1992 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 2 of 13 races in the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 12 April 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Foster's Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Eastern Creek Raceway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 April 1992 at Eastern Creek Raceway.
500 cc race report[edit]
John Kocinski was injured in practice and missed the race.
Mick Doohan started on pole, and led away with Wayne Rainey and they swapped places, with Daryl Beattie in 3rd. Kevin Schwantz and Doug Chandler battled for 4th.
500 cc classification[edit]
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Mick Doohan
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Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 46:04.276 | 20 | ||
| 2 |  Wayne Rainey
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +6.822 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Daryl Beattie
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Team HRC | Honda | +18.425 | 12 | ||
| 4 | Kevin Schwantz
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +31.062 | 10 | ||
| 5 | Doug Chandler
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +36.019 | 8 | ||
| 6 | Eddie Lawson
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Cagiva Team Agostini | Cagiva | +1:03.653 | 6 | ||
| 7 |  Àlex Crivillé
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Campsa Honda Team | Honda | +1:51.839 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Randy Mamola
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Budweiser Team/Global Motorsports | Yamaha | +1:55.951 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Juan Garriga
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Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | +1:56.250 | 2 | ||
| 10 |  Miguel Duhamel
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Yamaha Motor Banco | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 1 | ||
| 11 | Peter Goddard
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Valvoline Team WCM | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 12 |  Alex Barros
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Cagiva Team Agostini | Cagiva | +1 Lap | |||
| 13 |  Thierry Crine
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Ville de Paris | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 14 |  Corrado Catalano
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KCS International | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 15 | Dominique Sarron
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Team ROC Banco | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 16 |  Toshiyuki Arakaki
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Team ROC Banco | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 17 |  Cees Doorakkers
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HEK Racing Team | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 18 |  Michael Rudroff
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Rallye Sport | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 19 |  Serge David
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Team ROC Banco | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 20 |  Kevin Mitchell
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MBM Racing | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 21 | Damon Buckmaster
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Padgett's Motorcycles | Harris Yamaha | +2 Laps | |||
| 22 | Nicholas Schmassman
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Uvex Racing Team | ROC Yamaha | +2 Laps | |||
| Ret |  Josef Doppler
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Uvex Racing Team | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret |  Eddie Laycock
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Milla Racing | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Niall Mackenzie
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Yamaha Motor Banco | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Lucio Pedercini
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Paton Grand Prix | Paton | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Marco Papa
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Librenti Corse | Librenti | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Peter Graves
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Peter Graves Racing Team | Harris Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| DNS | John Kocinski
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | Did not start | |||
| Sources:[4][5] | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1992". Archive.today. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1992 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes – The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Sydney Motorsport Park – The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "1992 Australian MotoGP – Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "motogp.com · AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1992". Motogp.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.