 FUNCHAL
(PORTUGAL), 12 May 2010 – After a short visit to Portugal, the FIM Motocross
World Championship is set to continue this weekend in the Catalan region of
Spain, hosting the fifth of 15 Grand Prix’s at the classic Bellpuig course.
With Tony Cairoli still holding the red plate in the MX1 class, Max Nagl
and David Philippaerts complete the top three. Steve Ramon is in fourth
while the winner of the Portuguese GP Clement Desalle is making up ground
and is now in fifth place.
Marvin Musquin regained the MX2 red plate in Agueda after taking a dominant
win. Ken Roczen follows in second with Jeffrey Herlings in third to make it
a very close top three.
MX1
The Grand Prix of Portugal marked the comeback to victory of Desalle,
returning to action after dislocating his right shoulder at the previous Grand
Prix in Valkenswaard. The Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1 racer rode strong
in Agueda and needs more wins to make up for a disappointing dnf in
Valkenswaard and cut the gap from Championship leader Cairoli.
The Italian of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX1, who was third overall last
year at Bellpuig, took second on the podium in Portugal where he could
receive his third red plate of the year.
Taking as many points as Cairoli in Agueda, team mate Nagl still holds
second in the MX1 series and his podium comeback in Portugal was a
confidence booster for the forthcoming GP in Bellpuig, another hard pack
course.
A crash in Portugal cost Yamaha Monster Energy’s Philippaerts an overall
podium as the Italian was all set on a top three finish after ending third
in heat one. Unfortunately a strong pain to the hand hampered his
performances in the second heat and Philippaerts may struggle also in
Bellpuig.
Fourth placed in the Championship Ramon also struggled with pain in
Portugal after a crash in qualifying while French Boog of Kawasaki Racing
narrowly missed on his first season’s podium, a goal which has been
postponed to Catalunya.
Other Kawasaki Racing rider Barragan instead will not be in Bellpuig as a
leg injury ruled him out before the Dutch Grand Prix.
The 2009 Catalan GP winner has not yet set a date for his comeback to
action.
TM Racing Factory’s Boissiere will try and chase the best result of his
first MX1 season at the venue where he took a heat win and a podium finish
in 2009.
With Priem out due to an injury he picked up in Sevlievo, Aprilia Racing
will line up American Laninovich from the forthcoming Catalan GP.
2009 MX1 PODIUM:
1. Jonathan Barragan
2. David Philippaerts
3. Antonio Cairoli
2009 MX1 POLEMAN: Antonio Cairoli
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MX2
Coming back to victory in dominant style, defending MX2 Champion Musquin of
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2 is back on top of the Championship standings.
Musquin rode two flawless heats in Portugal to take two wins and snatch the
red plate from Roczen, who had just taken it in Valkenswaard where the
French had a bad weekend.
The Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2 rider dropped down to second in the
Championship and took third on the Portuguese podium. His attempts to
stop Musquin where hampered by a tangle with a lapped rider in heat two.
Other Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2 team member Herlings was sandwiched
in between the two on Agueda’s podium. After his maiden GP win in
Valkenswaard, the 15 year old’s name is shaping up like the third big force
in this year’s MX2 World Championship.
Kawasaki CLS’ Frossard instead had a weekend to forget in Portugal, where
he headed with full confidence after his maiden podium on the sand in
Valkenswaard. The hard pack specialist had several crashed but will try to
make up for that in Bellpuig as he still sits in fourth place in the
Championship.
Agueda marked the best GP result of the season for Bike-it Cosworth Yamaha
UK’s Osborne who took fourth overall. The American looks forward to
Bellpuig where he will also see the debut of countryman Leib on the
Rockstar Energy Bud Racing Kawasaki.
Bellpuig would be the first GP of 2010 also for Yamaha Monster Energy
Motocross’ Paulin, who injured himself right before the start to the season
in Bulgaria.
Taking his first and only MX2 GP win in Bellpuig last year, Van Horebeek of
Kawasaki CLS will try to jump back onto the podium which would be the first
Grand Prix podium on Kawasaki for the Belgian.
2009 MX2 PODIUM:
1. Jeremy Van Horebeek
2. Rui Gonçalves
3. Anthony Boissiere
2009 MX2 POLEMAN: Davide Guarneri
Photos available
at www.motocrossmx1.com/gallery
EMX 125
The very first edition of the UEM EMX 125 European Championship, a series
dedicated to 2 stroke motorcycles which will give young riders the
opportunity to build their careers at low cost, will continue at Bellpuig
with round two. After winning round one in Mantova French Tixier leads the
EMX 125 series from Austrian Rauchenecker and Italian Ciucci. Lafont and
Bernardini completed the top five.
TIMETABLE
Saturday: EMX 125 Free Practice Group 1 8:05; EMX 125 Free Practice Group 2
8:40; WMX Free Practice 9:25; MX2 Free Practice 10:00; MX1 Free Practice
10:45; EMX 125 Pre Qualifying Practice Group 1 11:35; EMX 125 Pre
Qualifying Practice Group 2 12:10; WMX Time Practice 13:00; MX2 Pre
Qualifying Practice 13:35; MX1 Pre Qualifying Practice 14:20; WMX Race 1
15:15; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:05; MX1 Qualifying Race 16:55; EMX 125
Qualifying Race 1 17:45; EMX 125 Qualifying Race 2 18:35;
Sunday: EMX 125 Warm up 8:00; WMX Warm up 8:30; MX2 Warm up 9:00; MX1 Warm
up 9:30; EMX 125 race 1 10:20; WMX Race 2 11:15; MX2 Grand Prix Race 1
12:10; MX1 Grand Prix Race 1 13:10; MX2 Grand Prix Race 2 15:03; MX1 Grand
Prix race 2 16:03; EMX 125 Race 2 17:20.
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