https://riders.drivemag.com/features/davide-tardozzi-s-bimota-yb4ei-r-racer-test-coulda-bin-a-champion Davide Tardozzi's Bimota YB4EI-R racer test: Coulda bin a champion | DriveMag Riders 25 January 2018 Classification Race 1 Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time/Retired Grid12Italy Davide Tardozzi Bimota 30 37:50.7202239Italy Marco Lucchinelli Ducati 30 +1.090333GB Joey Dunlop Honda 30 +30.0505417USA Fred Merkel Honda 30 +31.87011511GB Roger Marshall Suzuki 30 +35.830668GB Kenny Irons Honda 30 +36.0909715Finland Jari Suhonen Yamaha 30 +42.67027810Italy Fabrizio Pirovano Yamaha 30 +51.67013918GB Andy McGladdery Suzuki 30 +1:00.940181036Canada Michel Mercier Suzuki 30 +1:01.790151124GB Steve Williams Bimota 30 +1:10.160201257SPA José Maria Pardo Yamaha 30 +1:11.360241335Canada Rueben McMurter Yamaha 30 +1:17.430191441Ireland Mark Farmer Suzuki 29 +1 lap211563GB Dave Leach Yamaha 29 +1 lap251637CAN Tom Douglas Yamaha 29 +1 lap301765GB John Lofthouse Suzuki 29 +1 lap311860FIN Kimmo Kopra Yamaha 29 +1 lap281956GB Asa Moyce Kawasaki 29 +1 lap342022FIN Esko Kuparinen Kawasaki 29 +1 lap362161GB Steve Veasey Kawasaki29 +1 lap352264GB Steve Mason Suzuki28 +2 laps402362GB Dave Hill Suzuki27 +3 laps372419AUS Graeme McGregor Honda25 +5 laps32257SWE Anders Andersson Suzuki24 +6 laps17Ret6BEL Stéphane Mertens Bimota28Retirement4Ret34CAN Gary Goodfellow Suzuki24Accident7Ret16GB Keith Huewen Bimota24Retirement22Ret31USA Bubba Shobert Honda20Retirement10Ret14GER Peter Rubatto Bimota17Retirement16Ret9GB Roger Burnett Honda15Accident1Ret4GB Mark Phillips Bimota14Retirement12Ret43GB Michael Williams Honda13Accident39Ret42AUT Hans Lindner Honda9Retirement14Ret30GB Des Barry Yamaha9Retirement29Ret20GB Robert Dunlop Honda9Retirement26Ret49SPA Antonio García Moreno Bimota8Retirement33Ret23GER Michael Galinski Bimota4Retirement23Ret21GB Paul Iddon Bimota2Retirement8DNS47GER Peter Häfner Bimota0Did not start38DSQ32USA Doug Polen SuzukiDisqualifiedDSQ66USA Scott Gray SuzukiDisqualifiedDNQ54SUI Claudio Biesele BimotaDNQ52GB Darren Dixon SuzukiDNQ1ITA Virginio Ferrari Honda Race 2 Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time/Retired Grid139ITA Marco LucchinelliDucati3038:15.9103217USA Fred MerkelHonda30 +9.3501039GB Roger BurnettHonda30 +15.5001410Italy Fabrizio Pirovano Yamaha30 +20.9301153GB Joey Dunlop Honda30 +21.5805611GB Roger Marshall Suzuki30 +23.8906718GB Andy McGladdery Suzuki30 +46.6101588GB Kenny Irons Honda30 +50.3708924GB Steve Williams Bimota30 +53.780171015Finland Jari Suhonen Yamaha30 +53.820221141Ireland Mark Farmer Suzuki30 +1:16.27018127SWE Anders Andersson Suzuki30 +1:25.010141363GB Dave Leach Yamaha29 +1 lap211465GB John Lofthouse Suzuki29 +1 lap251537CAN Tom Douglas Yamaha29 +1 lap241656GB Asa Moyce Kawasaki29 +1 lap271722FIN Esko Kuparinen Kawasaki29 +1 lap291861GB Steve Veasey Kawasaki29 +1 lap281919AUS Graeme McGregor Honda28 +2 laps262062GB Dave Hill Suzuki27 +3 laps30Ret2Italy Davide Tardozzi Bimota29Accident2Ret35Canada Rueben McMurter Yamaha29Retirement16Ret14GER Peter Rubatto Bimota21Retirement13Ret31USA Bubba Shobert Honda19Retirement9Ret57SPA José Maria Pardo Yamaha19Accident20Ret36Canada Michel Mercier Suzuki11Accident12Ret16GB Keith Huewen Bimota10Retirement19Ret6BEL Stéphane Mertens Bimota0Accident4Ret60FIN Kimmo Kopra Yamaha0Accident23Ret64GB Steve Mason Suzuki0Accident31DNS34CAN Gary Goodfellow SuzukiInjured7 Combined results Only riders that finished both races were included. Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time/Retired Pts139ITA Marco LucchinelliDucati601:16:07.72020217USA Fred MerkelHonda60 +40.1301733NIR Joey DunlopHonda60 +50.54015411GB Roger MarshallSuzuki60 +58.63013510ITA Fabrizio PirovanoYamaha60 +1:11.5101168GBR Kenny IronsHonda60 +1:25.37010715FIN Jari SuhonenYamaha60 +1:35.4009818GBR Andy McGladderySuzuki60 +1:46.4608924GBR Steve WilliamsBimota60 +2:02.85071041IRL Mark FarmerSuzuki59 +1 lap61163GBR Dave LeachYamaha58 +2 laps51237CAN Tom DouglasYamaha58 +2 laps41365GBR John LofthouseSuzuki58 +2 laps31456GBR Asa MoyceKawasaki58 +2 laps21522FIN Esko KuparinenKawasaki58 +2 laps11661GB Steve VeaseyKawasaki58 +2 laps1762GB Dave HillSuzuki54 +6 laps187SWE Anders AnderssonSuzuki54 +6 laps1919AUS Graeme McGregorHonda53 +7 laps References Category:1988 Superbike World Championship season Category:1988 in British motorsport Category:April 1988 sports events in the United Kingdom 1988