1991 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix
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Race 1 of 15 races in the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 24 March 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Kibun Japanese Grand Prix[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Suzuka Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 March 1991 at the Suzuka Circuit.
Noboru Ueda, who won the 125cc race on his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut, would become the last rider to win on his debut until Can Öncü in 2018.

500 cc classification
[edit]Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | 22 | 48:35.747 | 1 | 20 |
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Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 22 | +0.204 | 2 | 17 |
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 22 | +0.353 | 5 | 15 |
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 22 | +0.556 | 3 | 13 |
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Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 22 | +35.311 | 11 | 11 |
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Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | 22 | +44.915 | 6 | 10 |
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Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | 22 | +55.830 | 4 | 9 |
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Campsa Honda Team | Honda | 22 | +1:08.316 | 13 | 8 |
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Ajinomoto Honda | Honda | 22 | +1:08.373 | 10 | 7 |
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Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | 22 | +1:15.302 | 8 | 6 |
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Roberts B Team | Yamaha | 22 | +1:15.595 | 5 | |
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Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | 22 | +1:18.928 | 4 | |
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | 22 | +1:20.899 | 3 | |
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | 22 | +1:22.472 | 2 | |
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Itariya-Hayashi Racing | Yamaha | 22 | +1:22.696 | 12 | 1 |
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Pentax Honda (HRC) | Honda | 22 | +1:38.831 | 9 | |
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YMO (Yamaha Racing Team Roadrace) | Yamaha | 22 | +1:41.697 | ||
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Nescafe Yamaha | Yamaha | 22 | +1:41.905 | ||
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Suzuki Racing Team | Suzuki | 22 | +1:54.952 | ||
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Ajinomoto Honda (HRC) | Honda | 22 | +1:55.213 | ||
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Ito-en Racing | Yamaha | 21 | +1 lap | ||
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HEK-Baumachines | Honda | 21 | +1 lap | ||
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Millar Racing | Yamaha | 17 | Retired | ||
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Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | 9 | Retired | 7 | |
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Camel Yamaha (Playmate Racing Team) | Yamaha | 9 | Retired | ||
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Kirin Mets Racing Team | Yamaha | 7 | Retired | 15 | |
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Suzuki Racing Team | Suzuki | 1 | Retired | ||
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Yamaha Racing Team Roadrace | Yamaha | 1 | Retired | 14 | |
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Schmassman Technotron | Honda | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
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250 cc classification
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125 cc classification
[edit]Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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Honda | 16 | 38:26.905 | 1 | 20 |
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Honda | 16 | +2.553 | 3 | 17 |
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Honda | 16 | +8.676 | 2 | 15 |
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Honda | 16 | +15.917 | 10 | 13 |
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JJ Cobas | 16 | +33.737 | 11 | |
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Honda | 16 | +37.389 | 11 | 10 |
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Honda | 16 | +37.546 | 9 | |
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Honda | 16 | +38.930 | 12 | 8 |
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Honda | 16 | +39.174 | 15 | 7 |
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JJ Cobas | 16 | +39.327 | 5 | 6 |
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Aprilia | 16 | +39.380 | 13 | 5 |
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Honda | 16 | +39.425 | 4 | 4 |
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Honda | 16 | +45.178 | 8 | 3 |
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Honda | 16 | +47.160 | 2 | |
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Honda | 16 | +47.506 | 1 | |
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Honda | 16 | +47.883 | 7 | |
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Honda | 16 | +48.032 | ||
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Honda | 16 | +54.478 | ||
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Honda | 16 | +54.555 | ||
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Honda | 16 | +1:03.982 | ||
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Honda | 16 | +1:05.364 | ||
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Honda | 16 | +1:06.647 | ||
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Honda | 16 | +1:06.674 | ||
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JJ Cobas | 16 | +1:06.892 | ||
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Aprilia | 16 | +1:26.032 | ||
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Honda | 16 | +1:30.576 | ||
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Honda | 16 | +1:30.874 | ||
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Gazzaniga | 16 | +1:30.939 | ||
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Honda | 16 | +1:32.191 | ||
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Aprilia | 16 | +1:56.424 | ||
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Honda | 16 | +1:56.544 | ||
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Honda | 16 | +2:24.346 | ||
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JJ Cobas | 15 | +1 lap | ||
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Derbi | 13 | Retired | 14 | |
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Honda | 13 | Retired | 9 | |
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JJ Cobas | 9 | Retired | ||
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Honda | 6 | Retired | 6 | |
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Honda | 6 | Retired | ||
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Honda | 5 | Retired | ||
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Gazzaniga | 2 | Retired | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1991". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1991 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Suzuka Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "1991 Japanese MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- ^ "motogp.com · JAPANESE GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1991". www.motogp.com.
- ^ a b c Scott, Michael (ed.). Motocourse 1991-1992. Hazleton Publishing. pp. 64–65. ISBN 0-905138-88-0.