The 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 46th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Kazuto Sakata (pictured at Suzuka) became the 1994 125cc world champion
1994 was the year in which Honda 's Mick Doohan began to stamp his authority on the Grand Prix world.[ 1] Honda's Longtime sponsor Rothmans left Honda to join Williams Renault in Formula One.[ 1] Doohan won 9 races, the most since Giacomo Agostini won 11 in 1972 .[ 1] Kevin Schwantz was injured in a pre-season bicycle crash and raced in 6 races with his arm in plaster.[ 1] 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.[ 1]
Max Biaggi would win his first world title for Aprilia in a tight 250 class battle against Loris Capirossi and Tadayuki Okada .[ 1] Kazuto Sakata won the 125 crown for Aprilia . He was the first Japanese rider to race for a European factory.[ 1]
Honda secured the constructor's title in all three categories.
1994 Grand Prix season calendar
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The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1994:[ 2] [ 3]
Team
Constructor
Motorcycle
No
Rider
Rounds
Lucky Strike Suzuki
Suzuki
Suzuki RGV500 (XR84)
1
Kevin Schwantz
1–12
6
Alex Barros
All
12
Juan López Mella
14
19
Sean Emmett
13–14
Marlboro Team Roberts
Yamaha
Yamaha YZR500 (OWF9)
3
Daryl Beattie
1–9, 12–14
5
Luca Cadalora
All
56
Norifumi Abe
10–11
56
Norifumi Abe
12
Honda Team HRC
Honda
Honda NSR500 (NV0S)
4
Mick Doohan
All
7
Shinichi Itoh
All
8
Àlex Crivillé
All
Cagiva Team Agostini
Cagiva
Cagiva C594
10
Doug Chandler
All
11
John Kocinski
All
70
Carl Fogarty
10
Lopez Mella Racing Team (rd 1-3) Team Repsol
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
12
Juan López Mella
1–9, 11–13
Aprilia Racing Team
Aprilia
Aprilia RSW-2 500
13
Loris Reggiani
4–8, 14
Team Millar
Yamaha
Yamaha YZR500
14
Jeremy McWilliams
All
Padgetts Motorcycles
Harris-Yamaha
Harris-Yamaha SLS500
15
John Reynolds
All
Euroteam
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
16
Laurent Naveau
All
Ducados Honda Pons
Honda
Honda NSR500
17
Alberto Puig
All
Yamaha Motor France
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
18
Bernard Garcia
1–3
Team ROC
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
18
Bernard Garcia
4, 6–14
28
Julián Miralles
1–4
37
Hervé Moineau
5
41
Andrew Stroud
14
63
Udo Mark
9–10
69
Philippe Monneret
9
72
Michael Liedl
11
79
Chuck Graves
12
Shell Harris Grand Prix
Harris-Yamaha
Harris-Yamaha SLS500
19
Sean Emmett
1–12
40
Neil Hodgson
13–14
52
Scott Doohan
1
M.B.M. Racing
Harris-Yamaha
Harris-Yamaha SLS500
20
Kevin Mitchell
1–2, 4–14
Team Doorakkers
Harris-Yamaha
Harris-Yamaha SLS500
21
Cees Doorakkers
All
Team Pedercini
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
23
Lucio Pedercini
All
24
Cristiano Migliorati
All
Team Elit
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
25
Marco Papa
1–2, 4–6, 11–14
38
Ermanno Bastianini
8–9
39
James Haydon
10
Haenggeli Racing
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
27
Bernard Haenggeli
All
ROC Coronas Repsol
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
28
Julián Miralles
5–8
Team Doppler Austria
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
29
Andreas Leuthe
All
Team Paton
Paton
Paton V70 C9/2
30
Vittorio Scatola
1–2, 4–8, 13–14
42
Paul Pellissier
9, 11
Sachsen Racing Team
Harris-Yamaha
Harris-Yamaha SLS500
31
Lothar Neukirchner
1–7
32
Evren Bischoff
9
63
Udo Mark
6
MTD Objectif 500
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
34
Bruno Bonhuil
All
Jean Foray Racing Team
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
36
Jean Foray
All
D.R. Team Shark
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
44
Marc Garcia
All
Slick 50 Team WCM
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
50
Niall Mackenzie
All
J.P.J. Racing
ROC-Yamaha
ROC-Yamaha GP1
51
Jean-Pierre Jeandat
All
Mister Donut Blue Fox
Honda
Honda NSR500
56
Norifumi Abe
3
YRTR
Yamaha
Yamaha YZR500
57
Toshihiko Honma
3
Manfred Erhardt
Harris-Yamaha
Harris-Yamaha SLS500
62
Manfred Erhardt
6
Triton Team GB
Harris-Yamaha
Harris-Yamaha SLS500
73
Nick Hopkins
10
/ Shell Harris - Horta
Harris-Yamaha
Harris-Yamaha SLS500
77
Felipe Horta
13
/ YPF Padgetts - Yamasur
Harris-Yamaha
Harris-Yamaha SLS500
79
Nestor Amoroso
13
Source: [ 4]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider
Results and standings
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500cc riders' standings
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[ 5] [ 4]
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
Points
25
20
16
13
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
250cc riders' standings
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[ 6]
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
Points
25
20
16
13
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
125cc riders' standings
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[ 7]
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
Points
25
20
16
13
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap