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Pirelli Riders Shine in the Rain at the FIM Motocross World Championship Grand Prix of Czech Republic

Cairoli Wins Third Consecutive GP and Consolidates his Lead in the MXGP Championship, While Jonass Continues to Hold Red Plate in the MX2 Class with his Victory

 

LOKET, Czech Republic (July 24, 2017) –Loket 's ‘Serpentine’ circuit hosted the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic for what was the thirteenth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship this past weekend. The old-school track is chiseled from hard and compact soil that became slippery due to the rainfall of Sunday morning. The conditions once again highlighted the excellent performance of the SCORPION™ MX32™ Mid Soft, front and rear tires that allowed Pirelli to capture the overall victory in both classes.   

 Loket marked the third consecutive victory for Antonio Cairoli in MXGP. After winning the qualifier on Saturday, the Sicilian completed a conservative first race in third position, but claimed the second moto and defends the top spot in the standings by a hefty distance. A strong third place overall went to Tim Gajser who has finally shook off the injury that has hampered his season. He won the first moto and took fourth place in the second. Jeffrey Herlings was fourth in the final moto and thanks to this result moved to third place in the championship. Good results were also posted by Gautier PaulinRomain Febvre and Jeremy Van Horebeek in fifth, sixth and seventh positions, respectively.

 

Pirelli swept the podium in the MX2 class with dominating performances. Pauls Jonass celebrated victory and is now leading the championship with a 48-point advantage over Jeremy Seewer. The Swiss finished second in Loket, just in front of American Thomas Covington, who was third overall and winner of the first race. Jorge Prado also rode well with typically strong starts to snare fifth on the day.

 

In the fourth round of the FIM Women's World Championship, Courtney Duncan won the overall and gathered the red plate with two rounds remaining. Four riders are split by just 12-points in the standings.

 

In two weeks time the championship will return to racing for the Grand Prix of Belgium at what is considered to be the most physically challenging and grueling track of the season in the sand of Lommel.   

Race Results (Pirelli riders in bold):     

MXGP race 1  

1. GAJSER Tim (SLO)  2. DESALLE Clement (BEL) 3. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)  4. PAULIN Gautier (FRA)  5. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)     

MXGP race 2  

1. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)  2. DESALLE Clement (BEL) 3. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)  4. GAJSER Tim (SLO)  5. PAULIN Gautier (FRA)     

MX2 race 1  

1. COVINGTON Thomas (USA)  2. JONASS Pauls (LAT)  3. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA)  4. OLSEN Thomas Kjer (DEN)  5. SEEWER Jeremy (SUI)     

MX2 race 2  

1. JONASS Pauls (LAT)  2. SEEWER Jeremy (SUI)  3.PATUREL Benoit (FRA) 4. BOGERS Brian (NED) 5. LIEBER Julien (BEL)       

  GP Overall:     

MXGP  

1. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)  2. DESALLE Clement (BEL) 3. GAJSER Tim (SLO)  4. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)  5. PAULIN Gautier (FRA)     

MX2  

1. JONASS Pauls (LAT)  2. SEEWER Jeremy (SUI)  3. COVINGTON Thomas (USA)  4. PATUREL Benoit (FRA) 5. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA)        

Championship overall:     

MXGP  

1. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA) p.523  2. DESALLE Clement (BEL) p.431 3. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED) p.418  4. PAULIN Gautier (FRA) p.417  5. GAJSER Tim (SLO) p.353  6. FEBVRE Romain (FRA) p.338     

MX2  

1. JONASS Pauls (LAT) p.548  2. SEEWER Jeremy (SUI) p.501  3. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN) p.403  4. PATUREL Benoit (FRA) p.398 5. LIEBER JULIEN (BEL) p.374  6. COVINGTON Thomas (USA) p.339 

 

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For Additional Information Please Contact:

 

Scott Roegner

Pirelli Moto Communications and Media Relations

NAFTA Region

Tel: 949-365-5750

Mail: motopress.nafta@pirelli.com  

 

Emily Grannis

Marketing Director, Moto BU

NAFTA Region

Tel: 706-331-1585

Mail: emily.grannis@pirelli.com  

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