1996 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Catalan
Flag:Spain
Official Name:Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya[1] [2]
Location:Circuit de Catalunya
Course Mi:2.937
Course Km:4.727
Race No:13
Season No:15
Date:15 September
Year:1996
Pole Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Pole Rider 500 Country:Australia
Pole Time 500:1:46.201
Fast Rider 500:Carlos Checa
Fast Rider 500 Country:Spain
Fast Time 500:1:47.183
First Rider 500:Carlos Checa
First Rider 500 Country:Spain
Second Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Second Rider 500 Country:Australia
Third Rider 500:Àlex Crivillé
Third Rider 500 Country:Spain
Pole Rider 250:Max Biaggi
Pole Rider 250 Country:Italy
Pole Time 250:1:47.757
Fast Rider 250:Max Biaggi
Fast Rider 250 Country:Italy
Fast Time 250:1:48.490
First Rider 250:Max Biaggi
First Rider 250 Country:Italy
Second Rider 250:Olivier Jacque
Second Rider 250 Country:France
Third Rider 250:Ralf Waldmann
Third Rider 250 Country:Germany
Pole Rider 125:Youichi Ui
Pole Rider 125 Country:Japan
Pole Time 125:1:54.536
Fast Rider 125:Tomomi Manako
Fast Rider 125 Country:Japan
Fast Time 125:1:54.307
First Rider 125:Tomomi Manako
First Rider 125 Country:Japan
Second Rider 125:Garry McCoy
Second Rider 125 Country:Australia
Third Rider 125:Kazuto Sakata
Third Rider 125 Country:Japan

The 1996 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 15 September 1996 at the Circuit de Catalunya.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Carlos ChecaFortuna Honda PonsHonda44:56.88525
2 Mick DoohanTeam Repsol HondaHonda+6.59120
3 Àlex CrivilléTeam Repsol HondaHonda+6.64016
4 Luca CadaloraKanemoto HondaHonda+7.04813
5 Tadayuki OkadaTeam Repsol HondaHonda+7.12911
6 Shinichi ItohTeam Repsol HondaHonda+21.86710
7 Alberto PuigFortuna Honda PonsHonda+25.9399
8 Alex BarrosHonda PileriHonda+26.8758
9 Loris CapirossiMarlboro Yamaha RobertsYamaha+27.1057
10 Norifumi AbeMarlboro Yamaha RobertsYamaha+58.6286
11 Scott RussellLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+1:02.1115
12 Jeremy McWilliamsQUB Team OptimumROC Yamaha+1:25.0194
13 Frederic ProtatSoverex FP RacingROC Yamaha+1:39.0793
14 Paul YoungPadgett's Racing TeamHarris Yamaha+1 Lap2
15 Chris WalkerElf 500 ROCElf 500+1 Lap1
Ret Lucio PederciniTeam PederciniROC YamahaRetirement
Ret Eugene McManusMillar RacingYamahaRetirement
Ret Andrew StroudWorld Championship MotorsportsROC YamahaRetirement
Ret Jean-Michel BayleMarlboro Yamaha RobertsYamahaRetirement
Ret Juan BorjaElf 500 ROCElf 500Retirement
Ret Kenny Roberts Jr.Marlboro Yamaha RobertsYamahaRetirement
Ret Adrien BosshardElf 500 ROCROC YamahaRetirement
Ret Sean EmmettHarris Grand PrixHarris YamahaRetirement
Ret Daryl BeattieLucky Strike SuzukiSuzukiRetirement
DNS Doriano RomboniIP Aprilia Racing TeamApriliaDid not start
DNS Jean Pierre JeandatTeam PatonPatonDid not start
Sources: [3] [4]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Max BiaggiAprilia42:03.12325
2 Olivier JacqueHonda+10.18820
3 Ralf WaldmannHonda+13.47616
4 Tohru UkawaHonda+14.29113
5 Jürgen FuchsHonda+14.43311
6 Marcellino LucchiAprilia+18.26910
7 Nobuatsu AokiHonda+25.6009
8 Cristiano MiglioratiHonda+34.2698
9 Eskil SuterAprilia+38.4937
10 Regis LaconiHonda+40.1206
11 Takeshi TsujimuraHonda+40.1505
12 Sebastian PortoAprilia+46.5554
13 Luis d'AntinHonda+48.0113
14 Jurgen vd GoorberghHonda+49.3912
15 Osamu MiyazakiAprilia+53.9531
16 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda+54.143
17 Davide BulegaAprilia+54.369
18 Luca BoscoscuroAprilia+54.621
19 Alessandro AntonelloAprilia+1:08.015
20 Francisco RiquelmeHonda+1 Lap
21 Ismael BonillaHonda+1 Lap
22 Vicente EsparragosoHonda+1 Lap
Ret José Luis CardosoApriliaRetirement
Ret Jamie RobinsonApriliaRetirement
Ret Olivier PetruccianiApriliaRetirement
Ret Cristophe CoganHondaRetirement
Ret Miguel TeyHondaRetirement
Ret José BarresiYamahaRetirement
Ret Franco BattainiHondaRetirement
Ret Jean-Philippe RuggiaHondaRetirement
Ret Christian BoudinotApriliaRetirement
Ret Sete GibernauYamahaRetirement

125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Tomomi ManakoHonda42:26.22825
2 Garry McCoyAprilia+1.19020
3 Kazuto SakataAprilia+6.60616
4 Emilio AlzamoraHonda+6.75413
5 Haruchika AokiHonda+6.92011
6 Youichi UiYamaha+6.96210
7 Yoshiaki KatohHonda+6.9989
8 Jorge MartinezHonda+7.2448
9 Ivan GoiHonda+8.8287
10 Dirk RaudiesHonda+13.3036
11 Noboru UedaHonda+17.7445
12 Herri TorronteguiHonda+19.0344
13 Jaroslav HulesHonda+39.0153
14 Mirko GiansantiHonda+40.1422
15 Gabriele DebbiaYamaha+40.1941
16 Angel Nieto JrAprilia+49.499
17 Daniel RibaltaHonda+58.692
18 David GarcíaHonda+1:15.975
Ret Manfred GeisslerApriliaRetirement
Ret Darren BartonApriliaRetirement
Ret Stefano PeruginiApriliaRetirement
Ret José Antonio RamirezHondaRetirement
Ret Enrique MaturanaYamahaRetirement
Ret Frederic PetitHondaRetirement
Ret Masaki TokudomeApriliaRetirement
Ret Valentino RossiApriliaRetirement
Ret Loek BodelierHondaRetirement
Ret Josep SardaHondaRetirement
Ret Lucio CecchinelloHondaRetirement
Ret Akira SaitoHondaRetirement
Ret Peter ÖttlApriliaRetirement

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1996 Catalan MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Catalunya - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 15 May 2018.
  3. Web site: 1996 Catalan MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 25 July 2018.
  4. Web site: motogp.com · CATALUNYA GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1996. Motogp.com. 25 July 2018.

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