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| Race 6 of 13 races in the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 31 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Gran Premio Super Nintendo Entertainment System de Europa [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuit de Catalunya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 European motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 29–31 May 1992 at the Montmelò circuit.
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Mick Doohan was on pole. At the start John Kocinski briefly got the lead however Eddie Lawson beat him to the first turn. Lawson, Doohan and Wayne Rainey were at the front. Doohan got past Lawson, as did Rainey. With 2 laps to go, Rainey got past Doohan. Doohan tried to repass, but Rainey denied him any opportunities.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Wayne Rainey | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 47:31.348 | 20 | ||
| 2 |  Mick Doohan | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +0.057 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Doug Chandler | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +14.762 | 12 | ||
| 4 | Kevin Schwantz | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +16.333 | 10 | ||
| 5 | John Kocinski | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +28.147 | 8 | ||
| 6 | Eddie Lawson | Cagiva Team Agostini | Cagiva | +35.574 | 6 | ||
| 7 |  Niall Mackenzie | Yamaha Motor Banco | Yamaha | +42.813 | 4 | ||
| 8 |  Miguel Duhamel | Yamaha Motor Banco | Yamaha | +43.805 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Randy Mamola | Budweiser Team/Global Motorsports | Yamaha | +44.152 | 2 | ||
| 10 |  Juan Garriga | Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | +49.388 | 1 | ||
| 11 |  Alex Barros | Cagiva Team Agostini | Cagiva | +1:11.219 | |||
| 12 | Peter Goddard | Valvoline Team WCM | ROC Yamaha | +1:11.301 | |||
| 13 |  Thierry Crine | Ville de Paris | ROC Yamaha | +1:28.596 | |||
| 14 |  Toshiyuki Arakaki | Team ROC Banco | ROC Yamaha | +1:28.645 | |||
| 15 | Juan Lopez Mella | Nivea For Men Team | ROC Yamaha | +1:40.342 | |||
| 16 | Kevin Mitchell | MBM Racing | Harris Yamaha | +1:41.817 | |||
| 17 | Dominique Sarron | Team ROC Banco | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 18 |  Michael Rudroff | Rallye Sport | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 19 |  Eddie Laycock | Milla Racing | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 20 |  Serge David | Team ROC Banco | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 21 | Nicholas Schmassman | Uvex Racing Team | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 22 |  Marco Papa | Librenti Corse | Librenti | +1 Lap | |||
| 23 | Lucio Pedercini | Paton Grand Prix | Paton | +2 Laps | |||
| 24 |  Josef Doppler | Uvex Racing Team | ROC Yamaha | +2 Laps | |||
| Ret | Damon Buckmaster | Padgett's Motorcycles | Harris Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret |  Cees Doorakkers | HEK Racing Team | Harris Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Àlex Crivillé | Campsa Honda Team | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Corrado Catalano | KCS International | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Claude Arciero | Arciero Racing Team | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| DNQ |  Andreas Leuthe | VRP Racing Team | VRP | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ |  Larry Moreno Vacondio | Team Domina | Yamaha | Did not qualify | |||
| Sources: [2] [3] | |||||||
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