Frentzen takes Italian GP

SUN WIRE REPORTS

Heinz-Harald Frentzen won the Italian Grand Prix in Mona when defending world champion Mika Hakkinen spun off the course while holding a commanding lead. Frentzen, in a Jordan, won for the second time this season.

Hakkinen was leading Frentzen by eight seconds when he lost control at the first curve in the 30th lap, drove into the grass, and could not restart his car. Hakkinen still leads the championship standings. The Finnish driver is tied at 60 points with Ferrari's Eddie Irvine, who earned one point from a sixth-place finish.

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