FINLAND'S Juha Kankkunen boosted his chances of winning a fourth world
title when he stormed to victory in his Toyota in the 1000 Lakes Rally
in Finland yesterday.
Kankkunen started with only a one-point lead in this year's
championship but is now 20 points ahead of Didier Auriol of France.
Results:
1, Juha Kankkunen (Finland), Toyota, 4 hours 23 minutes 51 seconds; 2,
Ari Vatanen (Finland), Subaru, 4.24.38; 3, Didier Auriol (France),
Toyota, 4.26.01; 4, Tommi Makinen (Finland), Lancia, 4.28.26; 5, Kenneth
Eriksson (Sweden), Mitsubishi, 4:29.32; 6, Sebastian Lindholm (Finland),
Ford, 4:31.34; 7, Hannu Mikkola (Finland), Toyota, 4.32.33; 8, Lasse
Lampi (Finland), Mitsubishi, 4:33.18; 9, Armin Schwartz (Germany),
Mitsubishi, 4.34.06; 10, Marcus Gronholm (Finland), Toyota, 4:40.20.
World drivers' championship: 1, Kankkunen, 91 points; 2, Auriol, 71;
3, Francois Delecour (France), Ford, 70; 3, Miki Biasion (Italy), Ford,
66; 5, Colin McRae (Britain), Subaru, 44; 6. Carlos Sainz (Spain),
Lancia 35.
* DAVID Robertson won both rounds of the Guyson Scottish sprint
championship at Kames this weekend, beating Kevin Tawse by less than two
seconds on each day. With one round remaining, Olly Ross has all but
sewn up this year's title. Results:
Saturday. Overall -- D Robertson (Martin) 80.90sec. Class winners -- R
Dobson (Citroen AX) 95.46; D Moriarty (Vauxhall Astra) 93.87; S Winton
(Westfield) 91.29; C MacKillop (Mini) 86.23; H Simpson (Davrian) 86.00;
K Tawse (Mallock) 82.55; A Tymkewycz (Tymtek) 84.54; A McKie (Citroen
AX) 99.01; G McDonald (Ford Fiesta) 92.68; R Swindall (Lotus Elan)
99.33; I Potts (Jaguar) 106.12.
Sunday. Overall -- Robertson 79.40sec. Class winners -- Dobson 95.43;
Moriarty 93.26 (record); O Ross (Westfield) 93.74 (record); J McDonald
(Westfield) 91.49; MacKillop 88.00; Simpson 86.19; Tymkewycz 83.66;
Tawse 81.31; McKie 98.19; G McDonald (Ford Fiesta) 92.58; Swindall
99.62; J Gibbon (Jaguar) 105.74.
* NIGEL Mansell was sixth in the Vancouver IndyCar race yesterday, but
increased his lead in the championship standings because nearest rival,
Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil, was seventh.
Al Unser Jr won the race, 11.2sec. ahead of fellow American Bobby
Rahal.
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