1997 British motorcycle Grand Prix
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Race details | |||
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Race 11 of 15 races in the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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Date | 17 August 1997 | ||
Location | Donington | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 4.023 km (2.5 mi) |
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500 cc | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | Mick Doohan | ||
Time | 1:32.872 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Mick Doohan | ||
Time | 1:32.856 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Mick Doohan | ||
Second | Tadayuki Okada | ||
Third | Alex Barros | ||
250 cc | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | Loris Capirossi | ||
Time | 1:34.346 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Tetsuya Harada | ||
Time | 1:34.137 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ralf Waldmann | ||
Second | Tetsuya Harada | ||
Third | Loris Capirossi | ||
125 cc | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | Youichi Ui | ||
Time | 1:39.713 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Valentino Rossi | ||
Time | 1:39.236 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Valentino Rossi | ||
Second | Masaki Tokudome | ||
Third | Noboru Ueda |
The 1997 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 17 August 1997 at Donington Park.
500 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
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1 | Mick Doohan | Honda | 46:55.378 | 25 |
2 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | +0.231 | 20 |
3 | Alex Barros | Honda | +24.403 | 16 |
4 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Honda | +28.291 | 13 |
5 | Luca Cadalora | Yamaha | +31.346 | 11 |
6 | Daryl Beattie | Suzuki | +32.543 | 10 |
7 | Doriano Romboni | Aprilia | +44.472 | 9 |
8 | Juan Borja | Elf 500 | +47.045 | 8 |
9 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | +48.157 | 7 |
10 | Takuma Aoki | Honda | +1:03.529 | 6 |
11 | Kenny Roberts Jr | Modenas | +1:14.190 | 5 |
12 | Kirk McCarthy | Yamaha | +1:18.323 | 4 |
13 | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Honda | +1:19.937 | 3 |
14 | Jay Vincent | Honda | +1:21.385 | 2 |
15 | Jürgen Fuchs | Elf 500 | +1 Lap | 1 |
16 | Lucio Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
17 | Frederic Protat | Honda | +1 Lap | |
18 | Laurent Naveau | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
Ret | Alberto Puig | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Sete Gibernau | Yamaha | Retirement | |
Ret | Carlos Checa | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Anthony Gobert | Suzuki | Retirement |
250 cc classification
125 cc classification
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