1988 Dutch TT
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The 1988 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 23rd-25th June, 1988 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
[edit] 500 cc race report
Christian Sarron on pole, but dropped to the back after a terrible start. Through the first turn it was Eddie Lawson, Pierfrancesco Chili, Ron Haslam, Didier De Radiguès, Wayne Gardner, et al.
Haslam ran wide and rode off into the grass.
Through the chicane at the end of the first lap, it was Lawson, De Radiguès, Chili, Gardner, Kevin Magee, Rob McElnea, Randy Mamola, Patrick Igoa, Sarron and Wayne Rainey.
There was a small gap from Lawson to De Radiguès to Gardner.
Gardner caught De Radiguès and started to bridge up to Lawson.
De Radiguès slid out but remounted. Sarron and Magee fought for 3rd.
Approaching back markers, Gardner passed Lawson.
[edit] 500cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wayne Gardner |
Honda | 44:15.490 | 20 |
| 2 |  Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | +11.310 | 17 |
| 3 |  Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | +19.730 | 15 |
| 4 | Kevin Magee |
Yamaha | +24.240 | 13 |
| 5 |  Niall Mackenzie |
Honda | +29.430 | 11 |
| 6 |  Pierfrancesco Chili |
Honda | +38.780 | 10 |
| 7 | Wayne Rainey |
Yamaha | +41.640 | 9 |
| 8 | Kevin Schwantz |
Suzuki | +42.310 | 8 |
| 9 | Patrick Igoa |
Yamaha | +48.990 | 7 |
| 10 | Rob McElnea |
Suzuki | +53.280 | 6 |
| 11 |  Shunji Yatsushiro |
Honda | +1:22.750 | 5 |
| 12 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Didier de Radiguès |
Yamaha | +1:41.260 | 4 |
| 13 | Ron Haslam |
Elf Honda | +1:53.410 | 3 |
| 14 | Marco Papa |
Honda | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 |  Marco Gentile |
Fior | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 16 | Fabio Biliotti |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Bruno Kneubuhler |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 18 |  Daniel Amatriain |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 19 |  Michael Rudroff |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 20 |  Eddie Laycock |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 21 |  Josef Doppler |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 22 |  Kees vd Endt |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 23 |  Silvio Habat |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Maarten Duyzers |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Karl Truchsess |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Manfred Fischer |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Cees Doorakkers |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Gustav Reiner |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Koos van Leyen |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Andreas Leuthe |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Randy Mamola |
Cagiva | Retirement | |
| Ret | Petr Schleef |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Nicholas Schmassman |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Alessandro Valesi |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Vittorio Scatola |
Paton | Retirement | |
| Ret | Steve Manley |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Fabio Barchitta |
Honda | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1988 Austrian Grand Prix |
FIM MotoGP World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1988 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1987 Dutch TT |
Dutch TT | Next race: 1989 Dutch TT |
