1988 Expo 92 motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1988 "Expo 92" Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 29 April–1 May 1988 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez.

Spain  1988 Expo 92 Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 15 races in the
1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date1 May 1988
Official nameGran Premio Campsa[1]
LocationCircuito Permanente de Jerez
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.218 km (2.621 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha
Time 1:50.120
Fastest lap
Rider United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha
Time 1:49.029
Podium
First United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha
Second United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha
Third Australia Kevin Magee Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Carlos Lavado Yamaha
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Juan Garriga Yamaha
Time 1:51.650
Podium
First Spain Juan Garriga Yamaha
Second Japan Masahiro Shimizu Honda
Third Switzerland Jacques Cornu Honda
80 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Martínez Derbi
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Krauser
Time 2:03.410
Podium
First Spain Jorge Martínez Derbi
Second Spain Manuel Herreros Derbi
Third Spain Àlex Crivillé Derbi
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland LCR-Krauser
Time 1:49.370
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Steve Webster LCR-Krauser
Time 1:56.870
Podium
First Switzerland Rolf Biland LCR-Krauser
Second Netherlands Egbert Streuer LCR-Yamaha
Third United Kingdom Steve Webster LCR-Krauser

While the race is called the EXPO 92 Grand Prix, the race is classified as the "Portuguese Grand Prix", despite the fact that it is not called that.

500 cc race report

Eddie Lawson on pole. Wayne Rainey got the start from Lawson and Kevin Schwantz.

Schwantz passed Lawson at the final hairpin, and after the first lap, the order was Rainey, Schwantz, Lawson, Christian Sarron and Kevin Magee.

Schwantz tried to close the gap to Rainey, but started to look behind him more than usual, and it seemed his Suzuki was having problems. Magee 3rd ahead of Lawson. Schwantz quickly dropped to 4th and looked at his rear wheel; he soon headed into the pits.

Lawson fought back and swapped the lead with Magee and then went after Rainey.

Catching up to Rainey who had led for 27 laps, Lawson had a very hard time getting past, but finally managed it.

500 cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha 53:47.990 20
2 United States Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +1.640 17
3 Australia Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +7.670 15
4 France Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +7.790 13
5 Australia Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +28.630 11
6 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +30.520 10
7 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +1:12.030 9
8 United Kingdom Rob McElnea Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +1:37.420 8
9 Italy Marco Papa Team Greco Honda +1 Lap 7
10 Italy Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Honda +1 Lap 6
11 Spain Daniel Amatriain Ducados Lotus Guarz Honda +1 Lap 5
12 United Kingdom Steve Manley Gateford Motors Suzuki +1 Lap 4
13 France Rachel Nicotte PVI Racing Honda +1 Lap 3
14 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Romer Racing Suisse Honda +1 Lap 2
15 Netherlands Maarten Duyzers HDJ International Honda +1 Lap 1
16 Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda +2 Laps
17 Austria Josef Doppler MRC Grieskirchen Honda +2 Laps
18 United Kingdom Ian Pratt Suzuki +2 Laps
Ret Japan Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda Retirement
Ret United Kingdom Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Elf Honda Retirement
Ret Venezuela Larry Moreno Vacondio Suzuki Retirement
Ret Republic of Ireland Tony Carey Suzuki Retirement
Ret France Raymond Roche Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement
Ret Republic of Ireland Eddie Laycock Millar Racing Honda Retirement
Ret Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe Suzuki Retirement
Ret United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki Retirement
Ret Switzerland Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior Retirement
DNS Italy Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda Did not start
Sources:[2][3]

References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1988". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. "1988 Portuguese MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. "PORTUGUESE GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1988". Motogp.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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