1992 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1992 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 17–19 April 1992 at the Shah Alam Circuit.

  1992 Malaysian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 13 races in the
1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date19 April 1992
Official nameMalaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix[1]
LocationShah Alam Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.69 km (2.29 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Mick Doohan
Time 1:25.513
Fastest lap
Rider Wayne Rainey
Time 1:26.074
Podium
First Mick Doohan
Second Wayne Rainey
Third Àlex Crivillé
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Pierfrancesco Chili
Time 1:27.838
Fastest lap
Rider Luca Cadalora
Time 1:29.278
Podium
First Luca Cadalora
Second Alberto Puig
Third Pierfrancesco Chili
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Alessandro Gramigni
Time 1:33.155
Fastest lap
Rider Ralf Waldmann
Time 1:33.587
Podium
First Alessandro Gramigni
Second Bruno Casanova
Third Ralf Waldmann

500 cc race report

Kevin Schwantz injured his hand in practice and missed the race. Mick Doohan was on pole and got the lead at the start from Àlex Crivillé and Wayne Rainey. Then Doohan got a small gap while Rainey moved into 2nd. Rain brought out a red flag; 18 laps for a second leg in intermediate conditions. After one or two laps, Doohan was again at the front, followed by Juan Garriga. The rain started pouring and there was another red flag, ending the race.

500 cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda 45:45.608 20
2 Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +10.433 15
3 Àlex Crivillé Campsa Honda Team Honda +14.307 12
4 Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha +27.693 10
5 Doug Chandler Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +31.429 8
6 Daryl Beattie Team HRC Honda +32.279 6
7 Randy Mamola Budweiser Team/Global Motorsports Yamaha +1:03.497 4
8 Peter Goddard Valvoline Team WCM ROC Yamaha +2:02.624 3
9 Corrado Catalano KCS International ROC Yamaha +2:06.910 2
10 Eddie Laycock Milla Racing Yamaha +2:11.932 1
11 Kevin Mitchell MBM Racing Harris Yamaha +2:27.337
12 Cees Doorakkers HEK Racing Team Harris Yamaha +2:31.293
13 Toshiyuki Arakaki Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
14 Michael Rudroff Rallye Sport Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
15 Serge David Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha +2 Laps
16 Nicholas Schmassman Uvex Racing Team ROC Yamaha +2 Laps
Ret Eddie Lawson Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva Retirement
Ret Dominique Sarron Team ROC Banco ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Miguel Duhamel Yamaha Motor Banco Yamaha Retirement
Ret Peter Graves Peter Graves Racing Team Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Marco Papa Librenti Corse Librenti Retirement
Ret Thierry Crine Ville de Paris ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Damon Buckmaster Padgett's Motorcycles Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Josef Doppler Uvex Racing Team ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Niall Mackenzie Yamaha Motor Banco Yamaha Retirement
Ret Alex Barros Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva Retirement
Sources:[2][3]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "1992 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. "motogp.com · MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1992". Motogp.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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