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.
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Race 3 of 15 races in the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | April 21, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | United States International Grand Prix[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Laguna Seca Raceway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 35 | 51:19.361 | 1 | 20 |
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Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 35 | +6.974 | 4 | 17 |
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | 35 | +16.603 | 3 | 15 |
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Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | 35 | +19.931 | 10 | 13 |
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Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | 35 | +21.851 | 5 | 11 |
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Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | 35 | +25.091 | 7 | 10 |
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Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 35 | +35.069 | 6 | 9 |
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Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | 35 | +43.188 | 9 | 8 |
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Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | 35 | +53.613 | 8 | 7 |
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | 35 | +1:03.059 | 13 | 6 |
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 34 | +1 lap | 14 | 5 |
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 34 | +1 lap | 15 | 4 |
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Millar Racing | Yamaha | 34 | +1 lap | 3 | |
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HEK-Baumachines | Honda | 32 | +3 laps | 2 | |
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Schmassman Technotron | Honda | 31 | +4 laps | 1 | |
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Roberts B Team | Yamaha | 22 | Retired | 11 | |
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Campsa Honda Team | Honda | 10 | Retired | 12 | |
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 6 | Retired | 2 | |
Sources:[5][6][7] |
250 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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Honda | 30 | 45:07.590 | 1 | 20 |
2 | ![]() |
Honda | 30 | +6.074 | 4 | 17 |
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Aprilia | 30 | +15.044 | 2 | 15 |
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Honda | 30 | +19.352 | 5 | 13 |
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Honda | 30 | +25.933 | 9 | 11 |
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Aprilia | 30 | +38.725 | 8 | 10 |
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Suzuki | 30 | +50.153 | 3 | 9 |
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Honda | 30 | +53.263 | 6 | 8 |
9 | ![]() |
Honda | 30 | +59.804 | 11 | 7 |
10 | ![]() |
Honda | 30 | +1:03.512 | 12 | 6 |
11 | ![]() |
Honda | 30 | +1:18.138 | 5 | |
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Yamaha | 30 | +1:25.047 | 10 | 4 |
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Honda | 30 | +1:29.149 | 3 | |
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Aprilia | 30 | +1:29.756 | 14 | 2 |
15 | ![]() |
Honda | 30 | +1:37.767 | 1 | |
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Yamaha | 30 | +1:39.633 | 15 | |
17 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 30 | +1:40.754 | ||
18 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:46.428 | ||
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Honda | 30 | +1:50.358 | ||
20 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 30 | +2:03.170 | ||
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Yamaha | 30 | +2:18.506 | ||
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Yamaha | 30 | +2:22.648 | ||
23 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +2:32.444 | ||
24 | ![]() |
Honda | 30 | +2:38.468 | ||
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Yamaha | 30 | +2:50.132 | ||
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Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | ||
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Yamaha | 28 | +2 laps | ||
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Aprilia | 24 | Retired | 7 | |
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Yamaha | 17 | Retired | ||
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Aprilia | 16 | Retired | ||
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Yamaha | 15 | Retired | ||
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Yamaha | 10 | Retired | ||
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Yamaha | 7 | Retired | ||
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Yamaha | 1 | Retired | 13 | |
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Sidecar classification
Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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Krauser | 30 | 47:03.220 | 2 | 20 |
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Krauser | 30 | +9.465 | 1 | 17 |
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LCR-Krauser | 30 | +29.100 | 5 | 15 |
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Krauser | 30 | +32.018 | 4 | 13 |
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Yamaha | 30 | +40.265 | 8 | 11 |
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LCR-Krauser | 30 | +43.759 | 6 | 10 |
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LCR | 30 | +53.794 | 10 | 9 |
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LCR-Krauser | 30 | +1:17.234 | 11 | 8 |
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LCR | 30 | +1:26.511 | 9 | 7 |
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Yamaha | 30 | +1:26.781 | 13 | 6 |
11 | ![]() |
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LCR-Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | 12 | 5 |
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Schuh-Spezial | 28 | +2 laps | 4 | |
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Yamaha | 27 | +3 laps | 15 | 3 |
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Windle-ADM | 23 | Retired | ||
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LCR-Krauser | 20 | Retired | ||
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LCR-Krauser | 18 | Retired | ||
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LCR-Krauser | 15 | Retired | 14 | |
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LCR-Yamaha | 10 | Retired | 3 | |
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Krauser | 9 | Retired | 7 | |
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ADM | 9 | Retired | ||
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Krauser | 3 | Retired | ||
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References
- "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1991". 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
- Mitchell, Malcolm. "1991 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- Mitchell, Malcolm. "Laguna Seca Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- Scott, Michael: "Wayne Rainey", page 152. Haynes Publishing, 1997.
- "1991 United States MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- "motogp.com · UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1991". www.motogp.com.
- Scott, Michael (ed.). Motocourse 1991-1992. Hazleton Publishing. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-905138-88-0.
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