AGUEDA (PORTUGAL),
9 May 2010 – Stephanie Laier made it two out of two as she collected victory
at the second round of the FIM Women’s World Championship in Portugal. The
German topped the podium from Livia Lancelot and Maria Franke as the duo
complete also the Championship’s top three behind leader Laier.
After going down at turn one yesterday, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Laier
took revenge today on the dry track. The German rode a flawless final moto
after getting rid of holeshotter Kane. Once in first, Laier pulled away to
win with an 18 second advantage.
The crash of KTM HDI’s Lancelot made things different for Laier. The French
crashed when was in third and rejoined the race at the bottom of the top
five to take a final fourth place. Courtesy of yesterday’s win, Lancelot
could step on her first season’s podium in second and moved up to third in
the Championship.
Diga KTM’s Franke grabbed another solid result with third overall. A second
place from yesterday and a third place from today made it a third overall
for Franke, who currently holds the second place in the Championship.
HM Plant Red Bull KTM UK’s Kane took fourth overall ahead of Fontanesi.
Papenmeier instead was a bitter seventh due to yesterday’s crashes.
WMX Race 1 top ten: 1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, KTM), 26:27.355; ; 2. Maria
Franke (GER, KTM), +0:11.781; 3. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), +0:17.730; 4.
Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), +0:35.112; 5. Natalie Kane (GBR, KTM), +0:52.281; 6.
Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:56.967; 7. Nicky van Wordragen (NED,
Yamaha), +1:03.220; 8. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), +1:12.423; 9. Anne
Borchers (GER, Suzuki), +1:29.705; 10. Francesca Nocera (ITA, Honda),
+1:43.795;
WMX Race 2 top ten: 1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 25:42.752; ; 2. Natalie
Kane (GBR, KTM), +0:18.087; 3. Maria Franke (GER, KTM), +0:20.109; 4. Livia
Lancelot (FRA, KTM), +0:25.757; 5. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki),
+0:52.213; 6. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), +1:19.608; 7. Marielle De Mol
(NED, Yamaha), +1:31.132; 8. Anne Borchers (GER, Suzuki), +1:48.162; 9.
Elien De Winter (BEL, KTM), +2:28.723; 10. Shirley Verkade (NED, KTM), -1
lap(s);
WMX Overall top ten: 1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 45 points; 2. Livia
Lancelot (FRA, KTM), 43 p.; 3. Maria Franke (GER, KTM), 42 p.; 4. Natalie
Kane (GBR, KTM), 38 p.; 5. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), 30 p.; 6.
Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 27 p.; 7. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki),
26 p.; 8. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Anne Borchers (GER, Suzuki), 25
p.; 10. Nicky van Wordragen (NED, Yamaha), 23 p.;
WMX Championship top ten: 1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 95 points; 2.
Maria Franke (GER, KTM), 80 p.; 3. Livia Lancelot (FRA, KTM), 76 p.; 4.
Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), 72 p.; 5. Natalie Kane (GBR, KTM), 68 p.;
6. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), 59 p.; 7. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 53 p.;
8. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 47 p.; 9. Anne Borchers (GER, Suzuki), 43
p.; 10. Elien De Winter (BEL, KTM), 41 p.;
WMX Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 100 points; 2. Yamaha, 72 p.; 3. Suzuki, 61 p.;
4. Honda, 49 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 3 p.;
Complete results
available at www.motocrossmx1.com/reslists.aspx
Photos available
at www.motocrossmx1.com/gallery
PORTUGUESE ROUND –
QUICK FACTS
Circuit length: 1500 mt
Type of ground: hard pack
Temperature: 21° C
Weather conditions: dry
Crowd attendance: 14000
As the whole FIM Motocross World Championship, this Grand Prix and the FIM
Women’s World Championship Race 2 will be broadcast live and delayed.
Click here to see schedule and coverage online.
NEXT ROUND
The FIM Women’s World Championship will continue next weekend in Bellpuig,
Spain.
LINKS
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FIM
Grand Prix of Portugal
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