1991 United States motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1991 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of April 19–21, 1991 at Laguna Seca.

  1991 United States Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 15 races in the
1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
DateApril 21, 1991
Official nameUnited States International Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationLaguna Seca Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.520 km (2.187 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Wayne Rainey Yamaha
Time 1:26.464
Fastest lap
Rider Wayne Rainey Yamaha
Time 1:27.040
Podium
First Wayne Rainey Yamaha
Second Mick Doohan Honda
Third Kevin Schwantz Suzuki
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Luca Cadalora Honda
Time 1:29.030
Fastest lap
Rider Luca Cadalora Honda
Time 1:28.912
Podium
First Luca Cadalora Honda
Second Wilco Zeelenberg Honda
Third Loris Reggiani Honda
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Alain Michel Krauser
Time 1:32.023
Fastest lap
Rider Alain Michel Krauser
Time 1:32.212
Podium
First Steve Webster Krauser
Second Alain Michel Krauser
Third Darren Dixon LCR-Krauser

500 cc race report

Wayne Rainey on pole; a second covers 1st – 5th. Kevin Schwantz takes the hairpin from Rainey and Mick Doohan. Rainey very eagerly gets past Schwantz in the next turn. Through the Corkscrew it's Rainey, Schwantz, John Kocinski, Eddie Lawson and Wayne Gardner.

Rainey opens up a gap and Kocinski closes on Schwantz. Kocinski passes on turn 11, but crashes out half a lap later. Rainey wins with a large gap.

According to Michael Scott, Kocinski was so upset after the loss that he drove away from the track recklessly and refused to pull over when stopped by a policeman; he was arrested and sentenced to community service.[4]

500 cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha 35 51:19.361 1 20
2 Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda 35 +6.974 4 17
3 Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki 35 +16.603 3 15
4 Jean-Philippe Ruggia Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha 35 +19.931 10 13
5 Eddie Lawson Cagiva Corse Cagiva 35 +21.851 5 11
6 Alex Barros Cagiva Corse Cagiva 35 +25.091 7 10
7 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda 35 +35.069 6 9
8 Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha 35 +43.188 9 8
9 Adrien Morillas Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha 35 +53.613 8 7
10 Didier de Radiguès Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki 35 +1:03.059 13 6
11 Rich Oliver Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha 34 +1 lap 14 5
12 Robbie Petersen Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha 34 +1 lap 15 4
13 Eddie Laycock Millar Racing Yamaha 34 +1 lap 3
14 Cees Doorakkers HEK-Baumachines Honda 32 +3 laps 2
15 Niggi Schmassman Schmassman Technotron Honda 31 +4 laps 1
Ret Doug Chandler Roberts B Team Yamaha 22 Retired 11
Ret Sito Pons Campsa Honda Team Honda 10 Retired 12
Ret John Kocinski Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha 6 Retired 2
Sources:[5][6][7]

250 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 Luca Cadalora Honda 30 45:07.590 1 20
2 Wilco Zeelenberg Honda 30 +6.074 4 17
3 Loris Reggiani Aprilia 30 +15.044 2 15
4 Carlos Cardús Honda 30 +19.352 5 13
5 Masahiro Shimizu Honda 30 +25.933 9 11
6 Andreas Preining Aprilia 30 +38.725 8 10
7 Martin Wimmer Suzuki 30 +50.153 3 9
8 Helmut Bradl Honda 30 +53.263 6 8
9 Àlex Crivillé Honda 30 +59.804 11 7
10 Jochen Schmid Honda 30 +1:03.512 12 6
11 Jean-Pierre Jeandat Honda 30 +1:18.138 5
12 Carlos Lavado Yamaha 30 +1:25.047 10 4
13 Doriano Romboni Honda 30 +1:29.149 3
14 Harald Eckl Aprilia 30 +1:29.756 14 2
15 Stefan Prein Honda 30 +1:37.767 1
16 Jim Filice Yamaha 30 +1:39.633 15
17 Bernard Hänggeli Aprilia 30 +1:40.754
18 Urs Jucker Yamaha 30 +1:46.428
19 Leon van der Heyden Honda 30 +1:50.358
20 Jaime Mariano Aprilia 30 +2:03.170
21 Nick Ienatsch Yamaha 30 +2:18.506
22 Chris D'Aluisio Yamaha 30 +2:22.648
23 Rick Kirk Yamaha 30 +2:32.444
24 Corrado Catalano Honda 30 +2:38.468
25 Jon Cornwell Yamaha 30 +2:50.132
26 Mike Sullivan Yamaha 29 +1 lap
27 Ian Newton Yamaha 28 +2 laps
Ret Pierfrancesco Chili Aprilia 24 Retired 7
Ret Alberto Puig Yamaha 17 Retired
Ret Frédéric Protat Aprilia 16 Retired
Ret Kevin Mitchell Yamaha 15 Retired
Ret Allan Scott Yamaha 10 Retired
Ret Rick Tripodi Yamaha 7 Retired
Ret Paolo Casoli Yamaha 1 Retired 13
[7]

Sidecar classification
Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 Steve Webster Gavin Simmons Krauser 30 47:03.220 2 20
2 Alain Michel Simon Birchall Krauser 30 +9.465 1 17
3 Darren Dixon Sean Dixon LCR-Krauser 30 +29.100 5 15
4 Rolf Biland Kurt Waltisperg Krauser 30 +32.018 4 13
5 Markus Egloff Urs Egloff Yamaha 30 +40.265 8 11
6 Steve Abbott Shaun Smith LCR-Krauser 30 +43.759 6 10
7 Ralph Bohnhorst Bruno Hiller LCR 30 +53.794 10 9
8 Paul Güdel Charly Güdel LCR-Krauser 30 +1:17.234 11 8
9 René Progin Gary Irlam LCR 30 +1:26.511 9 7
10 Masato Kumano Eckhart Rösinger Yamaha 30 +1:26.781 13 6
11 Barry Brindley Grahame Rose LCR-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 12 5
12 Frank Voigt Holger Voigt Schuh-Spezial 28 +2 laps 4
13 Alfred Zurbrügg Martin Zurbrügg Yamaha 27 +3 laps 15 3
Ret Barry Smith David Smith Windle-ADM 23 Retired
Ret Theo van Kempen Jan Kuyt LCR-Krauser 20 Retired
Ret Tony Baker Simon Prior LCR-Krauser 18 Retired
Ret Derek Brindley Nick Roche LCR-Krauser 15 Retired 14
Ret Egbert Streuer Peter Essaff LCR-Yamaha 10 Retired 3
Ret Yoshisada Kumagaya Bryan Houghton Krauser 9 Retired 7
Ret Werner Kraus Thomas Schröder ADM 9 Retired
Ret Gary Thomas Gary Twenstrup Krauser 3 Retired
[7]

References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1991". 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1991 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Laguna Seca Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. Scott, Michael: "Wayne Rainey", page 152. Haynes Publishing, 1997.
  5. "1991 United States MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  6. "motogp.com · UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1991". www.motogp.com.
  7. Scott, Michael (ed.). Motocourse 1991-1992. Hazleton Publishing. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-905138-88-0.
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