1997 French motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:French
Flag:France
Official Name:Grand Prix de France Moto[1]
Location:Circuit Paul Ricard
Course Mi:2.361
Course Km:3.800
Race No:6
Season No:15
Date:8 June
Year:1997
Pole Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Pole Rider 500 Country:Australia
Pole Time 500:1:21.082
Fast Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Fast Rider 500 Country:Australia
Fast Time 500:1:21.674
First Rider 500:Mick Doohan
First Rider 500 Country:Australia
Second Rider 500:Carlos Checa
Second Rider 500 Country:Spain
Third Rider 500:Tadayuki Okada
Third Rider 500 Country:Japan
Pole Rider 250:Olivier Jacque
Pole Rider 250 Country:France
Pole Time 250:1:23.059
Fast Rider 250:Loris Capirossi
Fast Rider 250 Country:Italy
Fast Time 250:1:23.559
First Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
First Rider 250 Country:Japan
Second Rider 250:Max Biaggi
Second Rider 250 Country:Italy
Third Rider 250:Ralf Waldmann
Third Rider 250 Country:Germany
Pole Rider 125:Garry McCoy
Pole Rider 125 Country:Australia
Pole Time 125:1:28.774
Fast Rider 125:Tomomi Manako
Fast Rider 125 Country:Japan
Fast Time 125:1:28.383
First Rider 125:Valentino Rossi
First Rider 125 Country:Italy
Second Rider 125:Tomomi Manako
Second Rider 125 Country:Japan
Third Rider 125:Garry McCoy
Third Rider 125 Country:Australia

The 1997 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 8 June 1997 at Circuit Paul Ricard.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Mick DoohanRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda42:38.06425
2 Carlos ChecaMovistar Honda PonsHonda+4.29220
3 Tadayuki OkadaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda+5.71516
4 Àlex CrivilléRepsol YPF Honda Team'Honda+6.15913
5 Takuma AokiRepsol HondaHonda+24.22711
6 Alex BarrosHonda GresiniHonda+41.43710
7 Norifumi AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha+41.7349
8 Alberto PuigMovistar Honda PonsHonda+44.8348
9 Juan BorjaElf 500 ROCElf 500+51.9217
10 Anthony GobertLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+52.6016
11 Doriano RomboniIP Aprilia Racing TeamAprilia+53.8605
12 Daryl BeattieLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+56.1914
13 Sete GibernauYamaha Team RaineyYamaha+1:01.0443
14 Troy CorserRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha+1:04.5732
15 Jurgen van den GoorberghTeam Millar MQPHonda+1:17.6681
16 Jürgen FuchsElf 500 ROCElf 500+1:20.972
17 Bernard GarciaTeam TecmasHonda+1:23.191
18 Frederic ProtatSoverex FP RacingHonda+1 Lap
19 Lucio PederciniTeam PederciniROC Yamaha+1 Lap
Ret Nobuatsu AokiRheos Elf FCC TSHondaRetirement
Ret Kirk McCarthyWorld Championship MotorsportsROC YamahaRetirement
Ret Luca CadaloraRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamahaRetirement
Ret Jean-Michel BayleMarlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3Retirement
Ret Laurent NaveauMillet RacingROC YamahaRetirement
Ret Kenny Roberts Jr.Marlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3Retirement
Sources: [2] [3]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia40:58.96125
2 Max BiaggiHonda+0.04320
3 Ralf WaldmannHonda+0.22416
4 Loris CapirossiAprilia+8.38713
5 Tohru UkawaHonda+29.70211
6 Haruchika AokiHonda+46.75510
7 Sebastian PortoAprilia+53.3229
8 Luis d'AntinYamaha+56.6778
9 William CostesHonda+58.0277
10 Osamu MiyazakiYamaha+58.2576
11 Jeremy McWilliamsHonda+58.4145
12 Franco BattainiAprilia+59.6194
13 Sebastien GimbertHonda+1:04.5403
14 Idalio GaviraAprilia+1 Lap2
15 Claudio VanzettaAprilia+1 Lap1
16 Frederic BoutinAprilia+1 Lap
Ret Noriyasu NumataSuzukiRetirement
Ret Olivier JacqueHondaRetirement
Ret Franck PoulleHondaRetirement
Ret Bertrand SteyHondaRetirement
Ret Cristiano MiglioratiHondaRetirement
Ret Takeshi TsujimuraTSR-HondaRetirement
Ret José Luis CardosoYamahaRetirement
Ret Stefano PeruginiApriliaRetirement

125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Valentino RossiAprilia40:20.21425
2 Tomomi ManakoHonda+2.96120
3 Garry McCoyAprilia+12.46216
4 Youichi UiYamaha+17.68113
5 Frederic PetitHonda+30.40211
6 Yoshiaki KatohYamaha+38.16410
7 Mirko GiansantiHonda+44.1169
8 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda+44.5498
9 Masao AzumaHonda+44.7457
10 Dirk RaudiesHonda+49.7346
11 Enrique MaturanaYamaha+51.1515
12 Gino BorsoiYamaha+1:02.1484
13 Steve JenknerAprilia+1:05.2283
14 Josep SardaHonda+1:05.4732
15 Angel Nieto JrAprilia+1:05.9551
16 Ivan GoiAprilia+1:29.111
17 Nicolas DussaugeHonda+1 Lap
18 Benny JerzenbeckHonda+1 Lap
19 Vincent PhilippeHonda+1 Lap
20 Patrick DetotHonda+1 Lap
21 Fabien RousseauAprilia+1 Lap
Ret Roberto LocatelliHondaRetirement
Ret Mike LougassiHondaRetirement
Ret Eric MizeraHondaRetirement
Ret Noboru UedaHondaRetirement
Ret Jaroslav HulesHondaRetirement
Ret Lucio CecchinelloHondaRetirement
Ret Manfred GeisslerApriliaRetirement
Ret Kazuto SakataApriliaRetirement

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1997. https://archive.today/20150725154624/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1997_heden.htm. 25 July 2015. dead. 25 January 2020.
  2. Web site: 1997 French MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database. June 13, 2017. Motor Sport Magazine.
  3. Web site: motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1997. www.motogp.com.

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