WORLD MOTOCROSS SERIES (ROUND FOUR): HERLINGS RAINS ON ROCZEN’S PARADE, WHILE PHILIPPAERTS SURPRISES CAIROLI
Stefan Everts and Ken Roczen. Roczen won the first moto and wanted to win the second moto so that he could claim three GP wins along with the Las Vegas Supercross, but his teammate took the win. Photo Ray Archer
David Philippaerts obtained his first overall victory of the season in Indaiatuba, while Jeffrey Herlings beat his team-mate Ken Roczen and got his second GP win of the season. Both riders took the overall win being tight in points with the second classified.
David Philippaerts got the perfect weekend, winning the qualifying race Saturday and obtaining the overall win on Sunday. Second was Antonio Cairoli and third was red plate holder Clement Desalle.
In the 250 class, Jeffrey Herlings got an eventual GP win and he finished ahead his team-mate Ken Roczen. Gautier Pauline finished third and got the first podium of the season.
250 CLASS
Red Bull Teka KTM Factory racing 250’s Jeffrey Herlings got a very important overall victory this weekend in Idaiatuba. The Dutch took advantage of the mistake Roczen made when leading the second heat and Herlings crossed the finish line in the first position. However, Herlings admitted that he needs to work hard once back in Europe to close the gap between him and Roczen.
Ken Roczen from Red Bull Teka KTM Factory racing 250 won the first race easily, but he crashed twice in the second race and lost the overall victory. However, Roczen is still the leader of the series with 14 points advantage over Herlings.
FIRST MOTO: 250 CLASS
1. Roczen, Ken….(KTM)
2. Herlings, Jeffrey….(KTM)
3. Paulin, Gautier….(Yam)
4. Searle, Tommy….(Kaw)
5. Osborne, Zach….(Yam)
6. Anstie, Max….(Kaw)
7. Tonus, Arnaud….(Yam)
8. Roelants, Joel….(KTM)
9. Charlier, Christophe….(Yam)
10. Tixier, Jordi….(KTM)
Jeffrey Herlings won his second GP this season. Photo Ray Archer
Monster Energy Yamaha’s Gautier Paulin got his first podium of the season after finishing third in both motos. The French rider confessed he is very satisfied with such result because the hard work he has done with his team has been finally compensated.
CLS Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit managed to finish fourth overall, even starting from the very outside due to his disqualification at Saturday’s qualifying race for outsode assistance. Searle is still third in the championship but he is now 35 points away the leader of the championship Ken Roczen.
SECOND MOTO: 250 CLASS
1. Herlings, Jeffrey….(KTM)
2. Roczen, Ken….(KTM)
3. Paulin, Gautier….(Yam)
4. Searle, Tommy….(Kaw)
5. Osborne, Zach….(Yam)
6. Charlier, Christophe….(Yam)
7. Anstie, Max….(Kaw)
8. Tonus, Arnaud….(Yam)
9. Kullas, Harri….(Yam)
10. Tixier, Jordi….(KTM)
Zach Osborne completed the top five with two solid fifth results. Osborne starred in a couple of battles in both heats, first with Paulin and then with Searle, but his injured wrist did not let him push harder and he stayed behind.
Max Anstie struggled on the Brazilian track and he finished sixth and seventh respectively. Christophe Charlier and Arnaud Tonus, who were both tied at 27 points, finished after the British rider. Ninth was Joel Roelants and competing the top ten was Finnish rider Harri Kullas.
250 GP OF BRAZIL OVERALL
1. Herlings, Jeffrey….(KTM)
2. Roczen, Ken….(KTM)
3. Paulin, Gautier….(Yam)
4. Searle, Tommy….(Kaw)
5. Osborne, Zach….(Yam)
6. Anstie, Max….(Kaw)
7. Charlier, Christophe….(Yam)
8. Tonus, Arnaud….(Yam)
9. Roelants, Joel…. (KTM)
10. Kullas, Harri….(Yam)
Hector Assuncao de Freitas was the best-qualified Brazilian rider in the 250 class, finishing 13th ahead of Nicolas Aubin.
Gautier Paulin had a good day in Brazil.
