1988 German motorcycle Grand Prix

German West Germany Grosser Preis von Deutschlandhttp://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1988_heden.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090901054308/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1988_heden.htm dead 1 September 2009 Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden. Jumping Jack 16 September 2018http://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1988.html 1988 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project Malcolm Mitchell Progcovers.com 7 October 2018http://www.progcovers.com/motor/nurburgring.html Nürburgring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project Malcolm Mitchell Progcovers.com 7 October 2018 Nürburgring 2.822 4.542 6 15 29 May 1988 Circuit Nürburgring-1984-GP.svg Wayne Gardner Australia Honda 1:41.310 Kevin Schwantz USA Suzuki 1:59.080 Kevin Schwantz USA Suzuki Wayne Rainey USA Yamaha Christian Sarron France Yamaha Thierry Rapicault France Fior-Rotax 1:51.940 Juan Garriga Spain Yamaha 1:56.620 Luca Cadalora Italy Yamaha Sito Pons Spain Honda Juan Garriga Spain Yamaha Hans Spaan Netherlands Honda 1:54.490 Alfred Waibel West Germany Honda 2:10.092 Ezio Gianola Italy Honda Julián Miralles Spain Honda Hans Spaan Netherlands Honda Jorge Martínez Spain Derbi 1:57.720 Jorge Martínez Spain Derbi Jorge Martínez Spain Derbi Àlex Crivillé Spain Derbi Manuel Herreros Spain Derbi Rolf Biland Switzerland LCR-Krauser Kurt Waltisperg Switzerland Rolf Biland Switzerland LCR-Krauser 1:45.550 Kurt Waltisperg Switzerland Rolf Biland Switzerland Kurt Waltisperg Switzerland LCR-Krauser Steve Webster UK Tony Hewitt UK LCR-Krauser Alfred Zurbrügg Switzerland Martin Zurbrügg Switzerland LCR-Yamaha The 1988 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 27–29 May, 1988 at the Nürburgring circuit.http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1988/WGER/500cc/RAC/Classification Moto GP statistics Moto GP 2018-02-19 500 cc Race report section March 2023 The race was held in wet conditions, with Wayne Gardner starting from the pole position. Wayne Rainey took the first turn from Eddie Lawson, Pierfrancesco Chili, Christian Sarron, Kevin Schwantz (from the second row). Sarron, considered a good wet riderMarch 2023, took the lead. At the end of lap one it was Sarron, Schwantz, Lawson, Kevin Magee, Rainey, and Chili. Schwantz moved into first, then it was Sarron, Magee, Lawson, and Rainey. Schwantz had a large lead. Magee went down. The track was drying slightly. Heading towards the last lap, Schwantz was looking ragged going through a chicane, but he held it together to the line. 500 cc classification Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 USA Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki 1'01:52.270 20 2 USA Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +25.030 17 3 FRA Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +51.550 15 4 USA Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1:08.740 13 5 AUS Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +1:12.170 11 6 ITA Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +1:12.550 10 7 BEL Didier de Radiguès Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1:20.280 9 8 AUS Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1:43.880 8 9 GBR Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +1 Lap 7 10 JPN Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1 Lap 6 11 GBR Rob McElnea Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +1 Lap 5 12 FRA Patrick Igoa Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +1 Lap 4 13 FRG Peter Schleef Schuh Racing Team Honda +2 Laps 3 14 ITA Marco Papa Team Greco Honda +2 Laps 2 15 FRG Michael Rudroff Honda +2 Laps 1 16 ITA Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Honda +2 Laps 17 CHE Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior +2 Laps 18 CHE Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki +2 Laps 19 NLD Maarten Duyzers HDJ International Honda +2 Laps 20 AUT Josef Doppler MRC Grieskirchen Honda +2 Laps 21 FRG Helmut Schutz Rallye Sport Honda +2 Laps 22 FIN Ari Ramo Honda +2 Laps 23 SWE Peter Sköld Team Honda Sweden Honda +2 Laps 24 CHE Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda +2 Laps 25 CHE Bruno Kneubühler Romer Racing Suisse Honda +2 Laps Ret LUX Andreas Leuthe Suzuki Retirement Ret USA Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement Ret FRG Georg Robert Jung Weigl Telefix Racing Team Honda Retirement Ret FRG Manfred Fischer Team Hein Gericke Honda Retirement Ret ESP Daniel Amatriain Ducados Lotus Guarz Honda Retirement Ret ITA Massimo Broccoli Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement Ret SWE Peter Linden Team Honda Sweden Honda Retirement Ret FRG Hans Klingebiel Suzuki Retirement Ret GBR Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Elf Honda Retirement Ret FRG Hansjoerg Butz Honda Retirement Ret SMR Fabio Barchitta Racing Team Katayama Honda Retirement DNQ FRG Gustav Reiner Team Hein Gericke Honda Did not qualify DNQ GBR Steve Manley Gateford Motors Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ FRG Jorg Gammerschalg Honda Did not qualify DNQ FRG Alois Meyer Honda Did not qualify DNQ FRA Rachel Nicotte PVI Racing Honda Did not qualify DNQ DEN Claus Wulff Honda Did not qualify Sources: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1988-german-motogp 1988 German MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database 13 June 2017 Motorsportmagazine.com 16 September 2018http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1988/WGER/500cc/RAC/ WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1988 Motogp.com 16 September 2018 16 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180916164051/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1988/WGER/500cc/RAC/ dead References German Grand Prix 1988 1988 Nations Grand Prix 1988 Austrian Grand Prix 1987 German Grand Prix 1989 German Grand Prix Category:German motorcycle Grand Prix German German Motorcycle Category:Sport in Rhineland-Palatinate