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 edit

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.”[1]

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 edit

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1988:[2][3]

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 edit

Participants edit

500cc participants edit

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Rothmans Honda/HRC Honda Honda NSR500 1   Wayne Gardner All
9   Shunji Yatsushiro 1–11
9
11
  Roger Burnett 12–15
Cagiva Corse Cagiva Cagiva C588 2   Randy Mamola 1, 5–15
21   Raymond Roche 1–5, 10, 12–14
29
36
  Massimo Broccoli 5–7
Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 3   Eddie Lawson All
12   Didier de Radiguès All
Team Elf-ROC Elf 5-Honda Honda NSR500 4   Ron Haslam All
??   Malcolm Campbell 10–11
HB-Honda Racing Corporation Honda Honda NSR500 5   Niall Mackenzie All
Yamaha Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 6   Tadahiko Taira 1, 5, 12–14
54   Norihiko Fujiwara 1, 12–13
Team Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 7   Christian Sarron All
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 Honda Honda RS500 11   Roger Burnett 5
18   Mike Baldwin 9–12
31
28
46
  Fabio Barchitta 3–6, 8–15
51
49
  Donnie McLeod 9–11, 15
??   Francisco Gonzáles de Nicolás ??
Team Pepsi Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 10   Rob McElnea All
34   Kevin Schwantz 1–9, 11–15
Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 16   Kevin Magee All
17   Wayne Rainey All
?? Honda Honda RS500 18   Mike Baldwin 2–3
Team Hein Gericke Honda Honda RS500 20   Manfred Fischer 1, 5–9, 11, 14
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-Honda Honda RS500 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
55
  Fabio Biliotti 3, 5, 7–14
Römer Racing Suisse Honda Honda RS500 29
36
  Bruno Kneubühler 3–15
?? Honda Honda RS500 30   Niggi Schmassman 3–9, 11–14
?? Suzuki Suzuki RG 500G 31   Steve Manley 3–5
?? Suzuki Suzuki RG 500G 39   Wolfgang von Muralt 3, 6, 10–14
?? Suzuki Suzuki RGB500 40   Andy Leuthe 3–4, 6–10, 12
?? Suzuki Suzuki RGB500 42   Larry Moreno Vacondio ??
Rukka Oy Honda Honda RS500 44   Ari Rämö 10
?? Honda Honda NSR500 45   Hikaru Miyagi 1
?? Honda Honda RS500 45   Josef Doppler 4, 6–9, 11, 14
Seed Honda Honda NSR500 46   Shinichi Ito 1
HDJ International Honda Honda RS500 50
33
  Maarten Duyzers 3–6, 8–13
PVI Racing / Jacadi Honda Honda RS500 51
32
  Rachel Nicotte 3–5, 9, 11–12, 14
Millar Racing Honda Honda RS500 52   Eddie Laycock 3–4, 8–12, 14
Source: [4]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

250cc participants edit

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Rothmans-Honda Germany Team Honda Honda NSR250 1   Anton Mang 1–10
Team Anton Mang Honda Honda NSR250 ??   Helmut Bradl 1–3, 5–11, 13–15
??   Jochen Schmid 4, 6–15
HB-Römer Team Honda Honda NSR250 2   Reinhold Roth 2–15
Römer-TM Team Aprilia-Rotax Aprilia AF1 33   Reinhold Roth 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
Honda RS250R
Honda NSR250
32   Alberto Puig 1–6, 13, 15
Team Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia AF-IV 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
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
15   Masaru Kobayashi 1
HRC Honda Honda NSR250 65   Jim Filice 2
??   Masumitsu Taguchi 1
?? Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 14   Manfred Herweh 3–10, 12, 14–15
?? Défi-Rotax ?? 16   Jean-François Baldé 1, 3–5, 7–15
Team Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250
Yamaha YSR 250
17   Jean-Philippe Ruggia All
Team Italia Aprilia Aprilia AF-IV 18   Bruno Casanova 1–8, 10–14
Pileri Corse Garelli Garelli 250 GP 19   Paolo Casoli 2–6, 9–14
?? 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 ?? 24   Donnie McLeod 9–11, 15
Team Manoca Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 26   Iván Palazzese 4, 7–8, 12–14
Gazzaniga Rotax Gazzaniga-Rotax ?? 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   Jean-Michel Mattioli 1–5, 8–15
35   Wilco Zeelenberg 8–9
49   René Deláby 1–2, 4, 6, 10–11, 14
Team San Remo Honda Honda RS250R 34   Stefano Caracchi 3–15
?? 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 NSR250 75   Bubba Shobert 2
?? Honda Honda RS250R ??   Bruno Bonhuil 4, 6, 10–11, 13
?? Fior-Rotax ?? ??   Christian Boudinot 6, 8, 10–12
?? Honda Honda RS250R ??   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 TZ 250 ??   Toshihiko Honma 1
SNCF Fior-Rotax ?? ??   Thierry Rapicault 11
?? Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 ??   Ivan Troisi 6–7, 9, 15
Source: [5]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

