1991 French motorcycle Grand Prix

1991 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 15 races in the; 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	21 July 1991
Official name	Grand Prix de France
Location	Circuit Paul Ricard
Course	Permanent racing facility; 3.812 km (2.369 mi);
500cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Wayne Rainey
Time	1:21.571
Fastest lap
Rider	Wayne Rainey
Time	1:22.108
Podium
First	Wayne Rainey
Second	Mick Doohan
Third	Eddie Lawson
250cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Helmut Bradl
Time	1:25.955
Fastest lap
Rider	Loris Reggiani
Time	1:25.965
Podium
First	Loris Reggiani
Second	Helmut Bradl
Third	Carlos Cardús
125cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Noboru Ueda
Time	1:32.538
Fastest lap
Rider	Ralf Waldmann
Time	1:32.422
Podium
First	Loris Capirossi
Second	Ralf Waldmann
Third	Fausto Gresini

Date21 July 1991

Official nameGrand Prix de France^[1]

Course

The 1991 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 19–21 July 1991 at the Paul Ricard circuit

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Wayne Rainey	Marlboro Team Roberts	Yamaha	44:13.070	20
2	Mick Doohan	Rothmans Honda Team	Honda	+4.000	17
3	Eddie Lawson	Cagiva Corse	Cagiva	+23.646	15
4	Kevin Schwantz	Lucky Strike Suzuki	Suzuki	+23.730	13
5	Jean Philippe Ruggia	Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1	Yamaha	+31.387	11
6	Doug Chandler	Roberts B Team	Yamaha	+49.660	10
7	Didier de Radiguès	Lucky Strike Suzuki	Suzuki	+55.097	9
8	Adrien Morillas	Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1	Yamaha	+1:12.584	8
9	Sito Pons	Campsa Honda Team	Honda	+1:17.300	7
10	Wayne Gardner	Rothmans Honda Team	Honda	+2 Laps	6
11	Juan Garriga	Ducados Yamaha	Yamaha	+2 Laps	5
12	Cees Doorakkers	HEK-Baumachines	Honda	+2 Laps	4
13	Marco Papa	Team Marco Papa	Honda	+2 Laps	3
14	Michael Rudroff	Rallye Sport	Honda	+2 Laps	2
15	Josef Doppler	Doppler Racing	Yamaha	+3 Laps	1
Ret	Nicholas Schmassman	Schmassman Technotron	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Hans Becker	Team Romero Racing	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	John Kocinski	Marlboro Team Roberts	Yamaha	Retirement
DNS	Raymond Roche	Cagiva Corse	Cagiva	Did not start
DNQ	Andreas Leuthe	Librenti Corse	Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Helmut Schutz	Rallye Sport	Honda	Did not qualify
DNQ	Martin Trösch	MT Racing	Honda	Did not qualify
DNQ	Damon Buckmaster	Padgett's Racing Team	Suzuki	Did not qualify
Sources:^[2]^[3]

Previous race: 1991 Dutch TT	FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1991 season	Next race: 1991 British Grand Prix
Previous race: 1990 French Grand Prix	French motorcycle Grand Prix	Next race: 1992 French Grand Prix

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500 cc classification