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250cc GP Final Results:

1. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 26 laps, 46:03.241
2. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, -1.987
3. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, -5.355
4. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, -11.484
5. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, -11.982
6. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, -16.476
7. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha, -23.987
8. Alex Debon, Aprilia, -33.173
9. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, -33.473
10. Toni Elias, Aprilia, -44.011
11. Hector Faubel, Aprilia, -47.047
12. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, -48.583
13. Shahrol Yuzy, Yamaha, -61.097
14. Eric Bataille, Honda, -61.120
15. Taro Sekiguichi, Yamaha, -61.429
16. Raul Jara, Aprilia, -61.659
17. Jay Vincent, Honda, -66.893
18. Vincent Philippe, Aprilia, -69.713
19. Leon Haslam, Honda, -75.733
20. Jarno Janssen, Honda, -1 lap
21. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, -1 lap, DNF, crash
22. Randy DePuniet, Aprilia, -11 laps, DNF, crash
23. David Checa, Aprilia, -22 laps, DNF, crash
24. Hugo Marchand, Aprilia, -23 laps, DNF, crash
25. Dirk Heidolf, Aprilia, -26 laps, DNF, crash

More from an Aprilia press release:

Marco Melandri out on last lap after contact with Battaini. Macio’s ankle bone suffers minor fracture. Nieto tops the podium with Aprilia.

The race started off just as expected, with no one able to break away from the bitter struggle in the leading pack. Marco Melandri maintained second place for a long time and was close to third as the race came to a close. The fight was then between Melandri and Battaini, right up to the last lap when the two made contact and Macio was put out of action, with Battaini coming in fourth. Marco was immediately seen to by Dr Claudio Costa, who diagnosed a minor fracture of his left ankle bone. The mobile news first-aid centre applied support bandaging which will be taken off next week. Dr Costa has no doubts about Marco taking part in the forthcoming race at Le Mans in two weeks’ time.

Marco Melandri # 3 (MS APRILIA RACING) –

“About halfway through the race, I took a bit of time before making my final onslaught but, just when the time was right, my tyres started to give out. At that point, the first two positions had been taken. So it was a fight for third. Battaini bumped into the rear end of my bike and into my back: I fell down and that was it. It was all over. Now it’s going to be really tough, as Le Mans requires constant gear changes and my left ankle is precisely the one I need to work the clutch lever. I’ll be taking Dr Costa’s advice very seriously and I’ll do all I can to be back on form for the next round of the World Championship.”

125cc GP Final Results:

1. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 23 laps, 42:08.107
2. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, -2.274
3. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, -2.773
4. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, -8.618
5. Mika Kallio, Honda, -13.624
6. Youichi Ui, Derbi, -13.624
7. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, -15.181
8. Masao Azuma, Honda, -19.116
9. Joan Olive, Honda, -19.185
10. Manual Poggiali, Gilera, -21.674