1999 FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROAD RACE SERIES round 4

Grand Prix de France
Paul Ricard 21-23 May 1999
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  5 Lucio CECCHINELLO        ITA  1'29.847 *1'28.864        Honda Givi Honda LCR
 2  4 Masao AZUMA              JPN  1'30.171 *1'28.901        Honda Playlife Racing Team - Liegeois
 3 15 Roberto LOCATELLI        ITA  1'30.278 *1'29.030      Aprilia Vasco Rossi Racing
 4  8 Gianluigi SCALVINI       ITA  1'30.480 *1'29.071      Aprilia Inoxmacel Fontana Racing
 5  7 Emilio ALZAMORA          SPA  1'30.893 *1'29.093        Honda Via Digital Team
 6 21 Arnaud VINCENT           FRA  1'30.944 *1'29.113      Aprilia C.C. Valencia
 7 16 Simone SANNA             ITA  1'30.049 *1'29.132        Honda Polini
 8 13 Marco MELANDRI           ITA  1'30.149 *1'29.219        Honda Playlife Racing Team - Liegeois
 9 41 Youichi UI               JPN  1'30.413 *1'29.452        Derbi Festina-Derbi
10 10 Jeronimo VIDAL           SPA  1'31.506 *1'29.454      Aprilia C.C. Valencia
11  6 Noboru UEDA              JPN  1'30.887 *1'29.470        Honda Givi Honda LCR
12 32 Mirko GIANSANTI          ITA  1'30.564 *1'29.502      Aprilia Kappa Racing Team
13 54 Manuel POGGIALI          RSM  1'30.097 *1'29.662      Aprilia Kappa Racing Team
14 17 Steve JENKNER            GER  1'31.180 *1'29.723      Aprilia Marlboro Team ADAC
15 44 Alessandro BRANNETTI     ITA  1'31.774 *1'29.732      Aprilia Future Strategies
16 23 Gino BORSOI              ITA  1'30.824 *1'29.811      Aprilia Semprucci Biesse-Group
17  1 Kazuto SAKATA            JPN  1'30.570 *1'29.892        Honda M.T.P. - Team Pileri
18 29 Angel NIETO Jr.          SPA  1'30.621 *1'29.971        Honda Via Digital Team
19  9 Frederic PETIT           FRA  1'30.144 *1'29.987      Aprilia Racing Moto Sport
20 12 Randy DE PUNIET          FRA  1'30.093 *1'30.006      Aprilia Scrab Competition
21 11 Max SABBATANI            ITA  1'30.105 *1'30.074        Honda Matteoni Racing
22 26 Ivan GOI                 ITA  1'30.454 *1'30.434        Honda Matteoni Racing
23 18 Reinhard STOLZ           GER  1'32.951 *1'30.609        Honda Polini
24 20 Bernhard ABSMEIER        GER  1'31.644 *1'31.079      Aprilia Mayer-Rubatto Racing
25 59 Gregory LEFORT           FRA  1'32.602 *1'31.411      Aprilia Provence Moto Sport
26 61 Jimmy PETIT              FRA  1'33.213 *1'31.442        Honda Racing Moto Sport
27 22 Pablo NIETO              SPA  1'34.473 *1'32.424        Derbi Festina-Derbi
28 58 Eric DUBRAY              FRA  1'34.935 *1'33.264        Honda S.M.D.
29 60 Herve LOUISET            FRA  1'35.746 *1'34.630        Honda Dom Racing Team
30 52 Mike LOUGASSI            FRA  1'36.758 *1'34.668        Honda Team GMS

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

 1 46 Valentino ROSSI          ITA  1'24.404 *1'23.366      Aprilia Aprilia Grand Prix Racing
 2 21 Franco BATTAINI          ITA  1'24.484 *1'23.511      Aprilia FGF Battaini Racing
 3  1 Loris CAPIROSSI          ITA  1'25.582 *1'23.634        Honda Elf Axo Honda Gresini
 4  4 Tohru UKAWA              JPN  1'24.922 *1'23.743        Honda Shell Advance Honda Team
 5 56 Shinya NAKANO            JPN  1'24.132 *1'23.823       Yamaha Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3
 6  6 Ralf WALDMANN            GER  1'23.998 *1'23.908      Aprilia Aprilia Germany
 7 44 Roberto ROLFO            ITA  1'25.171 *1'24.162      Aprilia Vasco Rossi Racing
 8  7 Stefano PERUGINI         ITA  1'25.144 *1'24.287        Honda Fila Watches Honda
 9  9 Jeremy McWILLIAMS        GBR  1'25.271 *1'24.378      Aprilia QUB Team Optimum
10 31 Toshihiko HONMA          JPN  1'25.445 *1'24.466       Yamaha Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3
11 34 Marcellino LUCCHI        ITA  1'26.203 *1'24.683      Aprilia Docshop Racing
12 24 Jason VINCENT            GBR  1'25.418 *1'24.743        Honda Padgetts HRC Shop
13 12 Sebastian PORTO          ARG  1'25.444 *1'24.789       Yamaha Semprucci Biesse-Group
14 66 Alex HOFMANN             GER  1'25.712 *1'25.226    TSR-Honda Racing Factory
15 37 Luca BOSCOSCURO          ITA  1'26.825 *1'25.255    TSR-Honda Polini
16 23 Julien ALLEMAND          FRA  1'26.019 *1'25.278    TSR-Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
17 15 David GARCIA             SPA  1'27.354 *1'25.338       Yamaha Antena 3 Yamaha-D'Antin
18 41 Jarno JANSSEN            NED  1'26.358 *1'25.357    TSR-Honda Team Rizla Honda
19 14 Anthony WEST             AUS  1'27.198 *1'25.540    TSR-Honda Shell Advance Honda Team
20 68 Vincent PHILIPPE         FRA  1'26.249 *1'25.844        Honda Equipe de France
21 36 Masaki TOKUDOME          JPN  1'26.428 *1'26.041    TSR-Honda Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team
22 10 Fonsi NIETO              SPA  1'26.336 *1'26.066       Yamaha Antena 3 Yamaha-D'Antin
23 11 Tomomi MANAKO            JPN  1'26.722 *1'26.266       Yamaha Yamaha Kurz Aral
24 27 Rob FILART               NED  1'27.715 *1'26.381        Honda Rizla Honda
25 16 Johan STIGEFELT          SWE  1'26.792 *1'26.517       Yamaha Edo Racing
26 58 Matias RIOS              ARG  1'28.559 *1'26.867      Aprilia PR2 Mitsubishi
27 65 Julien DA COSTA          FRA  1'28.202 *1'26.947        Honda Equipe de France
28 22 Lucas OLIVER             SPA  1'28.778 *1'27.559       Yamaha Yamaha Kurz Aral
29 93 Herve MORA               FRA  1'29.642 *1'27.789      Aprilia Ferro Moto Sport

Not qualified (Out of 107 %)
30 67 Thomas METRO             FRA *1'29.276  1'29.450        Honda Styl Moto Racing Team

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

 1  2 Max BIAGGI               ITA  1'22.783 *1'20.969       Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha Team
 2 10 Kenny ROBERTS            USA  1'22.200 *1'20.986       Suzuki Suzuki Grand Prix Team
 3 19 John KOCINSKI            USA  1'22.624 *1'20.993        Honda Kanemoto Honda
 4  4 Carlos CHECA             SPA  1'22.966 *1'21.001       Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha Team
 5  3 Alex CRIVILLE            SPA  1'21.747 *1'21.231        Honda Repsol Honda Team
 6  7 Luca CADALORA            ITA  1'22.228 *1'21.443    MuZ Weber Team Biland GP1
 7 31 Tetsuya HARADA           JPN  1'21.726 *1'21.485      APRILIA Aprilia Grand Prix Racing
 8  8 Tadayuki OKADA           JPN  1'22.780 *1'21.718        Honda Repsol Honda Team
 9 17 Jurgen VAN DEN GOORBERGH NED  1'23.045 *1'21.734    MuZ Weber Team Biland GP1
10  6 Norick ABE               JPN  1'22.701 *1'21.794       Yamaha Antena 3 Yamaha-D'Antin
11 12 Jean Michel BAYLE        FRA  1'22.838 *1'21.859  Modenas KR3 Proton KR Modenas
12  5 Alex BARROS              BRA  1'23.283 *1'21.897        Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
13 55 Regis LACONI             FRA  1'23.941 *1'22.031       Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
14 15 Sete GIBERNAU            SPA  1'23.898 *1'22.038        Honda Repsol Honda Team
15 14 Juan BORJA               SPA  1'23.357 *1'22.066        Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
16 26 Haruchika AOKI           JPN  1'24.142 *1'22.325    TSR-Honda F.C.C. TSR
17 16 Yukio KAGAYAMA           JPN  1'23.110 *1'22.406       Suzuki Suzuki Grand Prix Team
18 11 Simon CRAFAR             NZL  1'23.447 *1'22.662       Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
19 22 Sebastien GIMBERT        FRA  1'24.985 *1'23.512        Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
20 25 Jose Luis CARDOSO        SPA  1'25.271 *1'23.530    TSR-Honda Team Maxon TSR
21 20 Mike HALE                USA  1'25.489 *1'23.578  Modenas KR3 Proton KR Modenas
22 21 Michael RUTTER           GBR  1'25.422 *1'24.492        Honda Millar Honda
23 18 Markus OBER              GER  1'25.583 *1'24.607        Honda Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team

