1999 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Italian
Flag:Italy
Location:Mugello Circuit
Official Name:Gran Premio d'Italia IP[1] [2]
Course Mi:3.259
Course Km:5.245
Race No:5
Season No:16
Date:6 June
Year:1999
Pole Rider 500:Tetsuya Harada
Pole Rider 500 Country:Japan
Pole Time 500:1:52.454
Fast Rider 500:Kenny Roberts Jr.
Fast Rider 500 Country:USA
Fast Time 500:1:53.889 on lap 2
First Rider 500:Àlex Crivillé
First Rider 500 Country:Spain
Second Rider 500:Max Biaggi
Second Rider 500 Country:Italy
Third Rider 500:Tadayuki Okada
Third Rider 500 Country:Japan
Pole Rider 250:Marcellino Lucchi
Pole Rider 250 Country:Italy
Pole Time 250:1:54.376
Fast Rider 250:Valentino Rossi
Fast Rider 250 Country:Italy
Fast Time 250:1:55.254 on lap 7
First Rider 250:Valentino Rossi
First Rider 250 Country:Italy
Second Rider 250:Ralf Waldmann
Second Rider 250 Country:Germany
Third Rider 250:Tohru Ukawa
Third Rider 250 Country:Japan
Pole Rider 125:Roberto Locatelli
Pole Rider 125 Country:Italy
Pole Time 125:2:00.254
Fast Rider 125:Kazuto Sakata
Fast Rider 125 Country:Japan
Fast Time 125:2:00.648 on lap 12
First Rider 125:Roberto Locatelli
First Rider 125 Country:Italy
Second Rider 125:Marco Melandri
Second Rider 125 Country:Italy
Third Rider 125:Noboru Ueda
Third Rider 125 Country:Japan

The 1999 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 6 June 1999 at the Mugello Circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Àlex CrivilléRepsol Honda TeamHonda2344:05.522225
22 Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha23+0.2831320
38 Tadayuki OkadaRepsol Honda TeamHonda23+6.052716
431 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia Grand Prix RacingAprilia23+6.849113
510 Kenny Roberts Jr.Suzuki Grand Prix TeamSuzuki23+12.674311
615 Sete GibernauRepsol Honda TeamHonda23+12.7141210
74 Carlos ChecaMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha23+21.34199
819 John KocinskiKanemoto HondaHonda23+29.80048
914 Juan BorjaMovistar Honda PonsHonda23+29.80187
107 Luca CadaloraTeam Biland GP1MuZ Weber23+46.74266
1126 Haruchika AokiFCC TSRTSR-Honda23+1:07.293175
1211 Simon CrafarRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha23+1:14.550194
1322 Sébastien GimbertTecmas Honda ElfHonda23+1:20.353183
1469 Jamie WhithamProton KR ModenasModenas KR323+1:27.761162
1518 Markus OberDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda23+1:45.918201
Ret55 Régis LaconiRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha17Accident10
Ret12 Jean-Michel BayleProton KR ModenasModenas KR37Retirement15
Ret17 Jurgen van den GoorberghTeam Biland GP1MuZ Weber6Retirement11
Ret21 Michael RutterMillar HondaHonda3Retirement22
Ret5 Alex BarrosMovistar Honda PonsHonda1Accident14
Ret25 José Luis CardosoTeam Maxon TSRTSR-Honda1Retirement21
Ret43 Paolo TessariTeam PatonPaton0Accident23
Ret6 Norifumi AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha0Accident5
DNQ68 Mark WillisBuckley Systems BSL RacingBSLDid not qualify
Sources: [3] [4] [5]

250 cc classification

Loris Capirossi was black-flagged for causing Marcellino Lucchi's crash at the start of the race;[6] in addition, as he did not return to the pits within one lap after having been shown the flag, he was banned from the following event.[7]

