MX2 GRAND PRIX RACE 2
Pascal Leuret and Tommy Searle were at the lead of the race, as Cairoli tangled up with Pourcel at the start, with both of them rounding off the top five at the first turn.Cairoli worked his way up to first and snatched the lead from Leuret, to complete another race on his own and clinch the victory.Also Pourcel had a consistent moto, finishing second behind Cairoli, but he lost vital time battling with Searle for the third place.
The British dropped down to an eventual fifth place, whereas his team mate Rattray struggled a bit at the beginning of the race. The South African finally found his rhythm, and moved up to an eventual third place, overtaking Leuret in the last lap.Leuret finished fourth, ahead of Searle and Swanepoel.
IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGSJoshua Coppins is now 97 points ahead of runner up Steve Ramon; David Philippaerts and Sebastien Pourcel are third and fourth, sharing the same score of 222 points. Jonathan Barragan completes the top five, ahead of Kevin Strijbos, who dropped down to sixth after sitting out of the Bulgarian GP for a knee injury.
In the MX2 class Tony Cairoli leading the series with almost 90 points more than defending Champion Christophe Pourcel, who will be back stronger in Sweden to keep his Title hopes alive. Tyla Rattray is still third, but he closed in dramatically on Pourcel and currently has a gap of 11 points only. Pascal Leuret holds on in fourth, but Tommy Searle is fifth and only one point behind.
WHAT'S NEXT
The next round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will be in Uddevalla, Sweden, on July 1, allowing the paddock one week of rest. Uddevalla will also host the second round of the FIM Women's Motocross World Cup, where German Larissa Papenmeier is the actual series leader.
Info on the event can be found in the Official Guide of the FIM Motocross World Championship. To download it directly click here.
This week the Grand Prix will be broadcast delayed on:
* EUROSPORT 2: Sunday June 17, MX1 Race 1 at 13:00 and Race 2 at 22:00; Monday June 18, MX2 class 17:15 CET
* SPORT ITALIA: Sunday June 17, MX1 Race 1 at 17:45 and Race 2 at 18:45 CET
* VRT: Sunday June 17, MX1 Race 1 14:00 CET
* EUROSPORT WORLD: Monday June 18, MX2 class N/A (check http://www.eurosport.com)
* BNT Bulgaria: Monday June 18, MX2 class N/A (check http://www.bnt.bg)
* AMERICA ONE: second Tuesday after the GP, MX2 Race 2 and MX1 Race 2, N/A (check http://www.americaone.com)
* GAORA: MX2 Race 1 and Race 2, MX1 Race 1 and Race 2, N/A (check http://www.gaora.co.jp)
LINKS
FIMBMF- Bulgarian Motorcycle FederationBulgaria Online
Information and results on http://www.motocrossMX1.com, the official website of the FIM Motocross World Championships.
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