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(TEUTSCHENTHAL) Germany, 21 May 2017 - A spectacular german crowd piled into the popular facility of Teutschenthal, which sat below glorious sunshine, in an attempt to see the stars of tomorrow in action.

The CRF150R riders tackled a series of sighting laps, before taking to the line for their second and final race. All eyes were, of course, on Andrea Adamo and Luis Outeiro, as both riders were poised to duke it out for the first overall victory of the new season. Adamo put himself in the best position possible when the gates dropped, as he slid into the lead immediately and again attempted to establish an advantage.

Outeiro stalked his rival from the drop of the gate, but lost touch at around the halfway mark. The laps began to wind down and, at that point, Outeiro inched closer to the first position. Adamo showed wisdom beyond his years at the head of the field though, as he remained composed all the way to the chequered flag. That, of course, left him as the overall winner at the first round of the Honda 150 European Championship and with the red plate firmly in his grasp.

Outeiro again put in a valiant effort, but came up just short and had to settle for the runner-up position. The forty-four points that he acquired set him up well for the second round, the Grand Prix of Portugal, at the beginning of July. Anton Nordström-Graaf is in a similar position, as he recorded a brace of thirds across the weekend.

Lynn Valk improved on her position from the previous race, much to the delight of the Dutch fans who made the short trip across the border, as she claimed fourth and the same position in the overall classification. Peter Konig, the best-placed rider from Germany, took advantage of a mistake that Rasmus Moen made to steal fifth overall.

After applying the various skills that they have acquired since they joined the programme, the CRF150R riders will go away and refine their skillsets ahead of the second round that will take place at the Grand Prix of Portugal in a little over a month.

Andrea Adamo, #10: “I have done a good race and been working hard. I am very happy. I won my first GP and it was spectacular! Thanks to my sponsors, my team and my family.”

Gordon Crockard, Honda Motor Europe Off-Road Manager: “I thought that the track conditions were a lot kinder for the boys and girl. Given the time that they had on the track yesterday, the enthusiasm was still really high today. It was good to see that the kids were still excited about getting out on track, as opposed to being nervous or intimidated. The results were very similar. Andrea Adamo rode brilliantly as he controlled the race and his nerves very well. He had some pressure from Luis Outeiro, who also did a great job to keep the bike on two wheels in second. We had one boy get injured, which was sad to see, but it is understandable. It was a very challenging track and obviously everyone is going as fast as they can. There is a long break now until the next race in Portugal, which gives the riders and mechanics time to make adjustments. They have learnt a lot from this experience; I am pretty sure that they will go away, think about everything and then come to Portugal better prepared for the competition. I look forward to it.”

Honda EMX150 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, Honda), 25:38.208; 2. Luis Outeiro (POR, Honda), +0:04.427; 3. Anton Nordström Graaf (SWE, Honda), +0:21.060; 4. Rasmus Moen (SWE, Honda), +0:44.008; 5. Lynn Valk (NED, Honda), +1:00.252; 6. Nikolay Malinov (BUL, Honda), +1:00.695; 7. Peter Konig (GER, Honda), +1:02.296; 8. Kjeld Stuurman (NED, Honda), +1:14.156; 9. Verneri Aaltonen (FIN, Honda), +1:25.614; 10. Melwin Bengtson (SWE, Honda), +1:26.215.

Honda EMX150 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, Honda), 24:25.798; 2. Luis Outeiro (POR, Honda), +0:04.946; 3. Anton Nordström Graaf (SWE, Honda), +0:58.508; 4. Lynn Valk (NED, Honda), +1:32.289; 5. Peter Konig (GER, Honda), +1:56.419; 6. Verneri Aaltonen (FIN, Honda), +2:00.352; 7. Magnus Vassgaard (NOR, Honda), +2:02.342; 8. Kjeld Stuurman (NED, Honda), +2:05.018; 9. Toa Kishi (JPN, Honda), +2:11.542; 10. Ryan Mawhinney (GBR, Honda), +2:12.801.

