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.
500 cc race report
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.
500 cc classification Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 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 (25) Damon Buckmaster Padgett's Motorcycles Harris Yamaha Retirement Ret (26) Cees Doorakkers HEK Racing Team Harris Yamaha Retirement Ret (27) Àlex Crivillé Campsa Honda Team Honda Retirement Ret (28) Corrado Catalano KCS International ROC Yamaha Retirement Ret (29) 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:
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