Second Consecutive Win Leaves Lancelot Alone on Top of FIM WMX Standings

AGUEDA (PORTUGAL), 10 May 2009 – Despite losing the final moto to rival Laier, Lancelot consolidated her leadership in the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship by wrapping up the overall and building on her Championship lead at the end of the series’ maiden visit to Portugal.

Fiolek ended second on the podium ahead of Papenmeier, who took her first season rostrum. Laier’s weekend was hampered by a crash in heat one as she ended eighth overall. The German lost the second place in the Championship to Fiolek.

In today’s second moto it was Laier who led the whole moto while Lancelot struggled after a troubled start. Kawasaki Racing’s Lancelot worked her way up to second after passing holeshotter Fiolek but it was already too late to try and catch Laier.

LS Motors Honda’s Fiolek had no chance to fight back and settled in third as Lancelot did the same with Laier-the latter accumulated a safe gap while the defending Champion worked her way up through the pack.

Franke and Papenmeier swapped places in the second lap with the Kawasaki Elf Pfeil rider securing fourth ahead of Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2’s Papenmeier.

Lancelot topped the podium from Fiolek and Papenmeier as the French built on her Championship lead. Fiolek is now second ahead of Laier.

WMX Race 1 top ten: 1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 25:08.810; ; 2. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), +0:03.567; 3. Ashley Fiolek (USA, Honda), +0:11.908; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), +0:21.663; 5. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), +0:27.339; 6. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), +0:40.729; 7. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), +0:45.285; 8. Sarah Whitmore (USA, KTM), +1:07.098; 9. Brenda Wagemans (BEL, KTM), +1:12.667; 10. Nicky van Wordragen (NED, KTM), +1:15.753;

WMX Race 2 top ten: 1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 25:04.668; ; 2. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:14.574; 3. Ashley Fiolek (USA, Honda), +0:18.559; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), +0:22.525; 5. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), +0:55.531; 6. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), +1:05.729; 7. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), +1:09.951; 8. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), +1:27.675; 9. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), +1:38.596; 10. Elien De Winter (BEL, Honda), +1:54.832;

WMX Overall top ten: 1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 47 points; 2. Ashley Fiolek (USA, Honda), 40 p.; 3. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), 38 p.; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), 36 p.; 5. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), 30 p.; 6. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 30 p.; 7. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), 27 p.; 8. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 25 p.; 9. Sarah Whitmore (USA, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 22 p.;

WMX Championship top ten: 1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 94 points; 2. Ashley Fiolek (USA, Honda), 80 p.; 3. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 72 p.; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), 67 p.; 5. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), 64 p.; 6. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 64 p.; 7. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), 57 p.; 8. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), 57 p.; 9. Elien De Winter (BEL, Honda), 41 p.; 10. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 36 p.;

WMX Manufacturers:  1. Kawasaki, 94 points; 2. KTM, 88 p.; 3. Honda, 80 p.; 4. Suzuki, 69 p.; 5. Yamaha, 48 p.; 6. CCM, 7 p.;

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

Laier wrapped up the second heat win

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PORTUGUESE ROUND – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1650 mt

Temperature: 20° C

Weather conditions: cloudy

Crowd attendance during weekend: 25000

 

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The following round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will be held in Bellpuig, Spain, next weekend together with the MX1/MX2 Grand Prix of Catalunya.

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