1994 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1994 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 27 March 1994 at Eastern Creek Raceway.

Australia  1994 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 14 races in the
1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date27 March 1994
Official nameFoster's Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2]
LocationEastern Creek Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.930 km (2.442 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider United States John Kocinski
Time 1:30.394
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Luca Cadalora
Time 1:31.615
Podium
First United States John Kocinski
Second Italy Luca Cadalora
Third Australia Mick Doohan
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Loris Capirossi
Time 1:32.200
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Max Biaggi
Time 1:32.658
Podium
First Italy Max Biaggi
Second Italy Doriano Romboni
Third Italy Loris Capirossi
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Kazuto Sakata
Time 1:37.528
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Kazuto Sakata
Time 1:37.908
Podium
First Japan Kazuto Sakata
Second Germany Peter Öttl
Third Australia Garry McCoy

500 cc classification edit

Race was scheduled for 30 laps however spectators stormed the track shortly after the chequered flag when some riders haven't completed the full distance yet. Because of these circumstances the official results were taken at the end of the penultimate lap.

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1   John Kocinski Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva 29 44:37.026 25
2   Luca Cadalora Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha 29 +6.480 20
3   Mick Doohan Honda Team HRC Honda 29 +8.246 16
4   Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki 29 +26.854 13
5   Shinichi Itoh Honda Team HRC Honda 29 +30.829 11
6   Àlex Crivillé Honda Team HRC Honda 29 +33.455 10
7   Alberto Puig Ducados Honda Pons Honda 29 +33.730 9
8   Alex Barros Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki 29 +33.736 8
9   Doug Chandler Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva 29 +45.804 7
10   John Reynolds 'Padgett's Motorcycles Harris Yamaha 29 +1:22.062 6
11   Bernard Garcia Yamaha Motor France ROC Yamaha 29 +1:27.745 5
12   Scott Doohan Shell Harris Grand Prix Harris Yamaha 29 +1:32.542 4
13   Juan López Mella Lopez Mella Racing Team ROC Yamaha 29 +1:32.788 3
14   Sean Emmett Shell Harris Grand Prix Harris Yamaha 29 +1:33.338 2
15   Cristiano Migliorati Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha 28 +1 Lap 1
16   Laurent Naveau Euro Team ROC Yamaha 28 +1 Lap
17   Jeremy McWilliams Millar Racing Yamaha 28 +1 Lap
18   Jean Pierre Jeandat JPJ Racing ROC Yamaha 28 +1 Lap
19   Bernard Haenggeli Haenggeli Racing ROC Yamaha 28 +1 Lap
20   Marc Garcia DR Team Shark ROC Yamaha 28 +1 Lap
21   Julián Miralles Team ROC ROC Yamaha 28 +1 Lap
22   Bruno Bonhuil MTD Objectif 500 ROC Yamaha 28 +1 Lap
23   Andreas Leuthe Team Doppler Austria ROC Yamaha 28 +1 Lap
24   Vittorio Scatola Team Paton Paton 27 +2 Laps
25   Cees Doorakkers Team Doorakkers Harris Yamaha 27 +2 Laps
Ret   Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha 15 Retirement
Ret   Jean Foray Jean Foray Racing Team ROC Yamaha 8 Retirement
Ret   Daryl Beattie Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha 6 Engine
Ret   Marco Papa Team Elit ROC Yamaha 6 Retirement
Ret   Kevin Mitchell MBM Racing Harris Yamaha 5 Retirement
Ret   Niall Mackenzie Slick 50 Team WCM ROC Yamaha 2 Retirement
DNQ   Lothar Neukirchner Sachsen Racing Harris Yamaha Did not qualify
Sources:[3][4]

