1997 FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROAD RACE SERIES round 2

Marlboro Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka 18-20 Apr. 1997
Practice Official Practice Time
125cc , 250cc , 500cc

Race Classification
125cc , 250cc , 500cc

125cc Official Practice Time
                           Best Time
P.No. Rider           Nat  1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess. Motorcycle Team

 1  7 N.UEDA          JPN  2:41.096 *2:16.879       Honda Team Pileri
 2  5 J.MARTINEZ      SPA  2:33.701 *2:17.042     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
 3  2 M.TOKUDOME      JPN  2:36.597 *2:17.178     Aprilia Docshop Racing
 4 41 Y.UI            JPN  2:33.813 *2:17.233      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
 5  8 K.SAKATA        JPN  2:37.486 *2:17.719     Aprilia UGT 3000
 6  3 T.MANAKO        JPN  2:32.671 *2:17.912       Honda Team UGT 3000
 7 46 V.ROSSI         ITA  2:38.278 *2:18.011     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 8 38 Y.FUJIOKA       JPN  2:35.867 *2:18.093       Honda M.-Project
 9 62 Y.KATOH         JPN  2:33.156 *2:18.123      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
10 34 K.TAKAO         JPN  2:35.332 *2:18.255       Honda Team Harc-Pro
11 72 G.McCOY         AUS  2:45.574 *2:18.527     Aprilia Scuderia Alfa Bieffe
12 15 R.LOCATELLI     ITA  2:35.950 *2:18.694       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
13 20 M.AZUMA         JPN  2:35.617 *2:18.705       Honda L.B. Racing
14 10 L.CECCHINELLO   ITA  2:38.341 *2:18.763       Honda Spidi Honda LCR
15 31 H.NAKAJO        JPN  2:34.989 *2:18.797       Honda Jha Racing
16 39 J.HULES         CZE  2:37.880 *2:19.020       Honda L.B. Racing
17 36 K.UEZU          JPN  2:37.292 *2:19.197      Yamaha J. Racing
18 21 G.SCALVINI      ITA  2:37.299 *2:19.335       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
19 35 T.OZAWA         JPN  2:34.388 *2:19.380       Honda Endurance Racing
20 12 D.RAUDIES       GER  2:36.973 *2:19.407       Honda Finsco Racing
21 88 P.OETTL         GER  2:41.925 *2:19.448     Aprilia UGT 3000
22 19 F.PETIT         FRA  2:37.485 *2:19.555       Honda Team RMS
23 24 G.BORSOI        ITA  2:41.131 *2:19.668      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
24 37 J.INAGEDA       JPN  2:35.116 *2:20.472       Honda Tube R Able Com
25 25 J.SARDA         SPA  2:42.383 *2:20.949       Honda Finsco Racing
26 17 J.MATURANA      SPA  2:43.554 *2:22.186      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
27 32 M.GIANSANTI     ITA  2:40.704 *2:22.307       Honda Matteoni Racing
28 33 M.GEISSLER      GER  2:39.231 *2:22.316       Honda Team UGT 3000
29 26 I.GOI           ITA  2:41.107 *2:22.641     Aprilia Scuderia Alfa Bieffe
30 22 S.JENKNER       GER  2:47.862 *2:22.808     Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachsen
31 29 A.NIETO Jr.     SPA  2:44.004 *2:23.290     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar

250cc Official Practice Time
                           Best Time
P.No. Rider           Nat  1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess. Motorcycle Team

