by Adam Wheeler
Racer X Race Report: Grand Prix of Germany
Monday, July 11, 2011 | 9:15 AM
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The Grand Prix of Germany boasted the biggest and most raucous crowd seen this season in the FIM Motocross World Championship but the weekend at Teutschenthal was notable primarily for Evgeny Bobryshev’s first career victory. The Russian posted the red flag above the podium at Teutschenthal for the first time ever in the MX1 class and for the first time since Vladimir Kavinov walked the top step of the box in 1980; 31 years, quite a while to wait.
The club in eastern Germany had pushed the boat out for the 2011 edition of their Grand Prix. Rightfully anticipating a bumper attendance on the back of Ken Roczen’s wave of ascendance and Max Nagl’s stubborn consistency on the other works KTM machine in MX1. An announcement of the 2013 Motocross of Nations (trips to France, Belgium and Germany then for Team USA for the next three years) was further indication that motocross is in a state of rude health in this wide corner of Europe.
Bobryshev captured his first career MX1 class win in Germany.
Photo: Ray Archer
Bobryshev honed his reputation as a hard-charger and bright talent in what is only his second MX1 season and first as a factory Honda rider. He drifted away from the field in Moto1 and let world champion Tony Cairoli know in no-uncertain-terms that the victory would be his after a tangle between the pair left the Sicilian on the ground negotiating the opening lap. Cairoli’s clever inventiveness with lines and his typical resilience on a rutty hard-pack track drew him up to the back of the Honda for yet another grandstand finale in MX1 this year. A last-gasp attempt by the pits was unsuccessful and Bobryshev (affectionately known as ‘Bobby’ around the paddock) earn his landmark moment. Clement Desalle showed signs he is recovering from his recent injury woe with a smooth run to third overall and his sixth podium although Steven Frossard hit the gate on the factory Yamaha at the start of Moto2 and was out of contention.
As Bobryshev is enjoying period of emergence (2011 has delivered his first career podiums, now totalling four) it is hard not to think that Christophe Pourcel’s career, at the age of 22 is going in the other direction. The Frenchman was understandably elusive through a weekend of attention and glare on his MX1 debut but he failed to register in both motos. The first for apparently neglecting to wear chest protection and then complaining of stony roost and the second for an apparent level of dissatisfaction with the set-up on the CLS Kawasaki. Sources from the French team then confirmed that Pourcel was not yet confirmed for next weekend’s Latvian Grand Prix and is on a race-by-race deal. The Green saddle could be a ticket back into the Pro Circuit outfit and Pourcel admitted on Saturday that he intends to ride supercross in 2012 and wants to get back to his base in the USA. He might need to show more than this however.
It was a rocky start for Pourcel in his 2011 GP debut in Germany.
Photo: Ray Archer
Red Bull Teka KTM’s Roczen won the first of two Grands Prix in Germany this year and if the teenager was commenting (and tweeting) about the heavy demands on his time and attention at Teutschenthal then it could be even worse for round fourteen at Gaildorf where the MX2 World Championship could be wrapped up. “It has been hard to keep everybody happy and, to be honest, I’m glad its over!” he said after winning the first moto at a canter and then fighting back to third after crashing on a wet first lap of the second. Monster Energy Yamaha’s Gautier Paulin benefitted from Roczen’s absence at the very front of the pack for his first moto win on the prototype fuel-injected 250. The Frenchman collected his six podium result in a row making the in-demand-for-2012 rider the most prolific performer in the class so far. CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Pro Circuit Tommy Searle was third and rated his run to second position in the second moto as one of his best of the season: “I was happy with my riding and felt comfortable on the bike. I was able to push hard for the entire race.”
Bad news for Bike it Cosworth Wild Wolf Yamaha’s Zach Osborne who has been diagnosed with the energy dilapidating Epstein-Barr virus. The Virginian was able to go through the barrier for sixth position overall but is unclear about his plans for the next two Grand Prix's in Latvia and Lommel in the next three weeks. He said: “I made it to fifteen minutes and thought ‘OK, let’s see how much more I can go’, it got to ten minutes from the end and I just carried on. I was like Forrest Gump; ‘I’ve reached the State line, so now I’ll just run across the country’. It is a tough thing to do deal with and this hasn’t been the healthiest season of my life but we are still getting good results.”
