MX GP Results
Brazil
www.mxlarge.com News Monday 20th May 2013
In the end there was just a little bit of drizzle at the start of the first race of MX1, so the track conditions were perfect to host all the heats of the Grand Prix of Brazil.
Antonio Cairoli won the Super Final, as well as the MX1 Grand Prix
and he dedicated his 58th GP victory to his friend Marco Simoncelli who
passed away in 2011. Clement Desalle was third in the Super Final and
second overall in the Grand Prix, whereas his teammate Kevin Strijbos
obtained the third overall position thanks to his second place in the
Super Final.
Jeffrey Herlings won the first race but he was the
second best MX2 rider in the Super Final behind Jose Butrón. Herlings
won the Grand Prix, Butrón was second and Jordi Tixier completed the MX2
top three.
MX1 Race 1
Red Bull KTM Factory
Racing’s Antonio Cairoli obtained the GET Athena holeshot award, as he
was the first one to reach the first corner in the MX1 race 1. The
Italian succeeded in pulling away in the first laps and he dominated the
heat until the chequered flag. At the end of the race Cairoli admitted
that he had enjoyed a lot racing the Beto Carrero track, as it was very
technical and it suits very much his riding style.
Honda World
Motocross’ Max Nagl managed to move from his initial fifth position to
the second final place. The German rider won yesterday’s qualifying race
and he was very satisfied today for having been able to overtake
several riders and finish in a well deserved second place in the first
moto.
Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Clement Desalle did not
have such a good start in the first race and when he was overtaken by
Nagl in the first laps of the heat the Belgian could not pass him back.
Desalle admitted that by the end of the race he tried to attack the
German but he struggled to find the good lines and he had to settle down
with the third place.
Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin did
not have a good start in the first race and he was down in the eleventh
position in the first corners of the race. However, the French rider
gave it all and he crossed the finish line in the fourth place.
His
teammate Jeremy Van Horebeek also had a solid first race; the Belgian
rider was eighth at the start, but he managed to overtake Kevin
Strijbos, Ken De Dycker and David Philippaerts and he finished fifth.
Kevin
Strijbos did not have a good start and could not find a good rhythm, so
in the end he ended sixth. Instead, David Philippaerts had an excellent
start and rode second during the first four laps of the race. The
Italian lost a couple of positions with Nagl and Desalle, and while he
was riding a very consistent race in the fourth position, he had a
problem with the tear off and he was only able to finish seventh of the
race.
Tommy Searle had a really good start in third, but he made
a mistake and dropped down to the ninth place. In the end the British
rider finished eighth and Ken De Dycker and Joel Roelants completed the
top ten.
Davide Guarneri had to enter the last chance in order
to be qualified for the SuperFinal because he was forced to pull out
from Race 1 after having a big crash in the beginning of the race.
MX1 Race 1 top ten:
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 39:15.493; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER,
Honda), +0:03.017; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:04.748; 4.
Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:24.442; 5. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL,
Kawasaki), +0:30.333; 6. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:36.445; 7.
David Philippaerts (ITA, Honda), +0:46.472; 8. Tommy Searle (GBR,
Kawasaki), +0:49.004; 9. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), +0:50.898; 10. Joel
Roelants (BEL, Yamaha), +0:53.195;
MX2 Race 1
Red
Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings struggled once again with
his start in the first race, but he did an incredible recovery and he
made the crowd go crazy lap after lap. The Dutch was 12th at the start
and even if most of the riders said that it was very difficult to pass,
Herlings managed to win the first race with almost twelve seconds
difference with the second.
Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn
Coldenhoff started second behind Alexander Tonkov, who had taken the Get
Athena Holeshot, but the Dutch rider overtook the Russian after the
first three laps and Coldenhoff took the lead of the race. Coldenhoff
was feeling really good, but he could not keep his compatriot Herlings
at the back, so Coldenhoff had to settle down with the second position.
Wilvo
Nestaan JM Racing KTM’s Jake Nicholls had a very consistent first race
and he managed to finish third. The British rider started third and in
lap four he overtook Tonkov and moved up to second. However, Herlings
was coming really fast from behind and Nicholls dropped one position.
