1997 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

Japan  1997 Japanese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date20 April 1997
Official nameMarlboro Grand Prix of Japan[1][2][3]
LocationSuzuka Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.864 km (3.644 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Tadayuki Okada
Time 2:07.952
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 2:07.782
Podium
First Australia Mick Doohan
Second Spain Àlex Crivillé
Third Japan Tadayuki Okada
250cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Tetsuya Harada
Time 2:09.541
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Tetsuya Harada
Time 2:10.253
Podium
First Japan Daijiro Kato
Second Japan Tohru Ukawa
Third Japan Tetsuya Harada
125cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Noboru Ueda
Time 2:16.879
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Masaki Tokudome
Time 2:17.462
Podium
First Japan Noboru Ueda
Second Japan Kazuto Sakata
Third Japan Hideyuki Nakajo

The 1997 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 April 1997 at the Suzuka Circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Australia Mick Doohan Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda 45:11.995 25
2 Spain Àlex Crivillé Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda +0.431 20
3 Japan Tadayuki Okada Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda +6.047 16
4 Japan Takuma Aoki Repsol Honda Honda +23.619 13
5 Japan Nobuatsu Aoki Rheos Elf FCC TS Honda +23.895 11
6 Spain Carlos Checa Movistar Honda Pons Honda +24.402 10
7 Japan Norifumi Abe Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha +24.715 9
8 Spain Alberto Puig Movistar Honda Pons Honda +43.913 8
9 Japan Katsuaki Fujiwara Marlboro Yamaha Team Yamaha +44.003 7
10 Brazil Alex Barros Honda Gresini Honda +59.879 6
11 Italy Luca Cadalora Yamaha Promotor Racing Yamaha +59.605 5
12 France Regis Laconi Team Tecmas Honda +59.876 4
13 Australia Peter Goddard Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +1:00.634 3
14 France Jean-Michel Bayle Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 +1:17.974 2
15 Netherlands Jurgen van den Goorbergh Team Millar MQP Honda +1:35.154 1
16 Australia Kirk McCarthy World Championship Motorsports ROC Yamaha +1:38.308
17 France Frederic Protat Soverex FP Racing ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret Italy Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Germany Jürgen Fuchs Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 Retirement
Ret Spain Sete Gibernau Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha Retirement
Ret Australia Troy Corser Yamaha Promotor Racing Yamaha Retirement
Ret Belgium Laurent Naveau Millet Racing ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret United States Kenny Roberts Jr. Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 Retirement
Ret Spain Juan Borja Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 Retirement
Ret Australia Daryl Beattie Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki Retirement
Sources: [4][5]

250 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Japan Daijiro Kato Honda 41:42.226 25
2 Japan Tohru Ukawa Honda +0.208 20
3 Japan Tetsuya Harada Aprilia +0.318 16
4 Japan Takeshi Tsujimura TSR-Honda +1.008 13
5 Germany Ralf Waldmann Honda +5.564 11
6 Japan Yukio Kagayama Suzuki +21.038 10
7 Italy Max Biaggi Honda +27.881 9
8 Japan Haruchika Aoki Honda +27.921 8
9 Japan Noriyasu Numata Suzuki +28.318 7
10 Japan Naoki Matsudo Yamaha +30.174 6
11 Italy Loris Capirossi Aprilia +37.714 5
12 Argentina Sebastian Porto Aprilia +41.832 4
13 Japan Naoto Ogura Yamaha +49.898 3
14 United Kingdom Jamie Robinson Suzuki +50.584 2
15 Japan Choyun Kameya Suzuki +50.714 1
16 United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams Honda +1:07.061
17 Spain Luis d'Antin Yamaha +1:12.344
18 Switzerland Oliver Petrucciani Aprilia +1:12.989
19 Italy Luca Boscoscuro Honda +1:13.669
20 Spain José Luis Cardoso Yamaha +1:14.013
21 Italy Franco Battaini Yamaha +1:32.370
22 Italy Cristiano Migliorati Honda +1 Lap
Ret United States Kurtis Roberts Aprilia Retirement
Ret Spain Idalio Gavira Aprilia Retirement
Ret Japan Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha Retirement
Ret Japan Kensuke Haga Yamaha Retirement
Ret Spain Eustaquio Gavira Aprilia Retirement
Ret France William Costes Honda Retirement
Ret Italy Stefano Perugini Aprilia Retirement

125 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Japan Noboru Ueda Honda 41:48.072 25
2 Japan Kazuto Sakata Aprilia +0.365 20
3 Japan Hideyuki Nakajo Honda +0.506 16
4 Japan Masao Azuma Honda +2.154 13
5 Spain Jorge Martinez Aprilia +2.156 11
6 Japan Yoshiaki Katoh Yamaha +2.254 10
7 Australia Garry McCoy Aprilia +5.000 9
8 Japan Kazuhiro Takao Honda +9.000 8
9 Italy Gianluigi Scalvini Honda +12.000 7
10 France Frederic Petit Honda +12.544 6
11 Italy Roberto Locatelli Honda +23.974 5
12 Japan Tomomi Manako Honda +24.535 4
13 Japan Masaki Tokudome Aprilia +35.450 3
14 Italy Ivan Goi Aprilia +35.703 2
15 Italy Gino Borsoi Yamaha +35.747 1
16 Japan Katsuji Uezu Yamaha +36.244
17 Japan Jun Inageda Honda +36.295
18 Italy Mirko Giansanti Honda +37.144
19 Spain Josep Sarda Honda +47.462
20 Japan Yuzo Fujioka Honda +47.548
21 Germany Steve Jenkner Aprilia +1:04.521
22 Spain Angel Nieto Jr Aprilia +1:20.060
23 Germany Manfred Geissler Honda +1:20.170
24 Spain Enrique Maturana Yamaha +1:20.341
Ret Italy Valentino Rossi Aprilia Retirement
Ret Germany Peter Öttl Aprilia Retirement
Ret Italy Lucio Cecchinello Honda Retirement
Ret Czech Republic Jaroslav Hules Honda Retirement

References

  1. ^ "1997 Japanese MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ "1997 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Suzuka Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ^ "1997 Japanese MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ "motogp.com · JAPANESE GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1997". www.motogp.com.


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