250 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1   Max Biaggi Aprilia 28 43:42.148 25
2   Doriano Romboni Honda 28 +0.658 20
3   Loris Capirossi Honda 28 +0.696 16
4   Jean Philippe Ruggia Aprilia 28 +4.380 13
5   Tadayuki Okada Honda 28 +22.590 11
6   Nobuatsu Aoki Honda 28 +22.663 10
7   Ralf Waldmann Honda 28 +31.969 9
8   Luis D'Antin Honda 28 +45.944 8
9   Wilco Zeelenberg Honda 28 +45.976 7
10   Jean-Michel Bayle Aprilia 28 +47.386 6
11   Craig Connell Honda 28 +56.921 5
12   Andreas Preining Aprilia 28 +57.320 4
13   Adrien Bosshard Honda 28 +57.469 3
14   Carlos Checa Honda 28 +1:12.094 2
15   Eskil Suter Aprilia 28 +1:12.236 1
16   Jurgen vd Goorbergh Aprilia 28 +1:16.288
17   Alessandro Gramigni Aprilia 28 +1:31.394
18   Frederic Protat Honda 27 +1 Lap
19   José Luis Cardoso Aprilia 27 +1 Lap
20   Christian Boudinot Aprilia 27 +1 Lap
21   Luis Carlos Maurel Honda 27 +1 Lap
22   Juan Borja Aprilia 27 +1 Lap
23   René Bongers Honda 27 +1 Lap
24   Alan Patterson Honda 26 +2 Laps
25   Krisse Kaas Yamaha 26 +2 Laps
Ret   Bernd Kassner Aprilia 27 Retirement
Ret   Patrick vd Goorbergh Aprilia 17 Retirement
Ret   Enrique de Juan Aprilia 15 Retirement
Ret   Rodney Fee Honda 13 Retirement
Ret   Noel Ferro Honda 10 Retirement
Ret   Adolf Stadler Aprilia 7 Retirement
DNS   Tetsuya Harada Yamaha Did not start
  • Tetsuya Harada suffered a broken hand in a crash during first practice session and withdrew from the event.

125 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1   Kazuto Sakata Aprilia 26 43:05.474 25
2   Peter Öttl Aprilia 26 +5.199 20
3   Garry McCoy Aprilia 26 +11.537 16
4   Fausto Gresini Honda 26 +15.540 13
5   Olivier Petrucciani Aprilia 26 +24.593 11
6   Akira Saito Honda 26 +27.472 10
7   Noboru Ueda Honda 26 +27.957 9
8   Herri Torrontegui Aprilia 26 +27.993 8
9   Masaki Tokudome Honda 26 +28.436 7
10   Dirk Raudies Honda 26 +36.223 6
11   Loek Bodelier Honda 26 +36.344 5
12   Gianluigi Scalvini Aprilia 26 +36.348 4
13   Gabriele Debbia Aprilia 26 +47.472 3
14   Tomoko Igata Honda 26 +48.274 2
15   Hideyuki Nakajo Honda 26 +48.496 1
16   Bruno Casanova Honda 26 +51.976
17   Haruchika Aoki Honda 26 +52.029
18   Lucio Cecchinello Honda 26 +1:01.315
19   Stefan Prein Yamaha 26 +1:02.934
20   Manfred Geissler Aprilia 26 +1:02.942
21   Giuseppe Fiorillo Honda 26 +1:03.286
22   Frederic Petit Yamaha 26 +1:24.084
23   Oliver Koch Honda 26 +1:24.668
24   Hans Spaan Honda 26 +1:25.920
25   Glen Richards Aprilia 26 +1:34.830
26   Carlos Giro Aprilia 26 +1:44.800
27   Masafumo Ono Honda 25 +1 Lap
28   Vittorio Lopez Honda 25 +1 Lap
Ret   Manfred Baumann Yamaha 18 Retirement
Ret   Stefano Perugini Aprilia 14 Retirement
Ret   Takeshi Tsujimura Honda 13 Accident
Ret   Ken Fisher Honda 7 Retirement
Ret   Jorge Martinez Yamaha 5 Retirement
Ret   Neil Hodgson Honda 4 Retirement
Ret   Daniela Tognoli Aprilia 4 Retirement
Ret   Yoshiaki Katoh Yamaha 1 Accident

References edit

  1. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1994 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes – The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Sydney Motorsport Park – The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. ^ "1994 Australian MotoGP – Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. ^ "AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1994". Motogp.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.


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