EMX125

MXGP refreshes in France

VILLARS SOUS ECOT (France), 27 May 2015 - While we are reasonably familiar with most of the tracks on the MXGP calendar, this weekend the eighth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will take place in the fresh-ish location of Villars sous Ecot, France. The reason we say ‘ish’ in the previous sentence is because although we haven’t stopped at Villars sous Ecot in a long time, it has in fact hosted three rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship in the past.

The first time Villars sous Ecot let the best motocross riders in the world loose on their clay based, typical French style, tight and compact circuit, was back in 1982 where Belgian André Malherbe was the victor on that day. Four years later, 1986, the world championship returned with French hero Jacky Vimond taking the honors. A further twelve years on, in 1998, the FIM 250cc Motocross World Championship returned for the last time where the legend Stefan Everts won.

The French are some of the most passionate dirt bike fans in the world. They always create an incredible atmosphere, which will only be amplified this year with their country carrying the coveted Chamberlain Cup as the winners of the 2014 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.

Also adding to the buzz, the fourth round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will take place, which is headed by one of the most popular and talented female riders in the world, Frances own Livia Lancelot. Moreover, the fifth round of the European Championship EMX125 will take place where young French star on the rise Kemea Yamaha Yamalube’s Maxime Renaux currently sits second five points shy of KTM Factory Juniors Jorge Prado.

 

This is the part of the year where the eight times FIM Motocross World Champion Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli starts gaining momentum. TC222 has already got the ball rolling with two grand prix wins after his switch from the 350SX-F to the 450SX-F and is slowly chipping away at the championship points lead.

A podium finish is more than likely not going to be enough for Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP’s Clement Desalle this weekend with the Belgian getting seriously itchy over not having had a grand prix win since MXGP of Germany in 2014. If the MX Panda can top the box this weekend, depending on where Nagl finishes, there is a good chance he could also take the red plate.

As the rider who has led the most laps and had the most race wins, Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl will carry the red plate this weekend. The German is currently four points clear of Clement Desalle and will be looking to retain the championship lead.

Surprisingly, the fastest Frenchman of 2015 is the Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube rookie Romain Febvre. Romain is one rider everyone should get really excited about, he only turned 23 on the 31st of December which makes him the youngest in the class and after nailing his first race win last weekend and with already two podium finishes to his name, it is safe to say the number 461 has a really bright future.

Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin is sure to have an army of die-hard GP21 fans in behind him as he tackles his home grand prix. Hopefully this will give him the push he needs to be challenging for the lead. Meanwhile fellow countrymen Wilvo Forkrent KTM’s Steven Frossard and Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s fill-in Xavier Boog could use some of the crowd’s energy, as could 24MX Honda Racing’s Christophe Charlier who actually won a round of the European Championship EMX250 here in Villars sous Ecot back in 2009.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 295 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, SUZ), 291 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 274 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HON), 237 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 235 p.; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 207 p.; 7. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 145 p.; 8. Ryan Villopoto (USA, KAW), 124 p.; 9. Todd Waters (AUS, HUS), 121 p.; 10. Tyla Rattray (RSA, KAW), 118 p.

2014 MXGP of France, Saint Jean d’Angely MXGP Top 3

1. Clement Desalle

2. Jeremy Van Horebeek

3. Antonio Cairoli

             

 

We can’t get over how amazing it is to see ripples in the MX2 statistics. While Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings has been by far the most dominating force in the class with 148 laps led versus Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Dylan Ferrandis, who sits second on the ‘Laps led’ chart with 36, The Bullet has not had it all his way.

Back in April at MXGP of Trentino, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser took a race and grand prix win over the flying Dutchman. While that was impressive, one of the most memorable races of the season is going to be MX2 race two from the MXGP of Great Britain where Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube’s Valentin Guillod proved JH84 can be beaten straight up.

This weekend, Guillod should have a good fan base. If he takes the overall again, he will then have the most consecutive grand prix wins in MX2 for 2015.

Meanwhile, it’s a big weekend for France’s own defending MX2 world champion, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jordi Tixier, who is also looking for his first race win this season. As is Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki’s Max Anstie who came so close at his home grand prix last weekend.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 308 points; 2. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 216 p.; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 213 p.; 4. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 205 p.; 5. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, HUS), 189 p.; 6. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KAW), 189 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 182 p.; 8. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 169 p.; 9. Julien Lieber (BEL, YAM), 167 p.; 10. Max Anstie (GBR, KAW), 158 p.

2014 MXGP of France, Saint Jean d’Angely MX2 Top 3

1. Jeffrey Herling

2. Arnaud Tonus

3. Jordi Tixier

             

All the photos of the MXGP of France will be available here

 

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed practice 08:20; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed practice 09:00; WMX Time practice 09:45; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; WMX Time Practice 12:40; EMX125 Last Chance Qualifying Race 13:30; MX2 Time Practice 14:00; MXGP Time Practice 14:35; WMX Race 1 15:20; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying Race 17:00; EMX125 Race 1 17:40.

