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1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix 
Summary
The 1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 June 1991 at the Circuito del Jarama.
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| Race 8 of 15 races in the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 16 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | G.P. de Europa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuito del Jarama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 cc race report edit
Kevin Schwantz on pole. Mick Doohan gets a very good start from Wayne Rainey, Wayne Gardner, Schwantz, Eddie Lawson and John Kocinski.
Doohan and Rainey pulling away; Rainey pulls a draft pass and starts dropping Doohan. Schwantz is drifting both tires and dramatically getting the bike sideways.
500 cc classification edit
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Wayne Rainey
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 51:01.408 | 20 | ||
| 2 |  Mick Doohan
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Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +7.647 | 17 | ||
| 3 | Wayne Gardner
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Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +25.917 | 15 | ||
| 4 | Kevin Schwantz
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +33.315 | 13 | ||
| 5 | John Kocinski
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +40.316 | 11 | ||
| 6 |  Juan Garriga
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Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | +43.032 | 10 | ||
| 7 |  Jean Philippe Ruggia
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Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +48.202 | 9 | ||
| 8 | Adrien Morillas
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Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | +1:12.257 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Doug Chandler
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Roberts B Team | Yamaha | +1:17.265 | 7 | ||
| 10 |  Didier de Radiguès
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +1:17.750 | 6 | ||
| 11 | Sito Pons
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Campsa Honda Team | Honda | +1:18.120 | 5 | ||
| 12 |  Eddie Laycock
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Millar Racing | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 4 | ||
| 13 |  Cees Doorakkers
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HEK-Baumachines | Honda | +2 Laps | 3 | ||
| 14 |  Michael Rudroff
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Rallye Sport | Honda | +2 Laps | 2 | ||
| 15 |  Nicholas Schmassman
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Schmassman Technotron | Honda | +2 Laps | 1 | ||
| 16 | Hans Becker
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Team Romero Racing | Yamaha | +2 Laps | |||
| 17 |  Josef Doppler
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Doppler Racing | Yamaha | +2 Laps | |||
| Ret | Eddie Lawson
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Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |||
| Ret |  Damon Buckmaster
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Padgett's Racing Team | Suzuki | Retirement | |||
| Ret |  Marco Papa
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Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |||
| Ret |  Andreas Leuthe
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Librenti Corse | Suzuki | Retirement | |||
| Sources:[2][3] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1991". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "1991 European MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- ^ "motogp.com · EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1991". www.motogp.com.