| Grand Prix: | Belgian |
| Flag: | Belgium |
| Official Name: | G.P. of Belgium Gauloises Blondes[1] [2] [3] |
| Location: | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
| Course Mi: | 4.312 |
| Course Km: | 6.940 |
| Race No: | 9 |
| Season No: | 15 |
| Date: | 3 July |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Pole Rider 500: | Christian Sarron |
| Pole Rider 500 Country: | France |
| Pole Rider 500 Bike: | Yamaha |
| Pole Time 500: | 2:27.620 |
| Fast Rider 500: | Christian Sarron |
| Fast Rider 500 Country: | France |
| Fast Rider 500 Bike: | Yamaha |
| Fast Time 500: | 2:40.780 |
| 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: | Randy Mamola |
| Third Rider 500 Country: | USA |
| Third Rider 500 Bike: | Cagiva |
| Pole Rider 250: | Jacques Cornu |
| Pole Rider 250 Country: | Switzerland |
| Pole Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Pole Time 250: | 2:33.090 |
| Fast Rider 250: | Anton Mang |
| Fast Rider 250 Country: | BRD |
| Fast Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Fast Time 250: | 2:32.060 |
| First Rider 250: | Sito Pons |
| First Rider 250 Country: | Spain |
| First Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Second Rider 250: | Jacques Cornu |
| Second Rider 250 Country: | Switzerland |
| Second Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Third Rider 250: | Anton Mang |
| Third Rider 250 Country: | BRD |
| Third Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Pole Rider 125: | Jorge Martínez |
| Pole Rider 125 Country: | Spain |
| Pole Rider 125 Bike: | Derbi |
| Pole Time 125: | 2:46.280 |
| Fast Rider 125: | Gastone Grassetti |
| Fast Rider 125 Country: | Italy |
| Fast Rider 125 Bike: | Honda |
| Fast Time 125: | 2:50.290 |
| First Rider 125: | Jorge Martínez |
| First Rider 125 Country: | Spain |
| First Rider 125 Bike: | Derbi |
| Second Rider 125: | Ezio Gianola |
| Second Rider 125 Country: | Italy |
| Second Rider 125 Bike: | Honda |
| Third Rider 125: | Julián Miralles |
| Third Rider 125 Country: | Spain |
| Third Rider 125 Bike: | Honda |
| 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: | Rolf Biland |
| Fast Rider Sidecar Country: | Switzerland |
| Fast Rider Sidecar Bike: | LCR-Krauser |
| Fast Passenger Sidecar: | Kurt Waltisperg |
| Fast Passenger Sidecar Country: | Switzerland |
| First Rider Sidecar: | Rolf Biland |
| First Rider Sidecar Country: | Switzerland |
| First Passenger Sidecar: | Kurt Waltisperg |
| First Passenger Sidecar Country: | Switzerland |
| First Rider Sidecar Bike: | LCR-Krauser |
| Second Rider Sidecar: | Steve Webster |
| Second Rider Sidecar Country: | UK |
| Second Passenger Sidecar: | Tony Hewitt |
| Second Passenger Sidecar Country: | UK |
| Second Rider Sidecar Bike: | LCR-Krauser |
| Third Rider Sidecar: | Derek Jones |
| Third Rider Sidecar Country: | UK |
| Third Passenger Sidecar: | Peter Brown |
| Third Passenger Sidecar Country: | UK |
| Third Rider Sidecar Bike: | LCR-Yamaha |
The 1988 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 1–3 July 1988 at Spa-Francorchamps.[4]
Wet track (but it was not raining).
Christian Sarron on pole, and through the first turn it was Wayne Gardner, Kevin Schwantz, Eddie Lawson, et al.
Gardner got a gap from Lawson, Sarron, Schwantz, Wayne Rainey, Pierfrancesco Chili, Didier De Radiguès and Ron Haslam.
Sarron through to 2nd and was catching Gardner.
Randy Mamola moved past Rainey and De Radiguès to get to 4th behind Schwantz.
Sarron touched a white line and slid out of 2nd, putting Lawson behind Gardner. Schwantz crashed out of 4th as De Radiguès and Rainey went by; he tried to get up but looked like he injured his left leg.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 46:55.210 | 20 | |||
| 2 |  Eddie Lawson | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | +30.110 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Randy Mamola | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +40.780 | 15 | |||
| 4 |  Didier de Radiguès | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | +41.610 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Wayne Rainey | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | +43.170 | 11 | |||
| 6 |  Rob McElnea | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | +1:17.330 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Ron Haslam | Team ROC Elf Honda | Elf Honda | +1:19.100 | 9 | |||
| 8 |  Pierfrancesco Chili | HB Honda Gallina Team | Honda | +1:44.230 | 8 | |||
| 9 |  Shunji Yatsushiro | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +1:49.720 | 7 | |||
| 10 |  Patrick Igoa | Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +1:56.070 | 6 | |||
| 11 | Niall Mackenzie | Team HRC | Honda | +2:00.010 | 5 | |||
| 12 | Alessandro Valesi | Team Iberia | Honda | +2:12.060 | 4 | |||
| 13 | Donnie McLeod | Racing Team Katayama | Honda | +1 Lap | 3 | |||
| 14 | Marco Papa | Team Greco | Honda | +1 Lap | 2 | |||
| 15 |  Cees Doorakkers | Grundig-Daf Racing Team | Honda | +1 Lap | 1 | |||
| 16 | Fabio Biliotti | Team Amoranto | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 17 |  Eddie Laycock | Millar Racing | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 18 | Kees van der Endt | Autobedrijf Koens | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 19 | Rachel Nicotte | PVI Racing | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 20 | Mike Baldwin | Racing Team Katayama | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 21 |  Josef Doppler | MRC Grieskirchen | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 22 |  Daniel Amatriain | Ducados Lotus Guarz | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 23 | Johan Ten Napel | Suzuki | +1 Lap | |||||
| 24 |  Georg Robert Jung | Weigl Telefix Racing Team | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 25 |  Bruno Kneubühler | Romer Racing Suisse | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 26 |  Ari Ramo | Honda | +1 Lap | |||||
| 27 |  Andreas Leuthe | Suzuki | +1 Lap | |||||
| 28 | Nicholas Schmassman | FMS | Honda | +1 Lap | ||||
| 29 |  Fabio Barchitta | Racing Team Katayama | Honda | +2 Laps | ||||
| 30 | Marco Gentile | Fior Marlboro | Fior | +2 Laps | ||||
| 31 |  Claus Wulff | Honda | +2 Laps | |||||
| Ret | Maarten Duyzers | HDJ International | Honda | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Christian Sarron | Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Manfred Fischer | Team Hein Gericke | Honda | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Kevin Magee | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | Retirement | ||||
| Ret |  Larry Moreno Vacondio | Suzuki | Retirement | |||||
| Ret | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | Retirement | ||||
| DNQ | Josef Krnac | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
| DNQ | Tony Carey | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
| DNQ | Ian Pratt | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
| Sources:[5] [6] | ||||||||