Sunday: EMX125 Warm-up 09:10; WMX Warm-up 09:25; EMX125 Race 2 10:30; MX2 Warm up 11:10; MXGP Warm up 11:30; WMX Race 2 12:00; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

 

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Entry Lists for the MXGP of Italy in Maggiora

The MXGP and MX2 Entry Lists for the round 9 of 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship, which will take place in Maggiora the 14th June are official and can be found here below together with the entries for round six of the European Championship EMX125 and round 3 of EMX300.

 

MXGP Entry List

 

 ENTRY LIST MXGP

 

Nmbr

Surname

First Name

Brand

Nat.

Fed.

Team

1

2

Villopoto

Ryan

Kawasaki

USA

AMA

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team

2

9

de Dycker

Ken

KTM

BEL

FMB

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

3

11

Bengtsson

Filip

Honda

SWE

SVEMO

24MX Honda Racing

4

12

Nagl

Maximilian

Husqvarna

GER

DMSB

Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory racing

5

13

Gijsbertsen

Mike

Kawasaki

NED

KNMV

 

6

17

Butron

Jose

KTM

ESP

RFME

Marchetti Racing Team KTM

7

19

Philippaerts

David

Yamaha

ITA

FMI

DP19 Racing Yamaha

8

20

Aranda

Gregory

Kawasaki

FRA

DMSB

 

9

21

Paulin

Gautier

Honda

FRA

MCM

Team HRC

10

22

Strijbos

Kevin

Suzuki

BEL

FMB

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP

11

23

Charlier

Christophe

Honda

FRA

FFM

24MX Honda Racing

12

24

Simpson

Shaun

KTM

GBR

ACU

Hitachi Construction Machinery Revo KTM

13

25

Desalle

Clement

Suzuki

BEL

FMB

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP

14

28

Rattray

Tyla

Kawasaki

RSA

MSA

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team

15

39

Guarneri

Davide

TM

ITA

FMI

TM Racing Factory Team

16

43

De Bortoli

Davide

Honda

ITA

FMI

Team Massignani

17

45

Nicholls

Jake

KTM

GBR

ACU

Wilvo Forkrent KTM

18

47

Waters

Todd

Husqvarna

AUS

MA

Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory racing

19

62

Gercar

Klemen

Husqvarna

SLO

AMZS

62 MotoSport

20

77

Lupino

Alessandro

Honda

ITA

FMI

Team Assomotor Honda

21

89

Van Horebeek

Jeremy

Yamaha

BEL

FMB

Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube

22

100

Searle

Tommy

KTM

GBR

ACU

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

23

111

Ferris

Dean

Husqvarna

AUS

MA

Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing

24

120

Soubeyras

Cedric

Yamaha

FRA

FFM

Team 2B

25

149

Ullrich

Dennis

Suzuki

GER

DMSB

Castrol Power1 Suzuki Moto-Base

26

173

Bertuzzo

Pier Filippo

Yamaha

ITA

FMI

 

27

177

Coates

Paul

Yamaha

GBR

AMA

JK Racing Yamaha

28

183

Frossard

Steven

KTM

FRA

FFM

Wilvo Forkrent KTM

29

214

Zeni

Samuel

Kawasaki

ITA

FMI

 

30

222

Cairoli

Antonio

KTM

ITA

FMI

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

31

259

Coldenhoff

Glenn

Suzuki

NED

KNMV

Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe Motocross

32

289

Irt

Matevz

Yamaha

SLO

AMZS

 

33

400

Yamamoto

Kei

Honda

JPN

MFJ

Team Assomotor Honda

34

461

Febvre

Romain

Yamaha

FRA

FFM

Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube

35

644

Kouwenberg

Nick

Honda

NED

KNMV

JTECH Honda

36

777

Bobryshev

Evgeny

Honda

RUS

FSM

Team HRC

37

903

Aubin

Nicolas

Suzuki

FRA

FFM

 

38

991

Watson

Nathan

Husqvarna

GBR

ACU

Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory racing

39

999

Goncalves

Rui

Husqvarna

POR

FMP

MX Racing Team

 

MX2 Entry List

 

 

 ENTRY LIST MX2

 

Nmbr

Surname

First Name

Brand

Nat.

Fed.

