1996 British motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1996 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 21 July 1996 at Donington Park.

United Kingdom  1996 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 15 races in the
1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date21 July 1996
Official nameBritish Grand Prix[1][2]
LocationDonington Park
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.023 km (2.500 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:32.426
Fastest lap
Rider United States Scott Russell
Time 1:33.574
Podium
First Australia Mick Doohan
Second Spain Àlex Crivillé
Third Japan Norick Abe
250 cc
Pole position
Rider France Olivier Jacque
Time 1:34.397
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Max Biaggi
Time 1:34.968
Podium
First Italy Max Biaggi
Second Germany Ralf Waldmann
Third France Olivier Jacque
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Masaki Tokudome
Time 1:39.935
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Masaki Tokudome
Time 1:39.704
Podium
First Italy Stefano Perugini
Second Japan Masaki Tokudome
Third Japan Tomomi Manako

500 cc classification edit

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Mick Doohan Team Repsol Honda Honda 47:11.135 25
2   Àlex Crivillé Team Repsol Honda Honda +3.319 20
3   Norifumi Abe Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +9.635 16
4   Tadayuki Okada Team Repsol Honda Honda +9.781 13
5   Scott Russell Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +10.411 11
6   Loris Capirossi Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +24.825 10
7   Alex Barros Honda Pileri Honda +32.182 9
8   Juan Borja Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 +32.699 8
9   Luca Cadalora Kanemoto Honda Honda +33.620 7
10   Shinichi Itoh Team Repsol Honda Honda +40.040 6
11   Alberto Puig Fortuna Honda Pons Honda +45.832 5
12   Carlos Checa Fortuna Honda Pons Honda +46.349 4
13   James Haydon World Championship Motorsports ROC Yamaha +1:22.245 3
14   Frederic Protat Soverex FP Racing ROC Yamaha +1:24.783 2
15   Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha +1:38.843 1
16   Chris Walker Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 +1 Lap
17   Eugene McManus Millar Racing Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret   Terry Rymer Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki Retirement
Ret   Jeremy McWilliams QUB Team Optimum ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Jean-Michel Bayle Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Jean Pierre Jeandat Team Paton Paton Retirement
Ret   Paul Young Padgett's Racing Team Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Kenny Roberts Jr. Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha Retirement
Sources: [3][4]

250 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Max Biaggi Aprilia 43:04.272 25
2   Ralf Waldmann Honda +4.637 20
3   Olivier Jacque Honda +15.054 16
4   Jürgen Fuchs Honda +29.396 13
5   Tohru Ukawa Honda +38.724 11
6   Takeshi Tsujimura Honda +41.050 10
7   Regis Laconi Honda +46.474 9
8   Nobuatsu Aoki Honda +49.074 8
9   Cristiano Migliorati Honda +1:02.178 7
10   Eskil Suter Aprilia +1:11.386 6
11   Sete Gibernau Honda +1:17.734 5
12   Osamu Miyazaki Aprilia +1:18.410 4
13   Alessandro Antonello Aprilia +1:18.498 3
14   Cristophe Cogan Honda +1:19.478 2
15   Davide Bulega Aprilia +1:19.660 1
16   Scott Smart Honda +1:30.237
17   Steve Sawford Aprilia +1 Lap
18   Christian Boudinot Aprilia +1 Lap
19   José Barresi Yamaha +2 Laps
Ret   Jamie Robinson Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Jurgen vd Goorbergh Honda Retirement
Ret   Marcellino Lucchi Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Yasumasa Hatakeyama Honda Retirement
Ret   Jason Vincent Honda Retirement
Ret   Gianluigi Scalvini Honda Retirement
Ret   Luca Boscoscuro Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Jean-Philippe Ruggia Honda Retirement
Ret   Olivier Petrucciani Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Luis d'Antin Honda Retirement

125 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Stefano Perugini Aprilia 43:41.678 25
2   Masaki Tokudome Aprilia +2.653 20
3   Tomomi Manako Honda +6.624 16
4   Jorge Martinez Aprilia +15.610 13
5   Kazuto Sakata Aprilia +17.576 11
6   Noboru Ueda Honda +18.792 10
7   Yoshiaki Katoh Yamaha +19.115 9
8   Haruchika Aoki Honda +20.757 8
9   Lucio Cecchinello Honda +23.746 7
10   Youichi Ui Yamaha +31.568 6
11   Peter Öttl Aprilia +32.210 5
12   Ivan Goi Honda +33.424 4
13   Darren Barton Aprilia +41.452 3
14   Garry McCoy Aprilia +43.091 2
15   Herri Torrontegui Honda +48.544 1
16   Gabriele Debbia Yamaha +49.859
17   Paolo Tessari Honda +51.142
18   Jaroslav Hules Honda +53.440
19   Andrea Ballerini Aprilia +1:07.294
20   Manfred Geissler Aprilia +1:16.420
21   Angel Nieto Jr Aprilia +1:16.921
22   Chris Palmer Honda +1 Lap
23   Robin Appleyard Honda +1 Lap
24   Pete Jennings Honda +1 Lap
Ret   Emilio Alzamora Honda Retirement
Ret   Frederic Petit Honda Retirement
Ret   Dirk Raudies Honda Retirement
Ret   Valentino Rossi Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Josep Sarda Honda Retirement
Ret   Loek Bodelier Honda Retirement
Ret   Fernando Mendes Honda Retirement
Ret   Akira Saito Honda Retirement

References edit

  1. ^ "1996 British MotoGP". Motor Sport. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Donington Park - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "1996 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  4. ^ "motogp.com · BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1996". motogp.com.


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