Honda EMX150 Overall Top Ten: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, HON), 50 points; 2. Luis Outeiro (POR, HON), 44 p.; 3. Anton Nordström Graaf (SWE, HON), 40 p.; 4. Lynn Valk (NED, HON), 34 p.; 5. Peter Konig (GER, HON), 30 p.; 6. Rasmus Moen (SWE, HON), 28 p.; 7. Verneri Aaltonen (FIN, HON), 27 p.; 8. Kjeld Stuurman (NED, HON), 26 p.; 9. Toa Kishi (JPN, HON), 20 p.; 10. Ryan Mawhinney (GBR, HON), 20 p.

Honda EMX150 Championship Top 10: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, HON), 50 points; 2. Luis Outeiro (POR, HON), 44 p.; 3. Anton Nordström Graaf (SWE, HON), 40 p.; 4. Lynn Valk (NED, HON), 34 p.; 5. Peter Konig (GER, HON), 30 p.; 6. Rasmus Moen (SWE, HON), 28 p.; 7. Verneri Aaltonen (FIN, HON), 27 p.; 8. Kjeld Stuurman (NED, HON), 26 p.; 9. Toa Kishi (JPN, HON), 20 p.; 10. Ryan Mawhinney (GBR, HON), 20 p.

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Circuit length: 1540m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 21°C

Weather conditions: Sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 32,500

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(TEUTSCHENTHAL) Germany, 21 May 2017 - The MXGP of Germany concluded today on the technical Teutschenthal surface. Riding through the rutted soil, in a veteran performance, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli took his 80th career GP overall keeping the red Plate for France, while Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer edged out the competition with his second career MX2 overall.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli’s fight back to the top of MXGP is one he is winning, scoring his 80th victory of his career today, Cairoli extended his championship lead to 44 points. To start both races Cairoli took the FOX Holeshot but in the first half of race one he lost the lead after struggling to find the fast lines and he finished second. Cairoli knew coming into race 2 if he would win the race than the overall was his and that is exactly what he did finishing nearly 6 seconds ahead of 2nd place. Cairoli in the press conference said, “I got really good starts today and this is what we have been working on. I’m really happy with the GP win and also extending the points lead this is very good. It’s a very special track for me I’m very happy to race here in Germany and Teutschenthal is one of my favorite hard pack tracks, it is similar soil to the track I train on… I’m already looking forward to the next GP in France there is always so many fans and it’s a nice track.”

The “Bullet”, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings, came out with a bang in race 1 as he passed Cairoli early and led through to the checkered flag. Herlings season is starting to come around but one thing that plagued him early this year was his starts and in race 2 a start outside the top 5 hindered him once again. Making his way forward and into second took much longer in race 2 and Herlings was unable to close the gap Cairoli had built. Herlings in the post race press conference said, “In the first race I was in second pretty quick but in the second one I was around 10th on the first turn and had to work my up to second, I burned to much energy. He (Cairoli) is the eight-time champ for a reason, he’s a great rider and I just couldn’t close the gap.”

Another rider who challenged Herlings in Teutschenthal was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin. Paulin fought for position with Herlings in both races but in race 2 put in a late charge to catch the #84 but by the end it was too little too late for Paulin. Two third place finishes placed the Frenchman back on the podium before heading to his home GP next weekend. Paulin in the press conference stated, “Third and third today is consistent but  we didn’t put everything together so we need to keep working to get better.”

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle is becoming a consistent face in the top 5 of MXGP. Desalle had another good weekend of racing as he went 4-4, placing fourth overall and scoring 36 championship points. The number 25 is also 4th in the championship standings coming out of Germany and into France.

Behind Desalle was the second French rider in the top 5, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre who has struggled so far this season but triumphed this weekend comparatively with 7-5 finishes. Febvre showed speed both days qualifying 5th and battling with team mate Jeremy Van Horebeek among others. Van Horebeek who is 5th in the championship standings finished 5th in race 1 and he was in the same position in race 2 until he fell picking himself up 20th and finishing 15th for 10th overall.

Team HRC rider Tim Gajser showed some serious determination and toughness fighting through pain today. The 20 year old Slovenian’s qualifying crash aggravated his already sore body. Gajser after the race said, “This has been a tough weekend. Thinking about it, it has probably been one of the toughest weekends I have ever had.” With the championship in mind Gajser pushed his way to 11th overall with 12-10 finishes.

