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{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report
{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report
| Grand Prix = United States
| Grand Prix = United States
| flag = USA
| flag = USA
| Official_Name = United States International Grand Prix<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1988_heden.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150725172956/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1988_heden.htm |url-status = dead|archive-date=2015-07-25 |title=Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1988 |publisher=Archive.li |date= |accessdate=2018-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1988.html|title=1988 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=Progcovers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://progcovers.com/motor/laguna.html |title=Data |access-date=2018-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521191600/http://progcovers.com/motor/laguna.html |archive-date=2018-05-21 |url-status = dead}}</ref>
| Official_Name = United States International Grand Prix<ref>[http://archive.li/aaRV0] {{dead link|date=May 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://progcovers.com/motor/laguna.html] {{dead link|date=May 2018}}</ref>
| Location = [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca]]
| Location = [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|Laguna Seca Raceway]]
| Course_mi = 2.214
| Course_mi = 2.214
| Course_km = 3.563
| Course_km = 3.563
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| Date = April 10,
| Date = April 10,
| Year = 1988
| Year = 1988
| Image = Laguna Seca.svg
| Image = Laguna Seca 1988-1995.png
| Pole_Rider_500 = [[Wayne Rainey]]
| Pole_Rider_500 = [[Wayne Rainey]]
| Pole_Time_500 = 1:29.210
| Pole_Time_500 = 1:29.210
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| Pole_Rider_250_Country = USA
| Pole_Rider_250_Country = USA
| Pole_Rider_250_Bike = [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| Pole_Rider_250_Bike = [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| Fast_Rider_250 = [[Bruno Casanova]]
| Fast_Rider_250 = [[Bruno Casanova (motorcyclist)|Bruno Casanova]]
| Fast_Time_250 = 1:32.320
| Fast_Time_250 = 1:32.320
| Fast_Rider_250_Country = Italy
| Fast_Rider_250_Country = Italy
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}}


The '''1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix''' was the second round of the [[1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season]]. It took place on the weekend of April 8–10, 1988, at [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|Laguna Seca]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1988/USA/500cc/RAC/Classification|title=Moto GP statistics|publisher=[[Moto GP]]|accessdate=2018-02-19}}</ref>
The '''1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix''' was the second round of the [[1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season]]. It took place on the weekend of April 8–10, 1988, at the [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|Laguna Seca Raceway]].


==500 cc race report==
==500 cc race report==
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==500 cc classification==
==500 cc classification==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Pos.
! Rider
! Rider
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Manufacturer
! Time/Retired
! Time/Retired
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! 1
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Eddie Lawson]]'''
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Eddie Lawson]]'''
| '''Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini'''
| '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]'''
| '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]'''
| 1'00:48.075
| 1'00:48.075
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! 2
! 2
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Wayne Gardner]]'''
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Wayne Gardner]]'''
| '''Rothmans Honda Team'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| +7.539
| +7.539
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! 3
! 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Niall Mackenzie]]'''
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Niall Mackenzie]]'''
| '''Team HRC'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| +8.048
| +8.048
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! 4
! 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Wayne Rainey]]'''
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Wayne Rainey]]'''
| '''Team Lucky Strike Roberts'''
| '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]'''
| '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]'''
| +14.638
| +14.638
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! 5
! 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Kevin Schwantz]]'''
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Kevin Schwantz]]'''
| '''Suzuki Pepsi Cola'''
| '''[[Suzuki]]'''
| '''[[Suzuki]]'''
| +27.459
| +27.459
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! 6
! 6
| {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Christian Sarron]]'''
| {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Christian Sarron]]'''
| '''Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1'''
| '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]'''
| '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]'''
| +1:19.207
| +1:19.207
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! 7
! 7
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Ron Haslam]]'''
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Ron Haslam]]'''
| '''Team ROC Elf Honda'''
| '''[[Honda|Elf Honda]]'''
| '''[[Honda|Elf Honda]]'''
| +1:30.230
| +1:30.230
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! 8
! 8
| {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Didier de Radiguès]]'''
| {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Didier de Radiguès]]'''
| '''Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini'''
| '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]'''
| '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]'''
| +1 Lap
| +1 Lap
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! 9
! 9
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Rob McElnea]]'''
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Rob McElnea]]'''
| '''Suzuki Pepsi Cola'''
| '''[[Suzuki]]'''
| '''[[Suzuki]]'''
| +1 Lap
| +1 Lap
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! 10
! 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Mike Baldwin (motorcyclist)|Mike Baldwin]]'''
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Mike Baldwin (motorcyclist)|Mike Baldwin]]'''
| '''Racing Team Katayama'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| +1 Lap
| +1 Lap
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! 11
! 11
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Alessandro Valesi]]'''
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Alessandro Valesi]]'''
| '''Team Iberia'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| +1 Lap
| +1 Lap
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! Ret
! Ret
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shunji Yatsushiro]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shunji Yatsushiro]]
| Rothmans Honda Team
| [[Honda]]
| [[Honda]]
| Retirement
| Retirement
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! Ret
! Ret
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Roche]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Roche]]
| Cagiva Corse
| [[Cagiva]]
| [[Cagiva]]
| Retirement
| Retirement
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! Ret
! Ret
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kevin Magee (motorcycle racer)|Kevin Magee]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kevin Magee (motorcycle racer)|Kevin Magee]]
| Team Lucky Strike Roberts
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| Retirement
| Retirement
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! Ret
! Ret
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Long (motorcyclist)|John Long]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Long (motorcyclist)|John Long]]
|
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| Retirement
| Retirement
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! Ret
! Ret
| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Marco Gentile (motorcyclist)|Marco Gentile]]
| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Marco Gentile (motorcyclist)|Marco Gentile]]
| Fior Marlboro
| Fior
| Fior
| Retirement
| Retirement
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! Ret
! Ret
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pierfrancesco Chili]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pierfrancesco Chili]]
| HB Honda Gallina Team
| [[Honda]]
| [[Honda]]
| Retirement
| Retirement
|
|
|-
! Ret
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eugene Brown (motorcyclist)|Eugene Brown]]
|
| [[Suzuki]]
| Retirement
|
|-
! DNS
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Igoa]]
| Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| Did not start
|
|-
! DNS
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Mamola]]
| Cagiva Corse
| [[Cagiva]]
| Did not start
|
|-
! DNS
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[William Knott (motorcyclist)|William Knott]]
|
| [[Suzuki]]
| Did not start
|
|-
! DNS
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Russell Bigley]]
|
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| Did not start
|
|-
! DNQ
| {{flagicon|VEN|1930}} [[Larry Moreno Vacondio]]
|
| [[Suzuki]]
| Did not qualify
|
|-
! DNQ
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Tony Carey (motorcyclist)|Tony Carey]]
|
| [[Suzuki]]
| Did not qualify
|
|-
! DNQ
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Poet]]
|
| [[Suzuki]]
| Did not qualify
|
|-
! DNQ
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Barchitta]]
| Racing Team Katayama
| [[Honda]]
| Did not qualify
|
|-
! DNQ
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vincenzo Cascino]]
|
| [[Honda]]
| Did not qualify
|
|-
! DNQ
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Gray (motorcyclist)|Scott Gray]]
|
| [[Suzuki]]
| Did not qualify
|
|-
! DNQ
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Freddie Spencer]]
|
| [[Honda]]
| Did not qualify
|
|-
! DNQ
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Busby]]
|
| [[Suzuki]]
| Did not qualify
|
|-
!colspan=8| Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1988-united-states-motogp|title=1988 United States MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorsportmagazine.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1988/USA/500cc/RAC/|title=UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1988|website=Motogp.com|accessdate=16 September 2018}}</ref>
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 20:00, 8 December 2023

