Regis Laconi and his red bull Yamaha teammate Garry McCoy finished first and third, respectively, in Sunday’s Valencia GP race, with Suzuki rider Kenny Roberts finishing second.
Points’ leader Alex Criville crashed and scored no points, allowing Roberts to close somewhat in the championship points standings.
In the 250 race, Tohru Ukawa (Honda) rode to a convincing victory over Franco Battaini (Aprilia) in second place, and Loris Capirossi (Honda) in third.
Valentino Rossi (Aprilia) maintains a significant points lead over Ukawa in the championship.
500cc Race Results (Top 10)
1. Regis Laconi (Yamaha)
2. Kenny Roberts (Suzuki)
3. Garry McCoy (Yamaha)
4. Tadayuki Okada (Honda)
5. Carlos Checa (Yamaha)
6. Norick Abe (Yamaha)
7. Max Biaggi (Yamaha)
8. John Kocinski (Honda)
9. Sete Gibernau (Honda)
10. Alex Barros (Honda)
250cc Race Results (Top 10)
1. Tohru Ukawa (Honda)
2. Franco Battaini (Aprilia)
3. Loris Capirossi (Honda)
4. Shinya Nakano (Yamaha)
5. Stefano Perugini (Honda)
6. Sebastian Porto (Yamaha)
7. Jason Vincent (Honda)
8. Valentino Rossi (Aprilia)
9. Anthony West (Honda)
10. Alex Hoffman (Honda)
500cc Championship Points Standings (Top 10)
1. Alex Criville (Honda); 219 pts.
2. Kenny Roberts (Suzuki); 173 pts.
3. Tadayuki Okada (Honda); 164 pts.
4. Sete Gibernau (Honda); 114 pts.
5. Max Biaggi (Yamaha); 109 pts.
6. Tetsuya Harada (Aprilia); 94 pts.
7. John Kocinski (Honda); 90 pts.
8. Carlos Checa (Yamaha); 89 pts.
9. Norick Abe (Yamaha); 88 pts.
10. Alex Barros (Honda); 84 pts.
250cc Championship Points Standings (Top 10)
1. Valentino Rossi (Aprilia); 218 pts.
2. Tohru Ukawa (Honda); 192 pts.
3. Loris Capirossi (Honda); 172 pts.
4. Shinya Nakano (Yamaha); 162 pts.
5. Stefano Perugini (Honda); 112 pts.
6. Franco Battaini (Aprilia); 107 pts.
7. Ralf Waldman (Aprilia); 106 pts.
8. Jeremy McWilliams (Aprilia); 83 pts.
9. Stefano Perugini (Honda) 58 pts.
10. Jason Vincent (Honda); 52 pts.
