Wayne Rainey experienced a big highside during qualifying, leading to multiple injuries, including broken ribs and wrist along with injuring his knee. Despite his injuries, he decided to race, stating, "Mentally, I was down, probably the worst I had ever been in my GP career. I had screwed myself up trying to race with Doohan, and I didn't feel I was getting the support from Yamaha. I was still on the same bike, it was still slow."[4]: 169
Mick Doohan was on pole. John Kocinski took the lead at the start but gave it up to Doohan quickly. Doohan quickly reclaimed it and created a gap over Kevin Schwantz, with the rest trailing behind. Rainey eventually retired from the race, noting, "I ended up pulling in, for the first time in my career, because I was just too hurt to continue... I knew anything could happen, but the only thing for me would be if Mick made a huge mistake. That was possible because I knew he only focused solely on being the fastest guy, winning every race and devastating everybody."[4]: 169–170
The fight for third between Àlex Crivillé, Wayne Gardner and Kocinski went to experience over youth.
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