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1992 European motorcycle Grand Prix

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Spain  1992 European Grand Prix
Race details
Race 6 of 13 races in the
1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date31 May 1992
Official nameGran Premio Super Nintendo Entertainment System de Europa[1]
LocationCircuit de Catalunya
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.655 km (2.892 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:48.549
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:48.583
Podium
First United States Wayne Rainey
Second Australia Mick Doohan
Third United States Doug Chandler
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Max Biaggi
Time 1:50.819
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Loris Reggiani
Time 1:51.304
Podium
First Italy Luca Cadalora
Second Italy Loris Reggiani
Third Italy Max Biaggi
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Ezio Gianola
Time 1:58.091
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Carlos Giró
Time 1:57.836
Podium
First Italy Ezio Gianola
Second Italy Gabriele Debbia
Third Italy Fausto Gresini

The 1992 European motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 29–31 May 1992 at the Montmelò circuit.

500 cc race report

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Mick Doohan was on pole. At the start John Kocinski briefly got the lead however Eddie Lawson beat him to the first turn. Lawson, Doohan and Wayne Rainey were at the front. Doohan got past Lawson, as did Rainey. With 2 laps to go, Rainey got past Doohan. Doohan tried to repass, but Rainey denied him any opportunities.

500 cc classification

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha 47:31.348 20
2 Australia Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda +0.057 15
3 United States Doug Chandler Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +14.762 12
4 United States Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +16.333 10
5 United States John Kocinski Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +28.147 8
6 United States Eddie Lawson Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva +35.574 6
7 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Yamaha Motor Banco Yamaha +42.813 4
8 Canada Miguel Duhamel Yamaha Motor Banco Yamaha +43.805 3
9 United States Randy Mamola Budweiser Team/Global Motorsports Yamaha +44.152 2
10 Spain Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha +49.388 1
11 Brazil Alex Barros Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva +1:11.219
12 Australia Peter Goddard Valvoline Team WCM ROC Yamaha +1:11.301
13 France Thierry Crine Ville de Paris ROC Yamaha +1:28.596
14 Japan Toshiyuki Arakaki Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha +1:28.645
15 Spain Juan Lopez Mella Nivea For Men Team ROC Yamaha +1:40.342
16 United Kingdom Kevin Mitchell MBM Racing Harris Yamaha +1:41.817
17 France Dominique Sarron Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
18 Germany Michael Rudroff Rallye Sport Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
19 Republic of Ireland Eddie Laycock Milla Racing Yamaha +1 Lap
20 Switzerland Serge David Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
21 Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman Uvex Racing Team ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
22 Italy Marco Papa Librenti Corse Librenti +1 Lap
23 Italy Lucio Pedercini Paton Grand Prix Paton +2 Laps
24 Austria Josef Doppler Uvex Racing Team ROC Yamaha +2 Laps
Ret United Kingdom Damon Buckmaster Padgett's Motorcycles Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Netherlands Cees Doorakkers HEK Racing Team Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Spain Àlex Crivillé Campsa Honda Team Honda Retirement
Ret Italy Corrado Catalano KCS International ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret France Claude Arciero Arciero Racing Team ROC Yamaha Retirement
DNQ Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe VRP Racing Team VRP Did not qualify
DNQ Venezuela Larry Moreno Vacondio Team Domina Yamaha Did not qualify
Sources:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1992". Archive.today. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. ^ "1992 European MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. ^ "motogp.com · EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1992". Motogp.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.


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