1997 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Spanish
Flag:Spain
Official Name:Gran Premio Lucky Strike de España[1] [2]
Location:Circuito de Jerez
Course Mi:2.748
Course Km:4.423
Race No:3
Season No:15
Date:4 May
Year:1997
Pole Rider 500:Tadayuki Okada
Pole Rider 500 Country:Japan
Pole Time 500:1:43.403
Fast Rider 500:Àlex Crivillé
Fast Rider 500 Country:Spain
Fast Time 500:1:44.564
First Rider 500:Àlex Crivillé
First Rider 500 Country:Spain
Second Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Second Rider 500 Country:Australia
Third Rider 500:Tadayuki Okada
Third Rider 500 Country:Japan
Pole Rider 250:Ralf Waldmann
Pole Rider 250 Country:Germany
Pole Time 250:1:44.770
Fast Rider 250:Ralf Waldmann
Fast Rider 250 Country:Germany
Fast Time 250:1:45.483
First Rider 250:Ralf Waldmann
First Rider 250 Country:Germany
Second Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Second Rider 250 Country:Japan
Third Rider 250:Max Biaggi
Third Rider 250 Country:Italy
Pole Rider 125:Jorge Martínez
Pole Rider 125 Country:Spain
Pole Time 125:1:49.582
Fast Rider 125:Valentino Rossi
Fast Rider 125 Country:Italy
Fast Time 125:1:49.604
First Rider 125:Valentino Rossi
First Rider 125 Country:Italy
Second Rider 125:Noboru Ueda
Second Rider 125 Country:Japan
Third Rider 125:Jorge Martínez
Third Rider 125 Country:Spain

The 1997 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 4 May 1997 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Àlex CrivilléRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda47:30.62425
2 Mick DoohanRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda+5.63620
3 Tadayuki OkadaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda+5.67016
4 Takuma AokiRepsol HondaHonda+22.70313
5 Nobuatsu AokiRheos Elf FCC TSHonda+28.41411
6 Doriano RomboniIP Aprilia Racing TeamAprilia+31.76210
7 Norifumi AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha+32.4889
8 Alex BarrosHonda GresiniHonda+33.3068
9 Sete GibernauYamaha Team RaineyYamaha+33.5577
10 Regis LaconiTeam TecmasHonda+41.9826
11 Luca CadaloraYamaha Promotor RacingYamaha+45.0025
12 Daryl BeattieLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+49.7694
13 Jean-Michel BayleMarlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3+52.4573
14 Jurgen van den GoorberghTeam Millar MQPHonda+53.4602
15 Kirk McCarthyWorld Championship MotorsportsROC Yamaha+1:36.4681
16 Jürgen FuchsElf 500 ROCElf 500+1:31.257
17 Lucio PederciniTeam PederciniROC Yamaha+1:38.996
18 Kenny Roberts Jr.Marlboro Team RobertsModenas KR3+1:41.246
19 Laurent NaveauMillet RacingROC Yamaha+1 Lap
Ret Carlos ChecaMovistar Honda PonsHondaRetirement
Ret Peter GoddardLucky Strike SuzukiSuzukiRetirement
Ret Troy CorserYamaha Promotor RacingYamahaRetirement
Ret Frederic ProtatSoverex FP RacingROC YamahaRetirement
Ret Alberto PuigMovistar Honda PonsHondaRetirement
Sources: [3] [4]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Ralf WaldmannHonda46:03.64025
2 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia+12.72420
3 Max BiaggiHonda+19.42816
4 Takeshi TsujimuraTSR-Honda+30.25713
5 Haruchika AokiHonda+30.74411
6 Stefano PeruginiAprilia+36.48010
7 Olivier JacqueHonda+41.9609
8 Noriyasu NumataSuzuki+47.0008
9 Jeremy McWilliamsHonda+58.0007
10 José Luis CardosoYamaha+58.0006
11 Luis d'AntinYamaha+59.2885
12 Osamu MiyazakiYamaha+1:00.3244
13 Oliver PetruccianiAprilia+1:03.2313
14 Franco BattainiYamaha+1:03.5842
15 Luca BoscoscuroHonda+1:07.8301
16 Jamie RobinsonSuzuki+1:15.710
17 Eustaquio GaviraAprilia+1:26.998
18 Oscar SainzAprilia+1:27.370
19 William CostesHonda+1:31.354
Ret José MartinApriliaRetirement
Ret Kurtis RobertsApriliaRetirement
Ret Tohru UkawaHondaRetirement
Ret Ismael BonillaHondaRetirement
Ret Giuseppe FiorilloApriliaRetirement
Ret Jesus PerezHondaRetirement
Ret Idalio GaviraApriliaRetirement
Ret Cristiano MiglioratiHondaRetirement
Ret Sebastian PortoApriliaRetirement
Ret Loris CapirossiApriliaRetirement

125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Valentino RossiAprilia42:30.67625
2 Noboru UedaHonda+0.35820
3 Jorge MartinezAprilia+0.50016
4 Masaki TokudomeAprilia+1.34313
5 Tomomi ManakoHonda+1.50811
6 Peter ÖttlAprilia+8.10010
7 Kazuto SakataAprilia+10.3009
8 Roberto LocatelliHonda+14.5608
9 Masao AzumaHonda+18.8007
10 Yoshiaki KatohYamaha+20.0906
11 Ivan GoiAprilia+21.5865
12 Mirko GiansantiHonda+24.4674
13 Frederic PetitHonda+24.8443
14 Jaroslav HulesHonda+24.9102
15 Lucio CecchinelloHonda+27.1141
16 Fonsi NietoAprilia+46.271
17 Manfred GeisslerHonda+46.846
18 Steve JenknerAprilia+46.897
19 Enrique MaturanaYamaha+46.922
20 Dirk RaudiesHonda+47.591
21 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda+55.166
22 Youichi UiYamaha+1:04.376
23 Gino BorsoiYamaha+1:25.868
24 Angel Nieto JrAprilia+1:30.711
25 Vicente EsparragosoYamaha+1:43.319
26 Josep SardaHonda+1:43.449
Ret Jeronimo VidalApriliaRetirement
Ret José RamirezYamahaRetirement
Ret Alvaro MolinaHondaRetirement
Ret Garry McCoyApriliaRetirement

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1997 Spanish MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Jerez Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 15 May 2018.
  3. Web site: 1997 Spanish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017.
  4. Web site: motogp.com · SPANISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1997. www.motogp.com.

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