United States  1988 United States Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 15 races in the
1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
DateApril 10, 1988
Official nameUnited States International Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationLaguna Seca Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.563 km (2.214 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha
Time 1:29.210
Fastest lap
Rider United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha
Time 1:29.960
Podium
First United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha
Second Australia Wayne Gardner Honda
Third United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Honda
250cc
Pole position
Rider United States John Kocinski Yamaha
Time 1:32.950
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Bruno Casanova Aprilia-Rotax
Time 1:32.320
Podium
First United States Jim Filice Honda
Second Spain Sito Pons Honda
Third France Dominique Sarron Honda

The 1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of April 8–10, 1988, at the Laguna Seca Raceway.

500 cc race report

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The first U.S. GP in 23 years (the Daytona in 1965 was the previous).

Wayne Rainey was on pole. Through the first hairpin it was Wayne Gardner, Niall Mackenzie, Rainey, Kevin Schwantz, et al.

Eddie Lawson was down in 6th place, with Kevin Magee and Gardner up front. Lawson worked his way through the field, and passed both Gardner and Magee on the inside of Turn 2 (hairpin).

500 cc classification

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha 1'00:48.075 20
2 Australia Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +7.539 17
3 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +8.048 15
4 United States Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +14.638 13
5 United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +27.459 11
6 France Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +1:19.207 10
7 United Kingdom Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Elf Honda +1:30.230 9
8 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1 Lap 8
9 United Kingdom Rob McElnea Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +1 Lap 7
10 United States Mike Baldwin Racing Team Katayama Honda +1 Lap 6
11 Italy Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Honda +1 Lap 5
Ret Japan Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda Retirement
Ret France Raymond Roche Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement
Ret Australia Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha Retirement
Ret United States John Long Yamaha Retirement
Ret Switzerland Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior Retirement
Ret Italy Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda Retirement
Ret United States Eugene Brown Suzuki Retirement
DNS France Patrick Igoa Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha Did not start
DNS United States Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva Did not start
DNS United States William Knott Suzuki Did not start
DNS United States Russell Bigley Yamaha Did not start
DNQ Venezuela Larry Moreno Vacondio Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Republic of Ireland Tony Carey Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ United States Jim Poet Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Italy Fabio Barchitta Racing Team Katayama Honda Did not qualify
DNQ Italy Vincenzo Cascino Honda Did not qualify
DNQ United States Scott Gray Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ United States Freddie Spencer Honda Did not qualify
DNQ United States David Busby Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1988". Archive.li. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1988 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "Data". Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "1988 United States MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. June 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1988". Motogp.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.


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