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| Coppins 4th in Brazil for final MXGP of 2009 | | |  | The 2009 FIM MX1-GP Motocross World Championship has reached its conclusion with the Grand Prix of Brazil and Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team's Josh Coppins signed off a decent three year association with the squad by taking 4th position at a hot and humid Canelinha for the fifteenth and final meeting of the series. Four YZ450Fs finished in the top ten of the Grand Prix standings, more than any other manufacturer but Yamaha was denied a 100% podium record for '09 at the bumpy and physically demanding new circuit.
The venue, packed on both days and with a final attendance figure of 60,000, had undergone a major facelift for its inauguration as world championship host and the narrow and jump-laden course, over 80km north-west of the resort of Florianopolis, was an impressive sight. The many grandstands were full for Sunday after a shaky start to the weekend in which constant rainfall on Saturday caused the practice and qualification schedule to be scrapped in the interest of preserving the terrain. Thankfully dark skies were replaced for race-day.
Coppins was the top performer on the day and the Kiwi rode to 5th and 3rd positions on his last GP bow with the black factory YZ450FM. The 32 year old's hard charge and duel with eventual winner Clement Desalle for second place in the second moto was entertaining and the Bulgarian grand prix winner pushed the young Belgian, 12 years his junior, all the way to the finish line; just missing a clear opportunity to overtake. |
| In 6th place overall was team-mate David Philippaerts. The Italian was quick and strong across the layout and despite two mediocre starts pushed his way into the top three in both motos. After an encouraging 3rd in Moto1 he was chasing Desalle for another third position in the second race when a mistake on an uphill wave section saw him crash and lose time in restarting. Even though the 25 year old recovered to 7th spot he was disappointed to be overhauled by Desalle in the final standings and ends 2009 with 4th instead of 3rd in the championship. |
|  | Yamaha Red Bull De Carli's Tony Cairoli, the new world champion and the most successful motocrosser from Italy, was 9th overall. The Sicilian underwent minor surgery to tidy up broken pieces of his left meniscus last week and also travelled to Brazil after appearing as a guest of the Fiat Yamaha team at Misano for the thirteenth round of the MotoGP series, in which he was celebrated and revered by fans indicating the growing status of the sport in this particular zone of Europe. Cairoli was hindered in Brazil by the weakness of his knee (that still had stitches) and also by a rider falling in front of him at the start of the second moto. The champion was 6th and 12th, the first race allowing a better performance, and now has three weeks to get fully fit for his Motocross of Nations appearance.
Team-mate Tanel Leok was also completing his world championship term as a Yamaha Red Bull De Carli rider. The Estonian will represent his country at the Nations in two weeks for his last appearance on the YZ450F but the 2009 Italian Champion took 14th overall in Brazil with 8th place in the first moto and then a DNF in the second due to a severe headache.
A worthy mention must go to Yamaha Van Beers Carlos Campano. The Spaniard registered his finest ever result in the MX1-GP division thanks to 7th overall; the third best Yamaha rider. The former national champion reached a career high of 6th to go with his 11th from Moto1 to leave Canelinha satisfied with his efforts.
2009 has been a sterling year for Yamaha in the premier class of the FIM series. The YZ450F has been present on fourteen of fifteen world championship podiums. Between the four riders of the Yamaha Red Bull De Carli squad and the Yamaha Monster Energy MX team 7 GP victories have been celebrated with a total of 19 pieces of silverware collected. 11 motos have been won, with Cairoli naturally leading the statistics in his maiden MX1-GP season with 9 chequered flags. Yamaha are 2009 Manufacturer's champions and conclude the Rider's competition with their four protagonists in the top seven positions; Cairoli 1st, Philippaerts 4th, Coppins 6th and Leok 7th. |
|  | The world championship might be over for 2009 but the traditional curtain-closer to the motocross calendar will take place at Franciacorta in Italy for the 63rd Nations in three weeks. Yamaha will see Cairoli, Philippaerts and Davide Guarneri line-up in a formidable team for the hosts, while other riders such as Zach Osborne, Nico Aubin, Leok and Coppins will also be in action.
Josh Coppins, Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team:
"Not too bad today. I had decent starts in both of the races and in the first I worked up from 8th to 5th after it took me a little while to get going. In the second race I was terrible in the first five minutes but then rode my way forwards and passed Ken and Nagl. I knew I had to overtake Clement to make the podium and for my last race with Yamaha I really wanted that, so I was pushing and pushing and gave everything I had but I could not do it. I am disappointed not to get on the box but I think I rode pretty well today. I loved the track and I think they done a great job because it looked un-rideable on Saturday. I think this is the end of my fourteenth GP season so that is nearly 200 GPs and I am still up there with the guys so I am quite happy."
