1997 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 12 of 15 races in the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 31 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Grand Prix České Republiky[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Brno Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Mick Doohan
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Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 45:25.012 | 25 | ||
| 2 |  Luca Cadalora
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Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | +14.858 | 20 | ||
| 3 |  Nobuatsu Aoki
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Rheos Elf FCC TS | Honda | +15.110 | 16 | ||
| 4 |  Àlex Crivillé
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Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | +15.323 | 13 | ||
| 5 | Norifumi Abe
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Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | +15.648 | 11 | ||
| 6 | Takuma Aoki
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Repsol Honda | Honda | +16.846 | 10 | ||
| 7 |  Regis Laconi
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Team Tecmas | Honda | +48.778 | 9 | ||
| 8 |  Alex Barros
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Honda Gresini | Honda | +48.945 | 8 | ||
| 9 |  Kenny Roberts Jr.
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | +50.117 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Daryl Beattie
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +1:02.377 | 6 | ||
| 11 |  Jurgen van den Goorbergh
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Team Millar MQP | Honda | +1:07.852 | 5 | ||
| 12 | Anthony Gobert
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +1:39.033 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Alberto Puig
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Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | +1:45.597 | 3 | ||
| 14 |  Laurent Naveau
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Millet Racing | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | 2 | ||
| Ret | Lucio Pedercini
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Team Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret |  Jürgen Fuchs
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Elf 500 ROC | Elf 500 | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Tadayuki Okada
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Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Carlos Checa
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Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Frederic Protat
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Soverex FP Racing | Honda | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Jean-Michel Bayle
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Sete Gibernau
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Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Kirk McCarthy
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World Championship Motorsports | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Doriano Romboni
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IP Aprilia Racing Team | Aprilia | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Juan Borja
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Elf 500 ROC | Elf 500 | Retirement | |||
| Sources: [3][4] | |||||||
250 cc classification
125 cc classification
References
- ^ "1997 Czech MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Brno Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "1997 Czech MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- ^ "motogp.com · CZECH REPUBLIC GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1997". www.motogp.com.