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David Philippaerts endured a hard day of work at a rutty and one-line Loket circuit for the Grand Prix of Czech Republic and the twelfth stop of fifteen on the 2010 FIM MX1-GP World Championship calendar. The Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team star showed typical aggression and determination to finish in 6th position overall against the odds.
Loket was a difficult layout to deal with after two days of rainfall created a swampy surface on Saturday and the qualification heats were cancelled in favour of a Timed Practice. The rain finally stopped in the afternoon and welcome sunshine and warmer temperatures began to dry the terrain on Sunday. Philippaerts did his best on the works YZ450FM - already a winner of two Grands Prix in its maiden season - across the bumpy course and sealed 4th in the first moto. Two mistakes in the second race saw the 2008 world champion and former double winner of the Czech round having to fight back from a position outside the top twenty-five to reach a respectable 9th.
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David Philippaerts, Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team:
"In the first moto I struggled to get a good rhythm and I was disappointed because I started in second place but finished in fourth. In the second race I had two crashes - one when I lost control under braking and another when I got on the gas out of a turn and the rear just slipped away - I had some good speed after that and came back from very far to get inside the top ten, so that felt better. We will try our best in Brazil and look ahead to defending third place in the championship; that has to be our main goal now in the final three rounds."
Ken De Dycker, Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci Motocross Team:
"The first race was not good for me. I was able to get around the problems I've had with my arm in Lommel because I know the track very well, but here it was much harder and I had to hold on up the hills with my fingers sometimes. I'm still not 100% so I have to work on that. The clutch started to slip a little in the second moto and I had to keep the bike wide-open on the downhill but this meant I ran a bit wide and hit the mud. I tried to give the bike some gas to get out but it was stuck."
Circuit Length: 1630 Crowd: 21,000 Weather: Cloudy
Last Years Winner: Clement Desalle2010 GP of Czech Republic 08/08/2010 |
Race 1 - 20 Laps |
Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time |
1 | Tanel Leok | Honda | EST | 39'08.429 |
2 | Antonio Cairoli | KTM | ITA | 0'03.457 |
3 | Clement Desalle | Suzuki | BEL | 0'07.250 |
4 | David Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 0'27.771 |
5 | Maximilian Nagl | KTM | GER | 0'29.930 |
6 | Steve Ramon | Suzuki | BEL | 0'53.331 |
7 | Sébastien Pourcel | Kawasaki | FRA | 1'11.257 |
8 | Nicolas Aubin | Kawasaki | FRA | 1'12.146 |
9 | Evgeny Bobryshev | Honda | RUS | 1'15.536 |
10 | Rui Goncalves | KTM | POR | 1'21.500 |
11 | Ken De Dycker | Yamaha | BEL | 1'27.372 |
12 | Gareth Swanepoel | Honda | RSA | 1'29.401 |
13 | Joshua Coppins | Aprilia | NZL | 1'34.280 |
14 | Jonathan Barragan | Kawasaki | ESP | 1'38.218 |
15 | Cedric Soubeyras | KTM | FRA | 1'40.680 |
Race 2 - 20 Laps |
Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time |
1 | Antonio Cairoli | KTM | ITA | 40'34.824 |
2 | Clement Desalle | Suzuki | BEL | 0'03.037 |
3 | Steve Ramon | Suzuki | BEL | 1'06.778 |
4 | Maximilian Nagl | KTM | GER | 1'09.320 |
5 | Tanel Leok | Honda | EST | 1'10.907 |
6 | Kevin Strijbos | Suzuki | BEL | 1'11.841 |
7 | Evgeny Bobryshev | Honda | RUS | 1'17.435 |
8 | Rui Goncalves | KTM | POR | 1'21.038 |
9 | David Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 1'41.461 |
10 | Joshua Coppins | Aprilia | NZL | 1'48.010 |
11 | Tom Church | CCM | GBR | -1Laps |
12 | Julien Bill | KTM | CHE | -1Laps |
13 | Jimmy Albertson | Honda | USA | -1Laps |
14 | Matthias Walkner | KTM | AUT | -1Laps |
15 | Matteo Bonini | Yamaha | ITA | -1Laps |
17 | Tom Soderstrom | Yamaha | SWE | -1Laps |
Rider Standings | 08/08/2010 |
Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Points |
1. | Antonio Cairoli | KTM | ITA | 531 |
2. | Clement Desalle | Suzuki | BEL | 447 |
