1991 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Czechoslovakia  1991 Czechoslovak Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 15 races in the
1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Brno (formerly Masarykův okruh).svg
Date August 25 1991
Location Brno
Course Permanent racing facility
5.403 km (3.357 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United States Wayne Rainey
Time 2:03.358
Fastest lap
Rider United States Wayne Rainey
Time 2:03.266
Podium
First United States Wayne Rainey
Second Australia Mick Doohan
Third United States John Kocinski
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Germany Helmut Bradl
Time 2:07.160
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Helmut Bradl
Time 2:07.052
Podium
First Germany Helmut Bradl
Second Spain Carlos Cardús
Third Italy Luca Cadalora
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Loris Capirossi
Time 2:15.278
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Kazuto Sakata
Time 2:14.977
Podium
First Italy Alessandro Gramigni
Second Italy Loris Capirossi
Third Italy Gabriele Debbia

The 1991 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 August 1991 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czechoslovakia.

500 cc race report

Wayne Rainey on pole, his 6th for the season; Mick Doohan 0.1 seconds behind. Doohan gets the start from Rainey.

Doohan sets the fastest lap on the 8th, and Rainey is still with him. It's a big fight on the last lap, and Rainey gets the best of Doohan.

Rainey on how to beat Doohan: "I'd just sit on his wheel in the middle part of the race, and I'd make sure he could feel me, so he’d have to work his front tire harder, braking later and going deeper into the bends. As the tire got used up, his bike'd start to push and run out wide. Then I'd pass him and up the pace, and he couldn't stay with me."[1]

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha 47:32.169 20
2 Australia Mick Doohan Honda +3.204 17
3 United States John Kocinski Yamaha +19.939 15
4 Australia Wayne Gardner Honda +24.403 13
5 United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki +25.039 11
6 Spain Juan Garriga Yamaha +33.195 10
7 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Suzuki +52.768 9
8 United States Eddie Lawson Cagiva +53.356 8
9 Spain Sito Pons Honda +1:22.765 7
10 United States Doug Chandler Yamaha +1:24.755 6
11 Republic of Ireland Eddie Laycock Yamaha +1 Lap 5
12 Germany Michael Rudroff Honda +1 Lap 4
13 Netherlands Cees Doorakkers Honda +1 Lap 3
14 Germany Hans Becker Yamaha +1 Lap 2
15 United Kingdom Damon Buckmaster Suzuki +1 Lap 1
16 Austria Josef Doppler Yamaha +1 Lap
17 Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman Honda +2 Laps
Ret France Jean Philippe Ruggia Yamaha Retirement
Ret Germany Martin Troesch Honda Retirement
Ret Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe Suzuki Retirement
Ret France Adrien Morillas Yamaha Retirement

References

  1. Scott, Michael: "Wayne Rainey", pages 155-156. Haynes Publishing, 1997.


Previous race:
1991 San Marino Grand Prix
FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1991 season
Next race:
1991 Vitesse du Mans Grand Prix
Previous race:
1990 Czechoslovak Grand Prix
Czechoslovak Grand Prix Next race:
1993 Czech Republic Grand Prix