European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 18, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup proof speeds on As Ferrari tails again Frenchman Alain Prost continued his steady March toward the 1985 world driving championship last weekend capturing pole position for the belgian grand prix then finishing third to take four Points and a 16-Point Lead for the Crown. His was a Solo performance for the Mclaren team As his col league world Champion Niki Lauda of Austria was forced to miss the race because of a hand injury suffered in a crash during Friday s practice. The conditions on the spa Franco champs circuit were wet and treacherous and Prost said that when Mich la Albreto spun out on Lap four he took it easy from there and concentrated simply on placing High and finishing the race. At this stage of the season that strategy made Good sense. With Only three races remaining Albore to s Challenge in the Ferrari appears washed up and Prost with five victories this season is Well on his Way to becoming the first Frenchman to win inc Crown. Ayrton Senna of Brazil who won the belgian race was in charge from Start to finish aboard his Lotus Renault Ana lost his Lead Only briefly when he pitted for dry weather tires. It was Senna s first Victory since Portugal and his second career win. His performance at spa was flawless the Young brazilian never putting a wheel wrong in conditions that demanded perfection. His was a Well earned Victory. The englishman Nigel Mansell who placed Sec Ond and his Williams Honda teammate a Csc Ros Berg of Finland who took fourth also put on Superb driving performances. Only 13 cars were classified from the 24 that started. Normally 26 cars have been on this year s up starting grids but Lauda was out with an injured hand As noted and the Tyrrell team started Only Martin Brundic of England. Tyrrell has run Only one car at Monza and spa since the death of Germany s Stefan Bullof in a sports car race at spa on sept. T. Bullof bad driven for Tyrrell in 1984 and again this season. With the deaths of Germany s Manfred Winkel Hock and Bellof both in sports car race Germany now has Only one Driver in formula one and that is Christian Danner who has moved up from the ranks of formula 3000.in the belgian grand prix Danner re placed englishman Jonathan Palmer on the Zak Speed team Palmer having suffered a broken foot in a crash Dur ing practice for the 1,000 Kilometres of spa sports car race. Danner just two Points behind new Zea land s Mike thackwell in the european formula 3000 championship series did Well in his formula one debut qualifying the German Zak Speed car 22nd but retiring in the race with mechanical prob going into the next round the grand prix of Europe at brands Hatch England on oct. 6 Prost has 69 Points to Albreto s s3 while Senna has moved up to third place with 32 Points. Fourth is Senna s Lotus teammate Elio de Angulis of Italy with 31 Points while Stefan Johansson of Sweden Nelson Piquet of Brazil and Finland s Rosberg All follow with 21 Points  the run for the formula one constructor s cup Mclaren leads with 83 Points followed by Ferrari with 77 and Lotus with 63. Williams has 34, Brab Ham 22, Renault 16, arrows and Ligier 13 Points each and Tyrrell 4. Randy Barnett a few results arc in order the first being Al Holburt s clinching of the 1985 Camel Ftp Driver championship with his recent Victory in the 1msa round at Pocono a International raceway. Hol Bart s championship is his first exclusively with porsche. He also won titles in 1976, 77 and 83. In Europe the popular German Driver Jochyn mass clinched the 1985 International German sports car championship with a Victory at Siegen aboard a porsche 962. In cart racing meanwhile Al Unser . Took Over the Lead in the 1985 championship Battle with a fourth place finish in the recent san air round in can Ada a race won by Pancho Carter in a March cos Worth. Round 12 in the cart pig ind car world series will be staged this sunday at the Michigan International Speedway. Going into that one Unser . Leads with 104 Points defending cart Champion Mario Andretti follows with 100, Al Unser . Has 99 and Emerson Fittipaldi 94. In motorcycling meanwhile the United states won its fifth consecutive world team Moi Liviu � ii uni Pion ship beating a 21-nation Field at the recent Motocross pcs nations in Gail Dorf Germany. The Netherlands placed second and West Germany was third. Riding for America were Jeff Ward David Bailey and Ron la Chick. Speaking of motorcycling Here s a re minder that the second High performance motorcycle school class for american riders will be staged next monday on the Nair Burgering so if you want to at tend act now. Tuition and track time Cost s80, the track time instruction amounting to five hours. American riders Cortez Lawrence and Nils Van Norman will instruct at the school which is partially sponsored by cycles America of Frankfurt and Stuttgart. For Complete information Call Lawrence at 06303-4943  Van Norman at 069-694047. Cycles America is also planning a nine Day tour package to Daytona fla., for the International Speed week program there in March the special flight leaving Frankfurt Airport on March 2. The Cost of the trip includes round trip flights hotels a Daytona Speedway ticket package and special track Side hospitality tent Access to the pits meeting Drivers and All the rest. The Price is 3,499 Marks about $1,200. A Deposit of 500 Marks about ji70 is required prior to oct. 15. For further information Call cycles Ameri Ca at 069-694047  write  mail Deposit to cycles  Esso on the b44, 6078 ecu Isenburg 4, West Germany. A final motorcycle note involves Eddie Lawson the California rider who lost his world championship title this year to Honda rider fast Freddie Spencer of Shreveport la. Marlboro sponsors of Yamaha in grand prix com petition announced last week that Lawson will again contest the 1986 season for Yamaha his fourth year with the team. Lawson will return As no. 1 rider his backup rider not