Sporting Digest: Motorcycling
AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX (Salzburgring) 125cc (24 laps distance 101.64km): 1 Ti Tsujimura (Japan) Honda 36min 19.800sec (ave speed 167.861kph); 2 K Sakata (Japan) Honda 36:19.812; 3 D Raudies (Ger) Honda 36:19.958; 4 E Gianola (It) Honda 36.20.309; 5 A Saito (Japan) Honda 36:23.941; 6 M Baumann (Aut) Honda 36:24.004. Leading world championship standings (after five races): 1 Sakata 105pts; 2 Raudies 91; 3 Tsujimura 80. 250cc (25 laps distance 110.1km): 1 D Romboni (It) Honda 35min 48.648sec; 2 L Capirossi (It) Honda 35:48.698; 3 H Bradl (Ger) Honda 35:49.055; 4 L Reggiani (It) Aprilia 36:03.536; 5 M Biaggi (It) Honda 36:03.699; 6 T Harada (Japan) Yamaha 36:03.753. Leading standings (after five races): 1 Harada 105pts; 2 Romboni 68; 3= Biaggi and Kocinski 58. 500cc (29 laps distance 122.8km): 1 K Schwantz (US) Suzuki 38min 15.613sec; 2 M Doohan (Aus) Honda 38:16.106; 3 W Rainey (US) Yamaha 38:20.505; 4 A Barros (Bra) Suzuki 38:20.567; 5 L Cadalora (It) Yamaha 38:32.163; 6 S Itoh (Japan) Honda 38:38.208. Leading standings (after five races): 1 Schwantz 111pts; 2 Rainey 106; 3 Beattie 72; 4 Doohan 55; 5 A Criville (Sp) Honda 48.
INTERNATIONAL SUPER CUP (Oulton Park) Superbike first race (12 laps): 1 J Whitham (Yamaha) 20min 09.84sec (102.03mph); 2 R McElnea (Yamaha) 20:16.15; 3 D Jefferies (Yamaha) 20:22.31.
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