MX2

This weekend, Team HRC welcome the return of Gautier Paulin on the #21 CRF450RW alongside Evgeny Bobryshev on the #777 machine.

Paulin was forced to sit out five Grands Prix since injuring himself in a practice crash in which he fractured a vertebra and broke a rib, but now GP21 is back and fighting fit.

Once more the Frenchman will line up alongside Bobby on the factory Hondas, a week after the Russian star climbed onto the podium for the second time this season in Germany.

Pietramurata is a track that both riders know very well, and where they and the bike are strong. Bobby won the qualifying race in 2015, and Paulin finished third and has won motos there in the past.

Gautier Paulin

“I’m excited to be back this weekend in Italy, to get behind the gate and to see the guys and the team again. It’s been a big fight physically and mentally since the crash, and there have been times when my mind and body have been down, and then my mind’s been up but my body’s still been down. My body said stop so I had to get back off the bike again. But the important thing is that it’s a great feeling to be back again. I’m getting close to normal again, and I’m very happy to be able to wake on a morning and push my body close to the limit each day. Now I put all of that behind me, learn from the bits I can, and look forward to racing again. I spend the beginning of my professional career in Italy, so in that way it’s great to be back in Italy this weekend, where there’s such a great energy.”

Evgeny Bobryshev

“It was so great to stand on the podium again in Germany last weekend. My shoulder has been so tired after the last two races following the crash in Latvia, but it’s getting better race by race so I’m looking forward to this weekend and feeling stronger. It’s way better after one week, and I'm really happy with the way it’s recovering. I’m getting back to my full health again, and I like the hard pack of Pietramurata, so I’m hopeful of another strong weekend and I think we can deliver another good result.”

Roger Harvey

HRC General Manager – MXGP

“We’re delighted to welcome Gautier back for this race. It’s been a while that he’s been away so he’s also really looking forward to getting behind the gate again. In instances like these, recovery is always very important and ensuring you don’t come too soon and make the injury worse, so we’ve worked closely with Gautier on this and deciding with him when he was going to come back. We’ll be back to full strength again with Bobby feeling better in his shoulder too, and after his podium last weekend giving him a further boost.”

PIETRAMURATA (Trentino), 11 May 2016 - Set in a wide glacial valley guarded by the karst peaks of the Brenta Dolomite Mountains and nestled on the shores of the wind rippled Lake Garda, the MXGP of Trentino in Pietramurata is one of the most loved stops on the calendar. The track is rock hard clay, stony and has loads of elevation as it rips up, down and around the hills based at the bottom of the Dolomites. The first round of the FIM Motocross World Championship to take place at this extraordinary venue was back in 1987 and they have since had six rounds with this weekend being the seventh as it will host the eighth round of the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship, as well as the fourth round of the European Championship EMX250 and the second round of the European Championship EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing.

Last year, Tim Gajser, MXGP’s rookie who snatched the red plate from Romain Febvre last weekend, won the MX2 grand prix here fair and square, even with an uninjured Jeffrey Herlings on the line. Meanwhile in the premier class, it provided some of the most captivating racing of the season as all of the top cats went bar-to-bar, quite literally. Gautier Paulin had some misfortune, Clement Desalle crashed, while the most memorable occurrence on that day was the season ending crash of American legend Ryan Villopoto who got an unusual case of whiskey throttle and broke his coccyx. All the drama aside, Max Nagl wound up the grand prix winner, ahead of Antonio Cairoli and Clement Desalle.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli finally got the monkey off his back last weekend with his first grand prix victory in almost a year. It’s been a long and winding road back to the top of the box, but the eight-time world champ did it! This weekend, the Italian legend will be on home soil although that doesn’t really count as an advantage for him, as one of the most popular riders in the world he is normally run off of his feet with media events and signing sessions. Even so, Cairoli loves his fans and one of the best feelings in the world must be blasting the Italian national anthem from the top of the box for the thousands upon thousands of fans that come out to watch him do business.

The red plate will be firmly bolted to the number 243 Honda Gariboldi beast of Tim Gajser for the second time this year. Gajser is nothing short of sensational at the moment; he rides so close to the edge you almost have to watch through squinted eyes because when his bike steps out, he’s riding so fast it makes your heart stop briefly. What is more amazing than his super flamboyant style is his consistency. He’s the only rider to have finished on the podium at every round this year. That’s seven from seven and he’ll be looking for number eight this weekend.

