Everts goes to 100
Stefan Everts of the Rinaldi Yamaha team has added Grand Prix victory number 100 to his already impressive career tally. With 33,135 spectators gathering to watch the hardest GP of the term so far for the MX1 and MX2 riders. The penultimate round of the year was run under dark clouds that dispensed rain all day long over the Lierop circuit. The sand quickly cut into a path of bumps, ruts and heavy, rough sections that tested the machines as much as the endurance and fitness of the riders. Second in the MX1 was Josh Coppins of the CAS Honda team and third place Suzuki factory rider Steve Ramon.
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MX2 series leader and one of the hottest riders to enter the GP series in many years Christophe Pourcel of the GPKR Kawasaki team won the MX2 class in Lierop and in doing so goes to the final round in Ernee, France with a handy 28 point lead in the championship. Second to Pourcel was De Carli Yamaha rider Antonio Cairoli and third place was Tyla Rattray of the CHAMP KTM team.
"In the opening race I was not so happy, as I didn’t found my lines and my rythmth. I wasn’t used to race with “roll-off” on the goggles, and it was a little bit strange to have a narrow vision. I made many unusual mistakes but I ended third and lost only a few points over Cairoli. I didn’t want to change any settings on the bike between the races, even if the track was more bumpy, as it was perfect on Saturday. I can’t really explain how I came to the lead in the second race, I passed a couple of guys easily and then built a five seconds gap over the pack. Then everything went perfect, I came faster in the waves and it’s much easier with the speed! Rattray came close after thirty minutes but I had the race under control; he spent a lot of energy to come back close to me, but did a small mistake just when I pushed harder. I wasn’t tired at all, and secured my win. I have now an advantage of twenty-eight point over Cairoli and there are only two more heats, it’s good to have a “joker” for me."
MX1 Race 1
1, Stefan Everts, Yamaha, BEL, 40'57.876
2, Joshua Coppins, Honda, NZL, 0'43.152
3, Steve Ramon, Suzuki, BEL, 1'32.032
4, Tanel Leok, Kawasaki, EST, 1'37.711
5, Ken De Dycker, Honda, BEL, 1'40.262
6, Kevin Strijbos, Suzuki, BEL, 1'41.951
7, Bas Verhoeven, Kawasaki, NED, 1'47.567
8, Manuel Priem, Yamaha, BEL, -1 Laps
9, Jonathan Barragan, KTM, ESP, -1 Laps
10, Marcus Norlen, Suzuki, SWE, -1 Laps
11, Kristof Salaets, Yamaha, BEL, -1 Laps
12, Marvin Van Daele, Honda, BEL, -1 Laps
13, Alex Salvini, Suzuki, ITA, -1 Laps
14, Kornel Nemeth, Suzuki, HUN, -1 Laps
15, Lauris Freibergs, Suzuki, LVA, -1 Laps
16, Clement Desalle , Suzuki, BEL, -1 Laps
17, Anne Advokaat, Honda, NED, -1 Laps
18, Johnny Lindhe, KTM, SWE, -1 Laps
19, James Noble, Honda, GBR, -1 Laps
20, Aigar Bobkovs, Honda, LVA, -1 Laps
Race 2
1, Stefan Everts, Yamaha, BEL, 40'20.984
2, Joshua Coppins, Honda, NZL, 0'36.728
3, Jonathan Barragan, KTM, ESP, 0'55.438
4, Kevin Strijbos, Suzuki, BEL, 2'7.398
5, Steve Ramon, Suzuki, BEL, 2'36.900
6, Manuel Priem, Yamaha, BEL, -1 Laps
7, Wyatt Avis, KTM, RSA, -1 Laps
8, Lauris Freibergs, Suzuki, LVA, -1 Laps
9, Kornel Nemeth, Suzuki, HUN, -1 Laps
10, Bas Verhoeven, Kawasaki, NED, -1 Laps
11, Mark Jones, Honda, GBR, -1 Laps
12, Ken De Dycker, Honda, BEL, -1 Laps
13, Marvin Van Daele, Honda, BEL, -1 Laps
