Jul 19

Grand Prix de France

Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans, France 4.36 km autodrome

P	Rider	#	Bike	Entrant	Tires	Race Result		Grid
1	Randy Mamola	3	500 Yamaha OW86	Yamaha Team Roberts	Dunlop	29	58:43.50	7	1:43.95
2	Pierfrancesco Chili	10	500 Honda NS	Honda Team Gallina	Michelin	29	+34.18	12	1:44.82
3	Christian Sarron	6	500 Yamaha OW86	Team Sonauto Yamaha	Michelin	29	+40.64	1	1:42.38
4	Wayne Gardner	2	500 Honda NSR V4	Honda Racing Corporation	Michelin	29	+44.19	2	1:42.97
5	Ron Haslam	9	500 Honda NSR V4	Honda ELF Team ROC	Michelin	29	+50.25	15	1:45.66
6	Kenny Irons	18	500 Heron-Suzuki XR72	Heron Team Suzuki GB	Michelin	29	+1:06.02	6	1:43.91
7	Niall MacKenzie	11	500 Honda NSR V4	Honda Racing Corporation	Michelin	29	+1:33.53	4	1:43.14
8	Shunji Yatsushiro	16	500 Honda NSR V4	Honda Racing Corporation	Michelin	29	+1:38.85	11	1:44.47
9	Kevin Schwantz	34	500 Heron-Suzuki XR72	Heron Team Suzuki GB	Michelin	29	+1:39.39	5	1:43.84
10	Roger Burnett	12	500 Honda NSR V4	Honda Britain	Michelin	29	+1:57.87	14	1:45.30
11	Marco Gentile	25	500 Fior-Honda RS	Team Fior	Dunlop	28		16	1:45.86
12	Manfred Fischer		500 HG-Honda	Hein Gericke Team	Dunlop	28		20	1:47.00
13	Simon Buckmaster	22	500 Honda RS	North London Motorcycles	Dunlop	28		26	1:48.53
14	Silvo Habat		500 Honda RS	FE-GO Racing		28		29	1:49.26
15	Maarten Duyzers		500 HDJ-Honda RS	HDJ International		27		28	1:49.20
16	Vittorio Scatola		500 Paton			27		23	1:47.96
17	Daniel Amatriain		500 Honda	Escuderia Vera		27		27	1:48.62
18	Daniel Pauget		500 Honda RS			27		36	1:52.33
19	Rachel Nicotte		500 Suzuki			27		31	1:49.37
20	Ian Pratt		500 Suzuki			27		35	1:51.88
21	Alan Jeffrey		500 Suzuki RG			26		32	1:49.71
22	Louis-Luc Maïsto		500 Honda RS	Ecurie Plein-Pot		26		25	1:48.42
R	Eddie Lawson	1	500 Yamaha OW86	Yamaha Team Agostini	Michelin		Fell	3	1:43.13
R	Raymond Roche	8	500 Cagiva C587	Team Cagiva Alstare	Michelin		DNF	8	1:43.99
R	Rob McElnea	5	500 Yamaha OW86	Yamaha Team Agostini	Michelin		Fell	9	1:44.26
R	Richard Scott	33	500 Yamaha OW86	Yamaha Team Roberts	Dunlop		DNF	10	1:44.27
R	Didier de Radiguès	7	500 Cagiva C587	Team Cagiva Alstare	Michelin		DNF	13	1:45.15
R	Wolfgang von Muralt	24	500 Suzuki RGB	Team Frankonia Suzuki			Fell	17	1:46.16
R	Gustav Reiner	14	500 HG-Honda NS	Hein Gericke Team	Dunlop		DNF	18	1:46.38
R	Hervé Guilleux		500 Fior-Honda RS	Team Fior			DNF	19	1:46.92
R	Alessandro Valesi	23	500 Honda	Team Honda Italia			DNF	21	1:47.10
R	Bruno Kneubühler		500 Honda RS	Bruno Kneubühler			DNF	22	1:47.32
R	Fabio Barchitta	42	500 Honda RS				DNF	24	1:48.17
R	Andreas Leuthe		500 Honda RS	Librenti Corse			DNF	30	1:49.31
R	Kees van der Endt		500 Honda RS				Fell	33	1:50.39
R	Ari Rämo		500 Honda RS	Rukka Racing			DNF	34	1:51.74
Q	Rolf Aljes		500 Suzuki				Did not qualify	37	1:53.23
Q	Ray Swann		500 Honda RS	Aldridge Racing			Did not qualify	38	1:54.73
Q	Stelio Marmaras		500 Suzuki				Did not qualify	39	1:57.50
NP	Tadahiko Taira	21	500 Yamaha OW86	Yamaha Tech21 Racing	Michelin		Did not practice

