1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix
Appearance
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. | |
K. Magee | ret. | |
J. Long | ret. | |
M. Gentile | ret. | |
Pierfrancesco Chili | ret. |