1994 French motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1994 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 17 July 1994 at the Bugatti Circuit located in Le Mans, France.

France  1994 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 14 races in the
1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date17 July 1994
Official nameGrand Prix de France Moto[1][2][3]
LocationBugatti Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.812 km (2.369 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
RiderAustralia Mick Doohan
Time1:40.759
Fastest lap
RiderAustralia Mick Doohan
Time1:41.686 on lap 12
Podium
FirstAustralia Mick Doohan
SecondUnited States John Kocinski
ThirdSpain Àlex Crivillé
250 cc
Pole position
RiderItaly Doriano Romboni
Time1:42.967
Fastest lap
RiderItaly Loris Capirossi
Time1:44.030
Podium
FirstItaly Loris Capirossi
SecondItaly Doriano Romboni
ThirdItaly Max Biaggi
125 cc
Pole position
RiderJapan Kazuto Sakata
Time1:50.552
Fastest lap
RiderJapan Hideyuki Nakajo
Time1:50.818
Podium
FirstJapan Noboru Ueda
SecondJapan Takeshi Tsujimura
ThirdJapan Kazuto Sakata

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredPoints
1 Mick DoohanHonda Team HRCHonda2746:28.91725
2 John KocinskiCagiva Team AgostiniCagiva27+6.10120
3 Àlex CrivilléHonda Team HRCHonda27+11.31316
4 Alberto PuigDucados Honda PonsHonda27+12.32713
5 Shinichi ItohHonda Team HRCHonda27+20.08711
6 Alex BarrosLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki27+26.06910
7 Luca CadaloraMarlboro Team RobertsYamaha27+36.8739
8 Jeremy McWilliamsMillar RacingYamaha27+1:12.7598
9 Marc GarciaDR Team SharkROC Yamaha27+1:43.5087
10 Juan López MellaLopez Mella Racing TeamROC Yamaha26+1 Lap6
11 Jean ForayJean Foray Racing TeamROC Yamaha26+1 Lap5
12 Bernard HaenggeliHaenggeli RacingROC Yamaha26+1 Lap4
13 Bruno BonhuilMTD Objectif 500ROC Yamaha26+1 Lap3
14 Udo MarkSachsen Racing TeamROC Yamaha26+1 Lap2
15 Cristiano MiglioratiTeam PederciniROC Yamaha26+1 Lap1
16 Kevin MitchellMBM RacingHarris Yamaha26+1 Lap
17 Andreas LeutheTeam Doppler AustriaROC Yamaha26+1 Lap
18 Philippe MonneretTeam ROCROC Yamaha26+1 Lap
Ret Kevin SchwantzLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki26Accident
Ret John ReynoldsPadgett's MotorcyclesHarris Yamaha25Retirement
Ret Sean EmmettShell Harris Grand PrixHarris Yamaha24Retirement
Ret Niall MackenzieSlick 50 Team WCMROC Yamaha18Retirement
Ret Doug ChandlerCagiva Team AgostiniCagiva8Water Leak
Ret Ermanno BastianiniTeam ElitROC Yamaha8Accident
Ret Lucio PederciniTeam PederciniROC Yamaha6Retirement
Ret Cees DoorakkersTeam DoorakkersHarris Yamaha6Retirement
Ret Laurent NaveauEuro TeamROC Yamaha2Accident
Ret Bernard GarciaYamaha Motor FranceROC Yamaha1Accident
Ret Jean Pierre JeandatJPJ RacingROC Yamaha1Retirement
DNS Daryl BeattieMarlboro Team RobertsYamahaDid not start
DNS Evren BischoffSachsen Racing TeamHarris YamahaDid not start
DNQ Paul PellissierTeam PatonTeam PatonDid not qualify
Sources:[4][5]
  • Daryl Beattie crashed in the first practice and his foot got stuck between the chain and rear sprocket which resulted in his toes being amputated.

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredPoints
1 Loris CapirossiHonda2543:06.08925
2 Doriano RomboniHonda25+0.68920
3 Max BiaggiAprilia25+1.18116
4 Ralf WaldmannHonda25+5.12313
5 Jean-Michel BayleAprilia25+5.52811
6 Nobuatsu AokiHonda25+5.82110
7 Jean Philippe RuggiaAprilia25+9.0189
8 Tetsuya HaradaYamaha25+24.0598
9 Tadayuki OkadaHonda25+29.0437
10 Wilco ZeelenbergHonda25+36.2736
11 Toshihiko HonmaYamaha25+41.7875
12 Adrien BosshardHonda25+52.4894
13 Carlos ChecaHonda25+57.2063
14 Eskil SuterAprilia25+1:01.5032
15 Luis MaurelHonda25+1:03.3531
16 Patrick vd GoorberghAprilia25+1:04.277
17 Adolf StadlerHonda25+1:16.427
18 Juan BorjaHonda25+1:19.607
19 Christian BoudinotAprilia25+1:20.163
20 Bernd KassnerAprilia25+1:20.761
21 Andreas PreiningAprilia25+1:26.864
22 Noel FerroHonda25+1:27.009
23 Sebastien ScarnatoHonda25+1:36.321
24 Krisse KaasYamaha24+1 Lap
25 Donnie HoughHonda24+1 Lap
Ret Jurgen vd GoorberghAprilia21Retirement
Ret Alessandro GramigniAprilia17Retirement
Ret Frederic ProtatHonda16Retirement
Ret Giuseppe FiorilloHonda14Retirement
Ret Rodney FeeHonda13Retirement
Ret Enrique de JuanAprilia10Retirement
Ret José Luis CardosoAprilia7Retirement
Ret Luis D'AntinHonda6Retirement
Ret Manuel HernandezAprilia3Retirement

125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredPoints
1 Noboru UedaHonda2342:59.00025
2 Takeshi TsujimuraHonda23+0.11220
3 Kazuto SakataAprilia23+3.11816
4 Peter ÖttlAprilia23+4.03413
5 Dirk RaudiesHonda23+9.73811
6 Jorge MartinezYamaha23+9.83010
7 Stefano PeruginiAprilia23+12.0299
8 Herri TorronteguiAprilia23+14.4288
9 Masaki TokudomeHonda23+14.7217
10 Fausto GresiniHonda23+21.7796
11 Hideyuki NakajoHonda23+27.0865
12 Haruchika AokiHonda23+29.1744
13 Enrique MaturanaYamaha23+42.7523
14 Akira SaitoHonda23+42.9192
15 Stefan PreinYamaha23+43.3601
16 Manfred GeisslerAprilia23+43.500
17 Garry McCoyAprilia23+44.162
18 Olivier PetruccianiAprilia23+47.123
19 Gabriele DebbiaAprilia23+59.934
20 Neil HodgsonHonda23+1:12.794
21 Gregory FouetYamaha23+1:39.540
22 Bertrand SteyHonda23+1:43.111
23 Hans SpaanHonda23+1:50.448
24 Frank BaldingerHonda22+1 Lap
25 Luigi AnconaHonda22+1 Lap
26 Yasuaki TakahashiHonda22+1 Lap
27 Fabien RousseauAprilia22+1 Lap
NC Tomoko IgataHonda17+ 6 Laps
Ret Vittorio LopezHonda21Retirement
Ret Manfred BaumannYamaha21Retirement
Ret Gianluigi ScalviniAprilia20Retirement
Ret Lucio CecchinelloHonda16Retirement
Ret Emilio AlzamoraHonda10Retirement
Ret Loek BodelierHonda6Retirement
Ret Frederic PetitYamaha3Retirement
Ret Carlos GiroAprilia0Retirement

References


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1994 Italian Grand Prix
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