Alex Criville

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Àlex Crivillé Tapias (born 4 March 1970) is a Spanish former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

In 1992 he became the first Spaniard to win a 500cc Grand Prix and, in 1999 he became the first Spaniard to win the 500cc World Championship.

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80cc career

With the Derbi team, Crivillé began his international career in the now defunct 80c World Championship. He immediately impressed by qualifying third on Saturday and finishing second place as well as the fastest lap in Spain on Sunday in Spain at his first race in the class. He continued to participate in two more races, the Dutch and Portuguese rounds, in which he finished fifth and second respectively, but retired from both of them.

Crivillé finished 11th in the championship with 12 points, 117 points behind champion Jorge Martez and 74 points behind runner-up Manuel Herreros.

Crivillé's 1988 debut continued to impress. He finished third and Expo grands prix for the third time in a row, leading the fastest lap in the first race in the Spanish and Expo Grand Prix. He came just off the podium in fourth place in the Nations round, but he took home a second place podium in Germany. He resigned in the Netherlands but ended on a high note by winning two more third place podium finishes in Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.

With 90 points, 47 points behind champion Jorge Marten, Crivillé came in second place in the championship, behind the champion.

125cc career

Other than the 80cc and Crivillé events, the 125cccc class featured a number of races that were not held in the 80cc class. He resigned from the Belgian GP. He scored his first points in the British round by finishing ninth in eighth place, but he failed to score any more points when he retired from the Swedish championship and finished seventeenth in the Czechoslovak grand prix.

With 7 points, 190 points behind champion Jorge Martnez and 161 points behind runner-up Ezio Gianola, Crivillé finished third in the championship, putting them 190 points behind runner-up Ezio Gianola.

Crivillé went to the JJ Cobas team of grand prix mechanic and builder Antonio Cobas for the 1989 season.

Despite the team's decision not to attend the opening round in Japan, Crivillé won in Australia and Spain, earning his first podium appearance in the latter. He resigned from the Nations GP but led the fastest lap.

With a third position (and fastest lap) in Austria and a second place in the Netherlands as well, there was another triumph at round five in Germany.

In the last two races in Sweden and Czechoslovakia, Crivillé responded with two second places in France and Great Britain, as well as two poles.

With 166 points to Spaan's 152, Crivillé won the championship by 166 points to Spaan's 152, with Ezio Gianola third with 138 points. He captured his first and only 125cc title.

250cc career

He rose to the 250 cc class to face Giacomo Agostini's crew in 1990.

For the second year in a row, Crivillé skipped the first round in Japan and began his year in Japan and started his year with a retirement in the United States. He finished seventh in the first round of the Nations championship before retiring from the sport for the second time. He came in 11th in Germany but went on to score yet another retirement in Austria.

He finished in seventh place in Yugoslavia but went on to announce back-to-back retirements in the Dutch and Belgian rounds. Crivillé ended the season on a high note by scoring a slew of points in France and Great Britain, eighth in Sweden, ninth in Czechoslovakia, and seventh in Australia, his best result in Hungary was fifth in Hungary and sixth in Australia.

With 76 points, 147 points behind champion John Kocinski and 132 points behind runner-up Carlos Cardenski, Crivillé finished eleventh in the championship, placing them eleventh in the standings, 147 points behind runner-up Carlos Card's.

Crivillé returned to the JJ Cobas team for 1991 after a lackluster season in Yamaha in 1990.

He did not start the season well, retiring twice in Japan and Australia. With an eighth-place finish, Crivillé earned his first points in round three in the United States. In Spain and Italy, two more retirements followed, with seventh and ninth-place finishes in Germany and Austria.

The European and Dutch rounds were followed back-to-back retirements. Crivillé finished seventh in France, behind two more retirements in the United Kingdom and San Marino. He placed fifth at the Czech grand prix, retired again in the Vitesse du Mans round - his ninth retirement of the year - and placed fifth in Malaysia's final round.

Rivillé came in 13th in the championship, 186 points behind champion Luca Cadalora and 169 points behind runner-up Helmut Bradl. He had nine DNFs, the most in his career, and he never managed to finish a race or win in his two years in the 250cc class.

500cc career

After two seasons in the 250cc in which he failed, Crivillé joined the newly formed Pons Racing team for the 1992 season, he climbed to the 500cc class.

He retired in Japan in the first round but claimed his first points in the second race in Australia with a seventh-place finish. He took his first podium at the Malaysian grand prix in only his third race in the series.