German rider, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl, was motivated by his home GP fans and after a 10th in race 1 the hometown hero improved his start and finished 8th in race 2 for 8th overall.

MXGP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:19.364; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:01.872; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:23.634; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:25.211; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:29.976; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:34.390; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:39.939; 8. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:46.754; 9. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:47.075; 10. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:57.503.

MXGP Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 35:28.768; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:05.978; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:09.350; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:14.689; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:21.857; 6. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:26.104; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:38.006; 8. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:42.990; 9. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Suzuki), +1:04.821; 10. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +1:10.288.

MXGP Overall Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 47 points; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 47 p.; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 40 p.; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 36 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 30 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 29 p.; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 28 p.; 8. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 24 p.; 9. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, SUZ), 22 p.; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 22 p.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 305 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 261 p.; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 260 p.; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 246 p.; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 226 p.; 6. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 221 p.; 7. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 214 p.; 8. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 177 p.; 9. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 163 p.; 10. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 153 p

MXGP Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 332 points; 2. Honda, 295 p.; 3. Yamaha, 272 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 269 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 246 p.; 6. Suzuki, 174 p.

Team Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer has struggled with mistakes the past few races but he has had the speed and today it showed as he won his second career overall, the first in Europe. Seewer was 5th on the first lap of race 1 and he came out on a mission passing one competitor after another including his title rival in straight up racing fashion. In race 2 the Swiss rider nearly went down after landing on the back tire of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado Garcia. Seewer in the press conference said, “It feels great to win in normal conditions, especially the first race I could make it happen pretty well. In the second race I was really lucky on the first lap with Jorge (Prado) I’m sorry for that but it was just a race incident, I nearly crashed and lost some spots… I recovered well and managed to win the GP. I’m looking forward already for the next races, also Ernèe, I like that track, I’ve raced there twice and did well.”

A new Suzuki rider found his way to the podium today, Seewer’s Suzuki World MX2 team mate Hunter Lawrence. Lawrence won here last year in EMX250 and he rode the best ever in his MX2 career on his way to 2nd overall today. 4th in race 1 and 3rd in race 2 he battled throughout both consistently moving forward without error. Lawrence in the press conference stated: “It is cool to have a 1-2 for Suzuki, that is awesome for the team and also for myself as a refreshment for all the hard work.”

Rounding out the MX2 podium was red plate holder and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Pauls Jonass. Jonass clearly has his starts dialed, he took both Fox Holeshots, but he struggled to find rhythm or comfort on today’s rutted circuit. Falling off the lead pace both races finishing 2nd and then 5^th, the Latvian was surprised he reached the podium. Jonass in the press conference said: “I was really surprised I was still on the podium after the second race because it didn’t go as I wanted. It’s pretty good to get some decent points and the championship still looks pretty good. We will make some improvements this week.”

The two Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing riders of Thomas Covington and Thomas Kjer Olsen swapped luck in Germany. In race 1 it was Covington who faced adversity starting 31st and clawing his way through the pack to 14th. In race 2 Olsen would crash and salvage a 12th place. While race 1 was bad for Covington it was good to Olsen as he took third. The yin and yang continued when Covington charged into the lead and won race 2. After the drama was all said and done Covington took fourth overall while Olsen took 5th.

It was also an up and down story for Husqvarna Maurer-GEP Racing’s Brian Hsu who at his home GP finished 5th in race 1 but 30th in race 2 for 13th overall.

HRC MX2’s Michele Cervellin had one of the best weekends of his career, he qualified fourth yesterday and followed it up with two top five starts and 6-8 finishes today for 7th overall.

