PIRELLI MX MOTO Takes Top Spots At MX GP Of Sweden

Uddevalla,
Sweden,
July
3, 2011 –
The
treacherous Swedish terrain of Uddevalla was the site of the eighth
round of fifteen in the FIM Motocross World Championship this
weekend. The mixture of loose soil and hard-pack terrain proved the
proficiency of Pirelli tires with two overall victories and wins in
all four motos.

Frenchman
Steven Frossard owned MX1 while German Ken Roczen aced MX2. The Grand
Prix of Sweden was another powerful assertion of the capabilities of
the Scorpion MX in particular as the rubber has dominated the first
half of the 2011
season. The midway point of the MX1 series was marked by domination
from the works Yamaha, finishing ahead of Evgeny Bobryshev and Honda
while third-position was enough for KTM’s Tony Cairoli to take the
lead in the championship standings. Clement Desalle had a bad day
and was weakened by a shoulder injury while competing in Belgium last
week.

A
1-1 moto score in MX2 saw
Roczen beat team-mate Jeffrey Herlings and Gautier Paulin, increasing
his lead in the points table. The day also saw strong performances
from Max Anstie (finishing 4th) and Christophe Charlier (5th).

Racing
Service Manager Giovanni Gatti was thrilled with the results
throughout the Grand Prix and also the second position overall in the
European 125 two-stroke competition obtained by Simone Zecchina who
maintains his advantage at the top of the championship. “The
special build, strength and traction of the MidSoft 32 benefitted the
Pirelli riders here and this was evident in the results,” said the
technician from Milan. “The combination of the skills of the riders
with the potential of the tires
we put at their disposal left no options for the competition, and
thankfully this has been the case from the very start of the season.”

The
next
FIM MX round will take place on the tenth of July at Teutschenthal,
west of the city of Leipzig in eastern Germany.

MX1

Overall
Classification

Championship
standings:

MX2

Overall
Classification

Championship
standings:

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