2003 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Flag:ITA
Grand Prix:Italian
Location:Mugello Circuit
Official Name:Gran Premio Cinzano d'Italia[1]
Course Mi:3.259
Course Km:5.245
Race No:5
Season No:16
Date:8 June
Year:2003
Pole Rider Motogp:Valentino Rossi
Pole Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Time Motogp:1:51.927
Fast Rider Motogp:Loris Capirossi
Fast Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Ducati
Fast Time Motogp:1:52.623 on lap 20
First Rider Motogp:Valentino Rossi
First Rider Motogp Country:Italy
First Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Second Rider Motogp:Loris Capirossi
Second Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Second Rider Motogp Bike:Ducati
Third Rider Motogp:Max Biaggi
Third Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Rider 250:Randy de Puniet
Pole Rider 250 Country:France
Pole Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Pole Time 250:1:53.586
Fast Rider 250:Randy de Puniet
Fast Rider 250 Country:France
Fast Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Fast Time 250:1:54.994 on lap 8
First Rider 250:Manuel Poggiali
First Rider 250 Country:San Marino
First Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Second Rider 250:Fonsi Nieto
Second Rider 250 Country:Spain
Second Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Third Rider 250:Franco Battaini
Third Rider 250 Country:Italy
Third Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Pole Rider 125:Casey Stoner
Pole Rider 125 Country:Australia
Pole Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia
Pole Time 125:1:58.914
Fast Rider 125:Gino Borsoi
Fast Rider 125 Country:Italy
Fast Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia
Fast Time 125:1:58.969 on lap 5
First Rider 125:Lucio Cecchinello
First Rider 125 Country:Italy
First Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia
Second Rider 125:Daniel Pedrosa
Second Rider 125 Country:Spain
Second Rider 125 Bike:Honda
Third Rider 125:Pablo Nieto
Third Rider 125 Country:Spain
Third Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia

The 2003 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2003 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 6–8 June 2003 at the Mugello Circuit.