MX2 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), 33:54.226; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:02.337; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:03.596; 4. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Suzuki), +0:04.452; 5. Brian Hsu (GER, Husqvarna), +0:22.865; 6. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Honda), +0:26.631; 7. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:27.754; 8. Henry Jacobi (GER, Husqvarna), +0:28.026; 9. Darian Sanayei (USA, Kawasaki), +0:31.982; 10. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), +0:41.40

MX2 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), 34:26.321; 2. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:02.124; 3. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Suzuki), +0:03.834; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:07.585; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:26.607; 6. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), +0:29.456; 7. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:30.650; 8. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Honda), +0:30.732; 9. Darian Sanayei (USA, Kawasaki), +0:45.179; 10. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), +0:48.821.

MX2 Overall Top Ten: 1. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 43 points; 2. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, SUZ), 38 p.; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 32 p.; 5. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 29 p.; 6. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Michele Cervellin (ITA, HON), 28 p.; 8. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Darian Sanayei (USA, KAW), 24 p.; 10. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 22 p.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 325 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 288 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 264 p.; 4. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), 249 p.; 5. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 220 p.; 6. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 184 p.; 7. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), 175 p.; 8. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 174 p.; 9. Darian Sanayei (USA, KAW), 142 p.; 10. Michele Cervellin (ITA, HON), 139 p.

MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 367 points; 2. Husqvarna, 308 p.; 3. Suzuki, 299 p.; 4. Yamaha, 259 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 216 p.; 6. Honda, 142 p.; 7. TM, 111 p

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MXGP of Germany – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1540m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 21°C

Weather conditions: sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 32,500

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(TEUTSCHENTHAL) Germany, 21 May 2017 – The circuit of Teutschenthal hosted the first EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing round of the season this weekend. Through two days of racing Brad Anderson proved he was the most prepared winning both races and taking the first red plate of the season.

In race 1 Brad Anderson good start and after a weekend ending mistake by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Yentel Martens, Anderson moved in the lead where he rode smooth and consistent winning the race by 19 seconds.

Behind Anderson was last year’s champion, GL12 Racing’s Mike Kras. Kras passed his way up to second in race 1. Race 2 had Kras 3rd on lap one and he wasted no time as he moved into the lead on the following lap. After leading 6 laps Kras was passed by Anderson but was only 0.879 seconds behind at the finish. Kras in the post race interview said: “Fitness is everything… in the beginning I could set a good pace… I’m just not a full-time rider anymore  but I’m not ashamed because Brad Anderson is really fit and really fast. Finishing so close on the last lap was a good feeling.”

The #98 Husqvarna of Erik Willems was consistent finishing 3rd and 28 seconds back of the leader in each race. Willems after the podium said, “It was good, I didn’t make any huge mistakes and I got a good start that was the goal as it’s the first race. I’m on the podium and looking forward to the next one.”

Belgian Kenny Vandueren had a stellar start in race 2 just losing out on the holeshot to Manuel Iacopi. Vandueren dropped two positions and finished 4th while Iacopi took the last spot in race 2’s top 5 after his holeshot.

The top four were the exact same in race 2 as in race 1 going Anderson, Kras, Willems, and Vandueren. The odd man out of the consistent top five was Andero Lusbo who had a strong race one but had a poor start and was 18th on lap 1 of race 2. Lusbo found a way to charge through the pack to get up to 9th, scoring him 12 championship points and when tallied with his earlier 5th he ended the weekend 5th overall.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 31:01.301; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), +0:19.374; 3. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:28.352; 4. Kenny Vandueren (BEL, KTM), +0:59.148; 5. Andero Lusbo (EST, Yamaha), +1:13.028; 6. Patrick Vos (NED, KTM), +1:21.358; 7. Alessio Della Mora (ITA, Husqvarna), +1:23.081; 8. Frantisek Smola (CZE, CZ), +1:36.925; 9. John Cuppen (NED, KTM), +1:44.669; 10. Mathias Plessers (BEL, KTM), +1:45.004.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 29:53.804; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), +0:00.879; 3. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:28.195; 4. Kenny Vandueren (BEL, KTM), +0:37.538; 5. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:40.439; 6. James Dunn (GBR, Yamaha), +0:44.959; 7. Christopher Valente (SUI, KTM), +0:45.661; 8. Thomas Marini (SMR, Husqvarna), +0:46.443; 9. Andero Lusbo (EST, Yamaha), +0:52.705; 10. Stefan Hage (NED, KTM), +0:57.905.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top Ten: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 50 points; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 40 p.; 4. Kenny Vandueren (BEL, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Andero Lusbo (EST, YAM), 28 p.; 6. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 25 p.; 7. James Dunn (GBR, YAM), 22 p.; 8. Alessio Della Mora (ITA, HUS), 22 p.; 9. Thomas Marini (SMR, HUS), 21 p.; 10. Christopher Valente (SUI, KTM), 17 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 50 points; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 40 p.; 4. Kenny Vandueren (BEL, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Andero Lusbo (EST, YAM), 28 p.; 6. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 25 p.; 7. James Dunn (GBR, YAM), 22 p.; 8. Alessio Della Mora (ITA, HUS), 22 p.; 9. Thomas Marini (SMR, HUS), 21 p.; 10. Christopher Valente (SUI, KTM), 17 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 50 points; 2. Husqvarna, 40 p.; 3. Yamaha, 32 p.; 4. CZ, 13 p.

