Auto Racing
From Staff and Wire Reports
Riccardo Patrese of Italy bumped Ayrton Senna out of the pole for the French Grand Prix at Magny Cours, France. Patrese, averaging 128.140 m.p.h., drove his Williams-Renault around the 2.645-mile circuit in 1:14.559.
Senna, the defending world champion, was third in 1:14.857, an improvement over Friday when he won the provisional pole, but not enough to catch Patrese.
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