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TAG Heuer has been the official timekeeper of the FIM Motocross World Championship since 2014 and together with MXGP are running a fastest lap competition across the season, with the #DontCrackUnderpressure spirit.

The way it works is: at each and every round of the MXGP season, the rider that sets the best lap time in each class, MXGP and MX2, will receive 1 point in the TAG Heuer competition. The rider that has set the fastest lap at the most rounds throughout the season in MXGP and MX2 classes, and has the most points, will be awarded.

At the final round of the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship held in Villars sous Ecot, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s duo of Jeffrey Herlings and Pauls Jonass set the Tag Heuer fastest laps in MXGP and MX2 Class.

Please find here below the details for both riders:

Jeffrey Herlings:  1.50:875 at Race 2 Lap 6

Pauls Jonass:  1.57:487 at Race 2 Lap 15

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings and Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer are the winner of the TAG HEUER fastest lap competition for the 2017 season getting 9 and 6 points respectively.

Check out MXGP.com home page for the Top 3 TAG Heuer Best Lap competition’s ranking.

(VILLARS SOUS ECOT), Pays de Montbéliard, France, 17 September 2017 - The last round of the EMX250 Championship paired up with that of MXGP, MX2, and WMX this weekend on the challenging hillside of Villars sous Ecot.

Taking the overall win was GL12 Racing’s James Dunn on his 2-stroke machine. While Dunn was the Winner of the weekend, the season’s 2017 EMX250 Champion was crowned and it was Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Morgan Lesiardo.

In this weekend’s EMX250 racing consistency was the key. In race 1 BUD Racing Monster Energy’s Tristan Charboneau had the key and led nearly every lap of the 14. Charboneau was passed only by Honda Redmoto’s Mathys Boisrame who only held the lead for one lap before giving it back to Charboneau.

Running second and third was GL12 Racing’s James Dunn and F&H Racing Team’s Ruben Fernandez. Dunn originally started in 2nd but dropped to 5th before climbing back to second while Fernandez held the 3rd spot the entire race. Josh Spinks and Yamaha SM Action’s Simone Zecchina took 4th and 5th while Morgan Lesiardo finished 13th and could clinched the 2017 title.

In race 2 Charboneau struggled on the start around 14th and dropped even further to 19th on lap 2. At the front was the newly crowned champion, Lesiardo followed by Zecchina and the French rider, Anthony Bourdon.

Meanwhile James Dunn had an issue on the start and was coming back from 17th on the first lap but by lap 5 was up to 5th. With only a few laps to go Bourdon took second from Zecchina and then inherited the lead from Lesiardo as he had a bike issue.

At the finish line Bourdon won the race ahead of Zecchina and Dunn. Dunn took the overall win with the consistent 2-3 finish as Zecchina took second and Bourdon took third.

2017 Champion Morgan Lesiardo decided to race the season opener at Trentino in a spur of the moment decision and continued on to first take the points lead and then was offered a ride with Monster Energy Kawasaki. Lesiardo’s ability to adapt to a completely new bike and find a way back into the championship after losing the red plate is in its own quite impressive, not to mention becoming the FIM Europe Champion! Congrats Morgan on an awesome season and a well deserved title!

After this ultimate racing weekend the FIM Europe President Dr. Wolfgang Srb stated: "The successful EMX250 class will continue for the years to come to be open for 2 stroke as well as 4 stroke engines. This "Parity Concept" gives riders and teams the chance to select their favourite bike. It is our throng desire to keep the sport as affordable as possible and to give the manufacturers an equal chance to present their machines in the best 250cc Continental Motocross Championship in the world. EMX250 is also the perfect stepping stone into the FIM MX2 World Championship."

EMX250 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Tristan Charboneau (USA, Kawasaki), 31:01.240; 2. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), +0:10.568; 3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Kawasaki), +0:27.823; 4. Josh Spinks (GBR, KTM), +0:40.902; 5. Simone Zecchina (ITA, Yamaha), +1:03.258; 6. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KTM), +1:08.591; 7. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +1:09.658; 8. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +1:09.752; 9. Karlis Sabulis (LAT, Yamaha), +1:22.248; 10. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +1:23.952.

