| Grand Prix: | Czechoslovak |
| Flag: | Czechoslovakia |
| Official Name: | Grand Prix CSSR-Brno[1] [2] [3] |
| Location: | Masaryk Circuit |
| Course Mi: | 3.357 |
| Course Km: | 5.403 |
| Race No: | 14 |
| Season No: | 15 |
| Date: | 28 August |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Pole Rider 500: | Wayne Gardner |
| Pole Rider 500 Country: | Australia |
| Pole Rider 500 Bike: | Honda |
| Fast Rider 500: | Wayne Gardner |
| Fast Rider 500 Country: | Australia |
| Fast Rider 500 Bike: | Honda |
| First Rider 500: | Wayne Gardner |
| First Rider 500 Country: | Australia |
| First Rider 500 Bike: | Honda |
| Second Rider 500: | Eddie Lawson |
| Second Rider 500 Country: | USA |
| Second Rider 500 Bike: | Yamaha |
| Third Rider 500: | Wayne Rainey |
| Third Rider 500 Country: | USA |
| Third Rider 500 Bike: | Yamaha |
| Pole Rider 250: | Dominique Sarron |
| Pole Rider 250 Country: | France |
| Pole Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Fast Rider 250: | Juan Garriga |
| Fast Rider 250 Country: | Spain |
| Fast Rider 250 Bike: | Yamaha |
| First Rider 250: | Juan Garriga |
| First Rider 250 Country: | Spain |
| First Rider 250 Bike: | Yamaha |
| Second Rider 250: | Sito Pons |
| Second Rider 250 Country: | Spain |
| Second Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Third Rider 250: | Luca Cadalora |
| Third Rider 250 Country: | Italy |
| Third Rider 250 Bike: | Yamaha |
| Pole Rider 125: | Hans Spaan |
| Pole Rider 125 Country: | Netherlands |
| Pole Rider 125 Bike: | Honda |
| Fast Rider 125: | Jorge Martínez |
| Fast Rider 125 Country: | Spain |
| Fast Rider 125 Bike: | Derbi |
| First Rider 125: | Jorge Martínez |
| First Rider 125 Country: | Spain |
| First Rider 125 Bike: | Derbi |
| Second Rider 125: | Julián Miralles |
| Second Rider 125 Country: | Spain |
| Second Rider 125 Bike: | Honda |
| Third Rider 125: | Hans Spaan |
| Third Rider 125 Country: | Netherlands |
| Third Rider 125 Bike: | Honda |
| Pole Rider 80: | Jorge Martínez |
| Pole Rider 80 Country: | Spain |
| Pole Rider 80 Bike: | Derbi |
| Fast Rider 80: | Jorge Martínez |
| Fast Rider 80 Country: | Spain |
| Fast Rider 80 Bike: | Derbi |
| First Rider 80: | Jorge Martínez |
| First Rider 80 Country: | Spain |
| First Rider 80 Bike: | Derbi |
| Second Rider 80: | Stefan Dörflinger |
| Second Rider 80 Country: | Switzerland |
| Second Rider 80 Bike: | Krauser |
| Third Rider 80: | Àlex Crivillé |
| Third Rider 80 Country: | Spain |
| Third Rider 80 Bike: | Derbi |
| Pole Rider Sidecar: | Rolf Biland |
| Pole Rider Sidecar Country: | Switzerland |
| Pole Rider Sidecar Bike: | LCR-Krauser |
| Pole Passenger Sidecar: | Kurt Waltisperg |
| Pole Passenger Sidecar Country: | Switzerland |
| Fast Rider Sidecar: | Egbert Streuer |
| Fast Rider Sidecar Country: | Netherlands |
| Fast Rider Sidecar Bike: | LCR-Yamaha |
| Fast Passenger Sidecar: | Bernard Schnieders |
| Fast Passenger Sidecar Country: | Netherlands |
| First Rider Sidecar: | Steve Webster |
| First Rider Sidecar Country: | UK |
| First Passenger Sidecar: | Gavin Simmons |
| First Passenger Sidecar Country: | UK |
| First Rider Sidecar Bike: | LCR-Krauser |
| Second Rider Sidecar: | Egbert Streuer |
| Second Rider Sidecar Country: | Netherlands |
| Second Passenger Sidecar: | Bernard Schnieders |
| Second Passenger Sidecar Country: | Netherlands |
| Second Rider Sidecar Bike: | LCR-Yamaha |
| Third Rider Sidecar: | Markus Egloff |
| Third Rider Sidecar Country: | Switzerland |
| Third Passenger Sidecar: | Urs Egloff |
| Third Passenger Sidecar Country: | Switzerland |
| Third Rider Sidecar Bike: | LCR-ADM |
The 1988 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 26–28 August 1988 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czechoslovakia.[4]
Wayne Gardner on pole. Wayne Rainey gets a good start, but Tadahiko Taira gets the first turn.