3. | David Philippaerts | Yamaha | ITA | 394 |
4. | Maximilian Nagl | KTM | GER | 382 |
5. | Steve Ramon | Suzuki | BEL | 376 |
6. | Ken De Dycker | Yamaha | BEL | 309 |
7. | Tanel Leok | Honda | EST | 290 |
8. | Xavier Boog | Kawasaki | FRA | 276 |
9. | Evgeny Bobryshev | Honda | RUS | 270 |
10. | Davide Guarneri | Honda | ITA | 213 |
11. | Kevin Strijbos | Suzuki | BEL | 201 |
12. | Joshua Coppins | Aprilia | NZL | 184 |
13. | Gareth Swanepoel | Honda | RSA | 182 |
14. | Rui Goncalves | KTM | POR | 177 |
15. | Anthony Boissière | TM | FRA | 145 |
23. | Tom Soderstrom | Yamaha | SWE | 47 |
24. | Manuel Monni | Yamaha | ITA | 46 |
28. | Matteo Bonini | Yamaha | ITA | 22 |
30. | Kyle Chisholm | Yamaha | USA | 20 |
36. | Alvaro Lozano | Yamaha | ESP | 14 |
37. | Grant Langston | Yamaha | RSA | 12 |
54. | Rob van Vijfeijken | Yamaha | NED | 1 |
Manufacturer Standings | 08/08/2010 |
Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
1. | KTM | 560 |
2. | Suzuki | 497 |
3. | Yamaha | 448 |
4. | Honda | 399 |
5. | Kawasaki | 332 |
6. | Aprilia | 192 |
7. | TM | 145 |
8. | CCM | 25 |
9. | Husqvarna | 4 |
RACE REPORT | 08/08/2010 |
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2010 GP of Czech Republic 08/08/2010 |
Race 1 - 20 Laps |
Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time |
1 | Ken Roczen | Suzuki | GER | 39'33.781 |
2 | Marvin Musquin | KTM | FRA | 0'30.926 |
3 | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | NED | 0'35.408 |
4 | Jeremy Van Horebeek | Kawasaki | BEL | 0'37.549 |
5 | Shaun Simpson | KTM | GBR | 0'52.968 |
6 | Gautier Paulin | Yamaha | FRA | 0'56.169 |
7 | Christophe Charlier | Yamaha | FRA | 0'57.223 |
8 | Arnaud Tonus | Suzuki | CHE | 1'00.372 |
9 | Joel Roelants | KTM | BEL | 1'01.813 |
10 | Harri Kullas | Yamaha | FIN | 1'11.753 |
11 | Zach Osborne | Yamaha | USA | 1'28.754 |
12 | Matiss Karro | Suzuki | LVA | 1'36.901 |
13 | Martin Michek | TM | CZE | 1'45.822 |
14 | Steven Frossard | Kawasaki | FRA | 1'56.300 |
15 | Dennis Verbruggen | KTM | BEL | -1Laps |
16 | Alessandro Lupino | Yamaha | ITA | -1Laps |
18 | Glenn Coldenhoff | Yamaha | NED | -1Laps |
Race 2 - 20 Laps |
Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time |
1 | Marvin Musquin | KTM | FRA | 38'58.574 |
2 | Ken Roczen | Suzuki | GER | 0'00.516 |
3 | Gautier Paulin | Yamaha | FRA | 0'43.397 |
4 | Steven Frossard | Kawasaki | FRA | 0'58.354 |
5 | Jeremy Van Horebeek | Kawasaki | BEL | 1'14.565 |
6 | Shaun Simpson | KTM | GBR | 1'24.314 |
7 | Arnaud Tonus | Suzuki | CHE | 1'28.202 |
8 | Zach Osborne | Yamaha | USA | 1'29.270 |
9 | Joel Roelants | KTM | BEL | 1'29.793 |
10 | Valentin Teillet | KTM | FRA | 3'41.077 |
11 | Harri Kullas | Yamaha | FIN | -1Laps |
12 | Alessandro Lupino | Yamaha | ITA | -1Laps |
13 | Martin Michek | TM | CZE | -1Laps |
14 | Dennis Verbruggen | KTM | BEL | -1Laps |
15 | Matiss Karro | Suzuki | LVA | -1Laps |
Rider Standings | 08/08/2010 |
Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Points |
1. | Marvin Musquin | KTM | FRA | 527 |
2. | Ken Roczen | Suzuki | GER | 449 |
3. | Steven Frossard | Kawasaki | FRA | 404 |
4. | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | NED | 391 |
5. | Shaun Simpson | KTM | GBR | 329 |
6. | Zach Osborne | Yamaha | USA | 313 |
7. | Jeremy Van Horebeek | Kawasaki | BEL | 302 |
8. | Joel Roelants | KTM | BEL | 298 |
9. | Arnaud Tonus | Suzuki | CHE | 293 |
10. | Harri Kullas | Yamaha | FIN | 254 |
11. | Gautier Paulin | Yamaha | FRA | 235 |
12. | Jake Nicholls | KTM | GBR | 198 |
13. | Christophe Charlier | Yamaha | FRA | 193 |
14. | Dennis Verbruggen | KTM | BEL | 148 |
15. | Alessandro Lupino | Yamaha | ITA | 143 |
20. | Mel Pocock | Yamaha | GBR | 52 |
25. | Ceriel Klein Kromhof | Yamaha | NED | 26 |
28. | Loic Larrieu | Yamaha | FRA | 25 |
30. | Travis Baker | Yamaha | USA | 15 |
31. | Glenn Coldenhoff | Yamaha | NED | 15 |
35. | Max Anstie | Yamaha | GBR | 9 |
37. | Vince Friese | Yamaha | USA | 8 |
41. | Rudi Moroni | Yamaha | ITA | 5 |
51. | Ed Allingham | Yamaha | GBR | 2 |
Manufacturer Standings | 08/08/2010 |
Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
1. | KTM | 576 |
2. | Suzuki | 473 |
3. | Kawasaki | 424 |
4. | Yamaha | 414 |
5. | Honda | 97 |
6. | TM | 35 |
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