European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 20,1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup German up Victor Prost or Senna with the German grand prix at Hock Venheim this sunday we enter the second half of the 1988 world driving championship series and the simple question there is which Mclaren Driver will win the title the Frenchman Alain Prost or the brazilian a tron Senna and a similar question applies to sunday s German grand prix the Only change being who will win the race Prost or Senna Well go with Prost who captured his one and Only German grand prix Victory at Bockenheim in 1984. But Senna could win just As Well. And if he should it will be his first German grand prix  eight races run Prost and Senna have four victories each and Prost leads in Points 54 to 48 because of three second place finishes. His Only did not finish this season came at the recent Brit ish grand prix at Silverstone. Earlier this season Mclaren team chief Ron Den Nis predicted that his Honda Turbo powered car would win All 16 races this year and barring mechanical failure or accidents it s beginning to appear that Dennis will be Correct. The Mclaren team organization is perfect the cars Are perfect the Honda Turbo motor is obviously the Best in formula one and the twice world Champion Prost and his team mate Senna Are two of the world s Best Drivers. So the opposition faces a continued shutout. At last week s press conference at Bockenheim Ferrari Driver Gerhard Berger of Austria said he can Only Hope for third place in this year s world championship and win some recognition for his performances along the Way because the advantage of them Clarens with Honda Turbo Power is simply too  the 4.2-mile Bockenheim circuit like Silverstone is a High Speed track so the turbos could have problems on fuel consumption but even that Sharp cutback from 195 liners in 1987 to the current 150 has failed to hinder the Mclaren cars performances. The 150-liter limit has Hurt Ferrari however with the italian cars both running out of Gas a Silverstone. Berger ran out just before he reached the finish line and his teammate Michele Albreto of Italy had his tank go dry a Lap from the end. And the Silverstone race was a wet one. Had it been run in dry conditions the Ferrari cars would have run dry with several laps to go. The Only Consolation for Ferrari at Silverstone was Berger s pole position the first pole scored this season by a car other than Mclaren. Unless Ferrari engineers solve the fuel consumption problems the italian team will face the Sam problems at Bockenheim As they had at Silverstone. And most of the races to come this season Are on High Speed circuits. Here Are the details on sunday s German grand prix which is the ninth round in the world driving championship. The race will be staged Sun Day on the 4.2-mile Bockenheim circuit at Hocken Heim Southwest of Heidelberg. Practice and qualify ing for formula one cars will be held on Friday and saturday with untamed sessions from 10 to 11 30a.m. On both Days and official qualifying sessions from 1 to 2 . Both Days. Sunday s grand prix of 45 laps 189 mile begins at 2 30 . Other races Are also on the three Day program the top ones being the formula 3 european Challenge race at 2 30 . Saturday and the pm Lotus euro Pean championship race at 4 30 . Sunday Fol lowing the grand prix. About 60 percent of the tick ets have been sold in Advance but tickets for most areas Are still available at avd and adar offices Aswell As at the Bockenheim circuit with prices rang ing from 40 to 220 Marks about $22 to $121. Tick ets should also be available at the Gate on race Day As organizers say they Are not expecting a sellout crowd. The German grand prix will also be shown live on television with the coverage starting at 2 15 . Sunday on the second program Adf and continuing through 4 15 . Moving to rallying Austria s Sepp Haider a pro rally Driver since 1983, scored the firs major Victory of his career last week when he won the rally of new zealand eighth round in the 1988world rally driving championship. Haider an opel factory Driver won the 1,200-mile new zealand event aboard a group a opel Wadett Psi. Finishing second was new Sealander Ray Wilson in a 323 Mazda. Haider sewed things up on the third stage the rally s most difficult when he turned in Brilliant performances during heavy Rains. The italian Lancia team which recently clinched the rally make championship in the United states round did not contest the new zealand event. The next round is the rally of Argentina on aug. 4 to 7. Looking at some results from last weekend Audi continued its domination of the trans am series with the popular German drive Hans stuck winning at Brainerd minn., and making it five victories for the Audi Quattro team in seven trans am races so far this season. Audi is in its firs year of Acca trans am Competition. Placing second behind stuck was another Audi Quattro this one driven by Hurley Haywood of Ponte Vedra Fla. Like stuck the american Hay Wood is an Audi factory Driver. Third Man on the team is the German rally and racing Star Walter Rohrl. In Germany Ford s Ace Driver Klaus Ludwig won the ninth round in the German National championship last sunday at Wunstorff Ludwig leading two other Sierra co Worth Drivers across the line. At this stage the Ford Sierra co Worth factory cars Lead Bow and Mercedes for both european touring car championship and German National championship honors. In motorcycle racing Spain s Jorge Marinez won the 80cc race in the grand prix of Yugo Slavia last sunday to Clinch the world championship