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiAprilia2140:52.837625
26 Ralf WaldmannAprilia21+2.643420
34 Tohru UkawaHonda21+2.684916
49 Jeremy McWilliamsAprilia21+11.333713
556 Shinya NakanoYamaha21+11.684511
621 Franco BattainiAprilia21+12.447310
724 Jason VincentHonda21+21.184119
87 Stefano PeruginiHonda21+21.721128
912 Sebastián PortoYamaha21+40.911137
1037 Luca BoscoscuroTSR-Honda21+45.815166
1136 Masaki TokudomeTSR-Honda21+53.891185
1216 Johan StigefeltYamaha21+54.066174
1311 Tomomi ManakoYamaha21+54.096223
1423 Julien AllemandTSR-Honda21+1:18.330242
1515 David GarcíaYamaha21+1:21.272191
1666 Alex HofmannTSR-Honda21+1:27.00014
1710 Fonsi NietoYamaha21+1:33.57625
1855 Filippo CottiYamaha21+1:33.64423
1958 Matías RíosAprilia20+1 lap28
Ret44 Roberto RolfoAprilia10Retirement8
Ret14 Anthony WestTSR-Honda10Retirement21
Ret41 Jarno JanssenTSR-Honda9Accident20
Ret27 Rob FilartHonda3Accident26
Ret48 Ivan ClementiAprilia3Accident15
Ret31 Toshihiko HonmaYamaha0Accident10
Ret34 Marcellino LucchiAprilia0Accident1
Ret47 Ivan MengozziYamaha0Accident27
DSQ1 Loris CapirossiHonda15Black flag2
Source: [8]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
115 Roberto LocatelliAprilia2040:52.672125
213 Marco MelandriHonda20+0.271520
36 Noboru UedaHonda20+0.295416
416 Simone SannaHonda20+0.343613
521 Arnaud VincentAprilia20+0.442711
67 Emilio AlzamoraHonda20+0.5881110
74 Masao AzumaHonda20+0.589129
81 Kazuto SakataHonda20+1.193138
95 Lucio CecchinelloHonda20+1.26037
1023 Gino BorsoiAprilia20+1.338106
1132 Mirko GiansantiAprilia20+1.429155
1210 Jerónimo VidalAprilia20+2.26984
1354 Manuel PoggialiAprilia20+8.436143
1417 Steve JenknerAprilia20+10.382172
1526 Ivan GoiHonda20+10.541181
1611 Max SabbataniHonda20+10.69516
1729 Ángel Nieto, Jr.Honda20+17.57219
189 Frédéric PetitAprilia20+17.6689
1912 Randy de PunietAprilia20+23.61921
2044 Alessandro BrannettiAprilia20+23.73120
2120 Bernhard AbsmeierAprilia20+34.24524
2222 Pablo NietoDerbi20+41.13026
2363 Marco PetriniAprilia20+42.37322
2464 Gaspare CaffieroAprilia20+42.59328
2566 Marco TresoldiHonda20+42.59725
Ret18 Reinhard StolzHonda19Retirement23
Ret62 Riccardo ChiarelloAprilia19Retirement27
Ret65 Lorenzo LanziAprilia9Retirement29
Ret8 Gianluigi ScalviniAprilia4Retirement2
Source: [9]

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.[10]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Àlex Crivillé104
2 Kenny Roberts Jr.64
3 Carlos Checa56
4 Sete Gibernau56
5 Tadayuki Okada48
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1111
2 Yamaha87
3 Suzuki64
4 Aprilia32
5 MuZ Weber17

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1999 Italian MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 16 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Mugello - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 16 May 2018.
  3. Web site: 1999 Italian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Gran Premio d'Italia IP – 500cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 June 1999. 25 February 2016.
  5. Web site: motogp.com · ITALIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1999. www.motogp.com.
  6. News: Stop a Capirossi. raisport.rai.it. Rai Sport. 7 June 1999. 25 February 2016. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305025319/http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/moto/199906/07/375c007b02e52/. 5 March 2016. dead.
  7. News: La dichiarazione del Team Gresini sulla squalifica di Capirossi. MotoCorse.com. 10 June 1999. 25 February 2016. it.
  8. Web site: Gran Premio d'Italia IP – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 June 1999. 25 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Gran Premio d'Italia IP – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 June 1999. 25 February 2016.
  10. Web site: Results . 1998 . resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-20.

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