Summary
The 1992 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 21–23 August 1992 at Interlagos.
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| Race 12 of 13 races in the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 23 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Grande Premio do Brasil[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 cc race report edit
Riders were concerned about the track surface and bumpiness; with Michael Scott, Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson and Mick Doohan all against racing (which would have decided the championship for Doohan), but the race went on anyway.[1]
John Kocinski took pole ahead of Rainey, Wayne Gardner and Kevin Schwantz. Doohan, returning from his crash in the TT Assen earlier in the year, qualified 14th.
Rainey took the lead from Kocinski and Schwantz, and built a gap from the close pack of Kocinski, Schwantz and Doug Chandler.
Kocinski eventually pulled a late-braking pass to move from 4th to 2nd, overtaking Chandler and Schwantz.
Rainey eventually won the race by over 13 seconds, closing his 20 point deficit to Doohan in the Riders' standings from 22 points to 2 points; helped by Doohan's non-points finish in 12th.
500cc classification edit
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Wayne Rainey
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 48:33.539 | 20 | ||
| 2 | John Kocinski
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +13.000 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Doug Chandler
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +20.750 | 12 | ||
| 4 |  Wayne Gardner
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Rothmans Kanemoto Honda | Honda | +28.880 | 10 | ||
| 5 |  Miguel Duhamel
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Yamaha Motor Banco | Yamaha | +31.260 | 8 | ||
| 6 |  Àlex Crivillé
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Campsa Honda Team | Honda | +31.210 | 6 | ||
| 7 | Kevin Schwantz
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +50.400 | 4 | ||
| 8 |  Alex Barros
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Cagiva Team Agostini | Cagiva | +53.520 | 3 | ||
| 9 |  Niall Mackenzie
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Yamaha Motor Banco | Yamaha | +1:02.280 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Randy Mamola
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Budweiser Team/Global Motorsports | Yamaha | +1:10.960 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Eddie Lawson
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Cagiva Team Agostini | Cagiva | +1:20.830 | |||
| 12 | Mick Doohan
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Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +1:31.570 | |||
| 13 |  Dominique Sarron
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Team ROC Banco | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 14 |  Toshiyuki Arakaki
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Team ROC Banco | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 15 |  Michael Rudroff
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Rallye Sport | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 16 | Kevin Mitchell
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MBM Racing | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 17 |  Marco Papa
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Librenti Corse | Cagiva | +1 Lap | |||
| 18 |  Serge David
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Team ROC Banco | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 19 | Nicholas Schmassman
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Uvex Racing Team | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 20 |  Eddie Laycock
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Milla Racing | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 21 |  Andreas Leuthe
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VRP Racing Team | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 22 |  Cees Doorakkers
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HEK Racing Team | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 23 | Peter Graves
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Peter Graves Racing Team | Harris Yamaha | +2 Laps | |||
| Ret |  Josef Doppler
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Uvex Racing Team | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Lucio Pedercini
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Paton Grand Prix | Paton | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Peter Goddard
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Valvoline Team WCM | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Corrado Catalano
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KCS International | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Damon Buckmaster
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Padgett's Motorcycles | Harris Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Juan Garriga
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Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| DNS | Juan Lopez Mella
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Nivea For Men Team | ROC Yamaha | Did not start | |||
| Sources:[2][3] | |||||||
250cc classification edit
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
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| 1 | Luca Cadalora
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Honda | 45:45.808 | 20 |
| 2 | Max Biaggi
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Aprilia | +3.650 | 15 |
| 3 | Loris Reggiani
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Aprilia | +3.922 | 12 |
| 4 | Doriano Romboni
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Honda | +7.560 | 10 |
| 5 | Jochen Schmid
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Yamaha | +16.221 | 8 |
| 6 | Helmut Bradl
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Honda | +21.434 | 6 |
| 7 | Loris Capirossi
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Honda | +30.564 | 4 |
| 8 | Alberto Puig
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Aprilia | +36.079 | 3 |
| 9 | Patrick van den Goorbergh
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Aprilia | +38.279 | 2 |
| 10 | Andy Preining
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Aprilia | +38.294 | 1 |
| 11 | Wilco Zeelenberg
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Suzuki | +42.496 | |
| 12 | Jean-Philippe Ruggia
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Gilera | +42.721 | |
| 13 | Masahiro Shimizu
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Honda | +44.279 | |
| 14 |  Carlos Lavado
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Gilera | +57.406 | |
| 15 | Herri Torrontegui
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Suzuki | +58.146 | |
| 16 | Bernd Kassner
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Aprilia | +1.06.792 | |
| 17 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh
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Aprilia | +1.24.828 | |
| 18 | Yves Briguet
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Honda | +1.28.889 | |
| 19 | Bernard Hänggeli
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Aprilia | +1.36.182 | |
| 20 | Frédéric Protat
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Aprilia | +1.45.448 | |
| 21 | Stefan Prein
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Honda | +1.48.338 | |
| 22 | Katsuyoshi Kozono
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Honda | +1.49.628 | |
| 23 | Renzo Colleoni
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Aprilia | +1 Lap | |
| 24 | Bernard Cazade
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Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 25 | Luis Lavado
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Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 26 | Adi Stadler
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Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 27 | Michele Gallina
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Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Eskil Suter
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Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Pierfrancesco Chili
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Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Luis d'Antin
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Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Paolo Casoli
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Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Harald Eckl
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Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | José Kuhn
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Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Adrian Bosshard
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Honda | Retirement |
References edit