He registered his first retirement at the next race in Spain, but earned more points by finishing eighth in Italy. Crivillé finished fourth after fighting with Wayne Gardner for third at the German round in Europe, but another retirement followed.

Crivillé won the race, becoming the first Spaniard to win a race in the 500cc class at the Dutch GP. Crivillé managed to stay ahead and cross the line 0.7 seconds seconds ahead of Kocinski in the final few laps after a contest with John Kocinski and Alex Barros in the last few laps.

His low point came in the next round in Hungary after his triumph in Assen. Crivillé was disqualified because he tried to change bikes on a drying track, something that wasn't allowed at the time. With a sixth and seventh-place finish in Brazil and South Africa respectively, two more retirements were followed in the French and British rounds.

Crivillé finished eighth in the championship, 81 points behind the champion Wayne Rainey and 77 points behind runner-up Mick Doohan.

Crivillé stayed with the Honda Pons squad in 1993.

He placed fifth twice and fifth in the first three races of the season - the Australian, Malaysian, and Japanese rounds. He claimed his first podium appearance of the season in the form of a third place in round four in Spain.

In Austria, his first retirement of the season came after a fourth place in Germany and a second third place podium finish in the Netherlands, the same venue where he first competed a year ago.

After his third appearance at Assen, he was notably unsuccessful in the European, San Marino, and British rounds. With Crivillé placing eighth in the Czech Republic, sixth in Italy, seventh in the United States, and fourth in the final race of the season, the FIM round was more encouraging.

With 117 points, 131 points behind champion Kevin Schwantz and 97 points behind runner-up Wayne Rainey, Crivillé finished eighth in the championship, 97 points behind runner-up Wayne Rainey.

Crivillé joined the Factory Honda team in 1994, riding alongside Mick Doohan and Shinichi Ito. He was the first Spanish rider to ride for the Factory Honda team.

Crivillé started the season off right by scoring a number of points in the first round - sixth in Australia, eighth in Japan, and fifth in Spain. However, he was still in the shadow of Doohan because he had already won two races and a second-place podium.

Crivillé's first podium appearance of the season so far in Austria in the fifth round of the season. He came fourth in the German round, but he took another third-place podium in the Netherlands.

His first retirement came to Italy, but he finished on the French Grand Prix for his third and final podium of the year. In the form of sixth and fourth place finishes, there were additional points in the next two rounds in Great Britain and the Czech Republic. Due to a hand injury he sustained during practice, he did not start the United States grand prix. He finished seventh and fourth in the final two rounds, both in Argentina and European rounds.

Crivillé placed sixth in the championship with 144 points, 173 points behind champion and teammate Mick Doohan and 30 points behind runner-up Luca Cadalora.

Crivillé remained with the Factory Honda company, but Repsol.

He started the season well, winning third-place awards in Australia and Malaysia's second round. For the first time this season, he resigned in Japan, but Mick Doohan took second place, despite his colleague Mick Doohan's second position. He went on to win his third consecutive title in Spain.

He came off the podium in Germany and placed fifth in fifth place at the Italy final, while teammate Doohan claimed the contest. On Saturday, Crivillé claimed his first-ever 500cc pole position in the Netherlands at round seven. In the closing stages of the race, he fought a tough match with colleagues Doohan and Alberto Puig on Sunday. Crivillé descended on Puig by infecting him, bringing him from third place to second place on the last lap. However, Crivillé was never able to hurt Doohan and, as a result, crossed the line 0.114 behind him.

Crivillé, who finished second in second place on a podium in Assen, has resigned in France once more. He finished third in the United Kingdom on his fourth third place finish of the year. Other points were earned in the Czech Republic, Rio de Janeiro (sixth on both directions) and Argentina, where he came in fourth place.

Crivillé won the last race of the season in Europe, beating Doohan or his 'backyard'. Crivillé was unable to record a good lap time on Saturday with his main bike, and he was forced to switch to his less popular alternative option, pushing him to seventh position on the grid, while teammates Doohan were second and sixth. As the season went on, he went from seventh to fourth on Sunday. He passed the grandstands where Spanish fans were cheering him on as he overtook another rider for third. Crivi, Crivi, Crivi!" he exclaimed as he passed him over for third time. In the process, a sequence was initiated. Carlos Checa, who was suffering from tyre wear, was overtaking Loris Capirossi for second place. Although Crivillé was closing down the gap, Checa fell out of contention when his tyres gave up, granting the lead to the Catalan. In the closing laps, however, Crivillé himself started to suffer from the same tyre wear issues, allowing teammate Shinichi Ito and Capirossi to close the gap. Ito tried to attack on the final lap, but Crivillé defended him by outbreaking him. At turn 10, the "La Caixa" corner, it was a second attack, with Ito taking the lead, running wide and giving it back to Crivillé. Crivillé eventually crossed the line 0.160 seconds ahead of Ito, becoming the first Catalan to win on home soil.

