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Paulin back on the podium in Matterly Basin


Matterly Basin, round 13 of the FIM
MX World championship, has seen another podium finish for Monster Energy
Yamaha racer, Gauter Paulin.  The friendly Frenchman posted consistent
4-4 results for 3rd place on the rostrum in front of  a
strong crowd of over 25.000 spectators.


Paulin set the fastest time in
Saturday’s pre qualification practice and rode a strong qualification
race to end second behind championship leader Ken Roczen.


Perfect track conditions and the
spectacular Matterly Basin valley setting saw Moto 1 get underway with
Paulin in a top 5 position.  He pushed hard to pass the KTM duo of
Herlings and VanHorebeek and then set his sites on Joel Roelants.  A
back marker got in the way of Paulin, which allowed Searle to pass, and he
could not counter attack the Englishman having to settle for
4th.


I bad start in Moto 2 left Paulin
at the back of the pack with a gaggle of riders to pass.  He quickly
cut through the pack and broke top ten already on lap two.  Paulin
pushed further and once again was into 4th where he remained
until the checkered flag.


“Choosing the right lines was
very important today on this track.  I put in some good laps in moto 1
but then lost my rhythm a little when Tommy got past.  The second moto
start was a disaster but I am happy with how I came through the pack. 
This is my 7th podium of the season so I hope to finish the last
two races the same and of course it would be great to try for the
win.” Mentioned Paulin.


The penultimate round of the series
will take place in Gaildorf, Germany on the 3-4 September.


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Race results:


MX2 Race 1:


1          Roczen,
Ken   GER     KTM


2          Searle,
Tommy           GBR
    Kawasaki


3          Roelants,
Joel BEL     KTM


4          Paulin,
Gautier           FRA
    Yamaha


5          Teillet,
Valentin         FRA
    Suzuki


6          van
Horebeek, Jeremy          BEL
    KTM


7          Herlings,
Jeffrey        NED   
KTM


8          Nicholls,
Jake  GBR     KTM


9          Tonus,
Arnaud           SUI
     Yamaha


10       Anstie,
Max    GBR     Kawasaki


 

MX2 Race 2:


1          Roczen,
Ken   GER     KTM


2          Searle,
Tommy           GBR
    Kawasaki


3          Herlings,
Jeffrey        NED   
KTM


4          Paulin,
Gautier           FRA
    Yamaha


5          Tonus,
Arnaud           SUI
     Yamaha


6          Nicholls,
Jake  GBR     KTM


7          Charlier,
Christophe FRA     Yamaha


8          Anstie,
Max    GBR     Kawasaki


9          Tixier,
Jordi    FRA     KTM


10       Kullas, Harri  
FIN      Yamaha


 

MX2 GP Overall:


1          Roczen,
Ken   GER     KTM    50


2          Searle,
Tommy           GBR
    Kawasaki       
44


3          Paulin,
Gautier           FRA
   
Yamaha          36


4          Herlings,
Jeffrey        NED   
KTM    34


5          Tonus,
Arnaud           SUI
    
Yamaha          28


6          Nicholls,
Jake  GBR     KTM    28


7          Charlier,
Christophe FRA    
Yamaha          24


8          Anstie,
Max    GBR    
Kawasaki        24


9          Tixier,
Jordi    FRA     KTM   
21


10       Roelants, Joel BEL
    KTM    20


 

MX2 GP World Championship
standings:


1          Roczen,
Ken   GER     590


2          Herlings,
J.      NED    547


3          Searle,
Tommy           GBR
    479


4          Paulin,
G.        FRA    
425


5          Tonus,
Arnaud           SUI
     353


6          Anstie,
Max    GBR     342


7          Osborne,
Z.     USA     295


8          Kullas,
Harri   FIN      287


9          Aubin,
Nicolas           
FRA     242



10       Roelants, Joel BEL
    226
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