Distance 29 laps = 126.4 km Speed 129.1 km/h

PP Christian Sarron 1:42.38 - 153.3 km/h FL Randy Mamola 1:59.29 - 131.6 km/h

Started 36 Classified 22 DNF 14

Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, GP Motorcycle Yearbook #2

P	Rider	#	Bike	Entrant	Tires	Race Result		Grid
1	Reinhold Roth	24	250 Honda NSR	Honda Römer Team	Michelin	24	49:46.33	3	1:46.71
2	Dominique Sarron	3	250 Honda NSR	Honda France	Michelin	24	+15.55	1	1:46.58
3	Carlos Cardus	12	250 Honda NSR	Honda Team Nieto	Michelin	24	+21.94	11	1:48.09
4	Sito Pons	2	250 Honda NSR	Honda Racing Corporation	Michelin	24	+28.12	10	1:47.90
5	Manfred Herweh	27	250 Honda RS	Manfred Herweh		24	+30.89	8	1:47.80
6	Hans Lindner	20	250 Honda RS	Atomic Road Racing Team		24	+34.68	24	1:49.50
7	Loris Reggiani		250 Aprilia-Rotax AFI	Team Aprilia		24	+42.55	9	1:47.85
8	Jean-Philippe Ruggia	21	250 Yamaha TZ	Team Sonauto Yamaha		24	+46.71	15	1:48.87
9	Donnie McLeod	10	250 EMC-Honda RS	Ehrlich Automotive		24	+47.07	16	1:48.88
10	Martin Wimmer	6	250 Yamaha YZR	Yamaha Team Agostini	Michelin	24	+1:12.84	2	1:46.69
11	Alberto Puig		250 Kobas-Yamaha	JJ Cobas		24	+1:20.55	17	1:49.10
12	Hervé Duffard		250 Honda RS			24	+1:25.72	31	1:50.19
13	Urs Luzi		250 Honda RS	Team Parisienne ELF	Dunlop	24	+1:29.78	28	1:50.04
14	Andreas Preining		250 Rotax	SK VOEST		24	+1:33.50	35	1:51.24
15	Luca Cadalora	22	250 Yamaha YZR	Yamaha Team Agostini	Michelin	23		23	1:49.47
16	Gary Cowan		250 Honda RS	East-West Transport		23		36	1:51.45
17	Bruno Bonhuil		250 Honda RS	Motor Team Development		23		27	1:49.88
18	Neddy Crotta		250 Armstrong-Rotax	Moto Racing Team Ticino		23		33	1:51.07
19	René Delaby		250 Yamaha TZ			23		32	1:50.91
20	Englebert Neumair		250 Rotax			23		34	1:51.19
21	Christian Boudinot		250 Fior-Honda RS			22		20	1:49.18
22	Alain Bronec		250 Honda RS			21		29	1:50.12
R	Anton Mang	4	250 Honda NSR	Honda Racing Corporation	Michelin		Fell	4	1:47.25
R	Jacques Cornu	7	250 Honda NSR	Team Parisienne ELF	Dunlop		Fell	5	1:47.63
R	Patrick Igoa	17	250 Yamaha YZR	Team Sonauto Yamaha	Michelin		DNF	6	1:47.66
R	Carlos Lavado	1	250 Yamaha YZR	Yamaha Team Venemotos	Michelin		DNF	7	1:47.66
R	Stéphane Mertens	14	250 Armstrong-Honda	Racing Team Katayama	Dunlop		Fell	12	1:48.74
R	Guy Bertin		250 Honda RS	Guy Bertin			DNF	13	1:48.79
R	Jean-Michel Mattioli	25	250 Honda RS	Honda France	Michelin		DNF	14	1:48.83
R	Ivan Palazzese		250 Yamaha TZ	Yamaha Team Venemotos	Michelin		DNF	18	1:49.14
R	Jochen Schmid		250 Yamaha TZ	Mitsui Yamaha Racing Team	Dunlop		DNF	19	1:49.15
R	Harald Eckl		250 Honda RS	Honda Römer Team	Michelin		DNF	21	1:49.25
R	Jean-François Baldé	5	250 Défi-Rotax	Team Pole-Position			DNF	22	1:49.33
R	Stefano Caracchi		250 Honda RS	Gazzaniga Corse			DNF	25	1:49.59
R	Jean Foray		250 Chevallier-Yamaha	Jean Foray			DNF	30	1:50.12
R	Javier Cardelus		250 Kobas-Yamaha	JJ Cobas			DNF	26	1:49.81
Q	Didier Bordeaux		250 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	37
Q	Marcellino Lucchi		250 Honda RS				Did not qualify	38
Q	Bernard Haenggeli		250 Honda RS	Team Parisienne ELF	Dunlop		Did not qualify	39
Q	Urs Jucker		250 Yamaha TZ	Kung Racing Team Schweiz			Did not qualify	40
Q	Jean-Louis Guignabodet		250 MIG-Honda RS	Team MIG			Did not qualify	41
Q	Richard Gauthier		250 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	42
Q	Bruno Sparza		250 Honda RS				Did not qualify	43
Q	Alberto Rota		250 Honda RS	Team Honda Italia			Did not qualify	44
Q	Etienne Quartararo		250 Honda RS	Ecurie Centaure Nice			Did not qualify	45
Q	Siegfried Minich		250 Honda RS	HOMA Racing Team			Did not qualify	46
Q	Michel Galbit		250 JBB				Did not qualify	47
Q	Fausto Ricci	8	250 Honda RS	Team Honda Italia	Michelin		Did not qualify	48
Q	Philippe Pagano		250 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	49
NP	Juan Garriga	31	250 Yamaha YZR	Yamaha Racing	Michelin		Did not practice