Team

1

1

Tixier

Jordi

Kawasaki

FRA

FFM

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team

2

5

Recchia

Nicola

Yamaha

ITA

FMI

 

3

6

Paturel

Benoit

Yamaha

FRA

FFM

Kemea Yamaha Yamalube

4

7

Graulus

Damon

Yamaha

BEL

FMB

Kemea Yamaha Yamalube

5

15

Bonini

Davide

Husqvarna

ITA

FMI

SDM Racing

6

18

Brylyakov

Vsevolod

Honda

RUS

MFR

JTECH Honda

7

29

Jacobi

Henry

KTM

GER

DMSB

KTM Sarholz Racing Team

8

30

Hjortmarker

Eddie

KTM

SWE

SVEMO

CEC Scandinavian Racing Sports

9

33

Lieber

Julien

Yamaha

BEL

FMB

Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube

10

41

Jonass

Pauls

KTM

LAT

LAMSF

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

11

51

Getteman

Jens

Honda

BEL

FMB

JTECH Honda

12

59

Tonkov

Aleksandr

Husqvarna

RUS

MFR

Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing

13

60

Toccaceli

Bryan

Honda

SMR

FSM

Martin Racing Junior Team

14

64

Covington

Thomas

Kawasaki

USA

FFM

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team

15

71

Valente

Christopher

KTM

SUI

FMS

Marchetti Racing Team KTM

16

84

Herlings

Jeffrey

KTM

NED

KNMV

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

17

91

Seewer

Jeremy

Suzuki

SUI

FMS

Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe Motocross

18

92

Guillod

Valentin

Yamaha

SUI

FMS

Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube

19

93

Featherstone

Gradie

Honda

GBR

ACU

 

20

95

Justs

Roberts

KTM

LAT

LAMSF

HSF Logistics Motorsport Team

21

97

Ivanov

Maykal Grisha

Husqvarna

BUL

QMMF

MX Racing Team

22

99

Anstie

Max

Kawasaki

GBR

ACU

Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki

23

101

Zaragoza

Jorge

Honda

ESP

RFME

Honda Gariboldi

24

122

Lapucci

Nicholas

Husqvarna

ITA

FMI

MX Racing Team

25

128

Monticelli

Ivo

KTM

ITA

FMI

Marchetti Racing Team KTM

26

132

Kutsar

Karel

KTM

EST

EMF

Sahkar KTM Racing

27

152

Petrov

Petar

Kawasaki

BUL

QMMF

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team

28

172

Van doninck

Brent

Yamaha

BEL

FMB

Kemea Yamaha Yamalube

29

189

Bogers

Brian

KTM

NED

KNMV

HSF Logistics Motorsport Team

30

243

Gajser

Tim

Honda

SLO

AMZS

Honda Gariboldi

31

274

Lundgren

Anton

Husqvarna

SWE

SVEMO

MX Racing Team

32

300

Golovkin

Viacheslav

KTM

RUS

FMI

Motocross Marketing KTM Silver Action

33

321

Bernardini

Samuele

TM

ITA

FMI

TM Racing Factory Team

34

555

Guryev

Artem

KTM

RUS

MFR

BELOGORIE Russia Racing

35

556

Mallet

Simon

Honda

FRA

FFM

 

36

707

Kappel

Robin

Yamaha

FRA

FFM

 

37

811

Sterry

Adam

KTM

GBR

ACU

Wilvo Forkrent KTM

38

919

Watson

Ben

KTM

GBR

ACU

Hitachi Construction Machinery Revo KTM

39

922

Fors

Kevin

Yamaha

BEL

FMB

 

40

997

Righi

Riccardo

Husqvarna

ITA

FMI

SDM Racing

 

EMX125 Entry List

 

 ENTRY LIST EMX125

 

Nmbr

Surname

First Name

Brand

Nat.

Fed.

Team

1

3

Cislaghi

Davide

TM

ITA

FMI

 

2

9

Baraiolo

Michele

Yamaha

ITA

FMI

 

3

11

Manucci

Alessandro

TM

ITA

FMI

 

4

16

Cox

Bradley

KTM

RSA

MSA

Bodo Schmidt Motorsport

5

17

Martelli

Thomas

Suzuki

ITA

FMI

 

6

19

Zanotti

Andrea

Yamaha

SMR

FSM

DP19 Racing Yamaha

7

22

Facchetti

Gianluca

KTM

ITA

FMI

KTM DE CARLI Racing Junior Team

8

23

Winter

Martin

KTM

GER

DMSB

KTM Kosak Racing

9

24

Horgmo

Kevin

KTM

NOR

NMF

 

10

29

Agard-Michelsen

Sander

TM

NOR

NMF

 

11

31

Crnkovic

Luka

KTM

CRO

HMS

 

12

32

Conijn

Marcel

KTM

NED

KNMV

 

13

33

Natzke

Josiah

KTM

NZL

FMB

KTM Factory Juniors

14

35

Lentini

Alessandro

Husqvarna

ITA

FMI

 

15

39

Van De Moosdijk

Roan

Husqvarna

NED

KNMV

 

16

44

Mewse

Conrad

KTM

GBR

ACU

KTM Factory Juniors

17

50

Lugana

Paolo

KTM

ITA

FMI

 

18

51

Van Ewijk

Sem

Yamaha

NED

KNMV

 

