1997 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix

1997 Czech Republic Grand PrixRace details

Race 12 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date| 31 August 1997
Official name| Grand Prix České Republiky[1][2]
Location| Brno Circuit
Course|

* Permanent racing facility
* 5.403 km (3.357 mi)

500 cc
| Pole position

Rider|  Mick Doohan
Time|  2:14.105
Fastest lap
Rider|  Mick Doohan
Time|  2:02.560
Podium
First|  Mick Doohan
Second|  Luca Cadalora
Third|  Nobuatsu Aoki
250 cc
| Pole position

Rider|  Ralf Waldmann
Time|  2:18.982
Fastest lap
Rider|  Ralf Waldmann
Time|  2:05.393
Podium
First|  Max Biaggi
Second|  Olivier Jacque
Third|  Tetsuya Harada
125 cc
| Pole position

Rider|  Youichi Ui
Time|  2:25.891
Fastest lap
Rider|  Noboru Ueda
Time|  2:11.669
Podium
First|  Noboru Ueda
Second|  Tomomi Manako
Third|  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

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

## 250 cc classification

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Pos  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Time/Retired  | Points

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

## 125 cc classification

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Pos  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Time/Retired  | Points

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