1998 FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROAD RACE SERIES round 2

Marlboro Malaysian Grand Prix
Johor 17-19 Apr. 1998
Practice Official Practice Time
125cc , 250cc , 500cc

Race Classification
125cc , 250cc , 500cc

125cc Official Practice Time
                                    Best Time 
P.No. Rider                    Nat. 1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess.  Motorcycle Team

 1  2 Noboru UEDA              JPN  1'35.498 *1'34.516        Honda Givi Honda LCR
 2 15 Roberto LOCATELLI        ITA  1'36.091 *1'34.715        Honda Team Polini Inoxmacel
 3 32 Mirko GIANSANTI          ITA  1'37.142 *1'35.004        Honda OXS Matteoni
 4 41 Youichi UI               JPN  1'36.916 *1'35.015       Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz Aral
 5  4 Kazuto SAKATA            JPN  1'36.484 *1'35.020      Aprilia UGT 3000
 6  5 Masaki TOKUDOME          JPN  1'37.303 *1'35.103      Aprilia Docshop Racing
 7  3 Tomomi MANAKO            JPN  1'36.525 *1'35.276        Honda Team UGT - 3000
 8  8 Gianluigi SCALVINI       ITA  1'36.885 *1'35.367        Honda Team Polini Inoxmacel
 9 13 Marco MELANDRI           ITA  1'37.700 *1'35.407        Honda Benetton Matteoni
10 20 Masao AZUMA              JPN  1'37.046 *1'35.559        Honda Mac Motors Liegeois Comp.
11  9 Frederic PETIT           FRA  1'36.713 *1'35.895        Honda UGT 3000 - RMS
12 10 Lucio CECCHINELLO        ITA  1'37.911 *1'35.934        Honda Givi Honda LCR
13 23 Gino BORSOI              ITA  1'37.282 *1'35.940      Aprilia Motoracing s.r.l.
14 29 Angel NIETO Jr.          SPA  1'37.772 *1'35.940      Aprilia Via Digital Team
15 62 Yoshiaki KATOH           JPN  1'41.617 *1'36.477       Yamaha Team Semprucci
16 26 Ivan GOI                 ITA  1'38.097 *1'36.711      Aprilia Vasco Rossi Racing
17 17 Juan E. MATURANA         SPA  1'38.084 *1'36.821       Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz Aral
18  7 Emilio ALZAMORA          SPA  1'38.490 *1'36.949      Aprilia Via Digital Team
19 22 Steve JENKNER            GER  1'39.501 *1'37.037      Aprilia Marlboro Team ADAC
20 18 Paolo TESSARI            ITA  1'40.644 *1'37.201      Aprilia Scuderia Alfa Nolan
21 21 Arnaud VINCENT           FRA  1'40.081 *1'37.541      Aprilia Scrab Competition
22 11 Jose Ramon RAMIREZ       SPA  1'41.524 *1'37.704      Aprilia Team Valencia Aspar
23 39 Jaroslav HULES           CZE  1'37.759 *1'37.723        Honda Team UGT 3000
24 19 Andrea BALLERINI         ITA  1'38.936 *1'37.838        Honda Team Pileri
25 16 Christian MANNA          ITA  1'40.442 *1'38.233       Yamaha Team Semprucci
26 56 M. MEGANATHAN            MAL  1'42.329 *1'40.882        Honda RRC Prakash RAO

250cc Official Practice Time
                                    Best Time 
P.No. Rider                    Nat. 1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess.  Motorcycle Team

