1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix
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Race 8 of 15 races in the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 16 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | G.P. de Europa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Circuito del Jarama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 June 1991 at the Circuito del Jarama.
500 cc race report
Kevin Schwantz on pole. Mick Doohan gets a very good start from Wayne Rainey, Wayne Gardner, Schwantz, Eddie Lawson and John Kocinski. Doohan and Rainey pulling away; Rainey pulls a draft pass and starts dropping Doohan. Schwantz is drifting both tires and dramatically getting the bike sideways.
500 cc classification
Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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1 | United States Wayne Rainey | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 51:01.408 | 20 | ||
2 | Australia Mick Doohan | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +7.647 | 17 | ||
3 | Australia Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +25.917 | 15 | ||
4 | United States Kevin Schwantz | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +33.315 | 13 | ||
5 | United States John Kocinski | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +40.316 | 11 | ||
6 | Spain Juan Garriga | Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | +43.032 | 10 | ||
7 | France Jean Philippe Ruggia | Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +48.202 | 9 | ||
8 | France Adrien Morillas | Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +1:12.257 | 8 | ||
9 | United States Doug Chandler | Roberts B Team | Yamaha | +1:17.265 | 7 | ||
10 | Belgium Didier de Radiguès | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +1:17.750 | 6 | ||
11 | Spain Sito Pons | Campsa Honda Team | Honda | +1:18.120 | 5 | ||
12 | Republic of Ireland Eddie Laycock | Millar Racing | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 4 | ||
13 | Netherlands Cees Doorakkers | HEK-Baumachines | Honda | +2 Laps | 3 | ||
14 | Germany Michael Rudroff | Rallye Sport | Honda | +2 Laps | 2 | ||
15 | Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman | Schmassman Technotron | Honda | +2 Laps | 1 | ||
16 | Germany Hans Becker | Team Romero Racing | Yamaha | +2 Laps | |||
17 | Austria Josef Doppler | Doppler Racing | Yamaha | +2 Laps | |||
Ret | United States Eddie Lawson | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |||
Ret | United Kingdom Damon Buckmaster | Padgett's Racing Team | Suzuki | Retirement | |||
Ret | Italy Marco Papa | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |||
Ret | Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe | Librenti Corse | Suzuki | Retirement | |||
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References
- ↑ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1991". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ↑ "1991 European MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "motogp.com · EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1991". www.motogp.com.