 In Germany, Crivillé returned on the podium in third, albeit a distant 11.379 seconds behind race winner Doohan.At the next two races in the Czech Republic and the City of Imola, Crivillé finished second twice.In Brno, he missed out on the victory (which went to rookie Max Biaggi) but took the fastest lap, and in Imola Crivillé finished a distant 6.564 second behind teammate Doohan.