1997 Dutch TT

1997 Dutch Grand Prix
Race details
Race 7 of 15 races in the; 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	28 June 1997
Official name	Lucky StrikeDutch Grand Prix
Location	TT Circuit Assen
Course	Permanent racing facility; 6.049 km (3.759 mi);
500cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Mick Doohan
Time	2:02.512
Fastest lap
Rider	Carlos Checa
Time	2:03.363
Podium
First	Mick Doohan
Second	Carlos Checa
Third	Doriano Romboni
250cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Olivier Jacque
Time	2:05.190
Fastest lap
Rider	Olivier Jacque
Time	2:06.047
Podium
First	Tetsuya Harada
Second	Ralf Waldmann
Third	Loris Capirossi
125cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Valentino Rossi
Time	2:15.085
Fastest lap
Rider	Tomomi Manako
Time	2:15.049
Podium
First	Valentino Rossi
Second	Tomomi Manako
Third	Kazuto Sakata

The1997 Dutch TTwas the seventh round of the1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.It took place on 28 June 1997 at theTT Circuit Assenlocated inAssen,Netherlands.

500 cc classification

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Mick Doohan	Repsol YPF Honda Team	Honda	43:37.954	25
2	Carlos Checa	Movistar Honda Pons	Honda	+10.560	20
3	Doriano Romboni	IP Aprilia Racing Team	Aprilia	+18.282	16
4	Nobuatsu Aoki	Rheos Elf FCC TS	Honda	+24.048	13
5	Alberto Puig	Movistar Honda Pons	Honda	+28.105	11
6	Alex Barros	Honda Gresini	Honda	+38.219	10
7	Daryl Beattie	Lucky Strike Suzuki	Suzuki	+43.217	9
8	Kenny Roberts Jr.	Marlboro Team Roberts	Modenas KR3	+47.525	8
9	Jürgen Fuchs	Elf 500 ROC	Elf 500	+48.724	7
10	Norifumi Abe	Yamaha Team Rainey	Yamaha	+49.574	6
11	Bernard Garcia	Team Tecmas	Honda	+1:04.431	5
12	Tadayuki Okada	Repsol YPF Honda Team	Honda	+1:05.807	4
13	Anthony Gobert	Lucky Strike Suzuki	Suzuki	+1:08.853	3
14	Troy Corser	Red Bull Yamaha WCM	Yamaha	+1:09.565	2
15	Juan Borja	Elf 500 ROC	Elf 500	+1:53.073	1
16	Laurent Naveau	Millet Racing	ROC Yamaha	+1 Lap
17	Frederic Protat	Soverex FP Racing	Honda	+1 Lap
18	Lucio Pedercini	Team Pedercini	ROC Yamaha	+1 Lap
19	Sete Gibernau	Yamaha Team Rainey	Yamaha	+1 Lap
Ret	Luca Cadalora	Red Bull Yamaha WCM	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Jurgen van den Goorbergh	Team Millar MQP	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Jean-Michel Bayle	Marlboro Team Roberts	Modenas KR3	Retirement
Ret	Takuma Aoki	Repsol Honda	Honda	Retirement
Sources:^[3]^[4]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Tetsuya Harada	Aprilia	38:09.016	25
2	Ralf Waldmann	Honda	+0.238	20
3	Loris Capirossi	Aprilia	+12.506	16
4	Tohru Ukawa	Honda	+30.663	13
5	Stefano Perugini	Aprilia	+31.576	11
6	Takeshi Tsujimura	TSR-Honda	+35.742	10
7	William Costes	Honda	+56.803	9
8	Osamu Miyazaki	Yamaha	+56.962	8
9	Jeremy McWilliams	Honda	+57.360	7
10	Luis d'Antin	Yamaha	+1:07.463	6
11	Franco Battaini	Yamaha	+1:18.287	5
12	Oliver Petrucciani	Aprilia	+1:20.436	4
13	Cristiano Migliorati	Honda	+1:20.744	3
14	Maurice Bolwerk	Honda	+2:13.335	2
15	Eustaquio Gavira	Aprilia	+2:23.965	1
16	Gerard Rike	Honda	+1 Lap
17	Jaap Hoogeveen	Yamaha	+1 Lap
18	Henk Van De Lagemaat	Honda	+1 Lap
19	Gert Pieper	Honda	+1 Lap
Ret	Olivier Jacque	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Haruchika Aoki	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Andre Romein	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Giuseppe Fiorillo	Aprilia	Retirement
Ret	Jamie Robinson	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	José Luis Cardoso	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Sebastian Porto	Aprilia	Retirement
Ret	Noriyasu Numata	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	Emilio Alzamora	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Luca Boscoscuro	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Idalio Gavira	Aprilia	Retirement
DSQ	Max Biaggi	Honda	Disqualified

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Valentino Rossi	Aprilia	38:50.246	25
2	Tomomi Manako	Honda	+0.100	20
3	Kazuto Sakata	Aprilia	+0.284	16
4	Noboru Ueda	Honda	+0.512	13
5	Youichi Ui	Yamaha	+0.871	11
6	Jorge Martinez	Aprilia	+1.568	10
7	Masaki Tokudome	Aprilia	+1.596	9
8	Roberto Locatelli	Honda	+1.636	8
9	Frederic Petit	Honda	+26.348	7
10	Masao Azuma	Honda	+30.715	6
11	Jaroslav Hules	Honda	+30.819	5
12	Manfred Geissler	Honda	+39.769	4
13	Gianluigi Scalvini	Honda	+39.042	3
14	Enrique Maturana	Yamaha	+39.347	2
15	Ivan Goi	Aprilia	+46.464	1
16	Angel Nieto Jr	Aprilia	+1:11.667
17	Steve Jenkner	Aprilia	+1:37.799
18	Rob Filart	Honda	+1:38.070
19	Hans Koopman	Honda	+2:10.164
Ret	Arno Visscher	Aprilia	Retirement
Ret	Yoshiaki Katoh	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Jarno Janssen	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Josep Sarda	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Peter Öttl	Aprilia	Retirement
Ret	Gino Borsoi	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Mirko Giansanti	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Dirk Raudies	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Garry McCoy	Aprilia	Retirement

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