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1994 British motorcycle Grand Prix

United Kingdom  1994 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 14 races in the
1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date24 July 1994
Official nameBritish Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationDonington Park
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.023 km (2.500 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:33.611
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kevin Schwantz
Time 1:34.161
Podium
First United States Kevin Schwantz
Second Australia Mick Doohan
Third Italy Luca Cadalora
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Loris Capirossi
Time 1:34.990
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Loris Capirossi
Time 1:34.953 on lap 19
Podium
First Italy Loris Capirossi
Second Japan Tadayuki Okada
Third Italy Doriano Romboni
125cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Kazuto Sakata
Time 1:41.027
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Peter Öttl
Time 1:41.643
Podium
First Japan Takeshi Tsujimura
Second Italy Stefano Perugini
Third Germany Peter Öttl

The 1994 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 24 July 1994 at the Donington Park circuit.

This was the 25th and last grand prix win for defending 500cc world champion Kevin Schwantz.

500 cc classification

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1 United States Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki 30 47:31.632 25
2 Australia Mick Doohan Honda Team HRC Honda 30 +2.366 20
3 Italy Luca Cadalora Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha 30 +5.810 16
4 United States John Kocinski Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva 30 +12.260 13
5 United States Doug Chandler Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva 30 +16.464 11
6 Spain Àlex Crivillé Honda Team HRC Honda 30 +19.774 10
7 Spain Alberto Puig Ducados Honda Pons Honda 30 +39.656 9
8 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Slick 50 Team WCM ROC Yamaha 30 +53.064 8
9 Japan Shinichi Itoh Honda Team HRC Honda 30 +1:00.783 7
10 United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams Millar Racing Yamaha 30 +1:12.378 6
11 France Bernard Garcia Yamaha Motor France ROC Yamaha 30 +1:15.409 5
12 United Kingdom Sean Emmett Shell Harris Grand Prix Harris Yamaha 30 +1:25.088 4
13 Belgium Laurent Naveau Euro Team ROC Yamaha 30 +1:25.356 3
14 United Kingdom John Reynolds Padgett's Motorcycles Harris Yamaha 29 +1 Lap 2
15 France Bruno Bonhuil MTD Objectif 500 ROC Yamaha 29 +1 Lap 1
16 United Kingdom Kevin Mitchell MBM Racing Harris Yamaha 29 +1 Lap
17 Germany Udo Mark Sachsen Racing Team ROC Yamaha 29 +1 Lap
18 Italy Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha 29 +1 Lap
19 France Jean Foray Jean Foray Racing Team ROC Yamaha 29 +1 Lap
20 Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe Team Doppler Austria ROC Yamaha 29 +1 Lap
21 Netherlands Cees Doorakkers Team Doorakkers Harris Yamaha 29 +1 Lap
Ret Switzerland Bernard Haenggeli Haenggeli Racing ROC Yamaha 24 Retirement
Ret France Marc Garcia DR Team Shark ROC Yamaha 20 Retirement
Ret Italy Cristiano Migliorati Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha 9 Retirement
Ret Brazil Alex Barros Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki 5 Accident
Ret United Kingdom James Haydon Team Elit ROC Yamaha 1 Retirement
Ret United Kingdom Nick Hopkins Triton Team GB Harris Yamaha 1 Retirement
DNS France Jean Pierre Jeandat JPJ Racing ROC Yamaha Did not start
DNS United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva Did not start
DNS Japan Norifumi Abe Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha Did not start
Sources:[4][5]
  • Carl Fogarty crashed in practice and withdrew from the event.
  • Norifumi Abe suffered a broken hand in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.

