The1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 45thF.I.M.Road Racing World Championship season.
Kevin Schwantz won the 500cc1993 world championship in a season marred by the tragic end to his rivalWayne Rainey's career.[1] Schwantz started the season strongly with four wins by the midpoint of the season. With three races remaining, Rainey had battled back to take the championship points lead while Schwantz nursed a wrist injury.[1] At theItalian Grand Prix, Rainey had just taken the lead and was pulling away when he fell. He suffered serious spinal injuries and would never walk again.[1] Rainey's accident marked the end of an era of American domination in Grand Prix racing.[1]
NewcomersDaryl Beattie andAlex Barros took their first wins (Barros after twice crashing out of the lead) whileMick Doohan struggled to recover from his serious leg injuries.[1]Freddie Spencer made one more comeback attempt but crashed in two of the first three rounds.[1]Honda entered factory test riderShinichi Itoh on a third bike with development parts, rumored to include electronic fuel injection, as he was noticeably faster in a straight line that the other Honda riders.[1] When Itoh broke the 200 mph barrier at Hockenheim, it gave credence to these rumors.[1] Officially, all three bikes gained the injection system at the same time
A new star emerged on the 250 scene withTetsuya Harada taking the crown in a tight battle withLoris Capirossi.[1] German privateer,Dirk Raudies won the 125 crown with 9 victories on aHonda.[1]
The 1993 season also marks the last time a rider is allowed to compete in two different classes at the same race.
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1993:[2][3]
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| Round | Date | Race | Location | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 500cc winner | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March | Eastern Creek | Report | ||||
| 2 | 4 April | Shah Alam | Report | ||||
| 3 | 18 April | Suzuka | Report | ||||
| 4 | 2 May | Jerez | Report | ||||
| 5 | 16 May | Salzburgring | Report | ||||
| 6 | 13 June | Hockenheim | Report | ||||
| 7 | 26 June | Assen | Report | ||||
| 8 | 4 July | Catalunya | Report | ||||
| 9 | 18 July | Mugello | Report | ||||
| 10 | 1 August | Donington | Report | ||||
| 11 | 22 August | Brno | Report | ||||
| 12 | 5 September | Misano | Report | ||||
| 13 | 12 September | Laguna Seca | Report | ||||
| 14 | 26 September | Jarama | Report |
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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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 |
| Pos | Rider | No | Bike | AUS | MAL | JPN | ESP | AUT | GER | NED | EUR | SMR | GBR | CZE | ITA | USA | FIM | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | Yamaha | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 197 | |
| 2 | 65 | Honda | Ret | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 193 | |
| 3 | 13 | Aprilia | 14 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 158 | |
| 4 | 5 | Honda | 3 | 17 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 142 | |
| 5 | 10 | Honda | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 139 | ||||
| 6 | 17 | Aprilia | 9 | 19 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 129 | |
| 7 | 4 | Honda | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 126 | |
| 8 | 18 | Honda | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 120 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Honda | 13 | 8 | 15 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 106 | |
| 10 | 3 | Yamaha | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 106 | |
| 11 | 14 | Honda | 5 | 1 | 4 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 10 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 100 | |
| 12 | 19 | Suzuki | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 80 | ||||||||
| 13 | 11 | Aprilia | 11 | Ret | 16 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 50 | |
| 14 | 7 | Yamaha | 12 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 50 | |
| 15 | 34 | Honda | Ret | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 43 | |||
| 16 | 24 | Aprilia | Ret | 13 | 12 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 31 | |
| 17 | 16 | Aprilia | Ret | 14 | 11 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 13 | 30 | |
| 18 | 8 | Honda | 6 | 18 | Ret | DNS | 9 | Ret | 6 | 27 | ||||||||
| 19 | 20 | Aprilia | Ret | 15 | 17 | 18 | 11 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 24 | |
| 20 | 28 | Honda | 15 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 21 | 12 | Ret | 19 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | |
| 21 | 37 | Suzuki | 10 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 17 | ||||||||
| 22 | 44 | Aprilia | 19 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 8 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 12 | 16 | |
| 23 | 38 | Honda | 21 | 25 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
| 24 | 50 | Honda | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 27 | Aprilia | Ret | Ret | 20 | 16 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 12 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 19 | 8 | |
