KTM rule Czech Republic as Cairoli celebrates 50th career win

Earlier in the morning the UEM EMX250 riders went out the track and Mel Pocock was able to win the race and got another overall victory. Tim Gajser and Maxime Desprey completed the podium.

MX1
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli was able to win both races in Loket and achieved his 50th Grand Prix victory and equalled Joël Robert’s record. The Italian had a perfect first race dominating it since the beginning, but in the second one he started down in the fourth place and had to work all the way up to the lead. The Italian admitted that he was very satisfied with his performance this weekend, as he is not a hard pack specialist.

CP377 Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit’s Christophe Pourcel was back on the podium this weekend after going 2-3 in today’s races. The French rider obtained a consistent second place in the first race, but he had to fight harder in the second one to finish on the second step of the podium. By the end of the race, Pourcel made a mistake while he was riding third and lost a position with Nagl, but he fought back and he finished in front of the German.

It was a tough weekend for Clement Desalle, especially yesterday during the qualifying race. However, the Rockstar Energy Suzuki World rider succeeded in being on the third step of the rostrum with a 4-2 result. Desalle had a bad start in the first moto and had to fight from an initial ninth position, but in the second one everything started well for the Belgian and he even managed to lead four laps. In the end, Desalle was overtaken by Cairoli and he had to settle down with the second positon as he could not follow the Italian’s rhythm.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Max Nagl missed the podium only for just two points, but the German was extremely satisfied with his fourth overall result today. In the first heat he was able to move from fifth to third and kept a constant rhythm until the chequered flag, but the big surprise came in the second heat when he took the holeshot and led the first eight laps. By the end of the race, Nagl dropped down to fourth, but he took advantage of Pourcel’s mistake and was virtually on the podium. However, the German could not keep the third position and with two laps to go Nagl was overtaken again by the French rider and had to settle down with fourth.

It was a consistent weekend for Xavier Boog who completed the top five of the Czech Grand Prix after finishing sixth and seventh in today’s heats. In the first race, the French rider started with the top three riders, but he could not keep the rhythm and by the sixth lap he was already down in sixth. In the second race, he did not have such a good start, but he succeeded in moving from eighth to seventh and obtained the necessary points to be on the top five.

Today Ken De Dycker struggled once again with his starts and in both races he had to push really hard from the tenth position to finish seventh and eighth respectively. In the end the Belgian finished sixth overall followed by Rui Gonçalves.

The Portuguese had a difficult first race as he missed the start and was down to twentieth in the first corner. However, Gonçalves worked really hard to finish eleventh and in the second moto he was able to ride a consistent race in fifth position from beginning to end.

Gautier Paulin was eighth overall this weekend, but he was satisfied with his riding as he recuperated the good feeling on his Kawasaki and on himself. In the first race he started fourth, but he made some mistakes and dropped down to fifth. In the second moto he went down the floor in the second corner after the start and had to fight from almost the last position to finish eleventh.

Estonian Tanel Leok had a bad start in the first race and he was only able to finish twelfth, but in the second moto he started fifth and crossed the finish line sixth, which gave him the overall ninth position. Gregory Aranda completed the top ten thanks to his 10-9 result and Evgeny Bobryshev could only finished eleventh ahead of Shaun Simpson.

Home rider Martin Michek managed to finish sixteenth overall after finishing 19-17 in today’s races.

MX1 Race 1 top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 39:21.567; 2. Christophe Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:08.471; 3. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:10.299; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:18.171; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:25.624; 6. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:34.700; 7. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), +0:40.059; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:41.563; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:43.649; 10. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Yamaha), +0:45.759;

MX1 Race 2 top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 39:46.055; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:04.170; 3. Christophe Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:05.967; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:07.078; 5. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), +0:10.275; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, Suzuki), +0:11.501; 7. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:22.578; 8. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), +0:27.650; 9. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Yamaha), +0:29.445; 10. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:38.935;

MX1 Overall top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 50 points; 2. Christophe Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), 42 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 40 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 38 p.; 5. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 29 p.; 6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 27 p.; 7. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 26 p.; 8. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 26 p.; 9. Tanel Leok (EST, Suzuki), 24 p.; 10. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Yamaha), 23 p.;

MX1 Championship top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 492 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 462 p.; 3. Christophe Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), 435 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 402 p.; 5. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 368 p.; 6. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), 319 p.; 7. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 306 p.; 8. Tanel Leok (EST, Suzuki), 277 p.; 9. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 273 p.; 10. Shaun Simpson (GBR, Yamaha), 223 p.;

MX1 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 542 points; 2. Kawasaki, 505 p.; 3. Suzuki, 473 p.; 4. Honda, 350 p.; 5. Yamaha, 345 p.; 6. TM, 58 p.;

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MX2
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings succeeded in wining both races today with superb authority. In the first race the Dutch rider started third, but after five laps he got the lead and crossed the finish line twenty-eight seconds ahead of Searle. In the second heat he started in third position behind Van Horebeek and Teillet, but when he was about to overtake his teammate for the lead, Herlings touched the Belgian’s rear wheel and crashed. Herlings did not lose any position but he crashed again when Searle overtook him. However, Herlings recuperated himself very quickly and he managed to take the lead and win the race.

