Tim Gajser breathes new life into the title fight with a win in St-Jean!
Tim Gajser has revived the title fight with a double series victory on the beautiful French circuit of Saint-Jean d'Angely. In the first moto Antonio Cairoli was able to limit the damage by finishing in second place, but in the second moto things went very wrong for the nine-time world champion. A crash and a few mistakes cost him expensive points, as the Sicilian did not get further than seventeenth place. In the World Cup standings, Antonio Cairoli is now only ten points ahead of Tim Gajser.
With two series victories, the Grand Prix was of course a challenge for Tim Gajser. A strong performing Arnaud Tonus, who finished third twice, was the second man on the overall podium. With a fifth and a second place, Romain Febvre scored enough to stand third on the podium in his home Grand-Prix.
Most lowlanders had a solid weekend. Clément Desalle (6-4) finished fourth overall, two places better than Julien Lieber (9-6) who finished sixth in the Grand Prix results. Glenn Coldenhoff (11-7) is again in eighth place in the Grand Prix result. Jeremy Van Horebeek had scored enough points with his thirteenth and ninth place to be classified eleventh in the same result. Kevin Strijbos scored 14 points with an eighteenth and tenth place, putting him in fourteenth overall. Brian Bogers scored six points this weekend by finishing fifteenth once. These six points brought him nineteenth place overall and Micha-Boy de Waal (29-31) did not score any points in France.
MXGP Saint-Jean d'Angely – Grand Prix Race 1
1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 34:13.037; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:06.617; 3. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:10.299; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:28.701; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:31.735; 6. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:35.329; 7. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:35.836; 8. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +0:48.968; 9. Julien Lieber (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:58.570; 10. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +0:59.429; 11. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +1:00.403; 12. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), +1:06.682; 13. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +1:09.366; 14. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +1:10.976; 15. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +1:11.416; 16. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +1:18.799; 17. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:21.591; 18. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Yamaha), +1:25.251; 19. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +1:28.224; 20. Anton Gole (SWE, Yamaha), +1:30.523; 21. Brian Bogers (NED, Honda), +1:32.304; 22. Maxime Desprey (FRA, Honda), +1:46.669; 23. Dennis Ullrich (GER, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 24. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 25. Jonathan Bengtsson (SWE, KTM), -1 lap(s); 26. Jorge Zaragoza (ESP, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 27. Volodymyr Tarasov (UKR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 28. Artem Guryev (RUS, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 29. Micha-Boy De Waal (NED, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 30. Maxime Charlier (FRA, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 31. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), -4 lap(s); 32. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Kawasaki), -7 lap(s); 33. Dan Houzet (FRA, KTM), -8 lap(s); 34. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), -9 lap(s); 35. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), -10 lap(s); 36. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, Yamaha), -15 lap(s); 37. Klemen Gercar (SLO, Husqvarna), -18 lap(s);
MXGP Saint-Jean d'Angely – Grand Prix Race 2
1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 34:00.904; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:05.375; 3. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:07.314; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:19.675; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:21.553; 6. Julien Lieber (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:24.454; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:26.435; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:27.879; 9. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +0:53.090; 10. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Yamaha), +0:54.992; 11. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:55.065; 12. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:00.192; 13. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +1:02.695; 14. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +1:04.402; 15. Brian Bogers (NED, Honda), +1:11.897; 16. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +1:17.157; 17. