CAPPELLINI WINS 4TH STRAIGHT OF SEASON!
LEPPALA 2ND & DAC TEAMMATE COMPARTO 3RD!

Dunaujvaros, Hungary (July 25th)- 4-Time World Champion Guido Cappellini of Monaco, is half way home to having a perfect season after winning for the 4th time in 4 races and move into a commanding lead for the 1999 title of the U.I.M. F1 World Championship for powerboating after a 4 second win here on the Danube today.

Cappellini, whoâs teammate on the DAC Racing team Fabio Comparato, was on the pole and took control of the first half of the race leading until Cappellini came along side and moved around him after the 2nd of two restarts in the 61 lap event. Cappellini was a slow starter falling to 5th from the 2nd starting spot, but moved past Gillman, with the defending race champ dropping out early with engine problems, then Massimo Roggiero into third before taking care of Leppala to move into striking distance of Camparato.

Swede Goran Karloff charged from 13th to 4th before barrell rolling out of the event with less than 20 laps to go. With Karloff out of the event and the field bunched up, Cappellini, who had moved to the front, got a break when Camparato made a mistake and fell back from a bad re-start having trim problems slowing his progress to challenge Leppala for 2nd.

Massimo Roggiero in the Baba Racing DAC machine, did a great job of staying focused despite having a kidney stone bothering him enough to put him in the hospital earlier in the week. 4th place was a great effort for the Italian.

Defending World Champion Jonathan Jones struggled all day having started at the back after qualifying 2nd because of a late arrival at the start pontoon. He charged his way to finish 5th. Frenchman Phillipe Dessertenne had another great race coming from the 12th starting spot to finish a steady 6th and into the top 10 for the 2nd race in a row.

Andy Elliott was at one time 4th after beginning back in 8th, but fell back to finish a statisfied 7th. Italian Francesco Cantando got the monkey off his back by finally finishing a race this season with an 8th and his first championship points. Local pilot Rudy Mihaldinecz won the F3 event and picked up 2 championship points with a 9th place after starting 9th on the dock. Dane Gert Ladefoged back after missing the French Grand Prix because of his wife giving birth, earned his first championship point with a 10th place finish.

Cappellini now has 80 points after the 4 races that have been run after 5 events this season, Leppala is 2nd with 54 points and Camparato 3rd with 39. The 6th round of the U.I.M. F1 World Championship will be in two weeks in Moscow for the Grand Prix of Russia on August 8th.