1997 FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROAD RACE SERIES round 12

Czech Republic Grand Prix
Brno 29-31 Aug. 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 41 Y.UI            JPN  2:28.152 *2:25.891      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
 2  2 M.TOKUDOME      JPN  2:30.177 *2:27.619     Aprilia Docshop Racing
 3 46 V.ROSSI         ITA  2:30.584 *2:27.842     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 4 25 J.SARDA         SPA  2:30.069 *2:28.020       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
 5  8 K.SAKATA        JPN  2:31.030 *2:28.309     Aprilia UGT 3000
 6 62 Y.KATOH         JPN  2:28.676 *2:28.496      Yamaha Team Semprucci
 7 21 G.SCALVINI      ITA *2:28.637  2:28.767       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
 8 17 J.MATURANA      SPA  2:31.957 *2:29.651      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
 9 24 G.BORSOI        ITA  2:34.387 *2:29.867      Yamaha Team Semprucci
10 39 J.HULES         CZE  2:31.799 *2:30.115       Honda L.B. Racing
11 19 F.PETIT         FRA *2:30.230  2:31.918       Honda Team RMS
12 10 L.CECCHINELLO   ITA *2:30.300  2:31.655       Honda Spidi Honda LCR
13  7 N.UEDA          JPN  2:30.424 *2:30.356       Honda Team Pileri
14  3 T.MANAKO        JPN  2:31.349 *2:30.466       Honda Team UGT 3000
15 33 M.GEISSLER      GER *2:30.497  2:32.872     Aprilia UGT 3000
16 29 A.NIETO Jr.     SPA  2:34.043 *2:30.530     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
17  5 J.MARTINEZ      SPA  2:31.361 *2:30.631     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
18 15 R.LOCATELLI     ITA  2:35.887 *2:30.717       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
19 22 S.JENKNER       GER *2:31.109  2:34.553     Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachsen
20 86 E.BUCHNER       GER  2:33.612 *2:31.305     Aprilia Team Kellner
21 13 M.MELANDRI      ITA  2:33.946 *2:32.267       Honda Matteoni Racing
22 32 M.GIANSANTI     ITA *2:32.931  2:33.239       Honda Matteoni Racing
23 72 G.McCOY         AUS  2:36.214 *2:33.380     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
24 12 D.RAUDIES       GER  2:39.934 *2:33.457       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
25 98 C.BURNS         GBR *2:33.652  2:35.187       Honda Team UGT 3000
26 26 I.GOI           ITA *2:36.075  2:36.793     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
27 20 M.AZUMA         JPN *2:36.243  2:38.163       Honda L.B. Racing
28 34 M.BREZINA       CZE *2:36.812  2:38.376       Honda Uamk Motorace Whirlpool
29 35 I.KALAB         CZE  2:44.087 *2:40.112       Honda AMK Ravena

NOT CLASSIFIED
   27 G.TALMACSI      HUN  2:41.296 *2:40.991       Honda Tom Taylor Team

