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Fiat Professional celebrates Antonio Cairoli, genuine Italian sports icon and eight times World Champion, who won on the exciting Ottobiano circuit in the province of Pavia, Italy, for the eleventh round of the 2017 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championship. The Sicilian rider is now firmly leading the scoreboard with 431 points and is consolidating his world championship standing making the challenge for the ultimate title even more thrilling. The most recent win is particularly important for the champion because it was conquered on his home turf where he trains: the circuit is well-known and familiar to him and his many fans turned up to cheer him on.

Once again, Fiat Professional was by his side. The rider is brand ambassador and the two share many key values, such as enthusiasm, determination and constant commitment. Furthermore, for the second year running, Fiat Professional is also Official Sponsor of the exciting FIM MXGP Motocross World Championship. The motorsports event was also the opportunity to admire the unstoppable Fullback, the product hero of the official fleet of the FIM MXGP Motocross World Championship which was recently named best new vehicle of the year by the monthly Za Rulem (Behind the Wheel). Another star of the Fiat Professional stand will be the Ducato 4x4 show vehicle, a new all-terrain all-wheel drive concept vehicle which expands the use of Ducato for work and for leisure. A Fullback “moparized” show vehicle will also be on display presenting new features: all-black rims, rollbar and bull bar in addition to rear double bar bumper.

These are tasters of the complete range of Fiat Professional, the first brand “born to be professional” with a line-up entirely dedicated to light transport, one hundred years of history and a one-of-a-kind baggage of experience in the world of commercial vehicles. The Fiat Professional brand is already a full liner, capable of taking on all the challenges of an increasingly completive market. The challenge attitude of the brand reflects that of eight-times World Champion Tony Cairoli, who has the same determination to win as ever

MONACO (Principality of Monaco), 27 June 2017 - Youthstream is pleased to announce the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship Provisional Calendar including the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship races, the Veterans’ World Cup and the European Championships rounds.

The 2018 season will open at the popular oversea round of Neuquen in Patagonia-Argentina and from there the series will head to the new venue of Red Sand in Spain. MXGP will also return for a second visit to Russia and Indonesia with different timing and a new venue of Palembang for Indonesia. The 19 rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship will host a total of 4 fly away races plus the 2018 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in the USA with a track yet to be announced and several well known tracks.

Check below to view the complete 2018 MXGP Provisional Calendar.

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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 Fiat Professional FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia which was taking place at the challenging circuit of Ottobiano this weekend Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings and Team Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer set the TAG Heuer fastest lap in MXGP and MX2 respectively.

Please find here below the details for both riders:

Jeffrey Herlings:  1.42:028 at Race 2 Lap 2

Jeremy Seewer:  1.44:058at Race 1 Lap 3

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

The Fox Holeshot award runs across the entire MXGP season. The way it works is 1 point is awarded for each race holeshot. He, who has the most points in MXGP at the end of the season will win the grand prize of €10,000 while he with the most points in MX2 will win the grand prize of €5,000.

At the 11th round of the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship which was held in Ottobiano last weekend ^hRed Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli had perfect racing performance taking bot FOX Holeshots.

In MX2 Class Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Duo Jorge Prado & Pauls Jonass took the FOX Holeshot in race 1 and race 2 respectively.

Watch the Fiat Professional FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia ‘Fox Holeshot’ films here below.    

Fiat Professional FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia FOX Holeshot MXGP Film

Fiat Professional FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia FOX Holeshot MX2 Film

This morning in the Media Center of the 'Autodromo of Imola' an official announcement that MXGP will be held at Imola circuit in 2018 took place.
The event, hosted by the company 'Formula Imola', had several local and national media invited as well as diverse special guests. 

On stage Youthstream CEO Daniele Rizzi, Formula Imola President Uberto Selvatico Estense and Imola Mayor Daniele Manca expressed their feelings about this brand new partnership. 

Special guests from the Motorports' world were present too: 4 times WMX Champion Kiara Fontanesi, Superbike Champion Team Aruba.it Ducati's Marco Melandri and Claudio & Carlo Costa, the historical speaker, all sharing their satisfaction about nezt year MXGP event

Copyright: Photo: Formula Imola

(OTTOBIANO) Lombardia, Italy 26 June 2017 - The Fiat Professional Fullback MXGP of Lombardia was as challenging as it was entertaining. In a weekend filled with heat, humidity, and sand all on one of the most physically demanding tracks thus far, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer had the grittiest performances of all, each taking world championship overall victories.

