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Roberts wins pole in Argentine GP World champ Criville qualifies third in season's final race
Posted: Friday October 29, 1999 08:07 PM
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Kenny Roberts of the United Sates won the provisional pole for Sunday's Argentine Grand Prix 500cc motorcycle race, the last on the Road Racing World Championship 1999 calendar. Roberts sped his Suzuki around the 2.64-mile Oscar Galvez circuit Friday for a best lap of 1 minute, 46.720 seconds. Brazil's Alex Barros was second on a Honda at 1:47.108. Spain's Alex Criville, who last week clinched the world title, was third on a Honda at 1:47.178. Criville will go into Sunday's race with 256 points, making it impossible for teammate Tadayuki Okada, the runner-up in the standings with 211 points, to catch him. The winner of each race receives 25 points. "Winning on Sunday would be the perfect end to this season," Criville said. In the 250cc division, Germany's Ralf Waldmann took the provisional pole, sending his Aprilia to a best lap of 1:52.014. Italy's Valentino Rossi, who clinched the championship last week, was 28th in an Aprilia at 2:06.335. He attributed his poor performance to the 'bumpy and wet surface.' In the 125cc division, Japan's Noboru Ueda, on a Honda, won the provisional pole with a best lap of 1:53.068. The leader in the 125cc division, Emilio Alzamora of Spain, placed 17th on a Honda at 1:55.277.
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