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

 1  2 R.WALDMANN      GER  2:23.151 *2:18.982       Honda Marlboro Honda
 2  1 M.BIAGGI        ITA  2:22.358 *2:18.992       Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda
 3  5 T.UKAWA         JPN  2:22.751 *2:19.525       Honda Benetton Honda
 4 65 L.CAPIROSSI     ITA  2:24.396 *2:19.627     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 5 31 T.HARADA        JPN  2:25.409 *2:19.920     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 6  7 H.AOKI          JPN  2:23.231 *2:19.981       Honda Matteoni Racing
 7 12 T.TSUJIMURA     JPN  2:24.431 *2:20.231  T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports
 8 19 O.JACQUE        FRA  2:22.216 *2:20.422       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
 9 99 G.FIORILLO      ITA  2:26.012 *2:20.740     Aprilia Radiant Racing Team
10 15 S.PERUGINI      ITA  2:24.288 *2:21.060     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
11 27 S.PORTO         ARG  2:25.818 *2:21.073     Aprilia PR2  YPF - ESCO
12 20 N.NUMATA        JPN  2:25.416 *2:21.528      Suzuki Team Molenaar Suzuki
13 26 E.ALZAMORA      SPA  2:26.816 *2:21.994       Honda Fortuna Honda
14 11 J.McWILLIAMS    GBR  2:28.255 *2:22.873       Honda QUB Team Optimum
15 25 O.PETRUCCIANI   SUI  2:29.177 *2:23.214     Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team
16 16 W.COSTES        FRA  2:25.652 *2:23.378       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
17 17 J.CARDOSO       SPA  2:25.852 *2:23.540      Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion
18 18 O.MIYAZAKI      JPN  2:28.255 *2:24.204      Yamaha Edo Racing
19 10 L.BOSCOSCURO    ITA  2:27.331 *2:24.235       Honda Dee Cee Racing Team
20 21 F.BATTAINI      ITA  2:29.198 *2:24.813      Yamaha Edo Racing
21  8 C.MIGLIORATI    ITA  2:28.927 *2:25.345       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
22 73 M.BOLWERK       NED  2:32.821 *2:25.350       Honda MRTT Team Bolwerk
23 28 E.GAVIRA        SPA  2:28.883 *2:25.765     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
24 22 K.ROBERTS       USA  2:29.790 *2:25.916       Honda Team PJ1 Oils
25 40 B.STASA J.      CZE  2:31.272 *2:25.961     Aprilia Wernberger Racing Team
26 14 J.ROBINSON      GBR  2:27.720 *2:26.020      Suzuki Team Molenaar Suzuki
27 41 V.CASTKA        SLK  2:28.429 *2:26.634       Honda Matador Slovakia
28 42 R.ROUS          CZE           *2:28.011      Yamaha Racing Team Znojmo
29 49 O.SAINZ         SPA  2:35.205 *2:28.160      Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion
30 24 C.VANZETTA      SUI  2:30.853 *2:28.551     Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team
31 29 I.GAVIRA        SPA  2:30.231 *2:28.858     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV

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

 1  1 M.DOOHAN        AUS  2:17.955 *2:14.105       Honda Repsol Honda
 2  3 L.CADALORA      ITA  2:18.936 *2:15.195      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
 3 12 J.BAYLE         FRA  2:20.298 *2:15.338 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
 4  6 D.BEATTIE       AUS  2:19.799 *2:15.445      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
 5 20 S.GIBERNAU      SPA  2:23.914 *2:15.470      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
 6  8 C.CHECA         SPA  2:21.000 *2:15.759       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 7  2 A.CRIVILLE      SPA  2:22.995 *2:16.143       Honda Repsol Honda
 8 55 R.LACONI        FRA  2:20.946 *2:16.274       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
 9 23 A.GOBERT        AUS  2:19.257 *2:16.614      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
10 24 T.AOKI          JPN  2:21.089 *2:16.740       Honda Repsol Honda
11 10 K.ROBERTS Jr.   USA  2:22.893 *2:16.819 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
12 14 J.BORJA         SPA  2:20.690 *2:16.917     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
13 16 J.FUCHS         GER  2:21.376 *2:17.188     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
14 19 D.ROMBONI       ITA  2:22.281 *2:17.476     Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team
15  4 A.BARROS        BRA  2:21.124 *2:17.663       Honda Honda Gresini
16  7 T.OKADA         JPN  2:20.154 *2:17.791       Honda Repsol Honda
17  5 N.ABE           JPN  2:21.101 *2:18.042      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
18 18 N.AOKI          JPN  2:20.538 *2:18.164       Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S.
19 22 K.McCARTHY      AUS  2:24.403 *2:18.840      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
20  9 A.PUIG          SPA  2:23.203 *2:18.863       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
21 17 L.PEDERCINI     ITA  2:24.566 *2:19.063  ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini
22 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED  2:21.825 *2:19.187       Honda Team Millar MQP
23 15 F.PROTAT        FRA  2:32.472 *2:24.398       Honda Soverex FP Racing
24 25 L.NAVEAU        BEL  2:33.335 *2:24.776  ROC Yamaha Millet Racing

