1997 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:City of Imola
Flag:Italy
Official Name:Gran Premio Città di Imola[1]
Location:Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Course Mi:3.063
Course Km:4.930
Race No:8
Season No:15
Date:6 July
Year:1997
Pole Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Pole Rider 500 Country:Australia
Pole Time 500:1:48.997
Fast Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Fast Rider 500 Country:Australia
Fast Time 500:1:49.436
First Rider 500:Mick Doohan
First Rider 500 Country:Australia
Second Rider 500:Nobuatsu Aoki
Second Rider 500 Country:Japan
Third Rider 500:Takuma Aoki
Third Rider 500 Country:Japan
Pole Rider 250:Olivier Jacque
Pole Rider 250 Country:France
Pole Time 250:1:51.582
Fast Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Fast Rider 250 Country:Japan
Fast Time 250:1:51.872
First Rider 250:Max Biaggi
First Rider 250 Country:Italy
Second Rider 250:Olivier Jacque
Second Rider 250 Country:France
Third Rider 250:Tohru Ukawa
Third Rider 250 Country:Japan
Pole Rider 125:Valentino Rossi
Pole Rider 125 Country:Italy
Pole Time 125:1:58.886
Fast Rider 125:Valentino Rossi
Fast Rider 125 Country:Italy
Fast Time 125:1:58.490
First Rider 125:Valentino Rossi
First Rider 125 Country:Italy
Second Rider 125:Tomomi Manako
Second Rider 125 Country:Japan
Third Rider 125:Kazuto Sakata
Third Rider 125 Country:Japan

The 1997 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 6 July 1997 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Mick DoohanRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda45:58.99525
2 Nobuatsu AokiRheos Elf FCC TSHonda+8.64620
3 Takuma AokiRepsol HondaHonda+20.01616
4 Carlos ChecaMovistar Honda PonsHonda+24.57013
5 Tadayuki OkadaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda+25.88411
6 Luca CadaloraRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha+26.08010
7 Norifumi AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha+29.3749
8 Jean-Michel BayleMarlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3+40.8818
9 Alex BarrosHonda GresiniHonda+43.5397
10 Anthony GobertLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+1:01.3836
11 Sete GibernauYamaha Team RaineyYamaha+1:05.9225
12 Alberto PuigMovistar Honda PonsHonda+1:06.7754
13 Daryl BeattieLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+1:13.0743
14 Jürgen FuchsElf 500 ROCElf 500+1:14.7192
15 Kirk McCarthyWorld Championship MotorsportsROC Yamaha+1:46.2001
16 Lucio PederciniTeam PederciniROC Yamaha+1:55.880
17 Kenny Roberts Jr.Marlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3+1 Lap
18 Frédéric ProtatSoverex FP RacingHonda+1 Lap
19 Francesco MonacoTeam PatonPaton+1 Lap
Ret Jurgen van den GoorberghTeam Millar MQPHondaRetirement
Ret Bernard GarciaTeam TecmasHondaRetirement
Ret Laurent NaveauMillet RacingROC YamahaRetirement
Ret Doriano RomboniIP Aprilia Racing TeamApriliaRetirement
Ret Juan BorjaElf 500 ROCElf 500Retirement
Sources: [2]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Max BiaggiHonda+43:17.41925
2 Olivier JacqueHonda+0.65620
3 Tohru UkawaHonda+0.81616
4 Ralf WaldmannHonda+6.50013
5 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia+27.14311
6 Marcellino LucchiAprilia+54.15710
7 Jeremy McWilliamsHonda+57.9519
8 Haruchika AokiHonda+1:01.5808
9 Osamu MiyazakiYamaha+1:12.8137
10 Emilio AlzamoraHonda+1:13.7526
11 Franco BattainiYamaha+1:13.9245
12 William CostesHonda+1:16.9264
13 Cristiano MiglioratiHonda+1:17.0313
14 José Luis CardosoYamaha+1:18.1492
15 Jamie RobinsonSuzuki+1:27.2891
16 Oliver PetruccianiAprilia+1:29.273
17 Davide BulegaAprilia+1 Lap
Ret Giuseppe FiorilloApriliaRetirement
Ret Takeshi TsujimuraTSR-HondaRetirement
Ret Idalio GaviraApriliaRetirement
Ret Eustaquio GaviraApriliaRetirement
Ret Luis d'AntinYamahaRetirement
Ret Sebastian PortoApriliaRetirement
Ret Stefano PeruginiApriliaRetirement
Ret Noriyasu NumataApriliaRetirement
Ret Luca BoscoscuroHondaRetirement
Ret Loris CapirossiApriliaRetirement
Sources:

125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Valentino RossiAprilia41:50.11425
2 Tomomi ManakoHonda+1.62520
3 Kazuto SakataAprilia+23.55116
4 Garry McCoyAprilia+27.06213
5 Noboru UedaHonda+28.19611
6 Jorge MartinezAprilia+28.86410
7 Roberto LocatelliHonda+29.7409
8 Youichi UiYamaha+35.1368
9 Masao AzumaHonda+54.4467
10 Mirko GiansantiHonda+54.8186
11 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda+56.1815
12 Yoshiaki KatohYamaha+59.2784
13 Jaroslav HulesHonda+1:00.3633
14 Angel Nieto JrAprilia+1:17.3312
15 Peter ÖttlAprilia+1:17.9581
16 Manfred GeisslerHonda+1:25.233
17 Dirk RaudiesHonda+1:30.576
18 Steve JenknerAprilia+1:51.087
19 Christian PistoniHonda+1:52.460
20 Maurizio CucchiariniHonda+2:22.679
Ret Josep SardaHondaRetirement
Ret Masaki TokudomeApriliaRetirement
Ret Lucio CecchinelloHondaRetirement
Ret Enrique MaturanaYamahaRetirement
Ret Gino BorsoiYamahaRetirement
Ret Frederic PetitHondaRetirement
Ret Ivan GoiApriliaRetirement
Ret Igor AntonelliHondaRetirement
Ret Paolo TessariHondaRetirement
Ret Gabriele DebbiaYamahaRetirement

Notes and References

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

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