Madrid Grand Prix (motorcycle)

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Circuit diagram of the Circuito del Jarama

The Madrid Grand Prix for motorcycles was a motorcycle race for the motorcycle world championship .

It took place only once, on June 14, 1998 on the Circuito del Jarama near San Sebastián de los Reyes near Madrid and was held as a replacement for the Portuguese Grand Prix , as the circuito do Estoril was designed for it by the FIM had not been homologated .

In the 125 cm³ class, the Italian Lucio Cecchinello celebrated the first Grand Prix victory of his career.

Statistics of the Madrid Grand Prix

year route class winner Second Third Pole position Nice Race lap
1998 Jarama 125 cc ItalyItaly Lucio Cecchinello ( Honda ) ItalyItaly Marco Melandri ( Honda ) JapanJapan Hiroyuki Kikuchi ( Honda ) JapanJapan Kazuto Sakata ( Aprilia ) JapanJapan Kazuto Sakata ( Aprilia )
250 cc JapanJapan Tetsuya Harada ( Aprilia ) JapanJapan Tōru Ukawa ( Honda ) ItalyItaly Loris Capirossi ( Aprilia ) ItalyItaly Loris Capirossi ( Aprilia ) JapanJapan Tetsuya Harada ( Aprilia )
500 cc SpainSpain Carlos Checa ( Honda ) JapanJapan Norick Abe ( Yamaha ) SpainSpain Sete Gibernau ( Honda ) AustraliaAustralia Mick Doohan ( Honda ) SpainSpain Carlos Checa ( Honda )

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