Roczen captured the overall in the MX2 class.
Photo: Ray Archer
The MX1 standings have expanded again between the three principal runners and 40 points split Cairoli in first and Frossard in third. Roczen has won the last three Grands Prix and is almost 20 points in front of team-mate Jeffrey Herlings who was fourth overall in Germany.
MX1 Moto1
1. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 39:44.894; ;
2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:04.021;
3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), +0:05.673;
4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:06.777;
5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:22.381;
6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Honda), +0:25.319;
7. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), +0:40.536;
8. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki), +0:48.745;
9. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:51.773;
10. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), +0:54.969;
MX1 Moto2
1. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 39:48.006; ;
2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:03.710;
3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:21.504;
4. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), +0:27.394;
5. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Honda), +0:32.547;
6. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki), +0:36.851;
7. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:38.614;
8. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:41.565;
9. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), +1:08.997;
10. Marc de Reuver (NED, Yamaha), +1:19.049;
MX1 Overall result
1. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 50 points;
2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 44 p.;
3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 36 p.;
4. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 32 p.;
5. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 32 p.;
6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Honda), 31 p.;
7. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki), 28 p.;
8. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 26 p.;
9. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 25 p.;
10. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 23 p.;
MX1 World Championship standings after 9 of 15 rounds
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 366 points;
2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 348 p.;
3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 326 p.;
4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 294 p.;
5. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 282 p.;
6. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 250 p.;
7. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 249 p.;
8. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki), 204 p.;
9. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 203 p.;
10. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 203 p.;
MX2 Moto1
1. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), 39:30.327; ;
2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:11.095;
3. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:37.788;
4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:42.372;
5. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:44.026;
6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:46.285;
7. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, KTM), +0:46.870;
8. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +1:00.055;
9. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +1:20.513;
10. Valentin Teillet (FRA, Suzuki), +1:24.360;
MX2 Moto2
1. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 39:55.909; ;
2. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:03.228;
3. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), +0:15.049;
4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:19.232;
5. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:28.423;
6. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:31.649;
7. Valentin Teillet (FRA, Suzuki), +0:55.312;
8. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +0:58.734;
9. Antonio Jose Butron Oliva (ESP, KTM), +1:06.627;
10. Max Anstie (GBR, Kawasaki), +1:08.155;
MX2 Overall result
1. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), 45 points;
2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 43 p.;
3. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 42 p.;
4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 40 p.;
5. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), 31 p.;
6. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 31 p.;
7. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 26 p.;
8. Valentin Teillet (FRA, Suzuki), 25 p.;
9. Antonio Jose Butron Oliva (ESP, KTM), 22 p.;
10. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 18 p.;
MX2 World Championship standings after 9 of 15 rounds
1. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), 396 points;
2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 377 p.;
3. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 328 p.;
4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 319 p.;
5. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 265 p.;
6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), 256 p.;
7. Max Anstie (GBR, Kawasaki), 215 p.;
8. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 197 p.;
9. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, KTM), 192 p.;
10. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 170 p.;
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CP is burning bridges faster then they can build them. Impressive ride for the roosky
what a joke pourcel has turned into.
Can't wait to hear the Pourcel fans tell us how he is going to wax the field next year in SX!!
Still racing more than Stewart is, but he's finishing the same number motos! Hahahaha...
I shouldn't talk, I'm sure he can beat me in a vet race on any given day!
I was there, fantastic weekend! Definitly a massive crowd, that place was stacked.
Great racing also, including a win for ozr hometown boy
CP was a real joke, racing 2-3laps in 1st moto before pulling out, second mptp same thing, came back later in the moto for anaother 2-3 sunday afternoon cruising laps. This guy is an embarassment for any team manager on whatever side of the pond. You can have him back with this way of riding! ;-)
Greetings from Germany, see you guys for a spectacluar weekend in 2013...
sucks to be Christophe Pourcel right now...he has no more excuses though. he's on the team he wanted all along. he better get it in gear. or maybe he will just be like hanny and be on the green 250 and supercross only for the rest of his life hahaha
The Pro Circuit equipment (US....the real Pro Circuit team) is an unfair advantage. I bet CP will eventually get back on track but he's finding out now that he had the best equipment in MX when he raced with stateside with Payton.
