Monday, June 1, 2009

MX GP: Philippaerts takes first win of 2009

Yamaha Racing

RACE REPORT 31/05/2009
Philippaerts savours first 2009 MX1-GP victory
DP win
DP win

Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team's David Philippaerts claimed his first win of the season and his third on the YZ450FM at a sun-kissed and busy Mallory Park circuit for the British Grand Prix and the seventh round of fifteen in the MX1-GP World Championship. 35,000 spectators witnessed the reigning champion score results of 1-2 in the motos to scale the top step of the podium, giving Yamaha their fifth victory of 2009.

The circuit, the venue for the British stop on the calendar for the second year in succession, boasted some spectacular jump sections as well as more 'old-school' elements with long off-cambered corners mixed in with the leaps. The track was demanding and technical and the winding layout meant overtaking was difficult. The heat and unrelenting sunshine also took its toll on the competitors.

DP in action
DP in action

Philippaerts secured his second pole position of the season with a comfortable victory in the qualification heat on Saturday and signalled his intent with good speed and an effective start. The Italian ran second behind Max Nagl in the first moto and seized upon a mistake by the German to take his first chequered flag of the season. Nagl rode error-free in the second race but Philippaerts was able to set a relaxed pace in second to secure his triumph; the fourth Yamaha rider in the MX1-GP this year to wear the winner's garland.

Cairoli
Cairoli

World Championship leader Tony Cairoli only saw 2 points shaved off his gap at the front of the standings despite finishing 8th and 10th for 8th overall. The Sicilian was a victim of a first corner incident on Saturday that left him with a sore back and wrist, as well as a slot almost last in the start gate. After a night of little sleep Cairoli fought through from the rear of the pack in both races to feel satisfied with his efforts by the end of the day.

Josh Coppins was 4th overall. The New Zealander had to deal with a flying rock that hurt his left collarbone as well as damaged spokes on his front wheel in Moto1 as he took 5th; his overtaking move on Mickael Pichon and Brad Anderson on the same corner was the best move of the day. In the second race he circulated mostly alone in 4th.

Cairoli's Yamaha Red Bull De Carli team-mate Tanel Leok was also a casualty of misfortune on Saturday and his spot of 19th in the gate also meant a difficult afternoon of work for the motos. Some mistakes in the second sprint delivered a 6th place to go with his 8th of earlier in the day and he took a top five overall position with 5th.

The 47 points totalled by Philippaerts has pushed him up to second in the world championship standings and he sits 34 behind Cairoli. Coppins is fourth and 12 from his team-mate while Leok is eighth. Yamaha front the manufacturer's table by 50 points.

The British Grand Prix has started a busy period of five races in six weeks. The next meeting will take place in just seven days with the Grand Prix of France being held at the Ernee circuit, not far from Le Mans, for round eight of the series.

David Philippaerts, Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team, 1st:

"For me this is a great day after some difficult GPs. It feels like a long time, too long, since I last won at Loket last year. I almost forgot the feeling! The track was softer here last year and it was definitely easier on Saturday than it was today. I had some good starts but this has happened quite often this season and I owe a big thanks to the team for this; for sure to start at the front makes the job easier."

Coppins
Coppins

Josh Coppins, Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team, 4th:

"Not too bad today and I felt better than the last few weeks; there was an improvement here and hopefully I will be able to get back on the box in France. The first moto was pretty eventful because a rock hit my left collarbone and that was pretty sore and I also broke some spokes on my front wheel when I clashed with Desalle. The wheel was a bit wobbly and I got some arm-pump so the front group got away. There were some good points about today."

Antonio Cairoli, Yamaha Red Bull De Carli, 8th:

"I am very happy actually because after the crash yesterday I was thinking it was not possible to race, so 8th and 10th is good. Barragan and De Dycker did not do so well so that was also a positive thing. I was still sore after Spain and then on Saturday things got worse, so I hope to be OK for France. I did not like the track here. It was too difficult to overtake and in many places almost one line. It took a lot of time for me to close the gap to the guys in front. Still, there was another Yamaha win, thanks to David and that is good."

Tanel Leok, Yamaha Red Bull De Carli, 5th:

"I had a tough position in the start gate and although I got a good jump for the first moto I ended up being pushed quite wide. It was really difficult to come from 15th to 8th. I was feeling good and my riding was going well but it was hard to pass. I had a better start in the second race but made some mistakes half way through the moto. The end was OK. Overall I had a bit of bad luck on Saturday and it did not help me today."

