1988 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

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Grand Prix = Nations


Location = Imola
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Race_No = 5
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Date = 22 May
Year = 1988


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The 1988 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 20th–22nd May, 1988 at the Imola circuit.

500 cc race report

Wayne Gardner on pole. Through the first turn, it was Eddie Lawson, Kevin Schwantz, Didier De Radiguès, Pierfrancesco Chili and Gardner.

At the end of the first lap, it was Lawson, De Radiguès, Schwantz, Gardner, Chili and Wayne Rainey.

Another few laps and it was Lawson, Gardner, De Radiguès, then a small gap to Rainey and Schwantz.

Lawson got a gap from a re-formed quartet behind. Christian Sarron went down at a chicane, forcing Kevin Magee and Niall Mackenzie off the track.

On the cool down lap there was a collision between Tadahiko Taira and Raymond Roche.

500cc classification

MotoGP_race_report
Name_of_race = Nations Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1988
Previous_race_in_season = 1988 Expo 92 Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1988 German Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1987 Italian Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1989 Italian Grand Prix