1997 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Japanese
Flag:Japan
Official Name:Marlboro Grand Prix of Japan[1] [2] [3]
Location:Suzuka Circuit
Course Mi:3.644
Course Km:5.864
Race No:2
Season No:15
Date:20 April
Year:1997
Pole Rider 500:Tadayuki Okada
Pole Rider 500 Country:Japan
Pole Time 500:2:07.952
Fast Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Fast Rider 500 Country:Australia
Fast Time 500:2:07.782
First Rider 500:Mick Doohan
First Rider 500 Country:Australia
Second Rider 500:Àlex Crivillé
Second Rider 500 Country:Spain
Third Rider 500:Tadayuki Okada
Third Rider 500 Country:Japan
Pole Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Pole Rider 250 Country:Japan
Pole Time 250:2:09.541
Fast Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Fast Rider 250 Country:Japan
Fast Time 250:2:10.253
First Rider 250:Daijiro Kato
First Rider 250 Country:Japan
Second Rider 250:Tohru Ukawa
Second Rider 250 Country:Japan
Third Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Third Rider 250 Country:Japan
Pole Rider 125:Noboru Ueda
Pole Rider 125 Country:Japan
Pole Time 125:2:16.879
Fast Rider 125:Masaki Tokudome
Fast Rider 125 Country:Japan
Fast Time 125:2:17.462
First Rider 125:Noboru Ueda
First Rider 125 Country:Japan
Second Rider 125:Kazuto Sakata
Second Rider 125 Country:Japan
Third Rider 125:Hideyuki Nakajo
Third Rider 125 Country:Japan

The 1997 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 April 1997 at the Suzuka Circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Mick DoohanRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda45:11.99525
2 Àlex CrivilléRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda+0.43120
3 Tadayuki OkadaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda+6.04716
4 Takuma AokiRepsol HondaHonda+23.61913
5 Nobuatsu AokiRheos Elf FCC TSHonda+23.89511
6 Carlos ChecaMovistar Honda PonsHonda+24.40210
7 Norifumi AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha+24.7159
8 Alberto PuigMovistar Honda PonsHonda+43.9138
9 Katsuaki FujiwaraMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha+44.0037
10 Alex BarrosHonda GresiniHonda+59.8796
11 Luca CadaloraYamaha Promotor RacingYamaha+59.6055
12 Regis LaconiTeam TecmasHonda+59.8764
13 Peter GoddardLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+1:00.6343
14 Jean-Michel BayleMarlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3+1:17.9742
15 Jurgen van den GoorberghTeam Millar MQPHonda+1:35.1541
16 Kirk McCarthyWorld Championship MotorsportsROC Yamaha+1:38.308
17 Frederic ProtatSoverex FP RacingROC Yamaha+1 Lap
Ret Lucio PederciniTeam PederciniROC YamahaRetirement
Ret Jürgen FuchsElf 500 ROCElf 500Retirement
Ret Sete GibernauYamaha Team RaineyYamahaRetirement
Ret Troy CorserYamaha Promotor RacingYamahaRetirement
Ret Laurent NaveauMillet RacingROC YamahaRetirement
Ret Kenny Roberts Jr.Marlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3Retirement
Ret Juan BorjaElf 500 ROCElf 500Retirement
Ret Daryl BeattieLucky Strike SuzukiSuzukiRetirement
Sources: [4] [5]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Daijiro KatoHonda41:42.22625
2 Tohru UkawaHonda+0.20820
3 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia+0.31816
4 Takeshi TsujimuraTSR-Honda+1.00813
5 Ralf WaldmannHonda+5.56411
6 Yukio KagayamaSuzuki+21.03810
7 Max BiaggiHonda+27.8819
8 Haruchika AokiHonda+27.9218
9 Noriyasu NumataSuzuki+28.3187
10 Naoki MatsudoYamaha+30.1746
11 Loris CapirossiAprilia+37.7145
12 Sebastian PortoAprilia+41.8324
13 Naoto OguraYamaha+49.8983
14 Jamie RobinsonSuzuki+50.5842
15 Choyun KameyaSuzuki+50.7141
16 Jeremy McWilliamsHonda+1:07.061
17 Luis d'AntinYamaha+1:12.344
18 Oliver PetruccianiAprilia+1:12.989
19 Luca BoscoscuroHonda+1:13.669
20 José Luis CardosoYamaha+1:14.013
21 Franco BattainiYamaha+1:32.370
22 Cristiano MiglioratiHonda+1 Lap
Ret Kurtis RobertsApriliaRetirement
Ret Idalio GaviraApriliaRetirement
Ret Osamu MiyazakiYamahaRetirement
Ret Kensuke HagaYamahaRetirement
Ret Eustaquio GaviraApriliaRetirement
Ret William CostesHondaRetirement
Ret Stefano PeruginiApriliaRetirement

125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Noboru UedaHonda41:48.07225
2 Kazuto SakataAprilia+0.36520
3 Hideyuki NakajoHonda+0.50616
4 Masao AzumaHonda+2.15413
5 Jorge MartinezAprilia+2.15611
6 Yoshiaki KatohYamaha+2.25410
7 Garry McCoyAprilia+5.0009
8 Kazuhiro TakaoHonda+9.0008
9 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda+12.0007
10 Frederic PetitHonda+12.5446
11 Roberto LocatelliHonda+23.9745
12 Tomomi ManakoHonda+24.5354
13 Masaki TokudomeAprilia+35.4503
14 Ivan GoiAprilia+35.7032
15 Gino BorsoiYamaha+35.7471
16 Katsuji UezuYamaha+36.244
17 Jun InagedaHonda+36.295
18 Mirko GiansantiHonda+37.144
19 Josep SardaHonda+47.462
20 Yuzo FujiokaHonda+47.548
21 Steve JenknerAprilia+1:04.521
22 Angel Nieto JrAprilia+1:20.060
23 Manfred GeisslerHonda+1:20.170
24 Enrique MaturanaYamaha+1:20.341
Ret Valentino RossiApriliaRetirement
Ret Peter ÖttlApriliaRetirement
Ret Lucio CecchinelloHondaRetirement
Ret Jaroslav HulesHondaRetirement

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1997 Japanese MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 16 May 2018.
  2. Web site: 1997 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. www.progcovers.com.
  3. Web site: Suzuka Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 16 May 2018.
  4. Web site: 1997 Japanese MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017.
  5. Web site: motogp.com · JAPANESE GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1997. www.motogp.com.

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