Circuit Length: 1580
Crowd: 35,000
Weather: Sunny

Last Years Winner: Jonathan Barragan
2009 GP of Great Britain 31/05/2009
Race 1 - 20 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 David Philippaerts Yamaha ITA 38'59.149
2 Clement Desalle Honda BEL 0'03.351
3 Jonathan Barragan KTM ESP 0'06.308
4 Maximilian Nagl KTM GER 0'10.966
5 Joshua Coppins Yamaha NZL 0'30.006
6 Ken De Dycker Suzuki BEL 0'34.966
7 Mickael Pichon Honda FRA 0'35.680
8 Tanel Leok Yamaha EST 0'37.779
9 Gregory Aranda Kawasaki FRA 0'39.483
10 Antonio Cairoli Yamaha ITA 0'41.467
11 Gareth Swanepoel Kawasaki RSA 0'49.177
12 Bradley Anderson Honda GBR 0'57.048
13 Aigar Leok TM EST 1'15.800
14 Carl Nunn Suzuki GBR 1'33.855
15 Jason Dougan CCM GBR 1'38.940
16 Carlos Campano Yamaha ESP 1'39.038


Race 2 - 20 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Maximilian Nagl KTM GER 39'36.111
2 David Philippaerts Yamaha ITA 0'16.922
3 Clement Desalle Honda BEL 0'27.179
4 Joshua Coppins Yamaha NZL 0'32.638
5 Billy MacKenzie Honda GBR 0'35.068
6 Tanel Leok Yamaha EST 0'38.133
7 Mickael Pichon Honda FRA 0'42.789
8 Antonio Cairoli Yamaha ITA 0'46.843
9 Gregory Aranda Kawasaki FRA 0'48.545
10 Carl Nunn Suzuki GBR 0'50.837
11 Ken De Dycker Suzuki BEL 1'03.623
12 Bradley Anderson Honda GBR 1'07.929
13 Carlos Campano Yamaha ESP 1'23.274
14 Filip Neugebauer Kawasaki CZE 1'36.893
15 Manuel Priem Aprilia BEL 1'39.221

Rider Standings 31/05/2009
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points
1.Antonio CairoliYamahaITA255
2.David PhilippaertsYamahaITA221
3.Jonathan BarraganKTMESP215
4.Joshua CoppinsYamahaNZL209
5.Ken De DyckerSuzukiBEL208
6.Clement DesalleHondaBEL204
7.Maximilian NaglKTMGER198
8.Tanel LeokYamahaEST190
9.Gareth SwanepoelKawasakiRSA106
10.David VuilleminKawasakiFRA101
11.Steve RamonSuzukiBEL100
12.Aigar LeokTMEST93
13.Billy MacKenzieHondaGBR84
14.Kevin StrijbosHondaBEL82
15.Gregory ArandaKawasakiFRA74
20.Carlos CampanoYamahaESP34
32.Rob van VijfeijkenYamahaNED13

Manufacturer Standings 31/05/2009
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1.Yamaha308
2.KTM258
3.Honda238
4.Suzuki223
5.Kawasaki139
6.TM93
7.Aprilia78
8.CCM44

RACE REPORT 31/05/2009
Guarneri 6th in hard day at Mallory Park
Guarneri
Guarneri

The seventh round of the MX2-GP World Championship took place at the rough and jumpy circuit within the confines of the Mallory Park complex. The British Grand Prix was attended by 35,000 spectators and Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team's Davide Guarneri kept pace in the series standings with 6th place overall across the demanding and knotty English course.

Hot sunshine was a surprising climate for the visit to the UK but the sweltering conditions were just one facet of difficult circumstances for the riders in which the jumpy and rough course permitted few decent overtaking opportunities.

Guarneri took his YZ250FM to 4th and 10th and complained of a lack of energy by the day's end. The Italian fared better than his luckless team-mate Nico Aubin. The Frenchman was forced to the floor in the qualification heat that left him far down in the gate for the starts. He managed to rally to 11th in Moto1 but a fall early in Moto2 saw him hit on the right shoulder by a pursuing rider and he was forced to retire and could remain a doubt for his home GP next week.

Yamaha 3C Racing's Manuel Monni was a close 7th behind Guarneri. The Italian champion was 5th and 9th in the two motos. The first race result was his second best of the season.

Utag Yamaha.com's Zach Osborne was circulating a grand prix track again only three weeks after chipping his left radius. The American had been undergoing intensive laser and physio to be able to return to speed for the British team at their home event. The winner of the Grand Prix of Turkey sadly was unable to last more than several laps of Moto1 and now is looking towards another attempt in three weeks time in Germany.

In the world championship standings Guarneri faces a 26 point deficit. Aubin is seventh and Monni is ninth.

The Grand Prix of France at the Ernee circuit will represent round eight of the world championship and will take place next weekend.

