race report

Kenny Roberts Jr. and Valentino Rossi both had cause for celebration in Rio when Rossi won the race and Kenny the 500cc World Championship.

The second day of the Corsica Rally provided one of the most frightening incidents of the season, as well as leaving the battle for the lead split by just a fraction of a second.

If NASCAR ever needed something to move conversation away from the safety issues at the New Hampshire International Speedway it was Jeff Burton's perfect display in the Dura Lube 300.

The 22-race streak in which no-one had managed a back-to-back GP500 win may have ended, but the form Garry McCoy showed at the Valencia Grand Prix suggests that the Australian may be starting a run of his own very soon.

Colin Edwards repeated his Race One dominance in the second encounter at Oschersleben to clinch the 2000 World Superbike Championship, for the moment.

Michael Schumacher re-ignited the world championship battle with a Monza win that left the German driver in tears at the press conference, and the locals ringing the church bell in Maranello.

Noriyuki Haga emerged triumphant from a classic World Superbike duel with Colin Edwards and Troy Bayliss to stake his intents for the final two rounds of the year.

Steve Park drove a faultless race at a dry Watkins Glen to score his first ever Winston Cup victory, holding off road racing expert Mark Martin in a dramatic chase to the flag.

Neil Hodgson emulated his Donington Park feat by simply walking away with the second race of the day at Brands Hatch in a style that was very reminiscent of King Carl.

Troy Bayliss used the superior power of the Infostrada Ducati to keep a fired up Neil Hodgson at bay in Race One at Brands Hatch, an event marred by a horrific looking crash involving Steve Hislop.

Cristiano Da Matta gave Cal Wells and the entire PPI team their first CART Fed-Ex win with a strong run at the Chicago Motor Speedway.

Rubens Barrichello finally opened his Formula One account with victory in the German Grand Prix - despite starting only 18th on the grid.

Juan Montoya beat Michael Andretti to the line by four hundredths of a second in another classic race at the two mile Michigan Superspeedway.

Alex Barros scored his second GP500 win of the season at the Sachsenring, but only after a tense struggle with the flying Valentino Rossi.

Noriyuki Haga showed the world why is simply had to race at Laguna Seca with a typically spectacular victory in race one.

Valentino Rossi won his first GP500 race at Donington Park this afternoon, but not before home hero Jeremy McWilliams had given the crowd hopes of a British win.

Super Nova driver Nicolas Minassian headed a French 1-2 in the sixth round of the FIA F3000 championship at Magny-Cours, as the points race was blown open.

A fresh breeze had taken hold at the sun drenched Misano circuit as the fans prepared for the second Superbike race of the day. The wind was blowing down the back straight and could provide a helpful boost for the riders on the fastest part of the track.

Alex Barros came through to win a two part Dutch TT, his first win since 1993. The 75th running of the Dutch TT got underway in dry conditions with but a few damp patches still scattered around the track making things slightly difficult.

It took Toyota over four years and 78 races to score their first Champ Car win although judging by Juan Montoya's performance in the rain-delayed Miller Lite 225 that statistic is hard to believe.

Sunday's MBNA Platinum 400 was dominated by Tony Stewart's Joe Gibbs run #20 Home Depot Pontiac who simply pulverised the opposition around the 'Monster Mile' beating Matt Kenseth by more than a second, a lifetime in NASCAR terms.

Colin Edwards began Sunday with a perfect record at Hockenheim in 2000. Fastest in Friday practice, Saturday qualifying and Superpole and in the Sunday warm-up. Not many would have argued if you said the Castrol Honda looked unbeatable.

David Coulthard completed his personal grand slam of Formula One victories this afternoon, adding Monaco to previous wins at Silverstone, Monza and Spa.

The welcome which heralded Loris Capirossi's victory in the Italian 500cc Grand Prix would have been fitting for an emperor, as the Honda Pons rider became the first Italian to win the class at Mugello.