1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

  1988 Spanish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 15 races in the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	24 April 1988
Location	Circuito del Jarama
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.404 km (2.115 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider	Kevin Magee	Yamaha
Fastest lap
Rider	Kevin Magee	Yamaha
Podium
First	Kevin Magee	Yamaha
Second	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha
Third	Wayne Gardner	Honda
250 cc
Pole position
Rider	Carlos Cardús	Yamaha
Fastest lap
Rider	Sito Pons	Yamaha
Podium
First	Sito Pons	Honda
Second	Juan Garriga	Yamaha
Third	Jean-Philippe Ruggia	Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider	Jorge Martínez	Derbi
Fastest lap
Rider	Jorge Martínez	Derbi
Podium
First	Jorge Martínez	Derbi
Second	Julián Miralles	Honda
Third	Gaston Grassetti	Honda
80 cc
Pole position
Rider	Jorge Martínez	Derbi
Fastest lap
Rider	Àlex Crivillé	Derbi
Podium
First	Stefan Dörflinger	Krauser
Second	Jorge Martínez	Derbi
Third	Àlex Crivillé	Derbi

The 1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 April 1988 at the Jarama circuit.

500 cc race report

Kevin Magee was on pole. Eddie Lawson got the lead at the first turn from Raymond Roche, Pierfrancesco Chili, et al. At the end of the first lap, Lawson had a gap from Christian Sarron, Wayne Gardner and Magee. Magee moved into 2nd and started to close the gap to Lawson; he managed to pass and took the win by a few lengths.

After 21 years, this would be the last Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix on the Jarama circuit. The event would move back to Jerez, where it has stayed permanently ever since.

500 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Kevin Magee	Yamaha	54:52.476	20
2	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	+0.526	17
3	Wayne Gardner	Honda	+11.625	15
4	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	+17.452	13
5	Niall Mackenzie	Honda	+26.990	11
6	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	+39.743	10
7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Honda	+1:12.080	9
8	Didier de Radiguès	Yamaha	+1:12.903	8
9	Shunji Yatsushiro	Honda	+1 Lap	7
10	Ron Haslam	Elf Honda	+1 Lap	6
11	Raymond Roche	Cagiva	+1 Lap	5
12	Rob McElnea	Suzuki	+1 Lap	4
13	Alessandro Valesi	Honda	+1 Lap	3
14	Daniel Amatriain	Honda	+1 Lap	2
15	Bruno Kneubuhler	Honda	+1 Lap	1
16	Steve Manley	Suzuki	+1 Lap
17	Rachel Nicotte	Honda	+1 Lap
18	Fabio Barchitta	Honda	+2 Laps
19	Nicholas Schmassman	Honda	+2 Laps
20	Jean Luc Demierre	Suzuki	+2 Laps
21	Maarten Duyzers	Honda	+2 Laps
22	Chris Buerki	Honda	+1 Lap
Ret	Ian Pratt	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	Eddie Laycock	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Marco Gentile	Fior	Retirement
Ret	Marco Papa	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Andreas Leuthe	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	Fabio Biliotti	Paton	Retirement
Ret	Wolfgang von Muralt	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	Gustav Reiner	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Vincenzo Cascino	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Claude Albert	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	Mike Baldwin	Honda	Retirement