# 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 40th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

## Season summary

Eddie Lawson would recapture the championship from Wayne Gardner in a season that witnessed several fierce duels. Two newcomers joined the Grand Prix circuit with Americans Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz each winning races in their first full year. This was Rainey's debut in the 500s; he had ridden a 250 in 1984 and gotten 1 podium of 12 starts. Alan Cathcart's pre-season assessment in Cycle News was that “Rainey is a good rider, but he'll never be a great rider. And he'll certainly never be a Randy Mamola.”
The V4 machines used by the factories were extremely powerful and in combination with rigid chassis produced power slides that sometimes caused violent highsides, throwing the riders into the air. Cagiva joined the racing with Randy Mamola as their rider. The first United States Grand Prix in 23 years was held in Monterrey, California.
Sito Pons beat out fellow countryman Juan Garriga for the 250 title winning four races to Garriga's three. Spain's Jorge Martinez captured double championships in the 80 and 125 classes for the Spanish firm Derbi.

## 1988 Grand Prix season calendar

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1988:
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
| 1 | 27 March | Grand Prix of Japan | Suzuka Circuit |
| 2 | 10 April | United States International Grand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway |
| 3 | 24 April | Gran Premio Marlboro de España | Circuito Permanente Del Jarama |
| 4 | 1 May | Gran Premio Campsa | Circuito Permanente de Jerez |
| 5 | 22 May | Nations Grand Prix | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari |
| 6 | 29 May | Großer Preis von Deutschland | Nürburgring |
| 7 | 12 June | Großer Preis von Österreich | Salzburgring |
| 8 | 25 June | Dutch-TT | TT Circuit Assen |
| 9 | 3 July | G.P. of Belgium Gauloises Blondes | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
| 10 | 17 July | Yu Grand Prix | Automotodrom Rijeka |
| 11 | 24 July | Grand Prix de France | Circuit Paul Ricard |
| 12 | 7 August | Shell Oils British Motorcycle Grand Prix | Donington Park |
| 13 | 14 August | Swedish TT | Scandinavian Raceway |
| 14 | 28 August | Grand Prix CSSR-Brno | Brno Circuit |
| 15 | 17 September | Brazilian Grand Prix | Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia |

### Calendar changes

* The United States Grand Prix was added to the calendar after a 23-year absence.
* The Spanish Grand Prix moved from the Jerez to the Jarama circuit.
* The Expo 92 Grand Prix was added as a one-off race to replace the Portuguese Grand Prix which was held in Spain at the Jarama circuit. The venue hosting the Grand Prix was the Jerez circuit.
* The Nations Grand Prix moved from the Monza to the Imola circuit.
* The German Grand Prix moved from the Hockenheimring to the Nürburgring.
* The German Grand Prix was moved back, from 17 to 29 May.
* The Belgian Grand Prix returned after a one-year absence.
* The French Grand Prix moved from the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans to the Paul Ricard circuit.
* The San Marino Grand Prix was taken off the calendar.
* The Argentine Grand Prix was removed from the calendar because of bad organisation and unsafe track conditions.

