Round 2: Japanese Grand Prix
(Left) Valentino Rossi leads Daijiro Katoh
in the 250cc Grand Prix. Rossi ended up
seventh in his first 250cc rain race.
(Above) Uasao Azuma won for the second
time in a row in the 125cc Grand Prix.
2. Shmya akano am.201); 3. Tohru Ukawa (2:f17JJ17);
J.....-ny McWilliams am.647); 5. Marcellino Lucclti
am.852); 6. 0IJviec Jacque (2:f17.h82); 7. NaolO Matsudo
C:W8.138); 8. Tatsuya Yamaguchi <&08.156); 9. Loris_
CapUossi e:t1J8.63'.l); 10. Daipno Kalob e:t-09.020); 11.
Vale.ntino Rossi (2:09.081)-; 12. Tomomi Manako
(2:09.104); 13. Jason VinC'eltt (2:09.409); 14. Luca
Ilo5coocuro (2.-09.493); 15. Johan Stigelell e:t-Q9.618); 16.
5ilItaoMr. 25 Laps, 74.416 miles
A._ _ sp«do 86.019 mph
M.1rpn of ~ 3.641 5«.
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WOllLD c-SHIP POINT STANDINGS (After 2
of 15 mands~ 1. Kenny Roberts Jr. (50/2 wins); 2. Mick
Doohan (33); 3. Carlos Checa (30); 4. Alex CnviUe (29);
5. Alex Ba""" (18); 6- Sete Gibecnau (17); 7. Notick Abe
(16); 8. (TIE) Nobu.atsu Aoki/Jua.n Borja (13); 10.
TadayulO Okada (12); 11. (TIE) Regis Laconi/Shinlchi
ltoh/YuIOo Kagayarna (9); 14. Max BiaggJ (7); 15. JeanMichel Bayle (4); 16. (TIE) Tetsuya Haracla/Noriyasu
Numata (3); 18. (TIE) Jose-Luis Cardoso/Sienon Crafar
(2); 20. Haruchika Aolci (1).
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250cc QUALIFYING, 1. Franco Batlaini (2;06.752);
25. Taru Sekiguch:i (.2:11.579): 26. Jarno Janssen
(2;11.797); 77. David Garcia (2;11.894); 28. Matias Rios
(2,11.996); 29. Ken Eguchi (2:12.665); 30. Julien
Allemand (2,13.528);31. Talcehiko Kurokawa (2;13.531).
250cc GRAND PRIx, 1. Shinya Nakano (Yam); 2.
Tohru Ukawa (Hon); 3. Loris Capirossi (Hon); 4. Franco
Battaini (Apr); 5. Daijiro Katah (Hon); 6. Tatsuya
Yamaguchi (Hon); 7. Valentino Rossi (Apr); 8. Tomomi
Manako (Yam); 9. Marcel1ino LuccIU (Apr); 10. Anthony
West (Hon); 11. Naoki Matsuda (Yam): 12. Roberto
Rolfo (Apr); 13. David Garcia (Yam); 14. Alfonso Nieto
(Yam); 15. Te.kkyu Kayo (Hon); 16. Masaki Tokudome
(HoJ'); 17. Sebastian Porto (Yam); 18. Alex Hoffman
(Han); 19. Jarno Hanssen (Hon); 20. Ken Eguchi (Yam);
21. Matias Rios (Ape).
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Time:: 48 min., 52.950 sec.
J);lItmc:r. 23 laps, 68.462 miles
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12.5c:c GllAND PRJX: 1. Masao Azuma (Hon); 2.
Hideyulci akajoh (Hon); 3. Emilio Alzamora (Han); 4.
Youkhi Ui (Oer); 5. Katsuki Ue:zu (Yam); 6. Lucio
CecchineJJo (Hon); 7. Max Sabbatani (Han); 8. Kazuto
Sakata (Hon); 9. Kazuhiro Kubo (Yam); 10. Minoru
Nakamura (Hon); 11. Angel ieto Jr. (Hon); 12.
Gianluigi Scalvini (Apr); 13. Steve Jcnkner (Apr); 14.
Ivan Go; (Hon); 15. Randy Do Puni<.'t (Apr); 16. Mirko
Giansanti (Ape); 17. RcinhanI Stolz (Han); 18. Manuel
Poggiali (Apr); 19. Pablo Nieto (De-); 20. Frederic Petit
(Apr); 21. Alessandro Scannetti (Apr).
Time: 46 min.. 11.752 sec.
Distmce 21 laps, 62.509 mph
Aveas<' sp«do 81.012 mph
M.1rpn of victooy: 21.903 5«.
125« WORLD C5H1P POINT STANDINGS (Aft... 2
of 15
1. Molsao Azurna (50/2 wins); 2. Emilio
Alzamora (36); 3. (TIE) H;deyulci Nakajoh/ Gianluigi
Scalvini (20); 5. Youich.i Ui (16); 6. (TfE) Kazuto
Sakata/Max Sabbatani (14); 8. Arnaud Vincent (13); 9.
(TIE) Kalsup Uezu/Jeronimo V;cIaJ (11); 11. (TIE) Lucio
CecchineUo/lvan Goi/Simone Sanna flO); 14. Gino
5ocsoi (9); 15. (TIE) Angel Nieto je./Micko Giansonti/
Kazuhico Kubo (7); 18. Minoru Nakamura (6); 19. (TIE)
Steve Jeniundations ot"racing could.bring
find a formula that will allow four·strokes and two-strokes io eom-, out much success. Biagthe whole edifice crashing down. The meeting included FIM p,"",si·
pet!, against each other directly.· While admitting thai the costs
9i'S oppon!!ni had little
dent Francesco Zerbl, representatives of the factories. and the
of developing a racing four·s.troke would be' high, he said they
trouble in s;mply lifling
AM's • commercial partners: including not only GP and Superwould be easier to justify to management because it related 10
the slightly built Roman
.b.;ke· rights holders and TV people, but also motocross·series
their product "That is why the proposal began, and why we need
off the ground.
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organizers. This was considered. rather surpris;ng, since the GP
to study the possibilities," he said.
enterprise,. whicl> marries the SlNissAuto V-four engiOe with a new
-Chassis built in England; but rt is qurte in keepirig with his ·character.
. Alter frequently pulling out Of races while riding Yamaha in 1995.
upset both yamaha and sUzuki last year by joining them
as a ~ute rider. only to ie;Ne again )Nithout stanclin9 on cererrorry. Team boss Rolf Biland, who helped deIIelop 'the engine as a
successful sidecar unit. said: :F.rom a rider's ~t of view, I under·
stanO L.uca's decision. From a team member's point cit v>ew, it is
more difficult. We bad pIan~ aiKJ agreed to look at this race as
just another test to improIIe the bike. I have to explain luca's decision to our.sponsors, aOd to 0.". mechanics ~ have been wori
