Gautier Paulin wins first MX2 GP moto for another podium result.

Securing his 6^th
consecutive MX2 overall podium of the season, Yamaha Monster Energy racer,
Gautier Paulin also won his first moto for 2011 in front of 40.000
spectators at the Talkessel circuit in Germany over the
weekend.

The friendly Frenchman set fastest
qualifying time on Saturday but looked stiff in his qualification race and
could only manage 4^th place for a decent pick at the gate on
Sunday. 

Paulin made a few mistakes on the
opening  laps of race 1 and had difficulties with finding a fast race
rhythm.  He moved past fellow Yamaha racers, Zach Osbourne and Arnaud
Tonus to secure a lonely 4^th position till the end of the
race.

Taking advantage of a recent engine
update, Paulin, almost had the hole-shot but he quickly took advantage of a
mistake by Ken Roczen on the opening lap to move into the lead.  GP21
put the hammer down from the word go and pulled a decent lead in the early
stages of the race.  He controlled the race from the front, keeping
his lap times consistent and never put a foot wrong to take a well deserved
victory.

“To be honest I battled with
my riding on Saturday and could not ride how I wanted to.  We made
some bike setup changes and I felt much better today.  I should have
had a better result in the first moto and put myself in a position to win
the overall.   The second moto was great.  That’s what
we all work for and winning the moto has given the team and me and big
confidence boost.  The next step is to win a GP of course and with the
new engine improvements Yamaha has given me we are in a very strong
position now.  I’m looking forward to Latvia this weekend”
smiled Paulin.

Paulin will head to Kegums in
Latvia for round 10 of the FIM MX World championship on the 16-17
July.

Race results:

MX2 Race 1:

1          Roczen,
Ken   GER     KTM

2          Herlings,
Jeffrey        NED   
KTM

3          Searle,
Tommy           GBR
    Kawasaki

4          Paulin,
Gautier           FRA
    Yamaha

5          Osborne,
Zachary      USA    
Yamaha

6          Tonus,
Arnaud           SUI
     Yamaha

7          Aubin,
Nicolas           
FRA     KTM

8          Nicholls,
Jake  GBR     KTM

9          Charlier,
Christophe FRA     Yamaha

10       Teillet,
Valentin         FRA
    Suzuki

18       Anstie,
Max    GBR     Kawasaki

MX2 Race 2:

1          Paulin,
Gautier           FRA
    Yamaha

2          Searle,
Tommy           GBR
    Kawasaki

3          Roczen,
Ken   GER     KTM

4          Herlings,
Jeffrey        NED   
KTM

5          Tonus,
Arnaud           SUI
     Yamaha

6          Osborne,
Zachary      USA    
Yamaha

7          Teillet,
Valentin         FRA
    Suzuki

8          Nicholls,
Jake  GBR     KTM

9          Butron
Oliva, Antonio Jose   ESP     KTM

10       Anstie,
Max    GBR     Kawasaki

MX2 GP Overall:

1          Roczen,
Ken   GER     KTM    45

2          Paulin,
Gautier           FRA
   
Yamaha          43

3          Searle,
Tommy           GBR
    Kawasaki       
42

4          Herlings,
Jeffrey        NED   
KTM    40

5          Tonus,
Arnaud           SUI
    
Yamaha          31

6          Osborne,
Zachary      USA    
Yamaha          31

7          Nicholls,
Jake  GBR     KTM    26

8          Teillet,
Valentin         FRA
    Suzuki 25

9          Butron
Oliva, Antonio Jose   ESP    
KTM    22

10       Kullas, Harri  
FIN     
Yamaha          18

MX2 World championship
standings:

1          Roczen,
Ken   GER     396

2          Herlings,
J.      NED    377

3          Searle,
Tommy           GBR
    328

4          Paulin,
G.        FRA    
319

5          Osborne,
Z.     USA     265

6          Tonus,
Arnaud           SUI
     256

7          Anstie,
Max    GBR     215

8          Kullas,
Harri   FIN      197

9          Aubin,
Nicolas           
FRA     192

10       Charlier,
C.     FRA     170