Circuit de Catalunya Computerised results and timing service FIM World Championship Grand Prix 500cc GP DE CATALUNYA Race Classification 20 4727 m. after 25 laps = 118.175 km

Pos Rider Nation Team Total Time Km/h Gap

1 25 1 AUS HONDA 44'53.264 157.960 2 20 2 JPN HONDA 44'55.238 157.845 1.974 3 16 5 Norick ABE JPN Yamaha Team Rainey YAMAHA 45'01.524 157.477 8.260 4 13 15 SPA Repsol Honda HONDA 45'14.129 156.746 20.865 5 11 11 Simon CRAFAR NZE Yamaha WCM YAMAHA 45'16.231 156.625 22.967 6 10 8 SPA MoviStar Honda Pons HONDA 45'18.197 156.511 24.933 7 9 9 BRA Honda Gresini HONDA 45'19.028 156.464 25.764 8 8 55 Regis LACONI FRA Red Bull Yamaha WCM YAMAHA 45'21.835 156.302 28.571 9 7 19 USA MoviStar Honda Pons HONDA 45'34.622 155.571 41.358 10 6 10 Jr. USA Team Roberts MODENAS KR3 45'34.637 155.570 41.373 11 5 3 JPN Grand Prix Team SUZUKI 45'41.574 155.177 48.310 12 4 28 GER Marlboro Team Roberts MODENAS KR3 45'44.206 155.028 50.942 13 3 17 Jurgen vd GOORBERGH NED Dee Cee Jeans Racing Tea HONDA 46'03.809 153.928 1'10.545 14 2 23 Matt WAIT USA F.C.C. TSR HONDA 46'07.985 153.696 1'14.721 15 1 88 Scott SMART GBR Team Millar Honda Britain HONDA 46'08.043 153.693 1'14.779 16 43 Paolo TESSARI ITA Team Paton PATON 45'27.292 149.750 1 lap Not Classified 42 Craig CONNELL AUS Shell Advance Racing HONDA 33'17.054 153.380 7 laps 22 Sebastien GIMBERT FRA Tecmas Honda Elf HONDA 22'34.617 150.748 13 laps 57 Fabio CARPANI ITA Team Polini Inoxmacel HONDA 22'53.091 148.720 13 laps 77 Eskil SUTER SUI Muz Roc RennSport MUZ 20'11.815 154.470 14 laps 14 Juan BORJA SPA Shell Advance Racing HONDA 11'05.817 153.350 19 laps 4 Alex CRIVILLE SPA Repsol Honda HONDA 2'47.307 101.712 24 laps Not finished first lap 12 Jean Michel BAYLE FRA Yamaha Team Rainey YAMAHA 27 Katsuaki FUJIWARA JPN Suzuki Grand Prix Team SUZUKI Excluded 6 ITA Marlboro Team Kanemoto HONDA

Race condition: Dry : Alex CRIVILLE 1'45.583 161.173 Km/h Air: 26° (Unofficial new record): Lap 5 Alex BARROS 1'46.810 159.322 Km/h Humidity: 30% Circuit Record Lap: 1997 Mick DOOHAN 1'46.861 159.246 Km/h Ground: 34° Circuit Best Lap: 1998 Alex CRIVILLE 1'45.583 161.173 Km/h 13:40'00 SIGHTING LAP START 13:58'00 WARM UP LAP START 14:01'07 RACE START 14:01'30 Alex CRIVILLE crashed out - Rider Ok 14:01'31 Katsuaki FUJIWARA crashed out 14:01'32 Jean Michel BAYLE crashed out 14:02'46 Alex CRIVILLE re-joined race 14:04'00 Alex CRIVILLE entered pits 14:06'38 No jump start 14:12'41 Juan BORJA crashed out - Rider Ok 14:23'42 Eskil SUTER crashed out - Rider Ok 14:23'58 Sebastien GIMBERT entered pits 14:24'06 Fabio CARPANI entered pits 14:28'55 Max BIAGGI stop and go 14:29'16 Alex BARROS stop and go 14:36'30 Max BIAGGI black flag 14:40'03 Alex BARROS entered pits for stop and go

Subject to the ratification of the FIM Stewards Time limit for protest expires 60' at the latest after publication of the results - Mr...... Time: ...... FIM ROAD RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GRAND PRIX FIM ROAD RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GRAND PRIX FIM ROAD RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GRAND PRIX FIM ROAD RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GRAND PRIX FIM ROAD RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GRAND PRIX FIM ROAD RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHI , Sunday, September 20, 1998 Official information of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix