Double win for Ken Roczen in Fermo!
Ken Roczen ended his season in style with a double series victory. The young German was out of category today on the hard and slippery Fermo. Paulin (4-3) was able to benefit from Musquin's bad luck. After all, Musquin had crashed in the second moto, hurt his hand and then gave up. A driven Arnaud Tonus (5-4) took his first podium place.
Smooth series victory for Roczen
Musquin took the holeshot ahead of Ken Roczen, but Van Horebeek was also in a good position. Roczen clearly did not feel like a long duel and immediately attacked, before the end of the first round, an aggressive Roczen took care of Musquin. The French world champion had no answer for the driven German, so the tension of the first heat was reduced to a one-man show by the Suzuki Wunderkind. Van Horebeek rode a consistent race in third and also came in third.
Paulin had to sweat quite a bit in the warm weather to measure up to Arnaud Tonus. Roelants did well in the championship with sixth place. JR thus took a few points back from Osborne (eighth), his biggest rival, for fourth place in the final championship standings. Before the start of the last series, Roelants and Osborne are equal in fifth place with 381 points, the injured Jeffrey Herlings is fourth in the World Championship with 391 points.
Series 1 MX2
1. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 39:20.219; ; 2. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), +0:17.333; 3. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:32.877; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:41.170; 5. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), +0:47.958; 6. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), +0:49.915; 7. Michael Leib (USA, Kawasaki), +0:58.400; 8. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +1:09.666; 9. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +1:15.678; 10. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +1:19.436; 11. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:27.947; 12. Harry Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), +1:31.402; 13. Alessandro Lupin (ITA, Yamaha), +1:40.189; 14. Martin Michek (CZE, TM), +1:52.205; 15. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +1:53.882; 16. Matiss Car (LAT, Suzuki), +1:54.091; 17. Nikolaj Larsen (DEN, Honda), -1 lap(s); 18. Dennis Verbruggen (BEL, KTM), -1 lap(s); 19. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 20. Nick Triest (BEL, KTM), -1 lap(s);
Roczen out of category, Musquin gives up
Almost identical to the first heat, Musquin was again the fastest, but once again Roczen wasted no time! Van Horebeek also copied his cannon start, but stepped on the gas too eagerly in a slippery place that had just been sprayed. The Jerre fell spectacularly and injured himself.
In the meantime, the Teka-Suzuki with the number 94 kept in touch with Musquin. In the eighth round, Roczen confidently passed the world champion. There was no turning back for 'Marv-attack' and to make matters worse he crashed on one of the fast descents. Frossard moved up one place to second, while 19-year-old Swiss Tonus fought like a lion. Tonus eventually beat Osborne and finished third on the final podium!
Roelants came in sixth, after Osborne, and saw fourth place slip through his hands. Verbruggen turned 13de. The very young Julien Lieber turned 15de. Heeschenaar Glenn Coldenhoff took five points, he ends the World Cup season in 23rd.
Series 2 MX2
1. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 40:39.797; ; 2. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:24.745; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:27.697; 4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), +0:29.889; 5. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:38.242; 6. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), +0:43.495; 7. Michael Leib (USA, Kawasaki), +0:55.683; 8. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +1:02.084; 9. Alessandro Lupin (ITA, Yamaha), +1:05.998; 10. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +1:08.307; 11. Harry Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), +1:09.893; 12. Nikolaj Larsen (DEN, Honda), +1:46.887; 13. Dennis Verbruggen (BEL, KTM), -1 lap(s); 14. Martin Michek (CZE, TM), -1 lap(s); 15. Julien Lieber (BEL, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 16. Deny Philippaerts (ITA, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 17. Mel Pocock (GBR, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 18. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 19. Alesandro Battig (ITA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 20. Pier Filippo Bertuzzo (ITA, KTM), -1 lap(s);
