The 2017 EnduroGP World Championship rolled into Hungary for round four of the series over the weekend where Frenchman Christophe Nambotin (KTM) claimed the top step of the EnduroGP podium on both days. In the Enduro 2 class top honors were split between series leader Josep Garcia (KTM) and Jamie McCanney (Yamaha). Britain’s Brad Freeman (Beta) claimed a double Enduro Junior class win while Germany’s Maria Franke (KTM) and Laia Sanz (KTM) took a win a piece in the Woman’s class.

Delivering one of his best performances from the last few years, there was no stopping Nambotin on day one as the former Enduro 3 World Champion earned himself a comfortable EnduroGP class win head of series leader Steve Holcombe (Beta) with Loic Larrieu (Yamaha) third.

Although not as dominant as on day one, Nambotin again won on day two and in doing so completed the perfect weekend aboard his 300cc two-stroke KTM. Nambotin’s team-mate Nathan Watson (KTM) and Larrieu rounded out the podium on day two with Holcombe fourth.

Despite numerous falls on day one Josep Garcia claimed yet another Enduro2 class win. Battling throughout the day with Eero Remes (TM) and Jamie McCanney, Garcia emerged from the day’s final special test to win. Again. Day two wasn’t his day. It was Jamie McCanney’s as the younger McCanney brother finally stepped onto the top of the podium. Garcia wasn’t far behind, but importantly for McCanney he was behind. Remes was again third.

Brad Freeman again showed himself as an up-and-coming talent, topping both days in the junior class to make significant inroads in the series standings. Sweden’s Mikael Persson was another who was fast and pushed Freeman hard on day two, but not quite hard enough.

EnduroGP Hungary 2017, motocross enduro racing
Nambotin is back! In reality he never went anywhere, but with two seasons pretty much ruined with injury he finally earned a double EnduroGP class win which was a big deal for the Frenchman. In winning, he jumped to third in the championship standings.Future7Media
EnduroGP Hungary 2017, motocross enduro racing
Some riders seem destined to never quite make it to the very top, but Jamie McCanney channeled his frustrations at seemingly always finishing as runner-up and got the job done on day two to win the Enduro2 class. Jamie’s more than ready to make a fight of the 250cc championship.Future7Media
EnduroGP Hungary 2017, motocross enduro racing
Fast on day two but struggling to deliver on day one. That was what happened to Brad Freeman in Spain and Italy, but not in Hungary. The young Brit came out swinging and earned himself a double class win.Future7Media
EnduroGP Hungary 2017, motocross enduro racing
Josep Garcia has good reason to be happy – he’s leader of the Enduro 2 class with 50% of the 2017 series now complete.Future7Media
EnduroGP Hungary 2017, motocross enduro racing
She might have had an off day on day one, but Laia Sanz got back to her winning ways on day two and topped the Women’s class to maintain here championship and step closer to yet another probable championship title.Future7Media
EnduroGP Hungary 2017, motocross enduro racing
Loic Larrieu is mixing speed with consistency GP after GP. Once prone to crashing and crashing hard, the Yamaha rider has so far shown that he’s got what it takes to challenge for wins in 2017. Seemingly with every podium result the Frenchman gets a little faster.Future7Media
EnduroGP Hungary 2017, motocross enduro racing
Few riders have endured as miserable of a start to the season as Nathan Watson. Plagued by crashes and tendonitis, the Brit finally showed the form that saw him challenge for the 2016 Enduro 1 title. Expect Nathan to get stronger and faster as the series progresses.Future7Media
EnduroGP Hungary 2017, motocross enduro racing
It might be too early for Steve Holcombe to be seriously thinking about the EnduroGP title, but at the half way point of the series the Beta rider is looking strong. Second on day one and fourth on day two saw the Brit leave Hungary with his series lead in good health.Future7Media
EnduroGP Hungary 2017, motocross enduro racing
Steve Holcombe, Christophe Nambotin and Loic Larrieu… the smart money says that one of these three riders will be crowned EnduroGP World Champion come the end of the season.Future7Media

