1993 United States motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of the United States.svg   1993 United States Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 14 races in the
1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Laguna Seca 1988-1995.png
DateSeptember 12, 1993
Official nameUnited States Motorcycle Grand Prix [1] [2] [3]
Location Laguna Seca Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.602 km (2.238 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan
Time 1:26.417
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Schwantz
Time 1:26.837
Podium
First Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski
Second Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Barros
Third Flag of Italy.svg Luca Cadalora
250cc
Pole position
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi
Time 1:27.756
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi
Time 1:27.959
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi
Second Flag of Italy.svg Doriano Romboni
Third Flag of Italy.svg Loris Reggiani
125cc
Pole position
Rider Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Sakata
Time 1:33.459
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Sakata
Time 1:32.971
Podium
First Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Raudies
Second Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Sakata
Third Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Waldmann

The 1993 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on September 12, 1993, at Laguna Seca Raceway.

Contents

500 cc race report

It came to be known that Wayne Rainey’s career had been over following his crash in the previous round. As a result, Kevin Schwantz had clinched the 1993 world championship by the end of this round as he finished fourth.

Kenny Roberts commented on Rainey’s retirement, "I’ve thought about it the last week, but Wayne wants to work in Grand Prix racing. That’s going to keep the edge sharp, because he wants to help the team, he wants to help riders, he wants to follow along in what I’ve done. And that’s going to keep me involved. Wayne’s a big, big part of my team, and if he was disgusted with the whole thing, then yeah, it’d probably take a lot of the edge off. And he doesn’t show any signs of that and that’s probably going to keep me involved, otherwise I ... well, you know, I can do anything I want to do, but he’s a driving force right now." [4]

Despite having recently been crowned the world champion, Schwantz was equally concerned about Rainey, remarking, "Everybody’s thinking about Wayne, and we all wish Wayne and Shae and Rex the best, but at the same time, I feel like we raced all season ... to put ourselves in a position to be there to take advantage of any opportunities, any doors that were open. I feel like we still earned it — we weren’t given it." [4]

Rainey himself commended Schwantz on his championship title, saying, "Kevin called. I said to him: You deserve it. And hey, I made the mistake. It doesn’t take anything away from what you did to win your championship." [5]

John Kocinski took the start from Mick Doohan, Schwantz and Alex Barros.

Teammates Schwantz and Barros passed Kocinski.

Barros started to pull away, and at Turn 11, Kocinski tried an inside pass on Schwantz that failed to stick, allowing Doohan to come up as the three went down the straight three abreast. Schwantz stayed to the inside and took the hairpin ahead of Doohan and Kocinski.

Doohan got past Schwantz and hunted down Barros to take the lead. Kocinski also passed Barros.

Doohan's bike hopped a bit on the exit of The Corkscrew, causing him to lose his footing and almost ride his bike side-saddle, only to later clip the hay bales on the left side of the track with his shoulder. He was almost hit by two bikes as he slid into the track, but managed to get up with a bit of pain.

Kocinski's win was Cagiva’s first dry win in GP racing; Eddie Lawson won a wet race last year, but a lucky tire choice was seen as the main reason for the win.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva 48:17.17525
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Barros Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +6.37520
3 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Cadalora Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +10.48916
4 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +18.26513
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daryl Beattie Rothmans Honda Team Honda +19.49311
6 Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Itoh HRC Rothmans Honda Honda +37.29210
7 Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé Marlboro Honda Pons Honda +39.3179
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Niall Mackenzie Valvoline Team WCM ROC Yamaha +42.8518
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Reynolds Padgett's Motorcycles Harris Yamaha +1 Lap7
10 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Lopez Mella Lopez Mella Racing Team ROC Yamaha +1 Lap6
11 Flag of France.svg José Kuhn Euromoto Yamaha +1 Lap5
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy McWilliams Millar Racing Yamaha +1 Lap4
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Emmett Shell Team Harris Harris Yamaha +1 Lap3
14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Serge David Team ROC ROC Yamaha +1 Lap2
15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurent Naveau Euro Team ROC Yamaha +1 Lap1
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Jefferies Peter Graves Racing Team Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
17 Flag of Japan.svg Tsutomu Udagawa Team Udagawa ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
18 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Rudroff Rallye Sport Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
19 Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Meklau Austrian Racing Company ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
20 Flag of France.svg Bruno Bonhuil MTD Objectif 500 ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Mladin Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva Retirement
Ret Flag of France.svg Thierry Crine Ville de Paris ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Renato Colleoni Team Elit ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin Mitchell MBM Racing Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cees Doorakkers Doorakkers Racing Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Stroud Team Harris Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Marco Papa Librenti Corse Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of France.svg Bernard Garcia Yamaha Motor France Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of the United States.svg Danny Walker Southwest Motorsports Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of the United States.svg Doug Chandler Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva Retirement
DNS Flag of the United States.svg Freddie Spencer Yamaha Motor France Yamaha Did not start
Sources: [6] [7]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi Honda 46:04.50525
2 Flag of Italy.svg Doriano Romboni Honda +1.38120
3 Flag of Italy.svg Loris Reggiani Aprilia +3.80316
4 Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Puig Honda +3.88113
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Harada Yamaha +4.61911
6 Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Chili Yamaha +12.27910
7 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuatsu Aoki Honda +18.1669
8 Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Bradl Honda +19.8618
9 Flag of Japan.svg Tadayuki Okada Honda +28.0447
10 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Roberts Jr Yamaha +44.7516
11 Flag of Spain.svg Luis d'Antin Honda +45.1135
12 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Borja Honda +55.4844
13 Flag of France.svg Frédéric Protat Aprilia +56.5293
14 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Checa Honda +57.5552
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Adrian Bosshard Honda +1:02.4091
16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Patrick van den Goorbergh Aprilia +1:02.565
17 Flag of Spain.svg Pere Riba Honda +1:04.795
18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bernard Haenggeli Aprilia +1:15.641
19 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Maurel Aprilia +1 Lap
20 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Kassner Aprilia +1 Lap
21 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jeandat Aprilia +1 Lap
22 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Pennachioli Honda +1 Lap
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Max Biaggi Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Austria.svg Andy Preining Aprilia Retirement
Ret Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eskil Suter Aprilia Retirement
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Crafar Suzuki Retirement
Ret Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wilco Zeelenberg Aprilia Retirement
Ret Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Schmid Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Ruggia Aprilia Retirement
Ret Flag of France.svg Jean-Michel Bayle Aprilia Retirement
Ret Flag of Germany.svg Volker Bahr Honda Retirement

Notes

  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1993". July 25, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1993 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Laguna Seca Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. 1 2 Duke Video, “Bike 500 GP 1993 Review”. Videocassette.
  5. Scott, Michael. Wayne Rainey: His Own Story. Page 190. Sparkford: Haynes Publishing, 1997.
  6. "1993 United States MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". June 13, 2017.
  7. "motogp.com · UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1993". www.motogp.com.
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