TRULLI RETURNED TO FOURTH PLACE AT USGP AFTER WINNING APPEAL

    INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, Oct. 29, 2001 - The International Court of
Appeal has reinstated Jarno Trulli's fourth-place finish at the SAP
United States Grand Prix on Sept. 30.
    Trulli crossed the finish line in fourth place in his Benson &
Hedges Jordan-Honda at Indianapolis Motor Speedway but was excluded
after the race by the FIA due to a violation of skid-block dimensions.
    Jordan appealed that decision, and the appeal was heard Oct. 26
in Paris.
    The official FIA explanation:
"The International Court of Appeal met in Paris on 26 October 2001 in
order to examine the appeal brought by the Royal Irish Automobile Club
on behalf of Jordan Grand Prix against stewards' decision, set out in
document number 31 of the 2001 SAP United States Grand Prix (exclusion
of car number 11 - Jarno Trulli - for non-conformity of skid block
dimensions).
"Having listened to the explanations of the parties and examined the
various documents and other evidence, the International Court of Appeal
has allowed the appeal of Jordan Grand Prix on the grounds that a

steward was absent during the hearing of the team at the United States
Grand Prix.
"The Court found that this was a breach of article 134 of the
International Sporting Code (which provides that all decisions by the
College of Stewards should be taken collectively) and thus a breach of
the right of defense.
"The International Court of Appeal has therefore pronounced the above
mentioned stewards' decision null and void; the original classification
of the event is, as a consequence, confirmed.
"The International Court of Appeal was presided over by Mr. Jan van
Rosmalen (Holland) and was composed of Messrs. Vassilis Koussis (Greece)
and Philippe Roberti de Winghe (Belgium)."
    As a result of the decision, Jordan Grand Prix had three points
added to its final Constructors' Points total, lifting it over Lucky
Strike BAR Honda into fifth place in the final standings.
    The final official results for the points' scorers at the SAP
United States Grand Prix:
1.    Mika Hakkinen    Finland    West McLaren Mercedes    
2.    Michael Schumacher    Germany    Scuderia Ferrari  
3.    David Coulthard    Great Britain    West McLaren Mercedes    
4.  Jarno Trulli    Italy    B&H Jordan Honda    
5.    Eddie Irvine    Great Britain    Jaguar Racing    
6.    Nick Heidfeld    Germany    Red Bull Sauber Petronas