1997 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1997 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 13 April 1997 at the Shah Alam Circuit.

  1997 Malaysian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date13 April 1997
Official nameMarlboro Malaysian Grand Prix[1][2]
LocationShah Alam Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.505 km (2.178 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Tadayuki Okada
Time 1:23.485
Fastest lap
Rider Mick Doohan
Time 1:24.840
Podium
First Mick Doohan
Second Àlex Crivillé
Third Nobuatsu Aoki
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Max Biaggi
Time 1:25.380
Fastest lap
Rider Max Biaggi
Time 1:26.835
Podium
First Max Biaggi
Second Tetsuya Harada
Third Olivier Jacque
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Valentino Rossi
Time 1:30.720
Fastest lap
Rider Valentino Rossi
Time 1:37.824
Podium
First Valentino Rossi
Second Kazuto Sakata
Third Noboru Ueda

500 cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Mick Doohan Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda 47:11.545 25
2 Àlex Crivillé Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda +11.796 20
3 Nobuatsu Aoki Rheos Elf FCC TS Honda +13.403 16
4 Luca Cadalora Yamaha Promotor Racing Yamaha +22.231 13
5 Takuma Aoki Repsol Honda Honda +22.609 11
6 Carlos Checa Movistar Honda Pons Honda +35.000 10
7 Alberto Puig Movistar Honda Pons Honda +35.000 9
8 Norifumi Abe Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha +35.000 8
9 Sete Gibernau Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha +43.000 7
10 Tadayuki Okada Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda +44.000 6
11 Alex Barros Honda Gresini Honda +44.178 5
12 Regis Laconi Team Tecmas Honda +54.819 4
13 Troy Corser Yamaha Promotor Racing Yamaha +55.433 3
14 Juan Borja Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 +56.163 2
15 Jurgen van den Goorbergh Team Millar MQP Honda +1:11.991 1
16 Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
17 Laurent Naveau Millet Racing ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret Jürgen Fuchs Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 Retirement
Ret Alessandro Gramigni IP Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia Retirement
Ret Kirk McCarthy World Championship Motorsports ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Jean-Michel Bayle Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas Retirement
Ret Frederic Protat Soverex FP Racing ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Kenny Roberts Jr Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas Retirement
Ret Daryl Beattie Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki Retirement
Sources: [3][4]

250 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Max Biaggi Honda 45:29.692 25
2 Tetsuya Harada Aprilia +13.870 20
3 Olivier Jacque Honda +31.334 16
4 Ralf Waldmann Honda +34.599 13
5 Haruchika Aoki Honda +34.757 11
6 Tohru Ukawa Honda +1:04.000 10
7 Emilio Alzamora Honda +1 Lap 9
8 Cristiano Migliorati Honda +1 Lap 8
9 Jeremy McWilliams Honda +1 Lap 7
10 Oliver Petrucciani Aprilia +1 Lap 6
11 Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha +1 Lap 5
12 Eustaquio Gavira Aprilia +1 Lap 4
13 Franco Battaini Yamaha +1 Lap 3
14 Noriyasu Numata Suzuki +1 Lap 2
15 Luca Boscoscuro Honda +1 Lap 1
Ret Idalio Gavira Aprilia Retirement
Ret Takeshi Tsujimura TSR-Honda Retirement
Ret Luis d'Antin Yamaha Retirement
Ret Kurtis Roberts Aprilia Retirement
Ret José Luis Cardoso Yamaha Retirement
Ret William Costes Honda Retirement
Ret Jamie Robinson Suzuki Retirement
Ret Stefano Perugini Aprilia Retirement
Ret Sebastian Porto Aprilia Retirement
Ret Loris Capirossi Aprilia Retirement

125 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Valentino Rossi Aprilia 48:09.930 25
2 Kazuto Sakata Aprilia +0.994 20
3 Noboru Ueda Honda +32.198 16
4 Mirko Giansanti Honda +36.833 13
5 Masaki Tokudome Aprilia +37.502 11
6 Jorge Martinez Aprilia +46.000 10
7 Tomomi Manako Honda +47.000 9
8 Yoshiaki Katoh Yamaha +47.000 8
9 Frederic Petit Honda +59.000 7
10 Lucio Cecchinello Honda +1:00.000 6
11 Jaroslav Hules Honda +1:04.866 5
12 Masao Azuma Honda +1:17.538 4
13 Ivan Goi Aprilia +1:21.966 3
14 Dirk Raudies Honda +1:24.784 2
15 Josep Sarda Honda +1:31.435 1
16 Gianluigi Scalvini Honda +1:40.017
17 Roberto Locatelli Honda +1:40.068
18 Manfred Geissler Honda +1 Lap
19 Angel Nieto Jr Aprilia +1 Lap
20 Chao Chee Hou Yamaha +1 Lap
21 Steve Jenkner Aprilia +1 Lap
22 Gino Borsoi Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret Shahrol Yuzy Honda Retirement
Ret Peter Öttl Aprilia Retirement
Ret Enrique Maturana Yamaha Retirement
Ret Youichi Ui Yamaha Retirement
Ret Garry McCoy Aprilia Retirement

References
  1. "1997 Malaysian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. "Podium: race winner Mick Doohan, second place Alex Criville, third place Nobuatsu Aoki at 500cc: Malaysian GP". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. "1997 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  4. "motogp.com · MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1997". www.motogp.com.
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