1997 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1997 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 June 1997 at the A1-Ring.

Austria  1997 Austrian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date1 June 1997
Official nameMotorrad Grand Prix von Österreich[1][2]
LocationA1-Ring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.319 km (2.684 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:28.803
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:28.666
Podium
First Australia Mick Doohan
Second Japan Tadayuki Okada
Third Italy Luca Cadalora
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Germany Ralf Waldmann
Time 1:32.607
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Loris Capirossi
Time 1:32.392
Podium
First France Olivier Jacque
Second Germany Ralf Waldmann
Third Italy Max Biaggi
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Noboru Ueda
Time 1:40.080
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi
Time 1:39.596
Podium
First Japan Noboru Ueda
Second Italy Valentino Rossi
Third Japan Tomomi Manako

500 cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Australia Mick Doohan Repsol Honda Team Honda 41:48.665 25
2 Japan Tadayuki Okada Repsol Honda Team Honda +22.077 20
3 Italy Luca Cadalora Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha +22.471 16
4 Japan Nobuatsu Aoki Rheos Elf FCC TS Honda +22.663 13
5 Spain Àlex Crivillé Repsol Honda Team Honda +25.462 11
6 Spain Carlos Checa Movistar Honda Pons Honda +28.649 10
7 Australia Anthony Gobert Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +59.010 9
8 Spain Alberto Puig Movistar Honda Pons Honda +1:00.017 8
9 Japan Norifumi Abe Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha +1:02.385 7
10 Italy Doriano Romboni IP Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia +1:02.473 6
11 Australia Daryl Beattie Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +1:03.445 5
12 Spain Juan Borja Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 +1:22.650 4
13 Brazil Alex Barros Honda Gresini Honda +1 Lap 3
14 France Jean-Michel Bayle Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 +1 Lap 2
15 Belgium Laurent Naveau Millet Racing ROC Yamaha +1 Lap 1
16 Italy Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
17 Australia Kirk McCarthy World Championship Motorsports ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret Germany Jürgen Fuchs Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 Retirement
Ret Netherlands Jurgen van den Goorbergh Team Millar MQP Honda Retirement
Ret Spain Sete Gibernau Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha Retirement
Ret Australia Troy Corser Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha Retirement
Ret United States Kenny Roberts Jr. Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 Retirement
Sources: [3][4]

250cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 France Olivier Jacque Honda 40:29.266 25
2 Germany Ralf Waldmann Honda +0.622 20
3 Italy Max Biaggi Honda +6.412 16
4 Italy Loris Capirossi Aprilia +6.415 13
5 Japan Tohru Ukawa Honda +23.358 11
6 Italy Stefano Perugini Aprilia +26.292 10
7 Japan Takeshi Tsujimura TSR-Honda +29.991 9
8 Japan Haruchika Aoki Honda +40.079 8
9 Argentina Sebastian Porto Aprilia +49.651 7
10 Japan Noriyasu Numata Suzuki +51.446 6
11 Spain Luis d'Antin Yamaha +51.553 5
12 United Kingdom Jamie Robinson Suzuki +1:02.779 4
13 France William Costes Honda +1:04.488 3
14 Italy Franco Battaini Yamaha +1:04.781 2
15 Switzerland Oliver Petrucciani Aprilia +1:09.385 1
16 Italy Cristiano Migliorati Honda +1:09.610
17 Japan Tetsuya Harada Aprilia +1:27.184
18 United Kingdom Eddie Roberts Aprilia +1 Lap
19 Spain Eustaquio Gavira Aprilia +1 Lap
20 Austria Uwe Bolterhauer Honda +1 Lap
21 Austria Thomas Stadler Honda +1 Lap
Ret Austria Jurgen Haim Yamaha Retirement
Ret Austria Robert Zwidl Aprilia Retirement
Ret Spain Idalio Gavira Aprilia Retirement
Ret Spain José Luis Cardoso Yamaha Retirement
Ret Spain Emilio Alzamora Honda Retirement
Ret United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams Honda Retirement
Ret Italy Luca Boscoscuro Aprilia Retirement
Ret Japan Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha Retirement
Ret Italy Marcellino Lucchi Aprilia Retirement

125cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Japan Noboru Ueda Honda 40:19.719 25
2 Italy Valentino Rossi Aprilia +0.004 20
3 Japan Tomomi Manako Honda +6.286 16
4 Australia Garry McCoy Aprilia +6.421 13
5 Japan Masaki Tokudome Aprilia +6.455 11
6 Japan Kazuto Sakata Aprilia +18.979 10
7 Japan Youichi Ui Yamaha +22.268 9
8 Italy Roberto Locatelli Honda +22.984 8
9 Italy Gianluigi Scalvini Honda +31.327 7
10 France Frederic Petit Honda +31.387 6
11 Japan Masao Azuma Honda +54.248 5
12 Italy Ivan Goi Aprilia +57.528 4
13 Germany Manfred Geissler Aprilia +1:03.939 3
14 Spain Enrique Maturana Yamaha +1:05.384 2
15 Germany Steve Jenkner Aprilia +1:24.545 1
16 Spain Angel Nieto Jr Aprilia +1:39.998
17 Austria Bernd Holzleitner Yamaha +1 Lap
18 Austria Harald Danninger Honda +1 Lap
19 Austria Gerwin Hofer Honda +1 Lap
Ret Austria Benny Jerzenbeck Honda Retirement
Ret Austria Georg Scharl Honda Retirement
Ret Japan Yoshiaki Katoh Yamaha Retirement
Ret Spain Josep Sarda Honda Retirement
Ret Germany Dirk Raudies Honda Retirement
Ret Italy Lucio Cecchinello Honda Retirement
Ret Czech Republic Jaroslav Hules Honda Retirement
Ret Italy Gino Borsoi Yamaha Retirement
Ret Italy Mirko Giansanti Honda Retirement
Ret Spain Jorge Martinez Aprilia Retirement

References
  1. "1997 Austrian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "A1-Ring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. "1997 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  4. "motogp.com · AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1997". www.motogp.com.
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