1996 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

The1996 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prixwas the tenth round of the1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.It took place on 4 August 1996 at theA1-Ring.

Austria1996 Austrian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 15 races in the
1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date4 August 1996
Official nameHBMotorrad Grand Prix Austria[1][2]
LocationA1-Ring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.319 km (2.684 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider AustraliaMick Doohan
Time 1:29.430
Fastest lap
Rider SpainÀlex Crivillé
Time 1:30.112
Podium
First SpainÀlex Crivillé
Second AustraliaMick Doohan
Third JapanNorick Abe
250cc
Pole position
Rider FranceOlivier Jacque
Time 1:33.700
Fastest lap
Rider GermanyRalf Waldmann
Time 1:34.686
Podium
First GermanyRalf Waldmann
Second SpainLuis d'Antin
Third GermanyJürgen Fuchs
125cc
Pole position
Rider JapanMasaki Tokudome
Time 1:41.254
Fastest lap
Rider GermanyDirk Raudies
Time 1:42.002
Podium
First ItalyIvan Goi
Second GermanyDirk Raudies
Third ItalyValentino Rossi

In the 125cc class, a youngValentino Rossiachieved his first grand prix podium.[3]

Mick Doohan, Àlex Crivillé and Norifumi Abe, spraying the champagne on the podium after finishing second, first and third in the 500cc race.

500 cc classification

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Àlex Crivillé Team Repsol Honda Honda 42:37.024 25
2 Mick Doohan Team Repsol Honda Honda +0.500 20
3 Norifumi Abe Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +4.534 16
4 Luca Cadalora Kanemoto Honda Honda +19.470 13
5 Alex Barros Honda Pileri Honda +20.936 11
6 Scott Russell Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +21.058 10
7 Carlos Checa Fortuna Honda Pons Honda +25.632 9
8 Loris Capirossi Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +25.701 8
9 Jean-Michel Bayle Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +25.986 7
10 Juan Borja Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 +28.046 6
11 Tadayuki Okada Team Repsol Honda Honda +32.446 5
12 Terry Rymer Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +38.616 4
13 Alberto Puig Fortuna Honda Pons Honda +39.031 3
14 Jeremy McWilliams QUB Team Optimum ROC Yamaha +1:18.224 2
15 Chris Walker Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 +1:20.212 1
16 Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
17 James Haydon World Championship Motorsports ROC Yamaha +1 Lap
18 Marcellino Lucchi IP Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia +1 Lap
19 Eugene McManus Millar Racing Yamaha +1 Lap
20 Paul Young Padgett's Racing Team Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
21 Jean Pierre Jeandat Team Paton Paton +1 Lap
Ret Kenny Roberts Jr. Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha Retirement
Ret Frederic Protat Soverex FP Racing ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Sean Emmett Harris Grand Prix Harris Yamaha Retirement
Ret Adrien Bosshard Elf 500 ROC ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret Shinichi Itoh Team Repsol Honda Honda Retirement
Sources:[4][5]

250cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Ralf Waldmann Honda 41:29.190 25
2 Luis d'Antin Honda +16.374 20
3 Jürgen Fuchs Honda +21.140 16
4 Tohru Ukawa Honda +22.979 13
5 Jean-Philippe Ruggia Honda +27.805 11
6 Nobuatsu Aoki Honda +37.712 10
7 Luca Boscoscuro Aprilia +37.756 9
8 Jurgen vd Goorbergh Honda +52.913 8
9 Regis Laconi Honda +54.232 7
10 Takeshi Tsujimura Honda +1:01.608 6
11 Olivier Petrucciani Aprilia +1:03.950 5
12 Alessandro Antonello Aprilia +1:04.462 4
13 Sebastian Porto Aprilia +1:17.335 3
14 Christian Boudinot Aprilia +1:22.534 2
15 Yasumasa Hatakeyama Honda +1:26.589 1
16 Gianluigi Scalvini Honda +1:28.269
17 Jamie Robinson Aprilia +1 Lap
18 Sete Gibernau Honda +1 Lap
19 Cristophe Cogan Honda +1 Lap
20 Richard Haidegger Aprilia +1 Lap
21 Uwe Bolterhauer Honda +1 Lap
22 Thomas Stadler Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret Johann Wolfsteiner Aprilia Retirement
Ret Tetsuya Harada Yamaha Retirement
Ret Cristiano Migliorati Honda Retirement
Ret Osamu Miyazaki Aprilia Retirement
Ret Davide Bulega Aprilia Retirement
Ret Roberto Locatelli Aprilia Retirement
Ret José Luis Cardoso Aprilia Retirement
Ret Eskil Suter Aprilia Retirement
Ret Olivier Jacque Honda Retirement
Ret Max Biaggi Aprilia Retirement

125cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Ivan Goi Honda 41:50.829 25
2 Dirk Raudies Honda +0.767 20
3 Valentino Rossi Aprilia +2.322 16
4 Masaki Tokudome Aprilia +2.739 13
5 Peter Öttl Aprilia +4.341 11
6 Jorge Martinez Aprilia +4.910 10
7 Youichi Ui Yamaha +17.385 9
8 Tomomi Manako Honda +19.464 8
9 Kazuto Sakata Aprilia +20.971 7
10 Manfred Geissler Aprilia +26.469 6
11 Noboru Ueda Honda +27.666 5
12 Akira Saito Honda +27.687 4
13 Herri Torrontegui Honda +38.933 3
14 Josep Sarda Honda +42.917 2
15 Frederic Petit Honda +46.979 1
16 Yoshiaki Katoh Yamaha +51.963
17 Jaroslav Hules Honda +55.754
18 Lucio Cecchinello Honda +58.003
19 Harald Danninger Honda +1:17.416
20 Loek Bodelier Honda +1:18.116
21 Angel Nieto Jr Aprilia +1:32.504
22 Gerwin Hofer Honda +1 Lap
23 Georg Scharl Honda +1 Lap
Ret Haruchika Aoki Honda Retirement
Ret Stefano Perugini Aprilia Retirement
Ret Darren Barton Aprilia Retirement
Ret Emilio Alzamora Honda Retirement
Ret Garry McCoy Aprilia Retirement
Ret Paolo Tessari Honda Retirement
Ret Andrea Ballerini Aprilia Retirement
Ret Bernd Holzleitner Yamaha Retirement
Ret Gabriele Debbia Yamaha Retirement

References

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  1. ^"Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1996".Archive.today.25 July 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 25 July 2015.Retrieved16 May2018.
  2. ^Mitchell, Malcolm."A1-Ring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".Progcovers.Retrieved15 May2018.
  3. ^"MotoGP Riders".motogp.Retrieved2023-07-06.
  4. ^"1996 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".13 June 2017.
  5. ^"motogp · AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1996".motogp.


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