Home GP wins are rewarding for a rider but even more so when it comes in the most difficult of conditions. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli has now won 2 of 2 Italian GPs and today he did so in style. Cairoli started the day by winning race 1 by 18 seconds ahead of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate Jeffrey Herlings. Herlings closed on Cairoli early in the race and attempted to make a pass on the Italian but it would not suffice. Cairoli, feeling the pressure responded and left Herlings to battle with the heat on the way to second.

In race 2 the story was similar but Herlings in his first pass attempt made it by the #222 but only momentarily. Cairoli, after passing Herlings back faced another charge and this time a mistake allowed Herlings into the lead on lap 4. Herlings then opened up a 4 second gap but the heat combined with the energy of battling again slowed Herlings. On lap 10 Cairoli charged his way past to secure his 81st career overall. Cairoli in the press conference said: “I did my best, I gave 100%, everything I had, and we had a good race. I’m happy to see all the people who came to support me and even after 14 years people still come to see me, it’s amazing. I am happy that I have a lot of fans and that motocross is growing in Italy because that is what we are working for. I had the “Sand King” behind me and we tried to keep him there, maybe he was faster in some places than me, but we race 35 minutes and in the end I beat him.”

While many riders tried to conserve energy in race 1 Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie had no option but fight hard through the field after getting stuck in the gate. Anstie came from the dead last start to finish a remarkable 5th. After the strong effort in race 1 Anstie needed a better start in race 2. The Brit crossed the finish line 4 after the first lap but about halfway into the race passed for 3rd. The combination of 5th and 3rd put Anstie 3rd overall in what would be his first ever MXGP podium finish. Anstie in the press conference said: “It’s awesome, it’s amazing, I’ve been dreaming of this for a long time, it’s different in MX2 and you know it’s tough, these guys are so fast. It’s awesome to get my first podium and have Tony there in Italy, the fans are crazy. It’s awesome to stand up there alongside him (Cairoli), I have a lot of respect for all of these guys!”

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre was another rider who made passes in race 1 from 11th one lap 1 to 4th at the finish. His race 2 was equally impressive after he got off to a better start but fell on lap 5, dropping a handful of positions he would again charge back to finish 6th. His effort achieved him the best overall result of his season with 4th.

Max Nagl put the second Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MXGP bike in the top 5 today. Yesterday Nagl grabbed the qualifying race holeshot and with his 4th gate pick. Although today he would start the first lap of both races outside the top 5 he would work his forward to 7th and 4th, scoring 32 championship points and 5th overall.

The other Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider, Gautier Paulin, had a strong race 1 where he both started and finished 4th. However race 2 he would finish 10th combining for 6th overall.

Another rider who had one strong race mixed with another that was subpar is Suzuki World MXGP’s Arminas Jasikonis. Jasikonis qualified 2nd but had issues after the first lap in race 1 today and by the end finished 32nd. But at the start of race 2 the long legged Lithuanian took the lead before being passed later in the race finishing 5th for 12th overall.

Team HRC's Tim Gajser finished 10th overall in his return from injury. The 2016 champion did however run as high as 4th in race 1 before falling and taking tenth.

MXGP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 35:16.580; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:18.376; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:35.788; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:40.227; 5. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:42.471; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:43.912; 7. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:50.960; 8. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:52.229; 9. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:52.620; 10. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:57.487.

MXGP Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 35:31.111; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:32.821; 3. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:37.107; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:46.221; 5. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Suzuki), +0:47.845; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:54.255; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:56.107; 8. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +1:10.955; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Honda), +1:16.702; 10. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +1:34.478.

MXGP Overall Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 50 points; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 36 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 33 p.; 5. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 32 p.; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 31 p.; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 27 p.; 8. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 25 p.; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 21 p.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 431 points; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 364 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 361 p.; 4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 335 p.; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 282 p.; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 275 p.; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 261 p.; 8. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 255 p.; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 245 p.; 10. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 227 p.

MXGP Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 464 points; 2. Husqvarna, 394 p.; 3. Yamaha, 377 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 361 p.; 5. Honda, 360 p.; 6. Suzuki, 233 p.

Coming into the weekend Suzuki Word MX2’s Jeremy Seewer struggled in qualifying but turned his luck around to take the GP overall. In race 1 after a top 5 start the Swiss rider passed his way into the lead and by the end he won with a lead of over 12 seconds. Seewer has succumbed to the heat before but in race 2 managed to fend off the challenge taking 2nd and winning his 3rd overall of the year. Seewer in the press conference said: “It is always nice to win, but this is only my third GP win. I tried to save as much energy as possible and it eventually worked out, it feels awesome to win a GP. It’s always good to gain points back but there is still a lot of racing left to go.”