Tony Cairoli, Yamaha Red Bull De Carli:
"I expected to be able to ride after the surgery but I was not sure of my speed and I was just happy to be here. The championship was already over so I came here to do my best. In the first heat I was pretty quick but got tired after a close battle with Philippaerts. I then made a small crash and lost time to catch the other riders. In the second moto Barragan crashed in front of me and there was nowhere to go. It was amazing with the crowd here and to see so many people coming to watch motocross. I hope we can come back next year. I now want to train as close to normal as I can before the Nations."
David Philippaerts, Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team:
"I do not know what I can say, I feel very disappointed and angry at the moment. I tried really hard to make two good races and keep third position in the championship but a silly crash in the second race made me lose too much time. I was happy after the first moto. I felt good on the track and rode well to keep close to Desalle. My starts were not the best but I was able to make positions and the speed was good. I just lost concentration on the waves and had to restart the bike. It was not a good way to end the GP. It has been a strange weekend and a long way to come for this."
Tanel Leok, Yamaha Red Bull De Carli:
"It was not a good weekend for me. I have such a big headache; it is not normal. I had so much pain in the second moto that I could not ride. I am quite happy with this year. Of course it could have been a bit better and I had some bad luck but I had some good races to remember also." |
| Circuit Length: NA
Crowd: 60,000
Weather: Sunny | | | 15 2009 GP of Brazil 13/09/2009 | | Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time | | 1 | Clement Desalle | Honda | BEL | 39'14.078 | | 2 | Maximilian Nagl | KTM | GER | 0'02.735 | | 3 | David Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 0'08.439 | | 4 | Ken De Dycker | Suzuki | BEL | 0'09.877 | | 5 | Joshua Coppins | Yamaha | NZL | 0'13.631 | | 6 | Antonio Cairoli | Yamaha | ITA | 0'37.453 | | 7 | Steve Ramon | Suzuki | BEL | 0'42.279 | | 8 | Tanel Leok | Yamaha | EST | 1'25.452 | | 9 | Gareth Swanepoel | Kawasaki | RSA | 1'28.749 | | 10 | Antonio Balbi | Honda | USA | 1'29.845 | | 11 | Carlos Campano | Yamaha | ESP | 1'42.560 | | 12 | Tom Church | CCM | GBR | 1'45.037 | | 13 | Jason Dougan | CCM | GBR | 1'48.598 | | 14 | Marc De Reuver | Honda | NED | -1Laps | | 15 | Julien Bill | Aprilia | CHE | -1Laps |
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time | | 1 | Steve Ramon | Suzuki | BEL | 39'20.165 | | 2 | Clement Desalle | Honda | BEL | 0'04.350 | | 3 | Joshua Coppins | Yamaha | NZL | 0'05.996 | | 4 | Ken De Dycker | Suzuki | BEL | 0'18.347 | | 5 | Maximilian Nagl | KTM | GER | 0'32.537 | | 6 | Carlos Campano | Yamaha | ESP | 0'43.224 | | 7 | David Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 0'54.357 | | 8 | David Vuillemin | Kawasaki | FRA | 1'09.893 | | 9 | Gareth Swanepoel | Kawasaki | RSA | 1'16.604 | | 10 | Julien Bill | Aprilia | CHE | 1'20.582 | | 11 | Antonio Balbi | Honda | USA | 1'20.957 | | 12 | Antonio Cairoli | Yamaha | ITA | 1'38.001 | | 13 | Tom Church | CCM | GBR | -1Laps | | 14 | Wellington Garcia | Honda | BRA | -1Laps | | 15 | Rafael Da Silva Faria | KTM | BRA | -1Laps | | 18 | Cristobal Baranao | Yamaha | CHI | -2Laps | | 19 | Victor Dario Arco | Yamaha | ARG | -2Laps |
| Rider Standings | 13/09/2009 | | Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Points | | 1. | Antonio Cairoli | Yamaha | ITA | 561 | | 2. | Maximilian Nagl | KTM | GER | 525 | | 3. | Clement Desalle | Honda | BEL | 508 | | 4. | David Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 497 | | 5. | Ken De Dycker | Suzuki | BEL | 495 | | 6. | Joshua Coppins | Yamaha | NZL | 485 | | 7. | Tanel Leok | Yamaha | EST | 395 | | 8. | Gareth Swanepoel | Kawasaki | RSA | 262 | | 9. | Jonathan Barragan | KTM | ESP | 229 | | 10. | Steve Ramon | Suzuki | BEL | 217 | | 11. | Manuel Priem | Aprilia | BEL | 195 | | 12. | Aigar Leok | TM | EST | 188 | | 13. | David Vuillemin | Kawasaki | FRA | 163 | | 14. | Gregory Aranda | Kawasaki | FRA | 143 | | 15. | Tom Church | CCM | GBR | 134 | | 16. | Carlos Campano | Yamaha | ESP | 127 | | 26. | Rob van Vijfeijken | Yamaha | NED | 53 | | 42. | Lauris Freibergs | Yamaha | LVA | 12 | | 54. | Davis Livs | Yamaha | LVA | 4 | | 57. | Cristobal Baranao | Yamaha | CHI | 3 | | 65. | Victor Dario Arco | Yamaha | ARG | 2 |
