The 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 49th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Mick Doohan (pictured at the Nürburgring) became the 1997 500cc world champion
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Michael Sydney Doohan is an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion, who won five consecutive 500 cc World Championships.
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
…1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 49th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. A fourth world championship in a row for Honda's Mick Doohan with another dominating performance. He broke Giacomo Agostini's record set in 1972 for the most victories in one season with 12 wins. It was also…
Doohan in 2018
Doohan aboard the Rothmans Honda NSR500, 1990
Doohan leads Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey and John Kocinski at the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix
Doohan celebrates after winning the 1995 Argentine Grand Prix