EMX250 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Anthony Bourdon (FRA, Husqvarna), 33:26.787; 2. Simone Zecchina (ITA, Yamaha), +0:12.836; 3. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), +1:10.794; 4. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 5. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), -1 lap(s); 6. Tommaso Isdraele Romano (ITA, Yamaha), -2 lap(s); 7. Enzo Steffen (SUI, Honda), -3 lap(s); 8. Jan Pancar (SLO, Yamaha), -3 lap(s); 9. Rene De Jong (NED, KTM), -4 lap(s); 10. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Kawasaki), -4 lap(s).

EMX250 Overall Top Ten: 1. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), 42 points; 2. Simone Zecchina (ITA, YAM), 38 p.; 3. Anthony Bourdon (FRA, HUS), 34 p.; 4. Tristan Charboneau (USA, KAW), 33 p.; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, KAW), 31 p.; 6. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, KAW), 26 p.; 7. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 22 p.; 8. Karlis Sabulis (LAT, YAM), 21 p.; 9. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KTM), 20 p.; 10. Josh Spinks (GBR, KTM), 20 p.

EMX250 Championship Top 10: 1. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, KAW), 294 points; 2. Simone Furlotti (ITA, YAM), 242 p.; 3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, KAW), 223 p.; 4. Alberto Forato (ITA, HON), 205 p.; 5. Tristan Charboneau (USA, KAW), 192 p.; 6. Marshal Weltin (USA, KAW), 180 p.; 7. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), 171 p.; 8. Ken Bengtson (SWE, YAM), 170 p.; 9. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 167 p.; 10. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KTM), 140 p.

EMX250 Manufacturers: 1. Kawasaki, 374 points; 2. KTM, 357 p.; 3. Yamaha, 336 p.; 4. Honda, 302 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 200 p.; 6. Suzuki, 129 p.

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All the photos of the MXGP of Montbéliard will be available here

MXGP of Pays de Montbéliard – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1550m

Type of ground: hard pack

Temperature: 16°C

Weather conditions: cloudy with showers

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 39,500

MXGP was available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Here below the MXGP-TV LIVE Program and by clicking here you can check the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks

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MXGP of Pays de Montbéliard

(VILLARS SOUS ECOT) Pays de Montbéliard, France, 17 September 2017 - The finale of the Women’s Motocross World Championship was the first race to finish this weekend and MXFONTARACING Syneco’s Kiara Fontanesi from Italy was crowned champion for the 5th time in unpredictable fashion. Weather has played a strong role in the championship this season and this weekend was no exception as riders had to race in the wet conditions. The championship was as tight as ever coming into the weekend with only 5 points between the top 4, including Team One One Four’s Livia Lancelot in her final professional race, but in the end the best all around rider proved to be Kiara Fontanesi as she took not only the championship but the overall as well.

As WMX Race 1 started on a near perfect circuit many eyes were on the 4 Championship Contenders of Nancy Van de Ven, Kiara Fontanesi, Livia Lancelot, and Altherm JCR Yamaha’s Courtney Duncan.

In the early stages of the first race Fontanesi led Van de ven Duncan and Lancelot. Duncan made a quick move on the second lap to take over 2nd but would fall on the following lap. As the rain poured the Women kept battling in epic fashion.

Lancelot now in third, was charging to the catch Van de Ven for second but unfortunately fell as she tried to pass down the inside of the start straight. Lancelot fall came just after Fontanesi fell out the lead and back to 4th. All the while Courtney Duncan made her way to the front, passing three riders in one lap.

Duncan led the following 6 laps before a large crash on the uphill section involving downed back markers caught her off guard and she fell as well. Fontanesi took over the lead as she made her way through the pile up and Duncan rejoined in 6th position, after taking another run at the hill, which is where she would finish.

After a Race Direction meeting had the chance to consider the TV Footage, the original results from WMX Race 1 prevailed which was a win for MXFONTARACING Syneco’s Kiara Fontanesi, a second for Nancy Van de ven who maintained the points lead, and a third for Team One One Four’s Livia Lancelot.

