Sporting Digest: Motor Racing

INDIANAPOLIS 500 Leading provisional grid positions (after first day of time trials): 1 A Unser Jnr (US) Penske-Mercedes 228.011mph (364.817kmh); 2 R Boesel (Bra) Lola-Cosworth 227.618; 3 E Fittipaldi 227.303; 4 R-J Villeneuve (Can) Reynard- Cosworth 226.259; 5 Michael Andretti (US) Reynard-Cosworth 226.205; 6 L St James (US) Lola-Ford 226.205; 7 N Mansell (GB) Lola- Cosworth 224.041.

AUTO TRADER / RAC BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP Round five (Silverstone, 29.68 miles, 18 laps): 1 G Tarquini (It) Alfa Romeo 15, 19m 00.64s (93.68mph); 2 P Radisich (NZ) Ford Mondeo, +2.67sec; 3 A Menu (Cz Rep) Renault Laguna +3.17; 4 A Rouse (GB) Ford Mondeo +4.41; 5 P Watts (GB) Peugeot 405 +10.50 6 W Hoy (GB) Toyota Carina +11.00; 7 J Cleland (GB) Vauxhall Cavalier +11.32; 8 K O'dor (GB) Nissan Primera +11.86; 9 T Sugden (GB) Toyota Carina +14.45; 10 J Bailey (GB) Toyota Carina +19.00. Fastest lap: Radisich 1min 02.38sec (95.16mph). Total Cup Privateers Winner: C Goodwin (GB) Vauxhall Cavalier. Round six (36.28 miles, 22 laps): 1 Radisich 23:5.22 (93.60mph); 2 Menu +0.21; 3 Watts +8.93; 4 Cleland +9.40; 5 Bailey, +14.97; 6 Hoy, +15.17; 7 Sugden, +15.94; 8 T Harvey (GB) Renault Laguna +15.94; 9 J Allam (GB) Vauxhall Cavalier +16.35; 10 E O'Brien (GB) Peugeot 405 +18.92. Fastest lap: Menu 1:02.29 (95.30mph). Total Cup Privateers Winner: J Kaye (GB) Toyota Carina.

Championship positions: Drivers: 1 Tarquini 120pts; 2 Radisich 78; 3 Cleland 62; 4 Watts 39; 5 Menu 36; 6 Rouse 32. Manufacturers: 1 Alfa Romeo 120; 2 Ford 85; 3 Vauxhall 78; 4 Peugeot 56; 5= Toyota, Renault 40. Privateers: 1 Kaye 110; 2 Goodwin 102; 3 N Smith (GB) Vauxhall Cavalier 86.

RAC HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP Round Four (Barbon, Cumbria): 1 P Wood (Pilbeam) 21.04sec (record); 2 M Colton (Roman) 21.11; 3 D Grace (Pilbeam) 21.15; 4 A Priaulx (Pilbeam) 21.43; 5 R Turnbull (Pilbeam) 21.83; 6 R Lane (Pilbeam) 22.28 seconds. Overall: 1 Colton 37 pts; 2 Grace 31; 3 Wood 29.