The 1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 September 1992 at Kyalami, the first time the series had raced on the new circuit following the demolition of the classic layout in 198 to redevelopment.
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| Race 13 of 13 races in the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 6 September 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Nashua South African Grand Prix[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kyalami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 cc race
editEddie Lawson announced his retirement. To win the championship, Wayne Rainey had to finish in front of Mick Doohan and higher than 3rd if Doohan was directly behind. According to Scott, Kenny Roberts asked Rainey if he wanted John Kocinski's "help", and Rainey said no.[3]: 172
Kocinski on pole. Rainey gets the start from Kocinski, Doohan and Kevin Schwantz.
Doug Chandler moved into 3rd, Schwantz 4th, Doohan 5th.
Chandler makes it a 3-way fight for first with Rainey and teammate Kocinski.
Kocinski through to 1st, Wayne Gardner and Schwantz in a battle for 4th.
Kocinski gets a gap from Rainey, then it's a small gap to Gardner and Chandler.
Gardner closes on Rainey and passes into 2nd place. Gardner would much rather Rainey get the championship than Doohan, "so for once [Gardner] gave [Rainey] a whole lot of room as he went by."[3]: 172
Rainey's 3rd place is enough to win the championship by 4 points. Kocinski goes to Suzuki 250 GP next year, then is fired and goes to Cagiva.
500 cc classification
edit| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  John Kocinski | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | 47:00.729 | 20 | ||
| 2 |  Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Kanemoto Honda | Honda | +2.935 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Wayne Rainey | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +4.969 | 12 | ||
| 4 | Doug Chandler | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +12.577 | 10 | ||
| 5 | Kevin Schwantz | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +22.050 | 8 | ||
| 6 | Mick Doohan | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +30.313 | 6 | ||
| 7 |  Àlex Crivillé | Campsa Honda Team | Honda | +33.870 | 4 | ||
| 8 |  Niall Mackenzie | Yamaha Motor Banco | Yamaha | +34.519 | 3 | ||
| 9 |  Miguel Duhamel | Yamaha Motor Banco | Yamaha | +1:03.123 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Juan Garriga | Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | +1:10.226 | 1 | ||
| 11 |  Toshiyuki Arakaki | Team ROC Banco | ROC Yamaha | +1:25.031 | |||
| 12 |  Corrado Catalano | KCS International | ROC Yamaha | +1:25.041 | |||
| 13 | Juan López Mella | Nivea For Men Team | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 14 |  Russel Wood | Grant Nashua | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 15 | Mike Wilson | Ville de Paris | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 16 | Marco Papa | Librenti Corse | Cagiva | +1 Lap | |||
| 17 |  Dominique Sarron | Team ROC Banco | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 18 |  Eddie Laycock | Milla Racing | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 19 |  Michael Rudroff | Rallye Sport | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 20 |  Serge David | Team ROC Banco | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 21 | Nicholas Schmassman | Uvex Racing Team | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 22 | Peter Graves | Peter Graves Racing Team | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 23 |  Andreas Leuthe | VRP Racing Team | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 24 |  Josef Doppler | Uvex Racing Team | ROC Yamaha | +2 Laps | |||
| Ret | Peter Goddard | Valvoline Team WCM | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret |  Cees Doorakkers | HEK Racing Team | Harris Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Eddie Lawson | Cagiva Team Agostini | Cagiva | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Damon Buckmaster | Padgett's Motorcycles | Harris Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Kevin Mitchell | MBM Racing | Harris Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret |  Alex Barros | Cagiva Team Agostini | Cagiva | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Randy Mamola | Budweiser Team/Global Motorsports | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Sources:[4] | |||||||
250 cc classification
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References
edit- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1992". Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Signed by Mick Doohan - Nashua South African Motorcycle Grand Prix Programme - Kyalami 1992". Bidorbuy.co.za. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ a b Scott, Michael: "Wayne Rainey". Haynes Publishing, 1997.
- ^ "1992 South African MotoGP | Motorsport Database".