1991 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Czechoslovak
Flag:Czechoslovakia
Official Name:Grand Prix CSFR-Brno[1] [2] [3]
Location:Brno Circuit
Course Mi:3.357
Course Km:5.403
Race No:13
Season No:15
Date:August 25
Year:1991
Pole Rider 500:Wayne Rainey
Pole Rider 500 Country:USA
Pole Time 500:2:03.358
Fast Rider 500:Wayne Rainey
Fast Rider 500 Country:USA
Fast Time 500:2:03.266
First Rider 500:Wayne Rainey
First Rider 500 Country:USA
Second Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Second Rider 500 Country:Australia
Third Rider 500:John Kocinski
Third Rider 500 Country:USA
Pole Rider 250 Country:Germany
Pole Time 250:2:07.160
Fast Rider 250:Helmut Bradl
Fast Rider 250 Country:Germany
Fast Time 250:2:07.052
First Rider 250:Helmut Bradl
First Rider 250 Country:Germany
Second Rider 250 Country:Spain
Third Rider 250 Country:Italy
Pole Rider 125:Loris Capirossi
Pole Rider 125 Country:Italy
Pole Time 125:2:15.278
Fast Rider 125:Kazuto Sakata
Fast Rider 125 Country:Japan
Fast Time 125:2:14.977
First Rider 125:Alessandro Gramigni
First Rider 125 Country:Italy
Second Rider 125:Loris Capirossi
Second Rider 125 Country:Italy
Third Rider 125:Gabriele Debbia
Third Rider 125 Country:Italy

The 1991 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 August 1991 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czechoslovakia.

500 cc race report

Wayne Rainey on pole, his 6th for the season; Mick Doohan 0.1 seconds behind. Doohan gets the start from Rainey.

Doohan sets the fastest lap on the 8th, and Rainey is still with him. It's a big fight on the last lap, and Rainey gets the best of Doohan.

Rainey on how to beat Doohan: "I'd just sit on his wheel in the middle part of the race, and I'd make sure he could feel me, so he’d have to work his front tire harder, braking later and going deeper into the bends. As the tire got used up, his bike'd start to push and run out wide. Then I'd pass him and up the pace, and he couldn't stay with me."[4]

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Wayne RaineyMarlboro Team RobertsYamaha47:32.16920
2 Mick DoohanRothmans Honda TeamHonda+3.20417
3 John KocinskiMarlboro Team RobertsYamaha+19.93915
4 Wayne GardnerRothmans Honda TeamHonda+24.40313
5 Kevin SchwantzLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+25.03911
6 Juan GarrigaDucados YamahaYamaha+33.19510
7 Didier de RadiguèsLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+52.7689
8 Eddie LawsonCagiva CorseCagiva+53.3568
9 Sito PonsCampsa Honda TeamHonda+1:22.7657
10 Doug ChandlerRoberts B TeamYamaha+1:24.7556
11 Eddie LaycockMillar RacingYamaha+1 Lap5
12 Michael RudroffRallye SportHonda+1 Lap4
13 Cees DoorakkersHEK-BaumachinesHonda+1 Lap3
14 Hans BeckerTeam Romero RacingYamaha+1 Lap2
15 Simon BuckmasterPadgett's Racing TeamSuzuki+1 Lap1
16 Josef DopplerDoppler RacingYamaha+1 Lap
17 Nicholas SchmassmanSchmassman TechnotronHonda+2 Laps
Ret Martin TröschMT RacingHondaRetirement
Ret Andreas LeutheLibrenti CorseSuzukiRetirement
DNS Jean Philippe RuggiaSonauto Yamaha Mobil 1YamahaDid not start
DNS Adrien MorillasSonauto Yamaha Mobil 1YamahaDid not start
DNQ Helmut SchutzRallye SportHondaDid not qualify
DNQ Vincenzo CascinoVogt HondaHondaDid not qualify
Sources:[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1991. https://archive.today/20150725170127/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1991_heden.htm. dead. 25 July 2015. 25 July 2015. Archive.today. 20 May 2018.
  2. Web site: 1991 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. www.progcovers.com.
  3. Web site: Brno Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 20 May 2018.
  4. Scott, Michael: "Wayne Rainey", pages 155-156. Haynes Publishing, 1997.
  5. Web site: 1991 Czechoslovakian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017.
  6. Web site: motogp.com · CZECH REPUBLIC GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1991. www.motogp.com.