The 1991 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the

1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 43rd Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, F.I.M. Road racing, Road Racing World Championship season. Season summary The beginning of the 1990s marked a golden age for Grand Prix motorc ...

. It took place on the weekend of 7–9 June 1991 at the

Salzburgring The Salzburgring is a motorsport race track located in Plainfeld, east of Salzburg. Key facts Track Length Bends 15 Straights ...

500 cc race report

Mick Doohan Michael Sydney Doohan ( ; born 4 June 1965) is an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle road racing List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions, World Champion, who won five consecutive List of 500cc/Mo ...

dominates qualifying with more than a second under

Kevin Schwantz Kevin James Schwantz (born June 19, 1964) is an American former professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1988 to 1995, most prominently as a member of the Suzuki factory rac ...

in 2nd place. At the start,

Wayne Rainey Wayne Wesley Rainey (born October 23, 1960) is an American former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships in 1984 and from 1988 to 1993. He won the 500cc World Championship th ...

gets the first turn from

Wayne Gardner Wayne Michael Gardner (born 11 October 1959) is an Australian former professional motorcycle and touring car racer. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from to , most prominently as a member of the Honda factor ...

, Doohan and

John Kocinski John Kocinski (born March 20, 1968, in Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas) is a retired Americans, American Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle road racing, road racer whose successes include winning the 1990 Grand Prix m ...

. Doohan gets past Gardner and he and Rainey start forming a gap at the front. Kocinski starts putting pressure on Gardner. Doohan takes the lead, with Rainey doing everything he can to stay in contact. Schwantz starts moving through the field. It ends in that order. Schwantz complains that with two laps to go, Gardner almost pushed him into a barrier, and there are heated words after the race.Schwantz, Kevin
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500 cc classification

250 cc classification

125 cc classification

Sidecar classification

References

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Motorcycle Grand Prix Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ...