1991 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1991 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 27–29 September 1991 at the Shah Alam circuit.

  1991 Malaysian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 15 of 15 races in the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	29 September 1991
Official name	Lucky Strike Malaysia Grand Prix[1]
Location	Shah Alam Circuit
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.69 km (2.29 mi)
500 cc
Pole position Rider John Kocinski Time 1:24.903 Fastest lap Rider John Kocinski Time 1:25.100 Podium First John Kocinski Second Wayne Gardner Third Mick Doohan
250 cc
Pole position Rider Carlos Cardús Time 1:27.594 Fastest lap Rider Luca Cadalora Time 1:27.826 Podium First Luca Cadalora Second Carlos Cardús Third Helmut Bradl
125 cc
Pole position Rider Kazuto Sakata Time 1:33.597 Fastest lap Rider Noboiuki Wakai Time 1:33.172 Podium First Loris Capirossi Second Kazuto Sakata Third Noboiuki Wakai

500 cc race report

Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz out with broken bones in pre-race practice: Schwantz with a broken hand, Rainey with a broken femur at the knee joint. Months of rehabilitation were required for Rainey to get range of motion back into the leg.[2]

John Kocinski on pole. Mick Doohan takes the start from Wayne Gardner and Kocinski.

Kocinski takes the lead from Gardner, with Doohan in 3rd looking like his set-up is wrong, his bike vibrating visibly.

Kocinski opens a large gap and wins. On the podium, Gardner and Doohan look at each other and simultaneously spray champagne on Kocinski, who runs off the stage in a panic. Kocinski is notorious for being obsessed with cleanliness.

The 1991 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the final race for Didier de Radigues.

500 cc classification

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	John Kocinski	Marlboro Team Roberts	Yamaha	50:05.945	20
2	Wayne Gardner	Rothmans Honda Team	Honda	+6.145	17
3	Mick Doohan	Rothmans Honda Team	Honda	+21.070	15
4	Juan Garriga	Ducados Yamaha	Yamaha	+39.088	13
5	Kevin Magee	Lucky Strike Suzuki	Yamaha	+41.520	11
6	Niall Mackenzie	Roberts B Team	Yamaha	+1:01.504	10
7	Adrien Morillas	Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1	Yamaha	+1:25.351	9
8	Didier de Radiguès	Lucky Strike Suzuki	Suzuki	+1:25.912	8
9	Marco Papa	Team Marco Papa	Honda	+2 Laps	7
10	Cees Doorakkers	HEK-Baumachines	Honda	+2 Laps	6
11	Hans Becker	Team Romero Racing	Yamaha	+2 Laps	5
12	Eddie Laycock	Millar Racing	Yamaha	+2 Laps	4
13	Josef Doppler	Doppler Racing	Yamaha	+3 Laps	3
14	Nicholas Schmassman	Schmassman Technotron	Honda	+6 Laps	2
Ret	Sito Pons	Campsa Honda Team	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Jean Philippe Ruggia	Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Doug Chandler	Roberts B Team	Yamaha	Retirement
Sources:[3][4]

References

1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1991". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
2. Scott, Michael: "Wayne Rainey", pages 157-158. Haynes Publishing, 1997.