GRA
(1 :48.411 ); 19 . Alberto Pu iS <1;48 .61 6}; 20. Lu cio
red e-rcim 11:48.9(6); 21. Kirk McCarthy 0:49.050); 22.
Laurent Neveau 0:50.859); D . Fred,, nc P'rotat l1;S1.2&9).
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tzsee G RAN D PRI X: 1. Valentino Rossi (Ap r); 2.
Kazutc Sakata (Apr); 3. Naboru Ucd a (Ho n); 4. Mirko
Gians;]nti ( Hen ): 5. To mam i Ma nako (Hon ); 6. Lucio
C e cchinel!c (Hon ); 7. Roberto Lo ca telli (Hon); 8 .
C ia n luigi Scalvin t (Hon); 9. Carry McCo y (A p r); 10.
Frederic Pt>tit (Hon); 11. MJos.akiTokudorn e (Apr); 12-
Jorge Mut ine z (Apr); 13. Yoshiaki Katoh (Yam); 14.
SIeve J..-nknt.-r' (Apr); 15. AlvMO Molina IHo n): 16. Gino
Bcesot (Yam ); 17. Dirk R.iutJit'!> (Hon); 18. Youi chi Ui
(Ya m); 19. [oan Mo ntero (Hon); 20. Vit'nll(' E"JMJTc1goo;o
(YAm); 21. O"vid Ort.-ga (lIon).
Tim~ 42;14.00 mi n.,
DisLlna-: 22 1
011"\_64.62 mi ~.
AvC'r"liC' 5~: 91.782 mph.
l\~rgin o(Victory:. 6.002 ~'C.
foUlest lap: up 3. K.1zuto Sakata. 1:53.773/92.94 3 mph.
2SOCc GRAND PRIX: I. Ralf Waldmann (Hon); 2.
Max Biaggi (Hon); 3. To hru Ulr.awa (Ha n ); 4. Tetsuya
Ha rada (A pr); 5 . Loris C.lpiroWli (Honl : 12. Emilio
AIz.amol"a. (Hon); 13. Luis D' Anlin (Yam); 14. J~ Luis
Cardoso (Yam); 15. Franco 8dtt.tini (Yam); 16. Cri!Otiano
M ig lio rdti (Hun ); 17 . Lu ea Bo sco scuro {H o n}: 18.
Seba !Otia n Po rt o (Apr); 19. Ku rrie Ro berts (Ap r); 20 .
lsma el Bonilla (Han).
Time: 42 mi n., 5.92811«.
Di!luner : 23 la~, 67.56 miles .
Anragr Ipred: 96.287 mph.
Margin of Vidory: 0.550 sec.
Fas lcsllap: La p 6, Ra il w aldmann, 1:48 .68 1/97.298
mph.
500cr GRAND PRIX: 1. Michael Doo ha n (Ho n); 2.
Ca rlos C bec a (H o n): 3 . Alex Crivil le (Hen): 4, Lue a
Cadalora (Yam); 5. Nobuatsu Aold (Ho n); 6. Tad ayu ki
Okada (Ha n); 7. Takuma Aoki (Ho n); 8. Kenny Roberts
Jr . (Mod); 9. [ uan Borj" (EIO; 10 . Doriano Ro mbo n i
hiali Katoh (12); 12.
Youichi Vi (69); 13. mEl lucia Ct'CChinello/Gianluigi
Sc a lv in i (61); 15. Mano Az uma (57 ); 16. Manfred
Gto~slt!'f (30); 17. Ivan Cu i (21); 18. Stt.'Ve [enkner (19); 19.
mE) JUdn M.turan.t /J arotol.tv Hull'S (17).
250cc WORLD C H AM P IO NS H IP PO INT ST A NO ·
IN GS (Aftn 13 or 15 rounds): 1. R. (23) .
SOOce WO RlD CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINCS (After 13 of 15 round»): 1. Ml ch ae! Doohan
(320 / t 2 wi ns) ; 2. Nobuatsu Aoli (166) ; 3, Tada yu ki
Olad a (59); 4, Aiel( C riville (131/1); 5. Luca Cadalora
(129); 6. Takuma Aold (105); 7. Ca rlos Checa (103); 8.
Norifuml A~ (99); 9. Ale x Barros (93); 10. Doriano
Ramboni (7T); 11. Alberto Pu ig (60); 12. Daryl Beattie
(59); 13. Anthony Gobt,rt (44); 14. ReKis Laconi (41); 15.
Stlte Gib,>m.lu (38); 16. juan Borja (37); 17. jean-Michel
Bayle (31); 18. Kt.'I\ny Robl-rts Jr. (28); t 9. Jurg en van der
Coorbl.-rg (25); 20. jurgt"l\ Fuchs (23).
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Upcom ing Rounds :
Round 14 - Sentul, Indonesia, September 28
Round 15 - Phillip Island, Australia, October 5
on' Sep tem ber 2 1. D1e risk ofi nJury, and the. PoSSi ility he could
b
circuit after the Czech GP.. Immed iately, his tim es drop ped , eve n•.
m iss out on the world title , was one of the _
tually ending better than 1.8 seconds' faster than he'd don e in the
deci ding factors in bis
. race . " My riding just did the times.. It was not just me having to
net racing in Spain. .
c lo se my eyes and go for it . The importan t thing is that I have feel
Troy Corser, fOrmerly of t~ Promotor Pow er Horse .team, and
now. When I square o ff the comer. I can go in fas ter, not slower,
a rider wh o has been courted by Luc ky Strike for the past two I used to just have no feel and I was waiting to crash, Now I can
spin it up more~ It' s better in every respect. " But not for eveiy.
years, was offered the cha'nce to replace Gobert i'n Spain, but
turned it down, saying that he only wan ted to do t he fina l tw o · one. "J ea n-Michel tried it in .the fir st sess ion and didn 't like It at
.races . At first he put it down to logistical problems. getting the
aiL The rea so n I'm happy is 'that th ere' s ,nev er been a World
light helmet-and leathers - but laler he said that he wo uldn 't do
Champion who used all front end and won the World Champi .
onship, MThe impc-ovements have had a small downside." We're
the final races unless he was guaranteed a ride for 1998 , a condi tion the team wouldn't agree to. That doe sn 't mean he won't ride
ge tt ing a harshness when I get on the gas, and it's caus ing a
for the team in 199 8, though he rece ntly told a British joumali st
high-frequency chatt er . We have to develop It in the braking area .
that he hilS l!I very sub stantial World Superbike off~r "?m D~catl.
We hav e a probl em keepi ng the rear of the bike down. It' s worse
than before. "
.
The Crand Prix Commission, wh ich is made up of represen As for' his future, Kenny Roberts Jr. said : ~ I hope I'm with Team '
tativ es o f the AM , lATA
