1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix

South Africa  1992 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 13 races in the
1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 6 September 1992
Location Kyalami
Course Permanent racing facility
4.242 km (2.613 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United States John Kocinski
Time 1:39.548
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Wayne Gardner
Time 1:39.952
Podium
First United States John Kocinski
Second Australia Wayne Gardner
Third United States Wayne Rainey
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Germany Helmut Bradl
Time 1:42.056
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Max Biaggi
Time 1:42.094
Podium
First Italy Max Biaggi
Second Italy Loris Reggiani
Third Italy Pierfrancesco Chili
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Alessandro Gramigni
Time 1:48.869
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Carlos Giró
Time 1:48.687
Podium
First Spain Jorge Martínez
Second Spain Carlos Giró
Third Italy Alessandro Gramigni

The 1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 September 1992 at Kyalami.

500 cc race

Eddie Lawson announced his retirement. To win the championship, Wayne Rainey had to finish in front of Mick Doohan and higher than 6th if Doohan was behind. According to Scott, Kenny Roberts asked Rainey if he wanted John Kocinski’s "help", and Rainey said no.[1]:172

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

Doug Chandler moved into 3rd, Schwantz 4th, Doohan 5th.

Chandler makes it a 3-way fight for first with Rainey and teammate Kocinski.

Kocinski through to 1st, Wayne Gardner and Schwantz in a battle for 4th.

Kocinski gets a gap from Rainey, then it’s a small gap to Gardner and Chandler.

Gardner closes on Rainey and passes into 2nd place. Gardner would much rather Rainey get the championship than Doohan, "so for once [Gardner] gave [Rainey] a whole lot of room as he went by."[1]:172

Rainey’s 3rd place is enough to win the championship by 4 points. Kocinski goes to Suzuki 250 GP next year, then is fired and goes to Cagiva.

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States John Kocinski Yamaha 47:00.729 20
2 Australia Wayne Gardner Honda +2.935 15
3 United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha +4.969 12
4 United States Doug Chandler Suzuki +12.577 10
5 United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki +22.050 8
6 Australia Mick Doohan Honda +30.313 6
7 Spain Àlex Crivillé Honda +33.870 4
8 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Yamaha +34.519 3
9 Canada Miguel Duhamel Yamaha +1:03.123 2
10 Spain Juan Garriga Yamaha +1:10.226 1
11 Japan Toshiyuki Arakaki ROC Yamaha +1:25.031
12 Italy Corrado Catalano ROC Yamaha +1:25.041
13 Spain Juan López Mella ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
14 South Africa Russel Wood Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
15 South Africa Mike Wilson ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
16 Italy Marco Papa Cagiva +1 Lap
17 France Dominique Sarron ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
18 Republic of Ireland Eddie Laycock Yamaha +1 Lap
19 Germany Michael Rudroff Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
20 Switzerland Serge David ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
21 Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
22 United Kingdom Peter Graves Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
23 Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
24 Austria Josef Doppler ROC Yamaha +2 Laps
Ret Australia Peter Goddard ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Netherlands Cees Doorakkers Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret United States Eddie Lawson Cagiva Retirement
Ret United Kingdom Damon Buckmaster Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret United Kingdom Kevin Mitchell Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Brazil Alex Barros Cagiva Retirement

250 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Italy Max Biaggi Aprilia 44:43.367 20
2 Italy Loris Reggiani Aprilia +4.587 15
3 Italy Pierfrancesco Chili Aprilia +9.749 12
4 Germany Helmut Bradl Honda +412.391 10
5 Italy Loris Capirossi Honda +17.244 8
6 Italy Luca Cadalora Honda +22.888 6
7 Germany Jochen Schmid Yamaha +30.931 4
8 Spain Herri Torrontegui Suzuki +34.666 3
9 France Jean-Philippe Ruggia Gilera +35.299 2
10 Austria Andy Preining Aprilia +55.278 1
11 Japan Masahiro Shimizu Honda +1.00.991
12 Switzerland Eskil Suter Aprilia +1.03.895
13 Germany Bernd Kassner Aprilia +1.04.091
14 Japan Katsuyoshi Kozono Honda +1.08.817
15 Venezuela Carlos Lavado Gilera +1.18.604
16 Netherlands Jurgen van den Goorbergh Aprilia +1.21.618
17 South Africa Martin Paetzold Yamaha +1.25.844
18 Switzerland Yves Briguet Honda +1.28.561
19 Switzerland Bernard Hänggeli Aprilia +1.28.652
20 Switzerland Adrian Bosshard Honda +1.29.313
21 Italy Renzo Colleoni Aprilia +1.29.581
22 Netherlands Wilco Zeelenberg Suzuki +1.36.085
23 France Bernard Cazade Honda +1.39.771
24 Netherlands Patrick van den Goorbergh Aprilia +1.52.401
25 South Africa Gavin Ramsay Yamaha +1 Lap
26 France José Kuhn Honda +1 Lap
Ret France Frédéric Protat Aprilia Retirement
Ret Italy Michele Gallina Yamaha Retirement
Ret Spain Luis d'Antin Honda Retirement
Ret Italy Doriano Romboni Honda Retirement
Ret Germany Adi Stadler Aprilia Retirement
Ret Germany Harald Eckl Aprilia Retirement
Ret Italy Paolo Casoli Aprilia Retirement
Ret Spain Alberto Puig Aprilia Retirement
Ret Germany Stefan Prein Honda Retirement

References

  1. 1 2 Scott, Michael: "Wayne Rainey". Haynes Publishing, 1997.
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1992 Brazilian Grand Prix
FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1992 season
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1993 Australian Grand Prix
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