## Participants
### 500cc participants

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Rothmans Honda/HRC | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 1 | Wayne Gardner | All |
| Rothmans Honda/HRC | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 9 | Shunji Yatsushiro | 1–11 |
| Rothmans Honda/HRC | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 9 11 | Roger Burnett | 12–15 |
| Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Cagiva C588 | 2 | Randy Mamola | 1, 5–15 |
| Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Cagiva C588 | 21 | Raymond Roche | 1–5, 10, 12–14 |
| Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Cagiva C588 | 29 36 | Massimo Broccoli | 5–7 |
| Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 3 | Eddie Lawson | All |
| Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 12 | Didier de Radiguès | All |
| Team Elf-ROC | Elf 5-Honda | Honda NSR500 | 4 | Ron Haslam | All |
| Team Elf-ROC | Elf 5-Honda | Honda NSR500 | 60 | Malcolm Campbell | 10–11 |
| HB-Honda Racing Corporation | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 5 | Niall Mackenzie | All |
| Yamaha Racing Team Lucky Strike Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 6 | Tadahiko Taira | 1, 5, 12–14 |
| Yamaha Racing Team Lucky Strike Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 35 54 | Norihiko Fujiwara | 1, 12–13 |
| UCC | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 37 | Shinji Katayama | 1 |
| Team Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 7 | Christian Sarron | All |
| Team Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 14 | Patrick Igoa | 1, 5–12, 14–15 |
| HB Honda Gallina Team | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 8 | Pierfrancesco Chili | 1–3, 5–15 |
| Racing Team Katayama Samurai-Katayama American Built - Katayama | Honda | Honda RS500 | 11 | Roger Burnett | 5, 15 |
| Racing Team Katayama Samurai-Katayama American Built - Katayama | Honda | Honda RS500 | 18 | Mike Baldwin | 9–12 |
| Racing Team Katayama Samurai-Katayama American Built - Katayama | Honda | Honda RS500 | 18 | Mike Baldwin | 2–3 |
| Racing Team Katayama Samurai-Katayama American Built - Katayama | Honda | Honda RS500 | 31 28 46 | Fabio Barchitta | 3–6, 8–15 |
| Racing Team Katayama Samurai-Katayama American Built - Katayama | Honda | Honda RS500 | 51 49 | Donnie McLeod | 9–11, 15 |
| Racing Team Katayama Samurai-Katayama American Built - Katayama | Honda | Honda RS500 | ?? | Francisco Gonzáles de Nicolás | ?? |
| Team Pepsi Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 | 10 | Rob McElnea | All |
| Team Pepsi Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 | 34 | Kevin Schwantz | 1–9, 11–15 |
| Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 | 38 | Masaru Mizutani | 1 |
| Schick Advantage Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 | 47 | Osamu Hiwatashi | 1 |
| Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 16 | Kevin Magee | All |
| Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 17 | Wayne Rainey | All |
| Team Hein Gericke | Honda | Honda RS500 | 20 | Manfred Fischer | 1, 5–9, 11, 14 |
| Team Hein Gericke | Honda | Honda RS500 | 26 | Gustav Reiner | 3, 7 |
| Team Greco | Honda | Honda RS500 | 22 30 | Marco Papa | 3–11, 14 |
| Ducados | Honda | Honda RS500 | 23 28 | Daniel Amatriaín | 3–14 |
| Marlboro Fior Team | Fior C88-Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 500 | 25 | Marco Gentile | All |
| Team Iberna | Honda | Honda RS500 | 27 | Alessandro Valesi | 1–11, 13–15 |
| Team Amaranto | Paton Honda | Paton V115 500 Honda RS500 | 28 48 55 67 | Fabio Biliotti | 3, 5, 7–14 |
| Team Amaranto | Paton Honda | Paton V115 500 Honda RS500 | 31 | Vittorio Scattola | 8 |
| Team Amaranto | Paton Honda | Paton V115 500 Honda RS500 | 38 | Rene Zanatta | 12 |
| Römer Racing Suisse | Honda | Honda RS500 | 24 29 36 | Bruno Kneubühler | 3–15 |
| FMS | Honda | Honda RS500 | 30 | Niggi Schmassman | 3–9, 11–14 |
| Gateford Motors | Suzuki | Suzuki RG 500G | 31 37 | Steve Manley | 3–5 |
| Frankonia | Suzuki | Suzuki RG 500G | 29 38 39 | Wolfgang von Muralt | 3, 6, 10–14 |
| Frankonia | Suzuki | Suzuki RGB500 | 32 50 | Jean Luc Demierre | 5 |
| Frankonia | Suzuki | Suzuki RGB500 | 32 50 | Jean Luc Demierre | 11 |
| Andy Leuthe Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki RGB500 | 40 | Andy Leuthe | 3–4, 6–10, 12 |
| Rox | Suzuki | Suzuki RGB500 | 42 56 | Larry Moreno Vacondio | 2–5, 7–11, 14 |
| Rukka Oy | Honda | Honda RS500 | 44 | Ari Rämö | 10 |
| HRC | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 45 | Hikaru Miyagi | 1 |
| Uvex | Honda | Honda RS500 | 32 40 45 | Josef Doppler | 4, 6–9, 11, 14 |
| Seed | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 46 | Shinichi Ito | 1 |
| HDJ International | Honda | Honda RS500 | 50 33 32 | Maarten Duyzers | 3–6, 8–13 |
| PVI Racing / Jacadi | Chevallier-Honda | Honda RS500 | 51 32 37 | Rachel Nicotte | 3–5, 9, 11–12, 14 |
| Millar Racing | Honda | Honda RS500 | 52 | Eddie Laycock | 3–4, 8–12, 14 |
| Rarou Tasuku | Honda | Honda NS500 | 36 | Keiji Kinoshita | 1 |
| Kyoei | Suzuki | Suzuki RG 500G | 39 | Hisashi Yamana | 1 |
| John Long Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 500 | 42 | John Long | 2 |
| Eugene Brown Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki RG 500G | 57 | Eugene Brown | 2 |
| Team Italia | Honda | Honda RS500 | 35 | Romolo Balbi | 5 |
| Rallye Sport | Honda | Honda RS500 | 45 | Helmut Schutz | 6–8, 10 |
| FE-GO | Honda | Honda RS500 | 48 | Silvo Habat | 3, 7, 10, 14 |
| Shell | Honda | Honda RS500 | 31 | Karl Truchsess | 10, 14 |
| Arciero Racing | Honda | Honda RS500 | 61 | Claude Arciero | 11 |
| Docshop | Suzuki | Suzuki RGB500 | 44 | Rob Punt | 8 |
| Grundig - DAF | Honda | Honda RS500 | 52 | Cees Doorakkers | 8–9 |
| Ten Napel Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki RGB500 | 55 58 | Johan Ten Napel | 8–9, 12 |
| Simon Buckmaster Racing | Honda | Honda RS500 | 56 | Simon Buckmaster | 12–14 |
| Padgett's | Suzuki | Suzuki RG 500G | 47 | Dave Leach | 12 |
| Padgett's | Suzuki | Suzuki RG 500G | 48 | Darren Dixon | 12 |
| Source: ||||||
Key :
* Regular Rider
* Wildcard Rider
* Replacement Rider

