1988 French motorcycle Grand Prix
- 1988 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1988 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22nd-24th July, 1988 at the Paul Ricard circuit.
500 cc race report
Christian Sarron’s 5th pole in a row, and his last ever in 500 GP.
Niall Mackenzie gets the start, and through the Mistral Straight for the first time it’s Wayne Gardner, Kevin Schwantz, Mackenzie, Wayne Rainey, et al. At the start of the 2nd lap it’s Gardner, Sarron, Schwantz, Rainey, ….
Shunji Yatsushiro and Patrick Igoa collide and crash out.
Sarron moves to the front, Eddie Lawson to 4th.
The quartet of Gardner, Lawson, Sarron and Schwantz leave Rainey behind.
Going into the last lap, it seems Lawson has made a mistake, because Gardner has a gap and looks certain to take the win, but he has a breakdown and struggles home to a 4th place.
500cc classification
MotoGP_race_report
Name_of_race = French motorcycle Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1988
Previous_race_in_season = 1988 Yugoslavian Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1988 British Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1987 French Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1989 French Grand Prix
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