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 15–17 July 1988 at the Rijeka circuit.
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.
500 cc classification Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +45'44.146 20 2 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +7.740 17 3 Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +21.340 15 4 Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva +23.620 13 5 Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +23.850 11 6 Didier de Radiguès Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +58.290 10 7 Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1'02.260 9 8 Rob McElnea Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +1'02.430 8 9 Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Elf Honda +1'05.830 7 10 Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1'19.750 6 11 Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +1'46.300 5 12 Patrick Igoa Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +1 Lap 4 13 Donnie McLeod Racing Team Katayama Honda +1 Lap 3 14 Mike Baldwin Racing Team Katayama Honda +1 Lap 2 15 Bruno Kneubühler Romer Racing Suisse Honda +1 Lap 1 16 Fabio Barchitta Racing Team Katayama Honda +1 Lap 17 Fabio Biliotti Team Amoranto Honda +1 Lap 18 Karl Truchsess Shell +1 Lap 19 Daniel Amatriain Ducados Lotus Guarz Honda +1 Lap 20 Eddie Laycock Millar Racing Honda +1 Lap 21 Andreas Leuthe Suzuki +1 Lap 22 Silvo Habat Fego Racing Team Honda +2 Laps 23 Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki +2 Laps 24 Jean Luc Demierre Suzuki +2 Laps 25 Georg Robert Jung Weigl Telefix Racing Team Honda +2 Laps 26 Helmut Schutz Rallye Sport Honda +2 Laps Ret Maarten Duyzers HDJ International Honda Retirement Ret Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior Retirement Ret Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda Retirement Ret Michael Rudroff Honda Retirement Ret Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Honda Retirement Ret Malcolm Campbell Team ROC Elf Honda Elf Honda Retirement Ret Raymond Roche Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement Ret Ari Ramo Honda Retirement Ret Marco Papa Team Greco Honda Retirement Ret Pavol Dekanek Wernberger Konservenfabrik Honda Retirement DNQ Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda Did not qualify DNQ Steve Manley Gateford Motors Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Larry Moreno Vacondio Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Josef Doppler MRC Grieskirchen Honda Did not qualify DNQ Franz Schopf MRC Grieskirchen Honda Did not qualify DNQ Vincenzo Cascino Honda Did not qualify DNQ Michael Kaplan Honda Did not qualify Sources:
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