Sporting Digest: Motorcycling
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Eastern Creek, Sydney, 3.93km, 2.44 miles) Leading first qualifying times: 500cc: 1 J Kocinski (US) Cagiva 1min 31.233sec (155.075kph, 96.36mph); 2 L Cadalora (It) Yamaha 1:31.339; 3 M Doohan (Aus) Honda 1:31.352; 4 D Beattie (Aus) Yamaha 1:31.670; 5 K Schwantz (US) Suzuki 1:31.821. GB: 11 N McKenzie, ROC Yamaha 1:33.292; 15 J McWilliams, Yamaha 1:34.392. 250cc: 1 L Capirossi (It) Honda 1:32.232 (153.396kph, 95.31mph); 2 M Biaggi (It) Aprilia 1:32.629; 3 T Okada (Japan) Honda 1:32.963; 4 J P Ruggia (Fr) Aprilia 1:32.977; 5 D Romboni (It) Honda 1:33.102. 125cc: 1 K Sakata (Japan) Aprilia 1:37.812 (144.645kph, 90.50mph); 2 D Raudies (Ger) Honda 1:37.904; 3 F Gresini (It) Honda 1:38.102; 4 T Tsujimura (Japan) Honda 1:38.237; 5 M Tokudome (Japan) Honda 1:38.527.
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