yet selected. Marlboro Yamaha is managed by the sex world Champion Giacomo Agustini of Italy. Spencer of course will return for Honda so Well be seeing the two americans squaring Fuff again for the title run in 1986. At the moment there s no one else around who can touch either one of them where to go this weekend in Aulo racing the 1,000 Kilometres of brands Hatch eighth round in the world Long distance championship for sports cars will be staged sunday with the British jaguars challenging the porsche factory cars on Home grounds. The three Day program also will include races for Renault 5 cars formula Ford 1600s. And touring cars practice is scheduled from 2 15 to 5 15 . On Friday with preliminary races and practice set sat urday from 9 . To 6 . The program on sunday begins with preliminary races at 10 . The 1,000 Kilometre sports car race will be flagged Oft at noon. The brands Hatch circuit is located about 20 Miles Southeast of London. At the Donington Park circuit near Derby eng land the final round in the formula 3000 series will be staged sunday. Practice is set for saturday. In Germany the 12th annual adar Bilstein super sprint races will be staged sunday on the new Nair Burgering with final rounds in both the German championship sports c?.r series and Cufo ican championship intervenes heading the program. Other races All final events in the German National championships include events for touring cars and formula 3s, Renault 5s, opel Vorsas and vow polos As Well As a final race in the Ford fiesta ladies cup series. Practice is scheduled from 9 . To 6 . On sat urday with sunday s nine race program beginning at 9 40 . And running through 6 . To reach the new curb urging. Take inc Koblenz Trier autobahn and exit at olt the Way to the ring. Al Man where signs Mark in Italy the Imola circuit near Bologna will Host an italian National championship race sunday for formula 3 cars. Practice is scheduled for saturday. Motorcycle racing in Spain the next to last round in the european Road racing championship will be held sunday at the Jarama circuit North of Madrid with races for bikes in the 80, 250 and Soock classes. Practice will be held on saturday. In Germany the ninth round in the German National championships will be held at St. Win Del win Torbach on sunday with racing for bikes of All classes plus super bikes. Practice is saturday. Classic motorcycle races will be held on both saturday and sunday at the Snetterton circuit in England the track located near Norwich. Motocross the 36th International adar Biensteiner Wald Kurs Motocross for bikes of Soock and cycles with sidecars will be held sunday the town of Bic Stcin located off autobahn a73 cast of Cologne Germany. At  Langon Germany the 30th International adar Motocross for cycles with sidecars will be staged on sunday. This event is the final round in the German trophy series for cycles with sidecars. In Schroc Kusbach Germany a final trophy round for bikes in the 250 and Soock classes will be held sunday. The town of Schreck Sbach is located just North of Alsfeld on National Roulo 254. To Sun and sir Len South Africa up still on despite political pressure from press dispatches Paris Jean Marie Balestre presi Dent of the federation internationale do sport automobile Fis ahas announced that fisa will not Bow to political pressure and that the South african grand prix re Mains scheduled for oct. 19. By Tesore announced that fisa and its Parent organization the federation internationale de i automobile Fia would maintain its position of not letting politics interfere with Auto  French finnish swedish and Bra Zilian authorities All have  Drivers and teams not to compete in South Afri Ca in the current circumstances and the Renault team has already announced that it will not take part in the event the next to last of the grand prix season. The final race is scheduled for nov. 3 in Adelaide Australia. Fisa s Balestre said the decision was based on the determination of the Fia not to Bow to political pressure which would Lead to an explosion of the 93-nation Fia which would be infinitely More serious than the Boycott of the 1980 Moscow  said the South african automobile club on sept. 11 officially confirmed to the Fia the organization of the grand prix giving All guarantees for the safety of the Public and the competitors. Only a change in the situation and the safety conditions could induce the Fia to make extraordinary decisions Balestre said in a statement from the Fia. The statement said no automobile clubs had asked for the race to be cancelled and Only two governments France and Finland had asked the Fia to Transfer  cancel the race and it stressed that the Fia had relations Only with automobile clubs not governments. Balestre said the Fia has two observers in South Africa and they arc following the situation in South Africa daily. He confirmed that a general strike in South Africa would enable the Fia to postpone  cancel the event under its statutes. But he re called that the 1974 portuguese rally took place while that country was in revolution and the army was occupying All the  the Fia statement said that the South african automobile association had run the grand prix for Many years and that Drivers of any race  religion have the same rights As other Drivers to take part in its grand  Balestre also announced that Hungary will be the first soviet bloc country to stage a formula one grand prix with the race set for Budapest in either August  sep tember of 1986 under a contract signed in London on sept. 10. The hungarian automobile club announced the scheduling of the event last weekend. The contract was signed by Ecclestone and hungarian automobile club general Secretary tiber Balogh. Balogh said that preparations Are under Way for the construction of the 2.4-mile circuit located about 12 Miles from Buda pest s Center and that the grandstands will accommodate some 120,000 fans. He added that there would be a Budapest grand prix every year for five years starting in 1986