| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 15 races in the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | July 21, 1991 | ||
| Location | Paul Ricard | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.812 km (2.369 mi) |
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| 500 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Wayne Rainey | ||
| Time | 1:21.571 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Wayne Rainey | ||
| Time | 1:22.108 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Wayne Rainey | ||
| Second | Mick Doohan | ||
| Third | Eddie Lawson | ||
| 250 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Helmut Bradl | ||
| Time | 1:25.955 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Loris Reggiani | ||
| Time | 1:25.965 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Loris Reggiani | ||
| Second | Helmut Bradl | ||
| Third | Carlos Cardús | ||
| 125 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Noboru Ueda | ||
| Time | 1:32.538 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Ralf Waldmann | ||
| Time | 1:32.422 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Loris Capirossi | ||
| Second | Ralf Waldmann | ||
| Third | Fausto Gresini | ||
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
Wayne Rainey on pole, Mick Doohan 2nd at .5 second, John Kocinski 3rd and Kevin Schwantz 4th on the grid. Doohan gets the start from Schwantz, Eddie Lawson and Rainey. After a bad start, Kocinski crashes 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.
One the last lap, Rainey expertly zigzags across the Mistral Straight, preventing Doohan from draft-passing, and Lawson wins his fight from Schwantz.
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | 44:13.070 | 20 |
| 2 | Mick Doohan | Honda | +4.000 | 17 |
| 3 | Eddie Lawson | Cagiva | +23.646 | 15 |
| 4 | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | +23.730 | 13 |
| 5 | Jean Philippe Ruggia | Yamaha | +31.387 | 11 |
| 6 | Doug Chandler | Yamaha | +49.660 | 10 |
| 7 | Didier de Radiguès | Suzuki | +55.097 | 9 |
| 8 | Adrien Morillas | Yamaha | +1:12.584 | 8 |
| 9 | Sito Pons | Honda | +1:17.300 | 7 |
| 10 | Wayne Gardner | Honda | +2 Laps | 6 |
| 11 | Juan Garriga | Yamaha | +2 Laps | 5 |
| 12 | Cees Doorakkers | Honda | +2 Laps | 4 |
| 13 | Marco Papa | Honda | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 14 | Michael Rudroff | Honda | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 15 | Josef Doppler | Yamaha | +3 Laps | 1 |
| Ret | Nicholas Schmassman | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Hans Becker | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | John Kocinski | Yamaha | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1991 Dutch TT |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1991 season |
Next race: 1991 British Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1990 French Grand Prix |
French motorcycle Grand Prix | Next race: 1992 French Grand Prix |