1994 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix
Pos Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki 45:49.996 25
2 Mick Doohan Honda Team HRC Honda +3.474 20
3 Shinichi Itoh Honda Team HRC Honda +7.989 16
4 Luca Cadalora Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +28.016 13
5 Alex Barros Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +36.543 11
6 Toshihiko Honma YRTR Yamaha +37.325 10
7 Àlex Crivillé Honda Team HRC Honda +41.947 9
8 Alberto Puig Ducados Honda Pons Honda +54.765 8
9 John Kocinski Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva +59.380 7
10 Doug Chandler Cagiva Team Agostini Cagiva +1:11.706 6
11 Bernard Garcia Yamaha Motor France ROC Yamaha +1:29.838 5
12 John Reynolds Padgett 's Motorcycles Harris Yamaha +1:35.410 4
13 Jeremy McWilliams Millar Racing Yamaha +1:54.792 3
14 Laurent Naveau Euro Team ROC Yamaha +1:58.497 2
15 Juan Lopez Mella Lopez Mella Racing Team ROC Yamaha +2:07.616 1
16 Bruno Bonhuil MTD Objectif 500 ROC Yamaha +2:10.228
17 Sean Emmett Shell Harris Grand Prix Harris Yamaha +2:12.308
18 Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini Yamaha +2:12.868
19 Niall Mackenzie Slick 50 Team WCM ROC Yamaha +2:30.714
20 Cristiano Migliorati Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
500 cc classification
The 1994 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 24 April 1994 at the Suzuka Circuit. Norick Abe fought bravely for the lead on his Grand Prix debut before crashing. Valentino Rossi claimed that this was one of his favourite races due to Norifumi's fighting spirit and Rossi assumed the nickname Rossifumi in the early stages of his career.