The 1988 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth 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 15–17 July 1988 at the

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circuit.

500 cc race report

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".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 Aust ...

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gets his 4th pole in a row, but

Wayne Rainey Wayne Wesley Rainey (born October 23, 1960) is an American former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he won the 500cc World Championship three times and the Daytona 200 once. He was characterized by his s ...

gets the start from Gardner, Kevin Magee, et al. Gardner through to 1st, then it's Rainey, Sarron, Magee and

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. Gardner and Sarron get a gap to Rainey and Magee, with

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in a close 5th. Gardner's 3rd win in a row, and he's now 20 points from Lawson.

500 cc classification

References

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1988 Belgian Grand Prix The 1988 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the XLVI Champion Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 28 August 1988. It was the eleventh race of the 1988 Formula One World Championship. The 43-lap ...

, Next_race_in_season = 1988 French Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1987 Yugoslavian Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1989 Yugoslavian Grand Prix Yugoslav motorcycle Grand Prix Yugoslavian

Motorcycle Grand Prix Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ...

Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix The Yugoslav motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event forming part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1969 to 1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human G ...