“Rookie” Romain Febvre takes victory in France!!!
Romain Febvre has managed to win the French Grand Prix for his own people. The Yamaha rider also gave the crazy French MX fans a nice cross afternoon. It was also his very first MXGP Grand Prix victory of his career and that as the “Rookie” boy in the MXGP class.
Cairoli wins and Desalle has to give up…
Antonio Cairoli was the man who took the holeshot ahead of Paulin, Ferris, Febvre and Bobryshev. After the first round we immediately received the assignment from Clement Desalle. The Rockstar Suzuki rider still tried, but after the first passage he saw that the injured shoulder was not going to hold up. So we got Cairoli in the lead ahead of the French duo Paulin-Febvre and of course the many French fans went crazy. However, it did not last long because after six laps Paulin was sidelined with mechanical problems. So all eyes were on Romain Febvre. The Frenchman nibbled away his deficit to Cairoli meter by meter and came within two seconds of the leader. For a moment he really got on the wheel, but Cairoli picked up the pace in the final laps and would end this first series winning with a small margin. Russian Bobryshev took third place ahead of Dean Ferris who recorded his best result of the season. Our compatriot Jeremy Van Horebeek tried to surprise Ferris in the final laps, but still finished fifth ahead of Max Nagl. Ken De Dijcker finished eighth ahead of Dutchman Glenn Coldenhoff. Jeffrey Dewulf fell just outside the points with a 21st place.
MXGP – Race 1 – Classification
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 34:07.793; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:03.893; 3. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:25.131; 4. Dean Ferris (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:30.105; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:32.380; 6. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:37.604; 7. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +0:42.512; 8. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), +0:43.953; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Suzuki), +0:52.376; 10. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:57.131; 11. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +1:02.960; 12. Todd Waters (AUS, Husqvarna), +1:06.689; 13. Mike Alessi (USA, Suzuki), +1:09.943; 14. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Honda), +1:10.798; 15. Cedric Soubeyras (FRA, Yamaha), +1:11.855; 16. Steven Frossard (FRA, KTM), +1:12.689; 17. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Honda), +1:16.589; 18. Fabien Izoird (FRA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 19. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 20. Tyla Rattray (RSA, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 21. Jeffrey Dewulf (BEL, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 22. Dennis Ullrich (GER, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 23. Kei Yamamoto (JPN, Honda), -1 lap(s); 24. Kim Schaffter (SUI, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 25. Clamps Gercar (SLO, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 26. Morgan Jacquelin (FRA, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 27. Anthony Guidolin (FRA, Kawasaki), -2 lap(s); 28. Angus Heidecke (GER, KTM), -4 lap(s); 29. Pier Filippo Bertuzzo (ITA, Yamaha), -7 lap(s); 30. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Honda), -14 lap(s); 31. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), -20 lap(s);
Romain Febvre finishes it off in style…
It was standings leader Max Nagl who took the holeshot ahead of Ice One Husqvarna teammate Todd Waters. We only got the winner of the first series Antonio Cairoli in thirteenth place, just behind Gautier Paulin. Romain Febvre was in a good position and just as quickly settled into second place. The Nagl-Febvre pair soon drove away from Waters, Bobryshev, Coldenhoff and De Dijcker. Cairoli wanted to compete with Paulin, but he still had some things to put right after the first series. So Paulin kept the world champion behind him. At the front, the battle for the series victory seemed to be between Nagl and Febvre. With seven minutes plus two laps left on the clock, Febvre launched his first real attack and it was the right one. So Febvre is in the lead with the frenzied French home crowd behind him. Things couldn't go wrong for the Frenchman and he rode to the series victory and the GP win in front of his own audience. Max Nagl came in an equally good second ahead of Bobryshev, Ferris and Coldenhoff. Gautier Paulin took sixth place and Cairoli had to be satisfied with seventh place. Ken De Dijcker finished eighth and Jeremy Van Horebeek came back strongly to ninth place after a failed start. Jeffrey Dewulf took three more World Championship points with an eighteenth place
MXGP – Race 2 – Classification
