1997 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of Italy.svg   1997 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Mugello Racing Circuit track map 15 turns.svg
Date18 May 1997
Official nameGran Premio d'Italia Polini [1]
Location Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.245 km (3.259 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan
Time 1:53.387
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan
Time 1:54.144
Podium
First Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan
Second Flag of Italy.svg Luca Cadalora
Third Flag of Japan.svg Nobuatsu Aoki
250cc
Pole position
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Marcellino Lucchi
Time 1:54.474
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Waldmann
Time 1:55.416
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Max Biaggi
Second Flag of Italy.svg Marcellino Lucchi
Third Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi
125cc
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martínez
Time 2:00.863
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Japan.svg Noboru Ueda
Time 2:00.555
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi
Second Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martínez
Third Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry McCoy

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.

Contents

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan Repsol Honda Team Honda 44:06.44225
2 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Cadalora Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha +10.05620
3 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuatsu Aoki Rheos Elf FCC TS Honda +17.34916
4 Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé Repsol Honda Team Honda +19.14513
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daryl Beattie Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +21.08911
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Barros Honda Gresini Honda +21.39310
7 Flag of Japan.svg Norifumi Abe Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha +29.1909
8 Flag of France.svg Jean-Michel Bayle Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 +29.4148
9 Flag of Spain.svg Sete Gibernau Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha +30.7047
10 Flag of France.svg Régis Laconi Team Tecmas Honda +37.0126
11 Flag of Italy.svg Doriano Romboni IP Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia +51.2225
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Corser Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha +1:25.5564
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Gobert Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +1:33.6103
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirk McCarthy World Championship Motorsports ROC Yamaha +1:43.7172
15 Flag of Italy.svg Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini Yamaha +1:56.6331
16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurent NaveauMillet Racing ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
17 Flag of France.svg Frédéric Protat Soverex FP Racing Honda +1 Lap
Ret Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Puig Movistar Honda Pons Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fuchs Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 Retirement
Ret Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jurgen van den Goorbergh Team Millar MQP Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Japan.svg Tadayuki Okada Repsol Honda Team Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Checa Movistar Honda Pons Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Spain.svg Juan Borja Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 Retirement
Ret Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Aoki Repsol Honda Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Monaco Team Paton Paton Retirement
Ret Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Roberts Jr. Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 Retirement
Sources: [2] [3]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Max Biaggi Honda 40:47.54825
2 Flag of Italy.svg Marcellino Lucchi Aprilia +0.05020
3 Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi Aprilia +0.06816
4 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Waldmann Honda +4.17413
5 Flag of France.svg Olivier Jacque Honda +19.18511
6 Flag of Japan.svg Noriyasu Numata Suzuki +43.61910
7 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Perugini Aprilia +51.4479
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Robinson Suzuki +51.5528
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy McWilliams Honda +54.2717
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastian Porto Aprilia +55.0066
11 Flag of Spain.svg Luis d'Antin Yamaha +55.1065
12 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Boscoscuro Honda +55.9834
13 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Battaini Yamaha +56.7343
14 Flag of Japan.svg Haruchika Aoki Honda +57.5032
15 Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha +1:12.0801
16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Oliver Petrucciani Aprilia +1:28.701
17 Flag of France.svg William Costes Honda +1:29.037
18 Flag of Spain.svg Idalio Gavira Aprilia +1:53.840
19 Flag of Italy.svg Walter Tortoroglio Aprilia +2 Laps
Ret Flag of Japan.svg Tohru Ukawa Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsujimura TSR-Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Cristiano Migliorati Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Spain.svg Oscar Sainz Aprilia Retirement
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Roberts Aprilia Retirement
Ret Flag of Spain.svg José Luis Cardoso Yamaha Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Carpani Aprilia Retirement
Ret Flag of Spain.svg Eustaquio Gavira Aprilia Retirement
Ret Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Alzamora Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Harada Aprilia Retirement

125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Aprilia 40:40.09325
2 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martinez Aprilia +3.31120
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry McCoy Aprilia +3.31316
4 Flag of Japan.svg Noboru Ueda Honda +3.38013
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tomomi Manako Honda +3.39411
6 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Sakata Aprilia +3.39710
7 Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Tokudome Aprilia +3.8879
8 Flag of Italy.svg Lucio Cecchinello Honda +7.5958
9 Flag of France.svg Frederic Petit Honda +17.5777
10 Flag of Japan.svg Youichi Ui Yamaha +17.6196
11 Flag of Japan.svg Masao Azuma Honda +37.3035
12 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluigi Scalvini Honda +37.4034
13 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Goi Aprilia +37.4313
14 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Locatelli Honda +37.4792
15 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Katoh Honda +37.5081
16 Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Giansanti Honda +37.803
17 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Geissler Honda +38.126
18 Flag of Spain.svg Enrique Maturana Yamaha +38.135
19 Flag of Spain.svg Josep Sarda Honda +1:18.683
20 Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Raudies Honda +1:18.725
21 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Bellei Honda +1:18.853
22 Flag of Germany.svg Steve Jenkner Aprilia +1:21.155
23 Flag of Spain.svg Angel Nieto Jr Aprilia +1:48.618
24 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Sanna Aprilia +1 Lap
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Marco Borciani Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Igor Antonelli Honda Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Federico Cerroni Aprilia Retirement
Ret Flag of Germany.svg Peter Öttl Aprilia Retirement
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Gino Borsoi Yamaha Retirement

References

  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.