| 26 | 21 | Gilera | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 7 | ||||||
| 27 | 75 | Yamaha | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 67 | Aprilia | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 30 | Honda | Ret | Ret | 23 | 17 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 5 | |||
| 30 | 39 | Gilera | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | 18 | 24 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 16 | Ret | 2 | ||||
| 31 | 26 | Aprilia | 20 | 22 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 17 | Ret | 21 | 20 | 18 | 2 | |
| 32 | 25 | Aprilia | 17 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 20 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 1 | ||
| 33 | 51 | Aprilia | 18 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 19 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 21 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 34 | 23 | Aprilia | Ret | 23 | 24 | 19 | Ret | 23 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 19 | 16 | 18 | Ret | 1 | |
| 22 | Aprilia | Ret | 21 | Ret | 21 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | 23 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Honda | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Honda | 17 | Ret | 20 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
| 54 | Yamaha | DNQ | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Aprilia | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Honda | Ret | 25 | 26 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | Ret | 20 | 0 | ||
| Yamaha | 19 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Honda | 23 | Ret | 25 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 43 | Honda | 24 | 26 | 27 | Ret | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | Ret | 22 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Yamaha | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Suzuki | 21 | Ret | 28 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Yamaha | 21 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honda | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Honda | Ret | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Aprilia | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yamaha | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Yamaha | 24 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Honda | 25 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yamaha | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yamaha | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aprilia | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aprilia | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aprilia | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honda | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honda | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aprilia | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yamaha | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 77 | Yamaha | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Aprilia | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Rider | No | Bike | AUS | MAL | JPN | ESP | AUT | GER | NED | EUR | SMR | GBR | CZE | ITA | USA | FIM | Pts |
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 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | Nationality | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Germany | Europa Raudies-Honda | 280 | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | Japan | F.C.C. Technical Sports-Honda | 266 | 2 | |
| 3 | 36 | Japan | F.C.C. Technical Sports-Honda | 177 | 1 | |
| 4 | 3 | Germany | Marlboro-Aprilia | 160 | 1 | |
| 5 | 7 | Japan | Marlboro-Honda | 129 | 1 | |
| 6 | 17 | Japan | Elf Kepla-Honda | 117 | 0 | |
| 7 | 15 | Switzerland | Marlboro-Aprilia | 82 | 0 | |
| 8 | 6 | Spain | Aspar-Honda | 74 | 0 | |
| 9 | 12 | Spain | Semprucci-Aprilia | 65 | 0 | |
| 10 | 11 | Germany | Deutschland-Aprilia | 64 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2 | Italy | Marlboro-Aprilia | 61 | ||
| 12 | 16 | Italy | Daytona-Pit Lane-Honda | 59 | ||
| 13 | 14 | Germany | Ditter Plastic-Honda | 52 | ||
| 14 | 24 | Japan | Moto Bum-Honda | 39 | ||
| 15 | 33 | Germany | Co Promotion-Honda | 38 | ||
| 16 | 20 | Austria | Baumann-Honda | 36 | ||
| 17 | 19 | Japan | Jha-Honda | 30 | ||
| 19 | 31 | Australia | AGV Germany-Aprilia | 25 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Spain | Ducados-Aprilia | 22 | ||
| 21 | 4 | Italy | Scot Racing-Aprilia | 22 | ||
| 22 | 28 | Italy | IPA Corse Effeuno-Honda | 22 | ||
| 23 | 23 | Germany | Co Promotion-Honda | 21 | ||
| 24 | 25 | Great Britain | Burnett-Honda | 18 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Netherlands | Exact Software-DC Sports-Rumi/Honda | 16 | ||
| 26 | 21 | Germany | Aprilia Deutschland | 14 | ||
| 27 | 63 | Spain | M.C Manresa-Petrocat-Honda | 9 | ||
| 28 | 52 | Japan | Jha-Honda | 8 | ||
| 29 | 65 | Italy | Daytona-Pit Lane-Honda | 7 | ||
| 30 | 37 | Germany | Co Promotion-Honda | 6 | ||
| 31 | Japan | 4 | ||||
| 32 | 27 | Spain | Miralles-Honda | 4 | ||
| 33 | 38 | Italy | IPA Corse Effeuno-Honda | 3 | ||
| 33 | 42 | Japan | Unemoto & Harc-Pro.-Honda | 3 | ||
| 35 | 29 | Netherlands | Arie Molenaar-Honda | 1 |