19

60

Koch

Nico

KTM

GER

DMSB

 

20

61

Prado Garcia

Jorge

KTM

ESP

RFME

KTM Factory Juniors

21

71

Karka

Dovydas

KTM

LTU

LMSF

 

22

77

Kohút

Tomáš

KTM

SVK

SMF

 

23

83

Renkens

Nathan

KTM

BEL

FMB

WZ. RACING

24

88

Notario

Sergi

KTM

ESP

RFME

Team HNHF Racing

25

89

Berto

Thomas

KTM

ITA

FMI

Team Massignani

26

93

Geerts

Jago

KTM

BEL

FMB

Sahkar KTM Racing

27

96

Witlox

Ryan

KTM

NED

KNMV

 

28

97

Olsson

Simon

KTM

SWE

KNMV

 

29

102

Boberg

Emil

KTM

SWE

SVEMO

CEC Scandinavian Racing Sports

30

105

Genot

Cyril

Husqvarna

BEL

FMB

 

31

111

Englund

Eric

KTM

SWE

SVEMO

 

32

112

Booker

Aaron

KTM

GBR

ACU

 

33

113

Lang

Robin

KTM

GER

DMSB

 

34

117

Pocock

Brett

Yamaha

GBR

ACU

GL12 Racing

35

118

Rubini

Stephen

KTM

FRA

FFM

 

36

124

Teresak

Jakub

KTM

CZE

ACCR

 

37

127

Busca

Christopher

Yamaha

ITA

FMI

 

38

136

van Kraaij

Noud

KTM

NED

KNMV

HSF Logistics Motorsport Team

39

144

Lesiardo

Morgan

TM

ITA

FMI

 

40

147

Sihvonen

Miro

KTM

FIN

SML

DIGA Racing

41

151

Vassel

Dany

Yamaha

FRA

FFM

 

42

172

Boisrame

Mathys

Yamaha

FRA

FFM

Yamaha MJC

43

194

Bertuzzi

Nicola

KTM

ITA

FMI

Motocross Marketing KTM Silver Action

44

200

Zonta

Filippo

Husqvarna

ITA

FMI

MX Racing Team

45

222

Van Roy

Matthias

KTM

BEL

FMB

 

46

253

Pancar

Jan

Yamaha

SLO

AMZS

 

47

263

Quarti

Yuri

KTM

ITA

FMI

 

48

270

Chovet

Clarence

Yamaha

FRA

FFM

Planks Motorsport

49

276

Rosell Romero

Joan David

Yamaha

ESP

RFME

Team Yamaha Ausio Yamalube

50

277

Santin de Arteaga

Alex

KTM

ESP

RFME

Jezyk Racing Team

51

287

Joris

Jeremy

Yamaha

BEL

FMB

 

52

299

Griekspoor

Lars

KTM

NED

KNMV

 

53

317

Horsten

Nick

Husqvarna

NED

KNMV

 

54

355

Bianchi

Davide

Yamaha

ITA

FMI

 

55

472

Meier

Glen

KTM

DEN

DMU

KTM Kosak Racing

56

476

Wegner

Hannes

KTM

GER

DMSB

 

57

485

Savaste

Kim

KTM

FIN

SML

Marchetti Racing Team KTM

58

502

Chetnicki

Gabriel

KTM

POL

PZM

 

59

575

Hammal

Taylor

KTM

GBR

ACU

 

60

623

Chernov

Dmytro

KTM

UKR

FMU

 

61

711

Douglas

Dexter

KTM

GBR

ACU

 

62

715

Guillaume

Bastien

KTM

FRA

FFM

 

63

731

Vendruscolo

Andrea

KTM

ITA

FMI

 

64

783

Toriani

Enzo

Husqvarna

FRA

FFM

Planks Motorsport

65

821

Bonnaudin

Julien

Husqvarna

FRA

FFM

Ride on

66

822

Girona

Albert

KTM

ESP

RFME

 

67

838

Ermini

Paolo

Husqvarna

ITA

FMI

MX Racing Team

68

888

Milec

Luca

Husqvarna

SLO

AMZS

 

69

911

Forgiarini

Louis

KTM

BEL

FMB

 

70

919

Simonsson

Christian

Yamaha

SWE

SVEMO

 

71

945

Bourdon

Anthony

Yamaha

FRA

FFM

Yamaha MJC

72

951

Seiler

Nico

KTM

SUI

FMS

 

73

959

Renaux

Maxime

Yamaha

FRA

FFM

Kemea Yamaha Yamalube

74

974

Tamai

Mario

Yamaha

ITA

FMI

 

75

975

Roussaly

Julien

Yamaha

FRA

FFM

 

 

 

EMX300 Entry List

 

 ENTRY LIST EMX300

 

Nmbr

Surname

First Name

Brand

Nat.

Fed.