250 POINTS STANDINGS
1. Roczen, Ken….191
2. Herlings, Jeffrey….177
3. Searle, Tommy….156
4. Osborne, Zach….122
5. Paulin, Gautier….120
6. Anstie, Max….116
7. Tonus, Arnaud….108
8. Kullas, Harri….96
9. Roelant, Joel….90
10. Charlier, Christophe….89
Tony Cairoli. Photo Ray Archer
450 CLASS
Monster Energy Yamaha’s David Philippaerts was extremely happy after such overall victory. The Italian had not been really fortunate in the last Grand Prix’s and such result will help him to increase his self confidence. Philippaerts got really valuable points for the championship and he is now forth ahead of his teammate Steven Frossard.
Second overall was Red Bull Teka KTM Factory Racing 450’s Antonio Cairoli, who has succeed in closing the gap with the Championship leader Desalle. Cairoli would have won the GP if he had not made so many mistakes on the track on the second race, as he had won the first one.
FIRST MOTO: 450 CLASS
1. Cairoli, Antonio….(KTM)
2. Philippaerts, David….(Yam)
3. Frossard, Steven….(Yam)
4. Desalle, Clement….(Suz)
5. Nagl, Maximilian….(KTM)
6. de Dycker, Ken….(Hon)
7. Ramon, Steve….(Suz)
8. Bobryshev, Evgeny….(Hon)
9. Boog, Xavier….(Kaw)
10. Goncalves, Rui….(Hon)
David Philippaerts got the 450 win in Brazil. Photo Yamaha
Rockstar Energy Suzuki World 450’s Clement Desalle got a bittersweet third overall position. On the first race, Desalle started at the back of the pack, but he did an amazing recuperation and managed to be second overtaking Philippaerts and Frossard at the same time. Unfortunately, he made a mistake and finished fourth. In the second heat another mistake made him lose the lead and finished again in the fourth position.
SECOND MOTO: 450 CLASS
1. Philippaerts, David….(Yam)
2. Cairoli, Antonio….(KTM)
3. Ramon, Steve….(Suz)
4. Desalle, Clement….(Suz)
5. Frossard, Steven….(Yam)
6. Nagl, Maximilian….(KTM)
7. Strijbos, Kevin….(Suz)
8. Boog, Xavier….(Kaw)
9. Barragan, Jonathan….(Kaw)
10. de Dycker, Ken….(Hon)
Russian Evgeny Bobryshev was tenth in Brazil and is sixth in the points. Photo: HondaProRacing
450 GP OF BRAZIL OVERALL
1. Philippaerts, David….(Yam)
2. Cairoli, Antonio….(KTM)
3. Desalle, Clement….(Suz)
4. Frossard, Steven….(Yam)
5. Ramon, Steve….(Suz)
6. Nagl, Maximilian….(KTM)
7. de Dycker, Ken….(Hon)
8. Boog, Xavier….(Kaw)
9. Strijbos, Kevin….(Suz)
10. Bobryshev, Evgeny….(Hon)
Steve Ramon current sits in tenth place in the standings. His teammate, Clement Desalle, leads the points.
Fourth overall was Monster Energy Yamaha’s Steven Frossard, who finished tied on points with third classified Desalle. The Frenchman finished third in the first race, but in the second one he had some pain on his thumb and decided not to take risks and kept the fourth position.
Completing the top five was Steve Ramon?thanks to his third final position in the second heat. The Belgian rider is making great progress on his Suzuki and he is now tenth in the point standings.
Max Nagl was not that fortunate this weekend and he just finished sixth overall. However, the German is still second of the 450 World Championship, eleven points behind the leader Clement Desalle.
Ken De Dycker.
Ken De Dycker got a solid sixth overall position, followed by Xavier Boog, who started really well in both heats but he could not keep the rhythm and finished ninth and eighth respectively.
Kevin Strijbos finished ninth and Evgeny Bobryshev could only finish 10th due to the numerous mistakes he made during both heats. His teammate, Rui Gon‡alves, also struggled in the Brazilian track and he finished just behind Bobryshev.
Davide Guarneri did not take part in today’s races as the doctor suggested him some rest after the heavy crash he suffered yesterday during the qualifying race.
Antonio Balbi was the best Brazilian rider in the 450 class finishing 19th position, but he could not finish the second race due to a crash he suffered right after the start.
Steven Frossard and David Philippaerts.
450 POINTS STANDINGS
1. Desalle, Clement….164
2. Nagl, Maximilian….153
3. Cairoli, Antonio….151
4. Philippaerts, David….138
5. Frossard, Steven….132
6. Bobryshev, Evgeny….110
7. Goncalves, Rui….108
8. Barragan, Jonathan….94
9. Strijbos, Kevin….92
10. Ramon, Steve….90
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