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiRepsol HondaHonda2343:28.008125
265 Loris CapirossiDucati Marlboro TeamDucati23+1.416220
33 Max BiaggiCamel Pramac PonsHonda23+4.576416
46 Makoto TamadaPramac HondaHonda23+13.2101013
556 Shinya Nakanod'Antín Yamaha TeamYamaha23+13.411311
611 Tohru UkawaCamel Pramac PonsHonda23+13.666510
715 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar HondaHonda23+14.25369
87 Carlos ChecaFortuna Yamaha TeamYamaha23+22.81178
945 Colin EdwardsAlice Aprilia RacingAprilia23+33.056137
1019 Olivier JacqueGauloises Yamaha TeamYamaha23+38.88286
1133 Marco MelandriFortuna Yamaha TeamYamaha23+38.977125
1269 Nicky HaydenRepsol HondaHonda23+48.639174
1323 Ryuichi KiyonariTelefónica Movistar HondaHonda23+50.183223
1466 Alex HofmannKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki23+54.213152
158 Garry McCoyKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki23+1:23.281201
1688 Andrew PittKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki23+1:37.28421
Ret99 Jeremy McWilliamsProton Team KRProton KR18Retirement19
Ret9 Nobuatsu AokiProton Team KRProton KR14Retirement23
Ret12 Troy BaylissDucati Marlboro TeamDucati10Accident11
Ret41 Noriyuki HagaAlice Aprilia RacingAprilia7Accident16
Ret4 Alex BarrosGauloises Yamaha TeamYamaha2Accident9
Ret21 John HopkinsSuzuki Grand Prix TeamSuzuki2Accident14
Ret10 Kenny Roberts Jr.Suzuki Grand Prix TeamSuzuki2Accident18
Sources: [2] [3]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
154 Manuel PoggialiAprilia2038:40.038225
210 Fonsi NietoAprilia20+22.445320
321 Franco BattainiAprilia20+23.446416
43 Roberto RolfoHonda20+24.432613
550 Sylvain GuintoliAprilia20+31.679811
624 Toni ElíasAprilia20+39.837510
78 Naoki MatsudoYamaha20+44.83299
85 Sebastián PortoHonda20+44.90578
914 Anthony WestAprilia20+1:02.385137
1011 Joan OlivéAprilia20+1:06.020126
119 Hugo MarchandAprilia20+1:11.197165
126 Alex DebónHonda20+1:11.257154
1357 Chaz DaviesAprilia20+1:17.964173
1496 Jakub SmržHonda20+1:21.573212
1533 Héctor FaubelAprilia20+1:25.294141
1615 Christian GemmelHonda20+1:26.78018
1736 Erwan NigonAprilia20+1:35.20610
1818 Henk vd LagemaatHonda19+1 lap22
1929 Christian PistoniAprilia19+1 lap23
Ret7 Randy de PunietAprilia16Accident1
Ret26 Alex BaldoliniAprilia10Accident20
Ret16 Johan StigefeltAprilia0Retirement11
DNS34 Eric BatailleHonda0Did not start19
DNS13 Jaroslav HulešYamahaDid not start
DNQ98 Katja PoensgenHondaDid not qualify
Source: [4]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Lucio CecchinelloAprilia2040:01.738625
23 Daniel PedrosaHonda20+0.7301020
322 Pablo NietoAprilia20+0.801416
434 Andrea DoviziosoHonda20+0.810713
515 Alex de AngelisAprilia20+1.454311
641 Youichi UiAprilia20+7.656810
77 Stefano PeruginiAprilia20+7.70229
823 Gino BorsoiAprilia20+7.70898
980 Héctor BarberáAprilia20+21.704127
1042 Gioele PellinoAprilia20+22.132136
116 Mirko GiansantiAprilia20+22.208165
1224 Simone CorsiHonda20+34.326174
1336 Mika KallioHonda20+34.434243
148 Masao AzumaHonda20+34.493222
1512 Thomas LüthiHonda20+34.879211
1679 Gábor TalmácsiAprilia20+35.03514
1758 Marco SimoncelliAprilia20+45.35215
1827 Casey StonerAprilia20+46.0721
1950 Andrea BalleriniGilera20+46.42827
2010 Roberto LocatelliKTM20+46.43620
211 Arnaud VincentKTM20+46.61511
2287 Michele ContiHonda20+52.95326
2311 Max SabbataniAprilia20+53.33819
2460 Mattia AngeloniHonda20+1:04.11028
2588 Robbin HarmsAprilia20+1:04.18631
2662 Alessio AldrovandiMalaguti20+1:11.05929
2725 Imre TóthHonda20+1:16.72225
2819 Álvaro BautistaAprilia20+1:16.83035
2961 Michele PirroAprilia20+1:22.81533
3021 Leon CamierHonda19+1 lap37
3178 Péter LénártHonda19+1 lap38
Ret17 Steve JenknerAprilia19Accident5
Ret48 Jorge LorenzoDerbi19Retirement18
Ret32 Fabrizio LaiMalaguti11Retirement32
Ret31 Julián SimónMalaguti10Retirement34
Ret26 Emilio AlzamoraDerbi9Retirement23
Ret14 Chris MartinAprilia7Retirement36
Ret63 Mike Di MeglioAprilia0Retirement30
Source: [5]

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.[6] [7]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi115
2 Max Biaggi83
372
4 Alex Barros46
5 Tohru Ukawa42
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda125
2 Ducati65
3 Yamaha57
430
5/ Proton KR21

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003 Italian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 2 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Gran Premio Cinzano d'Italia – MotoGP – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 June 2003. 29 April 2018.
  3. Web site: ITALIAN GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2003. Motogp.com. 2 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Gran Premio Cinzano d'Italia – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 June 2003. 29 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Gran Premio Cinzano d'Italia – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 June 2003. 29 April 2018.
  6. Web site: World Championship standings.. June 8, 2003. Crash.
  7. Web site: Standings . 2003. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-22.

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