Not qualified (Out of 107 %)
24 68 Mark WILLIS              AUS  2'06.486 *1'42.398          BSL Buckley Systems BSL Racing

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

 1 15 Roberto LOCATELLI        ITA 40'23.904 152.382              Aprilia Vasco Rossi Racing
 2 21 Arnaud VINCENT           FRA 40'30.028 151.998    6.124     Aprilia C.C. Valencia
 3  7 Emilio ALZAMORA          SPA 40'30.305 151.98     6.401       Honda Via Digital Team
 4  4 Masao AZUMA              JPN 40'30.471 151.97     6.567       Honda Playlife Racing Team - Liegeois
 5  6 Noboru UEDA              JPN 40'30.919 151.942    7.015       Honda Givi Honda LCR
 6 13 Marco MELANDRI           ITA 40'30.994 151.937    7.090       Honda Playlife Racing Team - Liegeois
 7  8 Gianluigi SCALVINI       ITA 40'33.067 151.808    9.163     Aprilia Inoxmacel Fontana Racing
 8 17 Steve JENKNER            GER 40'38.144 151.492   14.240     Aprilia Marlboro Team ADAC
 9  1 Kazuto SAKATA            JPN 40'38.900 151.445   14.996       Honda M.T.P. - Team Pileri
10 16 Simone SANNA             ITA 40'39.391 151.414   15.487       Honda Polini
11 12 Randy DE PUNIET          FRA 40'39.394 151.414   15.490     Aprilia Scrab Competition
12 29 Angel NIETO Jr.          SPA 40'39.769 151.391   15.865       Honda Via Digital Team
13 32 Mirko GIANSANTI          ITA 40'42.947 151.194   19.043     Aprilia Kappa Racing Team
14 10 Jeronimo VIDAL           SPA 40'58.402 150.243   34.498     Aprilia C.C. Valencia
15 9 Frederic PETIT            FRA 41'00.295 150.128   36.391     Aprilia Racing Moto Sport
16 23 Gino BORSOI              ITA 41'03.045 149.96    39.141     Aprilia Semprucci Biesse-Group
17 20 Bernhard ABSMEIER        GER 41'24.619 148.658 1'00.715     Aprilia Mayer-Rubatto Racing
18 22 Pablo NIETO              SPA 41'24.718 148.652 1'00.814       Derbi Festina-Derbi
19 59 Gregory LEFORT           FRA 41'43.074 147.562 1'19.170     Aprilia Provence Moto Sport
20 58 Eric DUBRAY              FRA 41'35.530 142.526    1 Lap       Honda S.M.D.
21 60 Herve LOUISET            FRA 41'38.142 142.377    1 Lap       Honda Dom Racing Team
22 52 Mike LOUGASSI            FRA 40'44.928 139.881   2 Laps       Honda Team GMS

Not Classified
   44 Alessandro BRANNETTI     ITA 28'58.752 149.486   8 Laps     Aprilia Future Strategies
   18 Reinhard STOLZ           GER  7'44.956 147.11   22 Laps       Honda Polini
   11 Max SABBATANI            ITA  7'45.087 147.069  22 Laps       Honda Matteoni Racing
    5 Lucio CECCHINELLO        ITA  3'03.819 148.842  25 Laps       Honda Givi Honda LCR
   54 Manuel POGGIALI          RSM  1'40.145 136.601  26 Laps     Aprilia Kappa Racing Team

Not Finish First Lap
   26 Ivan GOI                 ITA                                  Honda Matteoni Racing
   41 Youichi UI               JPN                                  Derbi Festina-Derbi

