1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix
Appearance
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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1 | ![]() |
Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 51:01.408 | 20 | ||
2 | ![]() |
Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +7.647 | 17 | ||
3 | ![]() |
Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +25.917 | 15 | ||
4 | ![]() |
Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +33.315 | 13 | ||
5 | ![]() |
Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +40.316 | 11 | ||
6 | ![]() |
Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | +43.032 | 10 | ||
7 | ![]() |
Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +48.202 | 9 | ||
8 | ![]() |
Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +1:12.257 | 8 | ||
9 | ![]() |
Roberts B Team | Yamaha | +1:17.265 | 7 | ||
10 | ![]() |
Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +1:17.750 | 6 | ||
11 | ![]() |
Campsa Honda Team | Honda | +1:18.120 | 5 | ||
12 | ![]() |
Millar Racing | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 4 | ||
13 | ![]() |
HEK-Baumachines | Honda | +2 Laps | 3 | ||
14 | ![]() |
Rallye Sport | Honda | +2 Laps | 2 | ||
15 | ![]() |
Schmassman Technotron | Honda | +2 Laps | 1 | ||
16 | ![]() |
Team Romero Racing | Yamaha | +2 Laps | |||
17 | ![]() |
Doppler Racing | Yamaha | +2 Laps | |||
Ret | ![]() |
Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |||
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Padgett's Racing Team | Suzuki | Retirement | |||
Ret | ![]() |
Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |||
Ret | ![]() |
Librenti Corse | Suzuki | Retirement | |||
Sources:[2][3] |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.