Meanwhile Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre has been having a little bit of a rough spell over the last couple of rounds. The Frenchman crashed on the opening lap of race 1 last weekend and couldn’t regroup enough to salvage the red plate. Nevertheless, he is one of the grittiest riders on the line and you can bet your boots both barrels will be loaded and ready to fire this weekend.

If he has returned to full health after being under the weather at his home grand prix last weekend, last year’s winner Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl will be a threat to the podium.

Meanwhile Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev will be relying on the power in his legs to control his FMF powered Honda this weekend while he fights through the immense pain of a shoulder injury. The Russian is determined to be on the line at every round, chipping away at the guys in front of him, he was the poleman last year after winning the qualifying races, so the 777 has the pace to run up front on the hard Italian soil.

Also, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jordi Tixier will make his long awaited return to racing which will also be his MXGP class debut as well!

2015 MXGP of Trentino MXGP Top 3

1. Max Nagl

2. Antonio Cairoli

3. Clement Desalle

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 299 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 291 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 263 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 238 p.; 5. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 232 p.; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 215 p.; 7. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 169 p.; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 168 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 139 p.; 10. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 136 p.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings lost fair and square to Tim Gajser here in Pietramurata last year and if we base his speed on last weekend, it might not be a straightforward steamroller style win that we had almost expected of the MX2 phenomenon. The number 84 has a target on his back and that target gets bigger and bigger with each passing lap, it’s up for The Bullet to remain cool, calm and collective out there while everyone else is riding on edge, hungry to beat him.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Dylan Ferrandis has been missing for more than half of the season, but since his return has already gone from a top five finish to the podium. He’s still not race fit so the more he rides, the more we can expect from him.

As for Team Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer, now he’s cooking with gas! That dude was on it last weekend. He caught everyone off guard including Herlings. He was riding with some serious fire, so let’s hope that that fire is still raging this weekend as he goes for his seventh podium finish and maybe a race win.

Things have got to start coming together for Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie. The Brit runs a top three pace and is more than capable of being there every weekend. Right now it just seems like he hasn’t started his puzzle by piecing the corners and flat-edged pieces together first, hopefully he’s got that done now and he can start putting together a decent season.

Every one knows that the French thrive on marbled clay and elevation, which makes Kemea Yamaha Official MX Team’s Frenchman Benoit Paturel a possible cat among the pigeons. Paturel is one of those guys who is there lingering in the shadow. He had a break out performance last year in Mexico when he landed on the podium for the first time in his career and since, it’s been a mission to get back.

Last but not least, it’s a home race for the young Italian star on the rise Samuele Bernardini. Bernardini has been the surprise of the season this year! He somehow manages to pull near holeshots on the TM Racing Factory Team TM (that’s a mouthful), and has put in a few impressive performances. He’s knocked on the door of the podium a couple of times already, it would be incredible for the young Italian to hit that milestone here in Pietramurata for the fans.

2015 MXGP of Trentino MX2 Top 3

1. Tim Gajser

2. Jeffrey Herlings

3. Jordi Tixier

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 350 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 270 p.; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 218 p.; 4. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, YAM), 186 p.; 5. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 186 p.; 6. Petar Petrov (BUL, KAW), 183 p.; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 162 p.; 8. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, KAW), 157 p.; 9. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), 149 p.; 10. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 129 p.

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

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 07:45; EMX125 Group2 Free/Timed Practice 08:20; EMX250 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:55; EMX250 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 09:30; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; EMX125 Last chance Qualifying Race 12:30; EMX250 Last chance Qualifying Race 13:20; MX2 Time Practice 14:00; MXGP Time Practice 14:35; EMX125 Race 1 15:20; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying Race 17:00; EMX250 Race 1 17:40.

Sunday: EMX125 Warm-up 08:50; EMX250 Warm-up 09:05; EMX125 Race 2 10:00; MX2 Warm up 10:40; MXGP Warm up 11:00; 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.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

MXGP of Trentino

MONACO (Principality of Monaco), 11 May 2016 – Youthstream is pleased to welcome the Italian region ‘Trentino’ as official partner of MXGP for 2016.

Trentino is a truly majestic region of Italy, it has distinguished itself as a travellers dream as it’s nestled at the base of the Dolomite Mountains and is in close proximity to Lake Garda. Not only does Trentino boast the most stunning landscapes, it also gives importance to local services, infrastructures, traditional dining and cuisines, and all the activities the region allows and offers.

Tourism is booming in Trentino with the region offering plenty of possibility in terms of accommodation, with high standard facilities across the board that can accommodate all kinds of needs and budgets.

