1997 FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROAD RACE SERIES round 9

Deutschland Grand Prix
Nürburgring 18-20 Jul. 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 46 V.ROSSI         ITA  1:50.400 *1:47.160     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 2 32 M.GIANSANTI     ITA  1:51.852 *1:48.331       Honda Matteoni Racing
 3 33 M.GEISSLER      GER  1:51.269 *1:48.366     Aprilia Team UGT 3000
 4  5 J.MARTINEZ      SPA  1:51.308 *1:48.375     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
 5  7 N.UEDA          JPN  1:49.191 *1:48.408       Honda Team Pileri
 6  8 K.SAKATA        JPN  1:50.216 *1:48.746     Aprilia UGT 3000
 7 15 R.LOCATELLI     ITA  1:50.529 *1:49.049       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
 8  3 T.MANAKO        JPN  1:49.984 *1:49.051       Honda Team UGT 3000
 9 39 J.HULES         CZE  1:51.315 *1:49.142       Honda L.B. Racing
10 21 G.SCALVINI      ITA  1:51.416 *1:49.187       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
11 29 A.NIETO Jr.     SPA  1:53.410 *1:49.206     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
12 19 F.PETIT         FRA  1:51.368 *1:49.286       Honda Team RMS
13 72 G.McCOY         AUS  1:53.657 *1:49.446     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
14 10 L.CECCHINELLO   ITA  1:50.937 *1:49.576       Honda Spidi Honda LCR
15 12 D.RAUDIES       GER  1:51.873 *1:49.583       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
16 62 Y.KATOH         JPN  1:52.452 *1:49.585      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
17  2 M.TOKUDOME      JPN  1:50.856 *1:50.215     Aprilia Docshop Racing
18 26 I.GOI           ITA  1:53.467 *1:50.242     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
19 24 G.BORSOI        ITA  1:52.831 *1:50.272      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
20 41 Y.UI            JPN  1:50.365 *1:50.295      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
21 91 M.STIEF         GER  1:51.830 *1:50.347       Honda Docshop Racing
22 20 M.AZUMA         JPN  1:52.363 *1:50.787       Honda L.B. Racing
23 22 S.JENKNER       GER  1:53.129 *1:50.966     Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachsen
24 90 O.PERSCHKE      GER  1:55.190 *1:51.740       Honda IMT Castrol Racing
25 25 J.SARDA         SPA  1:53.910 *1:51.875       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
26 87 A.HOFMANN       GER  1:53.924 *1:52.164      Yamaha Castor Kapital Racing
27 86 E.BUCHNER       GER *1:52.294  1:53.928     Aprilia Saeco Team Kelluer
28 17 J.MATURANA      SPA *1:52.441  1:53.413      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
29 89 K.NOHLES        GER  1:56.462 *1:52.731       Honda Hein Gericke Castrol Jnr
30 85 D.HEIDOLF       GER  1:54.165 *1:52.750       Honda Hein Gericke Castrol Jnr
31 77 B.JERZENBECK    GER  1:54.885 *1:54.081       Honda UGT 3000

