MX3: French Win Stays in France

CASTELNAU

DE LEVIS (France), 11 April 2010 – Castelnau de Levis held the
second
event for the FIM MX3 World Championship this weekend. French riders
took
two places on the podium. Idol of the home crowd Mickael Pichon
(Honda) won
the sunny race on the 1805
metres long track Puech Rampant in front of Italian
Alex Salvini (Husqvarna) and another French Christophe Martin
(Husqvarna).

 The track was hard
and difficult. Pichon won both heats. In the first heat Carlos
Campano
(Yamaha) took the holeshot but already in the second lap Pichon
overtook
him. Christophe Martin was close, he came to the second position.
Martin
was riding very reliably the first half of the race, then Campano
passed
him. Pichon won, Campano was second and Martin third.

Alex Salvini had a
bad first start. Italian worked hard during the race that he
progressed to
the fourth position. Matevz Irt (Husqvarna) from
Slovenia
finished second. Irt started fast but he could not stand close to
the top
positions when riders started to attack him.

In the second race
Irt took the holeshot. Pichon was close to him and soon he took the
lead
again. French rider was leading the whole race, nevertheless his
second win
was not so conclusive as the first one. Salvini was pushing the
whole race.
Husqvarna Cross 2 R rider was fast and very danger for Pichon. Only a
small
mistake of Pichon could mean loosing of the first position. French
held
Salvini back and took a double win. Salvini finished second.

1^st MICKAEL
PICHON (
France ) : “It
was a great weekend and I enjoyed to compete in Castelnau de Levis.
Yesterday I made some good laps in the Qualifying practice. When I
took the
lead today in the first heat, I could ride my race. In the second
heat Alex
Salvini was pushing hard, he was very fast. I had to make a big
effort that
I kept the first position because Salvini was all the time behind
me. I am
glad that I won because I am not really prepared for the 30 minutes
of
riding and the race was physically very difficult. But I did it with
the
support of my fans which were here today.”

2^nd ALEX
SALVINI (
Italy ):
“Pichon was fast all the weekend. Also yesterday in the Qualifying
practice I was second behind him. I am a bit disappointed with the
first
heat because I had a bad start, then I crashed and I finished
fourth.
Second start was better and quickly I climbed on the second
position. I
enjoyed the second heat. Although I finished second I am not
satisfied
because I am still only second in the Championship Classification
and this
is not what I expected. In following races I go for a leading
position in
the Championship and I hope I could do better result already in
Argentina .”

3^rd CHRISTOPHE
MARTIN (
France ):
“This season I am not planning to ride the complete MX3 World
Championship so today I was riding very easy, without any pressure. I
was
competing here many times and I know this track pretty well. The
track was
very hard today and the ground was not one of my favourite. I prefer
muddy
and softer tracks. Anyway I finished on the podium and I am happy
for
that.”  

RESULTS

RACE 1 Top Ten: 1. Mickael Pichon (FRA, Honda), 36:21.152; ; 2. Carlos
Campano Jiminez (ESP, Yamaha), +0:12.535; 3. Christophe Martin (FRA,
Husqvarna), +0:15.633; 4. Alex Salvini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:20.166;
5.
Matevz Irt (SLO, Husqvarna), +0:41.891; 6. Martin Zerava (CZE,
Honda),
+0:48.011; 7. Gregory Wicht (SUI, Honda), +0:52.469; 8. Tommi
Makinen (FIN,
Honda), +0:56.294; 9. Guillaume Botannelli (FRA, KTM), +1:39.423;
10. Milko
Potisek (FRA, Honda), +1:45.914

RACE 2 Top Ten: 1.
Mickael Pichon (FRA, Honda), 36:30.715; ; 2. Alex Salvini (ITA,
Husqvarna),
+0:03.864; 3. Christophe Martin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:25.091; 4.
Carlos
Campano Jiminez (ESP, Yamaha), +0:38.738; 5. Matevz Irt (SLO,
Husqvarna),
+0:41.673; 6. Fabien Izoird (FRA, Suzuki), +0:47.828; 7. Milko
Potisek
(FRA, Honda), +0:51.236; 8. Martin Zerava (CZE, Honda), +1:04.072;
9. Tommi Makinen (FIN, Honda),
+1:10.257; 10. Gregory Wicht (SUI,
Honda), +1:51.826

Overall
Classification Top Ten: 1. Mickael Pichon (FRA, Honda), 50 points;
2. Alex
Salvini (ITA, Husqvarna), 40 p.; 3. Christophe Martin (FRA,
Husqvarna), 40
p.; 4. Carlos Campano
Jiminez (ESP,
Yamaha), 40 p.; 5. Matevz Irt (SLO, Husqvarna), 32 p.; 6. Martin
Zerava
(CZE, Honda), 28 p.; 7. Milko Potisek (FRA, Honda), 25 p.; 8. Tommi
Makinen
(FIN, Honda), 25 p.; 9. Gregory Wicht (SUI, Honda), 25 p.; 10. Guillaume
Botannelli (FRA, KTM), 22 p

Championship
Classification: 1. Carlos Campano Jiminez (ESP, Yamaha), 90 points;
2. Alex
Salvini (ITA, Husqvarna), 84 p.; 3. Matevz Irt (SLO, Husqvarna), 72
p.; 4. Martin
Zerava (CZE, Honda), 57 p.; 5. Tommi Makinen (FIN, Honda), 55 p.; 6.
Mickael
Pichon (FRA, Honda), 50 p.; 7. Victor Dario Arco (ARG, Yamaha), 43
p.; 8.
Christophe Martin (FRA, Husqvarna), 40 p.; 9. Luis Correira (POR,
Yamaha),
36 p.; 10. Jussi Nikkila (FIN, Yamaha), 36 p

Complete results
available at: http://www.motocrossmx1.com/reslists.aspx?c=8

Photos available at: http://www.motocrossmx1.com/gallery/default.aspx?aid=537

LINKS
Youthstream
FIM
French Motorcycle Federation
Motoclub Castelnau de Levis