FIREHAWK 500(Motegi, Japan)
1. Kenny Brack, Sweden, Ford Lola, 201 laps, 286.637 km/h, 2. Helio Castroneves, Brazil, Honda Reynard, 201, 3. Tony Kanaan, Brazil, Honda Reynard, 200, 4. Christian Fittipaldi, Brazil, Toyota Lola, 200, 5. Jimmy Vasser, US, Toyota Reynard, 200, 6. Max Papis, Italy, Ford Lola, 200, 7. Alex Zanardi,
Italy, Honda Reynard, 199, 8. Shinji Nakano, Japan, Honda Reynard, 199, 9. Scott Dixon NZ, Toyota Reynard, 198, 10. Roberto Moreno, Brazil, Toyota Reynard, 198, 11. Michel Jourdain, Mexico, Ford Lola, 197, 12. Mauricio Gugelmin, Brazil, Toyota Reynard, 197, 13. Gil de Ferran, Brazil, Honda Reynard, 194, 14. Oriol Servia, Spain, Ford Lola, 191, 15. Nicholas Minassian, France, Toyota Lola, 190, 16. Adrian Fernandez, Mexico, Honda Reynard, 148, mechanical, 17. Dario Franchitti, Scotland, Honda Reynard, 126, mechanical, 18. Paul Tracy, Canada, Honda Reynard, 77, mechanical, 19. Patrick Carpentier, Canada, Ford Reynard, 54, mechanical, 20. Tora Takagi, Japan, Toyota Reynard, 51, mechanical.
Time of race: 1 hour 44 minutes 48.888 seconds.
Margin of victory: 3.650s.
Caution flags: 2 for 13 laps.
Lead changes: 9 lead changes among 5 drivers.
Lap leaders: Castroneves, 1-50, 56-84, 145-149; Brack, 51-54, 98-104, 150-201; Dixon, 55-55, Franchitti, 97-97; Kanaan, 105-144.
Driver standings: Brack, 49; Castroneves, 47; da Matta, 40; Tracy, 40; Vasser, 40; de Ferran, 30; Kanaan, 26; Dixon, 24; Fittipaldi, 22; Andretti, 20.
NZ CROSS-COUNTRY MOTORCYCLE CHAMPS
Final round. -
Open two-strokes: P. Whibley (Pahiatua) Honda CR250 1, A. Youren (Napier) Suzuki RM250 2, D. Baird (Chch) Yamaha YZ250 3. Points: Whibley 80, Baird 67, Youren 64.
Open four-strokes: S. Bird (Palm Nth) Yamaha WR426 1, R. Bird (Pahiatua) Suzuki DRZ400 2, G. Button (Chch) KTM 400 3. Points: S. Bird 77, Button 70, R. Bird 69.
Two-strokes up to 200cc: B. Harding (Napier) Honda CR125 1, B. Graham 2, P. Broxholme (Tga) Honda CR125 3. Points: Harding 80, Broxholme 69, B. Gunson (Hastings) 60.
Four-strokes up to 300cc: W. Jennings (Whakatane) Yamaha YZ250F 1, J. Lavender (Chch) Yamaha YZ250F 2, L. Sutton (Auck) Kawasaki KLX300 3. Points: Jennings 80, Lavender 70, Sutton 60.