 1 11 Jurgen FUCHS             GER  1'31.067 *1'30.395      Aprilia Docshop Racing
 2 46 Valentino ROSSI          ITA *1'30.834  1'31.037      Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 3 65 Loris CAPIROSSI          ITA  1'35.199 *1'30.930      Aprilia Aprilia Team
 4 19 Olivier JACQUE           FRA *1'31.033  1'31.181        Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
 5 31 Tetsuya HARADA           JPN *1'31.181  1'31.281      Aprilia Aprilia Team
 6 27 Sebastian PORTO          ARG *1'31.235  1'31.408      Aprilia PR2 Mitsubishi Elaion
 7  5 Tohru UKAWA              JPN  1'31.427 *1'31.276        Honda Benetton Honda
 8  6 Haruchika AOKI           JPN *1'31.421  1'31.560        Honda F.C.C. TSR
 9  9 Jeremy McWILLIAMS        GBR  1'32.605 *1'31.510    TSR-Honda QUB Team Optimum
10  4 Stefano PERUGINI         ITA  1'32.546 *1'31.567        Honda Castrol 250 Team
11 17 Jose Luis CARDOSO        SPA  1'32.736 *1'31.980       Yamaha Antenna 3 Yamaha
12 16 Johan STIGEFELT          SWE  1'32.646 *1'32.019       Suzuki Team Rizla Suzuki
13 44 Roberto ROLFO            ITA *1'32.153  1'33.287    TSR-Honda Scuderia AGV Carrizosa
14  7 Takeshi TSUJIMURA        JPN *1'32.159  1'32.638       Yamaha Team Semprucci
15 37 Luca BOSCOSCURO          ITA *1'32.216  1'32.857    TSR-Honda Scuderia AGV Carrizosa
16 18 Osamu MIYAZAKI           JPN *1'32.244  1'32.445       Yamaha Edo Racing
17 24 Jason VINCENT            GBR  1'33.078 *1'32.283    TSR-Honda Padgetts Racing HRC Shop
18  8 Luis D'ANTIN             SPA  1'33.267 *1'32.578       Yamaha Antenna 3 Yamaha
19 12 Noriyasu NUMATA          JPN *1'32.661  1'32.925       Suzuki Team Rizla Suzuki
20 20 William COSTES           FRA  1'34.118 *1'32.824        Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
21 21 Franco BATTAINI          ITA *1'32.879  1'36.179       Yamaha Edo Racing
22 41 Federico GARTNER         ARG  1'33.452 *1'32.908      Aprilia PR2 Mitsubishi Elaion
23 56 Shahrol YUZY             MAL *1'33.528  1'34.066        Honda Petronas Sprinta Team TVK
24 14 Davide BULEGA            ITA  1'34.169 *1'33.691        Honda OXS Matteoni
25 25 Yasumasa HATAKEYAMA      JPN  1'34.553 *1'33.710        Honda Penguin Racing

500cc Official Practice Time
                                    Best Time 
P.No. Rider                    Nat. 1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess.  Motorcycle Team

 1  1 Mick DOOHAN              AUS  1'30.057 *1'28.225        Honda Repsol Honda
 2  6 Max BIAGGI               ITA  1'29.335 *1'28.410        Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto
 3  8 Carlos CHECA             SPA  1'29.981 *1'28.698        Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 4 21 Kyoji NANBA              JPN  1'29.984 *1'28.757       Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
 5 25 Yukio KAGAYAMA           JPN  1'29.952 *1'28.925       Suzuki Suzuki Grand Prix Team
 6  2 Tadayuki OKADA           JPN  1'29.558 *1'28.954        Honda Repsol Honda
 7  5 Norick ABE               JPN  1'31.363 *1'29.096       Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
 8  3 Nobuatsu AOKI            JPN  1'29.883 *1'29.218       Suzuki Suzuki Grand Prix Team
 9 19 John KOCINSKI            USA  1'29.902 *1'29.224        Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
10  9 Alex BARROS              BRA  1'30.103 *1'29.312        Honda Honda Gresini
11 11 Simon CRAFAR             NZL  1'30.093 *1'29.374       Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
12 52 Norihiko FUJIWARA        JPN  1'31.454 *1'29.632       Yamaha BP Yamaha Racing Team
13 28 Ralf WALDMANN            GER  1'30.302 *1'29.707  Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
14 15 Sete GIBERNAU            SPA  1'31.271 *1'29.727        Honda Repsol Honda
15 14 Juan BORJA               SPA  1'32.304 *1'29.938        Honda Shell Advance Racing
16 18 Garry McCOY              AUS  1'31.700 *1'29.967        Honda Shell Advance Racing
17  4 Alex CRIVILLE            SPA  1'32.436 *1'30.036        Honda Repsol Honda
18 17 Jurgen VAN DEN GOORBERGH NED  1'31.009 *1'30.065        Honda Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team
19 10 Kenny ROBERTS Jr.        USA  1'32.689 *1'30.292  Modenas KR3 Team Roberts
20 22 Sebastien GIMBERT        FRA  1'32.141 *1'30.690        Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
21 23 Matt WAIT                USA  1'32.725 *1'31.367        Honda F.C.C. TSR
22  7 Doriano ROMBONI          ITA *1'32.444  1'36.575          Muz Muz Roc Rennen Sport
23 57 Fabio CARPANI            ITA *1'33.001  1'33.533        Honda Team Polini Inoxmacel
24 53 Russel WOOD              SAF  1'37.230 *1'34.243        Honda Shell Advance Racing

125cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider                    Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1  2 Noboru UEDA              JPN 41'34.332 144.8                  Honda Givi Honda LCR
 2 32 Mirko GIANSANTI          ITA 41'34.609 144.8      0.277       Honda OXS Matteoni
 3  3 Tomomi MANAKO            JPN 41'36.234 144.7      1.902       Honda Team UGT - 3000
 4  5 Masaki TOKUDOME          JPN 41'47.323 144.1     12.991     Aprilia Docshop Racing
 5 15 Roberto LOCATELLI        ITA 41'48.418 144.0     14.086       Honda Team Polini Inoxmacel
 6  4 Kazuto SAKATA            JPN 42'06.206 143.0     31.874     Aprilia UGT 3000
 7  9 Frederic PETIT           FRA 42'11.287 142.7     36.955       Honda UGT 3000 - RMS
 8 29 Angel NIETO Jr.          SPA 42'11.840 142.7     37.508     Aprilia Via Digital Team
 9 20 Masao AZUMA              JPN 42'13.824 142.6     39.492       Honda Mac Motors Liegeois Comp.
10 21 Arnaud VINCENT           FRA 42'17.080 142.4     42.748     Aprilia Scrab Competition
11 22 Steve JENKNER            GER 42'19.075 142.3     44.743     Aprilia Marlboro Team ADAC
12 10 Lucio CECCHINELLO        ITA 42'19.282 142.3     44.950       Honda Givi Honda LCR
13  8 Gianluigi SCALVINI       ITA 42'31.280 141.6     56.948       Honda Team Polini Inoxmacel
14 39 Jaroslav HULES           CZE 42'32.778 141.5     58.446       Honda Team UGT 3000
15 26 Ivan GOI                 ITA 42'36.246 141.3   1'01.914     Aprilia Vasco Rossi Racing
16  7 Emilio ALZAMORA          SPA 42'36.831 141.3   1'02.499     Aprilia Via Digital Team
17 62 Yoshiaki KATOH           JPN 42'38.285 141.2   1'03.953      Yamaha Team Semprucci
18 18 Paolo TESSARI            ITA 42'54.859 140.3   1'20.527     Aprilia Scuderia Alfa Nolan

Out of standing
   11 Jose Ramon RAMIREZ       SPA 11'45.904          19 Laps     Aprilia Team Valencia Aspar
   16 Christian MANNA          ITA 12'03.445          19 Laps      Yamaha Team Semprucci
   13 Marco MELANDRI           ITA  4'55.170          23 Laps       Honda Benetton Matteoni
   17 Juan E. MATURANA         SPA  3'40.898          24 Laps      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz Aral

Not finished first lap
   23 Gino BORSOI              ITA                                Aprilia Motoracing s.r.l.
   56 M. MEGANATHAN            MAL                                  Honda RRC Prakash RAO

250cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider                    Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1 31 Tetsuya HARADA           JPN 42'55.302 151.1                Aprilia Aprilia Team
 2  5 Tohru UKAWA              JPN 42'56.561 151.0      1.259       Honda Benetton Honda
 3 19 Olivier JACQUE           FRA 43'07.468 150.4     12.166       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
 4  6 Haruchika AOKI           JPN 43'11.189 150.2     15.887       Honda F.C.C. TSR
 5 65 Loris CAPIROSSI          ITA 43'14.236 150.0     18.934     Aprilia Aprilia Team
 6  4 Stefano PERUGINI         ITA 43'14.464 150.0     19.162       Honda Castrol 250 Team
 7  9 Jeremy McWILLIAMS        GBR 43'17.123 149.8     21.821   TSR-Honda QUB Team Optimum
 8 11 Jurgen FUCHS             GER 43'19.411 149.7     24.109     Aprilia Docshop Racing
 9 27 Sebastian PORTO          ARG 43'21.518 149.6     26.216     Aprilia PR2 Mitsubishi Elaion
10 17 Jose Luis CARDOSO        SPA 43'29.843 149.1     34.541      Yamaha Antenna 3 Yamaha
11  7 Takeshi TSUJIMURA        JPN 43'35.812 148.7     40.510      Yamaha Team Semprucci
12 44 Roberto ROLFO            ITA 43'40.503 148.5     45.201   TSR-Honda Scuderia AGV Carrizosa
13 12 Noriyasu NUMATA          JPN 43'40.699 148.5     45.397      Suzuki Team Rizla Suzuki
14 24 Jason VINCENT            GBR 43'42.964 148.3     47.662   TSR-Honda Padgetts Racing HRC Shop
15 18 Osamu MIYAZAKI           JPN 44'08.685 146.9   1'13.383      Yamaha Edo Racing
16 41 Federico GARTNER         ARG 44'21.367 146.2   1'26.065     Aprilia PR2 Mitsubishi Elaion
17 56 Shahrol YUZY             MAL 44'26.935 145.9   1'31.633       Honda Petronas Sprinta Team TVK

