# 1997 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1997 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 13 April 1997 at the Shah Alam Circuit.

## 500 cc classification

| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | Mick Doohan | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 47:11.545 | 25 |
| 2 | Àlex Crivillé | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | +11.796 | 20 |
| 3 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Rheos Elf FCC TS | Honda | +13.403 | 16 |
| 4 | Luca Cadalora | Yamaha Promotor Racing | Yamaha | +22.231 | 13 |
| 5 | Takuma Aoki | Repsol Honda | Honda | +22.609 | 11 |
| 6 | Carlos Checa | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | +35.000 | 10 |
| 7 | Alberto Puig | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | +35.000 | 9 |
| 8 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | +35.000 | 8 |
| 9 | Sete Gibernau | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | +43.000 | 7 |
| 10 | Tadayuki Okada | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | +44.000 | 6 |
| 11 | Alex Barros | Honda Gresini | Honda | +44.178 | 5 |
| 12 | Regis Laconi | Team Tecmas | Honda | +54.819 | 4 |
| 13 | Troy Corser | Yamaha Promotor Racing | Yamaha | +55.433 | 3 |
| 14 | Juan Borja | Elf 500 ROC | Elf 500 | +56.163 | 2 |
| 15 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Team Millar MQP | Honda | +1:11.991 | 1 |
| 16 | Lucio Pedercini | Team Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Laurent Naveau | Millet Racing | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Jürgen Fuchs | Elf 500 ROC | Elf 500 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Alessandro Gramigni | IP Aprilia Racing Team | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kirk McCarthy | World Championship Motorsports | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jean-Michel Bayle | Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Frederic Protat | Soverex FP Racing | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kenny Roberts Jr. | Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Daryl Beattie | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | Retirement | |
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## 250 cc classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | Max Biaggi | Honda | 45:29.692 | 25 |
| 2 | Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | +13.870 | 20 |
| 3 | Olivier Jacque | Honda | +31.334 | 16 |
| 4 | Ralf Waldmann | Honda | +34.599 | 13 |
| 5 | Haruchika Aoki | Honda | +34.757 | 11 |
| 6 | Tohru Ukawa | Honda | +1:04.000 | 10 |
| 7 | Emilio Alzamora | Honda | +1 Lap | 9 |
| 8 | Cristiano Migliorati | Honda | +1 Lap | 8 |
| 9 | Jeremy McWilliams | Honda | +1 Lap | 7 |
| 10 | Oliver Petrucciani | Aprilia | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 11 | Osamu Miyazaki | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 5 |
| 12 | Eustaquio Gavira | Aprilia | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Franco Battaini | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 14 | Noriyasu Numata | Suzuki | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 | Luca Boscoscuro | Honda | +1 Lap | 1 |
| Ret | Idalio Gavira | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Takeshi Tsujimura | TSR-Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Luis d'Antin | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kurtis Roberts | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | José Luis Cardoso | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | William Costes | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jamie Robinson | Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Stefano Perugini | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Sebastian Porto | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Loris Capirossi | Aprilia | Retirement | |

## 125 cc classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | 48:09.930 | 25 |
| 2 | Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | +0.994 | 20 |
| 3 | Noboru Ueda | Honda | +32.198 | 16 |
| 4 | Mirko Giansanti | Honda | +36.833 | 13 |
| 5 | Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | +37.502 | 11 |
| 6 | Jorge Martinez | Aprilia | +46.000 | 10 |
| 7 | Tomomi Manako | Honda | +47.000 | 9 |
| 8 | Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | +47.000 | 8 |
| 9 | Frederic Petit | Honda | +59.000 | 7 |
| 10 | Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | +1:00.000 | 6 |
| 11 | Jaroslav Hules | Honda | +1:04.866 | 5 |
| 12 | Masao Azuma | Honda | +1:17.538 | 4 |
| 13 | Ivan Goi | Aprilia | +1:21.966 | 3 |
| 14 | Dirk Raudies | Honda | +1:24.784 | 2 |
| 15 | Josep Sarda | Honda | +1:31.435 | 1 |
| 16 | Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | +1:40.017 | |
| 17 | Roberto Locatelli | Honda | +1:40.068 | |
| 18 | Manfred Geissler | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Angel Nieto Jr | Aprilia | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | Chao Chee Hou | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 21 | Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | +1 Lap | |
| 22 | Gino Borsoi | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Shahrol Yuzy | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Peter Öttl | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Enrique Maturana | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Youichi Ui | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Garry McCoy | Aprilia | Retirement | |