The 1988 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 27–29 May, 1988 at the Nürburgring circuit.
500 cc Race report
The race was held in wet conditions, with Wayne Gardner starting from the pole position. Wayne Rainey took the first turn from Eddie Lawson, Pierfrancesco Chili, Christian Sarron, Kevin Schwantz (from the second row).
Sarron, considered a good wet rider, took the lead. At the end of lap one it was Sarron, Schwantz, Lawson, Kevin Magee, Rainey, and Chili. Schwantz moved into first, then it was Sarron, Magee, Lawson, and Rainey. Schwantz had a large lead. Magee went down. The track was drying slightly. Heading towards the last lap, Schwantz was looking ragged going through a chicane, but he held it together to the line.
500 cc classification Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki 1'01:52.270 20 2 Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +25.030 17 3 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +51.550 15 4 Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1:08.740 13 5 Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +1:12.170 11 6 Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +1:12.550 10 7 Didier de Radiguès Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1:20.280 9 8 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1:43.880 8 9 Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +1 Lap 7 10 Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1 Lap 6 11 Rob McElnea Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +1 Lap 5 12 Patrick Igoa Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +1 Lap 4 13 Peter Schleef Schuh Racing Team Honda +2 Laps 3 14 Marco Papa Team Greco Honda +2 Laps 2 15 Michael Rudroff Honda +2 Laps 1 16 Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Honda +2 Laps 17 Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior +2 Laps 18 Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki +2 Laps 19 Maarten Duyzers HDJ International Honda +2 Laps 20 Josef Doppler MRC Grieskirchen Honda +2 Laps 21 Helmut Schutz Rallye Sport Honda +2 Laps 22 Ari Ramo Honda +2 Laps 23 Peter Sköld Team Honda Sweden Honda +2 Laps 24 Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda +2 Laps 25 Bruno Kneubühler Romer Racing Suisse Honda +2 Laps Ret Andreas Leuthe Suzuki Retirement Ret Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement Ret Georg Robert Jung Weigl Telefix Racing Team Honda Retirement Ret Manfred Fischer Team Hein Gericke Honda Retirement Ret Daniel Amatriain Ducados Lotus Guarz Honda Retirement Ret Massimo Broccoli Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement Ret Peter Linden Team Honda Sweden Honda Retirement Ret Hans Klingebiel Suzuki Retirement Ret Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Elf Honda Retirement Ret Hansjoerg Butz Honda Retirement Ret Fabio Barchitta Racing Team Katayama Honda Retirement DNQ Gustav Reiner Team Hein Gericke Honda Did not qualify DNQ Steve Manley Gateford Motors Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Jorg Gammerschalg Honda Did not qualify DNQ Alois Meyer Honda Did not qualify DNQ Rachel Nicotte PVI Racing Honda Did not qualify DNQ Claus Wulff Honda Did not qualify Sources:
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