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

 1 19 O.JACQUE        FRA  1:42.485 *1:40.361       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
 2  2 R.WALDMANN      GER  1:41.722 *1:40.785       Honda Marlboro Honda
 3 65 L.CAPIROSSI     ITA  1:41.662 *1:40.873     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 4  1 M.BIAGGI        ITA  1:41.695 *1:40.986       Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda
 5 31 T.HARADA        JPN  1:41.954 *1:41.378     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 6  5 T.UKAWA         JPN  1:42.646 *1:41.709       Honda Benetton Honda
 7 15 S.PERUGINI      ITA  1:43.273 *1:42.511     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 8 20 N.NUMATA        JPN  1:43.543 *1:42.594      Suzuki Arie Molenaar Racing
 9 11 J.McWILLIAMS    GBR  1:43.173 *1:42.643       Honda QUB Team Optimum
10  7 H.AOKI          JPN  1:43.527 *1:42.738       Honda Matteoni Racing
11 26 E.ALZAMORA      SPA  1:43.977 *1:43.081       Honda Fortuna Honda
12 17 J.CARDOSO       SPA  1:43.825 *1:43.127      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
13 99 G.FIORILLO      ITA  1:44.378 *1:43.151     Aprilia Radiant Racing Team
14 25 O.PETRUCCIANI   SUI  1:44.199 *1:43.157     Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team
15 21 F.BATTAINI      ITA  1:43.617 *1:43.182      Yamaha Edo Racing
16 14 J.ROBINSON      GBR  1:44.988 *1:43.193      Suzuki Arie Molenaar Racing
17 27 S.PORTO         ARG  1:45.036 *1:43.206     Aprilia PR2  YPF - ESCO
18  8 C.MIGLIORATI    ITA  1:43.742 *1:43.423       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
19 12 T.TSUJIMURA     JPN  1:45.888 *1:43.505  T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports
20 18 O.MIYAZAKI      JPN *1:43.624  1:43.976      Yamaha Edo Racing
21 16 W.COSTES        FRA  1:46.020 *1:43.725       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
22 29 I.GAVIRA        SPA *1:43.988  1:45.508     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
23  6 L.D'ANTIN       SPA *1:44.025  1:45.119      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
24 10 L.BOSCOSCURO    ITA  1:44.566 *1:44.180       Honda Dee Cee Racing Team
25 28 E.GAVIRA        SPA  1:45.647 *1:45.059     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
26 22 K.ROBERTS       USA  1:49.207 *1:46.311       Honda Team PJ1 Oils
27 86 J.LINGG         GER  1:47.795 *1:46.621       Honda Team Witschi
28 87 M.NEUKIRCHEN    GER  1:47.241 *1:46.781      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
29 85 S.KRUSE         GER  1:50.506 *1:49.639       Honda KM Racing Team

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

 1  1 M.DOOHAN        AUS  1:38.450 *1:38.425       Honda Repsol Honda
 2  8 C.CHECA         SPA  1:39.966 *1:38.757       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 3  7 T.OKADA         JPN  1:40.444 *1:39.069       Honda Repsol Honda
 4  3 L.CADALORA      ITA  1:39.856 *1:39.187      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
 5 12 J.BAYLE         FRA  1:39.881 *1:39.266 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
 6 24 T.AOKI          JPN  1:40.590 *1:39.412       Honda Repsol Honda
 7 19 D.ROMBONI       ITA  1:40.165 *1:39.500     Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team
 8  4 A.BARROS        BRA  1:41.049 *1:39.714       Honda Honda Gresini
 9 18 N.AOKI          JPN  1:40.452 *1:39.794       Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S.
10  6 D.BEATTIE       AUS  1:41.849 *1:40.294      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
11 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED  1:41.379 *1:40.295       Honda Team Millar MQP
12 14 J.BORJA         SPA  1:41.357 *1:40.441     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
13 16 J.FUCHS         GER  1:42.251 *1:40.483     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
14 20 S.GIBERNAU      SPA  1:41.750 *1:40.569      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
15 23 A.GOBERT        AUS  1:41.204 *1:40.575      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
16 10 K.ROBERTS Jr.   USA *1:40.670  1:42.044 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
17  5 N.ABE           JPN  1:41.438 *1:40.863      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
18  9 A.PUIG          SPA  1:41.772 *1:40.882       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
19 17 L.PEDERCINI     ITA  1:45.223 *1:41.540  ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini
20 13 B.GARCIA        FRA  1:42.646 *1:41.591       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
21 22 K.McCARTHY      AUS  1:43.741 *1:42.813  ROC Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
22 25 L.NAVEAU        BEL  1:44.156 *1:42.996  ROC Yamaha Millet Racing
23 15 F.PROTAT        FRA  1:46.715 *1:43.704       Honda Soverex FP Racing