Team

1

12

Gregory

Lewis

Yamaha

GBR

ACU

GL12 Racing

2

14

Lumina

Nicholas

KTM

ITA

FMI

3MX Team

3

19

Arana

Txomin

Yamaha

ESP

RFME

 

4

20

Martens

Yentel

Husqvarna

BEL

MUL

 

5

21

Strydom

Damon

Husqvarna

GBR

ACU

 

6

25

Massara

Matteo

KTM

ITA

FMI

 

7

27

Vanleeuw

Martin

Yamaha

BEL

FMB

 

8

31

De Santis

Gianmarco

Honda

ITA

FMI

Power Cross Racing

9

36

Moffat

Matthew

Husqvarna

GBR

ACU

 

10

39

Cencioni

Michele

Husqvarna

ITA

FMI

Team 505 Racing

11

52

Janssen

Davey

Husqvarna

NED

KNMV

 

12

60

La Scala

Andrea

Honda

ITA

FMI

 

13

64

Damiaens

Dietger

KTM

BEL

FMB

GPR Promo MX Team

14

67

Arzani

Giorgio

Husqvarna

ITA

FMI

 

15

84

Brucart Sanchez

Ramon

Yamaha

ESP

RFME

 

16

88

Drdaj

Dušan

Yamaha

CZE

ACCR

 

17

100

Musso

Danilo

Suzuki

ITA

FMI

 

18

109

Cencioni

Riccardo

Husqvarna

ITA

FMI

Team 505 Racing

19

110

Bender

Nicolas

Yamaha

SUI

FMS

 

20

125

Hool

Michael

KTM

NED

KNMV

 

21

127

Pacini

Micol

TM

ITA

FMI

 

22

142

Lofquist

Franz

Honda

SWE

SVEMO

 

23

153

Maddii

Marco

KTM

ITA

FMI

 

24

172

Holyoake

Robert

KTM

GBR

ACU

 

25

176

Lepan

Jean Loup

Yamaha

FRA

FFM

Tip Top Racing Team

26

198

Kaipanen

Mikael

KTM

FIN

SML

 

27

211

Smet

Joey

KTM

BEL

FMB

 

28

236

Verona

Gianluca

KTM

ITA

FMI

 

29

288

van Hove

Ronny

KTM

BEL

FMB

 

30

306

Lamponi

Marco

KTM

ITA

FMI

 

31

531

Galligari

Francesco

Yamaha

ITA

FMI

 

32

555

Disetti

Marcello

TM

ITA

FMI

 

33

747

Delnevo

Andrea

Yamaha

ITA

FMI

 

34

927

Diaz

Aleix

Yamaha

ESP

RFME

 

35

999

Garcia Güell

Gerard

TM

ESP

RFME

KK/TM Racing Team

 

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MXGP OF GREAT BRITAIN - SUNDAY - EMX125

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Sterry & Renaux rack the win in Great Britain

MATTERLEY BASIN (Great Britain), 24 May 2015 – A good crowd showed up today at the fan friendly and super flowing track of Matterley Basin, England to watch MXGP of Great Britain and the fourth rounds of the European Championship EMX250 and EMX125 where Wilvo Forkrent KTM’s Adam Sterry and Kemea Yamaha Yamalube’s Maxime Renaux took their second EMX Championship round victories of the season. 

 

Race 1

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s David Herbreteau narrowly took the holeshot ahead of Wilvo Forkrent KTM’s Adam Sterry and Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki’s Darian Sanayei. Herbreteau had the early race advantage but was soon dropped back to third when Sterry and Sanayei passed him.

Around mid-race, the defending EMX250 champion who had a rough start to the season with all of his bikes being stolen and some other issues such as mechanical problems during the races he was able to compete in, came out charged up and quickly fought his way forward from around tenth to put a solid pass over a triple jump on Herbreteau for third.

Coming into the closing stages it was a battle of the English speakers as Sterry from England and Sanayei from the United States went head to head for the opening moto victory. After sending the crowd into frenzy, Sanayei hooked it up a gear and took over the lead. Sterry did his best to challenge the American for the win, but ended up having to settle for second ahead of fellow Brit Steven Clarke. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Davy Pootjes put in a solid performance for fourth while the holeshotter David Herbreteau rounded out the top five. 

 

Race 2

Thick cloud cover, four MXGP and MX2 races, and constant drizzle made the conditions of race two vastly different for the second race of the EMX250 round of Great Britain. Soaking up the challenge, five of the hottest championship threats J-Tech Honda’s Nick Kouwenberg, Kemea Yamaha Yamalube’s Damon Graulus, Bud Racing Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Maxime Desprey, Wilvo Forkrent KTM’s Adam Sterry and Yamaha Ausio Yamalube’s Ander Valentin filled out the top five.

