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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(20 Jul 1986) SP21078613 FRANCE MOTOR CYCLING French 500cc grand prix. Eddie Lawson (USA) wins on a Yamaha. Eddie Lawson (2) of the United States on a Yamaha won the French 500 CC motorcycle grand prix at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet in southeastern France, extending his lead in the world championship rankings. The 26 year old Lawson, still recovering from a shoulder injury suffered in California last month, covered the 21 laps of the 5.8 kilometre (3.6 miles) circuit in 42 minutes 57.01 seconds, more than 12 seconds ahead of his compatriot and teammate Randy Mamola. His fifth victory this year put Lawson 13 points clear of Mamola (6) with three events left. The French rider Christian Sarron (3), completed a triumph for the Yamaha team, finishing third. Lower down the scale, victory in the 125 CC and sidecar categories went to the Italian Luca Cadalora (22) and the Dutch pair of Egbert Streuer and Bernd Schmeiders (1) respectively. Cadalora beat his compatriot Fausto Gresini (1) and the Austrian Auguste Auinger (3), while the sidecar combination of Streuer and Schmeiders finished ahead of the French team of Alain Michel and Jean-Marc Fresc (7) and Britain's Tony Hewitt and Steve Webster (4). Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e58334e65e5a4f3d84e7abb392394026
