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. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 July 1988 at the

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circuit.

500 cc race report

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dislocates his shoulder in practice, but starts the race against doctor's orders. He's 34 points ahead of

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gets his 4th pole in a row, but

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gets the start from Gardner, Kevin Magee, et al. Gardner through to 1st, then it's Rainey, Sarron, Magee and

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. Gardner and Sarron get a gap to Rainey and Magee, with

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in a close 5th. Gardner's 3rd win in a row, and he's now 20 points from Lawson.

500 cc classification

References

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1988 Belgian Grand Prix The 1988 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the XLVI Champion Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 28 August 1988. It was the eleventh race of the 1988 Formula One World Championship. The 43-lap r ...

, Next_race_in_season = 1988 French Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1987 Yugoslavian Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1989 Yugoslavian Grand Prix Yugoslav motorcycle Grand Prix Yugoslavian

Motorcycle Grand Prix Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ...

Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix The Yugoslav motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event forming part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1969 to 1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal ...