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| Philippaerts savours first 2009 MX1-GP victory | | | DP win | |  | Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team's David Philippaerts claimed his first win of the season and his third on the YZ450FM at a sun-kissed and busy Mallory Park circuit for the British Grand Prix and the seventh round of fifteen in the MX1-GP World Championship. 35,000 spectators witnessed the reigning champion score results of 1-2 in the motos to scale the top step of the podium, giving Yamaha their fifth victory of 2009.
The circuit, the venue for the British stop on the calendar for the second year in succession, boasted some spectacular jump sections as well as more 'old-school' elements with long off-cambered corners mixed in with the leaps. The track was demanding and technical and the winding layout meant overtaking was difficult. The heat and unrelenting sunshine also took its toll on the competitors. |
| DP in action |  | Philippaerts secured his second pole position of the season with a comfortable victory in the qualification heat on Saturday and signalled his intent with good speed and an effective start. The Italian ran second behind Max Nagl in the first moto and seized upon a mistake by the German to take his first chequered flag of the season. Nagl rode error-free in the second race but Philippaerts was able to set a relaxed pace in second to secure his triumph; the fourth Yamaha rider in the MX1-GP this year to wear the winner's garland. |
| Cairoli | |  | World Championship leader Tony Cairoli only saw 2 points shaved off his gap at the front of the standings despite finishing 8th and 10th for 8th overall. The Sicilian was a victim of a first corner incident on Saturday that left him with a sore back and wrist, as well as a slot almost last in the start gate. After a night of little sleep Cairoli fought through from the rear of the pack in both races to feel satisfied with his efforts by the end of the day.
Josh Coppins was 4th overall. The New Zealander had to deal with a flying rock that hurt his left collarbone as well as damaged spokes on his front wheel in Moto1 as he took 5th; his overtaking move on Mickael Pichon and Brad Anderson on the same corner was the best move of the day. In the second race he circulated mostly alone in 4th.
Cairoli's Yamaha Red Bull De Carli team-mate Tanel Leok was also a casualty of misfortune on Saturday and his spot of 19th in the gate also meant a difficult afternoon of work for the motos. Some mistakes in the second sprint delivered a 6th place to go with his 8th of earlier in the day and he took a top five overall position with 5th.
The 47 points totalled by Philippaerts has pushed him up to second in the world championship standings and he sits 34 behind Cairoli. Coppins is fourth and 12 from his team-mate while Leok is eighth. Yamaha front the manufacturer's table by 50 points.
The British Grand Prix has started a busy period of five races in six weeks. The next meeting will take place in just seven days with the Grand Prix of France being held at the Ernee circuit, not far from Le Mans, for round eight of the series.
David Philippaerts, Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team, 1st:
"For me this is a great day after some difficult GPs. It feels like a long time, too long, since I last won at Loket last year. I almost forgot the feeling! The track was softer here last year and it was definitely easier on Saturday than it was today. I had some good starts but this has happened quite often this season and I owe a big thanks to the team for this; for sure to start at the front makes the job easier." |
| Coppins |  | Josh Coppins, Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team, 4th:
"Not too bad today and I felt better than the last few weeks; there was an improvement here and hopefully I will be able to get back on the box in France. The first moto was pretty eventful because a rock hit my left collarbone and that was pretty sore and I also broke some spokes on my front wheel when I clashed with Desalle. The wheel was a bit wobbly and I got some arm-pump so the front group got away. There were some good points about today."
Antonio Cairoli, Yamaha Red Bull De Carli, 8th:
"I am very happy actually because after the crash yesterday I was thinking it was not possible to race, so 8th and 10th is good. Barragan and De Dycker did not do so well so that was also a positive thing. I was still sore after Spain and then on Saturday things got worse, so I hope to be OK for France. I did not like the track here. It was too difficult to overtake and in many places almost one line. It took a lot of time for me to close the gap to the guys in front. Still, there was another Yamaha win, thanks to David and that is good."
