2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

Japan  2003 Japanese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 16 races in the
2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date6 April 2003
Official nameSKYY vodka Grand Prix of Japan[1][2]
LocationSuzuka Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.824 km (3.619 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi Honda
Time 2:06.838
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi Honda
Time 2:04.970 on lap 6
Podium
First Italy Valentino Rossi Honda
Second Italy Max Biaggi Honda
Third Italy Loris Capirossi Ducati
250cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Hiroshi Aoyama Honda
Time 2:17.930
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Hiroshi Aoyama Honda
Time 2:09.839 on lap 17
Podium
First San Marino Manuel Poggiali Aprilia
Second Japan Hiroshi Aoyama Honda
Third Japan Yuki Takahashi Honda
125cc
Pole position
Rider San Marino Alex de Angelis Aprilia
Time 2:15.417
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Stefano Perugini Aprilia
Time 2:14.282 on lap 6
Podium
First Italy Stefano Perugini Aprilia
Second Italy Mirko Giansanti Aprilia
Third Germany Steve Jenkner Aprilia

The 2003 Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2003 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 April 2003 at Suzuka. The meeting was overshadowed by the death of Daijiro Kato in the MotoGP race, after he crashed at 130R and hit the barrier at high speed in the ensuing Casio Triangle. Since the accident, Suzuka has been removed from the MotoGP calendar, with the Japanese Grand Prix having been moved to Twin Ring Motegi, the previous home of the Pacific Grand Prix.

  1. ^ "2003 Japanese MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Suzuka Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ "2003 Japanese MotoGP | Motorsport Database".

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Nelliwinne