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| Philippaerts unlucky to take 8th at home GP | | |  | Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team's David Philippaerts can consider himself unfortunate to end his home Grand Prix with only 8th position after an eventful afternoon at Mantova for the second round of fifteen in the 2010 FIM MX-GP World Championship. The Italian was leading the first moto at the Grand Prix of Lombardia until a crash, which was then followed by an excellent recovery and finally thwarted by a damaged exhaust. He took 2nd place in the following outing. Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci Motocross Team's Ken De Dycker had a consistent day for 4th overall and his best finish yet on the YZ450FM.
The weekend began positively with Philippaerts among the fastest riders as the track rapidly began to change, chop and cut-up due to the intense period of activity thanks to the presence of two support classes; the opening rounds of the 125cc European Championship and Veteran's World Cup (won by champion and Yamaha rider Mats Nilsson). The 25 year old enjoyed an entertaining battle with Tony Cairoli and Max Nagl in the Heat race to earn the first Pole Position for the rear-slanting innovative 2010 YZ450FM and put the distinctive black and green motorcycle into the Grand Prix gate first.
Philippaerts comfortably fronted the pack in Moto1 for two laps across the rippled and treacherous terrain until catching a bump awkwardly at speed that pitched him onto the floor. Dazed, he remounted in 12th and began an emphatic charge to fly to 5th. With several laps to go the silencer on his exhaust broke free and robbed his machine of power. The 2008 world champion coasted across the finish but was penalised by a minute for failing noise control and classified 19th. Philippaerts again started well in Moto2 and rode a lonely 35 minutes and 2 laps behind winner Tony Cairoli and ahead of Max Nagl. |
|  | In contrast to the fine race had by Philippaerts on Saturday De Dycker suffered two falls in the Qualification Heat that left him ruing 19th place in the gate for the motos. The Belgian shook off the limitation from the line to slot into top ten contention and rise steadily to 4th and 5th positions for his best showing yet in Monster Energy colours.
De Dycker is 4th in the world championship standings and Philippaerts is five points behind in 5th. The MX-GP FIM World Championship will now pause for a break after two events in succession. The Grand Prix of the Netherlands will run on April 25th at Valkenswaard.
In other news Spaniard Carlos Campano leads the MX3 World Championship on his YZ450F after winning the opening round in Portugal last week and finishing fourth in France today.
David Philippaerts, Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team, 8th:
"The first moto was terrible. I had a big crash when I caught a bump at speed and the bike pushed me off. I hit my head on the ground and was dazed for a few moments. The bike was damaged and got worse as I went on. I made some good positions but five laps from the end the silencer broke; I did not feel safe even making the jumps. The second moto was good. I was in second and Nagl was quick at the beginning. I watched my lap-times on the board. Cairoli was too far to catch but I was pleased overall because I know I am fit and the bike is working very well. The track had a lot of ruts and bumps and was dangerous so I am pleased to come away feeling healthy. I will go to Belgium now for some training. Valkenswaard is next and I am fast there. Last year I should have done well but physically I was not 100%. This time I want better than a top five."
