Motorsport

BRITISH GRAND PRIX
(Donington Park)

500cc (30 laps, race distance 120.69km). -

1. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Honda 46m 53.349s (average speed 154.436 seconds); 2. Max Biaggi (Italy) Yamaha 46:55.143; 3. Alex Barros (Brazil) Honda 46:55.360; 4. Noriyuki Haga (Japan) Yamaha 47:00.959; 5. Carlos Checa (Spain) Yamaha 47:05.875; 6. Shinya Nakano (Japan) Yamaha 47:06.115; 7. Alex Criville (Spain) Honda 47:09.574; 8. Kenny Roberts (US) Suzuki 47:10.048; 9. Olivier Jacque (France) Yamaha 47:10.129; 10. Loris Capirossi (Italy) Honda 47:18.130.

Leading standings (after eight races): 1. Rossi 161 points; 2. Biaggi 135; 3. Capirossi 103; 4. Barros 89; 5. Nakano 84.

250cc (27 laps, race distance 108.621km). -

1. Daijiro Katoh (Japan) Honda 42m 46.466s (average speed 152.363s); 2. Roberto Rolfo (Italy) Aprilia 42:56.639; 3. Marco Melandri (Italy) Aprilia 42:56.867; 4. Emilio Alzamora (Spain) Honda 43:11.566; 5. Naoki Matsudo (Japan) Yamaha 43:33.134. 6. Fonsi Nieto (Spain) Aprilia 43:37.596; 7. Sylvain Guintoli (France) Aprilia 43:38.392; 8. Alex Debon (Spain) Aprilia 43:38.957; 9. Alex Hofmann (Germany) Aprilia 43:40.263; 10. Shahrol Yuzy (Malaysia) Yamaha 43:44.450.

Standings (after eight races): 1. Katoh 161pts; 2. Tetsuya Harada (Japan) Aprilia 121; 3. Melandri 104; 4. Rolfo 91; 5. Alzamora 75.

125cc (26 laps, total distance 104.598km). -

1. Youichi Ui (Japan) Derbi 43m 17.675s (average speed 144.957 km/h); 2. Toni Elias (Spain) Honda 43:20.804; 3. Manuel Poggiali (San Marino) Gilera 43:21.544; 4. Masao Azuma (Japan) Honda 43:21.641; 5. Lucio Cecchinello (Italy) Aprilia 43:35.061; 6. Simone Sanna (Italy) Aprilia 43:41.322; 7. Steve Jenkner (Germany) Aprilia 43:41.876; 8. Gino Borsoi (Italy) Aprilia 43:42.097; 9. Angel Rodriguez (Spain) Aprilia 43:45.714; 10. Gabor Talmacsi (Hungary) Honda 43:46.287.

Leading standings after eight races:

1. Poggiali 104pts; 2. Elias 97; 3. Borsoi 93; 4. Ui 86; 5. Azuma 85.

SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
(Monterey, California)

Ninth round. -

Race one (28 laps): 1. Ben Bostrom (US) Ducati 40m 32.161s; 2. Neil Hodgson (Britain) Ducati 40:33.498; 3. Troy Corser (Australia) Aprilia 40:35.084; 4. Troy Bayliss (Australia) Ducati 40:48.890; 5. Eric Bostrom (US) Kawasaki 40:50.586; 6. Colin Edwards (US) Honda 41:02.923; 7. Ruben Xaus (Spain) Ducati 41:05.610; 8. Tadayuki Okada (Japan) Honda 41:06.532; 9. Doug Chandler (US) Kawasaki 41:07.799; 10. James Toseland (Britain) 41:09.778.

Race two (28 laps): 1. Ben Bostrom 40:31.320; 2. Corser 40:33.680; 3. Hodgson 40:46.630; 4. Bayliss 40:49.448; 5. Eric Bostrom 40:49.904; 6. Edwards 40:50.126; 7. Toseland 40:50.399; 8. Akira Yanagawa (Japan) Kawasaki 40:50.717; 9. Regis Laconi (France) Aprilia 41:02.067; 10. Ruben Xaus (Spain) Ducati 41:05.419.

World championship standings: 1. Bayliss 276pts; 2. Edwards 223; 3. Corser 215; 4. Ben Bostrom 197; 5. Hodgson 177; 6. Pier-Francesco Chili (Italy) Suzuki 153; 7. Gregorio Lavilla (Spain) Kawasaki 120; 8. Yanagawa 118; 9. Tady Okada (Japan) Honda 113; 10. Xaus 92.

Manufacturers' standings: 1. Ducati 363; 2. Honda 275; 3. Aprilia 240; 4. Kawasaki 216; 5. Suzuki 169.