Sporting Digest: Motocross

GERMAN 500cc GRAND PRIX (Holzgerlingen): First race: 1 J Martens (Bel) Husqvarna; 2 J Smets (Bel) Vertemati; 3 D Theybers (Bel) Honda; 4 B Liles (US) Honda; 5 C Burnham (GB) Honda; 6 P Dirkx (Bel) Honda. Second race: 1 Smets; 2 M Anstie (GB) Honda; 3 Liles; 4 M Hansson (Swe) Honda; 5 D Geukens (Bel) Husaberg; 6 Dirkx. Overall on day: 1 Smets 37pts; 2 Liles 28; 3 Martens 26; 4 Anstie 23; 5 Dirkx 20; 6 Hansson 17. World championship final standings: 1 Hansson 328pts; 2 Martens 321; 3 Smets 299; 4 G Jan Van Doorn (Neth) Honda 177; 5 Liles 161; 6 R Weustenraed (Bel) Honda 160.

JAPANESE 250cc GRAND PRIX (Suzuka): First race: 1 Y Demaria (Fr) Honda; 2 A Bartolini (It) Yamaha; 3 K Nicoll (GB) Honda; 4 R Tichenor (US) Suzuki; 5 M Bervoets (Bel) Suzuki; 6 F Bolley (Fr). Second race: 1 Demaria; 2 G Albertyn (SA) Suzuki; 3 Bervoets; 4 Nicoll; 5 W De Wit (Bel) Suzuki; 6 S Everts (Bel) Kawasaki. Overall on day: 1 Demaria 40pts; 2 Nicoll 28; 3 Bervoets 26; 4 Bartolini 26; 5 Albertyn 23; 6 Tichenor 21. World championship standings (after 14 of 15 rounds): 1 Albertyn 379pts; 2 Everts 362; 3 Demaria 336; 4 Bervoets 297; 5 Nicoll 255; 6 De Wit 207.