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

 1  4 Tohru UKAWA              JPN 40'50.340 161.904                Honda Shell Advance Honda Team
 2 56 Shinya NAKANO            JPN 41'01.280 161.184   10.940      Yamaha Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3
 3  7 Stefano PERUGINI         ITA 41'11.036 160.548   20.696       Honda Fila Watches Honda
 4 21 Franco BATTAINI          ITA 41'11.361 160.526   21.021     Aprilia FGF Battaini Racing
 5  6 Ralf WALDMANN            GER 41'11.559 160.514   21.219     Aprilia Aprilia Germany
 6 24 Jason VINCENT            GBR 41'11.761 160.5     21.421       Honda Padgetts HRC Shop
 7 12 Sebastian PORTO          ARG 41'19.512 159.999   29.172      Yamaha Semprucci Biesse-Group
 8 66 Alex HOFMANN             GER 41'25.351 159.623   35.011   TSR-Honda Racing Factory
 9 14 Anthony WEST             AUS 41'26.256 159.565   35.916   TSR-Honda Shell Advance Honda Team
10 31 Toshihiko HONMA          JPN 41'28.462 159.423   38.122      Yamaha Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3
11  9 Jeremy McWILLIAMS        GBR 41'33.400 159.108   43.060     Aprilia QUB Team Optimum
12 10 Fonsi NIETO              SPA 41'43.303 158.478   52.963      Yamaha Antena 3 Yamaha-D'Antin
13 36 Masaki TOKUDOME          JPN 41'43.310 158.478   52.970   TSR-Honda Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team
14 37 Luca BOSCOSCURO          ITA 41'43.538 158.463   53.198   TSR-Honda Polini
15 34 Marcellino LUCCHI        ITA 41'47.145 158.235   56.805     Aprilia Docshop Racing
16 68 Vincent PHILIPPE         FRA 42'14.689 156.5   1'24.349       Honda Equipe de France
17 11 Tomomi MANAKO            JPN 42'19.458 156.22  1'29.118      Yamaha Yamaha Kurz Aral
18 58 Matias RIOS              ARG 40'56.384 155.936    1 Lap     Aprilia PR2 Mitsubishi
19 22 Lucas OLIVER             SPA 41'20.715 154.407    1 Lap      Yamaha Yamaha Kurz Aral
20 27 Rob FILART               NED 41'21.064 154.385    1 Lap       Honda Rizla Honda

Not Classified
   46 Valentino ROSSI          ITA 39'22.055 162.163    1 Lap     Aprilia Aprilia Grand Prix Racing
   15 David GARCIA             SPA 34'51.637 156.967   5 Laps      Yamaha Antena 3 Yamaha-D'Antin
   23 Julien ALLEMAND          FRA 31'40.492 158.358   7 Laps   TSR-Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
    1 Loris CAPIROSSI          ITA 29'35.169 161.832   8 Laps       Honda Elf Axo Honda Gresini
   44 Roberto ROLFO            ITA 21'40.754 157.754  14 Laps     Aprilia Vasco Rossi Racing
   41 Jarno JANSSEN            NED 12'58.799 158.089  20 Laps   TSR-Honda Team Rizla Honda
   16 Johan STIGEFELT          SWE  1'34.186 145.244  28 Laps      Yamaha Edo Racing
   93 Herve MORA               FRA  1'34.616 144.584  28 Laps     Aprilia Ferro Moto Sport
   65 Julien DA COSTA          FRA  1'49.278 125.185  28 Laps       Honda Equipe de France

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

 1  3 Alex CRIVILLE            SPA 42'35.648 165.938                Honda Repsol Honda Team
 2 19 John KOCINSKI            USA 42'47.046 165.201   11.398       Honda Kanemoto Honda
 3 31 Tetsuya HARADA           JPN 42'49.305 165.056   13.657     Aprilia Aprilia Grand Prix Racing
 4 15 Sete GIBERNAU            SPA 42'50.018 165.01    14.370       Honda Repsol Honda Team
 5  4 Carlos CHECA             SPA 42'50.057 165.008   14.409      Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha Team
 6  6 Norick ABE               JPN 42'52.287 164.864   16.639      Yamaha Antena 3 Yamaha-D'Antin
 7 14 Juan BORJA               SPA 42'56.872 164.571   21.224       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 8 55 Regis LACONI             FRA 42'56.893 164.57    21.245      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
 9  8 Tadayuki OKADA           JPN 43'01.711 164.263   26.063       Honda Repsol Honda Team
10  5 Alex BARROS              BRA 43'03.273 164.163   27.625       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
11 11 Simon CRAFAR             NZL 43'38.402 161.961 1'02.754      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
12 22 Sebastien GIMBERT        FRA 43'47.858 161.378 1'12.210       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
13 26 Haruchika AOKI           JPN 43'51.346 161.164 1'15.698   TSR-Honda F.C.C. TSR
14 18 Markus OBER              GER 43'59.011 155.512    1 Lap       Honda Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team

Not Classified
   10 Kenny ROBERTS            USA 32'54.125 166.311   7 Laps      Suzuki Suzuki Grand Prix Team
   17 Jurgen VAN DEN GOORBERGH NED 10'06.757 157.822  24 Laps   MuZ Weber Team Biland GP1
   12 Jean Michel BAYLE        FRA  7'25.725 153.457  26 Laps Modenas KR3 Proton KR Modenas
    7 Luca CADALORA            ITA  5'44.139 159.005  27 Laps   MuZ Weber Team Biland GP1
    2 Max BIAGGI               ITA  2'46.586 164.239  29 Laps      Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha Team

Not Finish First Lap
   21 Michael RUTTER           GBR                                  Honda Millar Honda
   25 Jose Luis CARDOSO        SPA                              TSR-Honda Team Maxon TSR

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