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.R AD R C Race Series . Round 5: Italian Grand Prix OhampionshipRoad A E. W orldC Fast est lap: Biland /Waltisperg, 1:58.085 / 102.886 m ph , Lap 2 (new tra ck record) 125cc WOR LD C'SH IP POINT STANDI NG S (Alte. 5 of 14 ro u nd s): 1. Haru chika Ao ki (105 /1 win ); 2. Masaki Tokudo me (75/2); 3. Peter Oe ttl (62 / 1); 4. Noboru Ueda (53); 5. (TIE) Stefano Perugini /Valen tino Rossi/ Tomom i Manako (46); 8. Emilio Alzamora (40); 9. Kazu to Sakata (35); 10. Aklra Saito (23); n . Lu cio Cecchinello (23); U . Jorge Marti nez (22 ); 13. Manfred Geissler (21); 14. Ivan Goi (17); 15. Dirk Ra ud ies (16); 16. Andrea Ballerini (14); 17. Ma s am u Az uma (10) ; 18. Darren Ba rten (9 ); 19. Yos htak i Kat ch (7); 20 . (11E) Shinji Iba raki /Frederic Petit (6). 250cc WORLD C'S H IP POI NT ST ANDING S (Alt.r 5 o f 14 rounds): 1. Max Biaggi (120 /4 wins); 2. Tetsuya Har ada (75/1 ); 3. (TIE) Ralf Waldmann /Olivier Jacque (56); 5. Luis 0 ' An tin (S3); 6. Iurgen Fuchs (47); 7. Jea n Phili ppe Ruggia (40 ); 8. Noboatsu Aokt (39); 9. Tohru Ukawa (31); 10. (TIE) Marcellino Lucchi / Num ata (20); 12. Lu co Boscoscu ro (19); 13. D. Kato (16); 14. Jur gen v a n d en Goorberg (16) ; 15 . (T IE) Ja mie Robinson / Cristiano Migliorati (12); 17. (11E) Sebastian Porco /Takes hi T sujimura ( 1 1); 19 . (TI E) Ken Haga / Eskil Suter (9). 500" WOR LD C'S H IP PO INT STANDING S (Alte. 5 of 14 ro un ds ): 1. Mick Doohan (96 / 3 wins ); 2. Luc a Ca dalora (71/ 1); 3. Alex Barros (58 ); 4. Alex Crivi l le (53 ); 5. Jean Michel Bayle (46); 6. No rlfu mi Abe (45/ 1); 7. Carl os Checa (39); 8. (TIE) Scott Russell / Tadayu ki Okada (38); 10. Alberto Pu ig (37 ); 11. loris Capiro ssi (29); 12. Daryl Beattie (24 ); 13. Shinichi Itc h (23); 14. Dorlano Romboni (21); 15. Kenn y Robe rts Jr. (20); 16. F re d e ri c Prot a t (13) ; 17. (TIE) Jua n Bo rja /J e re m y McWilliam s ( 11 ); 19 . Sean Emmett (9); 20 . Lu ci o Pede rcini (7). POI N T T H U NDE R BIKE TR O PH Y C S H IP STAN D ING S (After 2 of 9 ro un ds): 1. William Costes Like his V-twin-powered teammate, Itoh felt tha t "Barr os h ad the speed on the long straights to win ." An other V-twin made it into nin th on the last lap whe n the slow-starting Romboni's patien ce paid off. " Fi n a lly, w he n I caug h t u p wit h (Norifu mi ) Abe and (Alberto) Puig I had to w ait u ntil th eir tires w ent away, " Romb o n i sa id . "They we re' s lo w e r th ro ugh the co rn e rs a n d ju st fa ste r d own the straights. So I wait ed and then made a big effort and got past." Rob erts w as n ext, th en th e w o rks bikes of Abe and Pu ig in close form ation, Abe stru ggli ng with a machine tha t ran w id e in the co rners, and tires that d idn 't gri p, and Puig with a lack of consistency. (~ Autodromo Internazlo nale del Mugello Muge Jlo, Italy Resu lts: May 26, 1996 (Round 5 of 14) 10 12 Scc Q UA LIF YIN G : 1. Ma s a ki To ku d om e (2:01.292); 2. Kazu to Sa ka ta (2:01.377 ); 3 . Tomomi Mana ko (2:01.719); 4. Dirk Raudie s (2:01.820); 5. Akit a Saito (2:01.850); 6. Lucio Cecchi nel lo (2:01.949); 7. Peter De ttl (2 :02.028); 8. Valen ti n o Ro ss i (2 :02 .03 4) ; 9. H aru chika Ao ki (2,02.179); 10. Noboru Ueda (2,02.182); 11. Stefa no Pe rugi ni (2 :02.230 ); 12. Yos h ia ki Katoh ~02959); 13. Ivan Goi (2:03.043 ); 14. Emilio Alzamora (2,03.242); IS. Manfred Geissler (2003.373); 16. Iaroslav H ules (2,03.408 ); 17. Jorge Ma rti oe z (2,03.530); 18. Iosep Sarda (2,03.910t 19. Paolo Tessari (2,03.9n ); 20. An d rea Ba llerin i (2,04.156); 21. Mirk o Glansaoti (2,04 .193); 22. You lchi Ui (2,04 .S14 ); 23 . Ga rry McCoy (2,04.566); 24. Frederi c Pet:it .(2:04 .638); 25. Gab rie lle Debbia (2:04 .868); 26 . Le ek Bo de lie r (2:0 4.873); 2 7. Rober to Be ll e ! (2 :04 .935); 28 . Igo r An tone lli (2 :05 .5 40); 29. He r r i Torr on tegui (200S.589); 30. Darren Barton (200S.990); 31. Gino Borso i (2:06.010); 32. Ste fano Cruci ani (2:07.249); 33. Ao gel Ni eto (2.-07 .766). 250c:c QUALlFYING : 1. Max Biaggt (1:54.456); 2. Marcellin o Lucchi(I ,s S519); 3. Olivier Jacque (1056 .114); 4. Ra lf Wa ldm an n (1:56.282); 5. Je an-Ph ilip pe Ruggia (1 :56 .681); 6 . N o bo a ts u Ao k t (1:56.857); 7. Rob e rt o Loca telli (1,57.066); 8. Lu is d ' An tin (105 7.116); 9. Tetsuya H ar a d a (1:5 7.3 04 ); 10. Ju r ge n v a n d en Goo rberg h (1057 .324); 11. Regis Leconi (1057 .454); 12. Ju rgeo Fuchs (1:57 .498 ); 13 . A lessa nd ro An to n e llo (1:57 .8 71); 14 . Takeshi Tsujimura (1:57.871); 15. Eski l Suter (1:57.924); 16. Massim o Ottobre (1:58.080); 17. Cristiano Migliorati (1:58.218); 18. Lu c: Boscos cu ro (1:58.324 ); 19. O livie r a PettrUciani (1:58.379); 20. Sebasti a n Porco (1:58.409); 21. Osa rnu Miyazaki (1058 .416); 22. Tohru Uka wa (1058 .425); 23. Davide Bulega (1:58.576); 24. Ya.'l masa Ha takeyam a u (1:58.680); 25. Sete Gibem a u (1:59.010); 26 . Ch ris tian Boudinot (1:59 .068 ); 27. Fra nco Batt ain i (1:59.290); 28. C hris to p he Co g a n (2 :0 0.03 6 ); 29 . Robe rt o Rolfo (20 190 ); 30. Jam ie Robi n""n (2,00.402); 31. Jose Barresi 00. (2:00.527); 32. Gian lui gi Scalvini (2:01.052); 33. Jose lui.; o Cardoso (2,03.224). SOOcc QUALIFYING , I. Mick Doohao (1,53.260); 2. loris Cap iros si (1:53.654); 3. Da ryl Beattie (1:53.744 ); 4. Dori ano Rambom (1,sJ.938); 5. A lex Cri ville (1,sJ.939); -. 6. luca Cada lo ra ( 1:54.438 ); 7. Kenny Roberts J r . ( 1:54.476 ); 8. Alberto Pu ig (1:54.569); 9. Je an -M ich el Bayle (1,54.789); 10. Alex Barros (1,54.933t 11. Tadayuki O k a da ( I,S4 .939); 12 . Ter ry Rym e r (I ,S5 .168 ); 13 . Shiruchi Itoh (1055.812 ); 14. No rilumi Abe (I,sS.936); I S. Lucio Pederciru (1056 .133); 16. Juan 80* (1056.336 17. ); Frederic Protat (1:56.567) ; 18. Carl es Checa (1:56.962 ); 19 . Jeremy McWilliam s (1:57.022 ); 20 . Sean Emmett (1 :5 7. 068 ); 21. To sh i Arakaki (1:57. 354 ); 22 . James Haydon (1:57.914); 23. Jean Pier re Ieandat (1:58.934); 24. Eugene McManus (1:59. 144 ); 25 . Ad- len Boss h ar d (1,59 .866); 26. Marco Papa (1,5 9.943 ); 27. j ean Mark Detatang (20 IS7). 02. USee GR AND P R IX , I. Pete r Oettl (A p r ); 2. Haruc hika Aoki (Ha n ); 3. Ka z uto Sa ka ta (A p r ); 4. Valentino Rossi (Ap r ); 5. Akira Saito (Ha n ); 6. Lucio Cecchinel lo (Han); 7. Emilio Alzamora (Hon); 8. Ivan Goi (Hon ); 9. Tomom i Manako (H an); to . Man fred Geissler (Ap r); 11. Andr ea Ballerini (Apr); 12. No boru Veda (Hon); 13 . Jorge Martine z (Apr); 14. Ma saki Toku dome (Apr); 15. ja rosla v Hules (Hon) ; 16. Yoshiaki Katoh (Yam); 17. Iosep Sa rd a (Hon) ; l ~. Youic h i Ui (Ap r); 19. Roberto Belle! (Ha n ); 20. Garry McCoy (Ap r); 21. Gabriele Debbie (Yam ); 22. Darren Barton (Apr ); 23. Gino Borsoi (Apr); 24. Dirk Raudi es (Hon); 25. Loek Bodelier (Hon); 26. Mirko Giansanti ( Hon); 27. Ang el Ni eto (Apr); 28. Stefan o Cru ciani (Ap r); 29. Stefano Pe rugini (A pr); 30 . Igor Ant on elli (Han) ; 3 1. Her ri Tcrrontcgui (Hon); 32. Pao lo Tessari (Ha n); 33. Frederic Petit (H on) . Ti me: 40 min, 56.454 sec. Dis ta nce: 20 laps, 65.18 miles. Average spee d: 95.530 mph. Ma rgin of victory: 1.52 sec. Fast est lap: Akit a Sa ito, 2:01.139 /96.858 mph, Lap 14 (new track record ). 250 ee G RA ND PR IX , I. Ma x Bia g g i (A p r ); 2 . Ma rcelli no Lu cchi (ApT); 3. Ra lf Wa ld man (H an); 4. Olivier Jacque (Hon); 5. Iurgcn Fuchs (Han); 6. Tets uya H a r a d a (Ya m); 7. Je a n- Ph ili p p e Ruggia (Han ); 8 . No boa ts u Ao ki (Hon); 9. Lu is 0 ' Antin (Ha n ); 10. Cris tiano Mig lior ati (Han); 11. Massimo Ottobre (Ap r); 12. Eskil Sut er (Apr); 13. Lu ca Boscoscu ro (Ap r); 14. Regis laroni (Hon); IS. [urgen van den Goorberg (Hon ); 16. Sebas tian Por ro (Apr); 17. Jamie Robinso n (Apr); 18. Olive r Pet ruccia ru (Apr); 19. Alessandro An tonello (Apr); 20. Osa mu Miyaza ki (A pr ); 21. Davi de Bulega (A pr); 22. Yas u masa H atak eya m a (Han); 23. Fr an co Battaini (Ap r); 24. Sete Gibe mau (Hon ); 25. Christian Bo ud in ot (Ap r ); 26 . Jose Barresi (Yam); 27 . Rob erto Rolfo (Ap r) 28. Ch rist ophe Cogan (Hon); 29. Ta kes hi T sujimu ra (Hon ); 30. Rob erto Lo ca te lli (A p r ); 3 1. Gianlui gi Sca lvini (H on ). Tim e: 40 min., 36.299 sec. Dis tan ce: 21 laps, 68.44 miles. Averag e speed: 101.137 mph. Margin of victory: 6.914 sees. Fastest lap: Ma x Bieggi, 1:54 .456 /1 02.095 mph. Lap 3 (new track record) . SOOce GR A ND PRIX: 1. Mlc k Dooh a n (H o n) : 2. Alex envi lle (Hon ); 3. luca Cad a lora (Han ); 4. Daryl Beatti e (Suz); 5. Jean Michel Bay le (Yam ); 6. Alex Barros (Han); 7. Tadayuki O ka da (Ha n); 8. Shinichi Itoh (Ha n); 9. Dori an o Rombo ni (Ap r); 10. Kenn y Robe rts Jr. (Yam); 11. Norifum i Abe (Yam); 12. Alberto Pu ig (Han ); 13. Lu cio Pe de rcini (ROC) ; 14. Sea n Emm e tt (Yam ); 15. Frederic Protat (ROC ): 16. Jeremy McWillia ms (ROC); 17. James Haydon (ROC); 18. Eugen e McManus (Yam ); 19. Ma rco Pa pa (Yam ); 20. Juan Borja (ELF); 21. Loris Capirossi (Yam); 22. Jean Paul Jeanda t (Paton); 23. Jean Marc De la tang (ROC); 24 . Te rry Rymer (S uz); 25 . Adri en Bosshard (Elf). T im e: 44 min ., 4.252 sec . Dist.l nce: 23 laps, 74.79 milE':l. Average sJX' d: 102.057 mph . e Margin of vict ory: .726 sec . Fast est la p: Alex e riville, 1:54.041/102.886 mph, Lap 17 (new track record ) . THUNDERBI KE TROPHY: 1. Ma ssimo Meregalli (Yam); 2. William Castes (Hon ); 3. Yves Brigue t (Hon); 4. Eric Mahe .(Yam); 5. Stephane Mertens (Han ); 6. Pere Rib a (Han); 7. Wil co Zee lenbe rg (Han); 8. la i n (Above) World Champ ion Darren Dixon and his passe nger Andy Heth erin gt on (1) fi nished second to the Guedel brothers In the fi rst Sidecar Grand Prix of the season. (Right) Terry Rymer f illed In for the st ili -Injured Scott Russell (background) on the Lucky Str ike SuzukI. Rymer 's ride ended quickly with a seized engine. Macpherson (Hon); 9. Jef fre y d e-Vries (Hon); 10. Marc Garci a (Hon); 11. Ori ol Fernandez (Yam) ; 12. Giovanni Busse! (K aw ): 13. Peter Ha ug (Ha n); 14. Fred Bayens (Bim); 15. Ph il Borley (Kaw ); 16. D avi de Amah (Kaw); 17. Jose Martin (Han); 18. Philipe Pinchi dez (Ron); 19. Frank Heidge r (Hon ); 20. G rego rio La viJIa (Yam); 21. Roberto Tene ggi (Bim); 22. Adrien Morillas (Yam); 23. Berna rd Ga rcia , (Hon) ; 24. Stephane Scheschcwt ts (Kaw ), 25. Mario Innamorati (Hon ); 26. Enrique de Juan (l

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