In a rain shortened 500 GP race at Assen today, Yamaha’s Max Biaggi just edged out Honda’s Valentino Rossi, with Loris Capirossi (Honda) taking the third spot on the podium.
In the 250 race, British rider Jeremy McWilliams (Aprilia) found victory over the Honda of Emilio Alzamora.
Rossi continues to lead the championship points standings in the 500 class, while Daijiro Katoh (Honda) leads the 250 championship race.
500cc Final Race Results (Top 10)
1. Max Biaggi #3 YAMAHA 2. Valentino Rossi #46 HONDA 3. Loris Capirossi #65 HONDA 4. Alex Barros #4 HONDA 5. Shinya Nakano #56 YAMAHA 6. Kenny Roberts #1 SUZUKI 7. Sete Gibernau #15 SUZUKI 8. Tohru Ukawa #11 HONDA 9. Jurgen vd Goorbergh #17 PROTON KR 10. Noriyuki Haga #41 YAMAHA
250cc Final Race Results (Top 10)
1. Jeremy McWilliams #99 APRILIA 2. Emilio Alzamora #7 HONDA 3. David De Gea #22 YAMAHA 4. Sylvain Guintoli #50 APRILIA 5. Franco Battaini #21 APRILIA 6. Marco Melandri #5 APRILIA 7. Luca Boscoscuro #37 APRILIA 8. Riccardo Chiarello #11 APRILIA 9. Jeronimo Vidal #20 APRILIA 10. David Tomas #16 HONDA
500cc Points Standings (Top 10)
1. Valentino Rossi #46 HONDA 136 pts. 2. Max Biaggi #3 YAMAHA 115 pts. 3. Loris Capirossi #65 HONDA 97 pts. 4. Norick Abe #6 YAMAHA 74 pts. 5. Shinya Nakano #56 YAMAHA 74 pts. 6. Alex Barros #4 HONDA 73 pts. 7. Alex Criville #4 HONDA 62 pts. 8. Tohru Ukawa #11 HONDA 53 pts. 9. Sete Gibernau #15 SUZUKI 49 pts. 10. Kenny Roberts #1 SUZUKI 47 pts.
250cc Points Standings (Top 10)
1. Daijiro Katoh #74 HONDA 136 pts. 2. Tetsuya Harada #31 APRILIA 121 pts. 3. Marco Melandri #5 APRILIA 88 pts. 4. Roberto Locatelli #15 APRILIA 73 pts. 5. Roberto Rolfo #44 APRILIA 71 pts. 6. Jeremy McWilliams #99 APRILIA 68 pts. 7. Emilio Alzamora #7 HONDA 62 pts. 8. Fonsi Nieto #10 APRILIA 60 pts. 9. Naoki Matsudo #8 YAMAHA 34 pts. 10. Alex Hofmann #66 APRILIA 31 pts.