Distance 24 laps = 104.6 km Speed 126.1 km/h

PP Dominique Sarron 1:46.58 - 147.3 km/h FL Reinhold Roth 2:02.81 - 127.8 km/h

Started 36 Classified 22 DNF 14

Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, GP Motorcycle Yearbook #2

P	Rider	#	Bike	Entrant	Tires	Race Result		Grid
1	Fausto Gresini	2	125 Garelli 125 GP	Team Italia Garelli	Michelin	22	47:37.84	1	1:52.48
2	Ezio Gianola	5	125 Honda RS	Team Honda Italia	Michelin	22	+42.92	13	1:56.80
3	Bruno Casanova	23	125 Garelli 125 GP	Team Italia Garelli	Michelin	22	+55.50	2	1:52.76
4	Mike Leitner	22	125 Bartol-MBA	EMCO Sports		22	+1:05.77	8	1:55.90
5	Paolo Casoli	14	125 LCR-MBA	MBA Pileri Corse		22	+1:19.49	3	1:54.35
6	Johnny Wickström	9	125 Tunturi-MBA	Silja Line Racing Team		22	+1:37.96	15	1:56.90
7	Domenico Brigaglia	3	125 LCR-MBA	MBA Pileri Corse	Michelin	22	+1:44.66	17	1:57.06
8	Olivier Liégeois	11	125 Assmex ASX	Racing Team Docshop		22	+1:56.52	12	1:56.76
9	Gastone Grassetti	15	125 MBA	Team Del Rio		22	+2:11.14	18	1:57.07
10	Flemming Kistrup		125 MBA			22	+2:19.35	19	1:57.07
11	Adi Stadler		125 MBA	RS Rallye Sport		21		7	1:55.78
12	Willy Pérez	10	125 Zanella-MBA	Willy Pérez		21		11	1:56.56
13	Allan Scott	27	125 EMC	Ehrlich Automotive	Dunlop	21		36	2:01.00
14	Hakan Olsson		125 Starol			21		21	1:57.69
15	Ivan Troisi	28	125 MBA	Team FMV		21		25	1:58.27
16	Michel Escudier		125 MBA			21		26	1:58.54
17	Denis Longueville		125 MBA			21		31	2:00.26
18	Andres Sanchez Marin	26	125 LCR-MBA			20		4	1:55.22
19	Laurent Chapeau		125 MBA			19		34	2:00.49
R	Corrado Catalano		125 MBA	Team Italia			DNF	5	1:55.60
R	Pierpaolo Bianchi	8	125 Elit-MBA	Pierpaolo Bianchi	Michelin		Fell	6	1:55.78
R	Thierry Feuz	12	125 LCR-MBA	Thierry Feuz			DNF	9	1:56.22
R	Lucio Pietroniro	7	125 MBA	Johnson Team			Fell	10	1:56.46
R	Bady Hassaine		125 MBA	Levior Team			DNF	14	1:56.84
R	Jussi Hautaniemi	24	125 LCR-MBA	Rukka Racing			DNF	16	1:56.91
R	Jean-Claude Selini		125 ABF-MBA	Jean-Claude Selini			DNF	20	1:57.19
R	Christian le Badezet		125 Lang-MBA	Team AMGP			DNF	22	1:57.82
R	Jacky Hutteau		125 MBA				DNF	23	1:58.03
R	Esa Kytölä		125 MBA				DNF	24	1:58.13
R	Gilles Payraudeau		125 Scrab-MBA				DNF	27	1:58.77
R	Ian McConnachie		125 SITO-MBA				DNF	28	1:59.68
R	Claudio Macciotta	20	125 MBA	Claudio Macciotta			DNF	29	1:59.83
R	Paul Bordes	21	125 MBA	Paul Bordes			DNF	30	1:59.98
R	Thomas Møller-Pedersen		125 MBA	RRK Viking			DNF	32	2:00.31
R	Robin Appleyard		125 MBA				DNF	33	2:00.40
R	Fernando Gonzalez		125 Kobas-MBA	JJ Cobas			DNF	35	2:00.74
Q	Robin Milton		125 MBA				Did not qualify	37	2:01.01
Q	Pascal Serra		125 Honda RS				Did not qualify	38	2:01.23
Q	Jan Eggens		125 LCR-EGA	Rennservice Eggens			Did not qualify	39	2:01.48
Q	Philippe Souliez		125 MBA				Did not qualify	40	2:01.59
Q	Hans Spaan	17	125 SITO-MBA				Did not qualify	41	2:02.17
Q	Helmut Hovenga		125 Hovi-Seel				Did not qualify	42	2:02.99
Q	Steve Mason		125 MBA				Did not qualify	43	2:07.02
Q	Peter Sommer		125 Supeso-MBA	Walter Hussauf			Did not qualify	44	2:28.11
Q	Alexandre Laranjeira		125 Yamaha				Did not qualify	45	2:28.22
Q	Dave Brown		125 MBA				Did not qualify	46	2:31.71