Fontanesi took the race win after a difficult morning of feeling ill and went into Sunday with added confidence.

Race 2 was the first of on the track after overnight rain and it would again be amazing. Courtney Duncan came back on a mission and jumped out to the early lead with Lancelot and Van de Ven in tow.

For seven of the ten laps the top three remained the same which would have resulted in the championship for Van de Ven. However it wasn’t meant to be as Van de Ven got stuck and later fell on the uphill step, Van de Ven was passed by Larissa Papenmeier losing the points she desperately needed.

Courtney Duncan took the win ahead of Livia Lancelot and Fontanesi after lapping every rider but second place. In the championship Fontanesi beat out Lancelot by a single point for the title and Duncan took third.

Throughout the season Kiara has had a series of ups and down starting in Indonesia where she struggled in race one but came back to finish second in race 2. If Kiara had a difficult race it was always paired with an impressive one, through determination and resilience she has shown the heart of a champion and again ends the year on top of the standings. Congrats Kiara from the entire MXGP paddock on a hard fought season and 5th World Championship.

WMX Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Kiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), 26:14.030; 2. Nancy Van De Ven (NED, Yamaha), +0:26.646; 3. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:49.100; 4. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, KTM), +1:16.439; 5. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), +1:23.239; 6. Courtney Duncan (NZL, Yamaha), +2:07.722; 7. Jessie Joineau (FRA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 8. Madison Brown (AUS, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 9. Justine Charroux (FRA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 10. Virginie Germond (SUI, Yamaha), -1 lap(s).

WMX Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Courtney Duncan (NZL, Yamaha), 27:36.604; 2. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:46.824; 3. Kiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 4. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 5. Nancy Van De Ven (NED, Yamaha), -3 lap(s); 6. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, KTM), -3 lap(s); 7. Mathilde Martinez (FRA, Husqvarna), -3 lap(s); 8. Virginie Germond (SUI, Yamaha), -3 lap(s); 9. Francesca Nocera (ITA, Suzuki), -4 lap(s); 10. Anne Borchers (GER, Suzuki), -5 lap(s).

WMX Overall Top Ten: 1. Kiara Fontanesi (ITA, YAM), 45 points; 2. Livia Lancelot (FRA, KAW), 42 p.; 3. Courtney Duncan (NZL, YAM), 40 p.; 4. Nancy Van De Ven (NED, YAM), 38 p.; 5. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, SUZ), 34 p.; 6. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, KTM), 33 p.; 7. Virginie Germond (SUI, YAM), 24 p.; 8. Mathilde Martinez (FRA, HUS), 23 p.; 9. Justine Charroux (FRA, YAM), 21 p.; 10. Anne Borchers (GER, SUZ), 16 p.

WMX Championship Top Ten: 1. Kiara Fontanesi (ITA, YAM), 233 points; 2. Livia Lancelot (FRA, KAW), 232 p.; 3. Courtney Duncan (NZL, YAM), 231 p.; 4. Nancy Van De Ven (NED, YAM), 231 p.; 5. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, SUZ), 194 p.; 6. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, KTM), 184 p.; 7. Nicky van Wordragen (NED, YAM), 119 p.; 8. Francesca Nocera (ITA, SUZ), 95 p.; 9. Virginie Germond (SUI, YAM), 94 p.; 10. Shana van der Vlist (NED, KTM), 89 p.

WMX Manufacturers: 1. Yamaha, 291 points; 2. Kawasaki, 232 p.; 3. Suzuki, 201 p.; 4. KTM, 196 p.; 5. Honda, 60 p.; 6. Husqvarna, 50 p.

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All the photos of the MXGP of Montbéliard will be available here

MXGP of Pays de Montbéliard – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1550m

Type of ground: hard pack

Temperature: 16°C

Weather conditions: cloudy with showers

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 39,500

MXGP was available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Here below the MXGP-TV LIVE Program and by clicking here you can check the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks

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MXGP of Pays de Montbéliard

(VILLARS SOUS ECOT) Pays de Montbéliard, France, 16 September 2017 - The 37th MXGP race day of 38 this year is in the books. After an afternoon storm the season’s last Qualifying Races took to the tricky hillside of the Villars sous Ecot circuit for the MXGP of Pays de Montbéliard today. When it was all said and done tomorrow’s French grand finale will see Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie and Team Suzuki World MX2’s Hunter Lawrence line up to the gate in pole position.

All of which was in preparation for tomorrow’s points paying races, especially in MX2 as the championship will be decided between Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass and Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer.

On top of the MXGP and MX2 races the EMX250 and WMX classes are in their final weekend of racing. In EMX250 Race 1 BUD Racing Monster Energy’s Tristan Charboneau took the win ahead of GL12 Racing’s James Dunn and F&H Racing’s Ruben Fernandez but the best moment was that of Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Morgan Lesiardo as he clinched the 2017 EMX250 Championship.

In the Women's Motocross World Championship, after Race Direction watched the footage from the Race 1, adjusted results were retracted and the original standings prevailed which was a win for MXFONTARACING Syneco’s Kiara Fontanesi, a second for Nancy Van de ven, and a third for Team One One Four’s Livia Lancelot.

When the gate dropped for the last qualifying race of the year several riders bustled into the first turn, but coming out with the early lead was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie. The MXGP rookie, Anstie, led the field for both the first and opening lap before 2015 MXGP Champion, French native, and the last winner around the Villars sous Ecot circuit, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre, took the premier position.

Behind them was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin to the delight of the french fans. For the first lap Paulin was followed by Honda Redmoto's Valentin Guillod before a mistake from Guillod.

Taking over the spot of Guillod was Team Suzuki World MXGP’s Kevin Strijbos. Strijbos would later catch up to Paulin and make an attempt to pass but Paulin pinched him off in a corner from the outside line.

Shortly after Strijbos tried to make the pass he was the one under pressure in the form of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings. Herlings slid by the Belgian and continued forward toward the back wheel of Paulin. When Herlings caught Paulin he tried to pass him in the same corner as Strijbos did laps ago. Paulin now on the inside didn’t budge and in turn forced the #84 to take the outside. While Paulin’s move worked Herlings was able to make the pass later in the lap.

Meanwhile the now 9 time Motocross World Champion, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli, fell in the early stages of the race before managing to work his way forward from 20th to finish 13th.

Back up front Febvre made a mistake allowing Anstie to get alongside him, the pair jostled each other around but kept the racing clean with only centimeters between them. Febvre barely managed to hold Anstie off and with a few laps to go he again created a slight gap over the Brit. Anstie wasn’t done though and as the crossed the finish for the penultimate time Anstie jumped in the lead as Febvre lost traction.

Anstie held the lead over Febvre for the remainder of the race and took his first MXGP win of any kind. Anstie in the press conference said: “It was awesome to be battling with Romain Febvre, the french crowd were really rooting for him, it was a little bit similar to Switzerland, but there I was battling with Tonus. This time I was a little bit nervous the first few laps and he passed me but then I found some lines, relaxed a little bit and I thought in the last five minutes I could go a bit faster, we had a really good battle going on. I know it’s Saturday…but a race win for me is a race win and it was really cool!”

Herlings went on to take third just ahead of Paulin and Strijbos. Paulin later said: “It was really important to finish in the top 5 like every Qualifying Race. I made some mistakes on the first laps which cost me a lot, I was riding safe and trying not to make any other mistake to be there for tomorrow.”

MXGP Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), 25:02.964; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:02.476; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:25.133; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:29.552; 5. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:34.938; 6. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:43.723; 7. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:46.307; 8. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +1:01.105; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +1:01.751; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +1:10.508

MX2’s Qualifying Race started with a good jump from the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing bikes of Jorge Prado and Pauls Jonass, Prado however would fall in the first corner and Jonass would be beat out by Team Suzuki World MX2’s Hunter Lawrence.

