Motorsport: Carpentier wins Cleveland Grand Prix

Canada's Patrick Carpentier won the Cart Grand Prix of Cleveland yesterday as Cristiano da Matta's bid for a record fifth consecutive win ended early in mechanical failure.

Run on a blistering hot day on a 3.3km temporary road course around the runways of Cleveland's Bruke Lakefront Airport, Carpentier in his Players Ford-Coswoth/Reynard was 17 seconds clear of Michael Andretti to collect his second career win.

Canada's Paul Tracy was third and Sweden's Kenny Brack fourth. New Zealand's Greg Dixon failed to finish but is still eighth equal overall with 52 points. Da Matta leads with 120 points.