1997 FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROAD RACE SERIES round 8
Gran Prenio di Imola
Imola 04-06 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  1:59.894 *1:58.886     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 2  3 T.MANAKO        JPN  1:59.520  1:59.697       Honda Team UGT 3000
 3 72 G.McCOY         AUS  2:00.178 *2:00.123     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
 4 19 F.PETIT         FRA  2:01.354 *2:00.302       Honda Team RMS
 5  8 K.SAKATA        JPN  2:00.678 *2:00.355     Aprilia UGT 3000
 6  7 N.UEDA          JPN *2:00.371  2:00.417       Honda Team Pileri
 7  2 M.TOKUDOME      JPN  2:01.639 *2:00.507     Aprilia Docshop Racing
 8  5 J.MARTINEZ      SPA  2:00.834 *2:00.533     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
 9 41 Y.UI            JPN  2:01.100 *2:00.644      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
10 15 R.LOCATELLI     ITA *2:00.872  2:01.090       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
11 62 Y.KATOH         JPN  2:02.000 *2:01.388      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
12 21 G.SCALVINI      ITA *2:01.603  2:02.059       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
13 39 J.HULES         CZE *2:01.751  2:02.223       Honda L.B. Racing
14 20 M.AZUMA         JPN *2:01.788  2:01.848       Honda L.B. Racing
15 10 L.CECCHINELLO   ITA  2:02.298 *2:01.936       Honda Spidi Honda LCR
16 32 M.GIANSANTI     ITA  2:02.488 *2:02.166       Honda Matteoni Racing
17 17 J.MATURANA      SPA *2:02.179  2:03.600      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
18 24 G.BORSOI        ITA  2:02.745 *2:02.373      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
19 80 G.DEBBIA        ITA  2:03.819 *2:02.586      Yamaha Debbia  Racing Team
20 88 P.OETTL         GER *2:02.658  2:02.692     Aprilia UGT 3000
21 12 D.RAUDIES       GER  2:02.826 *2:02.715       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
22 83 P.TESSARI       ITA  2:03.921 *2:02.720       Honda Team Elit
23 29 A.NIETO Jr.     SPA  2:03.464 *2:02.804     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
24 26 I.GOI           ITA  2:03.231 *2:02.890     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
25 33 M.GEISSLER      GER  2:03.924 *2:03.112       Honda Team UGT 3000
26 53 I.ANTONELLI     ITA  2:04.621 *2:03.746       Honda BNT Racing
27 25 J.SARDA         SPA  2:05.827 *2:04.014       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
28 84 C.PISTONI       ITA  2:10.011 *2:05.245       Honda Piemme Racing Team
29 22 S.JENKNER       GER  2:06.967 *2:05.402     Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachsen
30 81 M.CUCCHIARINI   ITA  2:05.610 *2:05.439       Honda Speedy Racing
 250cc Official Practice Time
                           Best Time
P.No. Rider           Nat  1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess. Motorcycle Team

 1 19 O.JACQUE        FRA  1:52.471 *1:51.582       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
 2  1 M.BIAGGI        ITA  1:52.368 *1:51.758       Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda
 3  2 R.WALDMANN      GER *1:52.290  1:52.426       Honda Marlboro Honda
 4  5 T.UKAWA         JPN  1:54.026 *1:52.376       Honda Benetton Honda
 5 65 L.CAPIROSSI     ITA  1:53.241 *1:52.441     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 6 31 T.HARADA        JPN  1:52.871 *1:52.625     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 7 12 T.TSUJIMURA     JPN  1:53.258 *1:52.656  T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports
 8 34 M.LUCCHI        ITA  1:53.386 *1:53.075     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 9 15 S.PERUGINI      ITA *1:53.224  1:56.092     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
10 11 J.McWILLIAMS    GBR  1:54.230 *1:53.374       Honda Qub Team Optimum
11  6 L.D'ANTIN       SPA  1:55.354 *1:53.383      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
12 99 G.FIORILLO      ITA  1:55.680 *1:53.933     Aprilia Radiant Racing Team
