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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 Laguna Seca.

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).

500cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	1'00:48.075	20
2	Wayne Gardner	Honda	+7.539	17
3	Niall Mackenzie	Honda	+8.048	15
4	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	+14.638	13
5	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	+27.459	11
6	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	+1:19.207	10
7	Ron Haslam	Elf Honda	+1:30.230	9
8	Didier de Radiguès	Yamaha	+1 Lap	8
9	Rob McElnea	Suzuki	+1 Lap	7
10	Mike Baldwin	Honda	+1 Lap	6
11	Alessandro Valesi	Honda	+1 Lap	5
Ret	Shunji Yatsushiro	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Raymond Roche	Cagiva	Retirement
Ret	Kevin Magee	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	John Long	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Marco Gentile	Fior	Retirement
Ret	Pierfrancesco Chili	Honda	Retirement

Previous race: 1988 Japanese Grand Prix	FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1988 season	Next race: 1988 Spanish Grand Prix
Previous race: 1965 United States Grand Prix	United States Grand Prix	Next race: 1989 United States Grand Prix

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 [[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).
+[[Eddie Lawson]] down in 6th place, with [[Kevin Magee (motorcycle racer)|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).
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