1997 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Austrian
Flag:Austria
Official Name:Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich[1] [2]
Location:A1-Ring
Course Mi:2.684
Course Km:4.319
Race No:5
Season No:15
Date:1 June
Year:1997
Pole Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Pole Rider 500 Country:Australia
Pole Time 500:1:28.803
Fast Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Fast Rider 500 Country:Australia
Fast Time 500:1:28.666
First Rider 500:Mick Doohan
First Rider 500 Country:Australia
Second Rider 500:Tadayuki Okada
Second Rider 500 Country:Japan
Third Rider 500:Luca Cadalora
Third Rider 500 Country:Italy
Pole Rider 250:Ralf Waldmann
Pole Rider 250 Country:Germany
Pole Time 250:1:32.607
Fast Rider 250:Loris Capirossi
Fast Rider 250 Country:Italy
Fast Time 250:1:32.392
First Rider 250:Olivier Jacque
First Rider 250 Country:France
Second Rider 250:Ralf Waldmann
Second Rider 250 Country:Germany
Third Rider 250:Max Biaggi
Third Rider 250 Country:Italy
Pole Rider 125:Noboru Ueda
Pole Rider 125 Country:Japan
Pole Time 125:1:40.080
Fast Rider 125:Valentino Rossi
Fast Rider 125 Country:Italy
Fast Time 125:1:39.596
First Rider 125:Noboru Ueda
First Rider 125 Country:Japan
Second Rider 125:Valentino Rossi
Second Rider 125 Country:Italy
Third Rider 125:Tomomi Manako
Third Rider 125 Country:Japan

The 1997 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 June 1997 at the A1-Ring.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Mick DoohanRepsol Honda TeamHonda41:48.66525
2 Tadayuki OkadaRepsol Honda TeamHonda+22.07720
3 Luca CadaloraRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha+22.47116
4 Nobuatsu AokiRheos Elf FCC TSHonda+22.66313
5 Àlex CrivilléRepsol Honda TeamHonda+25.46211
6 Carlos ChecaMovistar Honda PonsHonda+28.64910
7 Anthony GobertLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+59.0109
8 Alberto PuigMovistar Honda PonsHonda+1:00.0178
9 Norifumi AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha+1:02.3857
10 Doriano RomboniIP Aprilia Racing TeamAprilia+1:02.4736
11 Daryl BeattieLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+1:03.4455
12 Juan BorjaElf 500 ROCElf 500+1:22.6504
13 Alex BarrosHonda GresiniHonda+1 Lap3
14 Jean-Michel BayleMarlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3+1 Lap2
15 Laurent NaveauMillet RacingROC Yamaha+1 Lap1
16 Lucio PederciniTeam PederciniROC Yamaha+1 Lap
17 Kirk McCarthyWorld Championship MotorsportsROC Yamaha+1 Lap
Ret Jürgen FuchsElf 500 ROCElf 500Retirement
Ret Jurgen van den GoorberghTeam Millar MQPHondaRetirement
Ret Sete GibernauYamaha Team RaineyYamahaRetirement
Ret Troy CorserRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamahaRetirement
Ret Kenny Roberts Jr.Marlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3Retirement
Sources: [3] [4]

250cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Olivier JacqueHonda40:29.26625
2 Ralf WaldmannHonda+0.62220
3 Max BiaggiHonda+6.41216
4 Loris CapirossiAprilia+6.41513
5 Tohru UkawaHonda+23.35811
6 Stefano PeruginiAprilia+26.29210
7 Takeshi TsujimuraTSR-Honda+29.9919
8 Haruchika AokiHonda+40.0798
9 Sebastian PortoAprilia+49.6517
10 Noriyasu NumataSuzuki+51.4466
11 Luis d'AntinYamaha+51.5535
12 Jamie RobinsonSuzuki+1:02.7794
13 William CostesHonda+1:04.4883
14 Franco BattainiYamaha+1:04.7812
15 Oliver PetruccianiAprilia+1:09.3851
16 Cristiano MiglioratiHonda+1:09.610
17 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia+1:27.184
18 Eddie RobertsAprilia+1 Lap
19 Eustaquio GaviraAprilia+1 Lap
20 Uwe BolterhauerHonda+1 Lap
21 Thomas StadlerHonda+1 Lap
Ret Jurgen HaimYamahaRetirement
Ret Robert ZwidlApriliaRetirement
Ret Idalio GaviraApriliaRetirement
Ret José Luis CardosoYamahaRetirement
Ret Emilio AlzamoraHondaRetirement
Ret Jeremy McWilliamsHondaRetirement
Ret Luca BoscoscuroApriliaRetirement
Ret Osamu MiyazakiYamahaRetirement
Ret Marcellino LucchiApriliaRetirement

125cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Noboru UedaHonda40:19.71925
2 Valentino RossiAprilia+0.00420
3 Tomomi ManakoHonda+6.28616
4 Garry McCoyAprilia+6.42113
5 Masaki TokudomeAprilia+6.45511
6 Kazuto SakataAprilia+18.97910
7 Youichi UiYamaha+22.2689
8 Roberto LocatelliHonda+22.9848
9 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda+31.3277
10 Frederic PetitHonda+31.3876
11 Masao AzumaHonda+54.2485
12 Ivan GoiAprilia+57.5284
13 Manfred GeisslerAprilia+1:03.9393
14 Enrique MaturanaYamaha+1:05.3842
15 Steve JenknerAprilia+1:24.5451
16 Angel Nieto JrAprilia+1:39.998
17 Bernd HolzleitnerYamaha+1 Lap
18 Harald DanningerHonda+1 Lap
19 Gerwin HoferHonda+1 Lap
Ret Benny JerzenbeckHondaRetirement
Ret Georg ScharlHondaRetirement
Ret Yoshiaki KatohYamahaRetirement
Ret Josep SardaHondaRetirement
Ret Dirk RaudiesHondaRetirement
Ret Lucio CecchinelloHondaRetirement
Ret Jaroslav HulesHondaRetirement
Ret Gino BorsoiYamahaRetirement
Ret Mirko GiansantiHondaRetirement
Ret Jorge MartinezApriliaRetirement

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1997 Austrian MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 16 May 2018.
  2. Web site: A1-Ring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 16 May 2018.
  3. Web site: 1997 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017.
  4. Web site: motogp.com · AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1997. www.motogp.com.

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