1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
| 1993 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |
| Previous: 1992 | Next: 1994 |
The 1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 45th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
|
Contents
|
Season summary
Kevin Schwantz won the 1993 world championship in a season marred by the tragic end to his rival Wayne Rainey's career.[1] Schwantz started the season strong with four wins by the midpoint of the season. With three races remaining, Rainey had battled back to take the championship points lead while Schwantz nursed a wrist injury.[1] At the Italian Grand Prix, Rainey had just taken the lead and was pulling away when he fell. He suffered serious spinal injuries and would never walk again.[1] Rainey's accident marked the end of an era of American domination in Grand Prix racing.[1]
Newcomers Daryl Beattie and Alex Barros took their first wins (Barros after twice crashing out of the lead) while Mick Doohan struggled to recover from his serious leg injuries.[1] Freddie Spencer made one more comeback attempt but crashed in two of the first three rounds.[1] Honda entered factory test rider Shinichi Itoh on a third bike with development parts, rumored to include electronic fuel injection, as he was noticeably faster in a straight line that the other Honda riders.[1] When Itoh broke the 200 mph barrier at Hockenheim, it gave credence to these rumors.[1] Officially, all three bikes gained the injection system at the same time
A new star emerged on the 250 scene with Tetsuya Harada taking the crown in a tight battle with Loris Capirossi.[1] German privateer, Dirk Raudies won the 125 crown with 9 victories on a Honda.[1]
Grands Prix
Final standings
500cc standings[2][3]
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Team | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kevin Schwantz |
34 | United States | Lucky Strike-Suzuki | RGV500 | 248 | 4 |
| 2 | Wayne Rainey |
1 | United States | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR500 | 214 | 4 |
| 3 |  Daryl Beattie |
4 | Australia | Rothmans-Honda | NSR500 | 176 | 1 |
| 4 | Michael Doohan |
2 | Australia | Rothmans-Honda | NSR500 | 156 | 1 |
| 5 |  Luca Cadalora |
7 | Italy | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR500 | 145 | 2 |
| 6 |  Alex Barros |
9 | Brazil | Lucky Strike-Suzuki | RGV500 | 125 | 1 |
| 7 |  Shinichi Itoh |
6 | Japan | Rothmans-Honda | NSR500 | 119 | 0 |
| 8 |  Àlex Crivillé |
8 | Spain | Repsol-Honda | NSR500 | 117 | 0 |
| 9 |  Niall Mackenzie |
11 | United Kingdom | Valvoline-Yamaha | ROC-Yamaha | 103 | 0 |
| 10 | Doug Chandler |
5 | United States | Cagiva | GP500 | 83 | 0 |
250cc standings[4][5]
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Team | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetsuya Harada |
31 | Japan | Telkor Valesi-Yamaha | YZR250 | 197 | 4 |
| 2 | Loris Capirossi |
65 | Italy | Marlboro-Honda | NSR250 | 193 | 3 |
| 3 | Loris Reggiani |
13 | Italy | Aprilia | RSV250 | 158 | 1 |
| 4 | Max Biaggi |
5 | Italy | Rothmans-Honda | NSR250 | 142 | 1 |
| 5 | Doriano Romboni |
10 | Italy | HB-Honda Italy | NSR250 | 139 | 2 |
| 6 |  Jean-Philippe Ruggia |
17 | France | Aprilia | RSV250 | 129 | 2 |
| 7 |  Helmut Bradl |
4 | Germany | HB-Honda Germany | NSR250 | 126 | 0 |
| 8 | Tadayuki Okada |
18 | Japan | Rothmans-Honda | NSR250 | 120 | 0 |
| 9 | Alberto Puig |
6 | Spain | Ducados-Honda | NSR250 | 106 | 0 |
| 10 | Pierfrancesco Chili |
3 | Italy | Telkor Valesi-Yamaha | YZR250 | 106 | 0 |
125cc standings[6][7]
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirk Raudies |
5 | Germany | Europa Raudies-Honda | 280 | 9 |
| 2 | Kazuto Sakata |
8 | Japan | F.C.C. Technical Sports-Honda | 266 | 2 |
| 3 | Takeshi Tsujimura |
36 | Japan | F.C.C. Technical Sports-Honda | 177 | 1 |
| 4 | Ralf Waldmann |
3 | Germany | Marlboro-Aprilia | 160 | 1 |
| 5 | Noboru Ueda |
7 | Japan | Marlboro-Honda | 129 | 1 |
| 6 | Akira Saito |
17 | Japan | Elf Kepla-Honda | 117 | 0 |
| 7 |  Olivier Petrucciani |
15 | Switzerland | Marlboro-Aprilia | 82 | 0 |
| 8 | Jorge Martínez |
6 | Spain | Aspar-Honda | 74 | 0 |
| 9 | Herri Torrontegui |
12 | Spain | Semprucci-Aprilia | 65 | 0 |
| 10 | Peter Öttl |
11 | Germany | Deutschland-Aprilia | 64 | 0 |
Participants
500cc participants
References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1993/NAT/500cc/World+Standing. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
- ^ 1993 500cc Final Standings at MotoGP.com
- ^ 1993 500cc Entries List at www.f1network.net
- ^ 1993 250cc Final Standings at MotoGP.com
- ^ 1993 250cc Entries List at www.f1network.net
- ^ 1993 125cc Final Standings at MotoGP.com
- ^ 1993 125cc Entries List at www.f1network.net
|
|||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
Read more