Lawrence took the lead and looked the most comfortable of anyone on the wet Villars sous Ecot circuit in the process. Lawrence led the race from start to finish and in the end won by over 24 seconds.

Behind Lawrence was Jonass and the rest of the field including Lawrence’s Team Suzuki World MX2 teammate Jeremy Seewer. Seewer first battled for third with HSF Motorsport Team’s Brian Bogers then after securing the position capitalized on a mistake of Jonass to take 2nd.

Seewer only held the spot for one lap though as Jonass went back by and Seewer later crashed dropping him to an 8th place result. Back toward the front HRC MX2’s Jed Beaton was having an impressive ride to a 4th place finish ahead of HSF Motorsport Team’s Davy Pootjes.

Lawrence in the press conference stated: “Everyone wants to do well the last round but also I want to do good every race. I felt good on this track and I’m loving it. It would be cool to finish off the season with a good result then to go on to the winter and get ready for next year.”

Jonass was in a race of his own the last laps and took second to which he said: “I feel good, I really enjoy this track especially this morning when it was drier there was some really nice ruts and the dirt was good. The race went really good today and I got a good start then finished 2nd which is good and I’m really looking forward to tomorrow.”

MX2 Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Suzuki), 25:37.327; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:24.073; 3. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:53.782; 4. Jed Beaton (AUS, Honda), +1:05.076; 5. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), +1:14.108; 6. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +1:16.127; 7. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), +1:19.374; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +1:19.976; 9. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), +1:30.481; 10. Stephen Rubini (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:38.397

Click here to obtain the complete results

All the photos of the MXGP of Montbéliard will be available here

MXGP of Pays de Montbéliard – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1550m

Type of ground: hard pack

Temperature: 15°C

Weather conditions: cloudy with showers

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Here below the MXGP-TV LIVE Program and by clicking here you can check the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks

TIMETABLE

Sunday: WMX Race 2 09:45; MX2 Warm up 10:25, MXGP Warm up 10:45; EMX250 Race 2 11:30; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10

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MXGP of Pays de Montbéliard

Clement Desalle is currently recovering at home from his crash during the opening moto of the penultimate round of the FIM MXGP Motocross World Championship at Assen in the Netherlands.

Until last weekend the 2017 season had been a good one for Clement Desalle and the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team as they were in contention for a top three finish in the FIM MXGP World Championship. Winners of two GPs this season Clement and the team were confident before Assen as the Belgian rider had enjoyed his first GP win with Kawasaki at this track one year ago. But the season ended for Clement with a crash during the first heat, when he landed heavily from one of the biggest jumps of the Assen circuit. After several examinations, first at the track and later in Belgium, it has been confirmed that Clement suffered a broken C6 vertebra without displacement; he will need to rest for several weeks to recover but according to the medical experts he will not have any more disturbance from this injury once he has recovered.

Clement Desalle: “I’m disappointed as I can’t finish the championship and fight for the top three in the series, but I’m also glad as my doctor confirmed to me that I will have no further trouble with my vertebrae in the future. We had a good season with the team as I won two GPs and got some other podiums but the goal was of course to do the entire series; there’s a great atmosphere in the team, we know each other really well and we have reached a high level as we are the leading Japanese brand in the championship. Concerning my injury I feel pretty lucky as it was a big crash; the sand was wet and heavy due to the rain and just before one of the biggest jumps I came in a softer part of the track and lost my balance. I went over the bars and hit the ground pretty hard; I had feeling in all my limbs and could move them, but I had a lot of pain in my back. Now I have to rest for a few weeks, which is not easy as I’m used to being very active, but there’s nothing else I can do except accept the situation.”

François Lemariey: “We will not finish the season as we could have expected as the third place in the final standings was possible for Clement after his strong season. That’s frustrating, but we know that these things happen in motocross and we are already focused on 2018. Luckily the injury of Clement will not have any further consequences but he needs to rest for several weeks before being able to ride again on our factory Kawasaki KX450-SR. We will be ready as soon as he will be in order to do our usual testing sessions; Clement know the bike and the team very well, so I’m sure that we will be able to prepare for next season in time with both him and Julien Lieber.”