John Kocinski
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John Kocinski
USA
Born: 1-Mar-68
Born March 1968. In 1990 rode a YZR250 in the GP250 and took the championship title with seven wins. In 1991, rode in the 500cc class with Wayne Rainey and achieved a ranking of 4th, including a Malaysian GP win. In 1992 raced under the same arrangement and achieved a ranking of 3rd, with a win in South Africa. These were the only two wins Kocinski achieved on a YZR500. Subsequently, he raced in the 500cc class with Cagiva and Honda, then switched to the World Superbike Championships. In 1997 became the WSB champion (Honda). In 2001, also performed as a test rider when Yamaha was developing and testing the early version of the YZR-M1.
| Year | Class | Result & Pole position | Machine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 500cc | 35th | PP: 0 | 1st: 0 | 2nd: 0 | 3rd: 0 | YZR500 |
| 1990 | 250cc | Champion | PP: 8 | 1st: 7 | 2nd: 3 | 3rd: 2 | YZR250(0WB9) |
| 1991 | 500cc | 4th | PP: 2 | 1st: 1 | 2nd: 2 | 3rd: 2 | YZR500(0WD3) |
| 1992 | 500cc | 3rd | PP: 2 | 1st: 1 | 2nd: 2 | 3rd: 2 | YZR500(0WE0) |
*Results for years with a Yamaha factory team, riding a Yamaha factory machine or ranked 5th or higher riding a Yamaha production racer (World GP, World F750)
Malaysia GP in 1991
US GP in 1991
