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1999 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Australia  1999 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 16 races in the
1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date3 October 1999
Official nameQantas Australian Grand Prix[1][2]
LocationPhillip Island
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.448 km (2.764 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kenny Roberts Jr.
Time 1:32.319
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kenny Roberts Jr.
Time 1:32.743 on lap 7
Podium
First Japan Tadayuki Okada
Second Italy Max Biaggi
Third France Régis Laconi
250cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams
Time 1:33.919
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi
Time 1:33.556 on lap 25
Podium
First Italy Valentino Rossi
Second France Olivier Jacque
Third Japan Tohru Ukawa
125cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Noboru Ueda
Time 1:38.600
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Marco Melandri
Time 1:38.118 on lap 21
Podium
First Italy Marco Melandri
Second Italy Lucio Cecchinello
Third Japan Youichi Ui

The 1999 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 3 October 1999 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

500 cc classification

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 Japan Tadayuki Okada Repsol Honda Team Honda 27 42:09.271 7 25
2 2 Italy Max Biaggi Marlboro Yamaha Team Yamaha 27 +0.085 5 20
3 55 France Régis Laconi Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha 27 +0.124 3 16
4 4 Spain Carlos Checa Marlboro Yamaha Team Yamaha 27 +9.497 10 13
5 3 Spain Àlex Crivillé Repsol Honda Team Honda 27 +9.811 12 11
6 15 Spain Sete Gibernau Repsol Honda Team Honda 27 +10.691 6 10
7 24 Australia Garry McCoy Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha 27 +12.135 15 9
8 9 Japan Nobuatsu Aoki Suzuki Grand Prix Team Suzuki 27 +25.028 11 8
9 19 United States John Kocinski Kanemoto Nettaxi Honda Honda 27 +25.219 14 7
10 10 United States Kenny Roberts Jr. Suzuki Grand Prix Team Suzuki 27 +41.652 1 6
11 26 Japan Haruchika Aoki FCC TSR TSR-Honda 27 +47.628 17 5
12 17 Netherlands Jurgen van den Goorbergh Team Biland GP1 MuZ Weber 27 +47.670 18 4
13 52 Spain José David de Gea Proton KR Modenas Modenas KR3 27 +1:22.997 21 3
14 37 Australia Steve Martin Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team Honda 27 +1:23.305 23 2
15 68 Australia Mark Willis Buckley Systems BSL Racing Modenas KR3 27 +1:35.980 24 1
16 6 Japan Norick Abe Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin Yamaha 26 +1 lap 8
17 14 Spain Juan Borja Movistar Honda Pons Honda 26 +1 lap 9
Ret 31 Japan Tetsuya Harada Aprilia Grand Prix Racing Aprilia 23 Retirement 2
Ret 5 Brazil Alex Barros Movistar Honda Pons Honda 23 Retirement 4
Ret 22 France Sébastien Gimbert Tecmas Honda Elf Honda 6 Accident 20
Ret 25 Spain José Luis Cardoso Team Maxon TSR TSR-Honda 5 Retirement 16
Ret 20 United States Mike Hale Proton KR Modenas Modenas KR3 3 Retirement 19
Ret 21 United Kingdom Michael Rutter Millar Honda Honda 2 Retirement 22
Ret 35 Australia Anthony Gobert Team Biland GP1 MuZ Weber 0 Accident 13
Sources:[3][4][5]