### 250cc participants

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Rothmans-Honda Germany Team | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 1 | Anton Mang | 1–10 |
| Team Anton Mang | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 21 | Helmut Bradl | 1–3, 5–11, 13–15 |
| Team Anton Mang | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 22 | Jochen Schmid | 4, 6–15 |
| HB-Römer Team | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 2 | Reinhold Roth | 2–15 |
| Römer-TM Team | Aprilia-Rotax | Aprilia AF1 | 33 | Harald Eckl | 2–12, 14–15 |
| Campsa Honda Team | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 3 | Sito Pons | All |
| Rothmans-Honda France | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 4 | Dominique Sarron | All |
| Team Ducados Ángel Nieto | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 5 | Carlos Cardús | 1–3, 7–15 |
| Team Ducados Ángel Nieto | Honda | Honda RS250R Honda NSR250 | 32 | Alberto Puig | 1–6, 13, 15 |
| Team Aprilia | Aprilia | Aprilia AF1 V | 6 | Loris Reggiani | 1–5, 8–15 |
| Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR 250 | 7 | Luca Cadalora | All |
| Team Hein Gericke | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 8 | Martin Wimmer | 2–9, 11–15 |
| Team Parisienne-Elf | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 9 | Jacques Cornu | All |
| Team Parisienne-Elf | Honda | Honda RS250R Honda NSR250 | 25 | Urs Lüzi | 1–11, 13–15 |
| Venemotos HB Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR 250 | 10 | Carlos Lavado | 1–9, 12–15 |
| Ducados Yamaha Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR 250 | 11 | Joan Garriga | All |
| Ajinomoto-Honda/HRC | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 12 | Masahiro Shimizu | 3–15 |
| Ajinomoto-Honda/HRC | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 15 | Masaru Kobayashi | 1 |
| HRC | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 65 | Jim Filice | 2 |
| HRC | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 64 | Masumitsu Taguchi | 1 |
| Levior | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 14 | Manfred Herweh | 3–10, 12, 14–15 |
| Hyeres | Défi-Rotax | Defi-Rotax 250GP | 16 | Jean-François Baldé | 1, 3–5, 7–15 |
| Team Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 Yamaha YZR 250 | 17 | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | All |
| Team Italia | Aprilia | Aprilia AF1 V | 18 | Bruno Casanova | 1–8, 10–14 |
| Pileri Corse | Garelli | Garelli 250 GP | 19 | Paolo Casoli | 2–6, 9–14 |
| Marlboro Aprilia Andorra | Aprilia-Rotax | Aprilia AF1 | 20 | Xavier Cardelús | 3, 5–11, 14 |
| Eckert Motorradtechnik | Honda | Honda RS250R | 22 | Jochen Schmid | 4, 6–15 |
| Team 7-Up/EMC | EMC-Rotax | EMC-Rotax 250 | 24 | Donnie McLeod | 9–11, 15 |
| Team Manoca | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 26 | Iván Palazzese | 4, 7–8, 12–14 |
| Gazzaniga Rotax | Gazzaniga-Rotax | Gazzaniga 250GP | 28 | Maurizio Vitali | 3–11, 13–14 |
| Atomic Road Racing Team | Honda | Honda RS250R | 29 | Hans Lindner | 4, 6–7, 10, 12–14 |
| ?? | Aprilia-Rotax | Aprilia AF1 | 30 | August Auinger | All |
| Racing Team Docshop/Wevamed | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 31 44 82 | Jean-Michel Mattioli | 1–5, 8–15 |
| Racing Team Docshop/Wevamed | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 35 | Wilco Zeelenberg | 8–9 |
| Racing Team Docshop/Wevamed | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 49 | René Deláby | 1–2, 4, 6, 10–11, 14 |
| Team San Remo | Honda | Honda RS250R | 31 34 41 43 | Stefano Caracchi | 3–15 |
| St Yrian Motos | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 36 | Jean Foray | 5–6, 8–9, 11, 13–15 |
| Team Hurst/East West | Honda Yamaha | Honda RS250R Yamaha TZ 250 | 37 43 | Garry Cowan | 3–4, 7–12, 14 |
| Schuh Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 37 | Hans Becker | 6–12, 14–15 |
| D Gallacher/Bradgate Containers | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 41 | Kevin Mitchell | 1, 3–7, 11–12, 14 |
| Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR 250 Yamaha TZ 250 | 44 80 27 | John Kocinski | 1–2, 5–6 |
| ?? | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 44 | Guy Bertin | 3, 7, 9–11, 15 |
| NMC Renzo Pasolini | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 45 | Massimo Matteoni | 3, 5, 7, 9–11, 14 |
| Kung Racing Team Schweiz | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 47 | Urs Jücker | 5, 10–14 |
| Assmex | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | 52 | Wilco Zeelenberg | 12–13 |
| Team MacLean Camel | Honda | Honda RS250R | 75 | Bubba Shobert | 2 |
| Ville de Reims | Honda | Honda RS250R | 74 | Bruno Bonhuil | 4, 6, 10–11, 13 |
| ?? | Fior-Rotax | ?? | ?? | Christian Boudinot | 6, 8, 10–12 |
| Motoklora - Rallye Sport | Honda | Honda RS250R | 21 | Helmut Bradl | 1–3, 5–11, 13–15 |
| ?? | Yamaha Honda | Yamaha TZ 250 Honda RS250R | ?? | Alain Bronec | 3–6, 9, 13 |
| ?? | Honda | Honda RS250R | ?? | Hervé Duffard | 6, 11 |
| Racing Team UCC | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR 250 | 47 | Toshihiko Honma | 1 |
| SNCF | Fior-Rotax | ?? | ?? | Thierry Rapicault | 11 |
| ?? | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ 250 | ?? | Ivan Troisi | 6–7, 9, 15 |
| Source: ||||||
Key :
* Regular Rider
* Wildcard Rider
* Replacement Rider

