1991 French motorcycle Grand Prix

France  1991 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 15 races in the
1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date21 July 1991
Official nameGrand Prix de France[1]
LocationCircuit Paul Ricard
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.812 km (2.369 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United States Wayne Rainey
Time 1:21.571
Fastest lap
Rider United States Wayne Rainey
Time 1:22.108
Podium
First United States Wayne Rainey
Second Australia Mick Doohan
Third United States Eddie Lawson
250cc
Pole position
Rider Germany Helmut Bradl
Time 1:25.955
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Loris Reggiani
Time 1:25.965
Podium
First Italy Loris Reggiani
Second Germany Helmut Bradl
Third Spain Carlos Cardús
125cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Noboru Ueda
Time 1:32.538
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Ralf Waldmann
Time 1:32.422
Podium
First Italy Loris Capirossi
Second Germany Ralf Waldmann
Third Italy Fausto Gresini

The 1991 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 19–21 July 1991 at the Paul Ricard circuit

500 cc race report

Wayne Rainey started on pole, Mick Doohan started 2nd at .5 second, John Kocinski started 3rd and Kevin Schwantz started 4th on the grid. Doohan got the start from Schwantz, Eddie Lawson and Rainey. After a bad start, Kocinski crashed out hard on the first lap.

By the end of the first lap, Rainey is showing Doohan a front wheel and it's a 2-man fight for 1st very early with a 4-man group fighting for 3rd.

Rainey takes the lead from Doohan and Lawson and Schwantz remain behind to determine 3rd place.

On the last lap, Rainey expertly zigzags across the Mistral Straight, preventing Doohan from draft-passing, and Lawson wins his fight from Schwantz.

500 cc classification

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha 44:13.070 20
2 Australia Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda +4.000 17
3 United States Eddie Lawson Cagiva Corse Cagiva +23.646 15
4 United States Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +23.730 13
5 France Jean Philippe Ruggia Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +31.387 11
6 United States Doug Chandler Roberts B Team Yamaha +49.660 10
7 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +55.097 9
8 France Adrien Morillas Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +1:12.584 8
9 Spain Sito Pons Campsa Honda Team Honda +1:17.300 7
10 Australia Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +2 Laps 6
11 Spain Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha +2 Laps 5
12 Netherlands Cees Doorakkers HEK-Baumachines Honda +2 Laps 4
13 Italy Marco Papa Team Marco Papa Honda +2 Laps 3
14 Germany Michael Rudroff Rallye Sport Honda +2 Laps 2
15 Austria Josef Doppler Doppler Racing Yamaha +3 Laps 1
Ret Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman Schmassman Technotron Honda Retirement
Ret Germany Hans Becker Team Romero Racing Yamaha Retirement
Ret United States John Kocinski Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha Retirement
DNS France Raymond Roche Cagiva Corse Cagiva Did not start
DNQ Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe Librenti Corse Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Germany Helmut Schutz Rallye Sport Honda Did not qualify
DNQ Germany Martin Trösch MT Racing Honda Did not qualify
DNQ United Kingdom Damon Buckmaster Padgett's Racing Team Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources:[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1991". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ^ "1991 French MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ "motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1991". motogp.com.


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