1996 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1996 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 18 August 1996 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czech Republic. It was also the first victory for a young Valentino Rossi in the 125cc class.

  1996 Czech Republic Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 15 races in the
1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date18 August 1996
Official nameGrand Prix České Republiky[1][2]
LocationBrno Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.403 km (3.357 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Jean-Michel Bayle
Time 2:02.834
Fastest lap
Rider Àlex Crivillé
Time 2:02.791
Podium
First Àlex Crivillé
Second Mick Doohan
Third Scott Russell
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Max Biaggi
Time 2:04.626
Fastest lap
Rider Max Biaggi
Time 2:06.067
Podium
First Max Biaggi
Second Olivier Jacque
Third Ralf Waldmann
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Valentino Rossi
Time 2:11.140
Fastest lap
Rider Jorge Martínez
Time 2:11.816
Podium
First Valentino Rossi
Second Jorge Martínez
Third Tomomi Manako

500 cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Àlex Crivillé Team Repsol Honda Honda 45:38.884 25
2 Mick Doohan Team Repsol Honda Honda +0.002 20
3 Scott Russell Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +2.870 16
4 Kenny Roberts Jr Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +4.419 13
5 Loris Capirossi Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +6.753 11
6 Jean-Michel Bayle Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +6.858 10
7 Tadayuki Okada Team Repsol Honda Honda +8.892 9
8 Carlos Checa Fortuna Honda Pons Honda +9.148 8
9 Alex Barros Honda Pileri Honda +13.334 7
10 Shinichi Itoh Team Repsol Honda Honda +13.776 6
11 Norifumi Abe Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +15.009 5
12 Alberto Puig Fortuna Honda Pons Honda +17.482 4
13 Terry Rymer Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +26.828 3
14 Jeremy McWilliams QUB Team Optimum ROC Yamaha +49.242 2
15 Marcellino Lucchi IP Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia +49.608 1
16 Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha +53.456
17 Sean Emmett Harris Grand Prix Harris Yamaha +1:08.488
18 Eugene McManus Millar Racing Yamaha +1:13.285
19 Frederic Protat Soverex FP Racing Yamaha +1:13.472
20 Chris Walker Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 +1:28.250
21 Adrien Bosshard Elf 500 ROC ROC Yamaha +1:29.684
22 Jean Pierre Jeandat Team Paton Paton +2:01.578
23 Paul Young Padgett's Racing Team Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret James Haydon World Championship Motorsports ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Luca Cadalora Kanemoto Honda Honda Retirement
DNS Juan Borja Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 Did not start
Sources: [3][4]

250 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Max Biaggi Aprilia 42:19.509 25
2 Olivier Jacque Honda +5.901 20
3 Ralf Waldmann Honda +8.317 16
4 Tohru Ukawa Honda +8.517 13
5 Jürgen Fuchs Honda +8.662 11
6 Jean-Philippe Ruggia Honda +22.095 10
7 Eskil Suter Aprilia +37.969 9
8 Luis d'Antin Honda +38.309 8
9 Tetsuya Harada Yamaha +38.418 7
10 Roberto Locatelli Aprilia +38.502 6
11 Nobuatsu Aoki Honda +39.177 5
12 Cristiano Migliorati Honda +43.563 4
13 Olivier Petrucciani Aprilia +43.895 3
14 Sete Gibernau Honda +44.034 2
15 Luca Boscoscuro Aprilia +51.376 1
16 Regis Laconi Honda +52.275
17 Jurgen vd Goorbergh Honda +52.336
18 Yasumasa Hatakeyama Honda +1:10.761
19 Davide Bulega Aprilia +1:11.303
20 Cristophe Cogan Honda +1:47.010
21 Vladimir Castka Honda +1:57.111
22 José Barresi Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret Christian Boudinot Aprilia Retirement
Ret Takeshi Tsujimura Honda Retirement
Ret Sebastian Porto Aprilia Retirement
Ret José Luis Cardoso Aprilia Retirement
Ret Osamu Miyazaki Aprilia Retirement
Ret Gianluigi Scalvini Honda Retirement
Previous race:
1996 Austrian Grand Prix		 FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1996 season		 Next race:
1996 Imola Grand Prix
Previous race:
1995 Czech Republic Grand Prix		 Czech Republic Grand Prix Next race:
1997 Czech Republic Grand Prix

References
  1. "1996 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. "1996 Czech MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  4. "motogp.com · CZECH REPUBLIC GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1996". www.motogp.com.
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