Distance 22 laps = 95.9 km Speed 120.8 km/h

PP Fausto Gresini 1:52.48 - 139.5 km/h FL Fausto Gresini 2:08.11 - 122.5 km/h

Started 36 Classified 19 DNF 17

Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, GP Motorcycle Yearbook #2

P	Rider	#	Bike	Entrant	Tires	Race Result		Grid
1	Rolf Biland Kurt Waltisperg	8	500 LCR-Krauser	Krauser Racing Team	Yokohama	22	45:47.15	1	1:47.72
2	Egbert Streuer Bernard Schnieders	1	500 LCR-Yamaha	Team Streuer	Yokohama	22	+14.80	5	1:49.91
3	Steve Webster Tony Hewitt	3	500 LCR-Krauser	Dennis Trollope Racing	Avon	22	+16.07	2	1:48.63
4	Alain Michel Jean-Marc Fresc	2	500 LCR-Krauser	Krauser Racing Team		22	+28.24	3	1:48.63
5	Derek Jones Brian Ayres	9	500 LCR-Yamaha		Yokohama	22	+1:10.87	8	1:51.07
6	Yoshisada Kumagaya Brian Barlow	12	500 Windle-Yamaha		Yokohama	22	+1:32.05	13	1:53.46
7	Theo van Kempen Geral de Haas	17	500 LCR-Yamaha	Team Streuer		22	+1:36.21	12	1:53.35
8	Steve Abbott Shaun Smith	7	500 Windle-Yamaha	Padgetts Racing		22	+1:39.06	15	1:53.72
9	Alfred Zurbrügg Simon Birchall	6	500 LCR-Yamaha	Zurbrügg Sidecar Team Schweiz		22	+1:49.32	9	1:51.44
10	Bernd Scherer Wolfgang Gess	11	500 BRS-Yamaha	RS Rallye Sport		22	+1:51.64	16	1:53.90
11	Wolfgang Stropek Hans-Peter Demling	21	500 LCR-Krauser			22	+1:04.25	17	1:54.20
12	René Progin Yvan Hunziker	15	500 Semyaz-Krauser			21		14	1:53.53
13	Pascal Larratte Jacques Corbier		500 LCR-Yamaha			21		10	1:51.47
14	Ray Gardner Tony Strevens		500 LCR-Yamaha			21		20	1:54.99
15	Graham Gleeson Peter Brown	18	500 LCR-Cagiva	Bran Bardsley		21		19	1:54.66
16	Yvan Nigrowsky Martial Charpentier	14	500 Seymaz-JPX			21
17	Jean-Louis Millet Claude Debroux		500 Seymaz-Yamaha			21
18	Dennis Bingham Julia Bingham		500 LCR-Yamaha	Padgetts Racing		20
?	Markus Egloff Urs Egloff	4	500 LCR-Yamaha		Yokohama		DNF ?	4	1:49.88
?	Rolf Steinhausen Bruno Hiller	16	500 Busch-Yamaha	Rolf Steinhausen			DNF ?	6	1:50.83
?	Masato Kumano Markus Fährni	5	500 LCR-Yamaha	TEC Racing Team	Yokohama		DNF ?	7	1:50.95
?	Barry Brindley Graham Rose		500 Windle-Yamaha	Dennis Trollope Racing			DNF ?	11	1:52.81
?	Fritz Stölzle Hubert Stölzle		500 LCR-Yamaha	MSC Scuderia Kempten			DNF ?	18	1:54.65

Distance 22 laps = 95.9 km Speed 125.7 km/h

PP Rolf Biland 1:47.72 - 145.7 km/h FL Egbert Streuer 2:02.59 - 128.0 km/h

Started 18 Classified 18

Sources Vincent Glon, GP Motorcycle Yearbook #2