| Manufacturer Standings | 13/09/2009 | | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points | | 1. | Yamaha | 655 | | 2. | KTM | 585 | | 3. | Honda | 543 | | 4. | Suzuki | 519 | | 5. | Kawasaki | 317 | | 6. | Aprilia | 245 | | 7. | TM | 193 | | 8. | CCM | 169 |
| Guarneri 6th in Brazil and Charlier European Champion | | | The fifteenth and final round of the MX2-GP World Championship took place at compact and twisty Canelinha circuit for the Grand Prix of Brazil and Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team's Davide Guarneri ended his most consistent season to-date with 6th position and a final ranking of 4th in the series. On the same day Yamaha Monster Energy Gariboldi Racing's Christophe Charlier won the final round of the 2009 European Championship and clinched the title with the YZ250F.
After practice and qualification was cancelled on Saturday in Brazil due to excessive rain in the days leading up to the event, the wet track benefitted from some overdue sunshine on Sunday. The many jumps and timing sections across the hard-pack were rough and slippery in the wake of the rainfall. |
|  | Guarneri worked hard in his final outing after five years with the team to recover from two average starts. The Italian savoured the demands of the track to take 8th and 4th for his position at the end of the afternoon and 4th overall represents his best championship classification. Team-mate Loic Larrieu was 13th overall and could only score a promising 7th in Moto1 as a technical problem halted his progress in the second sprint.
Nico Aubin did not start the motos after struggling through practice with a sore back after a crash in an International race in Switzerland last week. Yamaha 3C Racing's Manuel Monni took 10th. The Italian MX2 champion also confirms the number 8 plate in the series and will leave MX2-GP in 2010.
Utag Yamaha.com elected not to travel to Brazil with Mel Pocock low in the standings and Zach Osborne not fully race-fit and also unable to make a serious impression in the final points table.
In the 2009 MX2-GP classification Aubin was 9th and also departs the Italian crew after three seasons, having notched one win and finishing 3rd in the 2008 contest. Larrieu was 13th and will continue his Grand Prix progression on the new YZ250F in 2010 while Osborne, the only rider to take the motorcycle to the top of the podium this year, ends his first full year in the world championship down in 23rd.
Aubin, Guarneri and Osborne will be representing their countries at the 63rd Motocross of Nations at Franciacorta in Italy in three weeks.
Davide Guarneri, Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team:
"My rhythm was good, really good but unfortunately my starts were not! There was only really one line in the first moto but I could come up from 12th to 7th before I had a little crash and from then I could not finish any higher. In the second moto I again came back strong and with no mistakes could reach 4th. The only bad thing about this GP was the distance we had to travel to get here. The track and the people; this was good motocross. I had five really nice years with the team and some good memories to take away."
Loic Larrieu, Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team:
"It was a good and bad way to finish the season. I rode well in the first moto but had a moment in the second and the cable came loose on the handlebar and I had to stop. It has been a season of ups and downs for me but I have learnt so much and I knew I would have tough moments in my first year."
Nico Aubin, Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team:
"Last week I crashed hard on my head and had a lot of pain in my neck. I tried in practice and did four or five laps but I could not get good speed on the bike and I would rather not try than just ride around to 15th or DNF. It is disappointing but this year is finished now and I must focus on the Nations. I am happy to have been able to work with Ilario and my mechanic and the team is like a family. Even when I had hard times they were always around me and I appreciated that."
