1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

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	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Wayne Rainey	Marlboro Team Roberts	Yamaha	51:01.408	20
2	Template:Flagicon Mick Doohan	Rothmans Honda Team	Honda	+7.647	17
3	Template:Flagicon Wayne Gardner	Rothmans Honda Team	Honda	+25.917	15
4	Template:Flagicon Kevin Schwantz	Lucky Strike Suzuki	Suzuki	+33.315	13
5	Template:Flagicon John Kocinski	Marlboro Team Roberts	Yamaha	+40.316	11
6	Template:Flagicon Juan Garriga	Ducados Yamaha	Yamaha	+43.032	10
7	Template:Flagicon Jean Philippe Ruggia	Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1	Yamaha	+48.202	9
8	Template:Flagicon Adrien Morillas	Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1	Yamaha	+1:12.257	8
9	Template:Flagicon Doug Chandler	Roberts B Team	Yamaha	+1:17.265	7
10	Template:Flagicon Didier de Radiguès	Lucky Strike Suzuki	Suzuki	+1:17.750	6
11	Template:Flagicon Sito Pons	Campsa Honda Team	Honda	+1:18.120	5
12	Template:Flagicon Eddie Laycock	Millar Racing	Yamaha	+1 Lap	4
13	Template:Flagicon Cees Doorakkers	HEK-Baumachines	Honda	+2 Laps	3
14	Template:Flagicon Michael Rudroff	Rallye Sport	Honda	+2 Laps	2
15	Template:Flagicon Nicholas Schmassman	Schmassman Technotron	Honda	+2 Laps	1
16	Template:Flagicon Hans Becker	Team Romero Racing	Yamaha	+2 Laps
17	Template:Flagicon Josef Doppler	Doppler Racing	Yamaha	+2 Laps
Ret	Template:Flagicon Eddie Lawson	Cagiva Corse	Cagiva	Retirement
Ret	Template:Flagicon Damon Buckmaster	Padgett's Racing Team	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	Template:Flagicon Marco Papa	Cagiva Corse	Cagiva	Retirement
Ret	Template:Flagicon Andreas Leuthe	Librenti Corse	Suzuki	Retirement
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