Sporting Digest: Motorcycling

JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka): 250cc (111.416km, 19 laps): 1 T Okada (Japan) Honda 42min 28.242sec; 2 L Capirossi (It) Honda 42:28.370; 3 T Ukawa (Japan) Honda 42:28.556; 4 M Biaggi (It) Aprilia 42:30.351; 5 T Aoki (Japan) Honda 42:32.083; 6 D Romboni (It) Honda 42:38.538; 7 J P Ruggia (Fr) Aprilia 42:43.901; 8 N Aoki (Japan) Honda 43:07.349; 9 T Harada (Japan) Yamaha 43:17.999; 10 L D'Antin (Sp) Honda 43:19.022. Fastest lap: Biaggi 2:12.187. World championship standings: 1 Biaggi 63pts; 2 Okada 56; 3 Capirossi 53. 125cc (105.552km, 18 laps): 1 T Tsujimura (Japan) Honda 42min 13.168sec; 2 K Sakata (Japan) Aprilia 42:13.838; 3 H Nakajo (Japan) Honda 42:26.520. World championship standings: 1 Sakata 65pts; 2 Tsujimura 36; 3 Ueda 34