1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 12th-14th August, 1988 at the Anderstorp circuit.
[edit] 500 cc race report
Eddie Lawson on pole. Wayne Rainey gets the start from Niall Mackenzie and Didier De Radiguès.
At the end of the first lap it’s Rainey, Lawson, Wayne Gardner, Christian Sarron, De Radiguès, et al. Lawson passes 3 riders on the straight as if he’s angry for his performance at Donington.
Lawson soon through on Rainey and gets a large lead on a group with Gardner, now in 2nd and Rainey in 3rd.
Lawson almost highsides out of first place, but keeps it together to the end. Rainey fades to 5th.
[edit] 500cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | 47:59.280 | 20 |
| 2 |  Wayne Gardner |
Honda | +13.040 | 17 |
| 3 |  Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | +19.340 | 15 |
| 4 |  Niall Mackenzie |
Honda | +23.450 | 13 |
| 5 | Wayne Rainey |
Yamaha | +30.080 | 11 |
| 6 | Kevin Magee |
Yamaha | +35.450 | 10 |
| 7 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Didier de Radiguès |
Yamaha | +48.620 | 9 |
| 8 | Roger Burnett |
Honda | +51.160 | 8 |
| 9 |  Pierfrancesco Chili |
Honda | +53.330 | 7 |
| 10 | Randy Mamola |
Cagiva | +59.520 | 6 |
| 11 | Ron Haslam |
Elf Honda | +1:00.010 | 5 |
| 12 | Kevin Schwantz |
Suzuki | +1:02.740 | 4 |
| 13 | Rob McElnea |
Suzuki | +1:11.590 | 3 |
| 14 |  Tadahiko Taira |
Yamaha | +1:22.990 | 2 |
| 15 | Raymond Roche |
Cagiva | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 16 |  Fabio Barchitta |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Norihiko Fujiwara |
Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 18 |  Peter Linden |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 19 |  Marco Gentile |
Fior | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | Bruno Kneubuhler |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 21 | Peter Skold |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 22 | Wolfgang von Muralt |
Suzuki | +1 Lap | |
| 23 | Damon Buckmaster |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 24 |  Claus Wulff |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 25 | Ake Dahli |
Suzuki | +1 Lap | |
| 26 | Chris Buerki |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 27 | Lars Johansson |
Suzuki | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Nicholas Schmassman |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Maarten Duyzers |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Daniel Amatriain |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Patrick Igoa |
Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Alessandro Valesi |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Thomas Aronsson |
Nicco Bakker | Retirement | |
| Ret | Fabio Biliotti |
Honda | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1988 British Grand Prix |
FIM MotoGP World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1988 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1987 Swedish Grand Prix |
Swedish Grand Prix | Next race: 1989 Swedish Grand Prix |
