1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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1994 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||
Previous: | 1993 | Next: | 1995 |
1994 World Champions 500cc – Mick Doohan (Honda) 250cc – Max Biaggi (Aprilia) 125cc – Kazuto Sakata (Aprilia) |
The 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 46th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Contents
1 Season summary
2 1994 Grand Prix season calendar
2.1 Calendar changes
3 Results and standings
3.1 Grands Prix
4 Participants
4.1 500cc participants
5 Participants
5.1 500cc riders' standings[4][5]
5.2 250cc riders' standings[6]
5.3 125cc riders' standings[7]
6 References
Season summary
1994 was the year in which Honda's Mick Doohan began to stamp his authority on the Grand Prix world.[1] Honda's Longtime sponsor Rothmans left Honda to join Williams Renault in Formula One.[1] Doohan won 9 races, the most since Giacomo Agostini won 11 in 1972.[1]Kevin Schwantz was injured in a pre-season bicycle crash and raced in 6 races with his arm in plaster.[1]Luca Cadalora took over from Wayne Rainey on the Yamaha and won two races. Aprilia began campaigning in the 500cc class with a 250 V twin motor enlarged to 380cc in hopes of using its lighter weight and nimble handling as an advantage.[1]
Max Biaggi would win his first world title for Aprilia in a tight 250 class battle against Loris Capirossi and Tadayuki Okada.[1] Kazuto Sakata won the 125 crown for Aprilia. He was the first Japanese rider to race for a European factory.[1]
Honda secured the constructor's title in all three categories.
1994 Grand Prix season calendar
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1994:[2][3]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
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1 | 27 March | Australian Grand Prix | Eastern Creek Raceway |
2 | 10 April | Malaysian Grand Prix | Shah Alam Circuit |
3 | 24 April | Marlboro Grand Prix of Japan | Suzuka Circuit |
4 | 8 May | Spanish Grand Prix | Circuito Permanente de Jerez |
5 | 22 May | Grand Prix Austria | Salzburgring |
6 | 12 June | Grand Prix Deutschland | Hockenheimring |
7 | 25 June | Lucky Strike Dutch Grand Prix | TT Circuit Assen |
8 | 3 July | Gran Premio d'Italia | Mugello Circuit |
9 | 17 July | Grand Prix de France Moto | Bugatti Circuit |
10 | 24 July | British Motorcycle Grand Prix | Donington Park |
11 | 21 August | Grand Prix České republiky | Brno Circuit |
12 | 11 September | United States Motorcycle Grand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway |
13 | 25 September | Gran Prix Marlboro Argentina | Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez |
14 | 9 October | Gran Premi Pepsi d'Europa | Circuit de Catalunya |
Calendar changes
- The European Grand Prix was moved back from 4 July to 9 October.
- The French Grand Prix returned after a one-year absence on the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.
- The San Marino Grand Prix was removed and the Italian Grand Prix was held at the Mugello Circuit, while the Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica was taken off the calendar.
- The FIM Grand Prix, which hosted the Jarama circuit, was taken off the calendar.
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Round | Date | Race | Location | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 500cc winner | Report |
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1 | 27 March | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Eastern Creek | Kazuto Sakata | Max Biaggi | John Kocinski | Report |
2 | 10 April | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Shah Alam | Noboru Ueda | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
3 | 24 April | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Suzuka | Takeshi Tsujimura | Tadayuki Okada | Kevin Schwantz | Report |
4 | 8 May | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Jerez | Kazuto Sakata | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | Mick Doohan | Report |
5 | 22 May | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | Salzburgring | Dirk Raudies | Loris Capirossi | Mick Doohan | Report |
6 | 12 June | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Hockenheim | Dirk Raudies | Loris Capirossi | Mick Doohan | Report |
7 | 25 June | Dutch TT | Assen | Takeshi Tsujimura | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
8 | 3 July | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Mugello | Noboru Ueda | Ralf Waldmann | Mick Doohan | Report |
9 | 17 July | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Le Mans | Noboru Ueda | Loris Capirossi | Mick Doohan | Report |
10 | 24 July | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Donington | Takeshi Tsujimura | Loris Capirossi | Kevin Schwantz | Report |
11 | 21 August | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Brno | Kazuto Sakata | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
12 | 11 September | United States motorcycle Grand Prix | Laguna Seca | Takeshi Tsujimura | Doriano Romboni | Luca Cadalora | Report |
13 | 25 September | Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix | Buenos Aires | Jorge Martínez | Tadayuki Okada | Mick Doohan | Report |
14 | 9 October | European motorcycle Grand Prix | Catalunya | Dirk Raudies | Max Biaggi | Luca Cadalora | Report |
Participants
500cc participants
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Participants
500cc riders' standings[4][5]
- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
250cc riders' standings[6]
- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole |
125cc riders' standings[7]
- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
References
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