13 18 O.MIYAZAKI      JPN  1:55.339 *1:54.213      Yamaha Edo Racing
14 17 J.CARDOSO       SPA  1:54.539 *1:54.389      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
15 21 F.BATTAINI      ITA  1:54.745 *1:54.655      Yamaha Edo Racing
16  7 H.AOKI          JPN           *1:54.681       Honda Matteoni Racing
17 14 J.ROBINSON      GBR  1:55.319 *1:54.949      Suzuki Arie Molenaar Racing
18 27 S.PORTO         ARG *1:55.063  1:57.060     Aprilia PR2  YPF - ESCO
19 20 N.NUMATA        JPN  1:55.859 *1:55.063      Suzuki Arie Molenaar Racing
20  8 C.MIGLIORATI    ITA *1:55.199  1:55.495       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
21 26 E.ALZAMORA      SPA  1:56.158 *1:55.352       Honda Fortuna Honda
22 16 W.COSTES        FRA *1:55.438  1:56.376       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
23 10 L.BOSCOSCURO    ITA  1:56.182 *1:55.742       Honda Dee Cee Racing Team
24 25 O.PETRUCCIANI   SUI  1:56.359 *1:55.900     Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team
25 53 D.BULEGA        ITA  1:56.251 *1:56.203     Aprilia Ducci Org. Racing Team
26 28 E.GAVIRA        SPA  1:57.325 *1:56.345     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
27 29 I.GAVIRA        SPA  1:58.315 *1:57.869     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV

NOT CLASSIFIED
 80 S.DI STEFANO    ITA    2:05.285 *2:02.822       Honda D.S. Cavalli Racing Team
 500cc Official Practice Time
                           Best Time
P.No. Rider           Nat  1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess. Motorcycle Team

 1  1 M.DOOHAN        AUS  1:49.755 *1:48.997       Honda Repsol Honda
 2  8 C.CHECA         SPA *1:49.374  1:49.431       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 3 23 A.GOBERT        AUS  1:50.096 *1:49.652      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
 4 18 N.AOKI          JPN  1:50.112 *1:49.817       Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S.
 5  7 T.OKADA         JPN  1:50.298 *1:49.925       Honda Repsol Honda
 6 24 T.AOKI          JPN  1:51.196 *1:50.030       Honda Repsol Honda
 7  5 N.ABE           JPN  1:50.419 *1:50.066      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
 8  3 L.CADALORA      ITA *1:50.339  1:50.722      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
 9 12 J.BAYLE         FRA *1:50.348  1:50.762 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
10  4 A.BARROS        BRA  1:50.648 *1:50.491       Honda Honda Gresini
11 20 S.GIBERNAU      SPA  1:52.221 *1:50.789      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
12  9 A.PUIG          SPA  1:51.171 *1:50.854       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
13 14 J.BORJA         SPA *1:51.257  1:51.707     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
14  6 D.BEATTIE       AUS *1:51.475  1:52.282      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
15 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED *1:51.530  1:52.437       Honda Team Millar MQP
16 19 D.ROMBONI       ITA  1:52.704 *1:51.664     Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team
17 16 J.FUCHS         GER *1:51.890  1:52.147     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
18 13 B.GARCIA        FRA  1:54.274 *1:52.514       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
19 10 K.ROBERTS Jr.   USA  1:53.403 *1:53.367 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
20 17 L.PEDERCINI     ITA  1:53.697 *1:53.476  ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini
21 22 K.McCARTHY      AUS  1:54.272 *1:53.657  ROC Yamaha World Champ Motorsports
22 25 L.NAVEAU        BEL  1:56.489 *1:55.308  ROC Yamaha Millet Racing
23 15 F.PROTAT        FRA  1:56.454 *1:55.890       Honda Soverex FP Racing
24 53 F.MONACO        ITA  1:58.895 *1:56.606       Paton Team Paton
 125cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider           Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1 46 V.ROSSI         ITA 41:50.114 148.482              Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 2  3 T.MANAKO        JPN 41:51.739 148.386    1.625       Honda Team UGT 3000
