The 1997 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 28 June 1997 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.

Netherlands  1997 Dutch Grand Prix
Race details
Race 7 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date28 June 1997
Official nameLucky Strike Dutch Grand Prix[1][2]
LocationTT Circuit Assen
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.049 km (3.759 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 2:02.512
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Carlos Checa
Time 2:03.363
Podium
First Australia Mick Doohan
Second Spain Carlos Checa
Third Italy Doriano Romboni
250 cc
Pole position
Rider France Olivier Jacque
Time 2:05.190
Fastest lap
Rider France Olivier Jacque
Time 2:06.047
Podium
First Japan Tetsuya Harada
Second Germany Ralf Waldmann
Third Italy Loris Capirossi
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi
Time 2:15.085
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Tomomi Manako
Time 2:15.049
Podium
First Italy Valentino Rossi
Second Japan Tomomi Manako
Third Japan Kazuto Sakata

500 cc classification edit

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Mick Doohan Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda 43:37.954 25
2   Carlos Checa Movistar Honda Pons Honda +10.560 20
3   Doriano Romboni IP Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia +18.282 16
4   Nobuatsu Aoki Rheos Elf FCC TS Honda +24.048 13
5   Alberto Puig Movistar Honda Pons Honda +28.105 11
6   Alex Barros Honda Gresini Honda +38.219 10
7   Daryl Beattie Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +43.217 9
8   Kenny Roberts Jr. Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 +47.525 8
9   Jürgen Fuchs Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 +48.724 7
10   Norifumi Abe Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha +49.574 6
11   Bernard Garcia Team Tecmas Honda +1:04.431 5
12   Tadayuki Okada Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda +1:05.807 4
13   Anthony Gobert Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +1:08.853 3
14   Troy Corser Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha +1:09.565 2
15   Juan Borja Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 +1:53.073 1
16   Laurent Naveau Millet Racing ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
17   Frederic Protat Soverex FP Racing Honda +1 Lap
18   Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
19   Sete Gibernau Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret   Luca Cadalora Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Jurgen van den Goorbergh Team Millar MQP Honda Retirement
Ret   Jean-Michel Bayle Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 Retirement
Ret   Takuma Aoki Repsol Honda Honda Retirement
Sources:[3][4]

250 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Tetsuya Harada Aprilia 38:09.016 25
2   Ralf Waldmann Honda +0.238 20
3   Loris Capirossi Aprilia +12.506 16
4   Tohru Ukawa Honda +30.663 13
5   Stefano Perugini Aprilia +31.576 11
6   Takeshi Tsujimura TSR-Honda +35.742 10
7   William Costes Honda +56.803 9
8   Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha +56.962 8
9   Jeremy McWilliams Honda +57.360 7
10   Luis d'Antin Yamaha +1:07.463 6
11   Franco Battaini Yamaha +1:18.287 5
12   Oliver Petrucciani Aprilia +1:20.436 4
13   Cristiano Migliorati Honda +1:20.744 3
14   Maurice Bolwerk Honda +2:13.335 2
15   Eustaquio Gavira Aprilia +2:23.965 1
16   Gerard Rike Honda +1 Lap
17   Jaap Hoogeveen Yamaha +1 Lap
18   Henk Van De Lagemaat Honda +1 Lap
19   Gert Pieper Honda +1 Lap
Ret   Olivier Jacque Honda Retirement
Ret   Haruchika Aoki Honda Retirement
Ret   Andre Romein Honda Retirement
Ret   Giuseppe Fiorillo Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Jamie Robinson Suzuki Retirement
Ret   José Luis Cardoso Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Sebastian Porto Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Noriyasu Numata Suzuki Retirement
Ret   Emilio Alzamora Honda Retirement
Ret   Luca Boscoscuro Honda Retirement
Ret   Idalio Gavira Aprilia Retirement
DSQ   Max Biaggi Honda Disqualified

125 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Valentino Rossi Aprilia 38:50.246 25
2   Tomomi Manako Honda +0.100 20
3   Kazuto Sakata Aprilia +0.284 16
4   Noboru Ueda Honda +0.512 13
5   Youichi Ui Yamaha +0.871 11
6   Jorge Martinez Aprilia +1.568 10
7   Masaki Tokudome Aprilia +1.596 9
8   Roberto Locatelli Honda +1.636 8
9   Frederic Petit Honda +26.348 7
10   Masao Azuma Honda +30.715 6
11   Jaroslav Hules Honda +30.819 5
12   Manfred Geissler Honda +39.769 4
13   Gianluigi Scalvini Honda +39.042 3
14   Enrique Maturana Yamaha +39.347 2
15   Ivan Goi Aprilia +46.464 1
16   Angel Nieto Jr Aprilia +1:11.667
17   Steve Jenkner Aprilia +1:37.799
18   Rob Filart Honda +1:38.070
19   Hans Koopman Honda +2:10.164
Ret   Arno Visscher Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Yoshiaki Katoh Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Jarno Janssen Honda Retirement
Ret   Josep Sarda Honda Retirement
Ret   Peter Öttl Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Gino Borsoi Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Mirko Giansanti Honda Retirement
Ret   Dirk Raudies Honda Retirement
Ret   Garry McCoy Aprilia Retirement

References edit

  1. ^ "1997 Dutch TT MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "TT Circuit Assen | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "1997 Dutch TT MotoGP | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine.
  4. ^ "motogp.com · DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1997". www.motogp.com.


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