Sport in Short: Motocross
SWISS 500cc GRAND PRIX (Roggenburg): First race: 1 K Nicoll (Eng) KTM; 2 G Jobe (Bel) Honda; 3 B Liles (US) Honda; 4 M Hansson (Swe) Kawasaki; 5 M Anstie (Eng) Honda; 6 F Rossi (It) KTM. Second race: 1 Nicoll; 2 Jobe; 3 Liles; 4 J Martens (Bel) Husqvarna; 5 Rossi; 6 W Edwards (Eng) Honda. Third race: 1 Nicoll; 2 Jobe; 3 J Nilsson (Swe) Honda; 4 Anstie; 5 B Wheeler (Eng) KTM; 6 L Gatti (It) Honda. Final world championship standings: 1 Jobe 546pts; 2 Nicoll 544; 3 Liles 460; 4 J Smets (Bel) Honda 256; 5 Rossi 252.
JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Tokyo): 250cc: First race: 1 M Kiedrowski (US) Kawasaki; 2 E Eversten (Neth) Kawasaki; 3 T Parker (US) Honda; 4 J Stanton (US) Honda; 5 J Dobb (GB) Kawasaki. Second race: 1 Puzar; 2 Eversten; 3 Stanton; 4 Kiedrowski; 5 S Everts (Bel) Suzuki; 6 R Herring (GB) Honda. Final World Championship standings: 1 D Schmit (US) 416pts; 2 R Moore (US) 368; 3 Eversten 362; 4 Puzar 359; 5 Parker 302; 6 Herring 295. 125cc: 1 P Tragter (Neth) Suzuki; 2 A Bartolini (It) Honda; 3 R van Rees (Neth) Kawasaki; 4 P Beirer (Ger) Suzuki; 5 L Giesbers (Neth) Suzuki. Final World Championship standings: 1 G Albertijn (SA) 485pts; 2= D Strijbos (Neth), Tragter 451; 4 Y Demaria (Fr) 305; 5 J Karlsson (Swe) 290.
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