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1997 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1997 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 October 1997 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

Australia  1997 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 15 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date5 October 1997
Official nameAustralian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2]
LocationPhillip Island
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.448 km (2.764 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:33.135
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:34.113
Podium
First Spain Àlex Crivillé
Second Japan Takuma Aoki
Third Japan Norick Abe
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Max Biaggi
Time 1:34.789
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Ralf Waldmann
Time 1:35.409
Podium
First Germany Ralf Waldmann
Second Italy Max Biaggi
Third France Olivier Jacque
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Kazuto Sakata
Time 1:40.680
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Kazuto Sakata
Time 1:40.348
Podium
First Japan Noboru Ueda
Second Japan Kazuto Sakata
Third Japan Tomomi Manako

500 cc classification edit

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Àlex Crivillé Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda 42:53.362 25
2   Takuma Aoki Repsol Honda Honda +2.268 20
3   Norifumi Abe Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha +28.119 16
4   Tadayuki Okada Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda +35.230 13
5   Regis Laconi Team Tecmas Honda +35.540 11
6   Sete Gibernau Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha +35.678 10
7   Yukio Kagayama Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +35.770 9
8   Alex Barros Honda Gresini Honda +36.260 8
9   Peter Goddard Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +36.795 7
10   Carlos Checa Movistar Honda Pons Honda +37.546 6
11   Doriano Romboni IP Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia +37.761 5
12   Jurgen van den Goorbergh Team Millar MQP Honda +56.989 4
13   Kirk McCarthy World Championship Motorsports Yamaha +1:01.191 3
14   Kenny Roberts Jr. Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 +1:02.256 2
15   Alberto Puig Movistar Honda Pons Honda +1:02.500 1
16   Jean-Michel Bayle Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 +1:24.816
17   Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
18   Frederic Protat Soverex FP Racing Honda +1 Lap
19   Laurent Naveau Millet Racing ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret   Jürgen Fuchs Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 Retirement
Ret   Nobuatsu Aoki Rheos Elf FCC TS Honda Retirement
Ret   Luca Cadalora Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Mick Doohan Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda Retirement
Ret   Juan Borja Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 Retirement
Ret   Daryl Beattie Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki Retirement
Sources:[3][4]

250 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Ralf Waldmann Honda 40:09.735 25
2   Max Biaggi Honda +5.829 20
3   Olivier Jacque Honda +27.251 16
4   Takeshi Tsujimura Honda +27.639 13
5   Tetsuya Harada Aprilia +27.926 11
6   Troy Bayliss Suzuki +28.118 10
7   Stefano Perugini Aprilia +29.038 9
8   Tohru Ukawa Honda +43.594 8
9   Sebastian Porto Aprilia +58.422 7
10   Jeremy McWilliams Honda +1:05.476 6
11   Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha +1:05.563 5
12   Franco Battaini Yamaha +1:12.379 4
13   Cristiano Migliorati Honda +1:19.550 3
14   Haruchika Aoki Honda +1:19.683 2
15   Luca Boscoscuro Honda +1:19.740 1
16   Luis d'Antin Yamaha +1:21.981
17   Oliver Petrucciani Aprilia +1:40.671
18   William Strugnell Honda +1 Lap
19   Simon Weeks Honda +1 Lap
20   Ben Reid Yamaha +1 Lap
21   Michael Clunie Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret   Giuseppe Fiorillo Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Jamie Robinson Suzuki Retirement
Ret   Eustaquio Gavira Aprilia Retirement
Ret   José Luis Cardoso Yamaha Retirement
Ret   William Costes Honda Retirement
Ret   Emilio Alzamora Honda Retirement

125 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Noboru Ueda Honda 38:59.797 25
2   Kazuto Sakata Aprilia +1.366 20
3   Tomomi Manako Honda +1.866 16
4   Roberto Locatelli Honda +1.903 13
5   Gianluigi Scalvini Honda +5.587 11
6   Valentino Rossi Aprilia +18.953 10
7   Lucio Cecchinello Honda +27.244 9
8   Masaki Tokudome Aprilia +35.786 8
9   Garry McCoy Aprilia +35.897 7
10   Mirko Giansanti Honda +36.392 6
11   Enrique Maturana Yamaha +36.404 5
12   Masao Azuma Honda +36.466 4
13   Jorge Martinez Aprilia +44.911 3
14   Yoshiaki Katoh Yamaha +56.342 2
15   Manfred Geissler Aprilia +56.529 1
16   Steve Jenkner Aprilia +56.533
17   Angel Nieto Jr Aprilia +1:00.032
18   Josep Sarda Honda +1:00.176
19   Shahrol Yuzy Honda +1:26.735
20   Jay Taylor Honda +1:32.022
21   Hayden Bool Honda +1 Lap
22   James Armstrong Yamaha +2 Laps
Ret   Youichi Ui Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Xavier Soler Aprilia Retirement
Ret   William Strugnell Honda Retirement
Ret   Andrew Willy Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Peter Galvin Honda Retirement
Ret   Dirk Raudies Honda Retirement
Ret   Jaroslav Hules Honda Retirement
Ret   Gino Borsoi Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Frederic Petit Honda Retirement

References edit

  1. ^ "1997 Australian MotoGP". Motor Sport. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Phillip Island Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "1997 Australian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  4. ^ "motogp.com · AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1997". motogp.com.


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