# 1988 Dutch TT > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1988_Dutch_TT > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1988_Dutch_TT.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Dutch_TT > Source revision: 1241234597 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Motorcycle race 1988 Dutch TT Race details Race 8 of 15 races in the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season Date 25 June 1988 Official name Dutch-TT[1][2][3][4] Location TT Circuit Assen Course Permanent racing facility 6.049 km (3.759 mi) 500cc Pole position Rider Christian Sarron Yamaha Time 2:10.940 Fastest lap Rider Wayne Gardner Honda Time 2:11.280 Podium First Wayne Gardner Honda Second Eddie Lawson Yamaha Third Christian Sarron Yamaha 250cc Pole position Rider Dominique Sarron Honda Time 2:16.460 Fastest lap Rider Anton Mang Honda Time 2:16.000 Podium First Juan Garriga Yamaha Second Jacques Cornu Honda Third Anton Mang Honda 125cc Pole position Rider Hans Spaan Honda Time 2:27.500 Fastest lap Rider Jorge Martínez Derbi Time 2:26.520 Podium First Jorge Martínez Derbi Second Ezio Gianola Honda Third Hans Spaan Honda 80cc Pole position Rider Jorge Martínez Derbi Time 2:32.160 Fastest lap Rider Peter Öttl Krauser Time 2:33.980 Podium First Jorge Martínez Derbi Second Peter Öttl Krauser Third Bert Smit Krauser Sidecar (B2A) Pole position Rider Rolf Biland LCR-Krauser Passenger Kurt Waltisperg Fastest lap Rider Rolf Biland LCR-Krauser Passenger Kurt Waltisperg Time 2:17.350 Podium First rider Rolf Biland LCR-Krauser First passenger Kurt Waltisperg Second rider Egbert Streuer LCR-Yamaha Second passenger Bernard Schnieders Third rider Steve Webster LCR-Krauser Third passenger Tony Hewitt The **1988 Dutch TT** was the eighth round of the [1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season](/source/1988_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season). It took place on the weekend of 23–25 June 1988 at the [TT Circuit Assen](/source/TT_Circuit_Assen) located in [Assen](/source/Assen), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands).[5] ## 500 cc race report [Christian Sarron](/source/Christian_Sarron) on pole, but dropped to the back after a terrible start. Through the first turn it was [Eddie Lawson](/source/Eddie_Lawson), [Pierfrancesco Chili](/source/Pierfrancesco_Chili), [Ron Haslam](/source/Ron_Haslam), Didier De Radiguès, [Wayne Gardner](/source/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](/source/Kevin_Magee_(motorcycle_racer)), Rob McElnea, [Randy Mamola](/source/Randy_Mamola), Patrick Igoa, Sarron and [Wayne Rainey](/source/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.[6] ## 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 Sources:[2][7] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1988"](http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1988_heden.htm). *Archive.today*. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2018.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-motorsportmagazine.com_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-motorsportmagazine.com_2-1) ["1988 Dutch TT MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database"](https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1988-dutch-tt-motogp). *Motorsportmagazine.com*. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Mitchell, Malcolm. ["1988 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project"](http://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1988.html). *www.progcovers.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Mitchell, Malcolm. ["TT Circuit Assen - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project"](http://www.progcovers.com/motor/assen.html). *www.progcovers.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Moto GP statistics"](http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1988/NED/500cc/RAC/Classification). [Moto GP](/source/Moto_GP). Retrieved 2018-02-19. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Klein, Asse (2023-03-14). ["Finishpraat: Deze afloop had niemand verwacht"](https://www.racesport.nl/finishpraat-deze-afloop-had-niemand-verwacht/). *Racesport.nl* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-08-20. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1988"](http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1988/NED/500cc/RAC/). *Motogp.com*. Retrieved 16 September 2018. 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