1988 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 1988 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15th-17th July, 1988 at the Rijeka circuit.
[edit] 500 cc race report
Eddie Lawson dislocates his shoulder in practice, but starts the race against doctor’s orders. He’s 34 points ahead of Wayne Gardner.
Christian Sarron gets his 4th pole in a row, but Wayne Rainey gets the start from Gardner, Kevin Magee, et al.
Gardner through to 1st, then it’s Rainey, Sarron, Magee and Niall Mackenzie.
Gardner and Sarron get a gap to Rainey and Magee, with Randy Mamola in a close 5th.
Gardner's 3rd win in a row, and he's now 20 points from Lawson.
[edit] 500cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wayne Gardner |
Honda | +45:44.146 | 20 |
| 2 |  Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | 17 | |
| 3 |  Wayne Rainey |
Yamaha | 15 | |
| 4 | Randy Mamola |
Cagiva | 13 | |
| 5 | Kevin Magee |
Yamaha | 11 | |
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Yamaha | 10 | |
| 7 |  Shunji Yatsushiro |
Honda | 9 | |
| 8 |  Rob McElnea |
Suzuki | 8 | |
| 9 | Ron Haslam |
Elf Honda | 7 | |
| 10 | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | 6 | |
| 11 |  Pierfrancesco Chili |
Honda | 5 | |
| 12 | Patrick Igoa |
Yamaha | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Donnie McLeod |
Honda | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 14 | Mike Baldwin |
Honda | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 |  Bruno Kneubuhler |
Honda | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 16 |  Fabio Barchitta |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Fabio Biliotti |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 18 |  Karl Truchsess |
Shell | +1 Lap | |
| 19 |  Daniel Amatriain |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 20 |  Eddie Laycock |
Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 21 |  Andreas Leuthe |
Suzuki | +1 Lap | |
| 22 |  Silvio Habat |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 23 | Wolfgang von Muralt |
Suzuki | +2 Laps | |
| 24 | Jean Luc Demierre |
Suzuki | +2 Laps | |
| 25 |  Georg Robert Jung |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 26 | Helmut Schutz |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| Ret |  Maarten Duyzers |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Marco Gentile |
Fior | Retirement | |
| Ret | Niall Mackenzie |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Michael Rudroff |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Alessandro Valesi |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Malcolm Campbell |
Elf Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Raymond Roche |
Cagiva | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Ari Ramo |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Pavel Dekanek |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Marco Papa |
Honda | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1988 Belgian Grand Prix |
FIM MotoGP World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1988 French Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1987 Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Yugoslavian Grand Prix | Next race: 1989 Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
