1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season


The 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 46th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Season summary

1994 was the year in which Honda's Mick Doohan began to stamp his authority on the Grand Prix world. Honda's Longtime sponsor Rothmans left Honda to join Williams Renault in Formula One. Doohan won 9 races, the most since Giacomo Agostini won 11 in 1972. Kevin Schwantz was injured in a pre-season bicycle crash and raced in 6 races with his arm in plaster. 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.
Max Biaggi would win his first world title for Aprilia in a tight 250 class battle against Loris Capirossi and Tadayuki Okada. Kazuto Sakata won the 125 crown for Aprilia. He was the first Japanese rider to race for a European factory.
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:
RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit
127 March Australian Grand PrixEastern Creek Raceway
210 April Malaysian Grand PrixShah Alam Circuit
324 April Marlboro Grand Prix of JapanSuzuka Circuit
48 May Spanish Grand PrixCircuito Permanente de Jerez
522 May Grand Prix AustriaSalzburgring
612 June Grand Prix DeutschlandHockenheimring
725 June Lucky Strike Dutch Grand PrixTT Circuit Assen
83 July Gran Premio d'ItaliaMugello Circuit
917 July Grand Prix de France MotoBugatti Circuit
1024 July British Motorcycle Grand PrixDonington Park
1121 August Grand Prix České republikyBrno Circuit
1211 September United States Motorcycle Grand PrixLaguna Seca Raceway
1325 September Gran Prix Marlboro ArgentinaAutódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
149 October Gran Premi Pepsi d'EuropaCircuit de Catalunya

Calendar changes

Grands Prix

Participants

500cc participants

Standing

500cc riders' standings

;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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250cc riders' standings

;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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125cc riders' standings

;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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