Sport in Short: Motorcycling

AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Eastern Creek, Sydney) Final qualifying times: 500cc: 1 K Schwantz (US) Suzuki 1min 31.188sec; 2 W Rainey (US) Yamaha 1:31.404; 3 D Beattie (Aus) Honda 1:31.471; 4 D Chandler (US) Cagiva 1:31.988; 5 A Criville (Sp) Honda 1:32.433; 6 S Itoh (Japan) Honda 1:32.496; 7 A Barros (Bra) Suzuki 1:32.619; 8 M Doohan (Aus) Honda 1:32.640; 9 P Goddard (Aus) Suzuki 1:32.651; 10 L Cadalora (It) Yamaha 1:32.708. 250cc: 1 L Capirossi (It) Honda 1:32.896; 2 M Biaggi (It) Honda 1:32.898; 3 T Harada (Japan) Yamaha 1:32.979; 4 J Kocinski (US) Suzuki 1:33.201; 5 N Aoki (Japan) Honda 1:33.277; 6 D Romboni (It) Honda 1:33.302; 7 C Cardus (Sp) Honda 1:33.403; 8 W Zeelenberg (Neth) Aprilia 1:33.598; 9 T Okada (Japan) Honda 1:33.782; 10 H Bradl (Ger) Honda 1:33.807. 125cc: 1 C Giro (Sp) Aprilia 1:37.858; 2 D Raudies (Ger) Honda 1:37.987; 3 L Bodelier (Neth) Honda 1:38.046; 4 R Waldmann (Ger) Aprilia 1:38.168; 5 E Gianola (It) Honda 1:38.357; 6 K Sakata (Japan) Honda 1:38.577; 7 K Wada (Japan) Honda 1:38.613; 8 O Koch (Ger) Honda 1:38.616; 9 O Petruccianni (Swit) Aprilia 1:38.868; 10 M Ono (Japan) Honda 1:38.927.