In brief race 1

Distance            23 laps … 4,556 km = 104,788 km
Starters            26
Weather             Rainy, warm
                    Air temperature 22 degrees, Ground temperature 25 degrees
Attendance figures  86.000


Lap 1               17 - Ellen Lohr: spins at Castrol-S, continues
                    16 - Louis Krages: spins at Coca-Cola curve, continues
Lap 3               20 - JJ Lehto: pits, exhauster damaged after collision with 
                    7 - Alessandro Nannini, continues
Lap 7               7 - Alessandro Nannini: pits, radiator damaged after collision with
                    20 - JJ Lehto, retires
Lap 10              4 - Jan Magnussen: pits, gearbox problems, retires
Lap 12              10 - Yannick Dalmas: pits, ABS problems, continues
Lap 15              18 - Stefano Modena: pits, engine problems, retires
                    9 - Manuel Reuter: engine problems, retires
Lap 17              30 - Gabriele Tarquini: pits, gearbox problems, retires
Lap 19              13 - Gianni Giudici: pits, engine problems, retires
Lap 20              6 - Kurt Thiim: pits, fire in the engine bay, retires
                    15 - Dario Franchitti: transmission problems, retires
                    10 - Yannick Dalmas: retires

Finishing order:     14 - Bernd Schneider, 8 - Nicola Larini, 5 - Alexander Grau