Pourcel is starting to remind me of J-Law... having a hard time finishing the moto's. His excuses are pretty pathetic.... roost? And a bad bike set-up? Haha... people would love to just have the bike he's on with that good of a set-up! Man up Pourcel and just ride.
been there yesterday - to see ride cp377 the way he did was embarassing for the team and a shame for the sport. The crowd even shouted at him. He is no way in shape to race with the top guys on either side of the atlantic.
He had nothing to give to the hard charging top 3 riders in his class.
Maybe someone should give a reminder what a privilege it is to be on a paid mx ride in AMA MX oder GP MX!?
To me he seems like disconnected from reality to me!
@CK. Very well said really. You speak the truth but it is that pourcel was no match for anyone in Germany yes
Stoked for Kid Rocz. Can't wait for that kid to come to America full time. Eff CP. He is a princess and needs to be sacked. I hope he never rides in America again
I noticed Roczen had him a big giant faggie ear ring yesterday.What is it with euro or foreign riders.When they go to a level that higher than everyone else(ex.Reed) it is not enough for some reason to be one of the fastest in the world.They have to get a big faggie ear ring and give a tough sport like MX a black eye.Look at me everyone I got a big stupid ear ring on and my ears stuck up inside my hat.This means I'm one of the fastest GP riders.I'm to cool!
whats the matter fred, not man enough to wear an earing.
Good ride for Rocky, cant wait to have him back on U.S. soil. Searle is doing good on the CLS PC kawi. I know those bikes arent quite as bad@$$ as the PC bikes here in the states but cummon Pourcel. they dont call him superman for nothing. He ought to be able to crack the top ten w/ blindfolds on. Put on a chest protector and ride yourself into shape, make changes as you go w/ the bike. PC is at every race. It would be great to see them have a 450 guy like Pourcel, maybe Hansen. G.Paulin was on a pre'production efi yammi. so does that mean it'll be efi in 2012 or 2013???? I bet cairolli's wishing he had those extra 100cc's, especially after seeing 800 holeshotting again
what about a 450 team next year with CP, Hansen, and J-Law? Eric Sorby can be the team manager. sorry for my bad English
Noooo,I'm not
In America Mitch Payton makes Pourcel like Winston Churchill made DeGaule at the international scene :). sorry for my bad English
Fred´s right. I´m a massive Roczen fan as you know, but I´m bumed out he´s wearing a big earing thingie. His fans all have them as well with #94 written on them. Idiots.
Anyhow, Kenny was simply amazing in the first moto. Even though Herlings was slightly faster than him, he was in total control and after about 15 minutes put the hammer down and it was game over.
The track was real rutty and beat up, so his slip in the second moto can be excused. His ride back through the field was awesome.
Bobby is sooooo smooth, he looks like he´s not even trying, and then you see the gap stretching and eveyone behind out of shape trying to keep him in sight. He made winning look so easy. The ever smiling Russian giant is going to be a big contender in the years to come.
Fred, the kid is young and has a different style and taste in things than you do. He's grown up in a different enviornment as well as a differnt culture.
He probably feels the same about your name as you do his earring. What fuggen kind of name is Fred? You sounds like a waterbufflo throwback that works at the gravel pit. Wilma!!
CP = laughs..
LOL. Jesus Fred settle down. One's attire is no indication of their sexual orientation. Anyone who rides a motorcycle at the pro level is anything but faggie. That just makes you look narrow minded, biggoted and like you were born in 1947 Arkansas. They kid will prob end up getting more chicks than you've ever dreamed of even with his "big ol faggie earings"
How about the Russian feeding Tony a wheel! Then we have CP continuing to implode. He needs to go back to MX2 but Roczen would kick his ass. Then there's always the Mexican GP to look forward to next year. Maybe El Chupacabra will sneak across the border and wipe them all out!
CP, hahahahahahahahaha ,, its the bike.....
thats my excuse too,, I would smoke everybody if i had a better bike,, the one w/ rocket packs
Roczen is killing it...congrats kid...
CP377=OUT OF SHAPE ...and full of excuses....stop blaming and start racing we know your a great rider but damn....can you say PRE MADONNA....\ get with it...