Despite being labeled a ‘sand rider’ Kouwenberg took the early advantage before being passed by Graulus who took the lead and controlled the rest of the race. Kouwenberg managed to ride unchallenged for the majority of the race before fading in the latter stages. With Kouwenberg fading back Desprey was quick to snatch second place with Sterry and Valentin following a few laps later.

With three laps to go, the defending EMX250 champion Steven Clarke emerged and started beating on the doors of Kouwenberg, Valentin and Sterry. After passing Kouwenberg, Clarke flew through the whoops to impressively take over fourth and challenge fellow Brit, Sterry, for third.

The two lap board encouraged Sterry, Clarke and Valentin to start packing punches for the last podium position, but with the waving of the checkered flag it was Damon Graulus who took his first race win of the season ahead of Maxime Desprey. Adam Sterry managed to hold on tight for third while Steven Clarke and Ander Valentin rounded out the top five.

With the combination of both race results, it was a great day in the office for the Brits Wilvo Forkrent KTM’s Adam Sterry, who took his second EMX250 overall ahead of the defending EMX250 champion Steven Clarke. Race two winner Kemea Yamaha Yamalube’s Damon Graulus rounded off the podium.

EMX250 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Darian Sanayei (USA, Kawasaki), 29:51.244; 2. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), +0:03.530; 3. Steven Clarke (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:05.018; 4. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), +0:10.163; 5. David Herbreteau (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:12.882; 6. Nick Kouwenberg (NED, Honda), +0:24.285; 7. Magne Klingsheim (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:28.573; 8. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), +0:33.735; 9. Nicolas Dercourt (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:35.206; 10. Ander Valentin (ESP, Yamaha), +0:41.394

EMX250 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Damon Graulus (BEL, Yamaha), 30:31.222; 2. Maxime Desprey (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:04.141; 3. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), +0:06.780; 4. Steven Clarke (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:06.863; 5. Ander Valentin (ESP, Yamaha), +0:07.868; 6. Nick Kouwenberg (NED, Honda), +0:19.444; 7. David Herbreteau (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:22.189; 8. Brian Hsu (GER, Suzuki), +0:22.225; 9. Matiss Karro (LAT, Honda), +0:35.024; 10. Michael Eccles (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:46.706.

EMX250 Overall Top Ten: 1. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), 42 points; 2. Steven Clarke (GBR, HUS), 38 p.; 3. Damon Graulus (BEL, YAM), 35 p.; 4. Darian Sanayei (USA, KAW), 34 p.; 5. Nick Kouwenberg (NED, HON), 30 p.; 6. David Herbreteau (FRA, KAW), 30 p.; 7. Ander Valentin (ESP, YAM), 27 p.; 8. Maxime Desprey (FRA, KAW), 22 p.; 9. Michael Eccles (GBR, HUS), 20 p.; 10. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 18 p.

EMX250 Championship Top Ten: 1. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), 150 points; 2. Nick Kouwenberg (NED, HON), 147 p.; 3. Damon Graulus (BEL, YAM), 140 p.; 4. Maxime Desprey (FRA, KAW), 134 p.; 5. Alvin Östlund (SWE, YAM), 104 p.; 6. Ander Valentin (ESP, YAM), 97 p.; 7. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, KTM), 80 p.; 8. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 80 p.; 9. Steven Clarke (GBR, HUS), 71 p.; 10. Simone Zecchina (ITA, KAW), 68 p.

EMX250 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 172 points; 2. Kawasaki, 170 p.; 3. Yamaha, 160 p.; 4. Honda, 147 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 86 p.; 6. Suzuki, 65 p.

              

 

It was another ripper of a start for the little Spanish power ranger KTM Factory Junior’s Jorge Prado who pinned it around turn one ahead of Davide Cislaghi and his KTM Factory Juniors teammate Conrad Mewse. Keeping the fans happy, Mewse didn’t waste anytime on storming forward to pass Prado on lap three and run away for his first EMX125 race victory of the season.

Prado was comfortable in second for most of the race before engaging in a killer battle with his other KTM Factory Juniors teammate Josiah Natzke. Within half a lap, the New Zealander Natzke stormed up the inside of the EMX125 red plate holder Prado and pulled a gap for second. Prado was thrown off his rhythm and on the same lap was pushed back to fourth with yesterdays race one winner Kemea Yamaha Yamalube Maxime Renaux throwing down a come from behind story to take over third.

As the race wound up, Mewse took a solid race win ahead of Natzke and Renaux. While Prado was passed on the last second by fellow Spaniard Ruben Fernandez Garcia meaning he would only finish fifth.

Unfortunately the local kid Conrad Mewse was stripped of his first victory when he received a ten-place penalty for jumping on a yellow flag. This gave the overall victory to the race one winner Kemea Yamaha Yamalube’s Maxime Renaux leaving the KTM Factory Juniors duo of Josiah Natzke and Jorge Prado who rounded out the top three respectively.