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +1:25.271; 18. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +1:27.897; 19. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +1:29.425; 20. Jorge Zaragoza (ESP, Yamaha), +1:37.425; 21. Maxime Desprey (FRA, Honda), +1:39.904; 22. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:42.545; 23. Anton Gole (SWE, Yamaha), +1:55.592; 24. Dennis Ullrich (GER, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 25. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 26. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), -1 lap(s); 27. Artem Guryev (RUS, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 28. Volodymyr Tarasov (UKR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 29. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 30. Clamps Gercar (SLO, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 31. Micha-Boy De Waal (NED, Yamaha), -2 lap(s); 32. Maxime Charlier (FRA, Husqvarna), -6 lap(s); 33. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, Yamaha), -8 lap(s); 34. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Kawasaki), -8 lap(s); 35. Dan Houzet (FRA, KTM), -15 lap(s); 36. Jonathan Bengtsson (SWE, KTM), -15 lap(s); 37. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), -15 lap(s);
MXGP Saint-Jean d'Angely – Grand Prix result
1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 50 points; 2. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 40 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 38 p.; 4. Clement Desalle (BELL, COW), 33 p.; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 31 p.; 6. Julien Lieber (BELL, COWS), 27 p.; 7. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 26 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 24 p.; 9. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 24 p.; 10. Gautier Pauline (FRA, YAM), 21 p.; 11. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 20 p.; 12. Alessandro Lupino (NOW, CAW), 18 p.; 13. Tommy Searle (GBR, CAW), 15 p.; 14. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, YAM), 14 p.; 15. Benoit Paturel (FRA, CAW), 13 p.; 16. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 13 p.; 17. Tunnel Leok (EST, HUS), 11 p.; 18. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), 9 p.; 19. Brian Bogers (NED, HON), 6 p.; 20. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 5 p.; 21. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 2 p.; 22. Jorge Zaragoza (ESP, YAM), 1 p.; 23. Anton Gole (SWE, YAM), 1 p.; 24. Maxime Desprey (FRA, HON), 0 p.; 25. Gregory Aranda (FRA, CAW), 0 p.; 26. Dennis Ullrich (GER, HOUSE), 0 p.; 27. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, YAM), 0 p.; 28. Artem Guryev (RUS, HUS), 0 p.; 29. Volodymyr Tarasov (UKR, KTM), 0 p.; 30. Clemen Gercar (SLO, HUS), 0 p.; 31. Micha-Boy De Wall (NED, YAM), 0 p.; 32. Maxime Charlier (FRA, HUS), 0 p.; 33. Samuel Bernardini (ITA, YAM), 0 p.; 34. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, COW), 0 p.; 35. Dan Houzet (FRA, KTM), 0 p.; 36. Jonathan Bengtsson (SWE, KTM), 0 p.; 37. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), 0 p.;
MXGP – World Championship standings
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 311 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 301 p.; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 218 p.; 4. Clement Desalle (BELL, COW), 208 p.; 5. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 190 p.; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 184 p.; 7. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 162 p.; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 156 p.; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 144 p.; 10. Julien Lieber (BELL, COWS), 141 p.; 11. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 139 p.; 12. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 129 p.; 13. Alessandro Lupino (NOW, NOW), 103 p.; 14. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), 87 p.; 15. Tommy Searle (GBR, CAW), 86 p.; 16. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 85 p.; 17. Max Anstie (GBR, KTM), 74 p.; 18. Brian Bogers (NOW, HON), 62 p.; 19. Leok Tunnel (EST, HUS), 62 p.; 20. Benoit Paturel (FRA, CAW), 53 p.; 21. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 41 p.; 22. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, YAM), 31 p.; 23. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, YAM), 29 p.; 24. Harry Kullas (EST, HON), 18 p.; 25. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 16 p.; 26. Samuel Bernardini (ITA, YAM), 14 p.; 27. Anton Gole (SWE, YAM), 14 p.; 28. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), 14 p.; 29. Sven Van Der Mierden (DOWN, YAM), 8 p.; 30. Dean Ferris (AUS, YAM), 6 p.; 31. Joaquin Poly (ARG, HON), 3 p.; 32. Pascal Rauchenecker (AUT, KTM), 2 p.; 33. John Paul Luzzardi (ARG, KTM), 1 p.; 34. Jorge Zaragoza (ESP, YAM), 1 p.; 35. Jethro Salazar (PER, HON), 1 p.;
Text: Matthias Van Eeckhoven
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