Team Floride Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit’s Tommy Searle got caught in the first start and was down to the twentieth position in the second corner. The British rider did an excellent race and moved up to second, but by the end of the heat he decided to slow down and save some energies for the second race. Searle had a better start and rode second for five laps, but he could not keep the rhythm and crossed the finish line third behind Herlings and Van Horebeek.

Monster Energy Yamaha’s Zach Osborne obtained his maiden podium finish this weekend in Loket thanks to his two fourth positions. The last time the American rider was on the podium was last year in the Grand Prix of Portugal, so he was really satisfied with his third overall place, especially because he had been working really hard to obtain a top three result.

Nestaan JM Racing KTM’s Jake Nicholls missed the podium this weekend being tight in thirty-six points with Osborne. The British rider had two good starts today and in the first race he managed to cross the finish third. In the second heat he rode most of the time fifth, but at some point he starred in a dogfight with Osborne for the fourth position exchanging places several times. In the end the American moved up to fourth and Nicholls could not follow Osborne and had to settle down with the fourth position.

It was a really good weekend for the 2011 UEM EMX250 Champion Romain Febvre, who managed to finished fifth overall thanks to his 8-6 result. The French rider has been riding among the top ten riders during the last Grand Prix and he has been actually working really hard to be among the top MX2 riders in his first year in the World Championship.

Valentin Teillet started third in the second moto, but he could not keep the rhythm of the top riders and crossed the finish line seventh. The French rider had finished ninth in the first race, so he obtained an overall sixth position, ahead of Max Anstie.

Joel Roelants struggled a lot in the Czech track and he was only able to finish eighth overall, ahead of José Butrón. The Spanish rider took the holeshot of the first race and he led the race for a couple of laps, but he then lost some positions and crossed the finish line sixth. In the second moto his start was not that good and he had also some problems with the engine of his bike, which made him finish thirteenth.

Jeremy Van Horebeek managed to lead the first race during five laps, but he dropped to second when his teammate Herlings overtook him. However, Van Horebeek could not finish the race because his KTM stopped. The Belgian dominated most of the second race, but he finally crossed the finish line second behind Herlings and finished tenth overall.

Jordi Tixier had a big crash during the warm up, but he decided to take part in the first race. The French rider was only able to finish eleventh and he decided not to take part in the second heat, as he was not feeling 100% ready.

MX2 Race 1 top ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 39:33.459; 2. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:28.297; 3. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +0:31.149; 4. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:39.948; 5. Max Anstie (GBR, Honda), +0:42.330; 6. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:43.810; 7. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:44.440; 8. Romain Febvre (FRA, KTM), +0:45.999; 9. Valentin Teillet (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:46.572; 10. Joel Roelants (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:47.547;

MX2 Race 2 top ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 39:47.099; 2. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), +0:01.994; 3. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:18.482; 4. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:43.023; 5. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +0:47.109; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, KTM), +0:53.373; 7. Valentin Teillet (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:56.091; 8. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:02.366; 9. Joel Roelants (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:22.094; 10. Alexander Tonkov (RUS, Honda), +1:23.211;

MX2 Overall top ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 42 p.; 3. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 36 p.; 4. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, KTM), 28 p.; 6. Valentin Teillet (FRA, Kawasaki), 26 p.; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, Honda), 25 p.; 8. Joel Roelants (BEL, Kawasaki), 23 p.; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), 22 p.;

MX2 Championship top ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 528 points; 2. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 471 p.; 3. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), 439 p.; 4. Joel Roelants (BEL, Kawasaki), 367 p.; 5. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 325 p.; 6. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 319 p.; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, Honda), 263 p.; 8. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 241 p.; 9. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), 233 p.; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Husqvarna), 214 p.;

MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 571 points; 2. Kawasaki, 541 p.; 3. Yamaha, 346 p.; 4. Honda, 286 p.; 5. Suzuki, 233 p.; 6. Husqvarna, 219 p.; 7. TM, 16 p.;


Teillet was 7th in Race 2


Herlings gets past Searle



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