1991 French motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 10 of 15 races in the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 21 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Grand Prix de France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuit Paul Ricard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 19–21 July 1991 at the Paul Ricard circuit
500 cc race report
Wayne Rainey started on pole, Mick Doohan started 2nd at .5 second, John Kocinski started 3rd and Kevin Schwantz started 4th on the grid. Doohan got the start from Schwantz, Eddie Lawson and Rainey. After a bad start, Kocinski crashed out hard on the first lap.
By the end of the first lap, Rainey is showing Doohan a front wheel and it's a 2-man fight for 1st very early with a 4-man group fighting for 3rd.
Rainey takes the lead from Doohan and Lawson and Schwantz remain behind to determine 3rd place.
On the last lap, Rainey expertly zigzags across the Mistral Straight, preventing Doohan from draft-passing, and Lawson wins his fight from Schwantz.
500 cc classification
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 | Wayne Rainey | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 44:13.070 | 20 | ||
| 2 | Mick Doohan | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +4.000 | 17 | ||
| 3 | Eddie Lawson | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +23.646 | 15 | ||
| 4 | Kevin Schwantz | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +23.730 | 13 | ||
| 5 | Jean Philippe Ruggia | Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +31.387 | 11 | ||
| 6 | Doug Chandler | Roberts B Team | Yamaha | +49.660 | 10 | ||
| 7 | Didier de Radiguès | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +55.097 | 9 | ||
| 8 | Adrien Morillas | Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +1:12.584 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Sito Pons | Campsa Honda Team | Honda | +1:17.300 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +2 Laps | 6 | ||
| 11 | Juan Garriga | Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | +2 Laps | 5 | ||
| 12 | Cees Doorakkers | HEK-Baumachines | Honda | +2 Laps | 4 | ||
| 13 | Marco Papa | Team Marco Papa | Honda | +2 Laps | 3 | ||
| 14 | Michael Rudroff | Rallye Sport | Honda | +2 Laps | 2 | ||
| 15 | Josef Doppler | Doppler Racing | Yamaha | +3 Laps | 1 | ||
| Ret | Nicholas Schmassman | Schmassman Technotron | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Hans Becker | Team Romero Racing | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | John Kocinski | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| DNS | Raymond Roche | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Did not start | |||
| DNQ | Andreas Leuthe | Librenti Corse | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Helmut Schutz | Rallye Sport | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Martin Trösch | MT Racing | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Damon Buckmaster | Padgett's Racing Team | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||
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