Christophe Charlier:
"It was wonderful to compete here and take the title in France. The atmosphere was fantastic. I knew I need a good result in the first race to win the Championship. I was not nervous and I finished second behind Herlings. Then I won the second race and the whole team was so happy." |
| Circuit Length: NA
Crowd: 60,000
Weather: Hot and Sunny | | | 15 2009 GP of Brazil 13/09/2009 | |
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time |
| 1 | Marvin Musquin | KTM | FRA | 39'54.282 |
| 2 | Ken Roczen | Suzuki | GER | 0'01.840 |
| 3 | Valentin Teillet | KTM | FRA | 0'21.591 |
| 4 | Steven Frossard | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'32.502 |
| 5 | Rui Goncalves | KTM | POR | 0'34.688 |
| 6 | Gautier Paulin | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'35.587 |
| 7 | Loic Larrieu | Yamaha | FRA | 0'54.886 |
| 8 | Davide Guarneri | Yamaha | ITA | 1'06.759 |
| 9 | Joel Roelants | KTM | BEL | 1'11.523 |
| 10 | Shaun Simpson | KTM | GBR | 1'19.936 |
| 11 | Jake Nicholls | KTM | GBR | 1'21.293 |
| 12 | Cedric Soubeyras | Honda | FRA | 1'39.755 |
| 13 | Manuel Monni | Yamaha | ITA | 1'44.966 |
| 14 | Marco Maddii | Suzuki | ITA | -1Laps |
| 15 | Swian Zanoni | Honda | BRA | -1Laps |
| 16 | Christopher Castro | Yamaha | BRA | -1Laps |
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time |
| 1 | Marvin Musquin | KTM | FRA | 39'25.265 |
| 2 | Ken Roczen | Suzuki | GER | 0'01.696 |
| 3 | Steven Frossard | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'01.900 |
| 4 | Davide Guarneri | Yamaha | ITA | 0'31.007 |
| 5 | Rui Goncalves | KTM | POR | 0'32.429 |
| 6 | Joel Roelants | KTM | BEL | 0'32.898 |
| 7 | Jake Nicholls | KTM | GBR | 0'42.912 |
| 8 | Manuel Monni | Yamaha | ITA | 0'59.629 |
| 9 | Valentin Teillet | KTM | FRA | 1'05.041 |
| 10 | Shaun Simpson | KTM | GBR | 1'42.863 |
| 11 | Cedric Soubeyras | Honda | FRA | -1Laps |
| 12 | Thales Vilardi | Honda | BRA | -1Laps |
| 13 | Jose Antonio Butron | Suzuki | ESP | -1Laps |
| 14 | Swian Zanoni | Honda | BRA | -1Laps |
| 15 | Marco Maddii | Suzuki | ITA | -1Laps |
| Rider Standings | 13/09/2009 |
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Points |
| 1. | Marvin Musquin | KTM | FRA | 549 |
| 2. | Rui Goncalves | KTM | POR | 500 |
| 3. | Gautier Paulin | Kawasaki | FRA | 437 |
| 4. | Davide Guarneri | Yamaha | ITA | 418 |
| 5. | Ken Roczen | Suzuki | GER | 390 |
| 6. | Steven Frossard | Kawasaki | FRA | 332 |
| 7. | Joel Roelants | KTM | BEL | 311 |
| 8. | Manuel Monni | Yamaha | ITA | 275 |
| 9. | Nicolas Aubin | Yamaha | FRA | 256 |
| 10. | Xavier Boog | Suzuki | FRA | 253 |
| 11. | Jeremy Van Horebeek | KTM | BEL | 227 |
| 12. | Valentin Teillet | KTM | FRA | 182 |
| 13. | Loic Larrieu | Yamaha | FRA | 177 |
| 14. | Marcus Schiffer | KTM | GER | 172 |
| 15. | Dennis Verbruggen | Honda | BEL | 170 |
| 20. | Evgeny Bobryshev | Yamaha | RUS | 108 |
| 23. | Zach Osborne | Yamaha | USA | 102 |
| 26. | Alessandro Lupino | Yamaha | ITA | 56 |
| 34. | Mel Pocock | Yamaha | GBR | 33 |
| 46. | Deny Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 6 |
| 49. | Christopher Castro | Yamaha | BRA | 5 |
| Manufacturer Standings | 13/09/2009 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1. | KTM | 659 |
| 2. | Kawasaki | 529 |
| 3. | Suzuki | 506 |
| 4. | Yamaha | 501 |
| 5. | Honda | 366 |
| 6. | TM | 14 |
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