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Circuit length: 1540m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 21°C

Weather conditions: Sunny

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The 2017 Honda 150 European Championship fired into life at the historic circuit of Teutschenthal. 

Friday's rainfall certainly had an impact on the hard-pack soil, however, as the riders faced a technical surface that put the various skills that they developed at a recent training camp to the test. Andrea Adamo, from Italy, was not to be deterred though, as he romped to the fastest time during the time practice.

A deep field of CRF150R riders rocketed down the start straight when the gates dropped on the first moto of the new season. Adamo put his pole position to good use, as he claimed the early lead and immediately established an advantage at the head of the field. Luis Outeiro was quick to make progress, however, and pulled onto his rear-wheel at the end of the first official lap. A small error cost him dearly though, as he dropped to seventh and was faced with a mountain to climb.

The mistake that Outeiro made allowed Adamo to take advantage of some breathing room at the front and, from that point on, he controlled the race. A chaotic battle for second raged on behind him, as Rasmus Moen and Anton Nordström-Graaf duked it out for a majority of the lengthy race. Outeiro eventually crept up on their dynamic fight, however, and slid past both competitors in a single lap to reclaim the runner-up spot. Following a valiant fight, Nordström-Graaf crossed the finish line in a respectable third.

The various riders in the class showed a considerable amount of grit and determination, as rain started to fall with around ten minutes left on the clock. Moen completed a consistent ride to cross the finish line in fourth, just ahead of Lynn Valk.

The second Honda 150 European Championship race at the Grand Prix of Germany will take place at 11:10am today.  

(TEUTSCHENTHAL) Germany, 20 May 2017 - The technical circuit of Teutschenthal plays host to the MXGP of Germany and today marked the first of two race days Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Kemea Yamaha MX Official Team’s Benoit Paturel lead the field and each won their respective qualifying races.

In addition to MXGP and MX2 we had some new racing action in the form of EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing and the Honda 150 European Championship. In EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Brad Anderson rode smart and won with a gap of 19 seconds over last year’s champion, GL12 Racing’s Mike Kras who was followed by Erik Willems. In the Honda 150 class Race 1 victory was claimed by Italian Andrea Adamo in front of Luis Outeiro and Anton Nordstrom Graaf.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli started the qualifying session in second but he moved into the lead on lap 3 after a mistake by Gajser. Cairoli was wise in his line choices and he found a fast yet smooth way around the circuit. Cairoli in the press conference said, “It is really important to have a good start and a good gate pick tomorrow because the track is technical and very tricky. I like the track a lot, I had a good race here last year and for sure we will try to do the same tomorrow.”

From the other side of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing garage is Jeffrey Herlings who came from 6th on lap one and passed his way all the way up to second including a pass on the final lap. Herlings by the end of the race was only 3.1 seconds behind Cairoli and he looked like he still had plenty in the tank. With Herlings’ season starting to come together his second gate pick will set him up well for Sunday.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin was looking for a good start to the weekend after his victory in Valkenswaard was followed by 5th in Latvia. Paulin had indeed a good start and he was in behind Cairoli the majority of the race but he was passed on the last lap by Herlings after a battle. All in all Paulin’s third in qualifying is a positive one and it gets him lined up for another chance at the podium.

