1993 European motorcycle Grand Prix

  1993 European Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 14 races in the
1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date July 4, 1993
Location Circuit de Catalunya
Course Permanent racing facility
4.655 km (2.875 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Mick Doohan
Time 1:48.947
Fastest lap
Rider Wayne Rainey
Time 1:49.340
Podium
First Wayne Rainey
Second Mick Doohan
Third Kevin Schwantz
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Max Biaggi
Time 1:50.701
Fastest lap
Rider Max Biaggi
Time 1:51.661
Podium
First Max Biaggi
Second Tadayuki Okada
Third Alberto Puig
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Takeshi Tsujimura
Time 1:56.699
Fastest lap
Rider Ralf Waldmann
Time 1:57.230
Podium
First Noboru Ueda
Second Ralf Waldmann
Third Akira Saito

The 1993 European motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 4th July, 1993 at the Circuit de Catalunya.

500 cc race report

Yamaha allows Wayne Rainey to use a chassis from the ROC team.

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

Àlex Crivillé crashes out of 4th. Shinichi Itoh touches Doug Chandler’s back tire and crashes out, taking Chandler with him.

Rainey gets a gap to Doohan, then a gap to Schwantz. Rainey credits the wind more than the new frame: “The tailwind down the straight helped the Yamaha’s speed, but coming the other way I was able to use the wind to help get the bike to turn in.” [1]

500cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Wayne Rainey Yamaha 45:58.314 25
2 Mick Doohan Honda +3.898 20
3 Kevin Schwantz Suzuki +18.992 16
4 Daryl Beattie Honda +46.625 13
5 Alex Barros Suzuki +55.799 11
6 Niall Mackenzie ROC Yamaha +55.806 10
7 Juan Lopez Mella ROC Yamaha +1:05.880 9
8 José Kuhn ROC Yamaha +1:05.962 8
9 Juan Garriga Cagiva +1:36.568 7
10 Renato Colleoni ROC Yamaha +1:46.964 6
11 Jeremy McWilliams Yamaha +1:49.221 5
12 Sean Emmett Harris Yamaha +1 Lap 4
13 Andreas Meklau ROC Yamaha +1 Lap 3
14 Cees Doorakkers Harris Yamaha +1 Lap 2
15 Luca Cadalora Yamaha +1 Lap 1
16 Andrew Stroud Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
17 Michael Rudroff Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret Bernard Garcia Yamaha Retirement
Ret Serge David ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Tsutomu Udagawa ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Laurent Naveau ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Thierry Crine ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Lucio Pedercini ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Kevin Mitchell Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Bruno Bonhuil ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Marco Papa Librenti Retirement
Ret Doug Chandler Cagiva Retirement
Ret Shinichi Itoh Honda Retirement
Ret Simon Crafar Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Àlex Crivillé Honda Retirement

References

  1. ^ Scott, Michael. Wayne Rainey: His Own Story. Page 181. Sparkford: Haynes Publishing, 1997.
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