The 1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 June 1991 at the Circuito del Jarama.
500 cc race report Kevin Schwantz on pole. Mick Doohan gets a very good start from Wayne Rainey, Wayne Gardner, Schwantz, Eddie Lawson and John Kocinski.
Doohan and Rainey pulling away; Rainey pulls a draft pass and starts dropping Doohan. Schwantz is drifting both tires and dramatically getting the bike sideways.
500 cc classification Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha 51:01.408 20 2 Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda +7.647 17 3 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +25.917 15 4 Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +33.315 13 5 John Kocinski Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +40.316 11 6 Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha +43.032 10 7 Jean Philippe Ruggia Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +48.202 9 8 Adrien Morillas Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +1:12.257 8 9 Doug Chandler Roberts B Team Yamaha +1:17.265 7 10 Didier de Radiguès Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +1:17.750 6 11 Sito Pons Campsa Honda Team Honda +1:18.120 5 12 Eddie Laycock Millar Racing Yamaha +1 Lap 4 13 Cees Doorakkers HEK-Baumachines Honda +2 Laps 3 14 Michael Rudroff Rallye Sport Honda +2 Laps 2 15 Nicholas Schmassman Schmassman Technotron Honda +2 Laps 1 16 Hans Becker Team Romero Racing Yamaha +2 Laps 17 Josef Doppler Doppler Racing Yamaha +2 Laps Ret Eddie Lawson Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement Ret Damon Buckmaster Padgett's Racing Team Suzuki Retirement Ret Marco Papa Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement Ret Andreas Leuthe Librenti Corse Suzuki Retirement Sources:
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