Davide Guarneri, Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team, 6th:

"I really did not enjoy this track. It was so rough and the lines were not good and I found it very difficult with my style. I felt that I did not have full energy today so maybe my iron levels are a little low; I am tired now. I had a bad start in the second moto and made some mistakes. This was not a great GP but at least I took some points again. I really want to get on that podium but it was not going to happen here today."

Nico Aubin, Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team, 16th:

"I felt good this weekend and in the practice I was fast but someone crashed in front of me in the qualification heat. I was far behind and came back to 27th but it meant that the starts for Sunday would be very difficult. I was something like 22nd at the beginning of the first moto and came back to 11th and that was a strong race because it is not easy to pass here. I actually had a good start in the second moto but on the third lap I made a little mistake and crashed and another rider completed the double and hit my shoulder. I had a lot of pain and could not ride anymore. I have a problem with the right shoulder because I have little muscle there; I just hope I will be OK for Ernee."

Zach Osborne, Utag Yamaha.com, DNF:

"I definitely knew coming into this weekend that it would not be easy. I took a pain killing injection before the race but it could only do so much. The whole team made their best effort to try and salvage something for the championship but it is far out of reach now and I will focus on recovering fully and being able to come back and win. I hope to be 100% by the German Grand Prix in three weeks time."

Circuit Length: 1580
Crowd: 35,000
Weather: Sunshine

Last Years Winner: Antonio Cairoli
2009 GP of Great Britain 31/05/2009


Race 1 - 20 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Marvin Musquin KTM FRA 39'28.219
2 Steven Frossard Kawasaki FRA 0'05.712
3 Gautier Paulin Kawasaki FRA 0'21.694
4 Davide Guarneri Yamaha ITA 0'28.602
5 Manuel Monni Yamaha ITA 0'29.792
6 Anthony Boissière KTM FRA 0'31.532
7 Rui Goncalves KTM POR 0'40.667
8 Jeremy Van Horebeek KTM BEL 0'42.617
9 Ken Roczen Suzuki GER 0'45.415
10 Xavier Boog Suzuki FRA 0'46.617
11 Nicolas Aubin Yamaha FRA 0'51.406
12 Loic Larrieu Yamaha FRA 0'52.438
13 Stephen Sword KTM GBR 1'01.501
14 Joel Roelants KTM BEL 1'02.956
15 Jake Nicholls KTM GBR 1'26.004


Race 2 - 20 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Marvin Musquin KTM FRA 48'08.249
2 Rui Goncalves KTM POR 0'03.512
3 Steven Frossard Kawasaki FRA 0'26.587
4 Gautier Paulin Kawasaki FRA 0'35.929
5 Jeremy Van Horebeek KTM BEL 0'38.575
6 Stephen Sword KTM GBR 0'40.706
7 Xavier Boog Suzuki FRA 0'41.716
8 Ken Roczen Suzuki GER 0'50.100
9 Manuel Monni Yamaha ITA 0'52.314
10 Davide Guarneri Yamaha ITA 1'05.873
11 Anthony Boissière KTM FRA 1'08.560
12 Arnaud Tonus KTM CHE 1'10.260
13 Valentin Teillet KTM FRA 1'17.154
14 Dennis Verbruggen Honda BEL 1'23.645
15 Khounsith Vongsana Honda FRA 1'26.202
18 Evgeny Bobryshev Yamaha RUS 1'34.019
19 Loic Larrieu Yamaha FRA 1'36.279

Rider Standings 31/05/2009
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points
1.Marvin MusquinKTMFRA234
2.Gautier PaulinKawasakiFRA219
3.Davide GuarneriYamahaITA208
4.Rui GoncalvesKTMPOR202
5.Steven FrossardKawasakiFRA178
6.Xavier BoogSuzukiFRA166
7.Nicolas AubinYamahaFRA136
8.Jeremy Van HorebeekKTMBEL118
9.Manuel MonniYamahaITA115
10.Zach OsborneYamahaUSA100
11.Shaun SimpsonKTMGBR97
12.Arnaud TonusKTMCHE92
13.Ken RoczenSuzukiGER92
14.Marcus SchifferKTMGER89
15.Stephen SwordKTMGBR84
17.Loic LarrieuYamahaFRA81
20.Alessandro LupinoYamahaITA56
23.Evgeny BobryshevYamahaRUS42
29.Cedric SoubeyrasYamahaFRA15
36.Deny PhilippaertsYamahaITA6

Manufacturer Standings 31/05/2009
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1.KTM280
2.Kawasaki264
3.Yamaha243
4.Honda203
5.Suzuki196
6.TM9



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