Sporting Digest: Motorcycling

EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX (Barcelona): 250cc (109.18km, 68.24 miles, 23 laps): 1 M Biaggi (It) Honda 43min 09.388sec (ave speed 151.793kph, 94.871mph); 2 T Oada (Japan) Honda 43:11.989; 3 A Puig (Sp) Honda 43:12.846; 4 N Aoki (Japan) Honda 43:13.043; 5 J Ruggia (Fr) Aprilia 43:13.202; 6 C Cardus (Sp) Honda 43:15.877; 7 L D'Antin (Sp) Honda 43:24.122; 8 W Zeelenberg (Neth) Aprila 43:40.281; 9 A Preining (Aut) Aprilia 43:41.965; 10 S Crafar (NZ) Suzuki 43:46.830. Fastest lap: Biaggi 1:51.661 (153.045kph, 95.653mph). Leading world championship standings (after eight rounds): 1 T Harada (Japan) Yamaha 135pts; 2 D Romboni (It) Honda 96; 3 H Bradl (Ger) Honda 87.

125cc (104.434 km, 65.272 miles, 22 laps): 1 N Ueda (Japan) Honda 43:33.091; 2 R Waldmann (Ger) Aprilia 43:33.152; 3 A Saito (Japan) Honda 43:33.176; 4 H Torrontegui (Sp) Aprilia 43:33.315; 5 D Raudies (Ger) Honda 43:34.662; 6 J Martinez (Sp) Honda 43:55.604; 7 C Checa (Sp) Honda 43:55.706; 8 E Gianola (It) Honda 43:55.806; 9 T Tsujimura (Japan) Honda 44:07.888; 10 H Aoki (Japan) Honda 44:08.094. Fastest lap: Waldmann 1:57.230 (145.775kph, 91.109mph). Leading world championship standings (after eight rounds): 1 Raudies 152; 2 K Sakata (Japan) Honda 145; 3 Tsujimura 103.