European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. September 10, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 facing Roundup Black Flag could Cost proof his title Alain Prost the first Frenchman Ever la win the world driving championship achieved that distinction it year despite being deprived of his Victory in the san Marino grand prix Early in the season. He was disqualified when i Mclaren was declared five pounds too Light in a Post race inspection. De spite thai setback and die loss or nine vital Points Prosl went on to win five More races and capture the 1985 title. It was a Case of Justice prevailing because that disqualification could have Cost him the world championship. Now the Frenchman is in a similar situation. If he should win the title again this year he will do it despite a Black Flag thai disqualified him from last sunday s italian grand prix. He had driven brilliantly starting from dead last in the pit Lane and holding Down fifth place 27 laps into the race when the by ick Flag came out with the figure i attached to it proofs number. He was disqualified because he took longer than the allowed time to join the race in his spare car after his Mclaren Tao porsche had alternator failure on the Grid. This occurred just before the Start of the Parade Lap. Frost had been in the second Grid Posi Tion on the front Row with pole Sitter Teo Fabi of Italy who also had starting problems. Frost s car was wheeled away he jumped into the spare ind. When the Light turned Green he started from the pit Lane to join the Field but too late according to officialdom. Fabi meanwhile had started at the Back of the Grid. Frost who won last year s italian grand prix was understandably furious about the timing of the Black Flag. It fell on Lap 27 of the 52" Lap race when it should have fallen Early in the running. After the race Prost told reporters that the officials should not let a Driver put himself at risk for More than Hal the race before making their decision they should have Black flagged me right away in Stead of letting me run thai Long. 1 took lot of risks la get up to fifth place this indeed makes sense. Prost Lien weal on to Call the decision idiotic if is blast resulting in a receiving a $5.000 Fine from the federation internationale a sport automobile fisa. Some Days you cant win no Maltor How Good you Are. Prost who announced last weekend at Crua that he would remain with the Mclaren team next year had plenty of company in the hard Luck department at Monza where Nelson Piquet of Brazil won from his Williams Honda teammate Nigel Maissell of England. It was Piquet s third Vic tory in his last four races. Airton Senna of Brazil also in the run with Prost. Piquet and Mansell for the 1986 Crown drove Only a few Hundred Yards in his Lotus Ren Ault when his race ended with a broken Gearbox. The italian Fabi. Meanwhile climbed from tieback of the Grid in his Bention Bow and had moved up to seventh place when he went off the track with a Flat tire. Fabi had to be Content with setting fastest Lap of the race. The italian grand prix had three leaders. The Brilliant Young austrian Gerhard Berger to May join Ferrii next year held the Carty Lead m his Ijen Cimon Bow he finished fifth then Mansen took Over after six laps and led until the Laie stages when his teammate Piquet shot by to take the Lead and hold it to the end. Third came inc Ferrari div in by Stefan Johansson of Sweden. Pique world Champion in 1981 and in both titles Wilh Brabha told reporters after his Bielory that i did t push Loo hard in the Early part of the race because i worried about running Short of fuel. When i was certain thai i had enough to reach the finish. I boosted my Turbo and went ahead of  Mansell who still leads for he world driving Crown Wilh three grand prix races to go said a Loose scat Belt hampered him in the turns All afternoon. After inc race he said pique is a Driver of great experience and of Coy no. He can win the title. And it s easier in come from behind. But i la fight hard to stay on  Williams Drivers Mansell and Piquet now have four victories each while Prost has three and Senna two. Wilh Only three races 10 of Manset leads Willi 6 Points pique has 56. Prost 53 and Senna 48, so the run for the 1966 Lille remains wide open. In our racing Roundup column on Jan. I of this year we wrote with the Start of a new year Well also Start another world championship for Mula one racing season and As predictions Are in order Well make ours by saying that the brazilian Ace Nelson Piquet will win the 1986 world driving Lille in a  it s beginning to appear the pique will do just that. Meanwhile in the run for the formula one constructor s cup. Williams nearly has it clinched with 117 Points while Mclaren follows with 75. Third a Lotus Wilh 50, fourth Ferrari Wilh 30, fifth liner Wilh 28. Others Are Benetton 10. Team Haas us and turn Rel 6 each Brabham 2, and arrows i. W without Points Art Zak Speed Osella and Minardi. The remaining three races arc the portuguese grand prix on sept. 21 at Estoril near Lisbon the grand prix of Mexico on oct. 12 at Mexico Cit Yand the australian grand prix on oct. 26 at Adelaide. Looking at rallying defending world rally Champion Timo Salonen of Finland won his Home event last weekend the rally of the 1000 lakes this rally the ninth round in the Chase for the 1986 title. Salonen beat out his Peugeot 205 Turbo team mate Juha Kankkunen also of Finland by Only 24 seconds. Lancia Delia Driver Markku Alen of Fin land placed third to make it an All finn h affair. Wilh four rallies to go Kankkunen ids for the driving Crown with 91 Points while Len follows with 69. Italy s Massimo Biasion  is third with 