Results – 2017 FIM Enduro World Championship, Round 4

Day 1

EnduroGP
1. Christophe Nambotin (KTM) 47:16.50
2. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 47:38.40
3. Loic Larrieu (Yamaha) 47:41.91
4. Matthew Phillips (Sherco) 47:49.78
5. Nathan Watson (KTM) 47:50.28
6. Cristobal Guerrero (Yamaha) 48:30.22
7. Mathias Bellino (Husqvarna) 48:33.10
8. Christophe Charlier (Husqvarna) 48:36.96
9. Ramon Quer Molgo (Husqvarna) 48:45.98
10. Giacomo Redondi (Honda) 48:46.46

Enduro 2
1. Josep Garcia (KTM) 47:27.72
2. Eero Remes (TM) 47:29.52
3. Jamie McCanney (Yamaha) 47:32.96
4. Davide Guarneri (Honda) 47:53.64
5. Pascal Rauchenecker (Husqvarna) 48:00.84
6. Daniel Sanders (KTM) 48:16.81
7. Manuel Monni (TM) 48:28.31
8. Henric Stigell (Husqvarna) 48:34.42
9. Daniel McCanney (Husqvarna) 48:41.48
10. Thomas Oldrati (Husqvarna) 48:49.41

Enduro Junior
1. Brad Freeman (Beta) 48:08.28
2. Mikael Persson (Yamaha) 48:33.89
3. Matteo Cavallo (Beta) 48:40.37
4. Albin Elowson (Husqvarna) 48:52.24
5. Tosha Schareina (Husqvarna) 48:55.35
6. Matteo Bresolin (Husqvarna) 48:56.13
7. Enric Francisco (KTM) 48:58.62
8. Davide Soreca (Honda) 49:06.01
9. Emanuele Fachetti (KTM) 49:44.23
10. Antti Hanninen (KTM) 50:25.15

Enduro Youth
1. Andrea Verona (TM) 49:27.13
2. Ruy Barbosa (Husqvarna) 49:36.60
3. Leo Le Quere (TM) 50:29.47
4. Pau Tomas Font (Husqvarna) 51:45.08
5. Hugo Svard (Husqvarna) 52:08.24
6. Marcus Adielsson (Husqvarna) 52:44.65
7. Alonso Trigo Fernandez (Husqvarna) 52:56.10
8. Yanic Spachmueller (KTM) 53:29.39

Enduro Women
1. Maria Franke (KTM) 29:31.72
2. Laia Sanz (KTM) 29:34.25
3. Jane Daniels (Husqvarna) 30:27.16
4. Jessica Gardiner (Yamaha) 31:06.65
5. Mireia Badia (Husqvarna) 31:24.75
6. Juliette Berrez (Yamaha) 33:23.66

Day 2

EnduroGP
1. Christophe Nambotin (KTM) 46:53.04
2. Nathan Watson (KTM) 46:57.72
3. Loic Larrieu (Yamaha) 47:01.15
4. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 47:27.28
5. Alex Salvini (Beta) 47:39.65
6. Cristobal Guerrero (Yamaha) 47:40.98
7. Jaume Betriu (KTM) 47:45.24
8. Giacomo Redondi (Honda) 47:49.42
9. Matthew Phillips (Sherco) 48:16.72
10. Mathias Bellino (Husqvarna) 48:18.35

Enduro 2
1. Jamie McCanney (Yamaha) 47:13.91
2. Josep Garcia (KTM) 47:25.12
3. Eero Remes (TM) 47:47.00
4. Daniel McCanney (Husqvarna) 47:52.07
5. Jonathan Barragan (Gas Gas) 47:54.99
6. Davide Guarneri (Honda) 48:01.03
7. Manuel Monni (TM) 48:13.60
8. Pascal Rauchenecker (Husqvarna) 48:17.64
9. Thomas Oldrati (Husqvarna) 48:23.81
10. Henric Stigell (Husqvarna) 48:32.64