 1 31 T.HARADA        JPN  2:13.291 *2:09.541     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 2 12 T.TSUJIMURA     JPN  2:13.708 *2:09.647  T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports
 3 35 D.KATO          JPN  2:30.006 *2:09.822       Honda Castrol Honda
 4 65 L.CAPIROSSI     ITA  2:13.261 *2:09.885     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 5 19 O.JACQUE        FRA  2:12.981 *2:10.132       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
 6 38 Y.KAGAYAMA      JPN  2:14.647 *2:10.244      Suzuki Jaja Racing Team
 7  5 T.UKAWA         JPN  2:13.116 *2:10.540       Honda Benetton Honda
 8 15 S.PERUGINI      ITA  2:13.973 *2:10.584     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 9 36 N.MATSUDO       JPN  2:13.853 *2:10.586      Yamaha Compile Racing Yamaha
10 37 C.KAMEYA        JPN  2:17.440 *2:10.967      Suzuki Jaja Racing Team
11 18 O.MIYAZAKI      JPN  2:19.293 *2:11.033      Yamaha Edo Racing
12 20 N.NUMATA        JPN  2:11.808 *2:11.148      Suzuki Molenaar Lucky Strike Suzuki
13  2 R.WALDMANN      GER  2:15.037 *2:11.154       Honda Marlboro Honda
14 33 K.HAGA          JPN  2:14.908 *2:11.678      Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha
15  1 M.BIAGGI        ITA           *2:11.830       Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda
16 27 S.PORTO         ARG  2:15.493 *2:11.877     Aprilia PR2  YPF - Esco
17 39 N.OGURA         JPN  2:13.885 *2:11.881      Yamaha Ikko Racing Team
18  7 H.AOKI          JPN  2:14.034 *2:12.007       Honda Matteoni Racing
19 14 J.ROBINSON      GBR  2:17.352 *2:12.008      Suzuki Molenaar Lucky Strike Suzuki
20 11 J.McWILLIAMS    GBR  2:14.124 *2:12.977       Honda Qub Team Optimum
21  6 L.D'ANTIN       SPA  2:16.963 *2:13.099      Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion
22 17 J.CARDOSO       SPA  2:16.398 *2:13.561      Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion
23 25 O.PETRUCCIANI   SUI  2:20.167 *2:13.738     Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team
24 10 L.BOSCOSCURO    ITA  2:19.637 *2:13.808       Honda Dee Cee Racing Team
25 21 F.BATTAINI      ITA  2:16.548 *2:14.372      Yamaha Edo Racing
26 16 W.COSTES        FRA  2:18.312 *2:14.411       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
27  8 C.MIGLIORATI    ITA  2:14.935 *2:14.773       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
28 29 I.GAVIRA        SPA  2:20.685 *2:15.563     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
29 28 E.GAVIRA        SPA  2:23.494 *2:16.190     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
30 22 K.ROBERTS       USA  2:20.798 *2:16.632     Aprilia Team PJ1 Oils
31 26 E.ALZAMORA      SPA *2:17.244                 Honda Fortuna Honda

500cc Official Practice Time
                           Best Time
P.No. Rider           Nat  1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess. Motorcycle Team

 1  7 T.OKADA         JPN  2:20.360  2:07.952       Honda Repsol Honda
 2  1 M.DOOHAN        AUS  2:12.908  2:08.017       Honda Repsol Honda
 3  2 A.CRIVILLE      SPA  2:16.696  2:08.403       Honda Repsol Honda
 4 18 N.AOKI          JPN  2:16.054  2:08.469       Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S.
 5 24 T.AOKI          JPN  2:14.788  2:08.540       Honda Repsol Honda
 6  8 C.CHECA         SPA  2:17.534  2:08.617       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 7 51 N.FUJIWARA      JPN  2:14.746  2:09.409      Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha
 8  9 A.PUIG          SPA  2:18.220  2:09.524       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 9  5 N.ABE           JPN  2:22.129  2:09.548      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
10 20 S.GIBERNAU      SPA  2:26.130  2:09.717      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
11 11 T.CORSER        AUS  2:17.799  2:09.790      Yamaha Yamaha Promotor Racing
12  4 A.BARROS        BRA  2:15.109  2:09.795       Honda Honda Gresini
13 12 J.BAYLE         FRA  2:18.535  2:09.896 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
14  3 L.CADALORA      ITA  2:18.832  2:10.029      Yamaha Yamaha Promotor Racing
15 10 K.ROBERTS Jr.   USA  2:17.576  2:10.038 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
16 55 R.LACONI        FRA  2:15.652  2:10.040       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
17 14 J.BORJA         SPA  2:16.952  2:10.450     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
18 27 P.GODDARD       AUS  2:36.003  2:10.896      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
19 22 K.McCARTHY      AUS            2:11.222  ROC Yamaha World Champ Motorsports
20  6 D.BEATTIE       AUS  2:19.425  2:11.336      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
21 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED  2:31.740  2:12.244       Honda Team Millar MQP
22 16 J.FUCHS         GER  2:37.316  2:12.258     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
23 39 A.GRAMIGNI      ITA  2:16.956  2:13.414     Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team
24 17 L.PEDERCINI     ITA  2:33.241  2:13.416  ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini
25 15 F.PROTAT        FRA  2:40.980  2:14.182  ROC Yamaha Soverex FP Racing
26 25 L.NAVEAU        BEL            2:14.520  ROC Yamaha Millet Racing

125cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider           Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1  7 N.UEDA          JPN 41:48.072 151.505                Honda Team Pileri
 2  8 K.SAKATA        JPN 41:48.437 151.483    0.365     Aprilia UGT 3000
 3 31 H.NAKAJO        JPN 41:48.578 151.475    0.506       Honda Jha Racing
 4 20 M.AZUMA         JPN 41:50.226 151.375    2.154       Honda L.B. Racing
 5  5 J.MARTINEZ      SPA 41:50.228 151.375    2.156     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
 6 62 Y.KATOH         JPN 41:50.326 151.369    2.254      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
 7 72 G.McCOY         AUS 41:53.952 151.151    5.880     Aprilia Scuderia Alfa Bieffe
 8 34 K.TAKAO         JPN 41:57.303 150.950    9.231       Honda Team Harc-Pro
 9 21 G.SCALVINI      ITA 42:10.290 150.175   22.218       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
10 19 F.PETIT         FRA 42:10.356 150.171   22.284       Honda Team RMS
11 15 R.LOCATELLI     ITA 42:12.046 150.071   23.974       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
12  3 T.MANAKO        JPN 42:12.607 150.037   24.535       Honda Team UGT 3000
13  2 M.TOKUDOME      JPN 42:23.522 149.394   35.450     Aprilia Docshop Racing
14 26 I.GOI           ITA 42:23.775 149.379   35.703     Aprilia Scuderia Alfa Bieffe
15 24 G.BORSOI        ITA 42:23.819 149.376   35.747      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
16 36 K.UEZU          JPN 42:24.316 149.347   36.244      Yamaha J. Racing
17 37 J.INAGEDA       JPN 42:24.367 149.344   36.295       Honda Tube R Able Com
18 32 M.GIANSANTI     ITA 42:25.216 149.294   37.144       Honda Matteoni Racing
19 25 J.SARDA         SPA 42:35.534 148.691   47.462       Honda Finsco Racing
20 38 Y.FUJIOKA       JPN 42:35.620 148.686   47.548       Honda M.-Project
21 22 S.JENKNER       GER 42:52.593 147.705 1:04.521     Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachsen
22 29 A.NIETO Jr.     SPA 43:08.132 146.819 1:20.060     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
23 33 M.GEISSLER      GER 43:08.242 146.812 1:20.170       Honda Team UGT 3000
24 17 J.MATURANA      SPA 43:08.413 146.803 1:20.341      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz

NOT CLASSIFIED
   46 V.ROSSI         ITA 37:10.346 151.441   2 Laps     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
   39 J.HULES         CZE 16:33.368 148.759  11 Laps       Honda L.B. Racing
   10 L.CECCHINELLO   ITA 14:07.182 149.510  12 Laps       Honda Spidi Honda LCR
   88 P.OETTL         GER  9:56.426 141.579  14 Laps     Aprilia UGT 3000

NOT FINISHED FIRST LAP
   12 D.RAUDIES       GER                                  Honda Finsco Racing
   35 T.OZAWA         JPN                                  Honda Endurance Racing
   41 Y.UI            JPN                                 Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz

250cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider           Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1 35 D.KATO          JPN 41:42.226 160.296                Honda Castrol Honda
 2  5 T.UKAWA         JPN 41:42.434 160.282    0.208       Honda Benetton Honda
 3 31 T.HARADA        JPN 41:42.544 160.275    0.318     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 4 12 T.TSUJIMURA     JPN 41:43.234 160.231    1.008  T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports
 5  2 R.WALDMANN      GER 41:47.790 159.940    5.564       Honda Marlboro Honda
 6 38 Y.KAGAYAMA      JPN 42:03.264 158.959   21.038      Suzuki Jaja Racing Team
 7  1 M.BIAGGI        ITA 42:10.107 158.529   27.881       Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda
 8  7 H.AOKI          JPN 42:10.147 158.527   27.921       Honda Matteoni Racing
 9 20 N.NUMATA        JPN 42:10.544 158.502   28.318      Suzuki Molenaar Lucky Strike Suzuki
10 36 N.MATSUDO       JPN 42:12.400 158.386   30.174      Yamaha Compile Racing Yamaha
11 65 L.CAPIROSSI     ITA 42:19.940 157.916   37.714     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
12 27 S.PORTO         ARG 42:24.058 157.660   41.832     Aprilia PR2  YPF - Esco
13 39 N.OGURA         JPN 42:32.124 157.162   49.898      Yamaha Ikko Racing Team
14 14 J.ROBINSON      GBR 42:32.810 157.120   50.584      Suzuki Molenaar Lucky Strike Suzuki
15 37 C.KAMEYA        JPN 42:32.940 157.112   50.714      Suzuki Jaja Racing Team
16 11 J.McWILLIAMS    GBR 42:49.287 156.112 1:07.061       Honda Qub Team Optimum
17  6 L.D'ANTIN       SPA 42:54.570 155.792 1:12.344      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
18 25 O.PETRUCCIANI   SUI 42:55.194 155.754 1:12.968     Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team
19 10 L.BOSCOSCURO    ITA 42:55.895 155.711 1:13.669       Honda Dee Cee Racing Team
20 17 J.CARDOSO       SPA 42:56.239 155.691 1:14.013      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
21 21 F.BATTAINI      ITA 43:14.596 154.589 1:32.370      Yamaha Edo Racing
22  8 C.MIGLIORATI    ITA 42:01.620 150.691    1 Lap       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel

NOT CLASSIFIED
   18 O.MIYAZAKI      JPN 31:25.477 156.748   5 Laps      Yamaha Edo Racing
   16 W.COSTES        FRA 27:51.273 151.575   7 Laps       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
   33 K.HAGA          JPN 22:14.250 158.219   9 Laps      Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha
   22 K.ROBERTS       USA 14:22.692 146.822  13 Laps     Aprilia Team PJ1 Oils
   15 S.PERUGINI      ITA  8:56.370 157.431  15 Laps     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
   28 E.GAVIRA        SPA  7:19.130 144.219  16 Laps     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV

NOT STARTED
   29 I.GAVIRA        SPA                                Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV

500cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider           Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1  1 M.DOOHAN        AUS 45:11.995 163.465                Honda Repsol Honda
 2  2 A.CRIVILLE      SPA 45:12.426 163.439    0.431       Honda Repsol Honda
 3  7 T.OKADA         JPN 45:18.042 163.102    6.047       Honda Repsol Honda
 4 24 T.AOKI          JPN 45:35.614 162.054   23.619       Honda Repsol Honda
 5 18 N.AOKI          JPN 45:35.890 162.038   23.895       Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S.
 6  8 C.CHECA         SPA 45:36.397 162.008   24.402       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 7  5 N.ABE           JPN 45:36.710 161.989   24.715      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
 8  9 A.PUIG          SPA 45:55.908 160.861   43.913       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 9 51 N.FUJIWARA      JPN 45:55.998 160.855   44.003      Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha
10  4 A.BARROS        BRA 46:10.866 159.992   58.871       Honda Honda Gresini
11  3 L.CADALORA      ITA 46:11.600 159.950   59.605      Yamaha Yamaha Promotor Racing
12 55 R.LACONI        FRA 46:11.874 159.934   59.879       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
13 27 P.GODDARD       AUS 46:12.629 159.890 1:00.634      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
14 12 J.BAYLE         FRA 46:29.969 158.897 1:17.974 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
15 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED 46:47.149 157.924 1:35.154       Honda Team Millar MQP
16 22 K.McCARTHY      AUS 46:50.303 157.747 1:38.308  ROC Yamaha World Champ Motorsports
17 15 F.PROTAT        FRA 45:24.967 154.940    1 Lap  ROC Yamaha Soverex FP Racing

NOT CLASSIFIED
   16 J.FUCHS         GER 31:38.626 155.662   7 Laps     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
   20 S.GIBERNAU      SPA 26:20.072 160.324   9 Laps      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
   14 J.BORJA         SPA 24:10.378 160.106  10 Laps     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
   11 T.CORSER        AUS 24:10.574 160.084  10 Laps      Yamaha Yamaha Promotor Racing
    6 D.BEATTIE       AUS 18:40.129 150.771  13 Laps      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
   10 K.ROBERTS Jr.   USA 13:32.433 155.905  15 Laps Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
   17 L.PEDERCINI     ITA 13:42.868 153.927  15 Laps  ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini
   25 L.NAVEAU        BEL 14:23.226 146.731  15 Laps  ROC Yamaha Millet Racing

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