 3  8 K.SAKATA        JPN 42:13.665 147.102   23.551     Aprilia UGT 3000
 4 72 G.McCOY         AUS 42:17.176 146.898   27.062     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
 5  7 N.UEDA          JPN 42:18.310 146.833   28.196       Honda Team Pileri
 6  5 J.MARTINEZ      SPA 42:18.978 146.794   28.864     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
 7 15 R.LOCATELLI     ITA 42:19.854 146.743   29.740       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
 8 41 Y.UI            JPN 42:25.250 146.432   35.136      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
 9 20 M.AZUMA         JPN 42:44.560 145.330   54.446       Honda L.B. Racing
10 32 M.GIANSANTI     ITA 42:44.932 145.309   54.818       Honda Matteoni Racing
11 21 G.SCALVINI      ITA 42:46.295 145.231   56.181       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
12 62 Y.KATOH         JPN 42:49.392 145.056   59.278      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
13 39 J.HULES         CZE 42:50.477 144.995 1:00.363       Honda L.B. Racing
14 29 A.NIETO Jr.     SPA 43:07.445 144.044 1:17.331     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
15 88 P.OETTL         GER 43:08.072 144.009 1:17.958     Aprilia UGT 3000
16 33 M.GEISSLER      GER 43:15.347 143.606 1:25.233       Honda Team UGT 3000
17 12 D.RAUDIES       GER 43:20.690 143.311 1:30.576       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
18 22 S.JENKNER       GER 43:41.201 142.189 1:51.087     Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachsen
19 84 C.PISTONI       ITA 43:42.574 142.115 1:52.460       Honda Piemme Racing Team
20 81 M.CUCCHIARINI   ITA 42:12.793 140.145    1 Lap       Honda Speedy Racing

NOT CLASSIFIED
   26 I.GOI           ITA 41:32.155 142.430    1 Lap     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
    2 M.TOKUDOME      JPN 22:16.143 146.113  10 Laps     Aprilia Docshop Racing
   83 P.TESSARI       ITA 20:36.956 143.481  11 Laps       Honda Team Elit
   80 G.DEBBIA        ITA 18:42.529 142.296  12 Laps      Yamaha Debbia  Racing Team
   19 F.PETIT         FRA 14:20.828 144.321  14 Laps       Honda Team RMS
   25 J.SARDA         SPA 14:45.260 140.338  14 Laps       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
   24 G.BORSOI        ITA 12:26.002 142.744  15 Laps      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
   10 L.CECCHINELLO   ITA 10:26.676 141.604  16 Laps       Honda Spidi Honda LCR
   17 J.MATURANA      SPA 10:28.459 141.202  16 Laps      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
   53 I.ANTONELLI     ITA 10:28.985 141.084  16 Laps       Honda BNT Racing
 250cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider           Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1  1 M.BIAGGI        ITA 43:17.419 157.157                Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda
 2 19 O.JACQUE        FRA 43:18.075 157.117    0.656       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
 3  5 T.UKAWA         JPN 43:18.235 157.108    0.816       Honda Benetton Honda
 4  2 R.WALDMANN      GER 43:23.919 156.765    6.500       Honda Marlboro Honda
 5 31 T.HARADA        JPN 43:44.562 155.532   27.143     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 6 34 M.LUCCHI        ITA 44:11.576 153.947   54.157     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 7 11 J.McWILLIAMS    GBR 44:15.370 153.727   57.951       Honda QUB Team Optimum
 8  7 H.AOKI          JPN 44:17.999 153.575 1:00.580       Honda Matteoni Racing
 9 18 O.MIYAZAKI      JPN 44:30.232 152.872 1:12.813      Yamaha Edo Racing
10 26 E.ALZAMORA      SPA 44:31.171 152.818 1:13.752       Honda Fortuna Honda
11 21 F.BATTAINI      ITA 44:31.343 152.808 1:13.924      Yamaha Edo Racing
12 16 W.COSTES        FRA 44:34.345 152.637 1:16.926       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
13  8 C.MIGLIORATI    ITA 44:34.450 152.631 1:17.031       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
