Sport in Short: Motocross
LUXEMBURG 500CC GRAND PRIX (Kohlenberg): First race: 1 K Nicoll (Eng) KTM; 2 J Martens (Belgium) Husqvarna; 3 G Jobe (Belg) Honda; 4 F Rossi (It) KTM; 5 B Liles (US) Honda; 6 D Geukens (Bel) Honda. Second race: 1 Nicoll; 2 Martens; 3 Jobe; 4 B Wheeler (Eng) KTM; 5 Liles; 6 Geukens. Third race: 1 Nicoll; 2 Liles; 3 Jobe; 4 L Gatti (It) Honda; 5 Rossi; 6 Martens.
Overall: 1 Nicoll 60pts; 2 Jobe 47; 3 Martens 44; 4 Liles 39; 5 Geukens 27; 6 Rossi 24. World championship standings (after 11 rounds): 1 Jobe 499pts; 2 Nicoll 488; 3 Liles 432; 4 J Smets (Bel) Honda 245; 5 Rossi 231; 6 J Boonen (Bel) Kawasaki 222.
FINNISH 250cc GRAND PRIX (Heinola, Fin): First race: 1 S Everts (Bel) Suzuki; 2 R Herring (Eng) Honda; 3 M Bervoets (Bel) Yamaha; 4 B Moore (US) Yamaha; 5 E Eversten (Neth) Kawasaki; 6 J Dobb (Eng) Kawasaki. Second race: 1 Herring; 2 Everts; 3 Eversten; 4 Moore; 5 D Schmit (US) Yamaha; 6 M Eastwood (Eng) Suzuki. Third race: 1 Eversten; 2 Dobb; 3 B Manneh (US) Honda; 4 P Iven (Bel) Kawasaki; 5 P Johansson (Swe) Yamaha; 6 Herring.
Overall: 1 Herring 47pts; 2 Eversten 46; 3 Everts 37; 4 Moore 35; 5 Dobb 34; 6 Iven 29. World Championship standings (after 11 rounds): 1 D Schmit 416pts (world champion); 2 Moore 343; 3 A Puzar (It) Yamaha 319; 4 Eversten 315; 5 T Parker (US) Honda 287; 6 Herring 285.
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