1994 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

  1994 Japanese Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 14 races in the 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	24 April 1994
Location	Suzuka
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.821 km (3.618 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider	Luca Cadalora
Time	2:08.336
Fastest lap
Rider	Kevin Schwantz
Time	2:09.439
Podium
First	Kevin Schwantz
Second	Mick Doohan
Third	Shinichi Itoh
250 cc
Pole position
Rider	Max Biaggi
Time	2:10.876
Fastest lap
Rider	Max Biaggi
Time	2:12.187
Podium
First	Tadayuki Okada
Second	Loris Capirossi
Third	Tohru Ukawa
125 cc
Pole position
Rider	Noboru Ueda
Time	2:19.133
Fastest lap
Rider	Kazuto Sakata
Time	2:18.756
Podium
First	Takeshi Tsujimura
Second	Kazuto Sakata
Third	Hideyuki Nakajo

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.

500 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	45:49.996	25
2	Mick Doohan	Honda	+3.474	20
3	Shinichi Itoh	Honda	+7.989	16
4	Luca Cadalora	Yamaha	+28.016	13
5	Alex Barros	Suzuki	+36.543	11
6	Toshihiko Honma	Yamaha	+37.325	10
7	Àlex Crivillé	Honda	+41.947	9
8	Alberto Puig	Honda	+54.765	8
9	John Kocinski	Cagiva	+59.380	7
10	Doug Chandler	Cagiva	+1:11.706	6
11	Bernard Garcia	ROC Yamaha	+1:29.838	5
12	John Reynolds	Harris Yamaha	+1:35.410	4
13	Jeremy McWilliams	Yamaha	+1:54.792	3
14	Laurent Naveau	ROC Yamaha	+1:58.497	2
15	Juan Lopez Mella	ROC Yamaha	+2:07.616	1
16	Bruno Bonhuil	ROC Yamaha	+2:10.228
17	Sean Emmett	Harris Yamaha	+2:12.308
18	Lucio Pedercini	Yamaha	+2:12.868
19	Niall Mackenzie	ROC Yamaha	+2:30.714
20	Cristiano Migliorati	ROC Yamaha	+1 Lap
21	Jean Pierre Jeandat	ROC Yamaha	+1 Lap
22	Marc Garcia	ROC Yamaha	+1 Lap
23	Jean Foray	ROC Yamaha	+1 Lap
24	Julian Miralles	ROC Yamaha	+1 Lap
25	Bernard Haenggeli	ROC Yamaha	+1 Lap
26	Andreas Leuthe	ROC Yamaha	+1 Lap
27	Lothar Neukirchen	Harris Yamaha	+1 Lap
28	Daryl Beattie	Yamaha	+3 Laps
Ret	Norifumi Abe	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Cees Doorakkers	Harris Yamaha	Retirement

250 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Tadayuki Okada	Honda	42:28.242	25
2	Loris Capirossi	Honda	+0.128	20
3	Tohru Ukawa	Honda	+0.314	16
4	Max Biaggi	Aprilia	+2.109	13
5	Takuma Aoki	Honda	+3.841	11
6	Doriano Romboni	Honda	+10.296	10
7	Jean Philippe Ruggia	Aprilia	+15.659	9
8	Nobuatsu Aoki	Honda	+39.107	8
9	Tetsuya Harada	Yamaha	+49.757	7
10	Luis D'Antin	Honda	+50.760	6
11	Jean-Michel Bayle	Aprilia	+1:12.534	5
12	Jurgen vd Goorbergh	Aprilia	+1:21.583	4
13	Patrick vd Goorbergh	Aprilia	+1:24.332	3
14	Adolf Stadler	Honda	+1:24.918	2
15	Eskil Suter	Aprilia	+1:43.592	1
16	Luis Maurel	Honda	+1:43.783
17	Frederic Protat	Honda	+1:44.503
18	Giuseppe Fiorillo	Honda	+1:44.670
19	Bernd Kassner	Aprilia	+2:00.651
20	Noel Ferro	Honda	+2:18.631
21	Andreas Preining	Aprilia	+2:22.214
22	Enrique de Juan	Aprilia	+1 Lap
23	Krisse Kaas	Yamaha	+1 Lap
Ret	Alan Patterson	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Carlos Checa	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Jim Filice	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Wilco Zeelenberg	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Juan Borja	Aprilia	Retirement
Ret	Ralf Waldmann	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Adrien Bosshard	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Rodney Fee	Honda	Retirement
Ret	José Luis Cardoso	Aprilia	Retirement
Ret	Alessandro Gramigni	Aprilia	Retirement

125cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Takeshi Tsujimura	Honda	42:13.168	25
2	Kazuto Sakata	Aprilia	+0.670	20
3	Hideyuki Nakajo	Honda	+13.352	16
4	Peter Öttl	Aprilia	+15.923	13
5	Akira Saito	Honda	+18.234	11
6	Masaki Tokudome	Honda	+18.316	10
7	Jorge Martinez	Yamaha	+40.058	9
8	Herri Torrontegui	Aprilia	+40.231	8
9	Garry McCoy	Aprilia	+59.366	7
10	Bruno Casanova	Honda	+59.724	6
11	Loek Bodelier	Honda	+1:10.719	5
12	Kunihiro Amano	Honda	+1:17.650	4
13	Oliver Koch	Honda	+1:21.302	3
14	Manfred Geissler	Aprilia	+1:23.632	2
15	Stefan Prein	Yamaha	+1:24.256	1
16	Emilio Alzamora	Honda	+1:27.688
17	Haruchika Aoki	Honda	+1:33.790
18	Fausto Gresini	Honda	+1:37.768
19	Stefano Perugini	Aprilia	+1:43.432
20	Carlos Giro	Aprilia	+1:43.972
21	Gabriele Debbia	Aprilia	+1:56.738
22	Manfred Baumann	Yamaha	+2:05.170
23	Frederic Petit	Yamaha	+2:05.290
24	Masafumo Ono	Honda	+2:24.942
Ret	Hiroyuki Kikuchi	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Neil Hodgson	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Tomoko Igata	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Hans Spaan	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Lucio Cecchinello	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Dirk Raudies	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Vittorio Lopez	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Olivier Petrucciani	Aprilia	Retirement
Ret	Daniela Tognoli	Aprilia	Retirement
Ret	Noboru Ueda	Honda	Retirement