1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

Spain  1988 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 15 races in the
1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date24 April 1988
Official nameGran Premio Marlboro de España[1]
LocationCircuito Permanente del Jarama
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.404 km (2.115 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Kevin Magee
Time 1:27.140
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Kevin Magee
Time 1:28.090
Podium
First Australia Kevin Magee Yamaha
Second United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha
Third Australia Wayne Gardner Honda
250cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Carlos Cardús
Time 1:29.500
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Sito Pons
Time 1:30.120
Podium
First Spain Sito Pons Honda
Second Spain Juan Garriga Yamaha
Third France Jean-Philippe Ruggia Yamaha
125cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Martínez
Time 1:35.550
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jorge Martínez
Time 1:35.670
Podium
First Spain Jorge Martínez Derbi
Second Spain Julián Miralles Honda
Third Italy Gaston Grassetti Honda
80cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Martínez Derbi
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Àlex Crivillé Derbi
Podium
First Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Krauser
Second Spain Jorge Martínez Derbi
Third Spain Àlex Crivillé Derbi

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 22–24 April 1988 at the Circuito Permanente Del Jarama.

This was the first and only victory of the Australian Kevin Magee.[2]

500 cc race report

Kevin Magee was on pole. Eddie Lawson got the lead at 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; he managed to pass and took the win by a few lengths.

After 21 years, this would be the last Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix on the Jarama circuit. The event would move back to Jerez, where it has stayed permanently ever since.

500 cc classification

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Australia Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha 54:52.476 20
2 United States Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +0.526 17
3 Australia Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +11.625 15
4 France Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +17.452 13
5 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +26.990 11
6 United States Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +39.743 10
7 Italy Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +1:12.080 9
8 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1:12.903 8
9 Japan Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1 Lap 7
10 United Kingdom Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Elf Honda +1 Lap 6
11 France Raymond Roche Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1 Lap 5
12 United Kingdom Rob McElnea Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +1 Lap 4
13 Italy Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Honda +1 Lap 3
14 Spain Daniel Amatriain Ducados Lotus Guarz Honda +1 Lap 2
15 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Romer Racing Suisse Honda +1 Lap 1
16 United Kingdom Steve Manley Gateford Motors Suzuki +1 Lap
17 France Rachel Nicotte PVI Racing Honda +1 Lap
18 San Marino Fabio Barchitta Racing Team Katayama Honda +2 Laps
19 Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda +2 Laps
20 France Jean Luc Demierre Suzuki +2 Laps
21 Netherlands Maarten Duyzers HDJ International Honda +2 Laps
22 Switzerland Christopher Burki Honda +1 Lap
Ret United Kingdom Ian Pratt Suzuki Retirement
Ret United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki Retirement
Ret Republic of Ireland Eddie Laycock Millar Racing Honda Retirement
Ret Switzerland Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior Retirement
Ret Italy Marco Papa Team Greco Honda Retirement
Ret Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe Suzuki Retirement
Ret Italy Fabio Biliotti Team Amoranto Paton Retirement
Ret Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki Retirement
Ret Germany Gustav Reiner Team Hein Gericke Honda Retirement
Ret Italy Vincenzo Cascino Honda Retirement
Ret France Claude Albert Suzuki Retirement
Ret United States Mike Baldwin Racing Team Katayama Honda Retirement
DNS Japan Tadahiko Taira Tech 21 Yamaha Did not start
DNS Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Silvo Habat Fego Racing Team Honda Did not start
DNQ Venezuela Larry Moreno Vacondio Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Austria Josef Doppler MRC Grieskirchen Honda Did not qualify
DNQ Republic of Ireland Tony Carey Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources: [3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Where Are They Now? Kevin Magee". Visordown.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ^ "1988 Spanish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ "motogp.com · SPANISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1988". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.


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