Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

Manuel Poggiali barely made the grid in wet qualifying, charged from the 23rd starting spot on his factory Aprilia RSW250 and won his debut 250cc Grand Prix. Honda-mounted Japanese wild card riders Hiroshi Aoyama and Yuki Takahashi finished second and third, respectively.

250cc Grand Prix Results:

1. Manuel Poggiali, Aprilia, 19 laps, 41:36.284
2. Hiroshi Aoyama, Honda, -1.373 seconds
3. Yuki Takahashi, Honda, -1.496 seconds
4. Sebastian Porto, Honda, -1.700 seconds
5. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, -11.771 seconds
6. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, -13.220 seconds
7. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, -13.497 seconds
8. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, -14.027 seconds
9. Tekkyu Kayo, Yamaha, -24.546 seconds
10. Sylvain Guintoli, Aprilia, -42.722 seconds
11. Alex Debon, Honda, -43.246 seconds
12. Erwan Nigon, Aprilia, -47.871 seconds
13. Joan Olive, Aprilia, -69.405 seconds
14. Johan Stigefelt, Aprilia, -69.779 seconds
15. Jakub Smrz, Honda, -81.048 seconds

20. Katja Poensgen, Honda, -1 lap

24. Anthony West, Aprilia, -4 laps, DNF, crash
25. Toni Elias, Aprilia, -5 laps, DNF, retired

27. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, DNF, -15 laps, retired