1996 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1996 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 18 August 1996 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czech Republic. It was also the first victory for a young Valentino Rossi in the 125cc class.

Czech Republic  1996 Czech Republic Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 15 races in the
1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date18 August 1996
Official nameGrand Prix České Republiky[1][2]
LocationBrno Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.403 km (3.357 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider France Jean-Michel Bayle
Time 2:02.834
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Àlex Crivillé
Time 2:02.791
Podium
First Spain Àlex Crivillé
Second Australia Mick Doohan
Third United States Scott Russell
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Max Biaggi
Time 2:04.626
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Max Biaggi
Time 2:06.067
Podium
First Italy Max Biaggi
Second France Olivier Jacque
Third Germany Ralf Waldmann
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi
Time 2:11.140
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jorge Martínez
Time 2:11.816
Podium
First Italy Valentino Rossi
Second Spain Jorge Martínez
Third Japan Tomomi Manako

500 cc classification

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Àlex Crivillé Team Repsol Honda Honda 45:38.884 25
2   Mick Doohan Team Repsol Honda Honda +0.002 20
3   Scott Russell Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +2.870 16
4   Kenny Roberts Jr. Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +4.419 13
5   Loris Capirossi Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +6.753 11
6   Jean-Michel Bayle Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +6.858 10
7   Tadayuki Okada Team Repsol Honda Honda +8.892 9
8   Carlos Checa Fortuna Honda Pons Honda +9.148 8
9   Alex Barros Honda Pileri Honda +13.334 7
10   Shinichi Itoh Team Repsol Honda Honda +13.776 6
11   Norifumi Abe Marlboro Yamaha Roberts Yamaha +15.009 5
12   Alberto Puig Fortuna Honda Pons Honda +17.482 4
13   Terry Rymer Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +26.828 3
14   Jeremy McWilliams QUB Team Optimum ROC Yamaha +49.242 2
15   Marcellino Lucchi IP Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia +49.608 1
16   Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC Yamaha +53.456
17   Sean Emmett Harris Grand Prix Harris Yamaha +1:08.488
18   Eugene McManus Millar Racing Yamaha +1:13.285
19   Frederic Protat Soverex FP Racing Yamaha +1:13.472
20   Chris Walker Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 +1:28.250
21   Adrien Bosshard Elf 500 ROC ROC Yamaha +1:29.684
22   Jean Pierre Jeandat Team Paton Paton +2:01.578
23   Paul Young Padgett's Racing Team Harris Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret   James Haydon World Championship Motorsports ROC Yamaha Retirement
Ret   Luca Cadalora Kanemoto Honda Honda Retirement
DNS   Juan Borja Elf 500 ROC Elf 500 Did not start
Sources: [3][4]

250 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Max Biaggi Aprilia 42:19.509 25
2   Olivier Jacque Honda +5.901 20
3   Ralf Waldmann Honda +8.317 16
4   Tohru Ukawa Honda +8.517 13
5   Jürgen Fuchs Honda +8.662 11
6   Jean-Philippe Ruggia Honda +22.095 10
7   Eskil Suter Aprilia +37.969 9
8   Luis d'Antin Honda +38.309 8
9   Tetsuya Harada Yamaha +38.418 7
10   Roberto Locatelli Aprilia +38.502 6
11   Nobuatsu Aoki Honda +39.177 5
12   Cristiano Migliorati Honda +43.563 4
13   Olivier Petrucciani Aprilia +43.895 3
14   Sete Gibernau Honda +44.034 2
15   Luca Boscoscuro Aprilia +51.376 1
16   Regis Laconi Honda +52.275
17   Jurgen vd Goorbergh Honda +52.336
18   Yasumasa Hatakeyama Honda +1:10.761
19   Davide Bulega Aprilia +1:11.303
20   Cristophe Cogan Honda +1:47.010
21   Vladimir Castka Honda +1:57.111
22   José Barresi Yamaha +1 Lap
Ret   Christian Boudinot Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Takeshi Tsujimura Honda Retirement
Ret   Sebastian Porto Aprilia Retirement
Ret   José Luis Cardoso Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Osamu Miyazaki Aprilia Retirement
Ret   Gianluigi Scalvini Honda Retirement

References

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  1. ^ "1996 Czech MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Brno Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "1996 Czech MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  4. ^ "motogp.com · CZECH REPUBLIC GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1996". www.motogp.com.


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