1993 European motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1993 European motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 4th July, 1993 at the Circuit de Catalunya.

500 cc race report

Yamaha allows Wayne Rainey to use a chassis from the ROC team.

Mick Doohan on pole. Rainey gets the start from Doohan and Kevin Schwantz.

Àlex Crivillé crashes out of 4th. Shinichi Itoh touches Doug Chandler’s back tire and crashes out, taking Chandler with him.

Rainey gets a gap to Doohan, then a gap to Schwantz. Rainey credits the wind more than the new frame: “The tailwind down the straight helped the Yamaha’s speed, but coming the other way I was able to use the wind to help get the bike to turn in.”

500cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	45:58.314	25
2	Mick Doohan	Honda	+3.898	20
3	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	+18.992	16
4	Daryl Beattie	Honda	+46.625	13
5	Alex Barros	Suzuki	+55.799	11
6	Niall Mackenzie	ROC Yamaha	+55.806	10
7	Juan Lopez Mella	ROC Yamaha	+1:05.880	9
8	José Kuhn	ROC Yamaha	+1:05.962	8
9	Juan Garriga	Cagiva	+1:36.568	7
10	Renato Colleoni	ROC Yamaha	+1:46.964	6
11	Jeremy McWilliams	Yamaha	+1:49.221	5
12	Sean Emmett	Harris Yamaha	+1 Lap	4
13	Andreas Meklau	ROC Yamaha	+1 Lap	3
14	Cees Doorakkers	Harris Yamaha	+1 Lap	2
15	Luca Cadalora	Yamaha	+1 Lap	1
16	Andrew Stroud	Harris Yamaha	+1 Lap
17	Michael Rudroff	Harris Yamaha	+1 Lap
Ret	Bernard Garcia	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Serge David	ROC Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Tsutomu Udagawa	ROC Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Laurent Naveau	ROC Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Thierry Crine	ROC Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Lucio Pedercini	ROC Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Kevin Mitchell	Harris Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Bruno Bonhuil	ROC Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Marco Papa	Librenti	Retirement
Ret	Doug Chandler	Cagiva	Retirement
Ret	Shinichi Itoh	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Simon Crafar	Harris Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Àlex Crivillé	Honda	Retirement