City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix

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Imola Grand Prix
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Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (1996–1999)
First race1996
Last race1999
Most wins (rider) Mick Doohan (3)
Most wins (manufacturer) Honda (9)

The City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix was a round of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship between 1996 and 1999.

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History

The first City of Imola Grand Prix was held in 1996, its official name being in Italian (Città di Imola). It was the first time since the 1983 San Marino Grand Prix that a motorcycle grand prix race was held at Imola. The amount of spectators who visited the inaugural Grand Prix that year was lower than expected, averaging at only 30.000 people. This was low compared to the events held in the past on the same circuit. The race was nonetheless exciting when heavy rain suddenly hit the circuit at lap 18 of 25. This caused the red flag to be brought out and the race to be suspended. The results from lap 16 were counted and full points were rewarded because more than 75% of the race was ridden. The win went to the Australian Mick Doohan. [1] The event in 1997 was visited even worse: only around 28.000 came to see all sessions combined. [2] In 2000, the City of Imola Grand Prix was taken off the calendar - presumably because of declining spectator attendance. [3]

Official names and sponsors

Winners of the Imola Grand Prix

Multiple winners (riders)

# WinsRiderWins
CategoryYears won
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan 500cc1996, 1997, 1998
2 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi 250cc1998
125cc1997

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# WinsManufacturerWins
CategoryYears won
9 Flag of Japan.svg Honda 500cc1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
250cc1996, 1997, 1999
125cc1998, 1999
3 Flag of Italy.svg Aprilia 250cc1998
125cc1996, 1997

By year

YearTrack125cc250cc500ccReport
RiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer
1999 Imola Flag of Italy.svg Marco Melandri Honda Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi Honda Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé Honda Report
1998 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomomi Manako Honda Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Aprilia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan Honda Report
1997 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Aprilia Flag of Italy.svg Max Biaggi Honda Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan Honda Report
1996 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masaki Tokudome Aprilia Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Waldmann Honda Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan Honda Report

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References

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  2. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1997". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  3. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 2000". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
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