in that division. Afterwards he won the 125cc round to make it a totally successful Day. Martinez rides a Derbi Bike in both divisions. Allan Scott the Only american rider in the 125cc division placed ninth in his private entry Honda making it the third time he has scored world championship Points this season. The More Points the bet Ter because Scott needs Points to gain sponsorship. We enjoy keeping our Eye on this Young rider be cause after his performance in the German grand prix we re convinced he has the Talent to go far in world championship racing. Meanwhile the defending world Champion in the top Soock class Wayne Gardner of Australia is Clos ing in on California rider Eddie Lawson with Gard Ner scoring his third straight Victory aboard a Honda in Yugoslavia. Yamaha s Lawson who still leads for the Crown by a margin of Only 20 Points finished10th after suffering a shoulder injury in saturday s qualifying session. So the Pace grows torrid and will continue so on sunday in the French grand prix at Paul Ricard circuit. Where to go this weekend we veal ready presented the details for the German grand prix so now let s look at the rest of the Calendar. In England the 1,000 Kilometres of brands Hatch seventh round in the world sports car championship will be held sunday on the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London with practice and qualifying on Friday and saturday. The race starts at noon sunday and it will be run for 238 laps Over the2.6-mile brands Hatch circuit. The last round held in Brno Czechoslovakia was won by Germany Jochen mass and the Frenchman Jean Louis Schles ser in a Sauber Mercedes with two Jaguar cars Foj lowing. The jaguars Lead in the sports car championship with 205 Points to Sauber Mercedes 135. In third is the Jost porsche team with 111 Points. At the Silverstone circuit in the English midlands meanwhile races Are scheduled sunday for formula 3 cars formula Fords sports cars and touring cars. At the Snetterton circuit near Norwich motorcycle races will be held on saturday while sunday s pro Gram will feature races for Stock cars formula Ford 2000 and formula Ford 1600 cars. In Luxembourg there is racing on saturday an sunday at the Goodyear circuit in Colmar Berg for touring cars formula 3 cars super vees and formula Renault cars. On Germany s Nair Burgering near Adenau there is racing on saturday and sunday for cars of various categories the races scheduled from 8 . To 6 . Rallying the 7th International rally of Germany fifth round in the German championship and also a european championship round will be staged thursday Friday and saturday with the route to cover 738 Miles. Thursday s running includes seven special timed stages Friday s includes 15, and saturday s run also features 15. The rally starts at 4 . Thursday at the event s Headquarters in St. Wendel North of Saar Brincken continues Fri Day and ends saturday at 9 30 ., also in St. Wen Del. Thursday s route action from 4 . To 9 . Takes in St. Wendel Kusel St. Wendel Friday s route 7  to 10 . Takes in St. Wendel Mosheim Konz Wittlich co chem simmer Kusel St. Wendel saturday s rally route 7 30 . To 9 30 . Is the same As Friday s. Most of Europe s top rally stars including the great French woman Champion Mich ele Mouton will be participating. More than 100 teams Are entered. Motorcycle racing the grand prix of France Lith round in the motorcycle Road racing world championship will be staged on sunday at the Paul Ricard circuit in Southern France the Cir Cuit is located Between Toulon and Marseille. Races Are scheduled for 125, 250 and Soock classes plus cycles with sidecars. Practice and qualifying will take place on Friday and saturday. The stars and stripes drug rumours engulf Leader As dutch riders win Bordeaux France a dutch in the morning run Van Der Poel took men Jean Paul Van Poppel and Adri the individual honors Over Belgium s Van de Poel won individual stages in the Etienne de Wilde american Davis Phin tour de France cycling classic tuesday Ney and italian Guido Bontempi. The but Spain s Pedro Delgado battling re dutchman won in a sprint finish in 46mors he tested positive in a drug test minutes 36 seconds Over the 24 Miles held onto the Overall Lead. Van Poppel Winner of the third and10th stages took the 17th leg in a final sprint. He clocked in from the 130-Milende through southwestern France from from Tarbes to Pau the shortest Indi drug test for the tour s top performers. For the moment there is no official confirmation said a terse statement is sued tuesday night by tour de France organizers. It is a Rumor tour de France director Xavier Louy told reporters. There is t _. _.�. F j _ to visual leg of the cycling race since world nothing for the moment to confirm it. Pau to Bordeaux in four hours 58 minutes and three seconds. War ii. Delgado who appeared to be on his Way to the Overall Triumph sunday in Paris withstood a spate of rumours that he had tested positive during a Standard the rumours about Delgado who has been the Overall Leader since thursday began circulating earlier tuesday. I Don t know if i m positive Delgado said when queried by reporters. I know that i be been tested each Day since i be had the yellow Jersey. I Don t  regular tests for performance enhancing substances Are administered daily to the Overall Leader and the top two per formers of the stage. After gaining time on his rivals in the Mountain stages Over the past three Days Delgado recuperated on tuesday s stretch Riding with the pack but conceding no time to his top challengers. Del Gado maintained his 4 08 Lead Over the Netherlands Steven Rooks