1997 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Rio de Janeiro
Flag:Brazil
Official Name:Lucky Strike Rio Grand Prix[1]
Location:Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Course Mi:3.065
Course Km:4.933
Race No:10
Season No:15
Date:3 August
Year:1997
Pole Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Pole Rider 500 Country:Australia
Pole Time 500:1:51.955
Fast Rider 500:Tadayuki Okada
Fast Rider 500 Country:Japan
Fast Time 500:1:51.928
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:Olivier Jacque
Pole Rider 250 Country:France
Pole Time 250:1:53.870
Fast Rider 250:Olivier Jacque
Fast Rider 250 Country:France
Fast Time 250:1:54.267
First Rider 250:Olivier Jacque
First Rider 250 Country:France
Second Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Second Rider 250 Country:Japan
Third Rider 250:Tohru Ukawa
Third Rider 250 Country:Japan
Pole Rider 125:Noboru Ueda
Pole Rider 125 Country:Japan
Pole Time 125:2:00.287
Fast Rider 125:Valentino Rossi
Fast Rider 125 Country:Italy
Fast Time 125:2:00.074
First Rider 125:Valentino Rossi
First Rider 125 Country:Italy
Second Rider 125:Noboru Ueda
Second Rider 125 Country:Japan
Third Rider 125:Youichi Ui
Third Rider 125 Country:Japan

The 1997 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 3 August 1997 at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Mick DoohanRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda45:05.79325
2 Tadayuki OkadaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda+0.70620
3 Luca CadaloraRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha+22.53516
4 Nobuatsu AokiRheos Elf FCC TSHonda+23.49313
5 Norifumi AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha+23.76911
6 Jürgen FuchsElf 500 ROCElf 500+29.43510
7 Doriano RomboniIP Aprilia Racing TeamAprilia+41.6749
8 Jean-Michel BayleMarlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3+44.1138
9 Regis LaconiTeam TecmasHonda+1:02.7227
10 Anthony GobertLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+1:06.3516
11 Jurgen van den GoorberghTeam Millar MQPHonda+1:09.1615
12 Kirk McCarthyWorld Championship MotorsportsROC Yamaha+1:25.3934
13 Daryl BeattieLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+1:27.2153
14 Alberto PuigMovistar Honda PonsHonda+1:28.8982
15 Lucio PederciniTeam PederciniYamaha+1:50.8901
16 Laurent NaveauMillet RacingROC Yamaha+1 Lap
17 Frederic ProtatSoverex FP RacingHonda+1 Lap
Ret Juan BorjaElf 500 ROCElf 500Retirement
Ret Kenny Roberts Jr.Marlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3Retirement
Ret Sete GibernauYamaha Team RaineyYamahaRetirement
Ret Carlos ChecaMovistar Honda PonsHondaRetirement
Ret Alex BarrosHonda GresiniHondaRetirement
Sources: [2]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Olivier JacqueHonda42:09.11425
2 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia+0.23320
3 Tohru UkawaHonda+6.08816
4 Loris CapirossiAprilia+15.06513
5 Max BiaggiHonda+22.37711
6 Stefano PeruginiAprilia+31.88810
7 Haruchika AokiHonda+47.2919
8 Takeshi TsujimuraTSR-Honda+50.7328
9 Sebastian PortoAprilia+52.8087
10 Jeremy McWilliamsHonda+53.4896
11 Cristiano MiglioratiHonda+1:00.5205
12 Ralf WaldmannHonda+1:04.1244
13 Luca BoscoscuroHonda+1:05.3423
14 Emilio AlzamoraHonda+1:07.3962
15 José Luis CardosoYamaha+1:09.3521
16 Giuseppe FiorilloAprilia+1:10.294
17 Oliver PetruccianiAprilia+1:37.897
18 Kurtis RobertsHonda+1:57.163
19 Eustaquio GaviraAprilia+1 Lap
Ret Idalio GaviraApriliaRetirement
Ret Federico GartnerHondaRetirement
Ret Luis d'AntinYamahaRetirement
Ret Johann StigefeltSuzukiRetirement
Ret William CostesHondaRetirement
Ret Noriyasu NumataSuzukiRetirement
Ret Osamu MiyazakiYamahaRetirement

125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Valentino RossiAprilia42:32.21825
2 Noboru UedaHonda+1.37920
3 Youichi UiYamaha+8.48116
4 Tomomi ManakoHonda+9.01513
5 Kazuto SakataAprilia+27.10211
6 Mirko GiansantiHonda+27.24010
7 Jorge MartinezAprilia+27.3919
8 Lucio CecchinelloHonda+27.4548
9 Frederic PetitHonda+27.5827
10 Masaki TokudomeAprilia+27.7316
11 Roberto LocatelliHonda+27.9815
12 Steve JenknerAprilia+37.0024
13 Garry McCoyAprilia+37.2283
14 Gino BorsoiYamaha+39.1962
15 Enrique MaturanaYamaha+39.5141
16 Yoshiaki KatohYamaha+48.621
17 Masao AzumaHonda+57.139
18 Ivan GoiAprilia+1:03.048
19 Josep SardaHonda+1:07.347
20 Dirk RaudiesHonda+1:12.489
21 Adilson ZaccariHonda+1 Lap
22 César BarrosHonda+1 Lap
23 Carlos MedeirosHonda+1 Lap
24 Renato VelludoHonda+1 Lap
25 Eraldo TomeHonda+1 Lap
Ret Benny JerzenbeckHondaRetirement
Ret Cristiano Irias-VieiraHondaRetirement
Ret Angel Nieto JrApriliaRetirement
Ret Jaroslav HulesHondaRetirement
Ret Manfred GeisslerApriliaRetirement
Ret Gianluigi ScalviniHondaRetirement

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1997 Brazilian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017.
  2. Web site: motogp.com · RIO GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1997. www.motogp.com.

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