1991 British motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1991 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2–4 August 1991 at Donington Park.

  1991 British Grand Prix

Race details
Race 11 of 15 races in the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	4 August 1991
Official name	Shell British Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3]
Location	Donington Park
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.023 km (2.500 mi)
500cc
Pole position Rider Kevin Schwantz Time 1:32.974 Fastest lap Rider Kevin Schwantz Time 1:33.569 Podium First Kevin Schwantz Second Wayne Rainey Third Mick Doohan
250cc
Pole position Rider Loris Reggiani Time 1:36.356 Fastest lap Rider Loris Reggiani Time 1:36.200 Podium First Luca Cadalora Second Carlos Cardús Third Helmut Bradl
125cc
Pole position Rider Loris Capirossi Time 1:42.928 Fastest lap Rider Loris Capirossi Time 1:43.155 Podium First Loris Capirossi Second Fausto Gresini Third Peter Öttl

Kevin Schwantz on pole, Wayne Rainey 0.02 seconds back in 2nd, Mick Doohan 1 second down in 6th. John Kocinski gets the start from 3rd over Wayne Gardner, Doohan and Rainey.

Kocinski opens up a small gap to Schwantz, then a gap to a 3-man fight for 3rd between Rainey, Gardner and Doohan.

Schwantz takes the lead from Kocinski as Rainey arrives to make it a trio. Doohan makes it a quartet on lap 7.

Rainey and Schwantz drop Doohan and Kocinski, and they are swapping the lead often.

On the penultimate lap approaching the Melbourne Hairpin, from far behind Schwantz swoops in on Rainey on the brakes and passes around the outside in one of Schwantz's most memorable overtaking maneuvers. Rainey is not able to recover while Schwantz widens his lead to a comfortable gap as he crosses the finish line.^{[4][better source needed]}