# 1988 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1988 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 26–28 August 1988 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czechoslovakia.

## 500 cc race report

Wayne Gardner on pole. Wayne Rainey gets a good start, but Tadahiko Taira gets the first turn.
At the end of the first lap, it's Gardner, Taira, Christian Sarron, Rainey, and Eddie Lawson in 7th. Lawson needs to finish behind Gardner to win the championship.
Gardner is getting a gap, but Lawson has moved to 2nd, while Sarron highsides out.
After the race there's a dispute between Lawson and Rainey, Lawson perhaps angry that Team Roberts wasn't playing by the Yamaha team book with Rainey making 2nd place so difficult to get.
Rumors were also that Lawson and team manager Giacomo Agostini were about to split, and Lawson would be going to Rothmans Honda with Gardner.

## 500 cc classification

| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 49:11.060 | 20 |
| 2 | Eddie Lawson | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | +1.910 | 17 |
| 3 | Wayne Rainey | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | +2.480 | 15 |
| 4 | Pierfrancesco Chili | HB Honda Gallina Team | Honda | +15.680 | 13 |
| 5 | Tadahiko Taira | Tech 21 | Yamaha | +19.910 | 11 |
| 6 | Niall Mackenzie | Team HRC | Honda | +29.440 | 10 |
| 7 | Ron Haslam | Team ROC Elf Honda | Elf Honda | +57.440 | 9 |
| 8 | Rob McElnea | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | +58.240 | 8 |
| 9 | Patrick Igoa | Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +59.360 | 7 |
| 10 | Fabio Barchitta | Racing Team Katayama | Honda | +1:45.960 | 6 |
| 11 | Marco Gentile | Fior Marlboro | Fior | +1:45.960 | 5 |
| 12 | Marco Papa | Team Greco | Honda | +2:00.440 | 4 |
| 13 | Alessandro Valesi | Team Iberia | Honda | +2:00.640 | 3 |
| 14 | Peter Linden | Team Honda Sweden | Honda | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 | Bruno Kneubühler | Romer Racing Suisse | Honda | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 16 | Fabio Biliotti | Team Amoranto | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Wolfgang von Muralt | | Suzuki | +1 Lap | |
| 18 | Silvo Habat | Fego Racing Team | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Manfred Fischer | Team Hein Gericke | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | Rachel Nicotte | PVI Racing | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 21 | Karl Truchsess | | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 22 | Nicholas Schmassman | FMS | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 23 | Claus Wulff | | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 24 | Pavel Dekanek | Wernberger Konservenfabrik | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Josef Doppler | MRC Grieskirchen | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Christian Sarron | Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Eddie Laycock | Millar Racing | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Daniel Amatriain | Ducados Lotus Guarz | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Roger Burnett | Racing Team Katayama | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Randy Mamola | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |
| Ret | Didier de Radiguès | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Raymond Roche | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kevin Magee | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Simon Buckmaster | | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | Retirement | |
| DNS | Andreas Leuthe | | Suzuki | Did not start | |
| DNS | Rudolf Zeller | MRC Kremsmunster | Manhattan | Did not start | |
| DNQ | Larry Moreno Vacondio | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Imrich Majoros | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Ian Pratt | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Franz Schopf | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Marian Troliga | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Michael Wild | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Harry Heutmekers | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Petr Hlavatka | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
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