1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

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The 1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 12th-14th August, 1988 at the Anderstorp circuit.

[edit] 500 cc race report

Eddie Lawson on pole. Wayne Rainey gets the start from Niall Mackenzie and Didier De Radiguès.

At the end of the first lap it’s Rainey, Lawson, Wayne Gardner, Christian Sarron, De Radiguès, et al. Lawson passes 3 riders on the straight as if he’s angry for his performance at Donington.

Lawson soon through on Rainey and gets a large lead on a group with Gardner, now in 2nd and Rainey in 3rd.

Lawson almost highsides out of first place, but keeps it together to the end. Rainey fades to 5th.

[edit] 500cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Flag of the United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha 47:59.280 20
2 Flag of Australia Wayne Gardner Honda +13.040 17
3 Flag of France Christian Sarron Yamaha +19.340 15
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Honda +23.450 13
5 Flag of the United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha +30.080 11
6 Flag of Australia Kevin Magee Yamaha +35.450 10
7 Flag of Belgium Didier de Radiguès Yamaha +48.620 9
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Roger Burnett Honda +51.160 8
9 Flag of Italy Pierfrancesco Chili Honda +53.330 7
10 Flag of the United States Randy Mamola Cagiva +59.520 6
11 Flag of the United Kingdom Ron Haslam Elf Honda +1:00.010 5
12 Flag of the United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki +1:02.740 4
13 Flag of the United Kingdom Rob McElnea Suzuki +1:11.590 3
14 Flag of Japan Tadahiko Taira Yamaha +1:22.990 2
15 Flag of France Raymond Roche Cagiva +1 Lap 1
16 Flag of San Marino Fabio Barchitta Honda +1 Lap
17 Flag of Japan Norihiko Fujiwara Yamaha +1 Lap
18 Flag of Sweden Peter Linden Honda +1 Lap
19 Flag of Switzerland Marco Gentile Fior +1 Lap
20 Flag of Switzerland Bruno Kneubuhler Honda +1 Lap
21 Flag of Sweden Peter Skold Honda +1 Lap
22 Flag of Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki +1 Lap
23 Flag of the United Kingdom Damon Buckmaster Honda +1 Lap
24 Flag of Denmark Claus Wulff Honda +1 Lap
25 Flag of Sweden Ake Dahli Suzuki +1 Lap
26 Flag of Switzerland Chris Buerki Honda +1 Lap
27 Flag of Sweden Lars Johansson Suzuki +1 Lap
Ret Flag of Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of the Netherlands Maarten Duyzers Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Spain Daniel Amatriain Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of France Patrick Igoa Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy Alessandro Valesi Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Sweden Thomas Aronsson Nicco Bakker Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy Fabio Biliotti Honda Retirement


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