KTM Wins Bulgarian Grand Prix With Nagl and Musquin

SEVLIEVO
(BULGARIA), 4 April 2010 – Taking his first ever MX1 red plate Max
Nagl made
it a successful start to the 2010 season at Sevlievo as he won this
first
Grand Prix in front of Antonio Cairoli, the latter on the 350cc KTM,
while
Clement Desalle completed the podium.

In the MX2 class defending Champion Marvin Musquin took a clean
sweep and
topped the podium from Ken Roczen and Steven Frossard.

KTM eventually recorded an overall win in both classes and even the
first
ever heat win of the revolutionary 350cc in MX1 heat two.

 
MX1

 

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX1’s Nagl enjoyed a perfect weekend at
Sevlievo. After taking pole yesterday the German went on to win the
opening
heat ten second ahead of second placed Philippaerts but could not
repeat
himself in moto two when team mate Cairoli passed him to collect the
first
ever heat win of the KTM 350 SX-F. Courtesy of second in heat two
Nagl took
the overall and the red plate.


Cairoli instead got tangled in the first corner of heat one and was
forced
to recover from the bottom of the top ten to fifth. The Italian made
up
with a great second heat and took second on the podium.


Desalle marked his first Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1 Grand Prix
appearance with a podium finish. The Belgian was a steady third in
moto one
but a harder second heat saw him finish fifth after Ramon first then
Pourcel
moved past him.


Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross’ David Philippaerts took another
fourth
like in 2009. A good second place in heat one was not enough for the
Italian as he slipped in the second heat and ended seventh.


Ramon took a valuable fifth overall while last year’s winner
Coppins, now
with Aprilia Racing, was ninth overall.

In heat one Kawasaki Racing’s Pourcel was hampered by a crash but
took
fourth in heat two for an 11th overall.

 

MX1 Race 1 top ten: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 40:45.442; ; 2.
David
Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:08.599; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL,
Suzuki),
+0:13.159; 4. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), +0:18.117; 5. Antonio
Cairoli
(ITA, KTM), +0:22.864; 6. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki),
+0:38.625; 7.
Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), +0:45.541; 8. Xavier Boog (FRA,
Kawasaki),
+0:52.209; 9. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Aprilia), +0:58.900; 10. Davide
Guarneri
(ITA, Honda), +1:05.675;


MX1 Race 2 top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 41:06.743; ; 2.
Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:03.685; 3. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki),
+0:07.060; 4. Sebastien Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:12.869; 5.
Clement
Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:15.479; 6. Jonathan Barragan (ESP,
Kawasaki),
+0:16.441; 7. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:16.619; 8. Ken de
Dycker
(BEL, Yamaha), +0:48.535; 9. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:51.452;
10.
Joshua Coppins (NZL, Aprilia), +0:58.843;


MX1 Overall top ten: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 47 points; 2.
Antonio
Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 41 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 36 p.;
4. David
Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 36 p.; 5. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 34
p.; 6.
Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), 31 p.; 7. Jonathan Barragan (ESP,
Kawasaki),
30 p.; 8. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 25 p.; 9. Joshua Coppins
(NZL,
Aprilia), 23 p.; 10. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), 20 p.;


MX1 Championship top ten: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 47 points;
2.
Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 41 p.; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA,
Yamaha), 36
p.; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 36 p.; 5. Steve Ramon (BEL,
Suzuki),
34 p.; 6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), 31 p.; 7. Jonathan Barragan
(ESP,
Kawasaki), 30 p.; 8. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 25 p.; 9. Joshua
Coppins
(NZL, Aprilia), 23 p.; 10. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), 20 p.;


MX1 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 50 points; 2. Suzuki, 40 p.; 3. Yamaha,
36 p.;
4. Kawasaki, 33 p.; 5. Aprilia, 23 p.; 6. Honda, 20 p.; 7. TM, 10
p.; 8.
CCM, 4 p.;

 

Complete results available at www.motocrossmx1.com/reslists.aspx  

 
Photos
available
at www.motocrossmx1.com/gallery 

 
MX2

 

It was a great comeback to the maiden Grand Prix victory venue for
Musquin as
the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2’s racer dominated the whole
Grand Prix.
After a perfect first heat, which he mastered from the start to the
flag,
Musquin was handed first by holeshotter Roczen in moto two and
carried on
to take another win.


Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2’s Roczen was second overall. In heat
one the
German poleman worked his way past Herlings to take second but could
not
reach a fast Musquin to challenge him for the win. After a holeshot
in heat
two Roczen went down at the opening lap and had to recover back to
another
second place.


Frossard of Kawasaki CLS completed the Bulgarian podium courtesy of a
third
place in heat one and a fourth in heat two.


In the final moto debutant Herlings of Red Bull KTM Factory racing
MX2 did
not let the French by and took third for a promising fourth overall
ahead
of other youngster Tonus of Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2.


2009 EMX2 European Champion Charlier was eleventh overall.

 

MX2 Race 1 top ten: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 40:41.977; ; 2.
Ken Roczen
(GER, Suzuki), +0:12.318; 3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki),
+0:51.161; 4.
Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), +0:57.920; 5. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL,
Kawasaki), +1:07.267; 6. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +1:35.476; 7.
Shaun
Simpson (GBR, KTM), +1:44.309; 8. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha),
+1:45.037; 9.
Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), +1:49.656; 10. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM),
+1:51.883;


MX2 Race 2 top ten: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 39:22.409; ; 2.
Ken
Roczen (GER, Suzuki), +0:07.389; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM),
+0:19.178;
4. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:26.325; 5. Arnaud Tonus (SUI,
Suzuki), +0:31.223; 6. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki),
+0:48.410; 7.
Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +1:05.621; 8. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM),
+1:16.934; 9. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +1:32.164; 10. Christophe
Charlier
(FRA, Yamaha), +1:34.215;


MX2 Overall top ten: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 50 points; 2. Ken
Roczen
(GER, Suzuki), 44 p.; 3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 38 p.; 4.
Jeffrey
Herlings (NED, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), 34 p.; 6.
Jeremy
van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 31 p.; 7. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha),
27 p.;
8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 24
p.; 10.
Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 19 p.;


MX2 Championship top ten: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 50 points;
2. Ken
Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 44 p.; 3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 38
p.; 4.
Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki),
34 p.;
6. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 31 p.; 7. Zach Osborne (USA,
Yamaha), 27 p.; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Jake Nicholls
(GBR,
KTM), 24 p.; 10. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 19 p.;


MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 50 points; 2. Suzuki, 44 p.; 3. Kawasaki,
38 p.;
4. Yamaha, 27 p.; 5. Honda, 10 p.; 6. TM, 0 p.;

 

Complete results available at www.motocrossmx1.com/reslists.aspx  

 
Photos
available
at www.motocrossmx1.com/gallery 

 
GP OF
BULGARIA –
QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1680 mt

Type of ground: hard pack

Temperature: 23° C

Weather conditions: dry

Crowd attendance: 20000

 

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the FIM
Women’s World Championship Race 2 will be broadcast live and
delayed.
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NEXT GP

The second of 15 GP’s will be held at Mantova, Italy, next weekend
and will
host also the opening round of both the FIM Veterans’ World Cup and
the UEM
EMX 125 series. The FIM Women’s World Championship will continue in
Agueda,
Portugal, on the May 9
weekend.

 

 

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