1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was held on July 10 at the Laguna Seca circuit.

500 cc race report

First U.S. GP in 23 years (Daytona in 1965 was previous).

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

Eddie Lawson 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).

1	Eddie Lawson	48.075
2	Wayne Gardner	+7.539
3	Niall Mackenzie	+8.048
4	Wayne Rainey	+14.638
5	Kevin Schwantz	+27.459
6	Christian Sarron	+1:19.207
7	Ron Haslam	+1:30.230
8	Didier De Radiguès	+1 lap
9	Rob McElnea	+1 lap
10	Mike Baldwin	+1 lap
11	A. Valesi	+1 lap
	S. Yatsushiro	ret.
	R. Roche	ret.
	Kevin Magee	ret.
	J. Long	ret.
	M. Gentile	ret.
	Pierfrancesco Chili	ret.

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1	1988 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Report
2	1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix Report
3	1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Report
4	1988 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Report
5	1988 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
6	1988 German motorcycle Grand Prix Report
7	1988 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
8	1988 Dutch TT Report
9	1988 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
10	1988 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
11	1988 French motorcycle Grand Prix Report
12	1988 British motorcycle Grand Prix Report
13	1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix Report
14	1988 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
15	1988 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix Report