| Grand Prix: | Dutch |
| Gp Suffix: | TT |
| Flag: | Netherlands |
| Official Name: | Dutch-TT[1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Location: | TT Circuit Assen |
| Course Mi: | 3.759 |
| Course Km: | 6.049 |
| Race No: | 8 |
| Season No: | 15 |
| Date: | 25 June |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Pole Rider 500: | Christian Sarron |
| Pole Rider 500 Country: | France |
| Pole Rider 500 Bike: | Yamaha |
| Pole Time 500: | 2:10.940 |
| Fast Rider 500: | Wayne Gardner |
| Fast Rider 500 Country: | Australia |
| Fast Rider 500 Bike: | Honda |
| Fast Time 500: | 2:11.280 |
| 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: | Christian Sarron |
| Third Rider 500 Country: | France |
| Third Rider 500 Bike: | Yamaha |
| Pole Rider 250: | Dominique Sarron |
| Pole Rider 250 Country: | France |
| Pole Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Pole Time 250: | 2:16.460 |
| Fast Rider 250: | Anton Mang |
| Fast Rider 250 Country: | Germany |
| Fast Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Fast Time 250: | 2:16.000 |
| First Rider 250: | Juan Garriga |
| First Rider 250 Country: | Spain |
| First Rider 250 Bike: | Yamaha |
| Second Rider 250: | Jacques Cornu |
| Second Rider 250 Country: | Switzerland |
| Second Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Third Rider 250: | Anton Mang |
| Third Rider 250 Country: | Germany |
| Third Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Pole Rider 125: | Hans Spaan |
| Pole Rider 125 Country: | Netherlands |
| Pole Rider 125 Bike: | Honda |
| Pole Time 125: | 2:27.500 |
| Fast Rider 125: | Jorge Martínez |
| Fast Rider 125 Country: | Spain |
| Fast Rider 125 Bike: | Derbi |
| Fast Time 125: | 2:26.520 |
| 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: | 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 |
| Pole Time 80: | 2:32.160 |
| Fast Rider 80: | Peter Öttl |
| Fast Rider 80 Country: | Germany |
| Fast Rider 80 Bike: | Krauser |
| Fast Time 80: | 2:33.980 |
| First Rider 80: | Jorge Martínez |
| First Rider 80 Country: | Spain |
| First Rider 80 Bike: | Derbi |
| Second Rider 80: | Peter Öttl |
| Second Rider 80 Country: | Germany |
| Second Rider 80 Bike: | Krauser |
| Third Rider 80: | Bert Smit |
| Third Rider 80 Country: | Netherlands |
| Third Rider 80 Bike: | Krauser |
| 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 Time Sidecar: | 2:17.350 |
| 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: | 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: | Steve Webster |
| Third Rider Sidecar Country: | UK |
| Third Passenger Sidecar: | Tony Hewitt |
| Third Passenger Sidecar Country: | UK |
| Third Rider Sidecar Bike: | LCR-Krauser |
The 1988 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 June 1988 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.[5]
Christian Sarron on pole, but dropped to the back after a terrible start. Through the first turn it was Eddie Lawson, Pierfrancesco Chili, Ron Haslam, Didier De Radiguès, 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, Rob McElnea, Randy Mamola, Patrick Igoa, Sarron and 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]
| 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:[7] | ||||||||