EMX125 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), 30:23.775; 2. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), +0:00.732; 3. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), +0:16.322; 4. Davide Cislaghi (ITA, TM), +0:24.588; 5. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), +0:25.374; 6. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), +0:28.009; 7. Josiah Natzke (NZL, KTM), +0:29.569; 8. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Yamaha), +0:29.878; 9. Ruben Fernandez Garcia (ESP, KTM), +0:34.540; 10. Filippo Zonta (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:38.745.

EMX125 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Josiah Natzke (NZL, KTM), 30:34.513; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:03.424; 3. Ruben Fernandez Garcia (ESP, KTM), +0:04.317; 4. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), +0:04.361; 5. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), +0:16.691; 6. Filippo Zonta (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:17.464; 7. Davide Cislaghi (ITA, TM), +0:31.042; 8. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Yamaha), +0:32.340; 9. Nathan Renkens (BEL, KTM), +0:34.263; 10. Richard Sikyna (SVK, KTM), +0:44.499.

EMX125 Overall Top Ten: 1. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 47 points; 2. Josiah Natzke (NZL, KTM), 39 p.; 3. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), 33 p.; 4. Ruben Fernandez Garcia (ESP, KTM), 32 p.; 5. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Davide Cislaghi (ITA, TM), 32 p.; 7. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), 32 p.; 8. Filippo Zonta (ITA, HUS), 26 p.; 9. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, YAM), 26 p.; 10. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), 22 p.

EMX125 Championship Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), 163 points; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 158 p.; 3. Josiah Natzke (NZL, KTM), 140 p.; 4. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), 120 p.; 5. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), 108 p.; 6. Davide Cislaghi (ITA, TM), 97 p.; 7. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), 91 p.; 8. Glen Meier (DEN, KTM), 81 p.; 9. Filippo Zonta (ITA, HUS), 77 p.; 10. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, YAM), 72 p.

EMX125 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 197 points; 2. Yamaha, 158 p.; 3. TM, 116 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 101 p.

             

 

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MXGP GREAT BRITAIN – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1640m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 18°C

Weather conditions: cloudy with some shower.

Crowd Attendance: 35,000

MXGP was available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

 

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MXGP OF GREAT BRITAIN - SATURDAY - EMX125

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EMX150 & EMX125 Race 1 Highlights

Check out the race 1 highlights from round four of the European Championship EMX125's & the second round of the Honda European Championship EMX150's in the videos below:

EMX125 Race 1 Highlights

 

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First GoPro lap of Matterley Basin w/ Max Anstie

Check out the GoPro lap of Matterley Basin, MXGP of Great Britain with Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki's Max Anstie.

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Welcome to Matterley Basin

Welcome to Matterley Basin, England where round seven of the FIM Motocross World Championship, MXGP of Great Britain will take place.

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MXGP mad in Matterley

MATTERLEY BASIN (Great Britain), 20 May 2015 - Riders and fans alike couldn’t be more excited for the MXGP of Great Britain, round seven of the FIM Motocross World Championship, which set to take place at the glorious track Matterely Basin this weekend.

As always, the ambience in and around the paddock will be epic with thousands of fans expected to flock to the venue to witness what is one of the greatest and most spectator friendly grand prix on the calendar.

The first MXGP to take place on the wide, flowing and grippy natured Matterley Basin was back in 2006 where Stefan Everts won the premier class and David Philippaerts won in MX2. Since 2006, the British Grand Prix has been held at Matterley Basin a total of six times with its most recent grand prix being last year, in 2014, where Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli won the MXGP while his teammate Jeffrey Herlings won MX2.

Also joining in on the action this weekend, the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will return after a long break to take on the third round of their championship. As it stands, the defending WMX world champion FontaMX Yamaha Racing’s Kiara Fontanesi has the red plate but is tied for points with former WMX world champion Team One One Four’s Livia Lancelot.

Meanwhile the fourth rounds of EMX125 and EMX250 will also take place with KTM Factory Juniors Jorge Prado leading the 125’s by nineteen points over Kemea Yamalube Yamaha’s Maxime Renaux, while J-Tech Honda’s Nick Kouwenberg leads the EMX250 by five points of Bud Racing Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Maxime Desprey.

The Honda European Championship EMX150 will also be hosting its second round with Swede Albin Larsen narrowly leading the championship by one point over Fin Emil Weckman. 

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli decided to switch things up last weekend when he rocked out with an extra 100cc, due to the swap from the KTM350SX-F to the KTM450SX-F, and a new color scheme in his choice of AXO race wear. With the change attracting a lot of attention, it was a move that panned out for the Italian who won his first grand prix since August 2014. This weekend in Matterley, the eight-times FIM Motocross World Champion will be the likely bet for the win having won here last year and if he does so, he will claim his sixth British Grand Prix victory which will make him the most successful MXGP rider on British soil.

