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Race 1 of 15 races in the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 24 March 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Kibun Japanese Grand Prix[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Suzuka Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 cc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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250 cc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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125 cc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 March 1991 at the Suzuka Circuit.
Noboru Ueda, who won the 125cc race on his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut, would become the last rider to win on his debut until Can Öncü in 2018.
Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | 22 | 48:35.747 | 1 | 20 |
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Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 22 | +0.204 | 2 | 17 |
3 | ![]() |
Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 22 | +0.353 | 5 | 15 |
4 | ![]() |
Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 22 | +0.556 | 3 | 13 |
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Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 22 | +35.311 | 11 | 11 |
6 | ![]() |
Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | 22 | +44.915 | 6 | 10 |
7 | ![]() |
Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | 22 | +55.830 | 4 | 9 |
8 | ![]() |
Campsa Honda Team | Honda | 22 | +1:08.316 | 13 | 8 |
9 | ![]() |
Ajinomoto | Honda | 22 | +1:08.373 | 10 | 7 |
10 | ![]() |
Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | 22 | +1:15.302 | 8 | 6 |
11 | ![]() |
Roberts B Team | Yamaha | 22 | +1:15.595 | 5 | |
12 | ![]() |
Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | 22 | +1:18.928 | 4 | |
13 | ![]() |
Team Roberts | Suzuki | 22 | +1:20.899 | 3 | |
14 | ![]() |
Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | 22 | +1:22.472 | 2 | |
15 | ![]() |
Hayashi | Yamaha | 22 | +1:22.696 | 12 | 1 |
16 | ![]() |
Honda | 22 | +1:38.831 | 9 | ||
17 | ![]() |
YMO | Yamaha | 22 | +1:41.697 | ||
18 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 22 | +1:41.905 | |||
19 | ![]() |
SRT | Suzuki | 22 | +1:54.952 | ||
20 | ![]() |
Ajinomoto | Honda | 22 | +1:55.213 | ||
21 | ![]() |
Itohen | Yamaha | 21 | +1 lap | ||
22 | ![]() |
HEK-Baumachines | Honda | 21 | +1 lap | ||
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Millar Racing | Yamaha | 17 | Retired | ||
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Sonauto Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | 9 | Retired | 7 | |
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Yamaha | 9 | Retired | |||
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Kirin Mets Racing Team | Yamaha | 7 | Retired | 15 | |
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SRT | Suzuki | 1 | Retired | ||
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YRTR | Yamaha | 1 | Retired | 14 | |
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Schmassman Technotron | Honda | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
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Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | 45:23.048 | 8 | 20 |
2 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +0.255 | 2 | 17 |
3 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +17.876 | 1 | 15 |
4 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +21.180 | 9 | 13 |
5 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +21.560 | 11 | 11 |
6 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 20 | +21.570 | 3 | 10 |
7 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +22.060 | 6 | 9 |
8 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +23.103 | 8 | |
9 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 20 | +31.920 | 15 | 7 |
10 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +37.366 | 4 | 6 |
11 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +37.953 | 7 | 5 |
12 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 20 | +40.569 | 12 | 4 |
13 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +56.684 | 3 | |
14 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 20 | +56.734 | 10 | 2 |
15 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +57.140 | 1 | |
16 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 20 | +58.962 | ||
17 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 20 | +1:00.083 | 13 | |
18 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +1:03.334 | ||
19 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 20 | +1:08.539 | ||
20 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +1:10.775 | ||
21 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 20 | +1:31.053 | ||
22 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +1:34.951 | ||
23 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +1:35.323 | ||
24 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 20 | +1:38.026 | ||
25 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 20 | +1:41.074 | ||
26 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 20 | +1:48.765 | ||
27 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 20 | +2:07.587 | ||
28 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | +2:10.769 | ||
29 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 20 | +2:13.523 | ||
30 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 20 | +2:13.687 | ||
31 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 19 | +1 lap | ||
32 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 19 | +1 lap | ||
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Honda | 18 | Retired | ||
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Aprilia | 16 | Retired | ||
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Honda | 13 | Retired | 14 | |
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Honda | 6 | Retired | ||
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Honda | 5 | Retired | 5 | |
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Honda | 1 | Retired | ||
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Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | 38:26.905 | 1 | 20 |
2 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +2.553 | 3 | 17 |
3 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +8.676 | 2 | 15 |
4 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +15.917 | 10 | 13 |
5 | ![]() |
JJ Cobas | 16 | +33.737 | 11 | |
6 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +37.389 | 11 | 10 |
7 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +37.546 | 9 | |
8 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +38.930 | 12 | 8 |
9 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +39.174 | 15 | 7 |
10 | ![]() |
JJ Cobas | 16 | +39.327 | 5 | 6 |
11 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 16 | +39.380 | 13 | 5 |
12 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +39.425 | 4 | 4 |
13 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +45.178 | 8 | 3 |
14 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +47.160 | 2 | |
15 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +47.506 | 1 | |
16 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +47.883 | 7 | |
17 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +48.032 | ||
18 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +54.478 | ||
19 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +54.555 | ||
20 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +1:03.982 | ||
21 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +1:05.364 | ||
22 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +1:06.647 | ||
23 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +1:06.674 | ||
24 | ![]() |
JJ Cobas | 16 | +1:06.892 | ||
25 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 16 | +1:26.032 | ||
26 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +1:30.576 | ||
27 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +1:30.874 | ||
28 | ![]() |
Gazzaniga | 16 | +1:30.939 | ||
29 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +1:32.191 | ||
30 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 16 | +1:56.424 | ||
31 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +1:56.544 | ||
32 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +2:24.346 | ||
33 | ![]() |
JJ Cobas | 15 | +1 lap | ||
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Derbi | 13 | Retired | 14 | |
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Honda | 13 | Retired | 9 | |
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JJ Cobas | 9 | Retired | ||
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Honda | 6 | Retired | 6 | |
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Honda | 6 | Retired | ||
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Honda | 5 | Retired | ||
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Gazzaniga | 2 | Retired | ||
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