Tanel Leok, Yamaha Red Bull De Carli, 5th:
"I had a tough position in the start gate and although I got a good jump for the first moto I ended up being pushed quite wide. It was really difficult to come from 15th to 8th. I was feeling good and my riding was going well but it was hard to pass. I had a better start in the second race but made some mistakes half way through the moto. The end was OK. Overall I had a bit of bad luck on Saturday and it did not help me today." |
| Circuit Length: 1580
Crowd: 35,000
Weather: Sunny Last Years Winner: Jonathan Barragan | | | 2009 GP of Great Britain 31/05/2009 | | Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time | | 1 | David Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 38'59.149 | | 2 | Clement Desalle | Honda | BEL | 0'03.351 | | 3 | Jonathan Barragan | KTM | ESP | 0'06.308 | | 4 | Maximilian Nagl | KTM | GER | 0'10.966 | | 5 | Joshua Coppins | Yamaha | NZL | 0'30.006 | | 6 | Ken De Dycker | Suzuki | BEL | 0'34.966 | | 7 | Mickael Pichon | Honda | FRA | 0'35.680 | | 8 | Tanel Leok | Yamaha | EST | 0'37.779 | | 9 | Gregory Aranda | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'39.483 | | 10 | Antonio Cairoli | Yamaha | ITA | 0'41.467 | | 11 | Gareth Swanepoel | Kawasaki | RSA | 0'49.177 | | 12 | Bradley Anderson | Honda | GBR | 0'57.048 | | 13 | Aigar Leok | TM | EST | 1'15.800 | | 14 | Carl Nunn | Suzuki | GBR | 1'33.855 | | 15 | Jason Dougan | CCM | GBR | 1'38.940 | | 16 | Carlos Campano | Yamaha | ESP | 1'39.038 |
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time | | 1 | Maximilian Nagl | KTM | GER | 39'36.111 | | 2 | David Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 0'16.922 | | 3 | Clement Desalle | Honda | BEL | 0'27.179 | | 4 | Joshua Coppins | Yamaha | NZL | 0'32.638 | | 5 | Billy MacKenzie | Honda | GBR | 0'35.068 | | 6 | Tanel Leok | Yamaha | EST | 0'38.133 | | 7 | Mickael Pichon | Honda | FRA | 0'42.789 | | 8 | Antonio Cairoli | Yamaha | ITA | 0'46.843 | | 9 | Gregory Aranda | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'48.545 | | 10 | Carl Nunn | Suzuki | GBR | 0'50.837 | | 11 | Ken De Dycker | Suzuki | BEL | 1'03.623 | | 12 | Bradley Anderson | Honda | GBR | 1'07.929 | | 13 | Carlos Campano | Yamaha | ESP | 1'23.274 | | 14 | Filip Neugebauer | Kawasaki | CZE | 1'36.893 | | 15 | Manuel Priem | Aprilia | BEL | 1'39.221 |
| Rider Standings | 31/05/2009 | | Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Points | | 1. | Antonio Cairoli | Yamaha | ITA | 255 | | 2. | David Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 221 | | 3. | Jonathan Barragan | KTM | ESP | 215 | | 4. | Joshua Coppins | Yamaha | NZL | 209 | | 5. | Ken De Dycker | Suzuki | BEL | 208 | | 6. | Clement Desalle | Honda | BEL | 204 | | 7. | Maximilian Nagl | KTM | GER | 198 | | 8. | Tanel Leok | Yamaha | EST | 190 | | 9. | Gareth Swanepoel | Kawasaki | RSA | 106 | | 10. | David Vuillemin | Kawasaki | FRA | 101 | | 11. | Steve Ramon | Suzuki | BEL | 100 | | 12. | Aigar Leok | TM | EST | 93 | | 13. | Billy MacKenzie | Honda | GBR | 84 | | 14. | Kevin Strijbos | Honda | BEL | 82 | | 15. | Gregory Aranda | Kawasaki | FRA | 74 | | 20. | Carlos Campano | Yamaha | ESP | 34 | | 32. | Rob van Vijfeijken | Yamaha | NED | 13 |
| Manufacturer Standings | 31/05/2009 | | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points | | 1. | Yamaha | 308 | | 2. | KTM | 258 | | 3. | Honda | 238 | | 4. | Suzuki | 223 | | 5. | Kawasaki | 139 | | 6. | TM | 93 | | 7. | Aprilia | 78 | | 8. | CCM | 44 |
| Guarneri 6th in hard day at Mallory Park | | | Guarneri | |  | The seventh round of the MX2-GP World Championship took place at the rough and jumpy circuit within the confines of the Mallory Park complex. The British Grand Prix was attended by 35,000 spectators and Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team's Davide Guarneri kept pace in the series standings with 6th place overall across the demanding and knotty English course.
Hot sunshine was a surprising climate for the visit to the UK but the sweltering conditions were just one facet of difficult circumstances for the riders in which the jumpy and rough course permitted few decent overtaking opportunities.
