Team Suzuki Press Office - September 12.
Ken
Roczen won the Grand Prix of Italy at Fermo and complete a memorable
day for Suzuki as Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2 team-mate Arnaud Tonus
scored his first podium, Larissa Papenmeier won her second Women's
World Championship event and Clement Desalle owned the MX1 category on
the RM-Z450 to paint the vast majority of three podiums a shade of
yellow.
The
German once more duelled with Marvin Musquin although 22,500 spectators
witnessed the 16 year old hold the upper-hand on the Italian hillside
hard-pack thanks to the power and performance of his fuel-injected
RM-Z250. Roczen escaped to win the first moto by a canter and then
followed Musquin for seven laps in the second sprint before finding a
gap in a layout that was not easy for overtaking and escaping to claim
his second 'double' moto haul of 2010.
The result at the 15th
and final round completed an exceptional final third of the campaign
for the team and the teenager: Roczen won three of the last five GPs
and only dropped out of the top three twice in the last 15 motos and
those blips were caused by technical misfortune.
Fermo saw
Arnaud Tonus in a determined and attacking mood and the 18 year old
Swiss pushed through for fifth and fourth for his first career podium
finish with third overall. The result also elevated him to seventh in
the final MX2 championship standings.
Fermo
hosted the final round of the Women's World Championship and Larissa
Papenmeier scooped victory on the 2009 RM-Z250. The German rode to
third and first for her spoils and has staked third in the competition.
Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2's haul this year has been impressive:
From
15 Grand Prix events they can count on three wins and 11 podiums thanks
to Roczen and Tonus' talents. Roczen finished 96 points ahead of Steven
Frossard and also collected his second national title with the German
ADAC MX Masters series. Tonus only dropped out of the top 10 on eight
occasions in 30 motos and moved up from a maiden championship finish of
16th in 2009 to collect seventh.
After a busy campaign
stretching back to successful pre-season races during February and
March, the team has one major appointment left with the Motocross of
Nations at Thunder Valley in Colorado on September 26th. Roczen and
Marcus Schiffer will wear the Suzuki/Teka colours for Germany and Tonus
is ready to represent Switzerland.
Ken Roczen - 2nd, 2010 World MX2 Championship:
"This
is what I wanted. I took two race wins and I was really going for it. I
felt better today than I did yesterday and rode really well. I had a
good fight with Marvin until he crashed in the second moto. Marvin has
been a great opponent but lately I have come closer and showed that I
can be good too. I had two fast starts and that really helped. I
planned to make the break early and it worked to perfection even if I
did have to wait a little bit in the first one because the track had
been watered and was quite slick. We have had a season with some ups
and downs but I am really happy to have finished my first full year in
this strong way."
Arnaud Tonus - 7th , 2010 World MX2 Championship:
"This
feels great! I got-on with the track and could really push here. I was
surprised when I learnt I had made the podium. My starts were not so
good so I really had to go for it to reach the positions I did and get
near the front. I was consistent in both races and then had that good
news when I came across the line. I am going to work hard this winter
to make the next step and take some more results like this next
season."
Larissa Papenmeier - 3rd 2010 World Championship:
"I'm
really happy to have another victory. I want to thank my family and my
boyfriend and all my friends. The track was awesome with some fun jumps
that were also technical; it was a good track for me and I wanted to
win. I had some bad luck at the beginning of the season so to finish
top-three in the Championship is a good result."
Thomas Ramsbacher
-Team Manager:
"This
is the greatest day for our team ever! Two wins and a podium result; we
could not have asked for more. It shows that that the team is in a very
good position. Thanks to Teka for two very good years and for sure
Suzuki will stay top of the podium. Thanks to all of our supporters and
friends who have helped us reach what we have achieved this season and
we are really looking forward to 2011."
MX2 Moto1: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 39:20.219;
2. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), +0:17.333; 3. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL,
Kawasaki), +0:32.877; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:41.170; 5. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), +0:47.958;
6. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), +0:49.915; 7. Michael Leib (USA,
Kawasaki), +0:58.400; 8. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +1:09.666; 9.
Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +1:15.678; 10. Jake Nicholls (GBR,
KTM), +1:19.436.
MX2 Moto2: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 40:39.797; 2. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:24.745; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:27.697; 4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), +0:29.889;
5. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:38.242; 6. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM),
+0:43.495; 7. Michael Leib (USA, Kawasaki), +0:55.683; 8. Jake Nicholls
(GBR, KTM), +1:02.084; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), +1:05.998;
10. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +1:08.307.
MX2 Overall result: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 50 points; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 38 p.; 3. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 34 p.;
4. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 32 p.; 5. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM),
30 p.; 6. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 29 p.; 7. Michael Leib (USA,
Kawasaki), 28 p.; 8. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 24 p.; 9. Christophe
Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 23 p.; 10. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 22 p.
MX2 final World Championship standings: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 635 points; 2. Ken Roczen (GER, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 574 p.;
3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 478 p.; 4. Zach Osborne (USA,
Yamaha), 397 p.; 5. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 396 p.; 6. Jeffrey
Herlings (NED, KTM), 391 p.; 7. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 390 p.;
8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 367 p.; 9. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL,
Kawasaki), 365 p.; 10. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 336 p.;
Women's Italian Grand Prix overall result: 1. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 45 points;
2. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), 44 p.; 3. Livia Lancelot (FRA, KTM),
38 p.; 4. Elien De Winter (BEL, KTM), 30 p.; 5. Francesca Nocera (ITA,
Honda), 29 p.
Women's final World Championship standings: 1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 299 points; 2. Livia Lancelot (FRA, KTM), 273 p.; 3. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 263 p.; 4. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), 248 p.; 5. Maria Franke (GER, KTM), 222 p.
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