1 Cristophe Pourcel 581 points
2 Antonio Cairoli 563 points
3 David Philippaerts 480 points
4 Marc de Reuver 408 points
5 Car Nunn 377 points
7 Rui Goncalves 325 points
8 Tommy Searle 315 points
CRISTOPHE POURCEL
10 out of 10
At the beginning of the season, many thought of him as a rider who could easily make the top five, but few considered him to be a contender for the title. This was probably because of the young age of this French rider (born on the 16/08/1988) or possibly because he hadn't won a single GP yet.
Cristophe has everything clear in his head and from the GP of Germany when he put his hands on the pink plaque (the one that's given to the series leader) he did not let go until the end of the championship.
Despite his young age, he competed with the extreme intelligence of an experienced champion.
He attacked when necessary, and handled the various hard situations he encountered GP after GP very well. If we could summarise his way of thinking it would be to get the highest number of points while trying to take the minimum risk. Only during the last GP of the season in Erne did Cristophe lose control over the situation while battling against Cairoli to conquer the title: an innocent slip which certainly doesn't spoil his fabulous season.
Cristophe has surelly been supported by an excellent Kawasaki which has never given him any trouble throughout the whole season. Next year he'll be participating in the MX2 world championship, then will move to the U.S. in 2008.
ANTONIO CAIROLI
8.5 out of 10
With Cristophe Pourcel always scoring important points in all the motos, the 2 zeros obtained by Anotnio in the GP of Spain and Bulgaria weighed heavily on his score and forced him to chase his opponents throughout the season. To add to this, during the first part of the championship, Antonio kind of lost his ability to perform great starts and with mediocre starts he was always deciding to either follow or take risks passing his way to the front. Despite all this, Antonio raced with his heart and with his spectacular style and was always appreciated by the European fans. He won 12 motos and to keep the duel for the title alive right up to the last GP. Once again in spite of his overall 2nd place he's definitely been the great challenger of this season.