Solid opening moto performance sees German star battle for top honours in Italy
Earning a well-deserved runner-up spot in MXGP’s opening moto,
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl rounded out his
participation in the eighth round of the Motocross World Championship
with fifth overall at the MXGP of Trentino in Italy.
Showing great form around a tough and rutted track, the German star
powered his FC 450 to a great start in race one. Quickly placing
himself in second position behind race leader Tony Cairoli, Nagl
delivered a committed performance to secure the runner-up spot.
Hoping to capitalise on his imposing speed, Nagl saw his chances
for a season first overall victory diminish after a poor start in race
two. Hunting down the leaders he was forced to charge from 22nd position
at the end of lap one. He courageously battled his way to eighth place
for fifth overall at the GP of Trentino.
Continuing to show signs of progress Nagl’s MXGP teammate
Christophe Charlier enjoyed a strong moto one performance. Getting a
good jump out of the gate and racing in fourth position for the first
few corners the Frenchman placed 10th at the finish line. Suffering a
minor fall midway through moto two, Charlier wrapped up his GP with a
22nd place result in moto two to earn 16th overall in MXGP class.
Looking to fight for a spot on MX2’s podium, Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie had to dig deep in both races.
Placed 11th at the end of lap one in the opening MX2 moto, he battled
hard to cross the line in fifth. Failing to get a good start in moto two
the Brit gave his all to cross the line in 16th for 10th overall.
In what was only his third World Championship outing, 16-year-old
Conrad Mewse raced his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna FC 250 to 26th overall
in MX2 class. Showing he has the speed to fight for a spot inside the
top 15, the young Brit was unable to get the starts he’d hoped for and
had to battle his way from the back of the pack for 26/22 results in
each of the respective MX2 motos.
The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team will return to
action at round nine of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Spain
on May 28/29.
Max Nagl: “For us it was a challenging GP. I
had a really good first race. I got a great start following Tony Cairoli
in second after the first few corners. Despite the track being really
tough I managed to keep a steady rhythm and hold on to second position
until the end. Then in the second moto I had a really bad start. My rear
wheel got too much traction so I had to back off the throttle a little
bit. I ended up being squeezed in the back of the pack going into the
first turn. At the end of lap one I was in 22nd position but gave it all
to finish eighth. I’m a little disappointed as once again I had the
speed to battle for the overall victory.”
Christophe Charlier: “Despite it being a
difficult weekend I think I rode pretty well in moto one and that’s what
I’d like to keep from this GP. I got another good start inside the top
five and was racing for most part of the race in eighth position. A few
laps before the end I got passed by a few guys ending up 10th. Then in
moto two I felt tired and struggled to find a good race pace. As I was
racing in 17th place I had a small fall. I got back on my bike and
resumed the race from last fighting my way to 22nd. Heading to Spain
now I’ll try to take advantage of this small break in the series to work
hard and come back stronger. The championship has a long way to go but
slowly I’m getting to where I want to be.”
Max Anstie: “We had a good solid start to the
weekend. Despite the rain making the track a bit tricky I was fast in
the qualifying race and managed to secure seventh place. In the first
moto my speed was good and I came through from 11th to fifth. I was
really confident going to the last moto. It was a shame I couldn’t get a
good start. I felt I did everything exactly the same as I’m always
doing but just didn’t get enough speed going into the first corner. I
quickly found myself closed in by a group of riders so there was nothing
I could do. Regardless of that the last few weeks have been really good
and I can go back now, regroup and go again in Spain.”
Conrad Mewse: “It was a tough weekend but I’m
glad I’m gaining more experience. I had a pretty good qualifying race
coming through to 16th place and I was really happy about it.
Unfortunately I got a bad start in the opening race. The track was
really difficult to pass – there were not many lines to come through so I
ended up finishing 26th. Then in the second race my start was a lot
better and I managed to come through just on the points. Towards the end
of the race I hit a brick wall and lost some positions to finish 22nd.