Again, Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl cannot be counted out. With so much hype surrounding Tony and his random choices at MXGP of Spain, it has shadowed the fact that Max did tie with Tony on forty-five points for the grand prix win. Of course the victory was awarded to Tony who had the better result in the final race, but we can expect to see Max eager to be back on top this weekend.

It’s hard to believe Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre is still a MXGP rookie. We are getting so used to see him running up front, it almost wouldn’t come as much of a surprise if he bags a race win or even an overall before the season is out. The little Frenchman landed on the podium for the first time in his premier class career at MXGP of Spain and is bound to be hungry to do it again.

Meanwhile in 2013 Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP’s Clement Desalle edged out TC222 for the Grand Prix of Great Britain victory. TC retaliated last year and edged Desalle out for it, so as always, we can expect to see the MX Panda, who has admitted he loves the track in Matterley, at the sharp end of the field, possibly vying for his first MXGP overall of the year.

Both of Team HRC’s talents Evgeny Bobryshev & Gautier Paulin are always potential podiumers. Seven rounds in to the MXGP series, we’ve learnt that if these two get off the start up front, that’s where they remain. So it’s up to them to notch some of those FOX Holeshots to their belts and bank some valuable championship points.

Another hot topic is the presence of American Mike Alessi. Alessi will race his Smartop MotoConcepts Racing Suzuki this weekend, which will add a little more flare and excitement to the already stacked MXGP class. The last time Alessi raced the FIM Motocross World Championship was back in 2010 at the US Grand Prix in Glen Helen where he finished second overall to Antonio Cairoli.

There is sure to be a ton of hype surrounding Hitachi Construction Machinery Revo KTM’s Shaun Simpson. Okay, so we know Shaun is actually Scottish, but this is the closest grand prix he has and as the multi-time British champion he is bound to have loads of support. As for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tommy Searle, it appears that he will not be lining up after breaking his collar-bone in the crash he had in Spain.

Unfortunately the number two machine of Ryan Villopoto won't be on the line this weekend which was confirmed in a press release from his team Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing, "The specialist medical team working with the four time US Supercross champion have confirmed Ryan’s coccyx injury and have also discovered an L4 compression in Ryan’s lower spine. Upon close examination, X-rays indicated that the injured bone material is healing but not at the speed either the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team rider or his advisors would hope." 

2014 MXGP of Great Britain MXGP Top 3

1. Antonio Cairoli

2. Clement Desalle

3. Jeremy van Horebeek

              

It has already been a pretty crazy year for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s MX2 phenomenon Jeffrey Herlings. Jeffrey has had some pretty massive get offs this season, of which he has been very lucky to come away unscathed. Despite each of those uncharacteristic occasions, the twenty-year old knows how lucky he has been and is just happy to retain the red plate.

How amazing would it be if Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube’s Valentin Guillod took another race win this weekend. Let’s face it, the kid from Switzerland has insane speed and style and he brings another dimension to MX2 racing. Now that he had a taste of what it is like to stand on top of the box, we are sure he is confident he can do it again and we look forward to seeing what he will bring to the table this weekend.

The defending champion Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jordi Tixier will be hoping he can minimize his errors this weekend and throw together two solid results. Meanwhile a lot of the attention within the team will be placed on their latest import Bulgarian Petar Petrov who will be filling in for the injured Dylan Ferrandis who underwent a knee operation last week.

Rounding out this weekend’s preview, two riders who could set Matterley on fire are Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser and the local hero Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki’s Max Anstie. While Gajser proved he is capable with his race and overall win at MXGP of Trentino, he will need to keep the bike rubber side down if he is to be of any genuine threat to Jeffrey this weekend. The same can be said for Max.

2014 MXGP of Great Britain MX2 Top 3

1. Jeffrey Herlings

2. Arnaud Tonus

3. Tim Gajser

             

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TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX150 Free/Timed practice 07:45; WMX Free practice 08:20; EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed practice 08:45; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed practice 09:20; WMX Time practice 09:55; MX2 Free Practice 10:30; MXGP Free Practice 10:55; EMX125 Last Chance Qualifying Race 11:30; EMX250 Group 1 Free/Timed practice 12:00; EMX250 Group 2 Free/Timed practice 12:35; EMX150 Race 1 13:30; MX2 Time Practice 14:00; MXGP Time Practice 14:35; WMX Race 1 15:20; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying Race 17:00; EMX125 Race 1 17:40; EMX250 Last Chance Qualifying Race 18:25.

Sunday: EMX150 Warm-up 07:45; WMX Warm-up 08:00; EMX125 Warm-up 08:15; EMX250 Warm-up 08:30; EMX150 Race 2 09:10; WMX Race 2 09:50; EMX125 Race 2 10:30; MX2 Warm up 11:10; MXGP Warm up 11:30; EMX250 Race 1 12:00; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; EMX250 Race 2 15:10; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

 

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MXGP OF SPAIN - SUNDAY - EMX125

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