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Cadalora seemed able to hold him at bay. At the sa me tim e, Sito Pons started ra ci ng in earn est , wit h ' Cornu respo nding, and they close d up for the fina l chase to the chec kered flag. Int o the horsesh oe for the seco nd last time, Roth dived inside Cadalora. But it was not as it seemed. In stead of tu cking in behind him , the Italian p ut u p his hand, and steered off onto the grass, coasti ng to a stop by the paddock fence . H is sing le-crank YZR had thrown a rod, a nd hi s brilliant ride was cut prema turely short by a bro ken piston. Roth kept his head down to win his first G P since 1987, revenge over second p laced Pons by fou r- IOths, wit h Corn u th e same distan ce beh ind in th ird . Mor e than 10 seconds ad rift, Cardus prevail ed in th e en d over Wimmer, with de Rad igues sixt h. Puig pipped ho t-sh ot H onda privat eer Wilco Zeelenberg for sevent h; Carlos Lavado was a steadfas t 10th in his welco me return on the priva te Aprilia form erl y ri d de n b y th e in jured Fabio Bar chiua, G arriga wa s an oth er retirement . . . he'd recovered from a poor 12th place start to seventh by lap 13, past de Radigues a nd closi ng o n Card u s, when hi s YZR c r ied enough . . . not one of th e work s Yamahas finished. Pons failed to make it five in a row, but a massive 51-poin t lead in the champions hip was some co mpensation; while Roth a nd Cornu both disp laced cr as he r Ru ggi a, knocking him down to a clo se fourth in the points. _ Results 500c c: 1. Wayne Rainey (Vam); 2. Eddie Lawson (Hon); 3. Chr ist ian Sarro n (Yam); 4 . Kevin M agee (Vam); 5. P.F. Chili (Hon); 6. Wayne Gardner (Hon); 7. Ron Haslam (Hon); 8. Niall Ma ckenzie (Yam); 9. Mich ael Doohan IHon): 10 . Rob M cElnea (Hon); 11. Randy Mamola (Cag); 12. Alesandro Valesi (Vam); 13. Freddie Spencer (Vam); 14. Marco Gent ile (Fior); 15. K. Doorakers (Hon). RACEDISTANCE: 20 laps. 76.22 miles. FASTEST LAP: Kevi n Schwantz: 2;09.16. 106 .24 mph on lap 17. (Old record: 2:11.28. 104. 46 mph. Wayne Gardner. 1988 ) [Q)[][l~1f[J 5 . Martin Wimm er (Ap r); 6 . Didier de Rad igues (Apr); 7. A. Puig (Vam); 8. W. Zeelenberg (Hon); 9. M. Lucchi IApr); 10. Carlos Lavado (Apr); -11 . Masah iro Shi mizu (Hon); 12. Stefan Caracch i (Hon); 13. P vd Goorberge (Vam); 14. Harald Eckl (Apr); 15. A. Rota (Apr). RACE DISTANCE: 18 laps. 68.55 mi les. . FASTEST LAP: Sito Pons. 2:15.09. 101.57 mph ' on lap 16.IOld record 2:16.00. 100 .63 mph. Anton Mang. 19881. WINNER'S AVERAGE: 100 .24 mph. 125cc: 1. H. Spaan (Hon); 2. A. Criville (Cob); 3. J. Miralles (Der); 4. S. Prein (Hon); 5. H. Unemoto (Hon); 6. F. Gresini (Apr); 7. J. Martinez (Der); 8 . T. Rinne (Hon); 9. K. Takada (Hon); 10. A. Waibel (Hon). 8Occ; 1. P. Oett! (Kra); 2. M. H';rrero~ (Der); 3. S. Doerf linger (Krar. 4. J. Miralles IDer); 5. J . Mariano (Cas); 6. 8 . Nikolov (Kra ]: 7. H. Koopman (Zie); 8. 8 . Smit (Kra); 9. P. Priori (Seel); 10 . 8 . .Voelkel (SeeI). SIDECAR; 1. S. Webster/To Hew itt (Kra); 2. E. .Streuer/ G de Haas; 3. R. Biland/ K. Wal tisperg (Kr a); 4 . A . M ich el /J .M . Frese (Kra ); 5. R. Steinhau sen/8. Hill er (Sch); 6. S. Abbon /S. Smith T (Vam); 7 . 8 . Schererv" . Schroeder IKra); 8 . M . Kumano/ M. Fahrn i (Kra); 9 . T.V Kemp en/S. Birchall (Vam); 10. 1. Nigrowsky/J. Corbier (Vam). 500cc WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS: 1. Wayne Rainey 1143); 2. Eddie Lawso n (127); 3 . Chr ist ian Sarron (97); 4 . Kevi n Mag ee (83); 5. P.F. Chili (80); 6. Kevin Schwantz (77); 7. Michael Doohan (56); 8. (TIE) Niall Mackenzie/Ron Haslam (48); 10 . Wayne Gardner (4 3). Take One Out If price is the only thing that ever kept you oft a Ducati Paso, these dealers want you to know there's nothing to stop you now. 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