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| Race 7 of 15 races in the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 28 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Lucky Strike Dutch Grand Prix [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | TT Circuit Assen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 28 June 1997 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mick Doohan | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 43:37.954 | 25 | ||
| 2 |  Carlos Checa | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | +10.560 | 20 | ||
| 3 |  Doriano Romboni | IP Aprilia Racing Team | Aprilia | +18.282 | 16 | ||
| 4 |  Nobuatsu Aoki | Rheos Elf FCC TS | Honda | +24.048 | 13 | ||
| 5 | Alberto Puig | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | +28.105 | 11 | ||
| 6 |  Alex Barros | Honda Gresini | Honda | +38.219 | 10 | ||
| 7 | Daryl Beattie | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +43.217 | 9 | ||
| 8 |  Kenny Roberts Jr. | Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | +47.525 | 8 | ||
| 9 |  Jürgen Fuchs | Elf 500 ROC | Elf 500 | +48.724 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | +49.574 | 6 | ||
| 11 |  Bernard Garcia | Team Tecmas | Honda | +1:04.431 | 5 | ||
| 12 | Tadayuki Okada | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | +1:05.807 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Anthony Gobert | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +1:08.853 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Troy Corser | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | +1:09.565 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Juan Borja | Elf 500 ROC | Elf 500 | +1:53.073 | 1 | ||
| 16 |  Laurent Naveau | Millet Racing | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 17 | Frederic Protat | Soverex FP Racing | Honda | +1 Lap | |||
| 18 | Lucio Pedercini | Team Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| 19 | Sete Gibernau | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |||
| Ret | Luca Cadalora | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret |  Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Team Millar MQP | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Jean-Michel Bayle | Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Takuma Aoki | Repsol Honda | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Sources: [3] [4] | |||||||
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | 38:50.246 | 25 |
| 2 | Tomomi Manako | Honda | +0.100 | 20 |
| 3 | Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | +0.284 | 16 |
| 4 | Noboru Ueda | Honda | +0.512 | 13 |
| 5 | Youichi Ui | Yamaha | +0.871 | 11 |
| 6 | Jorge Martinez | Aprilia | +1.568 | 10 |
| 7 | Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | +1.596 | 9 |
| 8 | Roberto Locatelli | Honda | +1.636 | 8 |
| 9 | Frederic Petit | Honda | +26.348 | 7 |
| 10 | Masao Azuma | Honda | +30.715 | 6 |
| 11 |  Jaroslav Hules | Honda | +30.819 | 5 |
| 12 | Manfred Geissler | Honda | +39.769 | 4 |
| 13 | Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | +39.042 | 3 |
| 14 | Enrique Maturana | Yamaha | +39.347 | 2 |
| 15 | Ivan Goi | Aprilia | +46.464 | 1 |
| 16 | Angel Nieto Jr | Aprilia | +1:11.667 | |
| 17 | Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | +1:37.799 | |
| 18 | Rob Filart | Honda | +1:38.070 | |
| 19 | Hans Koopman | Honda | +2:10.164 | |
| Ret | Arno Visscher | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jarno Janssen | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Josep Sarda | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Peter Öttl | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Gino Borsoi | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Mirko Giansanti | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Dirk Raudies | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Garry McCoy | Aprilia | Retirement |
The Dutch Tourist Trophy, also known as the TT Assen, and also sometimes known as the Dutch Motorcycle Grand Prix, is an annual Dutch motorsport event established in 1925 for road racing motorcycles held on the TT Circuit Assen, also known as the ‘Cathedral of Speed'. The event attained world championship status in 1949 when it was sanctioned by the FIM as part of the inaugural Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship season, making it the oldest event on the MotoGP calendar. The venue holds the record for being the only circuit to have hosted a motorcycle Grand Prix event every year since the series was created in 1949, with the exception of 2020 when the race was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The races were traditionally held on the last Saturday of June however, from 2016 onwards it has been held on Sunday of the last weekend of June, bringing it in line with all other MotoGP races. The event is due to take place at the TT Circuit Assen until at least 2026.
The 1990 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 28–30 June 1989 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands. Kevin Schwantz won the race, with Wayne Rainey in close second and Eddie Lawson in third.
The 2002 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 27–29 June 2002 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
The 2004 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 2004 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 June 2004 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
The 2005 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 2005 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 June 2005 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
The 2006 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 2006 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 June 2006 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
The 1994 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 June 1994 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
The 1995 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1995 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 24 June 1995 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
The 1996 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 29 June 1996 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
The 1998 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 27 June 1998 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
The 1999 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 26 June 1999 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
The 2000 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 24 June 2000 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
The 2009 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 25–27 June 2009 at the TT Circuit Assen.
The 2001 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 28–30 June 2001 at the TT Circuit Assen.
The 2010 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 June 2010 at the TT Circuit Assen.
The 2012 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was the 82nd Dutch TT, and took place on the weekend of 28–30 June 2012 at the TT Circuit Assen.
The 2015 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the TT Circuit Assen in Assen on 27 June 2015.
The 2016 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 2016 MotoGP season. It was held at the TT Circuit Assen in Assen on 26 June 2016.
The 2017 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 2017 MotoGP season. It was held at the TT Circuit Assen in Assen on 25 June 2017. The MotoGP race was won by Valentino Rossi, the final victory of his career.
The 2021 Dutch TT was the ninth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the fourth round of the 2021 MotoE World Cup. It was held at the TT Circuit Assen in Assen on 27 June 2021.