Rivillé finished fourth in the championship with 166 points, 82 points behind champion and teammate Mick Doohan and 49 points behind runner-up Daryl Beattie.

With Crivillé's good results in 1995, aspirations were high in 1996.

He came out of nowhere in Malaysia and had only placed fourth in Indonesia, although teammate Mick Doohan won the competition. However, on Saturday, he claimed his first pole of the season and finished second, putting second on Sunday. In Spain, however, he celebrated his second retirement of the year. Crivillé, who got off to a promising start and thus led to the turn one, had a gap. Cadalora's tyres began to fade and initially took the lead of the race from polesitter and teammate Doohan, as well as Luca Cadalora. Crivillé led for a large portion of the race, but Doohan was closing in at the final laps. On the last lap, spectators who already knew the race had concluded invaded the track around turn nine (the "Curva ngel Nieto"), disguising Crivillé enough to cause Doohan to get back to his tail going into the last couple of corners. Doohan went inside before the final hairpin was set to end in a straight fashion, going side-by-side with Crivillé as the last hairpin reached the top of the final hairpin. While the two did not touch, Crivillé's rearcameted while racing to accelerate, highsiding out of contention on the very last corner of the contest, allowing Doohan to take the title as a result.

However, Crivillé responded well by winning three consecutive second-place finishes after Jerez. He fought with teammate Mick Doohan for a large portion of the run in Italy, but ultimately came close, finishing 0.76 seconds behind the Australian. Crivillé made the fastest lap of the year, his first of the year. On Saturday, he claimed another pole position in France, but did not finish behind Doohan on Sunday, but he did not finish his best laps in the series. On Friday, Crivillé's second straight pole pole was won, but it was Doohan who took the win in the Saturday race following a contest between the two teams.

On Saturday, Crivillé claimed his third pole of the season at the German Grand Prix. Crivillé finished second after a contest between him, Doohan, and Luca Cadalora resulted in the Italian winning the title on Sunday. Doohan won the Great Britain and met Crivillé once more when he took the championship, with Catalan finishing second.

In the ensuing two rounds, fortunes for Crivillé changed, however. Doohan leads in the final laps of Austria, with Crivillé closing in but unable to make a move. Doohan made a small mistake in allowing Crivillé to pass him into turn 9 ("the "Jochen Rindt" corner). Doohan attempted to regain the position by late in the race but ultimately lost wide, allowing Crivillé to pass wide, allowing him to pass him going into turn 10 (the "A1" corner) to win the race by 0.6 seconds from his colleague. Crivillé defeated the Czech Republic in a similar manner. In the closing laps, Doohan leads, but Crivillé is catching him. On the last lap, the pair clashed for the lead, with Crivillé lunge but failing, running wide, and Doohan giving the lead back to Doohan. Crivillé then shadowed him, with different routes in the process. Crivillé led the way out of turn 14 and into turn 15, allowing him to gain more traction out of the corner, running side-by-side with Doohan until the end. Both were confused because the outcome was uncertain, but Crivillé had won, and he started to cheer as the scoreboard announced that. By just 0.002 seconds, Crivillé defeated Doohan by 0.05 seconds, a record that still stands today. He also ran the fastest lap on both locations.

Both Crivillé and Doohan continued to fight in the City of Imola grand prix, this time with Doohan winning the race by a margin of 0.104 seconds over Crivillé. Tadayuki Okada led the podium, making it a full Factory Honda podium. And Crivillé ran the fastest lap ever. In 1996, Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix |Catalua, his home GP, came third after losing yet again with colleagues Doohan and Tadayuki Okada, as well as Luca Cadalora in the final stages of the race. His final podium finish at the Rio de Janeiro round came in second place, falling out by 0.4 seconds to Doohan again. Crivillé finished eighth in the final round of the year, as well as his his third fastest lap of the year, but he only finished sixth after colliding with Doohan on the final lap, forcing both of them to finish sixth. Later, Doohan chastised his coworker for the incident, saying, "He tried to go outside the door but I didn't shut the door on him." He was late to his move."