It wasn’t the perfect weekend but I’m looking forward to the next GP in
Spain. I’ll keep on doing my best to improve and hopefully the results
will come.“
Results – FIM Motocross World Championship, Round 8
MXGP Overall
1. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 47pts; 2. Romain Febvre (Yamaha) 40pts; 3. Tim Gajser (Honda) 36pts… 5. Max Nagl (Husqvarna) 35pts… 16. Christophe Charlier (Husqvarna) 11pts… 19. Jake Nicholls (Husqvarna) 8pts
MXGP Race 1
1. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 19 laps, 33:50.549; 2. Max Nagl (Husqvarna) 33:52.483; 3. Kevin Strijbos (Suzuki) 33:53.625… 10.
Christophe Charlier (Husqvarna) 34:49.629… 15. Jake Nicholls
(Husqvarna) 35:15.506… 22. Rui Goncalves (Husqvarna) 35:40.591… 30.
Marco Maddii (Husqvarna) 18 laps, 34:36.231… 33. Thomas Marini
(Husqvarna) 35:48.839
MXGP Race 2
1. Romain Febvre (Yamaha) 19 laps, 33:54.298; 2. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 33:54.863; 3. Evgeny Bobryshev (Honda) 33:58.926… 8.
Max Nagl (Husqvarna) 34:34.227… 19. Jake Nicholls (Husqvarna)
35:40.805… 22. Christophe Charlier (Husqvarna) 18 laps, 34:07.375… 25.
Marco Maddii (Husqvarna) 34:30.464… 27. Thomas Marini (Husqvarna) 17
laps, 34:07.921
MX2 Overall
1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 47pts; 2. Dylan Ferrandis (Kawasaki) 45pts; 3. Pauls Jonass (KTM) 42pts… 10.
Max Anstie (Husqvarna) 21pts… 18. Giuseppe Tropepe (Husqvarna) 8pts…
26. Conrad Mewse (Husqvarna) 0pts… 28. James Dunn (Husqvarna) 0pts; 29.
Davide De Bortoli (Husqvarna) 0pts; 30. Davide Bonini (Husqvarna) 0pts
MX2 Race 1
1. Dylan Ferrandis (Kawasaki) 19 laps, 33:59.380; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 34:00.617; 3. Pauls Jonass (KTM) 34:37.352… 5.
Max Anstie (Husqvarna) 34:53.199… 17. Giuseppe Tropepe (Husqvarna)
35:40.866… 23. James Dunn (Husqvarna) 18 laps, 34:09.544… 26. Conrad
Mewse (Husqvarna) 34:18.540… 36. Davide De Bortoli (Husqvarna) 16 laps,
31:10.259
MX2 Race 2
1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 19 laps, 34:18.604; 2. Pauls Jonass (KTM) 34:53.766; 3. Dylan Ferrandis (Kawasaki) 34:56.939… 16.
Max Anstie (Husqvarna) 35:52.043; 17. Guiseppe Tropepe (Husqvarna)
35:54.585… 22. Conrad Mewse (Husqvarna) 18 laps, 34:20.903… 24. James
Dunn (Husqvarna) 34:42.921; 25. Davide De Bortoli (Husqvarna) 34:48.279;
26. Davide Bonini (Husqvarna) 34:57.704
Championship Standings (After Round 8)
MXGP
1. Tim Gajser (Honda) 335pts; 2. Romain Febvre (Yamaha) 331pts; 3. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 310pts; 4.
Max Nagl (Husqvarna) 273pts… 12. Christophe Charlier (Husqvarna)
135pts… 20. Jake Nicholls (Husqvarna) 40pts… 33. Rui Goncalves
(Husqvarna) 3pts
MX2
1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 397pts; 2. Jeremy Seewer (Suzuki) 297pts; 3. Pauls Jonass (KTM) 260pts… 7.
Max Anstie (Husqvarna) 183pts… 17. Thomas Covington (Husqvarna) 70pts…
23. Ben Watson (Husqvarna) 39pts… 27. Giuseppe Tropepe (Husqvarna)
21pts… 37. James Dunn (Husqvarna) 5pts… 42. Lars van Berkel (Husqvarna)
3pts… 45. Conrad Mewse (Husqvarna) 1pt
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