1996 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1996 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 15 September 1996 at the Circuit de Catalunya.

Spain  1996 Catalan Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 15 races in the
1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date15 September 1996
Official nameGran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya[1][2]
LocationCircuit de Catalunya
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.727 km (2.937 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
RiderAustralia Mick Doohan
Time1:46.201
Fastest lap
RiderSpain Carlos Checa
Time1:47.183
Podium
FirstSpain Carlos Checa
SecondAustralia Mick Doohan
ThirdSpain Àlex Crivillé
250 cc
Pole position
RiderItaly Max Biaggi
Time1:47.757
Fastest lap
RiderItaly Max Biaggi
Time1:48.490
Podium
FirstItaly Max Biaggi
SecondFrance Olivier Jacque
ThirdGermany Ralf Waldmann
125 cc
Pole position
RiderJapan Youichi Ui
Time1:54.536
Fastest lap
RiderJapan Tomomi Manako
Time1:54.307
Podium
FirstJapan Tomomi Manako
SecondAustralia Garry McCoy
ThirdJapan Kazuto Sakata
Àlex Crivillé, Mick Doohan and Luca Cadalora, pushing hard to catch race leader and eventual winner Carlos Checa in the 500cc race.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Carlos ChecaFortuna Honda PonsHonda44:56.88525
2 Mick DoohanTeam Repsol HondaHonda+6.59120
3 Àlex CrivilléTeam Repsol HondaHonda+6.64016
4 Luca CadaloraKanemoto HondaHonda+7.04813
5 Tadayuki OkadaTeam Repsol HondaHonda+7.12911
6 Shinichi ItohTeam Repsol HondaHonda+21.86710
7 Alberto PuigFortuna Honda PonsHonda+25.9399
8 Alex BarrosHonda PileriHonda+26.8758
9 Loris CapirossiMarlboro Yamaha RobertsYamaha+27.1057
10 Norifumi AbeMarlboro Yamaha RobertsYamaha+58.6286
11 Scott RussellLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+1:02.1115
12 Jeremy McWilliamsQUB Team OptimumROC Yamaha+1:25.0194
13 Frederic ProtatSoverex FP RacingROC Yamaha+1:39.0793
14 Paul YoungPadgett's Racing TeamHarris Yamaha+1 Lap2
15 Chris WalkerElf 500 ROCElf 500+1 Lap1
Ret Lucio PederciniTeam PederciniROC YamahaRetirement
Ret Eugene McManusMillar RacingYamahaRetirement
Ret Andrew StroudWorld Championship MotorsportsROC YamahaRetirement
Ret Jean-Michel BayleMarlboro Yamaha RobertsYamahaRetirement
Ret Juan BorjaElf 500 ROCElf 500Retirement
Ret Kenny Roberts Jr.Marlboro Yamaha RobertsYamahaRetirement
Ret Adrien BosshardElf 500 ROCROC YamahaRetirement
Ret Sean EmmettHarris Grand PrixHarris YamahaRetirement
Ret Daryl BeattieLucky Strike SuzukiSuzukiRetirement
DNS Doriano RomboniIP Aprilia Racing TeamApriliaDid not start
DNS Jean Pierre JeandatTeam PatonPatonDid not start
Sources: [3][4]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Max BiaggiAprilia42:03.12325
2 Olivier JacqueHonda+10.18820
3 Ralf WaldmannHonda+13.47616
4 Tohru UkawaHonda+14.29113
5 Jürgen FuchsHonda+14.43311
6 Marcellino LucchiAprilia+18.26910
7 Nobuatsu AokiHonda+25.6009
8 Cristiano MiglioratiHonda+34.2698
9 Eskil SuterAprilia+38.4937
10 Regis LaconiHonda+40.1206
11 Takeshi TsujimuraHonda+40.1505
12 Sebastian PortoAprilia+46.5554
13 Luis d'AntinHonda+48.0113
14 Jurgen vd GoorberghHonda+49.3912
15 Osamu MiyazakiAprilia+53.9531
16 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda+54.143
17 Davide BulegaAprilia+54.369
18 Luca BoscoscuroAprilia+54.621
19 Alessandro AntonelloAprilia+1:08.015
20 Francisco RiquelmeHonda+1 Lap
21 Ismael BonillaHonda+1 Lap
22 Vicente EsparragosoHonda+1 Lap
Ret José Luis CardosoApriliaRetirement
Ret Jamie RobinsonApriliaRetirement
Ret Olivier PetruccianiApriliaRetirement
Ret Cristophe CoganHondaRetirement
Ret Miguel TeyHondaRetirement
Ret José BarresiYamahaRetirement
Ret Franco BattainiHondaRetirement
Ret Jean-Philippe RuggiaHondaRetirement
Ret Christian BoudinotApriliaRetirement
Ret Sete GibernauYamahaRetirement

125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1 Tomomi ManakoHonda42:26.22825
2 Garry McCoyAprilia+1.19020
3 Kazuto SakataAprilia+6.60616
4 Emilio AlzamoraHonda+6.75413
5 Haruchika AokiHonda+6.92011
6 Youichi UiYamaha+6.96210
7 Yoshiaki KatohHonda+6.9989
8 Jorge MartinezHonda+7.2448
9 Ivan GoiHonda+8.8287
10 Dirk RaudiesHonda+13.3036
11 Noboru UedaHonda+17.7445
12 Herri TorronteguiHonda+19.0344
13 Jaroslav HulesHonda+39.0153
14 Mirko GiansantiHonda+40.1422
15 Gabriele DebbiaYamaha+40.1941
16 Angel Nieto JrAprilia+49.499
17 Daniel RibaltaHonda+58.692
18 David GarcíaHonda+1:15.975
Ret Manfred GeisslerApriliaRetirement
Ret Darren BartonApriliaRetirement
Ret Stefano PeruginiApriliaRetirement
Ret José Antonio RamirezHondaRetirement
Ret Enrique MaturanaYamahaRetirement
Ret Frederic PetitHondaRetirement
Ret Masaki TokudomeApriliaRetirement
Ret Valentino RossiApriliaRetirement
Ret Loek BodelierHondaRetirement
Ret Josep SardaHondaRetirement
Ret Lucio CecchinelloHondaRetirement
Ret Akira SaitoHondaRetirement
Ret Peter ÖttlApriliaRetirement

References


Previous race:
1996 Imola Grand Prix
FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1996 season
Next race:
1996 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
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1997 Catalan Grand Prix