 As for sports and events, the summer time is always packed with outdoor activities and festivals, one of which is the MXGP of Trentino, which will take place at Pietramurata this weekend.

Trentino and its partner Garda Trentino receive worldwide recognition via MXGP with trackside panels and boards being visible and receiving a huge amount of television coverage at all rounds of the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship.

The assessor of tourism and promotion of the Province of Trento, Michele Dallapiccola stated: "We are very proud to have signed this new partnership with Youthstream and be present at all the rounds of the 2016 Motocross World Championship. Together with Garda Trentino, our partner in this project we will have the possibility to increase considerably our visibility with thousands of passionate fans of Motocross all over the world. We don’t want to forget the most important round for us, the one of Pietramurata that represents a honour for Trentino and my congratulations will go to the Moto Club Arco which organizes this important event. This event is important not only on sport level but also as a promotion of this area".

For more information please visit the website of Trentino: www.visittrentino.it/sport and their Twitter and Instagram page.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

Trentino

MONACO (Principality of Monaco), 10 May 2016 - A Slovenian motocross delegation formed by the following Orehova Vas circuit representatives: Atjosa Brdnik, Technical Director, Marjan Kolar, Board Member, Boris Volmajer, Board Member, Matej Pungartnik, Board Member, Herman Jacolic, Board Member and Branko Pungartnik, General Secretary were in Teutschenthal, Germany during the last weekend and they met with Youthstream President Giuseppe Luongo, Youthstream Directors Daniele Rizzi and David Luongo, and Youthstream representative Patricia Maskarova to express their interest in hosting a round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in the near future.

Due to the success of Slovenia’s nineteen-year-old prodigy Tim Gajser, the reigning MX2 World Champion, who has made a huge impression in MXGP this year especially when he dominated the opening round on his MXGP debut, motocross has become increasingly popular in Slovenia and the country would like for him to have a home round that his fans can enjoy.

In Teutschenthal, the Slovenian representatives, who come from Orehova Vas, an area that has a rich history in motocross and has held many successful rounds of the MX3 world championship in the past, received all of the information required for them to plan and apply.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

Picture, from left to right: Patricia Maskarova, Atjosa Brdnik, Daniele Rizzi, Marjan Kolar, Boris Volmajer, Matej Pungartnik, Branko Pungartnik, Giuseppe Luongo, David Luongo and Herman Jacolic

MONACO, (Principality of Monaco), 10 May 2016 – Catch a train to the MXGP of Trentino! Trenitalia Frecciarossa is a partner of MXGP for the 8^th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship that will take place in Pietramurata. Buy a round trip ticket on trains “Frecciarossa”, “Frecciargento” and “Frecciabianca” at a DISCOUNTED price of 30% less than the base price.

Thanks to this special offer, the Italian Motocross fans can reach Trento with “Frecciarossa”, “Frecciargento” and “Frecciabianca”, ecologically friendly trains, with 30% OFF the original price. Besides traveling with Frecciarossa all motocross fans will look after the environment and MXGP is very proud to share this value with them.

In addition, the official program of the event will be provided and can be collected onsite at the official stand showing the train ticket and the coupon, which can be downloaded on www.mxgp.com by clicking HERE. Bring your train ticket and the downloaded coupon together on the train.

People can take advantage of this special offer on www.trenitalia.com for trips with destination and depart from/to Trento from 12 to 16 May 2016 using the discounted code available HERE.

Discounted dates will be as follows:

• From origin to Trento 12-15 May
• From Trento to origin 15 – 16 May

Choose “Frecce” and enjoy MXGP!

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

Trenitalia

The Entry lists as well as the Timetable for the MXGP of Trentino, which will be held on Saturday 14^th April and Sunday 15^th May in Pietramurata are now official.

In addition to the MXGP and MX2 classes, the second round of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and the fourth round of the EMX250 will also be taking place.

Please find here below the links to download the entry lists as well as the official timetable of the event in a PDF format.

TIMETABLE

MXGP Entry List

MX2 Entry List

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing

EMX250 Entry List

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 MXGP of Germany which took place the 8^st May in Teutschenthal Red Bull Factory Racing’s Tony Cairoli took both FOX holeshots.

While in MX2 Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Dylan Ferrandis and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass claimed the Fox Holeshot in Race one and Race two respectively.

Watch MXGP of Germany ‘Fox Holeshot’ films here below.

MXGP FOX Holeshot Film

MX2 FOX Holeshot Film

Watch all the highlights from the racing here at the seventh round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Teutschenthal, Germany.