The 1988 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the

1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 June 1988 at the

Salzburgring The Salzburgring is a motorsport race track located in Plainfeld, east of Salzburg. Key Facts Track Length Bends 15 Straights ...

500 cc race report

Christian Sarron Christian Sarron (born 27 March 1955 in Clermont-Ferrand, France) is a French former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. __TOC__ Motorcycle racing career He began his career on a Kawasaki when he met French Grand Prix racer Patrick Pons. Pons ...

on pole, then

Eddie Lawson Eddie Lawson (born March 11, 1958) is an American former four-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. His record of not crashing and consistently finishing in the points earned him the nickname "Steady Eddie".Niall Mackenzie Niall Macfarlane Mackenzie (born 19 July 1961) is a Scottish former professional motorcycle road racer. Career Mackenzie, who hails from Fankerton, near Denny, Stirlingshire; won the British Superbike Championship three times from 1996 to ...

Kevin Schwantz Kevin Schwantz (born June 19, 1964) is an American former professional motorcycle road racer. He was the world champion of the 1993 FIM Road Racing World Championship. Early life Schwantz, whose parents owned a motorcycle shop, learned to ride ...

and

Wayne Gardner Wayne Michael Gardner (born 11 October 1959) is an Australian former professional Grand Prix motorcycle and touring car racer. His most notable achievement was winning the 1987 500 cc Motorcycle World Championship, becoming the first Aus ...

. Gardner got the first turn from Lawson, Rainey, Ron Haslam, Schwantz, et al. Didier De Radiguès moved up to 4th and the field started to get strung out. Schwantz gave Ron Haslam a little bump as he passed and Sarron crashed out. Lawson and Gardner swapped the lead, allowing Rainey and De Radiguès to close. De Radiguès put pressure on Lawson his teammate in 2nd, and Rainey seemed to be dropping away. Lawson and Gardner drop De Radiguès. Gardner crashes out of 2nd spot.

500cc classification

References

{{MotoGP_race_report , Name_of_race = Austrian Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1988 , Previous_race_in_season =

1988 German Grand Prix The 1988 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 24 July 1988 at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim. It was the ninth race of the 1988 Formula One World Championship. The 44-lap race was won from pole position by Ayrton Senna, driving ...

, Next_race_in_season = 1988 Dutch TT , Previous_year's_race = 1987 Austrian Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1989 Austrian Grand Prix Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Austrian Motorcycle Grand Prix