The Italian Antonio Cairoli took the MX1 overall win ahead of local hero Max Nagl, who had won the first heat after a dogfight with the Championship leader. Ken De Dycker was third.
In MX2 a healthy German crowd enjoyed a superb home Grand Prix with 15 year old Ken Roczen becoming the youngest GP winner ever at his home event. The podium was completed by French connection: Steven Frossard and series leader Marvin Musquin.
The MX1 Grand Prix was an affair in between Tony Cairoli and Max Nagl, the same duo that dominated yesterday's qualifying heat where Cairoli took pole courtesy of a last lap move on Nagl.
Yamaha Red Bull De Carli's Cairoli tried again a similar move in moto one after he closed the gap from Nagl. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's German took the holeshot and tried to pull away with the lead until he was forced to bang bars with Cairoli to defend the first spot. Eventually Nagl won followed by Cairoli.
Moto two started again with Nagl's holeshot but Cairoli made his move on the German a lot earlier to wrap up the overall and become the Italian with the highest number of GP wins to his credit courtesy of 28 overall wins-one more than Alessio Chiodi.
Nagl remained second until four laps to go when Teka Suzuki WMX1's Ken De Dycker moved past for second. Finishing in third, Nagl took second overall for his third consecutive podium appearance and could close in on David Philippaerts as the two are respectively second and third in the Championship at just four points from each other-Cairoli remains first.
De Dycker, who struggled in the first heat, completed the podium in third as he snatched the position from Philippaerts courtesy of the last heat's move on Nagl. The Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross man ended fourth ahead of team mate Joshua Coppins, with the latter hitting Philippaerts in heat two and crashing right after.
After three GP's, Mickael Pichon ended his Martin Honda experience with eighth overall while Honda fellow rider Billy Mackenzie headed back to Great Britain for a hand operation as an injury has been affecting the youngster since May.
Antonio Cairoli:
"It hard to pass on this track and I waited too long behind Josh at the start of the first moto. Only on the last lap could I catch Max and there was not enough time to set him up to overtake properly. When I was second in the next moto I looked for two laps for the right line to pass and then rode my race. I could hear the crowd and it was pretty good for me because I could not see the pit-board so I was listening to them to know if Max was coming close! We are now in the second half of the championship and I am having fun again. I made some more points today."
Max Nagl:
"Today I went out and I really wanted to win the first moto, especially as Tony (Cairoli) had beaten me in the final lap of the qualifying. But winning that race cost me a lot of energy and I was a bit tired in the second race. Today I managed to reach my goal of being on the podium in my home GP and I picked up some good championship points. Now I am only four points behind David Philippaerts in second place. This weekend was really positive for MX in Germany because Steffi (Laier of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team), Ken Roczen (winner of the MX2 GP) and I were all on the podium. We also learned that the MX of Nations will be in Teutschenthal in 2013 and this is also very good for our sport. Today was great for me to have so much support from the crowd. They were amazing and it is very important when you are racing your home GP to get that support."
Ken De Dycker:
"I am really happy to be back on the podium. The first moto was disappointing as I didn't have a good start and couldn't pass anybody. The lens came out of my goggles and it was really hard from the first moments. The second moto went really well and with the good start things were much easier. The track was rough today and it was better for me. Physically I am feeling OK. We changed the sprocket after the first moto and that made quite a difference because the power was almost too strong in the first. I gave myself a bit of a kick in the ass after the first moto and I wanted that good start. Once I was in the top three I got relaxed and into a rhythm and could push harder."
MX1 Moto 1: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 40:30.499; ; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), +0:00.584; 3. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), +0:20.172; 4. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:23.357; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), +0:24.782; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), +0:27.502; 7. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), +0:39.118; 8. David Vuillemin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:41.714; 9. Mickael Pichon (FRA, Honda), +0:44.450; 10. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:04.246;
MX1 Moto 2: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 41:07.118; ; 2. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), +0:06.415; 3. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:10.703; 4. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:14.935; 5. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), +0:16.036; 6. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), +0:16.048; 7. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), +0:22.632; 8. Mickael Pichon (FRA, Honda), +0:43.285; 9. Aigar Leok (EST, TM), +1:03.054; 10. Julien Bill (SUI, Aprilia), +1:07.557;
MX1 Championship: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 338 points; 2. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 297 p.; 3. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 293 p.; 4. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), 274 p.; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), 268 p.; 6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), 264 p.; 7. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), 252 p.; 8. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), 215 p.; 9. Aigar Leok (EST, TM), 139 p.; 10. David Vuillemin (FRA, Kawasaki), 137 p.