## Results and standings
### Grands Prix

| Round | Date | Race | Location | 80cc winner | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 500cc winner | Report |
| 1 | 27 March | Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka | | | Anton Mang | Kevin Schwantz | Report |
| 2 | 10 April | United States Grand Prix | Laguna Seca | | | Jim Filice | Eddie Lawson | Report |
| 3 | 24 April | Spanish Grand Prix | Jarama | Stefan Dörflinger | Jorge Martínez | Sito Pons | Kevin Magee | Report |
| 4 | 1 May | Expo 92 Grand Prix | Jerez | Jorge Martínez | | Juan Garriga | Eddie Lawson | Report |
| 5 | 22 May | Italian Grand Prix | Imola | Jorge Martínez | Jorge Martínez | Dominique Sarron | Eddie Lawson | Report |
| 6 | 29 May | German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | Jorge Martínez | Ezio Gianola | Luca Cadalora | Kevin Schwantz | Report |
| 7 | 12 June | Austrian Grand Prix | Salzburgring | | Jorge Martínez | Jacques Cornu | Eddie Lawson | Report |
| 8 | 25 June | Dutch TT | Assen | Jorge Martínez | Jorge Martínez | Juan Garriga | Wayne Gardner | Report |
| 9 | 3 July | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa | | Jorge Martínez | Sito Pons | Wayne Gardner | Report |
| 10 | 17 July | Yugoslavian Grand Prix | Rijeka | Jorge Martínez | Jorge Martínez | Sito Pons | Wayne Gardner | Report |
| 11 | 24 July | French Grand Prix | Paul Ricard | | Jorge Martínez | Jacques Cornu | Eddie Lawson | Report |
| 12 | 7 August | British Grand Prix | Donington | | Ezio Gianola | Luca Cadalora | Wayne Rainey | Report |
| 13 | 14 August | Swedish Grand Prix | Anderstorp | | Jorge Martínez | Sito Pons | Eddie Lawson | Report |
| 14 | 28 August | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Brno | Jorge Martínez | Jorge Martínez | Juan Garriga | Wayne Gardner | Report |
| 15 | 17 September | Brazilian Grand Prix | Goiânia | | | Dominique Sarron | Eddie Lawson | Report |

