Ken Roczen-Ricky Carmichael MXoN Award Youngest Rider winner

LAKEWOOD
(USA), 26 September 2010 – German Ken Roczen had a great outing at
only his second participation at the Red Bull FIM Motocross of
Nations as this year the 16 year old was the youngest rider to line
up at the gate in the three races and even took the individual
victory in the MX2 class. This stunning performance adds to the
records of this young great talent, currently the youngest ever Grand
Prix winner since his maiden win in 2009.

Missing out the
award last year as he was five months older than eventual RC MXoN
Award winner Herlings, this year Roczen took the honours and did it
in style. 

Ending the FIM MX2 Motocross World
Championship with a bitter second to Musquin due to several
mechanical failures, Roczen was determined to put on a great show at
the Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations and so he did.

Representing
Germany in the MX2 class, the youngster almost won yesterday’s
qualifying heat losing a two way battle with American Canard. Though
Roczen made up for that in today’s races.

In race one he
starred a strong recovery after yesterday’s rival Canard crashed in
front of him –together with Osborne- and blocked the way through
turn one. Roczen moved from the tail of the group to an eventual
sixth, even moving past fellow Suzuki rider and multiple World
Champion Ramon on the bigger machine.

In race two instead
Roczen had victory ambitions when he took the lead at lap two.
Unfortunately the 16 year old could not resist 450cc mounted
Townley’s attacks and dropped down to second, then to third after
Regal came through. The eventual third place of Roczen was Germany’s
best individual result of the whole day, helping the team to lead the
classification after the second moto and to take the eventual
podium.

In 2011 Roczen and his longtime sponsor Teka will both
move to KTM and contest the World MX2 Championship with high
ambitions.

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

Photos
available at www.motocrossmx1.com/gallery 


KEN
ROCZEN-BIOGRAPHY AND CAREER
Nationality
German
Place of birth Apolda
Date of birth (d/m/y)
29/04/1994
Website www.ken-roczen.com 
First GP raced
2009, GP of Portugal, Agueda, MX2
World Titles 1, Junior
85cc
First World Title 2007, Junior 85cc
GP wins 4 (MX2)
First
GP win 2009, GP of Germany, Teutschenthal, MX2
Last GP win 2010,
GP of Italy, Fermo, MX2
2010 position in the Championship 2/MX2,
Team Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2

Other results

Last
update 26 September 2010


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