Motor racing

CART CLEVELAND GRAND PRIX

(Cleveland, US)

Race distance 115 laps, 389.46km (242.19 miles).-

P. Carpentier (Canada) Ford Cosworth/Reynard 2hr 5.7s,1; M. Andretti (US) Honda/Lola 2:00:22.8, 2; P. Tracy (Canada) Honda/Lola 2:00:34.0, 3; K. Brack (Sweden) Toyota/Lola 2:00:38.3, 4; A. Tagliani (Canada) Ford Cosworth/Reynard 2:00:42.9, 5; J. Vasser (US) Ford Cosworth/Lola 2:00:56.3, 6; T. Takagi (Japan) Toyota/Reynard 2:00:57.6, 7; T. Kanaan (Brazil) Honda/Lola 2:01:03.0, 8; M. Jourdain Jun (Mexico) Ford Cosworth/Lola one lap back, 9; S. Nakano (Japan) Honda/Lola one lap, 10.

Standings (after nine of 19 events): C. da Matta (Brazil) 120pts, 1; B. Junqueira (Brazil) 70, 2; D. Franchitti (Scotland) 64, 3; Carpentier 62, 4; Jourdain 62, 5; Brack 60, 6; C. Fittipaldi (Brazil) 58, 7; Andretti, S.Dixon (NZ) 52, tied 8.

SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

(Laguna Seca, California)

Race one (28 laps): T. Bayliss (Australia) Ducati 40min 18.943s, 1; R Xaus (Spain) Ducati 40:19.282, 2; C. Edwards (US) Honda 40:20.994, 3; N. Hayden (US) Honda 40:21.531, 4; N. Hodgson (Britain) Ducati 40:23.047, 5; E. Bostrom (US) Kawasaki 40:30.677, 6; A. Yates (US) Suzuki 40:36.604, 7; B. Bostrom (US) Ducati 40:42.695, 8; J. Toseland (Britain) Ducati 40:45.380, 9; M. Mladin (Australia) Suzuki 40:49.142, 10.

Race two (28 laps): Edwards 40:14.793, 1; Bayliss 40:15.879, 2; Hodgson 40:16.465, 3; E. Bostrom 40:19.836, 4; B. Bostrom 40:26.636, 5; Toseland 40:40.540, 6; P. Chili (Italy) Ducati 40:41.365, 7; Yates 40:45.027, 8; D. Chandler (US) Ducati 40:54.137, 9; C. Walker (Britain) Kawasaki 41:02.466, 10.

Leading world championship standings: Bayliss 405pts, 1; Edwards 352, 2; Hodgson 221, 3; B. Bostrom 184, 4; N. Haga (Japan) Aprilia 182, 5; Xaus 172, 6; Toseland 124, 7; Walker 108, 8. RUGBY

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

(Seoul)

South Korea 17 Japan 55