### 500cc riders' standings
#### Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Rider | Team | Machine | JPN | USA | ESP | AND | NAT | GER | AUT | NED | BEL | YUG | FRA | GBR | SWE | CZE | BRA | Pts |
| 1 | Eddie Lawson | Marlboro Yamaha-Agostini | YZR500 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 252 |
| 2 | Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Honda-HRC | NSR500 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 229 |
| 3 | Wayne Rainey | Lucky Strike Yamaha-Roberts | YZR500 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 189 |
| 4 | Christian Sarron | Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha | YZR500 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 149 |
| 5 | Kevin Magee | Lucky Strike Yamaha-Roberts | YZR500 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 138 |
| 6 | Niall Mackenzie | HB-Honda | NSR500 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 125 |
| 7 | Didier de Radiguès | Marlboro Yamaha-Agostini | YZR500 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 120 |
| 8 | Kevin Schwantz | Pepsi-Suzuki | RGV500 | 1 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | Ret | | 3 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 3 | 119 |
| 9 | Pierfrancesco Chili | HB Honda-Gallina | NSR500 | 14 | Ret | 7 | | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 110 |
| 10 | Rob McElnea | Pepsi-Suzuki | RGV500 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 8 | 83 |
| 11 | Ron Haslam | Team Elf-ROC | Elf5-RS500 | 12 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 68 |
| 12 | Randy Mamola | Cagiva | GP500 | Ret | | | | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 58 |
| 13 | Shunji Yatsushiro | Rothmans Honda-HRC | NSR500 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | Ret | | | | | 57 |
| 14 | Patrick Igoa | Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha | YZR500 | 13 | | | | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 44 |
| 15 | Tadahiko Taira | Yamaha Japan | YZR500 | 5 | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 10 | 14 | 5 | | 36 |
| 16 | Alessandro Valesi | Team Iberna | RS500 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 19 |
| 17 | Marco Papa | Team Greco | RS500 | | | Ret | 9 | 24 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 14 | Ret | 18 | Ret | | 12 | | 17 |
| 18 | Roger Burnett | Katayama Racing Team | RS500 | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 15 |
| 19 | Mike Baldwin | Katayama Racing Team | RS500 | | 10 | Ret | | | | | | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | | | | 14 |
| 20 | Raymond Roche | Cagiva | GP500 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | | 13 |
| 21 | Fabio Barchitta | Katayama Racing Team | RS500 | | | 18 | | 18 | Ret | | Ret | 29 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 22 | Bruno Kneubühler | Römer Racing Suisse | RS500 | | | 15 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 15 | Ret | 9 |
| 23 | Donnie McLeod | Katayama Racing Team | RS500 | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 16 | | | | 13 | 9 |
| 24 | Marco Gentile | Marlboro Fior | Fior-RS500 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 30 | Ret | 17 | 20 | 19 | 11 | Ret | 8 |
| 25 | Daniel Amatriain | Ducados-Honda | RS500 | | | 14 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 22 | 19 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | | 7 |
| 26 | Hikaru Miyagi | Honda | NSR500 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 27 | Gustav Reiner | Team Hein Gericke | RS500 | | | Ret | | | | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 28 | Steve Manley | Gateford Motors | RG500 | | | 16 | 12 | Ret | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 29 | Malcolm Campbell | Team Elf-ROC | Elf5-RS500 | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | | | | | 4 |
| 30 | Norihiko Fujiwara | Yamaha Japan | YZR500 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 17 | | | 4 |
| 31 | Francisco Gonzales | Katayama Racing Team | RS500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 4 |
| 32 | Fabio Biliotti | Team Amaranto | Paton-RS500 | | | Ret | | Ret | | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 16 | | 4 |
| 33 | Rachel Nicotte | PVI Racing / Jacadi | RS500 | | | 17 | 13 | 23 | | | | 19 | | Ret | Ret | | 20 | | 3 |
| 34 | Peter Schleef | Schuh Racing Team | RS500 | | | | | | 13 | | Ret | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 35 | Massimo Broccoli | Cagiva | GP500 | | | | | Ret | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 36 | Peter Linden | Honda Sweden | RS500 | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 18 | 14 | | 2 |