Current points leader, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass, is accustom to having a good start, but in race 1 that would not be the case. Jonass came from 11th on the first lap to 4th on lap 10. The energy spent fighting forward would indeed cost him though, the #41 dropped two positions before the finish to take 6th, losing 10 championship points to Seewer. In race 2 he would resume his holeshot tradition and lead every lap to the finish. Jonass in the press conference said: “All weekend I struggled to find the flow and feeling, the first race I got a bad start and it made it tough, I lost a lot of energy in the first laps just fighting for position. But it’s nice to finish the weekend with a win, after how I felt yesterday it is good step forward and I’m just happy to bring home some good points.”

Yesterday's qualifying race winner, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Covington, showed real speed in the sand today. Covington started 9th in race 1 but he charged alongside Jonass to the front. The American eventually edged out Jonass to take 4th. In race 2 Covington improved his start just losing out on the holeshot to Jonass. Finishing 4-3 secured him with 3rd overall in the sand of Ottobiano. Covington in the press conference said: “For me to get a podium in the sand it is an awesome feeling because my first couple years in Europe I really struggled in the sand as we don’t have anything like it in America, but we have made a lot of improvements the last few years. I’m just stoked to be on the podium.”

Kemea Yamaha Official MX Team's Benoit Paturel would likely lead the championship if charging through the pack had bonus points. Paturel is clearly fast enough to win but is continually hampered by the first laps of racing. The Frenchman started 8th in race 1 then passed 6 riders to finish second. Race 2 would be even more of challenge when he started outside of the top 25 before passing 18 of the best MX2 riders to finish 7th. His mental fortitude and unwillingness to give up scored him 4th overall.

Suzuki World MX2’s Bas Vaessen accomplished the best result of his MX2 career today by far with 5th overall. Vaessen started 14th in race one before finishing 7th which in turn boosted his confidence for race 2. When the gate dropped for the second time Vaessen was 4th and after running 3rd for two laps he returned to 4th to finish out the weekend.

Race 1 holeshot winner, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado Garcia, finished 18th and did not contend race 2 after the heat proved to be to much.

MX2 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), 34:07.314; 2. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:12.304; 3. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), +0:25.676; 4. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +0:27.353; 5. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:30.597; 6. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:31.165; 7. Bas Vaessen (NED, Suzuki), +0:50.633; 8. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), +0:53.425; 9. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), +0:56.816; 10. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +1:01.479.

MX2 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 34:31.700; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:11.335; 3. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +0:15.865; 4. Bas Vaessen (NED, Suzuki), +0:36.265; 5. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), +0:43.412; 6. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:46.871; 7. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:51.253; 8. Ben Watson (GBR, KTM), +1:00.804; 9. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +1:02.948; 10. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), +1:04.931.

MX2 Overall Top Ten: 1. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 47 points; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 38 p.; 4. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 36 p.; 5. Bas Vaessen (NED, SUZ), 32 p.; 6. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), 31 p.; 7. Alvin Östlund (SWE, YAM), 29 p.; 8. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 28 p.; 9. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 26 p.; 10. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 21 p.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 454 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 416 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 343 p.; 4. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), 339 p.; 5. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 330 p.; 6. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 263 p.; 7. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), 233 p.; 8. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 212 p.; 9. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, SUZ), 199 p.; 10. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 195 p.

MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 503 points; 2. Suzuki, 431 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 411 p.; 4. Yamaha, 377 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 262 p.; 6. Honda, 172 p.; 7. TM, 118 p.

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Fiat Professional FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1575m

Type of ground: Sand

Temperature: 32°C

Weather conditions: sunny

Crowd Attendance: 33,000

MXGP was available across the board in high definition and was 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.

NEXT ROUND

The next round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will take place in Agueda in 1 week-time for the MXGP of Portugal.

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Team TM Factory Racing is pleased to announce the young rider Anton Gole is joining the TM family.

After Samuele Bernardini's decision to undergo surgery, the team decided to give a chance to the young Swedish driver who will compete the MX2 class until the end of the season.

Marco Ricciardi stated: "We are very sorry for the injury of Samuele, unfortunately this is motocross and all TM is close to him to get him back stronger than before. We decided to give Anton an opportunity to prove that he was fast and very motivated and in the first part running alone he has seen great things."

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