EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX
(Nurburgring, Germany)
Race distance: 67 laps (305.235km): 1. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 1h 42m 00.307s (average speed 179.540 k/h), 2. Mika Hakkinen (Finland) McLaren 13.821s behind, 3. David Coulthard (Britain) McLaren 1 lap, 4. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Ferrari 1 lap, 5. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Benetton 1 lap, 6. Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) Arrows 1 lap, 7. Pedro Diniz (Brazil) Sauber 2 laps, 8. Gaston Mazzacane (Argentina) Minardi 2 laps, 9. Jean Alesi (France) Prost 2 laps, 10. Jenson Button (Britain) Williams 5 laps, behind, 11. Johnny Herbert (Britain) Jaguar 6 laps, 12. Alexander Wurz (Austria) Benetton 6 laps.
Fastest lap: Schumacher 1:22.269 (average speed 199.365 km/h).
WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
(Monza, Italy)
Fifth round, race one: 1. Pierfrancesco Chili (Italy) Suzuki 31m 59.010s, 2. Colin Edwards (US) Honda 31:59.038, 3. Akira Yanagawa (Japan) Kawasaki 32:10.911, 4. Troy Bayliss (Australia) Ducati 32:11.100, 5. Aaron Slight (NZ) Honda 32:12.493, 6. Gregorio Lavilla (Spain) Kawasaki 32:20.028, 7. Ben Bostrum (US) Ducati 32:21.347, 8. Troy Corser (Australia) Aprilia 32:21.924, 9. Alessandro Antonello (Italy) Aprilia 32:29.039, 10.Robert Ulm (Austria) Ducati 32:36.385.
Race two:: 1. Edwards 32:07.510, 2. Chili 32:07.541, 3. Yanagawa 32:10.062, 4. Bayliss 32:11.674, 5. Noriyuki Haga (Japan) Yamaha 32:14.588, 6. Corser 32:18.813, 7. Slight 32:32.382, 8. Andy Meklau (Austria) Ducati 32:41.482, 9. Katsuaki Fujiwara (Japan) Suzuki 32:41.558, 10.Bostrum 32:43.533.
Standings after five rounds: 1. Edwards 164 points, 2. Haga 141, 3. Chili 140, 4. Corser 95, 5. Yanagawa 79, 6. Lavilla 69.
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