1997 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

Australia  1997 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 15 of 15 races in the
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date5 October 1997
Official nameAustralian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2]
LocationPhillip Island
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.448 km (2.764 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:33.135
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:34.113
Podium
First Spain Àlex Crivillé
Second Japan Takuma Aoki
Third Japan Norick Abe
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Max Biaggi
Time 1:34.789
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Ralf Waldmann
Time 1:35.409
Podium
First Germany Ralf Waldmann
Second Italy Max Biaggi
Third France Olivier Jacque
125cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Kazuto Sakata
Time 1:40.680
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Kazuto Sakata
Time 1:40.348
Podium
First Japan Noboru Ueda
Second Japan Kazuto Sakata
Third Japan Tomomi Manako

The 1997 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 October 1997 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

  1. ^ "1997 Australian MotoGP". Motor Sport. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Phillip Island Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.