47 Points. In inc championship for makes Peugeot is near ing its second straight title with 141 Points while Lancia is second with 119. The next round is the Ivory coast rally on sept. 23-27. Where to go this weekend the top event in Europe this weekend is the 1,000 kilo me ters of spa Franco champs eighth round in the world sports car racing championship. The race will be held sunday on the famous belgian circuit in the ardennes Forest with the world s top sport car Drivers and learns entered. The race is the final championship round in Europe and the next to last in the 1986 championship the finale set for oct. 5 in Japan. Practice on the spa Franco champs circuit Wilt be held Friday from 8 30 . To 6 . And on saturday from 8 45 . Io6 . There is also racing on saturday afternoon for tour ing cars and formula 3 cars. The 1.000-Kilometer 620-mile race or sports cars which starts Al noon sunday will consist of 145 laps Over the 4.3-mile spa Franco champs circuit located near the Lawn of maimed in Eastern Belgium. In Spain the i Ullh round in inc european for Mula 3000 championship will be held sunday Onich new Jerez de la Frontera circuit i near Rota Wilh practice scheduled for Friday and saturday. In Sicily the i lib round in the italian National formula 3 championship will be staged sunday on toe Menusa circuit at Zentia in England the ninth round in the British Mur ing car championship with be held sunday Al the Donington Park circuit near Derby with other races also planned Al the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London meanwhile a festival of sports car racing willbe featured on saturday and sunday with races for formula Ford 1600s also on the two Day program. In dirt track racing the bomb Lingen Sincl Fingon Stock car racing association a Sacra will hold races on sunday at the 3/b-mile Oval track near Panzer Cavern in bomb Lingen. Germany. Time Tri als Start at 10 30 . And racing gels under Way at t . Motorcycle racing the i Ullh round in the German National Cycle racing championship will be held sunday on the avus circuit in Berlin Wilh races for bikes in inc 250, 3sq and 500ccclasses, plus super bikes and cycles with sidecars. In England there is racing on saturday and sunday at the in Clerton circuit near Norwich with events for cycles in at classes. Motocross the first of three rounds inthe european stadium Cross championship will be held Friday saturday and sunday at the Bill View stadium in Manchester England. Many lop Ameri can riders Are entered. In Germany the 22nd  adar Motocross will be held on sunday Wilh Competition for bikes in the 12 acc class and for cycles with sidecars. Grepping in is located Southeast of Stuttgart. Motorcycle Bally the third annual military motorcycle rally will be held saturday and sunday at the Kelly Barracks phys Al training Field in Darmstadt. Germany. This rally in sponsored by the Darmstadt military Community and Harley Davidson military sales. Trophies will be awarded to winners in the various events. There will be live music a custom Cycle show and a Dis play of 1987 Haricy Davidson motorcycles. Sat urday s hours Are from 9 . To 9 . Wilh Sun Day s action set from 9 . To 1 . Admission will be 5 Marks about $2.50that fee Good for in motorcycle show a rally Patch and a motorcycle foundation Booklet on Safe Riding. All proceeds from the two Day event will go to the Darmstadt military Community. Please note that this column will nol appear again until the oct. 8-9 editions. For where to go racing information please Check the sports Calendar in the weekly stripes  Oklahoma tops a poll Miami climbs to 2nd by the associated Prat Oklahoma remained a runaway Leader monday in the first associated press Reg ular season College football  fla., nosed out Idle Michigan for second place setting up a possible shootout Between no. I Ana no. 2 later this Monib Oklahoma s impressive 38-3 drub Bof fourth ranked Urcla earned the sooner 5s of 59 first place votes and i 175 of a possible 1,180 Points from anti wide panel of 59 sports writers and broadcasters. Meanwhile Miami upped its record to 2-0 by defeating no. 13 Florida 23-15. The hurricanes received one first place vote and 1,050 Points m Dubuc. In a third lace to second. Oklahoma visits Miami on sept. 27 in an attempt to avenge the Only loss the sooner suffered in route to the 1985 National championship. Michigan which opens its season sat urday at Noire Dame slipped from Sec Ond place to third with one first place Vole and 1,026 Points. Urcla s embarrassment at the bands of Oklahoma dropped the Bruins from fourth a Bice to 16th. Alabama a 42-10 Winner Over Vanderbill moved up from fifth to fourth with 986 Points. Penn Sute crushed Temple 45-15 Androse from sixth to fifth with one first place vote and 952 Points. The vibe tint place ballot went to Nebraska which trounced no. 11 Florida slate 34 17 and jumped from eighth to sixth Wilh 896 Points Texas . Which open in season sat urday flight at leu remained in seventh place with 868 Points while Tennessee owned new Mexico 35-21 and went from Lois to eighth Wilh 713 Points. Auburn no. 14 in the preseason poll cracked the top ten by whipping Tennes see Chattanooga 42-14. The tigers received 509 pouts. That put them seven Points ahead of Ohio slate which slipped from ninth to both with 502 Points. This week s up1 rankings Are identical to a through the first eight places. Auburn ranks ninth Aad Ohio slate is i oth in inc up coaches poll. The a second ten consists of Brig Ham Young Baylor Florida. Leu Flor Ida stale Urcla Washington Arkansas Georgia and Michigan state. The new a rankings include the same 20 teams As the preseason poll with some rearranging of positions