The 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 40th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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.
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1988: [2] [3]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
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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 |
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Round | Date | Race | Location | 80cc winner | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 500cc winner | Report |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Team | Machine | Points | Wins |
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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 | |||||
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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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 | ||||
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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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 | ||||
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