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

 1 46 V.ROSSI         ITA 48:05.749 130.551              Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 2 62 Y.KATOH         JPN 48:06.318 130.526    0.569      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
 3 33 M.GEISSLER      GER 48:19.272 129.942   13.523     Aprilia Team UGT 3000
 4 19 F.PETIT         FRA 48:45.234 128.789   39.485       Honda Team RMS
 5 10 L.CECCHINELLO   ITA 48:45.769 128.766   40.020       Honda Spidi Honda LCR
 6  5 J.MARTINEZ      SPA 48:45.789 128.765   40.040     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
 7 32 M.GIANSANTI     ITA 49:05.164 127.918   59.415       Honda Matteoni Racing
 8 24 G.BORSOI        ITA 49:07.063 127.835 1:01.314      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
 9  2 M.TOKUDOME      JPN 49:09.254 127.740 1:03.505     Aprilia Docshop Racing
10 17 J.MATURANA      SPA 49:09.977 127.709 1:04.228      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
11 29 A.NIETO Jr.     SPA 49:13.417 127.560 1:07.668     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
12 21 G.SCALVINI      ITA 49:19.953 127.279 1:14.204       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
13 26 I.GOI           ITA 50:03.592 125.429 1:57.843     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
14 87 A.HOFMANN       GER 50:12.088 125.076 2:06.339      Yamaha Castor Kapital Racing
15 77 B.JERZENBECK    GER 48:17.836 124.354    1 Lap       Honda UGT 3000
16 89 K.NOHLES        GER 48:23.321 118.478   2 Laps       Honda Hein Gericke Castrol Jnr

NOT CLASSIFIED
   15 R.LOCATELLI     ITA 45:57.850 124.727   2 Laps       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
   12 D.RAUDIES       GER 42:55.147 127.216   3 Laps       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
   86 E.BUCHNER       GER 43:20.327 125.984   3 Laps     Aprilia Saeco Team Kellner
   91 M.STIEF         GER 36:47.649 126.134   6 Laps       Honda Docshop Racing
   25 J.SARDA         SPA 35:36.255 122.681   7 Laps       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
    8 K.SAKATA        JPN 31:31.973 129.864   8 Laps     Aprilia UGT 3000
   39 J.HULES         CZE 28:54.065 122.798  10 Laps       Honda L.B. Racing
   90 O.PERSCHKE      GER 24:41.325 121.634  12 Laps       Honda IMT Castrol Racing
   20 M.AZUMA         JPN 21:28.465 114.415  14 Laps       Honda L.B. Racing
   72 G.McCOY         AUS 17:30.270 124.767  15 Laps     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
    7 N.UEDA          JPN  8:45.986 124.566  19 Laps       Honda Team Pileri
   41 Y.UI            JPN  6:33.538 124.867  20 Laps      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
   85 D.HEIDOLF       GER  7:06.609 115.187  20 Laps       Honda Hein Gericke Castrol Jnr
    3 T.MANAKO        JPN  7:34.735 108.062  20 Laps       Honda Team UGT 3000

NOT FINISHED FIRST LAP
   22 S.JENKNER       GER                                  Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachsen

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

 1 31 T.HARADA        JPN 42:36.407 160.185              Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 2 19 O.JACQUE        FRA 42:36.500 160.179    0.093       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
 3  2 R.WALDMANN      GER 42:36.513 160.179    0.106       Honda Marlboro Honda
 4  1 M.BIAGGI        ITA 42:36.542 160.177    0.135       Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda
 5 65 L.CAPIROSSI     ITA 43:04.590 158.439   28.183     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 6  5 T.UKAWA         JPN 43:10.732 158.063   34.325       Honda Benetton Honda
 7 20 N.NUMATA        JPN 43:17.489 157.652   41.082      Suzuki Arie Molenaar Racing
 8 11 J.McWILLIAMS    GBR 43:18.251 157.606   41.844       Honda QUB Team Optimum
 9  7 H.AOKI          JPN 43:19.063 157.556   42.656       Honda Matteoni Racing
10 26 E.ALZAMORA      SPA 43:29.577 156.921   53.170       Honda Fortuna Honda
11 21 F.BATTAINI      ITA 43:35.909 156.542   59.502      Yamaha Edo Racing
12 99 G.FIORILLO      ITA 43:49.094 155.757 1:12.687     Aprilia Radiant Racing Team
13 12 T.TSUJIMURA     JPN 43:50.888 155.650 1:14.481  T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports
14 10 L.BOSCOSCURO    ITA 43:54.185 155.456 1:17.778       Honda Dee Cee Racing Team
15  8 C.MIGLIORATI    ITA 43:54.420 155.442 1:18.013       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
16 27 S.PORTO         ARG 43:54.652 155.428 1:18.245     Aprilia PR2  YPF - ESCO
17  6 L.D'ANTIN       SPA 43:54.890 155.414 1:18.483      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
18 18 O.MIYAZAKI      JPN 43:54.926 155.412 1:18.519      Yamaha Edo Racing
19 25 O.PETRUCCIANI   SUI 43:55.290 155.390 1:18.883     Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team
20 16 W.COSTES        FRA 43:55.937 155.352 1:19.530       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
21 28 E.GAVIRA        SPA 44:08.997 154.586 1:32.590     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
22 22 K.ROBERTS       USA 43:24.460 150.941    1 Lap       Honda Team PJ1 Oils
23 86 J.LINGG         GER 43:31.018 150.561    1 Lap       Honda Team Witschi
24 87 M.NEUKIRCHEN    GER 44:01.391 148.830    1 Lap      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
25 85 S.KRUSE         GER 43:16.717 145.083   2 Laps       Honda KM Racing Team

NOT CLASSIFIED
   14 J.ROBINSON      GBR 28:16.247 154.505   9 Laps      Suzuki Arie Molenaar Racing
   17 J.CARDOSO       SPA 14:12.094 153.785  17 Laps      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicio
   29 I.GAVIRA        SPA  5:31.455 148.255  22 Laps     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
   15 S.PERUGINI      ITA  1:54.621 142.905  24 Laps     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia

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

 1  1 M.DOOHAN        AUS 44:55.117 164.096                Honda Repsol Honda
 2  7 T.OKADA         JPN 45:00.807 163.751    5.690       Honda Repsol Honda
 3 24 T.AOKI          JPN 45:19.990 162.596   24.873       Honda Repsol Honda
 4 18 N.AOKI          JPN 45:20.274 162.579   25.157       Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S.
 5 19 D.ROMBONI       ITA 45:31.001 161.940   35.884     Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team
 6  4 A.BARROS        BRA 45:34.024 161.761   38.907       Honda Honda Gresini
 7 20 S.GIBERNAU      SPA 45:34.658 161.724   39.541      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
 8 14 J.BORJA         SPA 45:47.592 160.962   52.475     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
 9 23 A.GOBERT        AUS 45:50.400 160.798   55.283      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
10  9 A.PUIG          SPA 45:50.553 160.789   55.436       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
11 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED 45:50.911 160.768   55.794       Honda Team Millar MQP
12  6 D.BEATTIE       AUS 45:57.889 160.361 1:02.772      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
13 16 J.FUCHS         GER 46:12.462 159.518 1:17.345     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
14 13 B.GARCIA        FRA 46:17.409 159.234 1:22.292       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
15 22 K.McCARTHY      AUS 45:16.108 156.797    1 Lap  ROC Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
16 25 L.NAVEAU        BEL 45:19.022 156.629    1 Lap  ROC Yamaha Millet Racing

NOT CLASSIFIED
   10 K.ROBERTS Jr.   USA 42:42.314 159.816   2 Laps Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
   12 J.BAYLE         FRA 25:36.870 159.870  12 Laps Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
    5 N.ABE           JPN 20:16.952 161.518  15 Laps      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
    8 C.CHECA         SPA 18:25.174 163.033  16 Laps       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
   17 L.PEDERCINI     ITA 40:38.412  67.174  17 Laps  ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini
    3 L.CADALORA      ITA  1:45.188 155.721  26 Laps      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
   15 F.PROTAT        FRA  1:53.867 143.852  26 Laps       Honda Soverex FP Racing

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