Mixed weekend in MX2 for Red Bull KTM factory riders in Fermo

But despite not being on the podium, Marvin said his weekend had still
been positive. "Saturday was good for me and I had some good fights
with (Ken) Roczen and today my starts were perfect. But this track is
very hard. It's very slippery and very technical," Musquin said. He
started well on Sunday with a second place in the first moto and he was
within a second of Roczen for most of the second moto, but then he
crashed and hurt his arm and slipped back through the field. He finally
decided to retire from the second moto because of the pain in his arm.
Musquin also said he enjoyed riding the new KTM fuel injection bike for
the first time on Sunday.

 
With Musquin at overall tenth at the close of the day and his
factory teammate Shaun Simpson at 18th, it was up to young Belgian
rider Joel Roelants to take top five honors for KTM as the best
finisher of the day. Jeffrey Herlings, the team's third factory rider
is healing a shoulder injury from the GP in the Czech Republic.

 
Shaun said he had just not gelled with the track  at Fermo.
"The track was okay but I jsut didn't gel with it. I didn't have a good
feeling and I didn't make good decisions," he admitted

 
Roczen signed for the KTM factory team

At the close of the race program in Italy, Pit Beirer, the man in
charge of KTM's offroad racing program announced at a press conference
that Roczen, the winner of the final GP and Musquin's biggest
challenger during the 2010 season, had been signed for the KTM factory
team. With Musquin riding Orange in the USA competition, Roczen joins
Jeffrey Herlings to contest the MX2 for KTM next season.

 
MX2 GP Results

1, Ken Roczen, Germany, Suzuki, 25-25—50

2, Gautier Paulin, France, Yamaha, 18-20—38

3, Arnaud Tonus, Switzerland, Suzuki, 16-18—34

4, Steven Frossard, France, Kawasaki, 10-22—32

5, Joel Roelants, Belgium, KTM 15-15—30

Other KTM

10. Marvin Musquin, France, KTM 22-0-22

18. Shaun Simpson, Britain, KTM 6-0—6

 
World Championship final standings

1, Marvin Musquin, France, KTM, 635

2, Ken Roczen, Germany, Suzuki, 574

3, Steven Frossard, France, Kawasaki, 478

4, Zach Osborne, USA, 397

5, Joel Roelants, Belgium, KTM 396

Other KTM 

6, Jeffrey Herlings, Netherlands, KTM, 391

8, Shaun Simpson, Britain, KTM 367

 
Final MX2 Manufacturers Standings

1, KTM 701

2, Suzuki, 613

3, Yamaha, 533