1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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This article recaps the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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[edit] Season summary
Eddie Lawson would recapture the championship from Wayne Gardner in a season that witnessed several fierce duels. Two newcomers joined the Grand Prix circuit with Americans Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz each winning races in their first full year. This was Rainey’s debut in the 500s; he had ridden a 250 in 1984 and gotten 1 podium of 12 starts. Alan Cathcart’s pre-season assessment in Cycle News was that “Rainey is a good rider, but he’ll never be a great rider. And he’ll certainly never be a Randy Mamola.”[1]
The V4 machines used by the factories were extremely powerful and in combination with rigid chassis produced power slides that sometimes caused violent highsides, throwing the riders into the air. Cagiva joined the racing with Randy Mamola as their rider. The first United States Grand Prix in 23 years was held in Monterrey, California.
Sito Pons beat out fellow countryman Juan Garriga for the 250 title winning four races to Garriga's three. Spain's Jorge Martinez captured double championships in the 80 and 125 classes for the Spanish firm Derbi.
[edit] 1988 500 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japanese Grand Prix |
Suzuka |  Kevin Schwantz |
Suzuki | Report |
| 2 | United States Grand Prix |
Laguna Seca | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 |  Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama |  Kevin Magee |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 |  Portuguese Grand Prix |
Jerez | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 |  Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 |  West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Kevin Schwantz |
Suzuki | Report |
| 7 |  Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 8 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 9 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 10 |  Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 11 |  French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 12 |  British Grand Prix |
Donington | Wayne Rainey |
Yamaha | Report |
| 13 |  Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 14 |  Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 15 |  Brazilian Grand Prix |
Goiania | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 1988 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Lawson |
3 | United States | Marlboro Yamaha | 252 | 7 |
| 2 | Wayne Gardner |
1 | Australia | Rothmans Honda | 229 | 4 |
| 3 | Wayne Rainey |
17 | United States | Lucky Strike Yamaha | 189 | 1 |
| 4 | Christian Sarron |
7 | France | Gauloises Yamaha | 149 | 0 |
| 5 | Kevin Magee |
16 | Australia | Lucky Strike Yamaha | 138 | 1 |
| 6 | Niall Mackenzie |
5 | United Kingdom | Rothmans Honda | 125 | 0 |
| 7 | Didier de Radiguès |
12 | Belgium | Marlboro Yamaha | 120 | 0 |
| 8 | Kevin Schwantz |
34 | United States | Pepsi Suzuki | 119 | 2 |
| 9 | Pier-Francesco Chili |
8 | Italy | HB Honda | 110 | 0 |
| 10 | Rob McElnea |
10 | United Kingdom | Pepsi Suzuki | 83 | 0 |
| 11 | Ron Haslam |
4 | United Kingdom | Elf-ROC Honda | 68 | 0 |
| 12 | Randy Mamola |
2 | United States | Cagiva | 58 | 0 |
| 13 | Shunji Yatsushiro |
9 | Japan | Rothmans Honda | 57 | 0 |
| 14 | Patrick Igoa |
14 | France | Sonauto-Gauloises Yamaha | 44 | 0 |
| 15 | Tadahiko Taira |
6 | Japan | Tech-21 Yamaha | 36 | 0 |
| 16 | Alessandro Valesi |
27 | Italy | Iberna Honda | 26 | 0 |
| 17 | Marco Papa |
22, 30 | Italy | Greco Honda | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | Roger Burnett |
9,11 | United Kingdom | Katayama Honda | 15 | 0 |
| 19 | Mike Baldwin |
18 | United States | Katayama Honda | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Raymond Roche |
21 | France | Cagiva | 13 | 0 |
[edit] 1988 250 cc Season Review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese Grand Prix |
Suzuka | Anton Mang |
Honda | Report |
| 2 | United States Grand Prix |
