1988 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix

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The 1988 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 26th-28th July, 1988 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czechoslovakia.

[edit] 500 cc race report

Wayne Gardner on pole. Wayne Rainey gets a good start, but Tadahiko Taira gets the first turn.

At the end of the first lap it’s Gardner, Taira, Christian Sarron, Rainey, and Eddie Lawson in 7th. Lawson needs to finish behind Gardner to win the championship.

Gardner is getting a gap, but Lawson has moved to 2nd, while Sarron highsides out.

After the race there's a dispute between Lawson and Rainey, Lawson perhaps angry that Team Roberts wasn’t playing by the Yamaha team book with Rainey making 2nd place so difficult to get.

Rumors were also that Lawson and team manager Giacomo Agostini were about to split, and Lawson would be going to Rothmans Honda with Gardner.

[edit] 500cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Flag of Australia Wayne Gardner Honda 49:11.060 20
2 Flag of the United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha +1.910 17
3 Flag of the United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha +2.480 15
4 Flag of Italy Pierfrancesco Chili Honda +15.680 13
5 Flag of Japan Tadahiko Taira Yamaha +19.910 11
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Honda +29.440 10
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Ron Haslam Elf Honda +57.440 9
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Rob McElnea Suzuki +58.240 8
9 Flag of France Patrick Igoa Yamaha +59.360 7
10 Flag of San Marino Fabio Barchitta Honda +1:45.960 6
11 Flag of Switzerland Marco Gentile Fior +1:45.960 5
12 Flag of Italy Marco Papa Honda +2:00.440 4
13 Flag of Italy Alessandro Valesi Honda +2:00.640 3
14 Flag of Sweden Peter Linden Honda +1 Lap 2
15 Flag of Switzerland Bruno Kneubuhler Honda +1 Lap 1
16 Flag of Italy Fabio Biliotti Honda +1 Lap
17 Flag of Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki +1 Lap
18 Flag of Yugoslavia Silvio Habat Honda +1 Lap
19 Flag of Germany Manfred Fischer Honda +1 Lap
20 Flag of France Rachel Nicotte Honda +1 Lap
21 Flag of Austria Karl Truchsess Honda +1 Lap
22 Flag of Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman Honda +1 Lap
23 Flag of Denmark Claus Wulff Honda +1 Lap
24 Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Dekanek Honda +1 Lap
Ret Flag of Austria Josef Doppler Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of France Christian Sarron Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of Ireland Eddie Laycock Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Spain Daniel Amatriain Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Roger Burnett Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of the United States Randy Mamola Cagiva Retirement
Ret Flag of Belgium Didier de Radiguès Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of France Raymond Roche Cagiva Retirement
Ret Flag of Australia Kevin Magee Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe Suzuki Retirement
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Damon Buckmaster Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of the United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Retirement


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