1992 German motorcycle Grand Prix

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The 1992 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 12th-14th June, 1992 at the Hockenheim circuit.

[edit] 500 cc race report

Wayne Rainey takes a big highside in qualifying, breaking his ribs, wrist and injuring his knee again but racing anyway. “Mentally I was down, probably the worst I had ever been in my GP career. I’d screwed myself up trying to race with Doohan. And I didn’t feel I was getting the support from Yamaha. I was still on the same bike, it was still slow.”.[1]

Mick Doohan on pole; John Kocinski takes the start but gives up the lead to Doohan quickly.

Doohan gets a gap to Kevin Schwantz, then the rest. Rainey retires from the race: “I ended up pulling in, for the first time in my career, because I was just too hurt to continue. [...] I knew anything could happen, but the only thing for me would be if Mick made a huge mistake. That was possible because I knew he only thought about being the fastest guy, winning every race and devastating everybody.”[2]

The fight for 3rd between Àlex Crivillé, Wayne Gardner and Kocinski goes to experience over youth.

[edit] 500cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Flag of Australia Mick Doohan Honda 35:57.895 20
2 Flag of the United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki +24.626 17
3 Flag of Australia Wayne Gardner Honda +35.765 15
4 Flag of Spain Alex Criville Honda +35.943 13
5 Flag of the United States John Kocinski Yamaha +36.065 11
6 Flag of the United States Eddie Lawson Cagiva +36.646 10
7 Flag of Brazil Alex Barros Cagiva +37.920 9
8 Flag of the United States Doug Chandler Suzuki +38.204 8
9 Flag of Spain Juan Garriga Yamaha +42.263 7
10 Flag of Australia Peter Goddard ROC Yamaha +1:10.185 6
11 Flag of Canada Miguel Duhamel Yamaha +1:15.276 5
12 Flag of Portugal Juan Lopez Mella ROC Yamaha +1:36.493 4
13 Flag of France Dominique Sarron ROC Yamaha +1:37.457 3
14 Flag of Germany Michael Rudroff Harris Yamaha +1:37.802 2
15 Flag of Ireland Eddie Laycock Yamaha +1:38.940 1
16 Flag of the United Kingdom Kevin Mitchell Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
17 Flag of the United Kingdom Damon Buckmaster Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
18 Flag of Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
19 Flag of the Netherlands Cees Doorakkers Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
20 Flag of Austria Josef Doppler ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
21 Flag of the United States Peter Graves Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
22 Flag of Italy Lucio Pedercini Paton +1 Lap
Ret Flag of Switzerland Serge David ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of France Thierry Crine ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy Marco Papa Librenti Retirement
Ret Flag of France Claude Arciero ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of Japan Toshiyuki Arakaki ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of the United States Randy Mamola Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of the United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy Corrado Catalano ROC Yamaha Retirement


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