1988 Dutch TT
# 1988 Dutch TT

The 1988 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 June 1988 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.

## 500 cc race report

Christian Sarron on pole, but dropped to the back after a terrible start. Through the first turn it was Eddie Lawson, Pierfrancesco Chili, Ron Haslam, Didier De Radiguès, Wayne Gardner, et al.

Haslam ran wide and rode off into the grass.

Through the chicane at the end of the first lap, it was Lawson, De Radiguès, Chili, Gardner, Kevin Magee, Rob McElnea, Randy Mamola, Patrick Igoa, Sarron and Wayne Rainey.

There was a small gap from Lawson to De Radiguès to Gardner.

Gardner caught De Radiguès and started to bridge up to Lawson.

De Radiguès slid out but remounted. Sarron and Magee fought for 3rd.

Approaching back markers, Gardner passed Lawson.

## 500 cc classification

| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 44:15.490 | 20 |
| 2 | Eddie Lawson | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | +11.310 | 17 |
| 3 | Christian Sarron | Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +19.730 | 15 |
| 4 | Kevin Magee | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | +24.240 | 13 |
| 5 | Niall Mackenzie | Team HRC | Honda | +29.430 | 11 |
| 6 | Pierfrancesco Chili | HB Honda Gallina Team | Honda | +38.780 | 10 |
| 7 | Wayne Rainey | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | +41.640 | 9 |
| 8 | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | +42.310 | 8 |
| 9 | Patrick Igoa | Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +48.990 | 7 |
| 10 | Rob McElnea | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | +53.280 | 6 |
| 11 | Shunji Yatsushiro | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +1:22.750 | 5 |
| 12 | Didier de Radiguès | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | +1:41.260 | 4 |
| 13 | Ron Haslam | Team ROC Elf Honda | Elf Honda | +1:53.410 | 3 |
| 14 | Marco Papa | Team Greco | Honda | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 | Marco Gentile | Fior Marlboro | Fior | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 16 | Fabio Biliotti | Team Amoranto | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Bruno Kneubühler | Romer Racing Suisse | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 18 | Daniel Amatriain | Ducados Lotus Guarz | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Michael Rudroff | | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | Eddie Laycock | Millar Racing | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 21 | Josef Doppler | MRC Grieskirchen | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 22 | Kees van der Endt | Autobedrijf Koens | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 23 | Silvio Habat | Fego Racing Team | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Maarten Duyzers | HDJ International | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Karl Truchsess | | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Manfred Fischer | Team Hein Gericke | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Cees Doorakkers | Grundig-Daf Racing Team | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Koos van Leyen | Racepromotion Venhuizen | Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Andreas Leuthe | | Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Randy Mamola | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |
| Ret | Petr Schleef | Schuh Racing Team | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Nicholas Schmassman | FMS | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Alessandro Valesi | Team Iberia | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Fabio Barchitta | Racing Team Katayama | Honda | Retirement | |
| DNS | Gustav Reiner | Team Hein Gericke | Honda | Did not start | |
| DNS | Steve Manley | Gateford Motors | Suzuki | Did not start | |
| DNS | Vittorio Scatola | Team Iberia | Paton | Did not start | |
| DNQ | Wolfgang von Muralt | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Larry Moreno Vacondio | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Ari Ramo | | Honda | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Ian Pratt | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Rob Punt | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Johan ten Napel | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Henk de Vries | | Honda | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Claus Wulff | | Honda | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Helmut Schutz | Rallye Sport | Honda | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Massimo Broccoli | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Did not qualify | |
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