With 245 points, 64 points behind champion and teammate Mick Doohan and 77 points ahead of Luca Cadalora, Crivillé came in second second in the championship, 64 points behind the champion and teammate Mick Doohan and 77 points behind Luca Cadalora.

Some believed that Crivillé would win his first 500cc title in 1997 after finishing runner-up in 1996.

Despite losing out to teammate Mick Doohan once more, Crivillé started his season off by taking back-to-back second positions, but sadly lost out to teammate Mick Doohan once more. He came in second second second behind his teammate at the Malaysian Games. However, in Japan, it was a much closer affair. On the last lap, Crivillé was closely following Doohan, but it was not able to make a smooth turn. At turn 15 (part of the "Casio Triangle"), Crivillé attempted to reach Doohan's interior but ended up at the last minute, finishing 0.431 behind the Australian.

Crivillé won his first race of the season in round three in Spain. With teammates Doohan and Okada finishing second and third respectively, the podium was a one-Factory Honda podium once more. Crivillé's first - and only one - of the season, he ran the fastest lap of the season. Crivillé finished fourth, fifth, and fourth respectively at the next three races in Italy, Austria, and France.

Crivillé did not start the competition in the seventh round of the season in the Netherlands. On Friday, he crashed heavily during qualifying practice, losing control of his bike on a chicane, crashing over the tarmac with his arm trapped underneath. He was held on the track for ten minutes before being arrested on a stretcher. An artery was broken and had to be admitted to the hospital for surgery to recover his thumb, as well as skin and bone grafts for his hand. He suffered tendon and bone damage as well as lesions of the blood vessels in his left wrist. His left thumb was badly injured. He missed not only the round in Assen but also the City of Imola, German, Rio de Janeiro, and British rounds, all of which his teammate Doohan won due to the surgery and subsequent recovery. Crivillé said he would not participate in his home race in Catalua until September of this year, with hopes that he would return to his home race in Catalua, but that there is also a possibility that he will not race again.

However, Crivillé was released a round earlier. He excelled in fourth place at the Czech Republic Championships, competing with Nobuatsu Aoki and Norifumi Abe for third place. His good form continued in Catalunya when he took third place in his home run, rising from seventh to third place in the first corner and fighting with teammates Doohan and Carlos Checa for the lead throughout the race. Another distant third place podium was followed by another all-Factory Honda podium in Indonesia following the victory of Okada and Doohan's second place.

Crivillé's second and final victory of the season was achieved in Australia. Doohan started on pole but fell out of the race, allowing Crivillé to win the race by 2.268 seconds over second place Takuma Aoki.

Crivillé finished fourth in the championship with 172 points behind champion and teammate Mick Doohan and 25 points behind runner-up Tadayuki Okada.

Despite losing out on a championship chance in 1997, Crivillé continued with the Repsol Honda team for 1998.

He started off with two fourth-place finishes in Japan and Malaysia. Crivillé's win of the season came in Spain. In the closing stages, he competed with Max Biaggi, Carlos Checa, and Alex Barros, as well as teammate Mick Doohan. After Doohan led the way and led for about 15 laps, Biaggi and Crivillé followed him. In the remaining laps, Crivillé first overtook Biaggi for second place and hunted down the Australian, who later took the lead. Doohan tried to return but the Catalans were defeated by 0.393 seconds, allowing the Catalan to win by 0.3 seconds. He owed this victory to his father, who died in the winter. He also ran the fastest lap in the world.

Crivillé's good form continued at the Italian GP, where he placed third in his first victory of the season in Jerez. Francois Guerra's second and final victory of the year came after Crivillé overtook then-leader Carlos Checa three laps before the end and then held off Doohan and Checa by a margin of 0.283 seconds. At this location, he ran his second fastest lap of the year. He placed fifth, sixth, and fourth in the Madrid, Dutch and British rounds.

Crivillé returned to third place in Germany, but just 11.379 seconds behind race champion Doohan. Crivillé finished second twice in the Czech Republic and the City of Imola. He missed out on the victory in Brno (which went to rookie Max Biaggi), but he did the fastest lap in Imola Crivillé, finishing a distant 6.564 seconds behind teammate Doohan. On Saturday, Crivillé claimed his first and only pole of the season on Saturday, but he lost out on the first lap on Sunday, his first and only pole of the year. At the Australian round, a podium finisher appeared, but a third place podium was missing, but a new one was announced in Argentina.

Crivillé placed third in the championship with 198 points, 62 points behind champion and colleague Mick Doohan and ten points behind runner-up Max Biaggi.

