1997 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1997 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 3 August 1997 at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.

Brazil  1997 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date3 August 1997
Official nameLucky Strike Rio Grand Prix[1]
LocationAutódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.933 km (3.065 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
RiderAustralia Mick Doohan
Time1:51.955
Fastest lap
RiderJapan Tadayuki Okada
Time1:51.928
Podium
FirstAustralia Mick Doohan
SecondJapan Tadayuki Okada
ThirdItaly Luca Cadalora
250 cc
Pole position
RiderFrance Olivier Jacque
Time1:53.870
Fastest lap
RiderFrance Olivier Jacque
Time1:54.267
Podium
FirstFrance Olivier Jacque
SecondJapan Tetsuya Harada
ThirdJapan Tohru Ukawa
125 cc
Pole position
RiderJapan Noboru Ueda
Time2:00.287
Fastest lap
RiderItaly Valentino Rossi
Time2:00.074
Podium
FirstItaly Valentino Rossi
SecondJapan Noboru Ueda
ThirdJapan Youichi Ui

500 cc classification

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Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Mick DoohanRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda45:05.79325
2 Tadayuki OkadaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda+0.70620
3 Luca CadaloraRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha+22.53516
4 Nobuatsu AokiRheos Elf FCC TSHonda+23.49313
5 Norifumi AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha+23.76911
6 Jürgen FuchsElf 500 ROCElf 500+29.43510
7 Doriano RomboniIP Aprilia Racing TeamAprilia+41.6749
8 Jean-Michel BayleMarlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3+44.1138
9 Regis LaconiTeam TecmasHonda+1:02.7227
10 Anthony GobertLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+1:06.3516
11 Jurgen van den GoorberghTeam Millar MQPHonda+1:09.1615
12 Kirk McCarthyWorld Championship MotorsportsROC Yamaha+1:25.3934
13 Daryl BeattieLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+1:27.2153
14 Alberto PuigMovistar Honda PonsHonda+1:28.8982
15 Lucio PederciniTeam PederciniYamaha+1:50.8901
16 Laurent NaveauMillet RacingROC Yamaha+1 Lap
17 Frederic ProtatSoverex FP RacingHonda+1 Lap
Ret Juan BorjaElf 500 ROCElf 500Retirement
Ret Kenny Roberts Jr.Marlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3Retirement
Ret Sete GibernauYamaha Team RaineyYamahaRetirement
Ret Carlos ChecaMovistar Honda PonsHondaRetirement
Ret Alex BarrosHonda GresiniHondaRetirement
Sources: [1][2]

250 cc classification

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PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Olivier JacqueHonda42:09.11425
2 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia+0.23320
3 Tohru UkawaHonda+6.08816
4 Loris CapirossiAprilia+15.06513
5 Max BiaggiHonda+22.37711
6 Stefano PeruginiAprilia+31.88810
7 Haruchika AokiHonda+47.2919
8 Takeshi TsujimuraTSR-Honda+50.7328
9 Sebastian PortoAprilia+52.8087
10 Jeremy McWilliamsHonda+53.4896
11 Cristiano MiglioratiHonda+1:00.5205
12 Ralf WaldmannHonda+1:04.1244
13 Luca BoscoscuroHonda+1:05.3423
14 Emilio AlzamoraHonda+1:07.3962
15 José Luis CardosoYamaha+1:09.3521
16 Giuseppe FiorilloAprilia+1:10.294
17 Oliver PetruccianiAprilia+1:37.897
18 Kurtis RobertsHonda+1:57.163
19 Eustaquio GaviraAprilia+1 Lap
Ret Idalio GaviraApriliaRetirement
Ret Federico GartnerHondaRetirement
Ret Luis d'AntinYamahaRetirement
Ret Johann StigefeltSuzukiRetirement
Ret William CostesHondaRetirement
Ret Noriyasu NumataSuzukiRetirement
Ret Osamu MiyazakiYamahaRetirement

125 cc classification

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PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Valentino RossiAprilia42:32.21825
2 Noboru UedaHonda+1.37920
3 Youichi UiYamaha+8.48116
4 Tomomi ManakoHonda+9.01513
5 Kazuto SakataAprilia+27.10211
6 Mirko GiansantiHonda+27.24010
7 Jorge MartinezAprilia+27.3919
8 Lucio CecchinelloHonda+27.4548
9 Frederic PetitHonda+27.5827
10 Masaki TokudomeAprilia+27.7316
11 Roberto LocatelliHonda+27.9815
12 Steve JenknerAprilia+37.0024
13 Garry McCoyAprilia+37.2283
14 Gino BorsoiYamaha+39.1962
15 Enrique MaturanaYamaha+39.5141
16 Yoshiaki KatohYamaha+48.621
17 Masao AzumaHonda+57.139
18 Ivan GoiAprilia+1:03.048
19 Josep SardaHonda+1:07.347
20 Dirk RaudiesHonda+1:12.489
21 Adilson ZaccariHonda+1 Lap
22 César BarrosHonda+1 Lap
23 Carlos MedeirosHonda+1 Lap
24 Renato VelludoHonda+1 Lap
25 Eraldo TomeHonda+1 Lap
Ret Benny JerzenbeckHondaRetirement
Ret Cristiano Irias-VieiraHondaRetirement
Ret Angel Nieto JrApriliaRetirement
Ret Jaroslav HulesHondaRetirement
Ret Manfred GeisslerApriliaRetirement
Ret Gianluigi ScalviniHondaRetirement

References

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  1. ^ a b "1997 Brazilian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ "motogp.com · RIO GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1997". www.motogp.com.


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