| 37 | Osamu Hiwatashi | Suzuki Japan | RGV500 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 38 | Maarten Duyzers | HDJ International | RS500 | | | 21 | 15 | 25 | 19 | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 24 | 22 | Ret | | | 1 |
| 39 | Michael Rudroff | | RS500 | | | | | | 15 | | 19 | | Ret | | | | | | 1 |
| 40 | Manfred Fischer | Team Hein Gericke | RS500 | Ret | | | | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | | 20 | | | 19 | | 1 |
| 41 | Cees Doorakkers | Grundig-Daf Racing Team | RS500 | | | | | | | | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 42 | Shinji Katayama | | YZR500 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 43 | Nicholas Schmassman | FMS | RS500 | | | 19 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 19 | Ret | 28 | | 23 | 25 | Ret | 22 | | 0 |
| 44 | Andreas Leuthe | | RG500 | | | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 16 | Ret | 27 | 21 | | Ret | | Ret | | 0 |
| 45 | Masaru Mizutani | | RG500 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 46 | Josef Doppler | MRC Grieskirchen | RS500 | | | | 17 | | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 47 | Alberto Rota | | RS500 | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 48 | Franz Holzmeier | | RS500 | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 49 | Eddie Laycock | Millar Racing | RS500 | | | Ret | Ret | | | | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | | Ret | | 0 |
| 50 | Wolfgang van Muralt | | RG500 | | | Ret | | | 18 | | | | 23 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 17 | | 0 |
| 51 | Keiji Kinoshita | | RS500 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 52 | Ian Pratt | | RG500 | | | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 53 | Kees van der Endt | Autobedrijf Koens | RS500 | | | | | | | | 22 | 18 | | | 24 | | | | 0 |
| 54 | Karl Truchsess | | RS500 | | | | | | | | Ret | | 18 | | | | 21 | | 0 |
| 55 | Silvo Habat | Fego Racing Team | RS500 | | | | | | | | 23 | | 22 | | | | 18 | | 0 |
| 56 | Jean Luc Demierre | | RG500 | | | 20 | | Ret | | | | | 24 | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| 57 | Romolo Balbi | | RS500 | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 58 | Georg Jung | | RS500 | | | | | | Ret | 20 | | 24 | 25 | | | | | | 0 |
| 59 | Ari Ramo | | RS500 | | | | | 21 | 22 | | | 26 | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| 60 | Helmut Schutz | | RS500 | | | | | | 21 | 21 | | | 26 | | | | | | 0 |
| 61 | Dave Leach | | RG500 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | | 0 |
| 62 | Peter Skold | | RS500 | | | | | 22 | 23 | | | | | | | 21 | | | 0 |
| 63 | Chris Buerki | | RS500 | | | 22 | | | | Ret | | | | | | 26 | | | 0 |
| 64 | Claude Arciero | | RS500 | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | 0 |
| 65 | Johann Ten Napel | | RG500 | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 66 | Simon Buckmaster | | RS500 | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 23 | Ret | | 0 |
| 67 | Claus Wulff | | RS500 | | | | | | | | | 31 | | | | 24 | 23 | | 0 |
| 68 | Pavel Dekanek | | RS500 | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 24 | | 0 |
| 69 | Ake Dahli | | RG500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | | 0 |
| 70 | Lars Johansson | | RG500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | | | 0 |
| 71 | Hisashi Yamana | | RG500 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 72 | Katunori Shinozaki | | RG500 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 73 | John Long | | YZR500 | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 74 | Claude Albert | | RG500 | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 75 | Vincenzo Cascino | | RS500 | | | Ret | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 76 | Larry Moreno Vacondio | | RS500 | | | | Ret | | | Ret | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| 77 | Tony Carey | | RG500 | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 78 | Hans Klingbiel | | RG500 | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 79 | Hansjörg Butz | | RS500 | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 80 | Koos van Leyen | | RG500 | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 81 | Vittorio Scatola | Team Amaranto | Paton-RS500 | | | | | | | | Ret | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| 82 | Eric Sabatier | | RS500 | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| 83 | Thierry Rapicault | Marlboro Fior | Fior-RS500 | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| 84 | Darren Dixon | | RG500 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 85 | Steve Spray | | RG500 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 86 | Thomas Aronsson | | Nicco Bakker-RS500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |

### 250cc standings

| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Team | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Sito Pons | 3 | Spain | Campsa-Honda | NSR250 | 231 | 4 |
| 2 | Juan Garriga | 11 | Spain | Ducados-Yamaha | YZR250 | 221 | 3 |
| 3 | Jacques Cornu | 9 | Switzerland | Parisienne Elf-Honda | NSR250 | 166 | 2 |
| 4 | Dominique Sarron | 4 | France | Rothmans-Honda France | NSR250 | 158 | 2 |
| 5 | Reinhold Roth | 2 | West Germany | HB Römer-Honda | NSR250 | 158 | 0 |
| 6 | Luca Cadalora | 7 | Italy | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR250 | 136 | 2 |
| 7 | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | 17 | France | Gauloises Blondes-Yamaha | YZR250 | 104 | 0 |
| 8 | Anton Mang | 1 | West Germany | Rothmans-Honda Germany | NSR250 | 87 | 1 |
| 9 | Carlos Cardús | 5 | Spain | Ducados-Honda | NSR250 | 71 | 0 |
| 10 | Masahiro Shimizu | 12 | Japan | Ajinomoto-Honda | NSR250 | 68 | 0 |
| 11 | Carlos Lavado | | Venezuela | | | 55 | |
| 12 | Donnie McLeod | | usa | | | 47 | |
| 13 | Loris Reggiani | | Usa | | | 44 | |
| 14 | Martin Wimmer | | usa | | | 40 | |
| 15 | Manfred Herweh | | Spa | | | 35 | |
| 16 | August Auinger | | spa | | | 31 | |
| 17 | Helmut Bradl | | spa | | | 27 | |
| 18 | Ivan Palazzese | | Venezuela | | | 25 | |
| 19 | John Kocinski | | United States | | | 24 | |
| 20 | Harald Eckl | | fra | | | 22 | |
| 21 | Jim Filice | | fra | | | 20 | |
| 22 | Stefano Caracchi | | Fra | | | 20 | |
| 23 | Bruno Casanova | | ita | | | 17 | |
| 24 | Masaru Kobayashi | | ita | | | 15 | |
| 25 | Jean Michel Mattioli | | Ita | | | 12 | |
| 26 | Maurizio Vitali | | Irl | | | 12 | |
| 27 | Bubba Shobert | | irl | | | 11 | |
| 28 | Harald Becker | | Irl | | | 11 | |
| 29 | Jean Foray | | aus | | | 10 | |
| 30 | Alberto Puig | | aus | | | 10 | |
| 31 | Jean-François Baldé | | Aus | | | 10 | |
| 32 | Toshihiko Honma | | nze | | | 8 | |
| 33 | Masumitsu Taguchi | | Nze | | | 6 | |
| 34 | Jochen Schmid | | nze | | | 6 | |
| 35 | Hiroyuki Kikuchi | | Can | | | 5 | |
| 36 | Erich Neumair | | Can | | | 5 | |
| 37 | Guy Bertin | | Can | | | 5 | |
| 38 | Wilco Zeelenberg | | Mex | | | | |
| 39 | Hermann Holder | | Mex | | | 4 | |
| 40 | Urs Jücker | | Mex | | | 4 | |
| 41 | Kyoji Nanba | | rus | | | 4 | |
| 42 | Garry Cowan | | rus | | | 3 | |
| 43 | Urs Lüzi | | rus | | | 3 | |
| 44 | Paolo Casoli | | gbr | | | 3 | |
| 45 | Takehiro Yamamoto | | gbr | | | 2 | |
| 46 | Massimo Matteoni | | jpn | | | 2 | |
| 47 | Keiji Tamura | | jpn | | | 1 | |
| 48 | Alan Carter | | jpn | | | 1 | |

