Sporting Digest: Motorcycling

AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Eastern Creek): 500cc (117.90km, 30 laps): 1 J Kocinski (US) Cagiva 46min 10.346sec (ave speed 153.208kph); 2 L Cadalora (It) Yamaha +6.792sec; 3 M Doohan (Aus) Honda +8.862; 4 K Schwantz (US) Suzuki +28.338; 5 S Itoh (Japan) Honda +31.386; 6 A Criville (Sp) Honda +33.455; 7 A Puig (Sp) Honda +33.558; 8 A Barros (Bra) Suzuki +34.074; 9 D Chandler (US) Cagiva +47.396; 10 J Reynolds (GB) Yamaha +1min 25.167sec. Selected: 13 S Emmet (GB) Yamaha +1 lap. 250cc (110.04km, 28 laps): 1 M Biaggi (It) Aprilia 43min 42.148sec (ave speed 151.076kph); 2 D Romboni (It) Honda +0.658sec; 3 L Capirossi (It) Honda +0.696; 4 J P Ruggia (Fr) Aprilia +4.380; 5 T Okada (Japan) Honda +22.590. 125cc (102.18km, 26 laps): 1 K Sakata (Japan) Aprilia 43min 05.474sec (ave speed 142.275kph); 2 P Oettl (Ger) Aprilia +5.199; 3 G McCoy (Aus) Aprilia +11.537; 4 F Gresini (It) Honda +15.540; 5 O Petrucciani (Swit) Aprilia +24.593.