Ken De Dycker, Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team, 4th:
"I am pretty happy because yesterday was a nightmare. I felt better in the morning but I still had to work so hard on the bike and I really pushed to get those results. I feel that we can work from what we have achieved here and get better for Valkenswaard. The track got much drier and was a real mix of hard and soft bumps; it had everything." |
| Crowd: 19,000
Weather: Changeable | | | 2010 GP of Lombardia 11/04/2010 | | Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time | | 1 | Clement Desalle | Suzuki | BEL | 40'13.247 | | 2 | Antonio Cairoli | KTM | ITA | 0'04.718 | | 3 | Maximilian Nagl | KTM | GER | 0'14.321 | | 4 | Ken De Dycker | Yamaha | BEL | 0'13.063 | | 5 | Sébastien Pourcel | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'29.853 | | 6 | Jimmy Albertson | Honda | USA | 0'33.123 | | 7 | Xavier Boog | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'35.055 | | 8 | Jonathan Barragan | Kawasaki | ESP | 0'37.764 | | 9 | Tanel Leok | Honda | EST | 0'43.058 | | 10 | Steve Ramon | Suzuki | BEL | 0'54.348 | | 11 | Manuel Monni | Yamaha | ITA | 1'11.842 | | 12 | Marc De Reuver | Suzuki | NED | 1'19.344 | | 13 | Davide Guarneri | Honda | ITA | 1'23.471 | | 14 | Evgeny Bobryshev | Honda | RUS | 1'24.100 | | 15 | Gareth Swanepoel | Honda | RSA | 1'47.012 | | 16 | Tom Soderstrom | Yamaha | SWE | 1'51.102 | | 19 | David Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 2'39.451 |
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time | | 1 | Antonio Cairoli | KTM | ITA | 39'50.854 | | 2 | David Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 0'08.843 | | 3 | Maximilian Nagl | KTM | GER | 0'17.627 | | 4 | Clement Desalle | Suzuki | BEL | 0'32.466 | | 5 | Ken De Dycker | Yamaha | BEL | 0'39.633 | | 6 | Xavier Boog | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'41.226 | | 7 | Steve Ramon | Suzuki | BEL | 0'48.453 | | 8 | Jonathan Barragan | Kawasaki | ESP | 0'55.507 | | 9 | Evgeny Bobryshev | Honda | RUS | 0'58.109 | | 10 | Anthony Boissière | TM | FRA | 1'00.706 | | 11 | Joshua Coppins | Aprilia | NZL | 1'01.396 | | 12 | Kevin Strijbos | Suzuki | BEL | 1'02.494 | | 13 | Jimmy Albertson | Honda | USA | 1'03.223 | | 14 | Gareth Swanepoel | Honda | RSA | 1'10.054 | | 15 | Manuel Monni | Yamaha | ITA | 1'13.328 |
| Rider Standings | 11/04/2010 | | Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Points | | 1. | Antonio Cairoli | KTM | ITA | 88 | | 2. | Maximilian Nagl | KTM | GER | 87 | | 3. | Clement Desalle | Suzuki | BEL | 79 | | 4. | Ken De Dycker | Yamaha | BEL | 65 | | 5. | David Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 60 | | 6. | Steve Ramon | Suzuki | BEL | 59 | | 7. | Jonathan Barragan | Kawasaki | ESP | 56 | | 8. | Xavier Boog | Kawasaki | FRA | 54 | | 9. | Sébastien Pourcel | Kawasaki | FRA | 37 | | 10. | Joshua Coppins | Aprilia | NZL | 37 | | 11. | Davide Guarneri | Honda | ITA | 32 | | 12. | Manuel Monni | Yamaha | ITA | 31 | | 13. | Gareth Swanepoel | Honda | RSA | 31 | | 14. | Tanel Leok | Honda | EST | 30 | | 15. | Jimmy Albertson | Honda | USA | 29 | | 20. | Tom Soderstrom | Yamaha | SWE | 8 |
| Manufacturer Standings | 11/04/2010 | | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points | | 1. | KTM | 97 | | 2. | Suzuki | 83 | | 3. | Yamaha | 76 | | 4. | Kawasaki | 64 | | 5. | Honda | 47 | | 6. | Aprilia | 37 | | 7. | TM | 21 | | 8. | CCM | 7 |
| Osborne close to podium with 4th in Italy | | |  | The MX2-GP category at the Grand Prix of Lombardia, the second round of fifteen in the FIM Motocross World Championship, saw Bike it Cosworth Yamaha's Zach Osborne defy a ruthless set of ruts, waves and loose bumps at the Mantova circuit in Italy to finish 4th overall. 19,000 spectators (weekend total) travelled to the second race meeting in the space of a week after the season-opener at Sevlievo, Bulgaria seven days ago. Sadly the sunshine and warm temperatures from Saturday could not extend to race day as wind, clouds and cooler climes altered, but did not lessen, the demands on the MX2-GP athletes.
