1996 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Rio de Janeiro
Flag:Brazil
Official Name:GP Rio[1]
Location:Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Course Mi:3.065
Course Km:4.933
Race No:14
Season No:15
Date:6 October
Year:1996
Pole Rider Motogp:Mick Doohan
Pole Rider Motogp Country:Australia
Pole Time Motogp:1:53.293
Fast Rider Motogp:Mick Doohan
Fast Rider Motogp Country:Australia
Fast Time Motogp:1:53.602
First Rider Motogp:Mick Doohan
First Rider Motogp Country:Australia
Second Rider Motogp:Àlex Crivillé
Second Rider Motogp Country:Spain
Third Rider Motogp:Norick Abe
Third Rider Motogp Country:Japan
Pole Rider 250:Olivier Jacque
Pole Rider 250 Country:France
Pole Time 250:1:55.955
Fast Rider 250:Olivier Jacque
Fast Rider 250 Country:France
Fast Time 250:1:56.004
First Rider 250:Olivier Jacque
First Rider 250 Country:France
Second Rider 250:Ralf Waldmann
Second Rider 250 Country:Germany
Third Rider 250:Jürgen Fuchs
Third Rider 250 Country:Germany
Pole Rider 125:Haruchika Aoki
Pole Rider 125 Country:Japan
Pole Time 125:2:01.583
Fast Rider 125:Haruchika Aoki
Fast Rider 125 Country:Japan
Fast Time 125:2:01.306
First Rider 125:Haruchika Aoki
First Rider 125 Country:Japan
Second Rider 125:Emilio Alzamora
Second Rider 125 Country:Spain
Third Rider 125:Masaki Tokudome
Third Rider 125 Country:Japan

The 1996 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 6 October 1996 at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Mick DoohanTeam Repsol HondaHonda45:56.85025
2 Àlex CrivilléTeam Repsol HondaHonda+0.46520
3 Norifumi AbeMarlboro Yamaha RobertsYamaha+5.20216
4 Carlos ChecaFortuna Honda PonsHonda+13.02013
5 Alex BarrosHonda PileriHonda+13.66211
6 Luca CadaloraKanemoto HondaHonda+14.47810
7 Jean-Michel BayleMarlboro Yamaha RobertsYamaha+16.1759
8 Tadayuki OkadaTeam Repsol HondaHonda+17.1188
9 Scott RussellLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+20.0247
10 Alberto PuigFortuna Honda PonsYamaha+38.9266
11 Shinichi ItohTeam Repsol HondaHonda+41.3325
12 Loris CapirossiMarlboro Yamaha RobertsYamaha+49.3644
13 Kenny Roberts Jr.Marlboro Yamaha RobertsYamaha+1:04.0483
14 Juan BorjaElf 500 ROCElf 500+1:10.2542
15 Lucio PederciniTeam PederciniROC Yamaha+1:16.5521
16 Frederic ProtatSoverex FP RacingROC Yamaha+1 Lap
17 Chris WalkerElf 500 ROCElf 500+1 Lap
18 Laurent NaveauELC Lease ROCROC Yamaha+1 Lap
19 Stephane MertensHarris Grand PrixHarris Yamaha+1 Lap
Ret Paul YoungPadgett's Racing TeamHarris YamahaRetirement
Ret Eugene McManusMillar RacingYamahaRetirement
Ret Toshiyuki ArakakiTeam PatonPatonRetirement
Ret Jeremy McWilliamsQUB Team OptimumROC YamahaRetirement
DNS Daryl BeattieLucky Strike SuzukiSuzukiDid not start
DNS Chris TaylorWorld Championship MotorsportsROC YamahaDid not start
Sources: [2] [3]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Olivier JacqueHonda43:04.54625
2 Ralf WaldmannHonda+4.57820
3 Jürgen FuchsHonda+5.49716
4 Tohru UkawaHonda+24.47613
5 Jean-Philippe RuggiaHonda+24.86511
6 Roberto LocatelliAprilia+33.74810
7 Luis d'AntinHonda+35.5899
8 Sete GibernauYamaha+37.5018
9 Luca BoscoscuroAprilia+41.5147
10 Takeshi TsujimuraHonda+46.7906
11 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda+50.6195
12 Sebastian PortoAprilia+55.9794
13 Jurgen vd GoorberghHonda+1:03.2843
14 Olivier PetruccianiAprilia+1:06.3162
15 Eskil SuterAprilia+1:07.3721
16 Yasumasa HatakeyamaHonda+1:07.416
17 Alessandro AntonelloAprilia+1:15.215
18 Cristophe CoganHonda+1:16.079
19 Marcus PaytenHonda+1:43.484
20 Federico GartnerHonda+1 Lap
Ret Jamie RobinsonApriliaRetirement
Ret José BarresiYamahaRetirement
Ret Christian BoudinotApriliaRetirement
Ret Cristiano MiglioratiHondaRetirement
Ret Fernando FloresHondaRetirement
Ret José Luis CardosoApriliaRetirement
Ret Regis LaconiHondaRetirement
Ret Nobuatsu AokiHondaRetirement
Ret Osamu MiyazakiApriliaRetirement
Ret Davide BulegaApriliaRetirement
Ret Max BiaggiApriliaRetirement

125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Haruchika AokiHonda42:48.87525
2 Emilio AlzamoraHonda+8.44020
3 Masaki TokudomeAprilia+19.07616
4 Jorge MartinezAprilia+22.67413
5 Garry McCoyAprilia+23.33611
6 Noboru UedaHonda+30.05610
7 Lucio CecchinelloHonda+30.2069
8 Youichi UiYamaha+30.8668
9 Stefano PeruginiAprilia+32.2867
10 Dirk RaudiesHonda+32.6146
11 Kazuto SakataAprilia+40.1665
12 Yoshiaki KatohYamaha+41.3434
13 Josep SardaHonda+47.5013
14 Frederic PetitHonda+53.8792
15 Jaroslav HulesHonda+57.3531
16 Manfred GeisslerAprilia+1:01.912
17 Akira SaitoHonda+1:02.172
18 Luigi AnconaAprilia+1:17.209
19 Gabriele DebbiaYamaha+1:19.526
Ret Mirko GiansantiHondaRetirement
Ret Herri TorronteguiHondaRetirement
Ret Ivan GoiHondaRetirement
Ret Valentino RossiApriliaRetirement
Ret Loek BodelierHondaRetirement
Ret Tomomi ManakoHondaRetirement

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1996. https://archive.today/20150725155441/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1996_heden.htm. dead. 25 July 2015. 25 July 2015.
  2. Web site: 1996 Brazilian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017.
  3. Web site: motogp.com · RIO GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1996. www.motogp.com.

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