1991 French motorcycle Grand Prix

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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 19th-21st July, 1991 at the Paul Ricard circuit

[edit] 500 cc race report

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.

[edit] 500cc classification

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

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