1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix

1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 8th-10th April, 1988 at Laguna Seca.

500 cc race report

First U.S. GP in 23 years (Daytona in 1965 was previous).

Wayne Rainey on pole. Through the first hairpin it was Wayne Gardner, Niall Mackenzie, Rainey, Kevin Schwantz, et al.

Eddie Lawson down in 6th place, with Kevin Magee and Gardner up front. Lawson worked his way through the field, and passed both Gardner and Magee on the inside of Turn 2 (hairpin).

500cc classification

MotoGP_race_report
Name_of_race = United States Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1988
Previous_race_in_season = 1988 Japanese Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1988 Spanish Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1965 United States Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1989 United States Grand Prix


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