| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 15 races in the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | May 16, 1997 | ||
| Location | Mugello | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.245 km (3.259 mi) |
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| 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Previous race: 1997 Spanish Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1997 season |
Next race: 1997 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1996 Italian Grand Prix |
Italian Grand Prix | Next race: 1998 Italian Grand Prix |