Results and standings edit

Grands Prix edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 47
13 Loris Reggiani 44
14 Martin Wimmer 40
15 Manfred Herweh 35
16 August Auinger 31
17 Helmut Bradl 27
18   Ivan Palazzese Venezuela 25
19   John Kocinski United States 24
20 Harald Eckl 22
21 Jim Filice 20
22 Stefano Caracchi 20
23 Bruno Casanova 17
24 Masaru Kobayashi 15
25 Jean Michel Mattioli 12
26 Maurizio Vitali 12
27 Bubba Shobert 11
28 Harald Becker 11
29 Jean Foray 10
30 Alberto Puig 10
31 Jean-François Baldé 10
32 Toshihiko Honma 8
33 Masumitsu Taguchi 6
34 Jochen Schmid 6
35 Hiroyuki Kikuchi 5
36 Erich Neumair 5
37 Guy Bertin 5
38 Wilco Zeelenberg
39 Hermann Holder 4
40 Urs Jücker 4
41 Kyoji Nanba 4
42 Garry Cowan 3
43 Urs Lüzi 3
44 Paolo Casoli 3
45 Takehiro Yamamoto 2
46 Massimo Matteoni 2
47 Keiji Tamura 1
48 Alan Carter 1

[6][7]

125cc standings edit

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 43
12 Alan Scott 38
13 Corrado Catalano 36
14 Luis Miguel Reyes 34
15 Manuel Herreros 30
16 Heinz Lüthi 30
17 Koji Takada 29
18 Johnny Wickstroem 25
19 Pierpaolo Bianchi 24
20 Alfred Waibel 24
21 Fausto Gresini 22
22 Josef Fischer 19
23 Kris Galatowicz 19
24 Hubert Abold 18
25 Bady Hassaine 14
26 Robin Milton 13
27 Mike Leitner 11
28 Ian McConnachie 10
29 Alex Bedford 8
30 Jussi Hautaniemi 8
31 Flemming Kistrup 7
32 Àlex Crivillé 7
33 Esa Kytölä 6
34 Robin Appleyard 6
35 Thierry Feuz 6
36 Manuel Hernandez 4
37 Stefan Dörflinger 2
38 Taru Rinne 2
39 Paul Bordes 1
40 Emilio Cuppini 1

80cc standings edit

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 28
12 Jörg Seel 27
13 Andrie Nijenhuis 27
14 Günter Schirnhofer 27
15 Bert Smit 25
16 René Dünki 22
17 Reiner Koster 11
18 Heinz Paschen 10
19 Hans Koopman 10
20 Serge Julin 8
21 Jacques Bernard 8
22 Paolo Priori 6
23 Ian McConnachie 6
24 Rudolf Kunz 5
25 Janos Szabo 5
26 Janez Pintar 4
27 Stefan Bragger 3
28 Xavier Arumi 3
29 Hagen Klein 2
30 Hubert Abold 2
31 Alojz Pavlic 1
32 Jaime Mariano 1

References edit

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