1992 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1992 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 July 1992 at the Hungaroring circuit.

  1992 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 13 races in the
1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date12 July 1992
Official nameHB Magyar Nagydíj[1][2][3]
LocationHungaroring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.381 km (2.722 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Doug Chandler
Time 1:43.028
Fastest lap
Rider Alex Barros
Time 1:46.862
Podium
First Eddie Lawson
Second Doug Chandler
Third Randy Mamola
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Luca Cadalora
Time 1:44.069
Fastest lap
Rider Pierfrancesco Chili
Time 1:44.995
Podium
First Luca Cadalora
Second Loris Reggiani
Third Alberto Puig
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Alessandro Gramigni
Time 1:50.034
Fastest lap
Rider Fausto Gresini
Time 1:50.150
Podium
First Alessandro Gramigni
Second Ralf Waldmann
Third Fausto Gresini

500 cc race report

Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz are back from injury, Schwantz with a thin cast that will allow him to ride. Yamaha introduced its YZR500 version of a "big bang" bike for Rainey. Rainey tried using the old engine with the new chassis, but the rear wheel spun too much and the power came on too abruptly.[4]

Doug Chandler on pole; John Kocinski gets the start but rain brings out a red flag and a new race.

Wet restart goes to Eddie Lawson, then Schwantz and Rainey. Randy Mamola moves to the lead.

Order becomes: Mamola, Rainey, Chandler and Schwantz. Chandler passes Rainey.

Lawson started the race with cut slicks, and as conditions dry out, he moves quickly through the field, passing Schwantz in 4th place. Crivillé pits and switches bikes.

Lawson passes Rainey, then Mamola. Chandler still ahead. Many riders are pitting to change tires.

Lawson passes Chandler with 2 laps to go. It is Cagiva's first win in the premier class.

Schwantz: "To finish where I finished, actually in front of him, was almost a race win in itself for me. To have had Wayne as far out in front of me as he was early in the race, to reel him in and pass him and to leave with more points on him was great."[5]

500 cc classification

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Eddie Lawson Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva 58:21.786 20
2 Doug Chandler Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +14.194 15
3 Randy Mamola Budweiser Team/Global Motorsports Yamaha +37.730 12
4 Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +1:03.608 10
5 Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +1:07.662 8
6 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Kanemoto Honda Honda +1:35.352 6
7 John Kocinski Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +1:42.724 4
8 Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha +1:45.077 3
9 Alex Barros Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva +1 Lap 2
10 Eddie Laycock Milla Racing Yamaha +1 Lap 1
11 Miguel Duhamel Yamaha Motor Banco Yamaha +1 Lap
12 Andrew Stroud Valvoline Team WCM ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
13 Thierry Crine Ville de Paris ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
14 Niall Mackenzie Yamaha Motor Banco Yamaha +2 Laps
15 Dominique Sarron Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha +2 Laps
16 Michael Rudroff Rallye Sport Harris Yamaha +2 Laps
17 Cees Doorakkers HEK Racing Team Harris Yamaha +3 Laps
18 Peter Graves Peter Graves Racing Team Harris Yamaha +3 Laps
19 Andreas Leuthe VRP Racing Team VRP +3 Laps
20 Serge David Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha +4 Laps
21 Josef Doppler Uvex Racing Team ROC Yamaha +4 Laps
Ret Nicholas Schmassman Uvex Racing Team ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Claude Arciero Arciero Racing Team ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Toshiyuki Arakaki Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Kevin Mitchell MBM Racing Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Lucio Pedercini Paton Grand Prix Paton Retirement
Ret Corrado Catalano KCS International ROC Yamaha Retirement
DSQ Àlex Crivillé Campsa Honda Team Honda Disqualified
DNS Simon Buckmaster Padgett's Motorcycles Harris Yamaha Did not start
DNQ Larry Moreno Vacondio Team Domina Yamaha Did not qualify
Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1992". 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1992 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Hungaroring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. Scott, Michael: "Wayne Rainey", page 171. Haynes Publishing, 1997.
  5. Schwantz, Kevin: Blurred Past Archived 2006-05-19 at the Wayback Machine kevinschwantz.com 1994.
  6. "1992 Hungarian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  7. "motogp.com · HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1992". www.motogp.com.
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1992 French Grand Prix
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