ST. JEAN D’ANGELY (FRANCE), 6 June 2010 – Coming back to victory in the venue where he took his maiden Grand Prix win, David Philippaerts experienced a good weekend in France where he topped the MX1 podium from Tony Cairoli and a hard charging Clement Desalle. Marvin Musquin took a home victory in the MX2 class.

Joel Roelants and Zach Osborne completed the MX2 podium as both soldiered on along the rough course, where rain had fallen overnight. Poleman Gautier Paulin ended eighth.

Steve Ramon and Frenchman Anthony Boissiere completed the top five in the MX1 class.

Jordi Tixier took victory in both motos as he topped his home podium in the EMX 125 class ahead of countryman Sulivan Jaulin and Pascal Rauchenecker.
 
MX1
A hard fought French Grand Prix marked Philippaerts’ comeback to the top of the podium where the Italian was missing since Mallory’s British GP in 2009. Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross’ Philippaerts battled it out with Desalle for an eventual third in moto one but stormed to the lead of heat two at mid race distance –again passing Desalle- and went on to take victory.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX1’s Cairoli made it to a close second overall as he ended with as many points as Philippaerts. The MX1 series leader won the opening moto after a battle with Ramon but struggled in heat two, where he lost time in a battle for third with home rider Boissiere. Once Cairoli settled in third place Desalle was too far to be caught.

Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1’s Desalle rounded off the podium to take also second in the Championship, in between Cairoli and Philippaerts-former runner up Nagl is out with a broken left collarbone since yesterday. The Belgian was fourth in the opening heat after Philippaerts passed him but took a solid second in the final moto, where he also led for the first half.

Team mate Ramon took fourth overall ahead of TM Racing Factory’s Boissiere, being the best home rider at this French GP. Boissiere was seventh in moto one but challenged Cairoli for third in the final moto, setting the crowd on fire when he moved past the Italian but eventually settling for fourth.

Guarneri took the holeshot in moto two and was sixth overall while Pourcel was 11th. Team mate Boog instead was stopped by technical issues in moto one and ended a bitter 15th.
 
MX1 Race 1 top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 39:59.341; ; 2. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), +0:02.549; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:06.551; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:15.685; 5. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), +0:53.066; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), +0:56.103; 7. Anthony Boissiere (FRA, TM), +1:08.514; 8. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +1:15.764; 9. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), +1:25.207; 10. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:32.312;

MX1 Race 2 top ten: 1. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 39:31.903; ; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:03.013; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:07.221; 4. Anthony Boissiere (FRA, TM), +0:11.087; 5. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), +0:13.044; 6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), +0:17.029; 7. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:17.406; 8. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), +0:21.295; 9. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), +0:25.454; 10. Sebastien Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:58.601;

MX1 Overall top ten: 1. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 45 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 45 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 40 p.; 4. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 38 p.; 5. Anthony Boissiere (FRA, TM), 32 p.; 6. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), 29 p.; 7. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), 27 p.; 8. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), 27 p.; 9. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), 23 p.; 10. Gareth Swanepoel (RSA, Honda), 18 p.;

MX1 Championship top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 304 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 236 p.; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 229 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 218 p.; 5. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 211 p.; 6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), 201 p.; 7. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 181 p.; 8. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), 162 p.; 9. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), 140 p.; 10. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 123 p.;

MX1 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 332 points; 2. Suzuki, 286 p.; 3. Yamaha, 270 p.; 4. Honda, 221 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 208 p.; 6. TM, 107 p.; 7. Aprilia, 106 p.; 8. CCM, 11 p.; 9. Husqvarna, 4 p.;
 
Complete results available at www.motocrossmx1.com/reslists.aspx  
 
Photos available at www.motocrossmx1.com/gallery 
 
MX2
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2’s Musquin took his fourth consecutive Grand Prix win and sixth in seven Grand Prix events as he went on to dominate his home round in St. Jean. The MX2 Championship leader rode a perfect first moto, leading from lap one to the flag, then got rid of Simpson in the final moto to take another win. This is the second consecutive year that Musquin wins a home GP.

Nestaan JM Racing KTM’s Roelants took his second podium of the season courtesy of second overall. The hard charging Belgian recovered to fifth in the first moto but rode a strong second moto –despite a late crash- to take back third when Roczen crashed in front of him. The German, who had a difficult first heat, was making up for it in moto two as he recovered until third place but crashed again to drop down the field.

Bike It Cosworth Yamaha UK’s Osborne took his second consecutive podium after his first one from last weekend in America. The USA racer was an eventual third in moto one after Herlings exploited his mistake at the last corner before the chequered flag and moved past. Moto two was all about recovering after an early crash, with Osborne ending ninth for third overall.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2 team mates Simpson and Herlings rounded off the top five ahead of Tonus and Verbruggen. Home riders Paulin, Charlier and Frossard rounded off the top ten at the end of a difficult home Grand Prix.
 
MX2 Race 1 top ten: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 41:30.100; ; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:08.720; 3. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:09.484; 4. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:14.335; 5. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), +0:36.026; 6. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +0:41.906; 7. Khounsith Vongsana (FRA, KTM), +0:54.909; 8. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), +0:56.484; 9. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:33.645; 10. Dennis Verbruggen (BEL, KTM), +1:41.634;

MX2 Race 2 top ten: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 41:06.189; ; 2. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +0:02.416; 3. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), +0:03.229; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:11.461; 5. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), +0:32.782; 6. Dennis Verbruggen (BEL, KTM), +0:40.222; 7. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), +0:48.027; 8. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), +0:52.270; 9. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:57.310; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), +0:58.860;

MX2 Overall top ten: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 50 points; 2. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 36 p.; 3. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 32 p.; 4. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 31 p.; 5. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 31 p.; 6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), 29 p.; 7. Dennis Verbruggen (BEL, KTM), 26 p.; 8. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 25 p.; 9. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 25 p.; 10. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 25 p.;

MX2 Championship top ten: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 318 points; 2. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 247 p.; 3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 230 p.; 4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 228 p.; 5. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 201 p.; 6. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 195 p.; 7. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), 183 p.; 8. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 173 p.; 9. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 170 p.; 10. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 143 p.;

MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 345 points; 2. Suzuki, 264 p.; 3. Yamaha, 239 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 236 p.; 5. Honda, 60 p.; 6. TM, 10 p.;
 
Complete results available at www.motocrossmx1.com/reslists.aspx  
 
Photos available at www.motocrossmx1.com/gallery 
 
EMX 125
Courtesy of a strong French outing, Tixier could keep up his winning streak as the leader of the EMX 125 series has remained undefeated since he won the opening round of the series in Mantova. Taking his sixth consecutive heat win in this third round of the series, Tixier topped his home podium from Jaulin and Rauchenecker. Clermont and Lafont completed the top five. Rauchenecker remained second in the series ahead of Lafont, Jaulin and Ciucci.
 
GP OF FRANCE – QUICK FACTS
Circuit length: 1590 mt
Type of ground: hard pack
Temperature: 23° C
Weather conditions: changeable, in between cloudy and sunny
Crowd attendance: 30000
 
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 GP
In just two weeks time the FIM Motocross World Championship will head to Teutschenthal, Germany, for round eight of 15. The UEM EMX 125 will also be in Germany on the June 20 weekend.
 
 
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