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

 1  7 N.UEDA          JPN 42:13.666 145.861                Honda Team Pileri
 2  3 T.MANAKO        JPN 42:13.836 145.852    0.170       Honda Team UGT 3000
 3 46 V.ROSSI         ITA 42:13.994 145.842    0.328     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 4 15 R.LOCATELLI     ITA 42:14.442 145.817    0.776       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
 5 10 L.CECCHINELLO   ITA 42:14.529 145.812    0.863       Honda Spidi Honda LCR
 6 21 G.SCALVINI      ITA 42:14.626 145.806    0.960       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
 7 22 S.JENKNER       GER 42:14.720 145.801    1.054     Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachsen
 8  2 M.TOKUDOME      JPN 42:14.828 145.794    1.162     Aprilia Docshop Racing
 9  8 K.SAKATA        JPN 42:17.108 145.663    3.442     Aprilia UGT 3000
10 41 Y.UI            JPN 42:19.728 145.513    6.062      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
11 72 G.McCOY         AUS 42:25.245 145.198   11.579     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
12 32 M.GIANSANTI     ITA 42:25.422 145.188   11.756       Honda Matteoni Racing
13 33 M.GEISSLER      GER 42:25.551 145.180   11.885     Aprilia UGT 3000
14 39 J.HULES         CZE 42:26.467 145.128   12.801       Honda L.B. Racing
15 19 F.PETIT         FRA 42:26.955 145.100   13.289       Honda Team RMS
16 17 J.MATURANA      SPA 42:43.190 144.181   29.524      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
17 13 M.MELANDRI      ITA 42:43.288 144.176   29.622       Honda Matteoni Racing
18 25 J.SARDA         SPA 42:48.987 143.856   35.321       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
19 12 D.RAUDIES       GER 43:17.983 142.250 1:04.317       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
20 86 E.BUCHNER       GER 43:18.183 142.239 1:04.517     Aprilia Team Kellner
21 35 I.KALAB         CZE 43:57.995 140.093 1:44.329       Honda AMK Ravena

NOT CLASSIFIED
    5 J.MARTINEZ      SPA 28:56.345 145.627   6 Laps     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
   24 G.BORSOI        ITA 22:59.298 141.019   9 Laps      Yamaha Team Semprucci
   20 M.AZUMA         JPN 20:36.479 141.577  10 Laps       Honda L.B. Racing
   29 A.NIETO Jr.     SPA 18:04.291 143.509  11 Laps     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
   62 Y.KATOH         JPN  9:06.472 142.373  15 Laps      Yamaha Team Semprucci
   34 M.BREZINA       CZE  9:47.279 132.480  15 Laps       Honda Uamk Motorace Whirlpool
   98 C.BURNS         GBR  6:58.402 139.464  16 Laps       Honda Team UGT 3000
   26 I.GOI           ITA  4:55.828 131.500  17 Laps     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe

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

 1  1 M.BIAGGI        ITA 42:06.724 153.960                Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda
 2 19 O.JACQUE        FRA 42:07.238 153.929    0.514       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
 3 31 T.HARADA        JPN 42:16.716 153.354    9.992     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 4  2 R.WALDMANN      GER 42:19.877 153.163   13.153       Honda Marlboro Honda
 5  5 T.UKAWA         JPN 42:38.500 152.048   31.776       Honda Benetton Honda
 6 12 T.TSUJIMURA     JPN 42:45.501 151.633   38.777  T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports
 7 15 S.PERUGINI      ITA 42:50.464 151.340   43.740     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 8 99 G.FIORILLO      ITA 43:05.446 150.463   58.722     Aprilia Radiant Racing Team
 9  8 C.MIGLIORATI    ITA 43:06.293 150.414   59.569       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
10 27 S.PORTO         ARG 43:10.225 150.186 1:03.501     Aprilia PR2  YPF - ESCO
11 17 J.CARDOSO       SPA 43:19.127 149.671 1:12.403      Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion
12 26 E.ALZAMORA      SPA 43:24.283 149.375 1:17.559       Honda Fortuna Honda
13 14 J.ROBINSON      GBR 43:32.345 148.914 1:25.621      Suzuki Team Molenaar Suzuki
14 18 O.MIYAZAKI      JPN 43:33.195 148.866 1:26.471      Yamaha Edo Racing
15 21 F.BATTAINI      ITA 43:38.677 148.554 1:31.953      Yamaha Edo Racing
16 28 E.GAVIRA        SPA 43:41.017 148.421 1:34.293     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
17 24 C.VANZETTA      SUI 44:06.582 146.988 1:59.858     Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team
18 22 K.ROBERTS       USA 42:09.217 146.118    1 Lap       Honda Team PJ1 Oils
19 49 O.SAINZ         SPA 42:17.860 145.620    1 Lap      Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion
20 42 R.ROUS          CZE 43:33.831 141.388    1 Lap      Yamaha Racing Team Znojmo