After Doohan's victory in yet another world championship in 1998, few expected that Crivillé would win the championship in 1999, but Doohan's career-ending accident opened the door for Crivillé, who now has a fair chance to win the honour.

Crivillé was welcomed on the podium in the first round of the Malaysian circuit's new Sepang circuit right away. He finished fifth in Japan, while teammate Doohan finished second, while teammate Doohan finished second.

When five-time 500cc world champion and teammate Mick Doohan crashed his leg in several places, but also his collarbone and wrist when he crashed during a very rainy qualifying session at the Spanish Grand Prix, Crivillé seized the opportunity and set pole on Saturday. In only his third race of the season, he competed with and held off Max Biaggi to win by just 0.157 seconds on Sunday.

In the next three races, his good form would continue. He won by just 0.061 seconds in France overtaking John Kocinski and Tetsuya Harada, but in Catalunya, he stopped Biaggi from winning back-to-back victories, and he passed over them in turn 10 (the "La Caixa" corner) before advancing to a popular victory by just 0.1 seconds. It was the first time Crivillé had won four races in a row in his career.

He claimed his first retirement of the season at the Dutch Grand Prix, but he followed it up with another victory in his 100th 500cc debut at the United Kingdom. Citillé moved from the middle of the field to third with teammate Okada starting from pole. He then overtook second-place Roberts Jr. and went after leader Okada. Crivillé won the race by 0.5 seconds after a failed overtaking attempt at turn 10 (the "Melbourne Hairpin") and a comeback from Okada on the same corner to retake the lead on the final lap. He ran his second and final fastest lap of the year here as well.

In Germany and the Czech Republic, two-second places were followed by two-second places. Crivillé lost by 0.338 seconds to Kenny Roberts Jr. by 0.3 seconds, and Brno was similarly affected when teammate Okada got the better of him and crossed the line 0.240 seconds ahead of the Catalan. Crivillé's second pole of the season appeared on Saturday in round eleven of the City of Imola race, defeating Kenny Roberts Jr. in the process. Crivillé stayed ahead of Alex Barros and home hero Max Biaggi to win the race by a 0.265-second margin over Barros on Sunday. Roberts Jr. was defeated by 66 points after this victory, extending his advantage over Roberts Jr.

At the new Valencian Community round, Crivillé had a second retirement of the season after a string of good performances. He had an accident that put him out of contention a few laps before the race. Crivillé, Australia, had a crack in his hand caused by a highside, which forced him to abandon his bike at high speeds. On Sunday, he ran in the run and came in fifth place. He came in third in South Africa, his lowest podium finish of the season.

Crivillé had a 44-point lead over his colleague Okada and was required to finish tenth or higher to win the trophy in the penultimate round in Rio de Janeiro. However, he was still recovering from a broken wrist injury he suffered two races before arriving at Phillip Island and thus starting the season from eleventh place. He competed with Anthony Gobert and Garry McCoy in the second round of the championship, finishing in sixth, ahead of Okada to win the title. He was the first Spaniard and Catalan to win a 500cc title. Crivillé finished fifth in the country's first race of the season.

With 267 points, 47 points ahead of Kenny Roberts Jr. and 56 points ahead of teammate Tadayuki Okada, Crivillé finished first in the championship, 42 points ahead of teammate Tadayuki Okada. At the penultimate race of the season in Rio, he won his first and only 500c World Championship title and second overall championship, finishing in sixth place.

With Crivillé winning his first 500cc title in 1999, there were hopes that Crivillé would do the same in 2000. However, the new NSR500 bike for 2000 was much worse than its predecessor last year, with Crivillé frequently struggling all throughout the season.

With Sete Gibernau and Tadayuki Okada both out of the competition, he was ranked fifth in the first round in South Africa, making him the best of the Repsol Honda riders. After a crash on the first lap, Crivillé quit in Malaysia, taking fourth and fourth positions following in the Japanese and Spanish GPs.

Crivillé won his last game of the season in France in the fifth round. Despite starting fifth on the grid on Saturday, Crivillé got off to a good start and then climbed the field, defeating Carlos Checa and Kenny Roberts Jr. to take the lead. He then battled with and avoided the hard charges awaiting Norifumi Abe and rookie Valentino Rossi, 0.321 ahead of the Japanese.

After winning in Le Mans, two more retirements followed in Italy and Catalunya. After eight and ten laps in Mugello and Catalua, Crivillé had an accident, causing him to have to cancel twice. Crivillé came in second in a wet-dry race in the Netherlands, behind Alex Barros, who was unable to close the gap to Barros as he crossed the line 2.077 ahead of Crivillé.