Guarneri took his YZ250FM to 4th and 10th and complained of a lack of energy by the day's end. The Italian fared better than his luckless team-mate Nico Aubin. The Frenchman was forced to the floor in the qualification heat that left him far down in the gate for the starts. He managed to rally to 11th in Moto1 but a fall early in Moto2 saw him hit on the right shoulder by a pursuing rider and he was forced to retire and could remain a doubt for his home GP next week.
Yamaha 3C Racing's Manuel Monni was a close 7th behind Guarneri. The Italian champion was 5th and 9th in the two motos. The first race result was his second best of the season.
Utag Yamaha.com's Zach Osborne was circulating a grand prix track again only three weeks after chipping his left radius. The American had been undergoing intensive laser and physio to be able to return to speed for the British team at their home event. The winner of the Grand Prix of Turkey sadly was unable to last more than several laps of Moto1 and now is looking towards another attempt in three weeks time in Germany.
In the world championship standings Guarneri faces a 26 point deficit. Aubin is seventh and Monni is ninth.
The Grand Prix of France at the Ernee circuit will represent round eight of the world championship and will take place next weekend.
Davide Guarneri, Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team, 6th:
"I really did not enjoy this track. It was so rough and the lines were not good and I found it very difficult with my style. I felt that I did not have full energy today so maybe my iron levels are a little low; I am tired now. I had a bad start in the second moto and made some mistakes. This was not a great GP but at least I took some points again. I really want to get on that podium but it was not going to happen here today."
Nico Aubin, Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team, 16th:
"I felt good this weekend and in the practice I was fast but someone crashed in front of me in the qualification heat. I was far behind and came back to 27th but it meant that the starts for Sunday would be very difficult. I was something like 22nd at the beginning of the first moto and came back to 11th and that was a strong race because it is not easy to pass here. I actually had a good start in the second moto but on the third lap I made a little mistake and crashed and another rider completed the double and hit my shoulder. I had a lot of pain and could not ride anymore. I have a problem with the right shoulder because I have little muscle there; I just hope I will be OK for Ernee."
Zach Osborne, Utag Yamaha.com, DNF:
"I definitely knew coming into this weekend that it would not be easy. I took a pain killing injection before the race but it could only do so much. The whole team made their best effort to try and salvage something for the championship but it is far out of reach now and I will focus on recovering fully and being able to come back and win. I hope to be 100% by the German Grand Prix in three weeks time." |
| Circuit Length: 1580
Crowd: 35,000
Weather: Sunshine Last Years Winner: Antonio Cairoli | | | 2009 GP of Great Britain 31/05/2009 | |
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time |
| 1 | Marvin Musquin | KTM | FRA | 39'28.219 |
| 2 | Steven Frossard | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'05.712 |
| 3 | Gautier Paulin | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'21.694 |
| 4 | Davide Guarneri | Yamaha | ITA | 0'28.602 |
| 5 | Manuel Monni | Yamaha | ITA | 0'29.792 |
| 6 | Anthony Boissière | KTM | FRA | 0'31.532 |
| 7 | Rui Goncalves | KTM | POR | 0'40.667 |
| 8 | Jeremy Van Horebeek | KTM | BEL | 0'42.617 |
| 9 | Ken Roczen | Suzuki | GER | 0'45.415 |
| 10 | Xavier Boog | Suzuki | FRA | 0'46.617 |
| 11 | Nicolas Aubin | Yamaha | FRA | 0'51.406 |
| 12 | Loic Larrieu | Yamaha | FRA | 0'52.438 |
| 13 | Stephen Sword | KTM | GBR | 1'01.501 |
| 14 | Joel Roelants | KTM | BEL | 1'02.956 |
| 15 | Jake Nicholls | KTM | GBR | 1'26.004 |
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time |
| 1 | Marvin Musquin | KTM | FRA | 48'08.249 |
| 2 | Rui Goncalves | KTM | POR | 0'03.512 |
| 3 | Steven Frossard | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'26.587 |
| 4 | Gautier Paulin | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'35.929 |
| 5 | Jeremy Van Horebeek | KTM | BEL | 0'38.575 |
| 6 | Stephen Sword | KTM | GBR | 0'40.706 |
| 7 | Xavier Boog | Suzuki | FRA | 0'41.716 |
| 8 | Ken Roczen | Suzuki | GER | 0'50.100 |
| 9 | Manuel Monni | Yamaha | ITA | 0'52.314 |
| 10 | Davide Guarneri | Yamaha | ITA | 1'05.873 |
| 11 | Anthony Boissière | KTM | FRA | 1'08.560 |
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