1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the [[1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22nd-24th April, 1988 at the Jarama circuit.
[edit] 500 cc race report
Kevin Magee on pole. Eddie Lawson got the first turn from Raymond Roche, Pierfrancesco Chili, et al.
At the end of the first lap, Lawson had a gap from Christian Sarron, Wayne Gardner and Magee.
Magee moved into 2nd and started to close the gap to Lawson; Magee passed and took the win by a few lengths.
[edit] 500cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kevin Magee |
Yamaha | 54:52.476 | 20 |
| 2 |  Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | +0.526 | 17 |
| 3 | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | +11.625 | 15 |
| 4 |  Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | +17.452 | 13 |
| 5 |  Niall Mackenzie |
Honda | +26.990 | 11 |
| 6 | Wayne Rainey |
Yamaha | +39.743 | 10 |
| 7 |  Pierfrancesco Chili |
Honda | +1:12.080 | 9 |
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Yamaha | +1:12.903 | 8 |
| 9 |  Shunji Yatsushiro |
Honda | +1 Lap | 7 |
| 10 | Ron Haslam |
Elf Honda | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 11 | Raymond Roche |
Cagiva | +1 Lap | 5 |
| 12 | Rob McElnea |
Suzuki | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Alessandro Valesi |
Honda | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 14 |  Daniel Amatriain |
Honda | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 |  Bruno Kneubuhler |
Honda | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 16 | Steve Manley |
Suzuki | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Rachel Nicotte |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 18 |  Fabio Barchitta |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 19 | Nicholas Schmassman |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 20 | Jean Luc Demierre |
Suzuki | +2 Laps | |
| 21 |  Maarten Duyzers |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 22 | Chris Buerki |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Ian Pratt |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kevin Schwantz |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Eddie Laycock |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Marco Gentile |
Fior | Retirement | |
| Ret | Marco Papa |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Andreas Leuthe |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Fabio Biliotti |
Paton | Retirement | |
| Ret | Wolfgang von Muralt |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Gustav Reiner |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Vincenzo Cascino |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Claude Albert |
Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Mike Baldwin |
Honda | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1988 United States Grand Prix |
FIM MotoGP World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1988 Expo 92 Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1987 Spanish Grand Prix |
Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Next race: 1989 Spanish Grand Prix |