Enduro Junior
1. Brad Freeman (Beta) 47:53.29
2. Mikael Persson (Yamaha) 48:03.32
3. Matteo Cavallo (Beta) 48:42.21
4. Tosha Schareina (Husqvarna) 48:43.98
5. Albin Elowson (Husqvarna) 49:04.59
6. Davide Soreca (Honda) 49:07.33
7. Matteo Bresolin (Husqvarna) 49:08.07
8. Enric Francisco (KTM) 49:42.46
9. Antti Hanninen (Husqvarna) 50:33.39
10. Kirian Mirabet (Sherco) 50:36.64

Enduro Youth
1. Andrea Verona (TM) 49:37.12
2. Leo Le Quere (TM) 49:55.24
3. Ruy Barbosa (Husqvarna) 51:06.26
4. Gerard Gomez (KTM) 51:41.12
5. Pau Tomas Font (Husqvarna) 51:49.51
6. Marcus Adielsson (Husqvarna) 52:15.54
7. Hugo Svard (Husqvarna) 52:35.96
8. Alonso Trigo Fernandez (Husqvarna) 54:30.83
9. Yanic Spachmueller (KTM) 1:03:48.54

Enduro Women
1. Laia Sanz (KTM) 29:27.94
2. Maria Franke (KTM) 30:01.24
3. Jane Daniels (Husqvarna) 30:50.06
4. Jessica Gardiner (Yamaha) 31:56.72
5. Mireia Badia (Husqvarna) 32:00.56
6. Juliette Berrez (Yamaha) 34:29.25
7. Valerie Roche (Sherco) 35:01.95

Championship Standings (After Round 4)

EnduroGP
1. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 167pts
2. Loic Larrieu (Yamaha) 146
3. Christophe Nambotin (KTM) 141
4. Matthew Phillips (Sherco) 132
5. Nathan Watson (KTM) 117
6. Giacomo Redondi (Honda) 107
7. Cristobal Guerrero (Yamaha) 96
8. Antti Hellsten (Husqvarna) 84
9. Jaume Betriu (KTM) 77
10. Christophe Charlier (Husqvarna) 77…

Enduro 2
1. Josep Garcia (KTM) 176pts
2. Eero Remes (TM) 165
3. Jamie McCanney (Yamaha) 164
4. Pascal Rauchenecker (Husqvarna) 136
5. Daniel McCanney (Husqvarna) 110
6. Henric Stigell (Husqvarna) 101
7. Daniel Sanders (KTM) 101
8. Thomas Oldrati (Husqvarna) 99
9. Jonathan Barragan (Gas Gas) 90
10. Davide Guarneri (Honda) 85…

Enduro Junior
1. Davide Soreca (Honda) 162pts
2. Mikael Persson (Yamaha) 41
3. Brad Freeman (Beta) 140
4. Matteo Cavallo (Beta) 113
5. Kirian Mirabet (Sherco) 108
6. Antti Hanninen (Husqvarna) 88
7. Enric Francisco (KTM) 83; 8. Tosha Scareina (Husqvarna) 79
9. Albin Elowson (Husqvarna) 56
10. Valerian Debaud (TM) 52…

Enduro Youth
1. Andrea Verona (TM) 180pts
2. Hugo Svard (Husqvarna) 126
3. Ruy Barbosa (Husqvarna) 124
4. Leo Le Quere (TM) 121
5. Pau Tomas Font (Husqvarna) 96
6. Alonso Trigo Fernandez (Husqvarna) 75
7. Alex Iscla (KTM) 71
8. Gerard Gomez (KTM) 65
9. Hermanni Haljala (Husqvarna) 47
11. Daniel Mundell (KTM) 38

Enduro Women
1. Laia Sanz (KTM) 97pts
2. Maria Franke (KTM) 91
3. Jane Daniels (Husqvarna) 80
4. Jessica Gardiner (Yamaha) 69
5. Mireia Badia (Husqvarna) 48
6. Sanna Karkkainen (KTM) 34
7. Juliette Berrez (Yamaha) 30
8. Valerie Roche (Sherco) 28

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