250 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1 Italy Loris Capirossi Honda 27 43:18.624 25
2 Japan Tadayuki Okada Honda 27 +3.233 20
3 Italy Doriano Romboni Honda 27 +3.356 16
4 Japan Tetsuya Harada Yamaha 27 +3.876 13
5 France Jean-Michel Bayle Aprilia 27 +5.516 11
6 France Jean Philippe Ruggia Aprilia 27 +6.107 10
7 Germany Ralf Waldmann Honda 27 +6.486 9
8 Japan Nobuatsu Aoki Honda 27 +27.333 8
9 Spain Luis D'Antin Honda 27 +35.490 7
10 Switzerland Eskil Suter Aprilia 27 +36.310 6
11 Netherlands Wilco Zeelenberg Honda 27 +36.895 5
12 Spain Carlos Checa Honda 27 +37.120 4
13 Japan Toshihiko Honma Yamaha 27 +37.900 3
14 Switzerland Adrien Bosshard Honda 27 +1:03.992 2
15 Spain Luis Maurel Honda 27 +1:09.666 1
16 Netherlands Jurgen vd Goorbergh Aprilia 27 +1:09.788
17 Netherlands Patrick vd Goorbergh Aprilia 27 +1:31.711
18 Germany Adolf Stadler Honda 27 +1:31.906
19 Spain José Luis Cardoso Aprilia 26 +1 Lap
20 United Kingdom Eugene McManus Yamaha 26 +1 Lap
21 France Christian Boudinot Aprilia 26 +1 Lap
22 Canada Rodney Fee Honda 26 +1 Lap
23 Spain Enrique de Juan Aprilia 26 +1 Lap
24 United States Donnie Hough Honda 25 +2 Laps
Ret Italy Max Biaggi Aprilia 19 Accident
Ret France Noel Ferro Honda 18 Retirement
Ret Italy Giuseppe Fiorillo Honda 13 Retirement
Ret Finland Krisse Kaas Yamaha 13 Retirement
Ret France Frederic Protat Honda 9 Retirement
Ret Italy Alessandro Gramigni Aprilia 7 Retirement
Ret Austria Andreas Preining Aprilia 1 Collision Damage
Ret Spain Juan Borja Honda 0 Collision
DNS Germany Bernd Kassner Aprilia Did not start
DNS Spain Manuel Hernández Aprilia Did not start

125 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1 Japan Takeshi Tsujimura Honda 26 44:22.659 25
2 Italy Stefano Perugini Aprilia 26 +0.267 20
3 Germany Peter Öttl Aprilia 26 +1.459 16
4 Japan Kazuto Sakata Aprilia 26 +1.631 13
5 Spain Herri Torrontegui Aprilia 26 +1.853 11
6 Japan Noboru Ueda Honda 26 +16.690 10
7 Switzerland Olivier Petrucciani Aprilia 26 +22.169 9
8 Germany Dirk Raudies Honda 26 +23.821 8
9 Spain Carlos Giro Aprilia 26 +24.310 7
10 Spain Jorge Martinez Yamaha 26 +24.597 6
11 Japan Hideyuki Nakajo Honda 26 +31.753 5
12 Japan Masaki Tokudome Honda 26 +33.646 4
13 Japan Haruchika Aoki Honda 26 +36.317 3
14 Italy Gabriele Debbia Aprilia 26 +36.437 2
15 Japan Akira Saito Honda 26 +36.903 1
16 Germany Manfred Geissler Aprilia 26 +44.149
17 Germany Stefan Prein Yamaha 26 +45.273
18 Spain Enrique Maturana Yamaha 26 +49.936
19 Japan Tomoko Igata Honda 26 +50.811
20 Italy Fausto Gresini Honda 26 +51.071
21 United Kingdom Neil Hodgson Honda 26 +1:06.813
22 Spain Emilio Alzamora Honda 26 +1:08.288
23 Italy Lucio Cecchinello Honda 26 +1:08.761
24 France Frederic Petit Yamaha 26 +1:09.329
25 Japan Yasuaki Takahashi Honda 26 +1:43.447
26 France Bertrand Stey Honda 26 +1:44.015
27 Italy Vittorio Lopez Honda 26 +2:21.960
28 United Kingdom Darren Barton Honda 25 +1 Lap
Ret Austria Manfred Baumann Yamaha 16 Retirement
Ret Netherlands Loek Bodelier Honda 14 Accident
Ret Italy Luigi Ancona Honda 12 Retirement
Ret Australia Garry McCoy Aprilia 11 Retirement
Ret Italy Gianluigi Scalvini Aprilia 10 Retirement
Ret United Kingdom Kevin Mawdsley Honda 10 Retirement
Ret Netherlands Hans Spaan Honda 4 Handling
DNS Germany Frank Baldinger Honda Did not start

References


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