What bike is next= Gas Gas?
Pourcel------ Can anyone say LOSER! What a waste
Hahaha! SERIOUSLY,Speedracer42.He should of just gone ahead and wore it on is right ear.It reminded me of that stupid giant diamond ear ring that Reed used to wear.Can you say,Whats up Hommieo! I'm a top GP rider.You can tell by my cool giant ear ring in my right ear( might as well be).If that kid was in the posse that I run with he had better have thick skin.
Oh yeah,Speedracer42.You were close.I'm not in Arkansas but you were close though.I'm in Alabama.You know,the state that produces all those Divsion1 national championship winning football teams.
Fred your talking about some stupid ear ring like your some kinda closet gay in denial. A ear ring doesn't mean crap, i can't believe your even talking about FASHION on an MX website.
BTW, Alabama football is a joke.
Smee113.What does the giant ear ring that you wear look like? I guess you like the modern gear that looks like someone threw up on as well.It doesn't bother me at all when a gay guy wears a big giant ear ring.I expect it from them.I love MX and wish it was mainstream .Then maybe we could get better TV coverage thats on a major network.It's hard enough trying to get mainstreet america to take the sport seriously when you have a top rider looking like a total moron on the podium.
While it's still a shame about CP's underwhelming performances, to me, it's no suprise. The French transplants have a long history of this melancholy performance / attitude. Traditionally, the French riders fancy themselves masters of the "psych job" and head games. One has to wonder if this is all bad gamesmanship or are his physical limitations from previous injuries returning to haunt him?
Major props to the Russian, way to represent the White, Blue & Red(?). Does this mean the former "Iron Men" of Motocross are making a comeback???
I wonder what is the actual problem Pourcel is dealing with, atitude, health or what...?
No one can deny he is amazing on a bike and he is obviousley pretty tough to have gotten where he is let alone the crashes to recover from and come back to competitive speed.
There must be more than anyone is letting on......
Perhaps other than just ripping him a new one from behind a pc, if enough people were actually interested a Racer X staffer or other "journalist" could investigate?
It is not going to come from a press release............
The Master has a "New Boy" in the works- Blagett- he's not a "goat sucker"- he's an "ass-kicker"- kinda like that "other" little guy (RC), not to overlook (RV).... Rocksen and Desalle already know they have vertical battle ahead.
Totally awesome to see a Russian winning. Is this a red storm rising??? I hope so! Then when he wins the des nations he could give interviews with thick rrrussian aksient. I em heppy iand came to give you capitalist pigs a miessage. We ride motorrbikes in the east....drunk! :)
CP...yeah i was one of those euro fans hoping he would win EVERYTHING in the US. His last actions have most certainly raised some eyebrows. But lets be clear. If there is something going on behind the scenes which is significant, he is not the kind of guy to tell the press. That said, roost and bike set-up is a reason to not perform well but NOT to pull off. Giving MX a bad rep with this behaviour.
Fred reading your comments and imagining the heavy southern accent was priceless!
Pourcel had a surgery to his forearms about 15 days ago, since he was suffering of arm pump, this is what the Italian guy said on TV. He didn't sign any contract with Kawasaki and his presence this coming weekend is not certain. He started fairly well in the first moto and he was aggressive in the first 2 laps but then he lost ground. I didn't see him at all in the second moto, except when he was lapped by Bobryshev and Cairoli. Cairoli had the potential to finish 1-1 but he fell many times and in the last lap of the second moto a lapped rider on his line in the downhill made him lose 3 seconds at least, which cost him the moto and the GP.
Well, what can I say. KRoc made my day on Sunday. It was great to see him winning the home GP by dominating the first moto and storming through the field in the second one.
The hole crowd and me was behind him, such a great atmosphere. Can´t wait to move on to Lommel in three weeks time so see him hoppefully battling with Herlings
who will be hard to beat in the deep sand.
I also loved to see the smooth ridingstyle of Bobby he is such a fan favourite and i hope he will be play a part in the titlebattle. Maybe with some luck he can close the pointsgap a bit to play a cartain role.
Was the first GP win of a russian since 31 years i guess, like it.
Langston fan, your on the right track.Just think of a cross between GomerPyle and Tosh.o Hahahah!