1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 September 1992 at Kyalami.

  1992 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 13 races in the
1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date6 September 1992
Official nameNashua South African Grand Prix[1][2]
LocationKyalami
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.242 km (2.636 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider John Kocinski
Time 1:39.548
Fastest lap
Rider Wayne Gardner
Time 1:39.952
Podium
First John Kocinski
Second Wayne Gardner
Third Wayne Rainey
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Helmut Bradl
Time 1:42.056
Fastest lap
Rider Max Biaggi
Time 1:42.094
Podium
First Max Biaggi
Second Loris Reggiani
Third Pierfrancesco Chili
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Alessandro Gramigni
Time 1:48.869
Fastest lap
Rider Carlos Giró
Time 1:48.687
Podium
First Jorge Martínez
Second Carlos Giró
Third Alessandro Gramigni

500 cc race

Eddie Lawson announced his retirement. To win the championship, Wayne Rainey had to finish in front of Mick Doohan and higher than 6th if Doohan was behind. According to Scott, Kenny Roberts asked Rainey if he wanted John Kocinski’s "help", and Rainey said no.[3]:172

Kocinski on pole. Rainey gets the start from Kocinski, Doohan and Kevin Schwantz.

Doug Chandler moved into 3rd, Schwantz 4th, Doohan 5th.

Chandler makes it a 3-way fight for first with Rainey and teammate Kocinski.

Kocinski through to 1st, Wayne Gardner and Schwantz in a battle for 4th.

Kocinski gets a gap from Rainey, then it’s a small gap to Gardner and Chandler.

Gardner closes on Rainey and passes into 2nd place. Gardner would much rather Rainey get the championship than Doohan, "so for once [Gardner] gave [Rainey] a whole lot of room as he went by."[3]:172

Rainey’s 3rd place is enough to win the championship by 4 points. Kocinski goes to Suzuki 250 GP next year, then is fired and goes to Cagiva.

500 cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 John Kocinski Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha 47:00.729 20
2 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Kanemoto Honda Honda +2.935 15
3 Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +4.969 12
4 Doug Chandler Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +12.577 10
5 Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +22.050 8
6 Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda +30.313 6
7 Àlex Crivillé Campsa Honda Team Honda +33.870 4
8 Niall Mackenzie Yamaha Motor Banco Yamaha +34.519 3
9 Miguel Duhamel Yamaha Motor Banco Yamaha +1:03.123 2
10 Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha +1:10.226 1
11 Toshiyuki Arakaki Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha +1:25.031
12 Corrado Catalano KCS International ROC Yamaha +1:25.041
13 Juan López Mella Nivea For Men Team ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
14 Russel Wood Grant Nashua Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
15 Mike Wilson Ville de Paris ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
16 Marco Papa Librenti Corse Cagiva +1 Lap
17 Dominique Sarron Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
18 Eddie Laycock Milla Racing Yamaha +1 Lap
19 Michael Rudroff Rallye Sport Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
20 Serge David Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
21 Nicholas Schmassman Uvex Racing Team ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
22 Peter Graves Peter Graves Racing Team Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
23 Andreas Leuthe VRP Racing Team Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
24 Josef Doppler Uvex Racing Team ROC Yamaha +2 Laps
Ret Peter Goddard Valvoline Team WCM ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Cees Doorakkers HEK Racing Team Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Eddie Lawson Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva Retirement
Ret Damon Buckmaster Padgett's Motorcycles Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Kevin Mitchell MBM Racing Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Alex Barros Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva Retirement
Ret Randy Mamola Budweiser Team/Global Motorsports Yamaha Retirement
Sources:[4][5]

250 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Max Biaggi Aprilia 44:43.367 20
2 Loris Reggiani Aprilia +4.587 15
3 Pierfrancesco Chili Aprilia +9.749 12
4 Helmut Bradl Honda +412.391 10
5 Loris Capirossi Honda +17.244 8
6 Luca Cadalora Honda +22.888 6
7 Jochen Schmid Yamaha +30.931 4
8 Herri Torrontegui Suzuki +34.666 3
9 Jean-Philippe Ruggia Gilera +35.299 2
10 Andy Preining Aprilia +55.278 1
11 Masahiro Shimizu Honda +1.00.991
12 Eskil Suter Aprilia +1.03.895
13 Bernd Kassner Aprilia +1.04.091
14 Katsuyoshi Kozono Honda +1.08.817
15 Carlos Lavado Gilera +1.18.604
16 Jurgen van den Goorbergh Aprilia +1.21.618
17 Martin Paetzold Yamaha +1.25.844
18 Yves Briguet Honda +1.28.561
19 Bernard Hänggeli Aprilia +1.28.652
20 Adrian Bosshard Honda +1.29.313
21 Renzo Colleoni Aprilia +1.29.581
22 Wilco Zeelenberg Suzuki +1.36.085
23 Bernard Cazade Honda +1.39.771
24 Patrick van den Goorbergh Aprilia +1.52.401
25 Gavin Ramsay Yamaha +1 Lap
26 José Kuhn Honda +1 Lap
Ret Frédéric Protat Aprilia Retirement
Ret Michele Gallina Yamaha Retirement
Ret Luis d'Antin Honda Retirement
Ret Doriano Romboni Honda Retirement
Ret Adi Stadler Aprilia Retirement
Ret Harald Eckl Aprilia Retirement
Ret Paolo Casoli Aprilia Retirement
Ret Alberto Puig Aprilia Retirement
Ret Stefan Prein Honda Retirement

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Signed by Mick Doohan - Nashua South African Motorcycle Grand Prix Programme - Kyalami 1992". Bidorbuy.co.za. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. Scott, Michael: "Wayne Rainey". Haynes Publishing, 1997.
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