1997 German motorcycle Grand Prix

Germany  1997 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date20 July 1997
Official nameADAC Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[1][2]
LocationNürburgring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.550 km (2.827 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:38.425
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:39.051
Podium
First Australia Mick Doohan
Second Japan Tadayuki Okada
Third Japan Takuma Aoki
250cc
Pole position
Rider France Olivier Jacque
Time 1:40.361
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Tetsuya Harada
Time 1:40.993
Podium
First Japan Tetsuya Harada
Second France Olivier Jacque
Third Germany Ralf Waldmann
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi
Time 1:47.160
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Yoshiaki Katoh
Time 2:01.546
Podium
First Italy Valentino Rossi
Second Japan Yoshiaki Katoh
Third Germany Manfred Geissler

The 1997 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 July 1997 at the Nürburgring.

Tadayuki Okada, Mick Doohan and Takuma Aoki, celebrating on the podium after finishing second, first and third in the 500cc race.
  1. ^ "1997 German MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Nürburgring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.