1997 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1997 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 18 May 1997 at the Mugello Circuit.

Italy  1997 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date18 May 1997
Official nameGran Premio d'Italia Polini[1]
LocationAutodromo Internazionale del Mugello
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.245 km (3.259 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
RiderAustralia Mick Doohan
Time1:53.387
Fastest lap
RiderAustralia Mick Doohan
Time1:54.144
Podium
FirstAustralia Mick Doohan
SecondItaly Luca Cadalora
ThirdJapan Nobuatsu Aoki
250 cc
Pole position
RiderItaly Marcellino Lucchi
Time1:54.474
Fastest lap
RiderGermany Ralf Waldmann
Time1:55.416
Podium
FirstItaly Max Biaggi
SecondItaly Marcellino Lucchi
ThirdItaly Loris Capirossi
125 cc
Pole position
RiderSpain Jorge Martínez
Time2:00.863
Fastest lap
RiderJapan Noboru Ueda
Time2:00.555
Podium
FirstItaly Valentino Rossi
SecondSpain Jorge Martínez
ThirdAustralia Garry McCoy

500 cc classification

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Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Mick DoohanRepsol Honda TeamHonda44:06.44225
2 Luca CadaloraRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha+10.05620
3 Nobuatsu AokiRheos Elf FCC TSHonda+17.34916
4 Àlex CrivilléRepsol Honda TeamHonda+19.14513
5 Daryl BeattieLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+21.08911
6 Alex BarrosHonda GresiniHonda+21.39310
7 Norifumi AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha+29.1909
8 Jean-Michel BayleMarlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3+29.4148
9 Sete GibernauYamaha Team RaineyYamaha+30.7047
10 Régis LaconiTeam TecmasHonda+37.0126
11 Doriano RomboniIP Aprilia Racing TeamAprilia+51.2225
12 Troy CorserRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha+1:25.5564
13 Anthony GobertLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+1:33.6103
14 Kirk McCarthyWorld Championship MotorsportsROC Yamaha+1:43.7172
15 Lucio PederciniTeam PederciniYamaha+1:56.6331
16 Laurent NaveauMillet RacingROC Yamaha+1 Lap
17 Frédéric ProtatSoverex FP RacingHonda+1 Lap
Ret Alberto PuigMovistar Honda PonsHondaRetirement
Ret Jürgen FuchsElf 500 ROCElf 500Retirement
Ret Jurgen van den GoorberghTeam Millar MQPHondaRetirement
Ret Tadayuki OkadaRepsol Honda TeamHondaRetirement
Ret Carlos ChecaMovistar Honda PonsHondaRetirement
Ret Juan BorjaElf 500 ROCElf 500Retirement
Ret Takuma AokiRepsol HondaHondaRetirement
Ret Francesco MonacoTeam PatonPatonRetirement
Ret Kenny Roberts Jr.Marlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3Retirement
Sources: [2][3]

250 cc classification

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PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Max BiaggiHonda40:47.54825
2 Marcellino LucchiAprilia+0.05020
3 Loris CapirossiAprilia+0.06816
4 Ralf WaldmannHonda+4.17413
5 Olivier JacqueHonda+19.18511
6 Noriyasu NumataSuzuki+43.61910
7 Stefano PeruginiAprilia+51.4479
8 Jamie RobinsonSuzuki+51.5528
9 Jeremy McWilliamsHonda+54.2717
10 Sebastian PortoAprilia+55.0066
11 Luis d'AntinYamaha+55.1065
12 Luca BoscoscuroHonda+55.9834
13 Franco BattainiYamaha+56.7343
14 Haruchika AokiHonda+57.5032
15 Osamu MiyazakiYamaha+1:12.0801
16 Oliver PetruccianiAprilia+1:28.701
17 William CostesHonda+1:29.037
18 Idalio GaviraAprilia+1:53.840
19 Walter TortoroglioAprilia+2 Laps
Ret Tohru UkawaHondaRetirement
Ret Takeshi TsujimuraTSR-HondaRetirement
Ret Cristiano MiglioratiHondaRetirement
Ret Oscar SainzApriliaRetirement
Ret Eddie RobertsApriliaRetirement
Ret José Luis CardosoYamahaRetirement
Ret Fabio CarpaniApriliaRetirement
Ret Eustaquio GaviraApriliaRetirement
Ret Emilio AlzamoraHondaRetirement
Ret Tetsuya HaradaApriliaRetirement

125 cc classification

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PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Valentino RossiAprilia40:40.09325
2 Jorge MartinezAprilia+3.31120
3 Garry McCoyAprilia+3.31316
4 Noboru UedaHonda+3.38013
5 Tomomi ManakoHonda+3.39411
6 Kazuto SakataAprilia+3.39710
7 Masaki TokudomeAprilia+3.8879
8 Lucio CecchinelloHonda+7.5958
9 Frederic PetitHonda+17.5777
10 Youichi UiYamaha+17.6196
11 Masao AzumaHonda+37.3035
12 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda+37.4034
13 Ivan GoiAprilia+37.4313
14 Roberto LocatelliHonda+37.4792
15 Yoshiaki KatohHonda+37.5081
16 Mirko GiansantiHonda+37.803
17 Manfred GeisslerHonda+38.126
18 Enrique MaturanaYamaha+38.135
19 Josep SardaHonda+1:18.683
20 Dirk RaudiesHonda+1:18.725
21 Roberto BelleiHonda+1:18.853
22 Steve JenknerAprilia+1:21.155
23 Angel Nieto JrAprilia+1:48.618
24 Simone SannaAprilia+1 Lap
Ret Marco BorcianiHondaRetirement
Ret Igor AntonelliHondaRetirement
Ret Federico CerroniApriliaRetirement
Ret Peter ÖttlApriliaRetirement
Ret Gino BorsoiYamahaRetirement

References

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  1. ^ "1997 Italian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "1997 Italian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  3. ^ "motogp.com · ITALIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1997". www.motogp.com.


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