1988 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 1988 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10th-12th June, 1988 at the Salzburgring circuit.
[edit] 500 cc race report
Christian Sarron on pole, then Eddie Lawson, Niall Mackenzie, Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Gardner.
Gardner got the first turn from Lawson, Rainey, Ron Haslam, Schwantz, et al.
Didier De Radiguès moved up to 4th and the field started to get strung out. Schwantz gave Ron Haslam a little bump as he passed and Sarron crashed out.
Lawson and Gardner swapped the lead, allowing Rainey and De Radiguès to close.
De Radiguès put pressure on Lawson his teammate in 2nd, and Rainey seemed to be dropping away.
Lawson and Gardner drop De Radiguès.
Gardner crashes out of 2nd spot.
[edit] 500cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | 39:40.630 | 20 |
| 2 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Didier de Radiguès |
Yamaha | +5.790 | 17 |
| 3 | Wayne Rainey |
Yamaha | +12.550 | 15 |
| 4 | Kevin Schwantz |
Suzuki | +13.590 | 13 |
| 5 |  Pierfrancesco Chili |
Honda | +19.310 | 11 |
| 6 |  Kevin Magee |
Yamaha | +22.070 | 10 |
| 7 |  Shunji Yatsushiro |
Honda | +26.830 | 9 |
| 8 |  Ron Haslam |
Elf Honda | +59.450 | 8 |
| 9 | Rob McElnea |
Suzuki | +1:00.370 | 7 |
| 10 |  Patrick Igoa |
Yamaha | +1:07.660 | 6 |
| 11 |  Gustav Reiner |
Honda | +1 Lap | 5 |
| 12 |  Bruno Kneubuhler |
Honda | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Fabio Biliotti |
Honda | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 14 | Massimo Broccoli |
Cagiva | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 | Manfred Fischer |
Honda | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 16 |  Andreas Leuthe |
Suzuki | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Franz Holzmeier |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 18 |  Josef Doppler |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Nicholas Schmassman |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | Georg Robert Jung |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 21 | Helmut Schutz |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Alessandro Valesi |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Moreno Vacondio |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Randy Mamola |
Cagiva | Retirement | |
| Ret | Chris Buerki |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Marco Papa |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Marco Gentile |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Daniel Amatriain |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Wayne Gardner |
Fior | Retirement | |
| Ret | Niall Mackenzie |
Honda | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1988 West German Grand Prix |
FIM MotoGP World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1988 Dutch TT |
| Previous race: 1987 Austrian Grand Prix |
Austrian Grand Prix | Next race: 1989 Austrian Grand Prix |