At the end of the first lap, it's Gardner, Taira, Christian Sarron, Rainey, and Eddie Lawson in 7th. Lawson needs to finish behind Gardner to win the championship.
Gardner is getting a gap, but Lawson has moved to 2nd, while Sarron highsides out.
After the race there's a dispute between Lawson and Rainey, Lawson perhaps angry that Team Roberts wasn't playing by the Yamaha team book with Rainey making 2nd place so difficult to get.
Rumors were also that Lawson and team manager Giacomo Agostini were about to split, and Lawson would be going to Rothmans Honda with Gardner.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 49:11.060 | 20 | |||
| 2 |  Eddie Lawson | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | +1.910 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Wayne Rainey | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | +2.480 | 15 | |||
| 4 |  Pierfrancesco Chili | HB Honda Gallina Team | Honda | +15.680 | 13 | |||
| 5 |  Tadahiko Taira | Tech 21 | Yamaha | +19.910 | 11 | |||
| 6 |  Niall Mackenzie | Team HRC | Honda | +29.440 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Ron Haslam | Team ROC Elf Honda | Elf Honda | +57.440 | 9 | |||
| 8 | Rob McElnea | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | +58.240 | 8 | |||
| 9 |  Patrick Igoa | Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +59.360 | 7 | |||
| 10 |  Fabio Barchitta | Racing Team Katayama | Honda | +1:45.960 | 6 | |||
| 11 |  Marco Gentile | Fior Marlboro | Fior | +1:45.960 | 5 | |||
| 12 | Marco Papa | Team Greco | Honda | +2:00.440 | 4 | |||
| 13 | Alessandro Valesi | Team Iberia | Honda | +2:00.640 | 3 | |||
| 14 |  Peter Linden | Team Honda Sweden | Honda | +1 Lap | 2 | |||
| 15 | Bruno Kneubühler | Romer Racing Suisse | Honda | +1 Lap | 1 | |||
| 16 | Fabio Biliotti | Team Amoranto | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 17 | Wolfgang von Muralt | Suzuki | +1 Lap | |||||
| 18 | Silvo Habat | Fego Racing Team | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 19 | Manfred Fischer | Team Hein Gericke | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 20 | Rachel Nicotte | PVI Racing | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 21 |  Karl Truchsess | Honda | +1 Lap | |||||
| 22 | Nicholas Schmassman | FMS | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 23 |  Claus Wulff | Honda | +1 Lap | |||||
| 24 | Pavel Dekanek | Wernberger Konservenfabrik | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| Ret | Josef Doppler | MRC Grieskirchen | Honda | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Christian Sarron | Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | Retirement | ||||
| Ret |  Eddie Laycock | Millar Racing | Honda | Retirement | ||||
| Ret |  Daniel Amatriain | Ducados Lotus Guarz | Honda | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Roger Burnett | Racing Team Katayama | Honda | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Randy Mamola | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | ||||
| Ret |  Didier de Radiguès | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Raymond Roche | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Kevin Magee | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Simon Buckmaster | Honda | Retirement | |||||
| Ret | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | Retirement | ||||
| DNS |  Andreas Leuthe | Suzuki | Did not start | |||||
| DNS | Rudolf Zeller | MRC Kremsmunster | Manhattan | Did not start | ||||
| DNQ |  Larry Moreno Vacondio | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
| DNQ | Imrich Majoros | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
| DNQ | Ian Pratt | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
| DNQ | Franz Schopf | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
| DNQ | Marian Troliga | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
| DNQ | Michael Wild | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
| DNQ | Harry Heutmekers | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
| DNQ | Petr Hlavatka | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
| Sources:[5] [6] | ||||||||