1991 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

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1991 Spanish Grand Prix recap

The event was the fourth round of the 1991 season, held at the Jerez circuit on May 12, 1991. The track is a 4.218 km permanent racing facility.

500cc
- Pole position: Wayne Rainey (Yamaha) at 1:46.881
- Fastest lap: Wayne Rainey (Yamaha) at 1:47.615
- Podium: 1) Michael Doohan (Honda) 2) John Kocinski (Yamaha) 3) Wayne Rainey (Yamaha)
- Race notes: Rainey started from pole and led into turn 1 ahead of Doohan, Kocinski, Eddie Lawson and Kevin Schwantz. Doohan soon pulled away; Kocinski briefly passed Rainey. Doohan won by a clear margin, with Kocinski taking second and narrowing Rainey’s championship lead. Rainey said his tire blistered and he had to nurse it through the right-handers. Schwantz’s Suzuki suffered a piston failure while fighting for fourth.

250cc
- Pole position: Helmut Bradl (Honda) at 1:49.108
- Fastest lap: Helmut Bradl (Honda) at 1:50.002
- Podium: 1) Helmut Bradl (Honda) 2) Luca Cadalora (Honda) 3) Loris Reggiani (Aprilia)

125cc
- Pole position: Noboru Ueda (Honda) at 1:54.647
- Fastest lap: Ezio Gianola (Derbi) at 1:54.038
- Podium: 1) Noboru Ueda (Honda) 2) Fausto Gresini (Honda) 3) Loris Capirossi (Honda)

Sidecar (B2A)
- Pole position: Alain Michel Krauser (Krauser) at 1:50.817
- Fastest lap: Steve Webster (Krauser) at 1:52.237
- Podium: 1) Steve Webster Krauser 2) Paul Güdel LCR-Krauser 3) Steve Abbott LCR-Krauser