14 17 J.CARDOSO       SPA 44:35.568 152.567 1:18.149      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
15 14 J.ROBINSON      GBR 44:44.708 152.047 1:27.289      Suzuki Arie Molenaar Racing
16 25 O.PETRUCCIANI   SUI 44:46.692 151.935 1:29.273     Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team
17 53 D.BULEGA        ITA 45:02.953 151.021 1:45.534     Aprilia Ducci Org. Racing Team

NOT CLASSIFIED
   65 L.CAPIROSSI     ITA 42:01.702 154.838    1 Lap     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
    6 L.D'ANTIN       SPA 42:19.797 153.735    1 Lap      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
   20 N.NUMATA        JPN 31:08.613 151.967   7 Laps      Suzuki Arie Molenaar Racing
   15 S.PERUGINI      ITA 21:26.725 151.724  12 Laps     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
   28 E.GAVIRA        SPA 15:50.095 149.441  15 Laps     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
   99 G.FIORILLO      ITA 13:45.056 150.578  16 Laps     Aprilia Radiant Racing Team
   10 L.BOSCOSCURO    ITA  9:51.299 150.076  18 Laps       Honda Dee Cee Racing Team
   29 I.GAVIRA        SPA 10:02.613 147.258  18 Laps     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
   27 S.PORTO         ARG  8:09.952 144.895  19 Laps     Aprilia PR2  YPF - ESCO
   12 T.TSUJIMURA     JPN  2:00.708 147.032  22 Laps  T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports
 500cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider           Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1  1 M.DOOHAN        AUS 45:58.995 160.819                Honda Repsol Honda
 2 18 N.AOKI          JPN 46:07.643 160.316    8.648       Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S.
 3 24 T.AOKI          JPN 46:19.011 159.661   20.016       Honda Repsol Honda
 4  8 C.CHECA         SPA 46:23.565 159.399   24.570       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 5  7 T.OKADA         JPN 46:24.879 159.324   25.884       Honda Repsol Honda
 6  3 L.CADALORA      ITA 46:25.075 159.313   26.080      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
 7  5 N.ABE           JPN 46:28.369 159.125   29.374      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
 8 12 J.BAYLE         FRA 46:39.876 158.471   40.881 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
 9  4 A.BARROS        BRA 46:42.531 158.321   43.536       Honda Honda Gresini
10 23 A.GOBERT        AUS 47:00.378 157.319 1:01.383      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
11 20 S.GIBERNAU      SPA 47:04.917 157.066 1:05.922      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
12  9 A.PUIG          SPA 47:05.770 157.019 1:06.775       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
13  6 D.BEATTIE       AUS 47:12.069 156.669 1:13.074      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
14 16 J.FUCHS         GER 47:13.714 156.578 1:14.719     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
15 22 K.McCARTHY      AUS 47:45.195 154.858 1:46.200  ROC Yamaha World Champ Motorsports
16 17 L.PEDERCINI     ITA 47:54.875 154.337 1:55.880  ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini
17 10 K.ROBERTS Jr.   USA 46:07.389 153.918    1 Lap Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
18 15 F.PROTAT        FRA 47:00.153 151.038    1 Lap       Honda Soverex FP Racing
19 53 F.MONACO        ITA 47:14.787 150.258    1 Lap       Paton Team Paton

NOT CLASSIFIED
   25 L.NAVEAU        BEL 34:55.078 152.483   7 Laps  ROC Yamaha Millet Racing
   14 J.BORJA         SPA 26:28.799 156.389  11 Laps     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
   13 B.GARCIA        FRA 24:39.514 155.945  12 Laps       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
   19 D.ROMBONI       ITA 20:51.979 155.935  14 Laps     Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team
   21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED 15:08.985 156.200  17 Laps       Honda Team Millar MQP
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