Osborne, on the new 2010 agile and manoeuvrable YZ250F, fought in the higher echelons of top ten during both motos and profited from a mistake by Jeffrey Herlings to register a decent 5th place. He fought with Shaun Simpson and British Championship rival Jake Nicholls to again mark 16 points in the second race. It was only the American's second GP of points in both sprints since he broke his wrist almost one year ago. |
|  | Yamaha Gariboldi Monster Energy's Harri Kullas and Christophe Charlier were the next highest-ranked Yamaha representatives in the first ever home GP for the team. The teenagers were 10th and 12th overall. Kullas was consistent and competitive to 9th in Moto1 but suffered some stomach cramps in Moto2 to 13th. Charlier was impressive in Qualification but his overall score was blighted barely seconds into the first race when he was hit from behind out of timing section and damaged his front brake as a result. Needing to visit the pits he was out of contention for points by the time the problem could be repaired. The European Champion's speed was evident in Moto2 as he arrived to 7th place by the chequered flag. Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team's Alessandro Lupino was 12th and 17th for 14th.
Osborne is 6th in the world championship standings and only 3 points from the top five. Kullas is 10th and Charlier 11th.
Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team's Gautier Paulin has seen some excellent progress on his recovery from a broken left fibula two weeks ago. After continual treatment the 20 year old was able to walk without crutches and was contemplating a return in Italy until wisely deciding to allow another two weeks for the bone to heal before looking at the Grand Prix of the Netherlands as a possible date for his Yamaha world championship debut.
The sand of Valkenswaard is next up for Yamaha's MX2-GP world championship collective in two weeks time.
Zach Osborne, Bike it Cosworth Yamaha, 4th:
"I got two really good starts today but spun slightly coming out of the first turn in both motos. I worked as hard as I could in the first moto and got up to fifth after Herlings made a mistake on the last two laps. I felt really good after that race and with plenty of energy. We had a rougher track in the second moto and maybe I was not as strong as I should have been but to secure two fifth positions and go fourth overall is positive this early in the season. We are not far from the top five in the championship and have to keep building up. Mantova was a more physical track than Sevlievo. In Bulgaria you have to set the layout in your mind, mentally it is technical because you have to be flowing the whole time. Mantova is good; I hated it in practice but once it got rougher I enjoyed it more and more."
Harri Kullas, Yamaha Gariboldi Monster Energy, 10th:
"The first race was good; I had a decent start and was in 7th. I just tried to keep the same speed and was pretty happy to take 9th. I had contact with another rider in the next start and tensed up at the beginning. I managed to recover but I can be better than that. I felt a bit of a stomach ache and this meant I could not push so much. So, one good moto and one not so good, but I will train now and hope for better in Valkenswaard."
Christophe Charlier, Yamaha Gariboldi Monster Energy, 12th:
"A rider hit me from behind through the waves and I had to finish the first lap with a broken brake that was stuck. I came into the pits to get it fixed but in the end I was so far behind when I went back out that it was not worth continuing. My start was better in the second moto but I lost too much time stuck behind Simpson. The track was mainly one line and difficult. Once I had overtaken, my lap-times were near those of the leaders. I think I can get near the top five. I just need a bit of luck at the start."