MX2 final standings GP of Italy
1. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 50 points; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 38 p.; 3. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), 34 p.; 4. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 32 p.; 5. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 30 p.; 6. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 29 p.; 7. Michael Leib (USA, Kawasaki), 28 p.; 8. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 24 p.; 9. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 23 p.; 10. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 22 p.; 11. Alessandro Lupin (ITA, Yamaha), 20 p.; 12. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 20 p.; 13. Harry Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 19 p.; 14. Martin Michek (CZE, TM), 14 p.; 15. Nikolaj Larsen (DEN, Honda), 13 p.; 16. Dennis Verbruggen (BEL, KTM), 11 p.; 17. Julien Lieber (BEL, Suzuki), 6 p.; 18. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 6 p.; 19. Deny Philippaerts (ITA, Suzuki), 5 p.; 20. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), 5 p.; 21. Matiss Wagon (LAT, Suzuki), 5 p.; 22. Mel Pocock (GBR, Yamaha), 4 p.; 23. Alexander Battig (ITA, Honda), 2 p.; 24. Pier Philip Bertuzzo (ITA, KTM), 1 p.; 25. Nick Triest (BEL, KTM), 1 p.;
Final MX2 World Championships
1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 635 points; 2. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 574 p.; 3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 478 p.; 4. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 397 p.; 5. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 396 p.; 6. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 391 p.; 7. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), 390 p.; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 367 p.; 9. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 365 p.; 10. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 336 p.; 11. Harry Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 329 p.; 12. Christopher Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 245 p.; 13. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 241 p.; 14. Alessandro Lupin (ITA, Yamaha), 193 p.; 15. Dennis Verbruggen (BEL, KTM), 166 p.; 16. Matiss Karro (LAT, Suzuki), 136 p.; 17. Valentin Teillet (FRA, KTM), 125 p.; 18. Nikolaj Larsen (DEN, Honda), 106 p.; 19. Michael Leib (USA, Kawasaki), 83 p.; 20. Nick Triest (BEL, KTM), 67 p.; 21. Mel Pocock (GBR, Yamaha), 62 p.; 22. Khounsith Vongsana (FRA, KTM), 58 p.; 23. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), 39 p.; 24. Martin Michek (CZE, TM), 38 p.; 25. Ceriel Klein Kromhof (NED, Yamaha), 33 p.; 26. Petr Smitka (CZE, KTM), 33 p.; 27. Alexander Tonkov (RUS, Suzuki), 28 p.; 28. Jose Antonio Butron (ESP, Suzuki), 26 p.; 29. Loic Larrieu (FRA, Yamaha), 25 p.; 30. Adam Chatfield (GBR, Kawasaki), 18 p.; 31. Axel Alletru (FRA, KTM), 17 p.; 32. Travis Baker (USA, Yamaha), 15 p.; 33. Christopher Castro (BRA, Yamaha), 15 p.; 34. Michael Van Wezel (NED, KTM), 12 p.; 35. Marcus Schiffer (GER, Suzuki), 11 p.; 36. Nicholas Aubin (FRA, Kawasaki), 11 p.; 37. Petar Petrov (BUL, Honda), 11 p.; 38. Swian Zanoni (BRA, Honda), 10 p.; 39. Jeremy Delince (BEL, KTM), 10 points; 40. Eduardo Lima (BRA, Kawasaki), 10 p.; 41. Hugo Dagod (FRA, KTM), 9 p.; 42. Anderson Hauptli Cidade (BRA, Yamaha), 9 p.; 43. Max Anstie (GBR, Yamaha), 9 p.; 44. Thales Vilardi (BRA, KTM), 8 p.; 45. Vince Friese (USA, Yamaha), 8 p.; 46. Marcal Müller (BRA, Kawasaki), 8 p.; 47. Humberto Martin (VEN, Kawasaki), 7 p.; 48. Gianluca Martini (ITA, Honda), 6 p.; 49. Julien Lieber (BEL, Suzuki), 6 p.; 50. Deny Philippaerts (ITA, Suzuki), 6 p.; 51. James Decotis (USA, Honda), 6 p.; 52. Rudi Moroni (ITA, Yamaha), 5 p.; 53. Gustavo Amaral (BRA, Suzuki), 5 p.; 54. Alessandro Battig (ITA, Honda), 5 p.; 55. Mike van den Bogaert (NED, KTM), 5 p.; 56. Frederick Noren (SWE, Honda), 4 p.; 57. Joey Rossi (USA, Kawasaki), 4 p.; 58. Nick Kouwenberg (NED, Suzuki), 3 p.; 59. Aspegren Street (SWE, KTM), 3 p.; 60. Remi Nyegaard (NOR, Yamaha), 2 p.; 61. Edward Allingham (GBR, Yamaha), 2 p.; 62. Clemen Gercar (SLO, KTM), 2 p.; 63. Augustus Justs (LAT, Honda), 2 p.; 64. Dennis Ullrich (GER, Honda), 1 p.; 65. Dakota Tedder (USA, Kawasaki), 1 p.; 66. Pier Philip Bertuzzo (ITA, KTM), 1 p.; 67. Jeffrey Meurs (NED, KTM), 1 p.;
Photo credit: CDS, Ray Archer
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