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1997 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix

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Czech Republic  1997 Czech Republic Grand Prix
Race details
Race 12 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date31 August 1997
Official nameGrand Prix České Republiky[1][2]
LocationBrno Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.403 km (3.357 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 2:14.105
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 2:02.560
Podium
First Australia Mick Doohan
Second Italy Luca Cadalora
Third Japan Nobuatsu Aoki
250cc
Pole position
Rider Germany Ralf Waldmann
Time 2:18.982
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Ralf Waldmann
Time 2:05.393
Podium
First Italy Max Biaggi
Second France Olivier Jacque
Third Japan Tetsuya Harada
125cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Youichi Ui
Time 2:25.891
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Noboru Ueda
Time 2:11.669
Podium
First Japan Noboru Ueda
Second Japan Tomomi Manako
Third Italy Valentino Rossi

The 1997 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 31 August 1997 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czech Republic. A young Valentino Rossi took his first title at this track by finishing in 3rd place a year after winning his first race here in 1996

500 cc classification

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Australia Mick Doohan Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda 45:25.012 25
2 Italy Luca Cadalora Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha +14.858 20
3 Japan Nobuatsu Aoki Rheos Elf FCC TS Honda +15.110 16
4 Spain Àlex Crivillé Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda +15.323 13
5 Japan Norifumi Abe Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha +15.648 11
6 Japan Takuma Aoki Repsol Honda Honda +16.846 10
7 France Regis Laconi Team Tecmas Honda +48.778 9
8 Brazil Alex Barros Honda Gresini Honda +48.945 8
9 United States Kenny Roberts Jr. Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 +50.117 7
10 Australia Daryl Beattie Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +1:02.377 6
11 Netherlands Jurgen van den Goorbergh Team Millar MQP Honda +1:07.852 5
12 Australia Anthony Gobert Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +1:39.033 4
13 Spain Alberto Puig Movistar Honda Pons Honda +1:45.597 3
14 Belgium Laurent Naveau Millet Racing ROC Yamaha +1 Lap 2
Ret Italy Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Germany Jürgen Fuchs Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 Retirement
Ret Japan Tadayuki Okada Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda Retirement
Ret Spain Carlos Checa Movistar Honda Pons Honda Retirement
Ret France Frederic Protat Soverex FP Racing Honda Retirement
Ret France Jean-Michel Bayle Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 Retirement
Ret Spain Sete Gibernau Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha Retirement
Ret Australia Kirk McCarthy World Championship Motorsports Yamaha Retirement
Ret Italy Doriano Romboni IP Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia Retirement
Ret Spain Juan Borja Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 Retirement
Sources: [3][4]

250 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Italy Max Biaggi Honda 42:06.724 25
2 France Olivier Jacque Honda +0.514 20
3 Japan Tetsuya Harada Aprilia +9.992 16
4 Germany Ralf Waldmann Honda +13.153 13
5 Japan Tohru Ukawa Honda +31.776 11
6 Japan Takeshi Tsujimura TSR-Honda +38.777 10
7 Italy Stefano Perugini Aprilia +43.740 9
8 Italy Giuseppe Fiorillo Aprilia +58.722 8
9 Italy Cristiano Migliorati Honda +59.569 7
10 Argentina Sebastian Porto Aprilia +1:03.501 6
11 Spain José Luis Cardoso Yamaha +1:12.403 5
12 Spain Emilio Alzamora Honda +1:17.559 4
13 United Kingdom Jamie Robinson Suzuki +1:25.621 3
14 Japan Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha +1:26.471 2
15 Italy Franco Battaini Yamaha +1:31.953 1
16 Spain Eustaquio Gavira Aprilia +1:34.293
17 Switzerland Claudio Vanzetta Aprilia +1:58.858
18 United States Kurtis Roberts Honda +1 Lap
19 Spain Oscar Sainz Yamaha +1 Lap
20 Czech Republic Radomil Rous Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret Italy Luca Boscoscuro Honda Retirement
Ret Spain Idalio Gavira Aprilia Retirement
Ret Japan Haruchika Aoki Honda Retirement
Ret Slovakia Vladimir Castka Honda Retirement
Ret Netherlands Maurice Bolwerk Honda Retirement
Ret France William Costes Honda Retirement
Ret Japan Noriyasu Numata Suzuki Retirement
Ret Switzerland Oliver Petrucciani Aprilia Retirement
Ret Czech Republic Bohumil Stasa Aprilia Retirement
Ret Italy Loris Capirossi Aprilia Retirement

125 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Japan Noboru Ueda Honda 42:13.666 25
2 Japan Tomomi Manako Honda +0.170 20
3 Italy Valentino Rossi Aprilia +0.328 16
4 Italy Roberto Locatelli Honda +0.776 13
5 Italy Lucio Cecchinello Honda +0.883 11
6 Italy Gianluigi Scalvini Honda +0.960 10
7 Germany Steve Jenkner Aprilia +1.054 9
8 Japan Masaki Tokudome Aprilia +1.162 8
9 Japan Kazuto Sakata Aprilia +3.442 7
10 Japan Youichi Ui Yamaha +6.062 6
11 Australia Garry McCoy Aprilia +11.579 5
12 Italy Mirko Giansanti Honda +11.756 4
13 Germany Manfred Geissler Aprilia +11.885 3
14 Czech Republic Jaroslav Hules Honda +12.801 2
15 France Frederic Petit Honda +13.289 1
16 Spain Enrique Maturana Yamaha +29.524
17 Italy Marco Melandri Honda +29.622
18 Spain Josep Sarda Honda +35.321
19 Germany Dirk Raudies Honda +1:04.317
20 Germany Emanuel Buchner Aprilia +1:04.517
21 Czech Republic Igor Kalab Honda +1:44.329
Ret Italy Ivan Goi Aprilia Retirement
Ret Czech Republic Michal Březina Honda Retirement
Ret Japan Masao Azuma Honda Retirement
Ret Japan Yoshiaki Katoh Yamaha Retirement
Ret Spain Angel Nieto Jr Aprilia Retirement
Ret Italy Gino Borsoi Yamaha Retirement
Ret United Kingdom Chris Burns Honda Retirement
Ret Spain Jorge Martinez Aprilia Retirement

References

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


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