1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix

  1991 European Grand Prix

Race details
Race 8 of 15 races in the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	16 June 1991
Location	Jarama
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.404 km (2.115 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider	Kevin Schwantz
Time	1:33.940
Fastest lap
Rider	Wayne Rainey
Time	1:34.815
Podium
First	Wayne Rainey
Second	Mick Doohan
Third	Wayne Gardner
250 cc
Pole position
Rider	Luca Cadalora
Time	1:36.904
Fastest lap
Rider	Luca Cadalora
Time	1:37.082
Podium
First	Luca Cadalora
Second	Helmut Bradl
Third	Carlos Cardús
125 cc
Pole position
Rider	Ezio Gianola
Time	1:43.224
Fastest lap
Rider	Loris Capirossi
Time	1:43.221
Podium
First	Loris Capirossi
Second	Fausto Gresini
Third	Peter Öttl

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 circuit.

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	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	51:01.408	20
2	Mick Doohan	Honda	+7.647	17
3	Wayne Gardner	Honda	+25.917	15
4	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	+33.315	13
5	John Kocinski	Yamaha	+40.316	11
6	Juan Garriga	Yamaha	+43.032	10
7	Jean Philippe Ruggia	Yamaha	+48.202	9
8	Adrien Morillas	Yamaha	+1:12.257	8
9	Doug Chandler	Yamaha	+1:17.265	7
10	Didier de Radiguès	Suzuki	+1:17.750	6
11	Sito Pons	Honda	+1:18.120	5
12	Eddie Laycock	Yamaha	+1 Lap	4
13	Cees Doorakkers	Honda	+2 Laps	3
14	Michael Rudroff	Honda	+2 Laps	2
15	Nicholas Schmassman	Honda	+2 Laps	1
16	Hans Becker	Yamaha	+2 Laps
17	Josef Doppler	Yamaha	+2 Laps
Ret	Eddie Lawson	Cagiva	Retirement
Ret	Damon Buckmaster	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	Marco Papa	Cagiva	Retirement
Ret	Andreas Leuthe	Suzuki	Retirement