Red
Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier could not have a good start in
the first race and he was sixth in the first lap. During the first laps
the French rider struggled to find a good rhythm, but by the middle of
the race Tixier was able to overtake Dylan Ferrandis, Alexander Tonkov
and Mel Pocock, so the French rider ended fourth.
Monster Energy
Yamaha’s Mel Pocock obtained his best result of the season by finishing
fifth in the first race. The British rider had a really good start and
he was fourth in the first laps, but Herlings overtook him and he
dropped down to fifth. The British rider managed to pass Tonkov by the
middle of the heat but Pocock was overtaken by Tixier in the last
minutes of the race and he had to settle down with the fifth position.
Jose
Butrón did not have a very good start in the first race and he
struggled to find a good rhythm. After racing eighth most of the heat,
the Spanish rider started feeling better and he overtook a couple of
riders and he crossed the finish line sixth.
Dean Ferris finished seventh, Dylan Ferrandis was eighth and Alexander Tonkov and Alessandro Lupino completed the top ten.
MX2 Race 1 top ten:
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 40:08.386; 2. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED,
KTM), +0:11.680; 3. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +0:16.551; 4. Jordi Tixier
(FRA, KTM), +0:23.711; 5. Mel Pocock (GBR, Yamaha), +0:30.415; 6. Jose
Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:32.337; 7. Dean Ferris (AUS, Yamaha), +0:37.039;
8. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:42.374; 9. Alexander Tonkov (RUS,
Honda), +0:44.771; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +0:47.844;
Super Final
The
Grand Prix of Brazil hosted the last Super Final of 2013 and it was
slightly different from the ones in Qatar and Thailand. The MX1 and MX2
riders lined up for the Super Final in their respective championship
standings up to the tenth gate pick, i.e. Cairoli, Herlings, Paulin,
Tixier and so on. However, Herlings decided not to be next to Cairoli
and he chose the first gate from the inside.
ICE1Racing’s Rui
Gonçalves took the holeshot of the Super Final, but after the first few
corners Rockstar Energy Suzuki’s Kevin Strijbos overtook him and the
Belgian led the race until there were three laps to go. Red Bull KTM
Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli had a good start but he almost crashed
in the opening lap so he went down in fourth; the Italian tried to
overtake the front riders as soon as possible, but when he was second
Strijbos had already opened a big gap and Cairoli started getting some
arm pump. In the end Strijbos got a little bit tired so Cairoli could
close the gap and with three laps to go the Italian took the lead.
Rockstar
Energy Suzuki’s Clement Desalle admitted that he did not feel really
comfortable today, but he managed to ride a consistent moto in third.
Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin was fifth in the first lap of the
Super Final, but after four laps he managed to overtake Ken De Dycker
and he kept the fourth position until the chequered flag, position that
gave him the overall fourth place of the Grand Prix of Brazil.
Red
Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Ken De Dycker struggled in the first race but
he managed to have a good start in the Super Final and he rode a
consistent race in fifth. However, the Belgian rider was only seventh
overall in the Grand Prix. Honda World Motocross’ Max Nagl was sixth in
the Super Final, so he obtained his best result of the season by
finishing fourth overall in the Grand Prix.
Rui Gonçalves could
not keep his initial second position and crossed the finish line
seventh, followed by Jeremy Van Horebeek and Tommy Searle. Jose Butrón
was tenth and he was the best MX2 rider in the Super Final. Jeffrey
Herlings finished thirteenth and Jordi Tixier fifteenth.
Super Final top 10:
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 40:49.230; 2. Kevin Strijbos (BEL,
Suzuki), +0:02.830; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:25.606; 4.
Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:31.078; 5. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM),
+0:41.121; 6. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Honda), +0:44.766; 7. Rui Goncalves
(POR, KTM), +0:45.861; 8. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki),
+0:50.619; 9. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +1:03.885; 10. Jose Butron
(ESP, KTM), +1:09.255; 13th
Herlings
MX1 Overall top 10: 1.
Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 50 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki),
40 p.; 3. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), 37 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER,
Honda), 37 p.; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 36 p.; 6. Jeremy van
Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 29 p.; 7. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 28 p.; 8.
Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 25 p.; 9. Joel Roelants (BEL, Yamaha), 20
p.; 10. Shaun Simpson (GBR, TM), 19 p.;
MX1 Championship top ten: 1.
Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 330 points; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA,
Kawasaki), 278 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 267 p.; 4. Ken de
Dycker (BEL, KTM), 245 p.; 5. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), 220 p.; 6.
Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 205 p.; 7. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Honda),
169 p.; 8. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), 148 p.; 9. Jeremy van Horebeek
(BEL, Kawasaki), 138 p.; 10. David Philippaerts (ITA, Honda), 130 p.;
MX1 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 350 points; 2. Yamaha, 247 p.; 3. Suzuki 194 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 187 p.; 5. Honda, 132 p.; 6. TM, 37 p.; 7. Husqvarna 1p.
MX2 Overall top 10: 1.
Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 47 points; 2. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 40
p.; 3. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM),
31 p.; 5. Dean Ferris (AUS, Yamaha), 30 p.; 6. Christophe Charlier (FRA,
Yamaha), 27 p.; 7. Mel Pocock (GBR, Yamaha), 26 p.; 8. Alessandro
Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), 25 p.; 9. Alexander Tonkov (RUS, Honda), 25 p.;
10. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), 25 p.;
MX2 Championship top ten:
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 347 points; 2. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM),
257 p.; 3. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 218 p.; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED,
KTM), 214 p.; 5. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 198 p.; 6. Dean
Ferris (AUS, Yamaha), 182 p.; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, Suzuki), 172 p.; 8.
Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 150 p.; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki),
148 p.; 10. Mel Pocock (GBR, Yamaha), 138 p.;
MX2 Manufacturers:
1. KTM, 350 points; 2. Yamaha, 247 p.; 3. Suzuki, 194 p.; 4. Kawasaki,
187 p.; 5. Honda, 132 p.; 6. TM, 37 p.; 7. Husqvarna, 1 p.;
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Photos of the whole Grand Prix are available here
MXGP BRAZIL – QUICK FACTS
Circuit length: 1562m
Type of ground: intermediate hard pack
Weather Conditions: cloudy and some light rain
Crowd attendance: 45000
MX2 Qualifying Highlights Brazil
Super Final
1st Cairoli, 2nd Strijbos, 3rd Desalle, 4th Pulin, 5th de Dycker, 6th Nagl, 7th Gonclaves, 8th van Horebeek, 9th Searle, 10th Butron, 11th Simpson, 12th Bobryshev, 13th Herlings, 14th Roelants, 15th Tixier
MX1
Moto 1: 1st Cairoli, 2nd Nagl, 3rd Desalle, 4th Paulin, 5th van Horebeek, 6th Striijbos
Super Final: 1st Cairoli, 2nd Strijbos, 3rd Desalle, 4th Pulin, 5th de Dycker, 6th Nagl, 7th Gonclaves, 8th van Horebeek, 9th Searle, 10th Simpson
Overall: 1st Cairoli, 2nd Desalle, 3rd Strijbos, 4th Nagl, 5th Paulin, 6th van Horebeek
Current Champ Standings: 1st Cairoli 330, 2nd Paulin 278, 3rd Desalle 267, 4th de Dycker 245, 5th Strijbos 220.
MX2
Moto 1: 1st Herlings, 2nd Coldenhoff, 3rd Nicholls, 4th Tixier, 5th Pocock 6th Butron
Super Final : 1st Butron, 2nd Herlings, 3rd Tixier, 4th Charlier, 5th Ferris
Overall: 1st Herlings, 2nd Butron, 3rd Tixier, 4th Coldenhoff, 5th Ferris
Current Champ Standings: 1st Herlings 347, 2nd Tixier 257, 3rd Butron 218, 4th Coldenhoff 214, 5th Charlier 198