1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), 34:41.009; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:03.574; 3. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:25.199; 4. Dean Ferris (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:27.686; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Suzuki), +0:31.461; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Honda), +0:38.026; 7. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:43.190; 8. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), +0:47.747; 9. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:52.688; 10. Tyla Rattray (RSA, Kawasaki), +0:54.542; 11. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +0:56.472; 12. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Honda), +1:04.769; 13. Todd Waters (AUS, Husqvarna), +1:08.736; 14. Steven Frossard (FRA, KTM), +1:17.955; 15. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:25.377; 16. Cedric Soubeyras (FRA, Yamaha), +1:47.180; 17. Kei Yamamoto (JPN, Honda), -1 lap(s); 18. Jeffrey Dewulf (BEL, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 19. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 20. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 21. Angus Heidecke (GER, KTM), -1 lap(s); 22. Fabien Izoird (FRA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 23. Mike Alessi (USA, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 24. Dennis Ullrich (GER, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 25. Kim Schaffter (SUI, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 26. Clamps Gercar (SLO, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 27. Morgan Jacquelin (FRA, Kawasaki), -2 lap(s); 28. Anthony Guidolin (FRA, Kawasaki), -2 lap(s); 29. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), -6 lap(s); 30. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Honda), -12 lap(s); 31. Pier Filippo Bertuzzo (ITA, Yamaha), -20 lap(s);
MXGP – Overall Classification
1. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 47 points; 2. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 40 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 39 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 37 p.; 5. Dean Ferris (AUS, HUS), 36 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, SUZ), 28 p.; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 28 p.; 8. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 24 p.; 10. Todd Waters (AUS, HUS), 17 p.; 11. Gregory Aranda (FRA, KAW), 17 p.; 12. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HON), 15 p.; 13. Christophe Charlier (FRA, HON), 13 p.; 14. Tyla Rattray (RSA, KAW), 12 p.; 15. Steven Frossard (FRA, KTM), 12 p.; 16. David Philippaerts (ITA, YAM), 12 p.; 17. Cedric Soubeyras (FRA, YAM), 11 p.; 18. Mike Alessi (USA, SUZ), 8 p.; 19. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, HON), 7 p.; 20. Kei Yamamoto (JPN, HON), 4 p.; 21. Jeffrey Dewulf (BEL, YAM), 3 p.; 22. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, SUZ), 3 p.; 23. Fabien Izoird (FRA, HON), 3 p.
MXGP – Championship Classification
1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 332 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 313 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, SUZ), 291 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 282 p.; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HON), 252 p.; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 247 p.; 7. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 169 p.; 8. Todd Waters (AUS, HUS), 138 p.; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, SUZ), 134 p.; 10. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 133 p.; 11. Tyla Rattray (RSA, KAW), 130 p.; 12. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 126 p.; 13. Ryan Villopoto (USA, KAW), 124 p.; 14. David Philippaerts (ITA, YAM), 103 p.; 15. Dean Ferris (AUS, HUS), 101 p.; 16. Steven Frossard (FRA, KTM), 80 p.; 17. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 78 p.; 18. Davide Guarneri (ITA, TM), 70 p.; 19. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 66 p.; 20. Christophe Charlier (FRA, HON), 56 p.; 21. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, HON), 51 p.; 22. Tommy Searle (GBR, KTM), 49 p.; 23. Xavier Boog (FRA, KAW), 40 p.; 24. Rui Goncalves (POR, HUS), 33 p.; 25. Filip Bengtsson (SWE, HON), 27 p.; 26. Gregory Aranda (FRA, KAW), 22 p.; 27. Cedric Soubeyras (FRA, YAM), 15 p.; 28. Mike Alessi (USA, SUZ), 12 p.; 29. Nathan Watson (GBR, HUS), 12 p.; 30. Kei Yamamoto (JPN, HON), 11 p.; 31. Tanel Leok (EST, KAW), 9 p.; 32. Paul Coates (GBR, YAM), 7 p.; 33. Dennis Ullrich (GER, SUZ), 5 p.; 34. Jeffrey Dewulf (BEL, YAM), 3 p.; 35. Fabien Izoird (FRA, HON), 3 p.; 36. Davis Ivanovs (LAT, KAW), 3 p.; 37. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, SUZ), 3 p.; 38. Angus Heidecke (GER, KTM), 2 p.; 39. Yutaka Hoshino (JPN, KTM), 2 p.; 40. Graeme Irwin (GBR, SUZ), 2 p.;
Text: @Kris…
Photo: CDS
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