Laguna Seca | Jim Filice |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Sito Pons |
Honda | Report |
| 4 | Portuguese Grand Prix |
Jerez | Juan Garriga |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Dominique Sarron |
Honda | Report |
| 6 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Luca Cadalora |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring |  Jacques Cornu |
Honda | Report |
| 8 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Juan Garriga |
Yamaha | Report |
| 9 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Sito Pons |
Honda | Report |
| 10 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka | Sito Pons |
Honda | Report |
| 11 | French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard | Jacques Cornu |
Honda | Report |
| 12 | British Grand Prix |
Donington | Luca Cadalora |
Yamaha | Report |
| 13 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Sito Pons |
Honda | Report |
| 14 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Juan Garriga |
Yamaha | Report |
| 15 | Brazilian Grand Prix |
Goiania | Dominique Sarron |
Honda | Report |
[edit] 1988 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sito Pons |
3 | Spain | Honda | 231 | 4 |
| 2 | Juan Garriga |
11 | Spain | Honda | 221 | 3 |
| 3 | Jacques Cornu |
9 | Switzerland | Honda | 166 | 2 |
| 4 | Dominique Sarron |
4 | France | Honda | 158 | 2 |
| 5 | Reinhold Roth |
2 | West Germany | Honda | 158 | 0 |
| 6 | Luca Cadalora |
7 | Italy | Yamaha | 136 | 2 |
| 7 | Jean-Philippe Ruggia |
France | Yamaha | 104 | 0 | |
| 8 | Anton Mang |
1 | West Germany | Honda | 87 | 1 |
| 9 | Carlos Cardús |
5 | Spain | Honda | 71 | 0 |
| 10 | Masahiro Shimizu |
Japan | Honda | 68 | 0 |
[edit] 1988 125 cc Season Review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 2 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 3 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Ezio Gianola |
Honda | Report |
| 4 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 7 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 8 | French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 9 | British Grand Prix |
Donington | Ezio Gianola |
Honda | Report |
| 10 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 14 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
[edit] 1988 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Martinez |
Spain | Derbi | 197 | 9 | |
| 2 | Ezio Gianola |
6 | Italy | Honda | 168 | 2 |
| 3 | Hans Spaan |
Netherlands | Honda | 110 | 0 | |
| 4 | Julian Miralles |
3 | Spain | Honda | 104 | 0 |
| 5 | Domenico Brigaglia |
4 | Italy | Rotax | 69 | 0 |
| 6 | Gastone Grassetti |
Italy | Honda | 66 | 0 | |
| 7 | Adi Stadler |
West Germany | Honda | 63 | 0 | |
| 8 | Stefan Prein |
West Germany | Honda | 59 | 0 | |
| 9 | Lucio Pietroniro |
9 | Belgium | Honda | 56 | 0 |
| 10 | Gerhard Waibel |
West Germany | Honda | 52 | 0 |
[edit] 1988 80 cc Season Review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning Rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Stefan Dörflinger |
Krauser | Report |
| 2 | Portuguese Grand Prix |
Jerez | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 3 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 4 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 6 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 7 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
[edit] 1988 80 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Martinez |
1 | Spain | Derbi | 137 | 6 |
| 2 | Álex Crivillé |
Spain | Derbi | 90 | 0 | |
| 3 | Stefan Dörflinger |
4 | Switzerland | Krauser | 77 | 1 |
| 4 | Manuel Herreros |
2 | Spain | Derbi | 69 | 0 |
| 5 | Peter Öttl |
5 | West Germany | Krauser | 65 | 0 |
| 6 |  Bogdan Nikolov |
Bulgaria | Krauser | 55 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Karoly Juhasz |
Hungary | Krauser | 54 | 0 | |
| 8 | Jos van Dongen |
Netherlands | Casal | 47 | 0 | |
| 9 | Guiseppe Ascareggi |
Italy | BBFT | 46 | 0 | |
| 10 | Gabriele Gnani |
Italy | Gnani | 36 | 0 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Scott, Michael: "Wayne Rainey", page 95. Haynes Publishing, 1997.
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