1992 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1992 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 17–19 April 1992 at the Shah Alam Circuit.

Malaysia  1992 Malaysian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 13 races in the
1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date19 April 1992
Official nameMalaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix[1]
LocationShah Alam Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.69 km (2.29 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:25.513
Fastest lap
Rider United States Wayne Rainey
Time 1:26.074
Podium
First Australia Mick Doohan
Second United States Wayne Rainey
Third Spain Àlex Crivillé
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pierfrancesco Chili
Time 1:27.838
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Luca Cadalora
Time 1:29.278
Podium
First Italy Luca Cadalora
Second Spain Alberto Puig
Third Italy Pierfrancesco Chili
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Alessandro Gramigni
Time 1:33.155
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Ralf Waldmann
Time 1:33.587
Podium
First Italy Alessandro Gramigni
Second Italy Bruno Casanova
Third Germany Ralf Waldmann

500 cc race report edit

Kevin Schwantz injured his hand in practice and missed the race. Mick Doohan was on pole and got the lead at the start from Àlex Crivillé and Wayne Rainey. Then Doohan got a small gap while Rainey moved into 2nd. Rain brought out a red flag; 18 laps for a second leg in intermediate conditions. After one or two laps, Doohan was again at the front, followed by Juan Garriga. The rain started pouring and there was another red flag, ending the race.

500 cc classification edit

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda 45:45.608 20
2   Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +10.433 15
3   Àlex Crivillé Campsa Honda Team Honda +14.307 12
4   Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha +27.693 10
5   Doug Chandler Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +31.429 8
6   Daryl Beattie Team HRC Honda +32.279 6
7   Randy Mamola Budweiser Team/Global Motorsports Yamaha +1:03.497 4
8   Peter Goddard Valvoline Team WCM ROC Yamaha +2:02.624 3
9   Corrado Catalano KCS International ROC Yamaha +2:06.910 2
10   Eddie Laycock Milla Racing Yamaha +2:11.932 1
11   Kevin Mitchell MBM Racing Harris Yamaha +2:27.337
12   Cees Doorakkers HEK Racing Team Harris Yamaha +2:31.293
13   Toshiyuki Arakaki Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
14   Michael Rudroff Rallye Sport Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
15   Serge David Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha +2 Laps
16   Nicholas Schmassman Uvex Racing Team ROC Yamaha +2 Laps
Ret   Eddie Lawson Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva Retirement
Ret   Dominique Sarron Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Miguel Duhamel Yamaha Motor Banco Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Peter Graves Peter Graves Racing Team Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Marco Papa Librenti Corse Librenti Retirement
Ret   Thierry Crine Ville de Paris ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Damon Buckmaster Padgett's Motorcycles Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Josef Doppler Uvex Racing Team ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Niall Mackenzie Yamaha Motor Banco Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Alex Barros Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva Retirement
Sources:[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1992". Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  2. ^ "1992 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. ^ "motogp.com · MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1992". Motogp.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.


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