1991 Vitesse du Mans motorcycle Grand Prix

Vitesse du Mans Pays de la Loire Grand Prix Vitesse Du MansSeptember 2018 Bugatti Circuit 2.750 4.425 14 15 8 September 1991 Bugatti Circuit 1991-1996.png John Kocinski USA 1:39.964 Mick Doohan Australia 1:41.200 Kevin Schwantz USA Mick Doohan Australia Wayne Rainey USA Luca Cadalora Italy 1:44.963 Helmut Bradl Germany 1:45.375 Helmut Bradl Germany Carlos Cardús Spain Luca Cadalora Italy The 1991 Vitesse du Mans motorcycle Grand Prix was a one-off race and the penultimate round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 6–8 September 1991 at the Bugatti Circuit located in Le Mans, France. Originally meant to be held in Brazil, that race was cancelled for safety reasons, so the FIM decided to add a second French round. It is the only time in FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing history two rounds were held in France during a season. The race's name was used for this race only, after the European Grand Prix moniker had been used for a race in Jarama that replaced the Yugoslavian race. 500 cc race report John Kocinski on pole. Kevin Schwantz gets the start from Kocinski, Mick Doohan, Wayne Gardner and Wayne Rainey. Schwantz and Doohan battle for 1st, but at ten laps to go, Rainey just needs to stay in 3rd place to win the championship. Rainey speculates that Kocinski let him take 3rd so he could win the championship, though he told team manager Kenny Roberts he didn't want Kocinski's help. Kenny Roberts: "There were a lot of races where we shouldn't have won, and we really wouldn't have won if it wasn't for Wayne. There's a lot of races where had we had anyone else, it wouldn't have happened. Wayne was very, very determined to win it this year. Some years you can say the bikes were definitely better or our engineering was better, but this year Wayne was definitely better."Duke Video: "Bike GP Review 1991". Videocassette. 500cc classification Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 USA Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki 47:37.764 20 2 AUS Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda +0.148 17 3 USA Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +3.468 15 4 USA John Kocinski Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +3.700 13 5 AUS Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +3.966 11 6 ESP Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha +37.852 10 7 USA Doug Chandler Roberts B Team Yamaha +38.342 9 8 BEL Didier de Radiguès Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +39.290 8 9 ESP Sito Pons Campsa Honda Team Honda +1:30.554 7 10 FRA Adrien Morillas Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +1:45.040 6 11 IRL Eddie Laycock Millar Racing Yamaha +1 Lap 5 12 GBR Niall Mackenzie Roberts B Team Yamaha +1 Lap 4 13 ITA Marco Papa Team Marco Papa Honda +2 Laps 3 14 LUX Andreas Leuthe Librenti Corse Suzuki +2 Laps 2 15 GBR Damon Buckmaster Padgett's Racing Team Suzuki +5 Laps 1 Ret NLD Cees Doorakkers HEK-Baumachines Honda Retirement Ret FRA Jean Philippe Ruggia Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha Retirement Ret DEU Michael Rudroff Rallye Sport Honda Retirement Ret DEU Hans Becker Team Romero Racing Yamaha Retirement DNS USA Eddie Lawson Cagiva Corse Cagiva Did not start DNQ SUI Nicholas Schmassman Schmassman Technotron Honda Did not qualify DNQ DEU Helmut Schutz Rallye Sport Honda Did not qualify DNQ GER Martin Trösch MT Racing Honda Did not qualify DNQ AUT Josef Doppler Doppler Racing Yamaha Did not qualify Sources: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1991-le-mans-motogp 1991 Le Mans MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database 13 June 2017http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1991/VDU/500cc/RAC/ motogp.com · VITESSE DU MANS GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1991 www.motogp.com 2018-09-05 2018-09-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20180905181308/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1991/VDU/500cc/RAC/ dead References MotoGP at Le Mans 1991 1991 Czechoslovak Grand Prix 1991 Malaysian Grand Prix 1990 French Grand Prix 1994 French Grand Prix Vitesse du Mans Grand Prix Vitesse du Mans Grand Prix Category:French motorcycle Grand Prix Vitesse du Mans Grand Prix Vitesse Vitesse du Mans Grand Prix