Out of standing
   46 Valentino ROSSI          ITA 41'23.730 151.1      1 Lap     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
   20 William COSTES           FRA 28'18.910 147.2    10 Laps       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
   25 Yasumasa HATAKEYAMA      JPN 28'37.003 145.7    10 Laps       Honda Penguin Racing
   37 Luca BOSCOSCURO          ITA 26'47.233 147.0    11 Laps   TSR-Honda Scuderia AGV Carrizosa
    8 Luis D'ANTIN             SPA 26'53.065 146.4    11 Laps      Yamaha Antenna 3 Yamaha
   14 Davide BULEGA            ITA 22'39.890 143.1    14 Laps       Honda OXS Matteoni
   16 Johan STIGEFELT          SWE 17'24.320 146.4    17 Laps      Suzuki Team Rizla Suzuki
   21 Franco BATTAINI          ITA  3'15.217 142.4    26 Laps      Yamaha Edo Racing

500cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider                    Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1  1 Mick DOOHAN              AUS 45'15.533 153.5                  Honda Repsol Honda
 2  8 Carlos CHECA             SPA 45'18.167 153.4      2.634       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 3  6 Max BIAGGI               ITA 45'19.943 153.3      4.410       Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto
 4  4 Alex CRIVILLE            SPA 45'26.152 152.9     10.619       Honda Repsol Honda
 5 19 John KOCINSKI            USA 45'28.612 152.8     13.079       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 6 25 Yukio KAGAYAMA           JPN 45'34.915 152.4     19.382      Suzuki Suzuki Grand Prix Team
 7 52 Norihiko FUJIWARA        JPN 45'57.027 151.2     41.494      Yamaha BP Yamaha Racing Team
 8 17 Jurgen VAN DEN GOORBERGH NED 46'04.503 150.8     48.970       Honda Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team
 9 28 Ralf WALDMANN            GER 46'07.664 150.6     52.131 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
10 18 Garry McCOY              AUS 46'15.827 150.2   1'00.294       Honda Shell Advance Racing
11 10 Kenny ROBERTS Jr.        USA 46'35.778 149.1   1'20.245 Modenas KR3 Team Roberts
12 23 Matt WAIT                USA 46'39.132 148.9   1'23.599       Honda F.C.C. TSR
13 22 Sebastien GIMBERT        FRA 46'50.065 148.4   1'34.532       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf

Out of standing
   14 Juan BORJA               SPA 16'42.317 152.5    19 Laps       Honda Shell Advance Racing
    5 Norick ABE               JPN  9'06.710 152.5    24 Laps      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
    3 Nobuatsu AOKI            JPN  4'46.517 145.5    27 Laps      Suzuki Suzuki Grand Prix Team
   57 Fabio CARPANI            ITA  5'08.562 135.1    27 Laps       Honda Team Polini Inoxmacel
   21 Kyoji NANBA              JPN  1'34.340 147.3    29 Laps      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
   15 Sete GIBERNAU            SPA  1'36.430 144.1    29 Laps       Honda Repsol Honda
   53 Russel WOOD              SAF  1'40.079 138.9    29 Laps       Honda Shell Advance Racing

Not finished first lap
   11 Simon CRAFAR             NZL                                 Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
    2 Tadayuki OKADA           JPN                                  Honda Repsol Honda
    9 Alex BARROS              BRA                                  Honda Honda Gresini

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