Gautier Paulin, Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team:
"It was hard to watch the race in Bulgaria because I had worked all winter for this championship but now I am only looking forward to getting back on the bike. I knew that if I wanted to fight for the title then I would have needed to race here but that was crazy because I am still struggling to walk normally. Looking at all the ruts and bumps I am glad I did not take the risk! I want to be near 100% before I can come back to the track so I can do something good. I hope that will be at Valkenswaard in two weeks." |
| Crowd: 19,000
Weather: Changeable | | | 2010 GP of Lombardia 11/04/2010 | |
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time |
| 1 | Marvin Musquin | KTM | FRA | 39'58.049 |
| 2 | Ken Roczen | Suzuki | GER | 0'00.370 |
| 3 | Steven Frossard | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'50.697 |
| 4 | Jeremy Van Horebeek | Kawasaki | BEL | 0'54.481 |
| 5 | Zach Osborne | Yamaha | USA | 0'56.927 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | NED | 0'57.314 |
| 7 | Shaun Simpson | KTM | GBR | 1'19.818 |
| 8 | Joel Roelants | KTM | BEL | 1'21.141 |
| 9 | Harri Kullas | Yamaha | FIN | 1'24.840 |
| 10 | Marcus Schiffer | KTM | GER | 1'27.785 |
| 11 | Arnaud Tonus | Suzuki | CHE | 1'28.759 |
| 12 | Alessandro Lupino | Yamaha | ITA | 1'29.087 |
| 13 | Jake Nicholls | KTM | GBR | 1'46.732 |
| 14 | Dennis Verbruggen | KTM | BEL | 1'51.133 |
| 15 | Valentin Teillet | KTM | FRA | -1Laps |
| 17 | Mel Pocock | Yamaha | GBR | -1Laps |
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time |
| 1 | Marvin Musquin | KTM | FRA | 39'35.506 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | NED | 0'04.177 |
| 3 | Ken Roczen | Suzuki | GER | 0'23.515 |
| 4 | Arnaud Tonus | Suzuki | CHE | 0'45.327 |
| 5 | Zach Osborne | Yamaha | USA | 0'58.516 |
| 6 | Jake Nicholls | KTM | GBR | 1'03.613 |
| 7 | Christophe Charlier | Yamaha | FRA | 1'14.406 |
| 8 | Shaun Simpson | KTM | GBR | 1'30.422 |
| 9 | Dennis Verbruggen | KTM | BEL | 1'31.289 |
| 10 | Steven Frossard | Kawasaki | FRA | 1'37.646 |
| 11 | Jose Antonio Butron | Suzuki | ESP | 1'44.641 |
| 12 | Matiss Karro | Suzuki | LVA | 1'47.668 |
| 13 | Harri Kullas | Yamaha | FIN | 1'51.392 |
| 14 | Petr Smitka | KTM | CZE | 2'12.138 |
| 15 | Gianluca Martini | Honda | ITA | -1Laps |
| 17 | Alessandro Lupino | Yamaha | ITA | -1Laps |
| 19 | Ed Allingham | Yamaha | GBR | -1Laps |
| Rider Standings | 11/04/2010 |
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Points |
| 1. | Marvin Musquin | KTM | FRA | 100 |
| 2. | Ken Roczen | Suzuki | GER | 86 |
| 3. | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | NED | 72 |
| 4. | Steven Frossard | Kawasaki | FRA | 69 |
| 5. | Arnaud Tonus | Suzuki | CHE | 62 |
| 6. | Zach Osborne | Yamaha | USA | 59 |
| 7. | Shaun Simpson | KTM | GBR | 53 |
| 8. | Jeremy Van Horebeek | Kawasaki | BEL | 52 |
| 9. | Jake Nicholls | KTM | GBR | 47 |
| 10. | Harri Kullas | Yamaha | FIN | 39 |
| 11. | Christophe Charlier | Yamaha | FRA | 32 |
| 12. | Dennis Verbruggen | KTM | BEL | 30 |
| 13. | Joel Roelants | KTM | BEL | 25 |
| 14. | Alessandro Lupino | Yamaha | ITA | 24 |
| 15. | Nick Triest | KTM | BEL | 18 |
| 17. | Mel Pocock | Yamaha | GBR | 13 |
| 26. | Rudi Moroni | Yamaha | ITA | 5 |
| 27. | Ceriel Klein Kromhof | Yamaha | NED | 4 |
| 28. | Glenn Coldenhoff | Yamaha | NED | 2 |
| 29. | Ed Allingham | Yamaha | GBR | 2 |
| Manufacturer Standings | 11/04/2010 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1. | KTM | 100 |
| 2. | Suzuki | 86 |
| 3. | Kawasaki | 69 |
| 4. | Yamaha | 59 |
| 5. | Honda | 19 |
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