1992 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1992 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 21st-23rd August, 1992 at Interlagos.

500 cc race report

Mick Doohan back on a motorcycle after his crash at Assen, and one week after being able to walk. He still leads the standings by 22 points; he qualifies 14th.

Riders are concerned about the track surface and bumpiness. According to Michael Scott, Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson and Doohan were against racing (which would have decided the championship for Doohan), but the race went on anyway. [Scott, Michael: "Wayne Rainey", page 171. Haynes Publishing, 1997.]

John Kocinski on pole, then Rainey, Wayne Gardner and Kevin Schwantz. Rainey gets the start from Kocinski and Schwantz.

Rainey gets a gap to a 4-way fight for 2nd between Schwantz, Doug Chandler, Kocinski and Gardner.

Kocinski pulls a perfect late-braking pass to move from 4th to 2nd. Gardner quickly goes back to 6th.

Winning the race puts Rainey 2 points behind Doohan. The points system in this season only recognizes the top 10, so Doohan’s 12th place gets him 0 points.

500cc classification

Notes

MotoGP_race_report
Name_of_race = Brazilian Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1992
Previous_race_in_season = 1992 British Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1992 South African Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix