lap , and Jurgen va n de n Goorb ergh pitted his Mu Z af ter just five laps. Ma rk
Willis fini shed 16th on the BSL Mo denas, just ou t of the poi nts; Austra lia n
pa rt-time r Steve Ma rtin did no t finis h
the first lap.
Rossi ' s p op ul ar 250cc wi n ca m e at
the expense of She ll Advance Honda's
To hru Ukawa, h is la st po ss ib le ti t le
rival. He had his ha nd s full to the finish
with thi rd-placed Loris Ca pirossi an d
the Elf Honda, with pole starter Olivi er
Jacque a close but d isappoint ed fou rt h
on the Chesterfield Yamaha. His teammate Shi nya Nakano fell on the second
lap, remou nting to bring his d amaged
bike home 15th .
Second Shell Advance rider Ant hony
Wes t, like Jeremy McWiliams and Franco Bat taini, retired wi th engine trouble.
500cc GRAND PRIX
This was the first race of the day instead
of the las t, to fit European TV schedules.
This meant track temperatures were
cooler, and less of a threat to tire life.
Robert s took the lead from the start,
(Top) En route to the title: Alex Crlv ille (3)
leads Garry McCoy (24) and Nob uatsu
Aoki (9) in their battle. Cr ivllle ende d up
sixth but that was more than enough to
give hi m th e 1999 500cc World
Championship.
(Right) The race wen t down the fi nal
comer with Norick Abe (6) managing to
hold off Max Blaggi (2) and Roberts to win
his first GP of the season and the second
of hi s career.
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