Honda’s Valentino Rossi won his third straight 500 GP race at Jerez, Spain today. After a lengthy battle with Yamaha’s Norick Abe, Rossi took the top rung on the podium, with Abe second and Alex Criville (Honda) third. Rossi has now won every race during this young season, and has a substantial points lead over Abe in the championship.
Daijiro Katoh (Honda) continues to dominate the 250 class with his third straight victory. Winning handily over Tetsuya Harada (Aprilia), Katoh’s points lead in the championship is nineteen, with Harada second.
250cc Final Race Results (Top 10)
1. Daijiro Katoh #74 HONDA 2. Tetsuya Harada #31 APRILIA 3. Marco Melandri #5 APRILIA 4. Marcellino Lucchi #34 APRILIA 5. Fonsi Nieto #10 APRILIA 6. Emilio Alzamora #7 HONDA 7. Roberto Rolfo #44 APRILIA 8. Roberto Locatelli #15 APRILIA 9. Franco Battaini #21 APRILIA 10. Jeremy McWilliams #99 APRILIA
500cc Final Race Results (Top 10)
1. Valentino Rossi #46 HONDA 2. Norick Abe #6 YAMAHA 3. Alex Criville #28 HONDA 4. Shinya Nakano #56 YAMAHA 5. Tohru Ukawa #11 HONDA 6. Alex Barros #4 HONDA 7. Kenny Roberts #1 SUZUKI 8. Loris Capirossi #65 HONDA 9. Garry McCoy #5 YAMAHA 10. Sete Gibernau #15 SUZUKI
250cc Points Standings (Top 10)
1. Daijiro Katoh #74 HONDA 75 pts. 2. Tetsuya Harada #31 APRILIA 56 pts. 3. Marco Melandri #5 APRILIA 46 pts. 4. Roberto Locatelli #15 APRILIA 37 pts. 5. Roberto Rolfo #44 APRILIA 28 pts. 6. Fonsi Nieto #10 APRILIA 27 pts. 7. Naoki Matsudo #8 YAMAHA 24 pts. 8. Jeremy McWilliams #99 APRILIA 24 pts. 9. Franco Battaini #21 APRILIA 16 pts. 10. Sebastian Porto #9 YAMAHA 16 pts.
500cc Points Standings (Top 10)
1. Valentino Rossi #46 HONDA 75 pts. 2. Norick Abe #6 YAMAHA 44 pts. 3. Shinya Nakano #56 YAMAHA 37 pts. 4. Loris Capirossi #65 HONDA 36 pts. 5. Alex Criville #28 HONDA 33 pts. 6. Max Biaggi #3 YAMAHA 29 pts. 7. Garry McCoy #5 YAMAHA 27 pts. 8. Tohru Ukawa #11 HONDA 27 pts. 9. Alex Barros #4 HONDA 27 pts. 10. Kenny Roberts #1 SUZUKI 27 pts.