### 125cc standings

| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Jorge Martinez | 5 | Spain | Derbi | 197 | 9 |
| 2 | Ezio Gianola | 6 | Italy | Honda | 168 | 2 |
| 3 | Hans Spaan | 27 | Netherlands | Honda | 110 | 0 |
| 4 | Julián Miralles | 3 | Spain | Honda | 104 | 0 |
| 5 | Domenico Brigaglia | 4 | Italy | Rotax | 69 | 0 |
| 6 | Gastone Grassetti | 12 | Italy | Honda | 66 | 0 |
| 7 | Adi Stadler | | West Germany | Honda | 63 | 0 |
| 8 | Stefan Prein | 35 | West Germany | Honda | 59 | 0 |
| 9 | Lucio Pietroniro | 9 | Belgium | Honda | 56 | 0 |
| 10 | Gerhard Waibel | 6 | West Germany | Honda | 52 | 0 |
| 11 | Hisashi Unemoto | | usa | | 43 |
| 12 | Alan Scott | | usa | | 38 |
| 13 | Corrado Catalano | | usa | | 36 |
| 14 | Luis Miguel Reyes | | spa | | 34 |
| 15 | Manuel Herreros | | spa | | 30 |
| 16 | Heinz Lüthi | | spa | | 30 |
| 17 | Koji Takada | | fra | | 29 |
| 18 | Johnny Wickstroem | | fra | | 25 |
| 19 | Pierpaolo Bianchi | | fra | | 24 |
| 20 | Alfred Waibel | | ita | | 24 |
| 21 | Fausto Gresini | | ita | | 22 |
| 22 | Josef Fischer | | ita | | 19 |
| 23 | Kris Galatowicz | | can | | 19 |
| 24 | Hubert Abold | | can | | 18 |
| 25 | Bady Hassaine | | Can | | 14 |
| 26 | Robin Milton | | mex | | 13 |
| 27 | Mike Leitner | | mex | | 11 |
| 28 | Ian McConnachie | | mex | | 10 |
| 29 | Alex Bedford | | aus | | 8 |
| 30 | Jussi Hautaniemi | | aus | | 8 |
| 31 | Flemming Kistrup | | aus | | 7 |
| 32 | Àlex Crivillé | | Nze | | 7 |
| 33 | Esa Kytölä | | nze | | 6 |
| 34 | Robin Appleyard | | nze | | 6 |
| 35 | Thierry Feuz | | ina | | 6 |
| 36 | Manuel Hernandez | | phi | | 4 |
| 37 | Stefan Dörflinger | | kor | | 2 |
| 38 | Taru Rinne | | jpn | | 2 |
| 39 | Paul Bordes | | jpn | | 1 |
| 40 | Emilio Cuppini | | jpn | | 1 |

### 80cc standings

| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Jorge Martínez | 1 | Spain | Derbi | 137 | 6 |
| 2 | Àlex Crivillé | | Spain | Derbi | 90 | 0 |
| 3 | Stefan Dörflinger | 4 | Switzerland | Krauser | 77 | 1 |
| 4 | Manuel Herreros | 2 | Spain | Derbi | 69 | 0 |
| 5 | Peter Öttl | 5 | West Germany | Krauser | 65 | 0 |
| 6 | Bogdan Nikolov | | Bulgaria | Krauser | 55 | 0 |
| 7 | Károly Juhász | | Hungary | Krauser | 54 | 0 |
| 8 | Jos van Dongen | | Netherlands | Casal | 47 | 0 |
| 9 | Giuseppe Ascareggi | | Italy | BBFT | 46 | 0 |
| 10 | Gabriele Gnani | | Italy | Gnani | 36 | 0 |
| 11 | Herri Torrontegui | | usa | | 28 |
| 12 | Jörg Seel | | usa | | 27 |
| 13 | Andrie Nijenhuis | | usa | | 27 |
| 14 | Günter Schirnhofer | | spa | | 27 |
| 15 | Bert Smit | | spa | | 25 |
| 16 | René Dünki | | spa | | 22 |
| 17 | Reiner Koster | | spa | | 11 |
| 18 | Heinz Paschen | | fra | | 10 |
| 19 | Hans Koopman | | fra | | 10 |
| 20 | Serge Julin | | fra | | 8 |
| 21 | Jacques Bernard | | fra | | 8 |
| 22 | Paolo Priori | | ita | | 6 |
| 23 | Ian McConnachie | | ita | | 6 |
| 24 | Rudolf Kunz | | ita | | 5 |
| 25 | Janos Szabo | | aus | | 5 |
| 26 | Janez Pintar | | aus | | 4 |
| 27 | Stefan Bragger | | aus | | 3 |
| 28 | Xavier Arumi | | ina | | 3 |
| 29 | Hagen Klein | | kor | | 2 |
| 30 | Hubert Abold | | jpn | | 2 |
| 31 | Alojz Pavlic | | jpn | | 1 |
| 32 | Jaime Mariano | | jpn | | 1 |