14, Marcus Norlen, Suzuki, SWE, -1 Laps
15, Clement Desalle , Suzuki, BEL, -1 Laps
16, Pascal Leuret, Honda, FRA, -1 Laps
17, Mike Kras, Suzuki, NED, -1 Laps
18, Kristof Salaets, Yamaha, BEL, -1 Laps
19, James Noble, Honda, GBR, -2 Laps
20, Johnny Lindhe, KTM, SWE, -2 Laps
MX1 championship points
1, Stefan Everts, Yamaha, BEL, 689
2, Kevin Strijbos, Suzuki, BEL, 491
3, Steve Ramon, Suzuki, BEL, 454
4, Ken De Dycker, Honda, BEL, 434
5, Tanel Leok, Kawasaki, EST, 405
6, Jonathan Barragan, KTM, ESP, 338
7, Joshua Coppins, Honda, NZL, 293
8, Manuel Priem, Yamaha, BEL, 267
9, Pascal Leuret, Honda, FRA, 247
10, Cedric Melotte, Yamaha, BEL, 224
11, James Noble, Honda, GBR, 202
12, Javier Garcia Vico, Honda, ESP, 196
13, Julien Bill, Yamaha, GBR, 167
14, Antti Pyrhonen, TM, FIN, 161
15, Gordon Crockard, Honda, GBR, 153
16, Marvin Van Daele, Honda, BEL, 146
17, Brian Jorgensen, Honda, DNK, 131
18, Wyatt Avis, KTM, RSA, 120
19, Danny Theybers, Suzuki, BEL, 102
20, Sebastien Tortelli, KTM, FRA, 99
MX2 moto one
1, Antonio Cairoli, Yamaha, ITA, 40'53.916
2, Tyla Rattray, KTM, RSA, 0'16.401
3, Christophe Pourcel, Kawasaki, FRA, 0'31.286
4, Tommy Searle, Kawasaki, GBR, 0'57.200
5, Aigar Leok, Yamaha, EST, 0'58.845
6, Rui Goncalves, KTM, POR, 1'0.295
7, Maximilian Nagl, KTM, GER, 1'21.844
8, David Philippaerts, KTM, ITA, 1'33.696
9, Carl Nunn, KTM, GBR, 1'41.615
10, Joel Roelants, KTM, BEL, 1'46.024
11, Matti Seistola, Honda, FIN, 1'49.922
12, Marcus Schiffer, KTM, GER, 1'55.204
13, Gareth Swanepoel, Kawasaki, RSA, 2'1.008
14, Rob van Vijfeijken, Yamaha, NED, 2'3.608
15, Dennis Verbruggen, Yamaha, NED, 2'18.009
16, Wayne Smith, Honda, GBR, -1 Laps
17, Xavier Boog, Yamaha, FRA, -1 Laps
18, Nick Tuin, Yamaha, NED, -1 Laps
19, Johan Carlsson, Yamaha, SWE, -1 Laps
20, Anthony Boissière, Yamaha, FRA, -1 Laps
MX2 Moto two
1, Christophe Pourcel, Kawasaki, FRA, 40'43.318
2, Tyla Rattray, KTM, RSA, 0'21.464
3, Antonio Cairoli, Yamaha, ITA, 0'40.615
4, Rui Goncalves, KTM, POR, 0'59.948
5, Carl Nunn, KTM, GBR, 1'13.800
6, Aigar Leok, Yamaha, EST, 1'18.715
7, Tommy Searle, Kawasaki, GBR, 1'21.487
8, Marcus Schiffer, KTM, GER, 1'35.252
9, Matti Seistola, Honda, FIN, 1'43.760
10, Dennis Verbruggen, Yamaha, NED, 1'58.452
11, Maximilian Nagl, KTM, GER, 2'12.457
12, Pierre-Alexandre Renet, Honda, FRA, 2'22.505
13, Rob van Vijfeijken, Yamaha, NED, 2'26.282
14, Anthony Boissière, Yamaha, FRA, -1 Laps
15, Johan Carlsson, Yamaha, SWE, -1 Laps
16, Nicolas Aubin, Kawasaki, FRA, -1 Laps
17, Nick Tuin, Yamaha, NED, -1 Laps
18, Gregory Aranda, Kawasaki, FRA, -1 Laps
19, Tom Church, Kawasaki, GBR, -1 Laps
20, Wayne Smith, Honda, GBR, -1 Laps
MX2 Championship points
1, Christophe Pourcel, Kawasaki, FRA, 541
2, Antonio Cairoli, Yamaha, ITA, 513
3, Tyla Rattray, KTM, RSA, 446
4, David Philippaerts, KTM, ITA, 440
5, Marc De Reuver, KTM, NED, 373
6, Carl Nunn, KTM, GBR, 343
7, Rui Goncalves, KTM, POR, 300
8, Tommy Searle, Kawasaki, GBR, 296
9, Sébastien Pourcel, Kawasaki, FRA, 291
10, Gareth Swanepoel, Kawasaki, RSA, 286
11, Billy MacKenzie, Yamaha, GBR, 281
12, Kenneth Gundersen, Yamaha, SWE, 215
13, Alessio Chiodi, Yamaha, ITA, 211
14, Manuel Monni, KTM, ITA, 183
15, Davide Guarneri, Yamaha, ITA, 153
16, Aigar Leok, Yamaha, EST, 149
17, Matti Seistola, Honda, FIN, 141
18, Anthony Boissière, Yamaha, FRA, 106
19, Maximilian Nagl, KTM, GER, 97
20, Luigi Seguy, Yamaha, FRA, 94
43, Matteo Bonini, Yamaha, ITA, 7