Crivillé finished seventh in the United Kingdom, but Crivillé slid out of contention after twelve laps in Germany. When he finished in seventh and sixth place in the Czech Republic and Portuguese grand Prix, he received more points. Crivillé had his best lap of the season at round thirteen in the Valencian Community, but he lost after twelve laps, adding another retirement to his total count. Two more points were earned in Rio de Janeiro, where he came in eleventh, and in the Pacific, where he finished sixth. Crivillé then crashed out after nine laps in what was his sixth retirement of the season.

With 122 points, 136 points behind champion Kenny Roberts Jr. and 87 points behind runner-up Valentino Rossi, Crivillé finished ninth in the championship, putting 136 points behind runner-up Valentino Rossi.

Crivillé crashed on the second day of the Jerez circuit's three post-season testing days, the second of the season's two. At about 100 km/h, he lost the front when approaching turn 6 (the "Dry Sack" corner). His hand was stuck under the bike, and he broke his right little finger as a result. He was flown to Barcelona to double-check his injury after a first diagnosis at the circuit's medical center. After his crash, test rider Tohru Ukawa was forced to take over his test duties, he also needed surgery.

After Crivillé lost the title to Kenny Roberts Jr., he renumbered his number from 1 to 28 in 2001, his last year with the Repsol Honda team. In August 2000, he signed a new deal with the team, extending it by a year. In this year, Suzuki contacted Kenny Roberts Jr., but the Catalan refused to accept him.

Crivillé started his season off with two points finish in the Japanese and South African rounds, but he is still struggling with an underperforming and difficult bike.

He was on the first podium at the Spanish race for the first time. Having started qualifying with a lowly twelfth on Saturday due to bike build-up, he dropped to thirteenth place in the first lap, finishing seventh when he overtook Biaggi, who made a mistake in running wide on the same lap. He overtook Alex Barros for sixth position on lap 12, and he did the same to Kenny Roberts Jr. at the start/finish straight at the start of lap 13, advancing him to fifth position. He charged after Shinya Nakano, closing in on him with each passing lap. Loris Capirossi went wide and lost third place on lap 15, promoting Crivillé's fourth position and Nakano's third place. Crivillé beat Nakano in the same way he did with Kenny Roberts Jr. at the start/finish straight start of lap 16, ending up the inside of turn 1 (the "Expo '92" corner). He then closed the gap to second place Norifumi Abe and was close in the final laps, but ultimately was unable to overtake him and had to settle for third. The Catalan praised that "it's great to be back on the podium" and that "I had so many issues this weekend, but here's where we should be." It's like 1999 once more, and I'm riding as fast as I can. Last year was so bad that no one thought I was done. "This is a lot."

More points finish followed Jerez, who came fifth in France, fourth in Italy, and eleventh in Catalunya. When Crivillé crashed after only three laps, it was his first retirement at the Dutch GP. He came in seventh place in the United Kingdom.

After two heavy crashes in the same corner during the second qualifying session on Saturday, Crivillé did not start the German grand Prix. He collided with Loris Capirossi of the Honda Pons, crashing into the side of his bike and crashing out in the first round. Despite the fact that the situation seemed serious, he walked away unhurt. He went off on his own and briefly lost consciousness as a result of it. He was admitted to the trackside hospital and was left dazed and confused. He didn't remember the first fall either, but after a few minutes of rest, he recovered his recall. As a result of the incident, the doctors decided to bring him into the medical center in Chemnitz to perform a scan to see if all was okay. He had a cracked left index finger, as well as numerous cuts on his face and his eyebrow.

Crivillé returned to the Czech Republic in the best way possible after failing out on the Sachsenring. Having earned second place after qualifying only eighth on Saturday, he climbed to second, defending his position from a hard-charging Capirossi on the final lap to second place, his best result since winning the 2000 French Grand Prix for the second time. Criville recalled that "I never thought I'd be on the podium here," and that "I had a good sleep during the break," and "that helped a lot." The team did a good job, and I've now shown that I'm not too old to run up front.

However, two more retirements followed after his good work in Brno. He crashed out on the first lap and in the Valencian Community championship, he did the same on lap 7. Crivillé placed eleventh twice, sixth, and seventh in the final four races of the season.

With 120 points, 205 points behind champion Valentino Rossi and 90 points behind runner-up Max Biaggi, Crivillé finished eighth in the championship, finishing eighth in the championship.

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