1997 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix

  1997 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date May 16, 1997
Location Mugello
Course Permanent racing facility
5.245 km (3.259 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Mick Doohan
Time 1:53.387
Fastest lap
Rider Mick Doohan
Time 1:54.144
Podium
First Mick Doohan
Second Luca Cadalora
Third Nobuatsu Aoki
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Marcellino Lucchi
Time 1:54.474
Fastest lap
Rider Ralf Waldmann
Time 1:55.416
Podium
First Max Biaggi
Second Marcellino Lucchi
Third Loris Capirossi
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Jorge Martínez
Time 2:00.863
Fastest lap
Rider Noboru Ueda
Time 2:00.555
Podium
First Valentino Rossi
Second Jorge Martínez
Third Garry McCoy

The 1997 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 18, 1997 at the Mugello Circuit.

500cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Mick Doohan Honda 44:06.442 25
2 Luca Cadalora Yamaha +10.056 20
3 Nobuatsu Aoki Honda +17.349 16
4 Alex Criville Honda +19.145 13
5 Daryl Beattie Suzuki +21.089 11
6 Alex Barros Honda +21.393 10
7 Norifumi Abe Yamaha +29.190 9
8 Jean-Michel Bayle Modenas +29.414 8
9 Sete Gibernau Yamaha +30.704 7
10 Regis Laconi Honda +37.012 6
11 Doriano Romboni Aprilia +51.222 5
12 Troy Corser Yamaha +1:25.556 4
13 Anthony Gobert Suzuki +1:33.610 3
14 Kirk McCarthy ROC Yamaha +1:43.717 2
15 Lucio Pedercini Yamaha +1:56.633 1
16 Laurent Naveau ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
17 Frederic Protat Honda +1 Lap
Ret Alberto Puig Honda Retirement
Ret Jürgen Fuchs Elf 500 Retirement
Ret Jurgen vd Goorbergh Honda Retirement
Ret Tadayuki Okada Honda Retirement
Ret Carlos Checa Honda Retirement
Ret Juan Borja Elf 500 Retirement
Ret Takuma Aoki Honda Retirement
Ret Francesco Monaco Paton Retirement
Ret Kenny Roberts Jr Modenas Retirement

250cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Max Biaggi Honda 40:47.548 25
2 Marcellino Lucchi Aprilia +0.050 20
3 Loris Capirossi Aprilia +0.068 16
4 Ralf Waldmann Honda +4.174 13
5 Olivier Jacque Honda +19.185 11
6 Noriyasu Numata Suzuki +43.619 10
7 Stefano Perugini Aprilia +51.447 9
8 Jamie Robinson Suzuki +51.552 8
9 Jeremy McWilliams Honda +54.271 7
10 Sebastian Porto Aprilia +55.006 6
11 Luis d'Antin Yamaha +55.106 5
12 Luca Boscoscuro Honda +55.983 4
13 Franco Battaini Yamaha +56.734 3
14 Haruchika Aoki Honda +57.503 2
15 Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha +1:12.080 1
16 Oliver Petrucciani Aprilia +1:28.701
17 William Costes Honda +1:29.037
18 Idalio Gavira Aprilia +1:53.840
19 Walter Tortoroglio Aprilia +2 Laps
Ret Tohru Ukawa Honda Retirement
Ret Takeshi Tsujimura TSR-Honda Retirement
Ret Cristiano Migliorati Honda Retirement
Ret Oscar Sainz Aprilia Retirement
Ret Eddie Roberts Aprilia Retirement
Ret José Luis Cardoso Yamaha Retirement
Ret Fabio Carpani Aprilia Retirement
Ret Eustaquio Gavira Aprilia Retirement
Ret Emilio Alzamora Honda Retirement
Ret Tetsuya Harada Aprilia Retirement

125cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Valentino Rossi Aprilia 40:40.093 25
2 Jorge Martinez Aprilia +3.311 20
3 Garry McCoy Aprilia +3.313 16
4 Noboru Ueda Honda +3.380 13
5 Tomomi Manako Honda +3.394 11
6 Kazuto Sakata Aprilia +3.397 10
7 Masaki Tokudome Aprilia +3.887 9
8 Lucio Cecchinello Honda +7.595 8
9 Frederic Petit Honda +17.577 7
10 Youichi Ui Yamaha +17.619 6
11 Masao Azuma Honda +37.303 5
12 Gianluigi Scalvini Honda +37.403 4
13 Ivan Goi Aprilia +37.431 3
14 Roberto Locatelli Honda +37.479 2
15 Yoshiaki Katoh Honda +37.508 1
16 Mirko Giansanti Honda +37.803
17 Manfred Geissler Honda +38.126
18 Enrique Maturana Yamaha +38.135
19 Josep Sarda Honda +1:18.683
20 Dirk Raudies Honda +1:18.725
21 Roberto Bellei Honda +1:18.853
22 Steve Jenkner Aprilia +1:21.155
23 Angel Nieto Jr Aprilia +1:48.618
24 Simone Sanna Aprilia +1 Lap
Ret Marco Borciani Honda Retirement
Ret Igor Antonelli Honda Retirement
Ret Federico Cerroni Aprilia Retirement
Ret Peter Öttl Aprilia Retirement
Ret Gino Borsoi Yamaha Retirement
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FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1997 season
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1997 Austrian Grand Prix
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1996 Italian Grand Prix
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