Team Suzuki Press Office - September 12.
Rockstar
Teka Suzuki World MX1's Clement Desalle overcame a week of pain and
discomfort to incredibly win the Grand Prix of Italy in front of 22,500
spectators at Fermo and the final round of the FIM Motocross World
Championship.
The Belgian nursed a painful and badly-bruised
hip and lower back and made two excellent starts on his RM-Z450WS to
take fourth and first in the two motos run across a dry, hard, fast and
jumpy track. It was a fantastic day for Suzuki as Ken Roczen claimed
the MX2 class and Larissa Papenmeier conquered the last outing in the
Women's World Championship. RM-Z450 and RM-Z250 technology helped
riders capture five podium positions from a possible nine as Steve
Ramon finished second in MX1 and gave the Belgian team a perfect 1-2
result.
Blue
skies and sunshine created warm and pleasant racing conditions for a
layout that wasn't high on technical demands but punished the slightest
mistake as many riders circulated within tenths of a second of each
other.
Desalle, taking pain-killers to cope with the hard-hits
of the jump take-offs and landings, managed to get away in the top
three of both 35 minute and 2 lap motos. The Belgian held on for as
long as possible in a four-man fight for the lead in the first race
along with Ramon, Seb Pourcel and Xavier Boog. He relinquished control
in the final laps as Ramon powered through for his first moto victory
of the year. Desalle was however buoyed to hear he had mathematically
secured his status as World Championship runner-up.
The
placing was confirmed in the second moto where the 21 year old had to
deal with Ramon, Pourcel and Max Nagl, and, despite a heavy dose of
pressure, broke away from the others in the closing stages for a
remarkable win. Ramon vied for the overall triumph but eventually
closed the race in fourth; earning the same points as his countryman
but accepting the second podium step by virtue of the second moto
ranking.
Rockstar Teka Suzuki WMX1 can look back on 2010 with
two riders in the final top five of the MX1 standings, three victories
from 15, and 16 podium appearances from both riders combined and
further evidence of the high level of competitiveness of the RM-Z450WS.
Suzuki was also runner-up in the Manufacturers standings.
Ramon
will attempt to win his seventh Belgian Championship at Pierreux for
the final round of the national series next weekend before joining
Desalle on the plane across the Atlantic for the 64th Motocross of
Nations at Thunder Valley in Colorado. Ramon will be searching for his
third Nations success with his country while Desalle wears the Black,
Gold and Red for the second time in his career.
Clement Desalle - 2nd, 2010 World MX1 Championship:
"It
is incredible for me to win here because I could not do anything during
the week and was having a really tough time. Anyway I took second in
the World Championship and we managed something special here today. I
really want to thank my family, my girlfriend and the team for all
their help this week. I knew after the first practice that I was in for
a hard weekend and I was just focussed on keeping that second place. I
would actually like to win when I do not have an injury! The bruising
actually improved in a few days during the week so I hope it will be
much better very soon."
Steve Ramon - 5th, 2010 World MX1 Championship:
"I
was feeling strong today and both motos were good although I started to
get a bit tired in the last 10 minutes of the second race. I just
missed the GP win but I am still pleased with the second place. I
really enjoyed that first moto and we had some good battles; it must
have looked good on the TV because I had the onboard camera! I want to
say thanks to the team because we have done a good job again this year
even if I have had to deal with some injuries and it wasn't my best
season."
MX1 Moto1: 1. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), 39:33.144; 2. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:02.174; 3. Sebastien Pourcel (FRA,
Kawasaki), +0:04.173; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), +0:05.958;
5. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki), +0:07.902; 6. Maximilian Nagl
(GER, KTM), +0:11.073; 7. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:19.516;
8. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), +0:30.589; 9. Rui Goncalves (POR,
KTM), +0:35.890; 10. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Aprilia), +0:49.316.
MX1 Moto2: 1. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), 40:19.772; 2. Sebastien Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:04.419; 3. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:06.278; 4. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), +0:18.402;
5. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:29.992; 6. David Philippaerts (ITA,
Yamaha), +0:35.386; 7. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Aprilia), +0:37.210; 8. Rui
Goncalves (POR, KTM), +0:38.050; 9. Manuel Monni (ITA, Yamaha),
+1:00.199; 10. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:07.402.
MX1 Overall
result: 1. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), 43 points; 2. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), 43 p.;
3. Sebastien Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), 42 p.; 4. Xavier Boog (FRA,
Kawasaki), 38 p.; 5. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 35 p.; 6. David
Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 29 p.; 7. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Aprilia), 25
p.; 8. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), 25 p.; 9. Davide Guarneri (ITA,
Honda), 23 p.; 10. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), 21 p.
MX1 final World Championship standings: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 625 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), 537 p.; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 502 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 498 p.; 5. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), 491 p.; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), 356 p.; 7. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 337 p.; 8. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha),
331 p.; 9. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), 290 p.; 10. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 270 p.
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