250 cc classification

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Aprilia 25 39:28.278 7 25
2 19 France Olivier Jacque Yamaha 25 +0.103 2 20
3 4 Japan Tohru Ukawa Honda 25 +0.729 5 16
4 56 Japan Shinya Nakano Yamaha 25 +0.796 4 13
5 6 Germany Ralf Waldmann Aprilia 25 +13.097 8 11
6 1 Italy Loris Capirossi Honda 25 +13.133 3 10
7 7 Italy Stefano Perugini Honda 25 +25.831 10 9
8 21 Italy Franco Battaini Aprilia 25 +25.994 11 8
9 12 Argentina Sebastián Porto Yamaha 25 +35.124 9 7
10 14 Australia Anthony West TSR-Honda 25 +36.446 13 6
11 11 Japan Tomomi Manako Yamaha 25 +49.725 12 5
12 24 United Kingdom Jason Vincent Honda 25 +50.949 6 4
13 66 Germany Alex Hofmann TSR-Honda 25 +59.357 16 3
14 37 Italy Luca Boscoscuro TSR-Honda 25 +59.373 15 2
15 36 Japan Masaki Tokudome TSR-Honda 25 +1:06.163 20 1
16 10 Spain Fonsi Nieto Yamaha 25 +1:27.873 19
17 15 Spain David García Yamaha 25 +1:29.494 21
18 41 Netherlands Jarno Janssen TSR-Honda 24 +1 lap 22
19 16 Sweden Johan Stigefelt Yamaha 24 +1 lap 25
20 58 Argentina Matías Ríos Aprilia 24 +1 lap 28
21 39 Australia Roger Harrison Yamaha 24 +1 lap 27
Ret 40 Australia Jay Taylor Honda 22 Accident 26
Ret 38 Australia Shaun Geronimi Yamaha 2 Accident 18
Ret 17 Netherlands Maurice Bolwerk TSR-Honda 2 Accident 17
Ret 23 France Julien Allemand TSR-Honda 2 Retirement 14
Ret 18 United Kingdom Scott Smart Aprilia 2 Retirement 23
Ret 9 United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams Aprilia 1 Accident 1
Ret 43 Australia Kevin Curtain Honda 1 Retirement 24
DNS 44 Italy Roberto Rolfo Aprilia Did not start
DNQ 42 New Zealand Aaron Clark Honda Did not qualify
DNQ 22 Spain Lucas Oliver Bultó Yamaha Did not qualify
Source:[6]

125 cc classification

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 13 Italy Marco Melandri Honda 23 38:07.081 3 25
2 5 Italy Lucio Cecchinello Honda 23 +0.035 2 20
3 41 Japan Youichi Ui Derbi 23 +0.179 4 16
4 8 Italy Gianluigi Scalvini Aprilia 23 +1.043 8 13
5 4 Japan Masao Azuma Honda 23 +1.259 16 11
6 15 Italy Roberto Locatelli Aprilia 23 +1.898 6 10
7 10 Spain Jerónimo Vidal Aprilia 23 +10.207 10 9
8 23 Italy Gino Borsoi Aprilia 23 +11.845 7 8
9 54 San Marino Manuel Poggiali Aprilia 23 +12.890 9 7
10 17 Germany Steve Jenkner Aprilia 23 +16.527 15 6
11 32 Italy Mirko Giansanti Aprilia 23 +16.731 12 5
12 16 Italy Simone Sanna Honda 23 +16.837 13 4
13 1 Japan Kazuto Sakata Honda 23 +36.339 17 3
14 26 Italy Ivan Goi Honda 23 +36.408 19 2
15 7 Spain Emilio Alzamora Honda 23 +49.941 11 1
16 44 Italy Alessandro Brannetti Aprilia 23 +51.121 20
17 22 Spain Pablo Nieto Derbi 23 +51.786 18
18 29 Spain Ángel Nieto, Jr. Honda 23 +53.389 14
19 9 France Frédéric Petit Aprilia 23 +1:07.146 21
20 18 Germany Reinhard Stolz Honda 23 +1:16.137 27
21 12 France Randy de Puniet Aprilia 23 +1:16.144 25
22 24 Denmark Robbin Harms Aprilia 23 +1:28.270 26
23 88 Australia Broc Parkes Honda 22 +1 lap 29
24 92 Australia Dennis Charlett Honda 22 +1 lap 30
Ret 6 Japan Noboru Ueda Honda 19 Accident 1
Ret 21 France Arnaud Vincent Aprilia 8 Retirement 5
Ret 90 Australia Andrew Willy Honda 6 Retirement 28
Ret 89 Australia Peter Galvin Honda 5 Retirement 23
Ret 11 Italy Max Sabbatani Honda 3 Retirement 22
Ret 91 Australia Michael Teniswood Honda 0 Retirement 24
Source:[7]

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round thirteen has concluded.[8]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "1999 Australian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Phillip Island Circuit – The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ "1999 Australian MotoGP – Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Qantas Australian Grand Prix – 500cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 3 October 1999. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  5. ^ "motogp.com · AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1999". www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "Qantas Australian Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 3 October 1999. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Qantas Australian Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 3 October 1999. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 1999. Retrieved 20 August 2019.


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