NOT CLASSIFIED
   10 L.BOSCOSCURO    ITA 41:21.164 148.948    1 Lap       Honda Dee Cee Racing Team
   20 N.NUMATA        JPN 32:21.210 150.299   5 Laps      Suzuki Team Molenaar Suzuki
    7 H.AOKI          JPN 29:43.421 152.690   6 Laps       Honda Matteoni Racing
   65 L.CAPIROSSI     ITA 15:12.511 149.209  13 Laps     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
   16 W.COSTES        FRA 13:10.816 147.575  14 Laps       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
   25 O.PETRUCCIANI   SUI 13:11.274 147.489  14 Laps     Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team
   73 M.BOLWERK       NED 13:21.785 145.556  14 Laps       Honda MRTT Team Bolwerk
   11 J.McWILLIAMS    GBR 10:54.757 148.534  15 Laps       Honda QUB Team Optimum
   29 I.GAVIRA        SPA  6:41.488 145.340  17 Laps     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
   41 V.CASTKA        SLK  6:41.609 145.296  17 Laps       Honda Matador Slovakia
   40 B.STASA J.      CZE  2:21.538 137.424  19 Laps     Aprilia Wernberger Racing Team

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

 1  1 M.DOOHAN        AUS 45:25.012 157.033                Honda Repsol Honda
 2  3 L.CADALORA      ITA 45:39.870 156.181   14.858      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
 3 18 N.AOKI          JPN 45:40.122 156.167   15.110       Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S.
 4  2 A.CRIVILLE      SPA 45:40.335 156.155   15.323       Honda Repsol Honda
 5  5 N.ABE           JPN 45:40.660 156.136   15.648      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
 6 24 T.AOKI          JPN 45:41.858 156.068   16.846       Honda Repsol Honda
 7 55 R.LACONI        FRA 46:13.790 154.271   48.778       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
 8  4 A.BARROS        BRA 46:13.957 154.262   48.945       Honda Honda Gresini
 9 10 K.ROBERTS Jr.   USA 46:15.129 154.197   50.117 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
10  6 D.BEATTIE       AUS 46:27.389 153.519 1:02.377      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
11 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED 46:32.864 153.218 1:07.852       Honda Team Millar MQP
12 23 A.GOBERT        AUS 47:04.045 151.526 1:39.033      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
13  9 A.PUIG          SPA 47:10.609 151.175 1:45.597       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
14 25 L.NAVEAU        BEL 45:41.411 148.998    1 Lap  ROC Yamaha Millet Racing

NOT CLASSIFIED
    7 T.OKADA         JPN 43:16.702 157.302    1 Lap       Honda Repsol Honda
   20 S.GIBERNAU      SPA 41:33.289 156.025   2 Laps      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
   15 F.PROTAT        FRA 36:51.288 149.534   5 Laps       Honda Soverex FP Racing
   16 J.FUCHS         GER 25:19.514 153.608  10 Laps     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
   12 J.BAYLE         FRA 21:12.803 152.818  12 Laps Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
   17 L.PEDERCINI     ITA 17:40.075 146.788  14 Laps  ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini
    8 C.CHECA         SPA  8:47.981 147.359  18 Laps       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
   22 K.McCARTHY      AUS  6:30.068 149.595  19 Laps      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
   14 J.BORJA         SPA  7:22.465 131.880  19 Laps     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
   19 D.ROMBONI       ITA  4:18.820 150.303  20 Laps     Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team

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