First moto incident stops Cairoli's chances of a home win in Fermo

Mid way through the first moto on Sunday on the hard, slippery and very
technical Italian track at Fermo, Cairoli got the trajectory wrong
coming down from a jump and sprained his ankle. Because he has had
previous injuries to his left foot he decided it was wise to sit out
the second moto. Tony was disappointed but philosophical about the
outcome of the weekend.

 
Tony Cairoli: "This was a bad day for me. There have
been no bad points for the season up till now but now with this small
injury, fortunately not something serious, I now want to concentrate on
getting ready for the Nations." On Saturday it was announced that
outstanding issues with the Italian Federation had been resolved and
Cairoli was now on the team to ride for Italy in two weeks time in the
MXoN. "I was surprised," he said. "But this year has been full of
surprises for me and its one of the best seasons I ever had."

 
Solid weekend on the track for Max Nagl

Best MX1 Red Bull Factory rider of the day was Max Nagl who was
sixth in the opening race but was a real contender for the top spot for
most of the second moto. He had a great battle with French rider
Clement Desalle for most of the race distance with barely a second
separating the two riders as they fought with each other and with the
difficulty of the slippery hard pack surface. Max had to settle for
third going through the flag, which garnered him 35 points and fifth
overall. It also meant he finished the season just four points behind
third placed David Philippaerts in the final reckoning.

 
Max Nagl: "I'm a bit disappointed not to finish third in the
championship but that's how it is. four races ago David (Philippaerts)
was 25 points in front of me and I caught him up to just four points. I
did all I could," he said.
 
The team's third rider, Rui Goncalves of Portugal picked up
25 points for his two motos and was eighth overall. "This is a special
track and there are not too many lines," Rui said. "The way they water
it makes it tough to overtake but I managed to get in the top 10 in
both motos and to finish in the top eight is not so bad."
 
MX1 GP Results

1, Clement Desalle, Belgium, Suzuki, 18-25—43

2, Steve Ramon, Belgium, Suzuki, 25-18—43

3, Sebastien Pourcell, France, Kawasaki, 20-22—42

4, Xavier Boog, France, Kawasaki, 22-16—38

5, Max Nagl, Germany, KTM, 15-20—35

Other KTM

8, Rui Goncalves, Portugal, KTM 12-13—25

 
MX1 World Championship final standings

1, Tony Cairoli, Italy, KTM, 625

2, Clement Desalle, Belgium, Suzuki, 537

3, David Philippaerts, Italy, Yamaha, 502

4, Max Nagl, Germany, KTM, 498

5, Steve Ramon, Belgium, Suzuki, 491

Other KTM

11, Rui Goncalves, Portugal, KTM 269

 
Final Manufacturer's Standings

1, KTM 692

2, Suzuki, 625

3, Yamaha, 556