Cairoli Scores Quartet of GP Wins in MX2 World Championship
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May 07, 2007
Yamaha Racing
Team-mate Kenneth Gundersen ran as high as fourth for long stretches of the first moto but was passed by an energetic Gareth Swanepoel. His fifth position would be his only finish of the day as a heavy crash after landing awkwardly from a double jump forced the Norwegian to retire with a bruised left side of his body. Davide Guarneri was back in action and attempting his first Grand Prix of the season after sustaining an ankle injury. The Italian could not continue after his gear lever was smashed in the first moto but took a conservative thirteenth in the second outing. Both Bike it Yamaha Dixon Racing rider’s score points today. Martin Barr completed the best weekend of his short GP career (started with appearances in 2006) by taking thirteenth overall with twelfth and fifteenth positions. British Champion Carl Nunn is coming back to full fitness and should have had a top ten result after running near the first five in the opening moto but slipped off and took four points for seventeenth. He was hit by another rider on the first lap of the second Moto and had to pit to change a bent rear brake lever. He finished the race, but out of the points.
Antonio Cairoli, Team De Carli Yamaha: “I am really happy with this race and I feel very good with my riding and also mentally. I had a great feeling with the bike at this track even though we made some changes for the second heat and I could win that race even easier. It helped to have pole position from Saturday as I could hold the inside line even if I did not get away in first from the gate. I was surprised that Christophe could not go with me in the second moto but after two laps I saw that I had a good enough gap and could control it from there. It was an important race for me as I know Motocross is getting more popular now in Italy; I have many fans and I’m really happy about this and to be able to win for them is fantastic. “
Nicolas Aubin, Yamaha Team Ricci: “Sixth overall was not so bad today as my goal is to always be in the top ten. The first race my start was not very good but I could not find my rhythm and struggled to get the good lines. Things were better in the second race but I was on the limit sometimes and close to crashing. I got near to Searle but couldn’t find a way through. I dropped back to get my rhythm going again and pushed hard to overtake but then crashed. I was lucky that the bike kept running and there was no damage. “
Kenneth Gundersen, Yamaha Team Ricci: “In the first race I had a good start but got a bit tired towards the end so I thought I would make sure of fifth and see what I could do in the second moto. I had a poor start when we went out again but I was coming through well and reached the top ten before the crash. I’m sure the overall result would have been good but I just lost control. “
The fifth meeting of the year takes place in just seven days time with the Grand Prix of Germany at the Talkessel circuit in Teutschenthal. The teams will cut through Europe this week to head to the east of the country and the venue near the city of Halle.
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2006 2007 GP of Mantova, Italy 06/05/2007
Race 1 - 19 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Antonio Cairoli Yamaha ITA 40’29.827
2 Tyla Rattray KTM RSA 0’8.985
3 Tommy Searle KTM GBR 0’11.718
4 Christophe Pourcel Kawasaki FRA 0’13.575
5 Kenneth Gundersen Yamaha NOR 0’32.325
6 Gareth Swanepoel Kawasaki RSA 0’41.013
7 Pascal Leuret Honda FRA 0’46.640
8 Sean Hamblin Suzuki USA 0’55.326
9 Tom Church Kawasaki GBR 0’56.844
10 Marcus Schiffer KTM GER 0’57.270
11 Nicolas Aubin Yamaha FRA 0’57.807
12 Martin Barr Yamaha GBR 1’7.415
13 Dennis Verbruggen Yamaha BEL 1’13.097
14 Steven Frossard Kawasaki FRA 1’17.216
15 Rui Goncalves KTM POR 1’18.799
16 Xavier Boog Yamaha FRA 1’25.239
17 Carl Nunn Yamaha GBR 1’29.917
18 Matti Seistola Honda FIN 1’32.600
19 Gregory Aranda Kawasaki FRA 1’34.173
20 Shaun Simpson Kawasaki GBR 1’36.827
Race 2 - 19 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Antonio Cairoli Yamaha ITA 41’12.692
2 Tyla Rattray KTM RSA 0’15.981
3 Gareth Swanepoel Kawasaki RSA 0’19.661
4 Tommy Searle KTM GBR 0’21.469
5 Christophe Pourcel Kawasaki FRA 0’22.998
6 Nicolas Aubin Yamaha FRA 0’45.140
7 Matti Seistola Honda FIN 0’51.466
8 Rui Goncalves KTM POR 1’0.340
9 Sean Hamblin Suzuki USA 1’6.121
10 Marcus Schiffer KTM GER 1’6.449
11 Shaun Simpson Kawasaki GBR 1’8.807
12 Pascal Leuret Honda FRA 1’16.883
13 Davide Guarneri Yamaha ITA 1’21.212
14 Avis Wyatt KTM RSA 1’25.093
15 Martin Barr Yamaha GBR 1’25.739
16 Dennis Verbruggen Yamaha BEL 1’26.468
17 Steven Frossard Kawasaki FRA 1’41.997
18 Gregory Aranda Kawasaki FRA 1’45.542
19 Matteo Bonini Yamaha ITA 2’0.415
20 Jeremy Tarroux Yamaha FRA -1 Laps
Rider Standings 06/05/2007
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points
1. Antonio Cairoli Yamaha ITA 197
2. Tyla Rattray KTM RSA 142
3. Christophe Pourcel Kawasaki FRA 137
4. Tommy Searle KTM GBR 117
5. Pascal Leuret Honda FRA 110
6. Gareth Swanepoel Kawasaki RSA 107
7. Nicolas Aubin Yamaha FRA 94
8. Kenneth Gundersen Yamaha NOR 91
9. Matti Seistola Honda FIN 78
10. Marcus Schiffer KTM GER 70
11. Steven Frossard Kawasaki FRA 58
12. Anthony Boissière Kawasaki FRA 57
13. Erik Eggens Suzuki NED 54
14. Xavier Boog Yamaha FRA 46
15. Manuel Monni Yamaha ITA 45
16. Tom Church Kawasaki GBR 45
17. Matteo Bonini Yamaha ITA 42
18. Dennis Verbruggen Yamaha BEL 35
