European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october 15, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup Gerhard Berger new austrian hero the Brilliant Young austinian Driver Gerhard Berger came through to score a highly popular Victory in the mexican grand prix Sun Day this win his first in grand prix racing. We Gay highly popular Victory because Berg or More than deserved it and the new austrian hero was overdue. His Victory also was the first for he Benetton team since it entered grand prix racing five years ago it was team Toleman then and it was also the fir is win this season for the italian Pirelli lire firm and for Bow of Munich. When Berger took the Check ered Flag sunday at Rodriguez Brothers circuit in Mexico City he also became the fifth Driver to win a grand prix race this season and a new name an inc list is Welcome indeed. Before sunday s mexican up Only englishman Nigel Mansill William Frenchman Alain Prost Mclaren and the Brazil ians Nelson Piquet Williams and Ayrton Senna Lotus had scored victories. They All scored Points at Mexico too but Man sell leading Tor the world driving title managed Only fifth place. The fight for the Crown now continues to the final round in Adelaide Australia on oct. 26. In Mexico Mansill started from the second Row he had qualified third fastest while Senna had pole posit Ion. On the Start Mansill could not engage first gear and finally took off far Down the line lying in 17th position at the end of the first Lap. From that time on the englishman battled up through the Field but it was Loo talc for a lop placing and the world championship. He made two pit stops for tires while his teammate Piquet made three. The winning Berger who started on the second Row fourth fastest across from Man sell had gambled on a no pit Stop race and it paid off As his Pirelli tires went the distance. The defending Champion Prost meanwhile finished second Senna took third and Piquet fourth. Going into the australian finale manse still leads with 70 Points Only the Best results from 1 1 of the 16 grand prix races coun Prost follows with 64 and Piquet has 63. Although Mansill has the advantage on Points anything can happen in Australia and it should be a tremendous race if Prost should come through he will become the first Driver to win Back to Back championships since Australia s Jack Brabham who won the Crown in 1959 and again in 1 960. Brabham won a third title in 1966, going into the australian finale Mansill with five victories this season is gunning for his first world driving title while Piquet is chasing his third 1981 and 83 were his previous title years. So among the three finalists Manset has the greatest incentive to win but he will also be under the greatest pressure. Austria s Berger meanwhile who will leave the Benetton team at the end of the season to join Ferrari has had a Long association with Bow and he always stresses his Good relationship with that company. He has won several races for Bow in the european touring car champions i p series. He began his up career with the German ats Bow team. That was on aug. 19, 1984, in the austrian grand prix and he scored he first world championship Point in his second Outing with ats thai year placing sixth in the italian grand prix. He immediately became a Driver to last season Berger drove for the arrows Bow team Ihen move to Benetton Bow this year where he has enjoyed his Best sea Sori by far placing Smith in Brazil and Spain third in san Marino fifth in Italy and winning in Mexico for a Points total of 1 7 going into the australian finale. At Ferrari he will be the first austrian Driver Lince the Greal Days of his compatriot Niki Lauda. The italian Ferrari learn is in dire need of a Driver of Berger style. It was Lauda who revived Ferrari in Lite 1970s and perhaps Berger can do the same w the late 1980y. It will be interesting to watch. Berber recently was quoted at Tayong i still havea Ferrari i Hope i will learn very my Law Rock Steile austrian Gerhard Berger off to Ferrari in 87 now completing Only his second full year in for Mula one racing it appears thai berber already has Learned a lot in an extremely Short Lime. If Ferrari can come up with a Good car Berger will win for them and his name May become As Well known As Lauda s. With Burger it s obvious that the austrian nation has another Star. In Simsa racing Frenchman Bob Wollek and american Driver Scott Prueti won he recent Camel Simsa it championship aboard a a Orsech 962, this event the second annual Camel Ftp race through the streets of Columbus Ohio. Pennsylvanian Al Holbert already Hai clinched the it title. Holburt s regular Simsa teammate Derek Bell of England meanwhile announced after winning the world sports car driving Crown at Fuji Japan that he would limit his racing next year to american events. Bell who shares his second straight title with the German Driver Hans stuck has partnered Holbert in Many american Simsa races this sea son and will race As no. 1 Driver for Holberg s Lowenbraun porsche team next year. Holbert announced his retirement from racing after Clinch ing the Simsa title but he will continue to manage his Lowenbraun team. The englishman Bell who will do All of the Simsa rounds is a four time Winner of the 24 hours of a mans. He will do that race next season for the porsche factory team looking at rallying frenchwoman Miecle Moulon captured the German National rally championship recently when she and her Peugeot teammate Terry Harriman won the Bailie rally. The Only woman Ever to win world championship rallies Moulon has campaigned this season in a Peugeot 205 Turbo 16. The Audi firm of Germany meanwhile has an return to world Chain Pion ship Competition Nix season with a two car team and that Germany s Waller Rohrl and Finland s Hannu Mikkola will carry the Audi banners. In Motocross meanwhile David Bailey tick Johnson and Johnny o Mara led the United states to its sixth consecutive Victory in the recent world Motocross championships in Maggiaris Italy. Bailey won in the Soock category while Johnson topped the 250cc class and o Mara won the i25cc division. The English team of David Thorpe Rupert herring and Jeremy Whatley came in second while Italy s Mic Kielc Rinaldi Massimo Corlini and Corrado Maddini were third in the 24-nation annual Competition. Finland placed in urls. And Holland was fifth. Mustang Camaro and trans am own cars please take Nole. Gary Schmidt an automotive expert whom we be known for Many years is writing a Book on the Ford Mustang Chevrolet and Pontiac trans am cars years 1978 Onward and he is seeking pictures of those three Marques from any of those Model years. Color slides Are preferable Bui color prims and Black and White prints Are also of. Schmidt assistant principal at Grafin Wocher elementary school in Germany says that he s also interested in Interior photos and also in custom cd models. If interested Send your photos to Schmidt at Box 6. Apo 091 12. If you want inc photos or slides Relur cd please make that notation. Wii erf. To go this weekend in Rulo nubile racing the i4 h and final round in the 1986 european touring car championship series will be sunday in Pon Ugat on the new circuit in Estoril near Lisbon 1 practice is scheduled for Friday and saturday. In Germany there is racing on saturday and Sun Day Ai inc Bockenheim circuit for sports cars Lour ing cars formula 3 can. Formula Fords and formula super vacs. Sponsoring the races is the motor sports club of Ess Lingen. At the Imola circuit in Italy near Bologna the final round in he italian National championship for formula 3 cars Wilt be sunday. A spoils car race also is on the program. Motorcycle racing in England the in Eucon circuit near Norwich will Hosi club mans motorcycle races on saturday for All classes of cycles. The brands Hatch circuit South cast of London will stage a Power Bike International championship race on sunday Wilh qualifying on saturday. Motorcycle rallying the left Lane club of the Bow motorcycle owners of America will have its final event of the year this weekend. It s the seventh annual Treffon am Stein on Friday saturday and sunday at Rici Grafenstein near bad Kreuz Nach Germany. For details prospective entrants May Call Donald e. Baker at 069-424601 or 06731-1270. Auto shows in Berlin the aaa 86 Ber Lin show around the Auto continues at the Fairgrounds through sunday Wilh Many new can on display along with racing and rally cars. The show is open daily from 10 a a. To 7 . In England the British International motor show opens saturday at the National exhibition Center in Birmingham and runs through oct. 26. Hours Are 9 30 to 7 . Daily except for oct. 26 when the show opens at 9 to . And Cloi at 5 30