When it comes to Yamaha riders the last week has been a little rough with Simpson out with an injury and Tonus recovering from a fall, however today the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing riders of Jeremy Van Horebeek and Romain Febvre were battling up front. Van Horebeek led the way for Febvre but not by much, at one point Febvre passed his teammate before relinquishing the spot shortly after. The two Yamaha boys finished 4th and 5th with Febvre behind Van Horebeek.

On the other end of the spectrum was the Team HRC mates of Tim Gajser and Evgeny Bobryshev. For Bobryshev his day came to an end in the Time Practice session where he crashed and fractured his collarbone. Gajser had the second fastest lap in Time Practice which he followed with a Holeshot in the Qualifying Race but on the 3rd lap he fell and later pulled out of the race. For HRC, Gajser will be their lone MXGP rider and he will race tomorrow.

For Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl this is his home GP. Nagl didn’t have the best result in qualifying race with 11th but he will look to improve for tomorrow.

MXGP Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 25:13.607; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:03.111; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:05.184; 4. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:07.961; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:15.450; 6. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:29.563; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:31.649; 8. Jordi Tixier (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:33.341; 9. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Suzuki), +0:33.752; 10. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:37.703.

Kemea Yamaha Official MX Team’s Benoit Paturel has found himself in the habit of getting bad starts this season and today he broke the habit with a fourth place start in Qualifying Race. Paturel used this rare good start to its full potential making a pass on Jonass and winning the Qualifying Race. Paturel has mentioned he and his team have been working on starts and they will look to use the 1st gate pick to keep the momentum flowing tomorrow. In facts he stated: “We have had some issues with the starts but now it is important to get some confidence again and fight up front. It’s really nice to ride up front and get a good start.”

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass is becoming quite consistent at battling up front this season and his consistency is paying off in the championship. Jonass grabbed the Holeshot and he was leading the first 3 laps before dropping to third but with chaos up front he found his way back into the lead for two more laps before being passed by Paturel. Jonass will have second gate pick tomorrow and will look to remain consistent and focused.

While this year it’s Jonass, last year it was Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer who was consistent. The pair has somewhat switched roles with Seewer now struggling to find the consistent performances he once had. Seewer started the Qualifying Race in 6th and he worked his way forward to the back wheel of Jonass who at the time was in 2nd. Seewer would go down and drop to 5th but eventually climb his way back to 3rd. Seewer has been so close many times this season it is only a matter of time before he scores his second overall win.

HRC MX2’s Michele Cervellin had a strong result in qualifying and he is doing well to rebound from a hand injury. Cervellin could be looking at a podium if he can take advantage of his 4th gate pick to get a pair of good starts on Sunday.

Two different Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing riders had the lead in MX2 Qualifying race today, Thomas Covington and Thomas Kjer Olsen, and both crashed while leading in hectic fashion. Covington was 2nd off the start and passed Jonass only three laps into the race but led for only 2 before falling. Covington’s Husqvarna teammate, Olsen, also passed Jonass and once Covington fell Olsen had the lead for three laps before doing the same. Covington was able to come back and finish 5th but Olsen fell again leaving him in 10th.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s new recruit Morgan Lesiardo took 22nd in Qualifying race. The EMX250 championship points leader is taking all the information he can in this learning opportunity, in the press conference Lesiardo said, “I’m so excited to ride for a new team and in my first GP ever. I will try to gain a lot of experience from riding the GP in MX2.”

MX2 Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), 25:40.813; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:06.053; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:06.454; 4. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Honda), +0:12.597; 5. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +0:14.383; 6. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Suzuki), +0:15.213; 7. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:15.976; 8. Henry Jacobi (GER, Husqvarna), +0:22.098; 9. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), +0:24.430; 10. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:25.980.

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MXGP of Germany – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1540m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 21°C

Weather conditions: sunny

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TIMETABLE

Sunday: EMX300 Race 2 09:45; MX2 Warm up 10:25, MXGP Warm up 10:45 EMX150 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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