Bobryshev on the Podium Again at the MXGP of Lombardia

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@Bobryshev on the Podium Again at the #MXGP of #Lombardia




Evgeny Bobryshev took his third overall Grand Prix podium of the season today at the Italian track of Mantova with third position, continuing his impressive run in what is his most successful year in the MXGP class.

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Two good starts saw him launch into the top five on both occasions, although the tight hairpin turn two bunched the field and saw him jostled down to ninth in the second race. Nevertheless, with two consistent motos aboard the CRF450RW, he finished second in race one having led the early stages, and fought back to fourth in race two to take third overall and climb the podium.

Paulin came home fifth overall, but had a more difficult day in the office. Lying fifth in race one, a small crash demoted the Frenchman to seventh although he still fought back to fourth with a big push, being the fastest man on track in the closing minutes and making the pass on the penultimate lap.

Gautier’s second race was made very difficult by a crash in turn two from fourth, which demoted him to a lowly 16th. Making a remarkable return on a track where passing was very difficult, his race was blighted by another small crash whilst pushing for fifth position just nine minutes from the flag. Dropping to eighth and having to do the work all over again, GP21 crossed the line an eventual sixth.

With just three Grands Prix remaining in the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship, Gautier Paulin is second in the World standings, followed by Evgeny Bobryshev in third. With 569 points, Honda are just 36 points shy of the Manufacturers’ Championship lead.

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Honda Comments
Roger Harvey: HRC General Manager - MXGP“Bobby rode two very good races today and I was really pleased to see that. He’s riding smartly and very consistently, and has ironed out the little problems that he’s had in previous seasons, and it’s why he’s third in the World this season. Gautier also made some very good passes and progressed well through the field, even though it’s hard to pass here, but he was held back by a couple of little mistakes that undid his work. Overall though we’re happy with this weekend as the bike is performing well and we were making good starts, so our work behind the scenes in testing is continuing to pay off.”Evgeny Bobryshev:
Race Result: 2nd, 4th 3rd Overall“Yesterday I made a few mistakes, but today I learned from those so it’s great to be on the podium again. It was a hard second race pushing Simpson and sometimes I was really on the limit, but I’m very happy I didn’t make any mistakes and collected good points from the weekend. I can't thank enough my team as they’re working so hard and testing so hard and improving every month so we can see it’s always going in the right direction. The target has always been consistency, so I continue to focus on staying healthy and keeping this position in the championship.”Gautier Paulin:
Race Result: 4th, 6th 5th Overall“It was a tough day today as I made a few small mistakes which cost me. It’s a slippery track here and it’s very difficult to pass and come through like I had to, so it’s easy to make mistakes. I didn’t feel so comfortable on this track, so I’m pretty disappointed with the weekend. Next week is Assen and a new Grand Prix so now we just focus on that.”

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Gajser on the Podium with Fantastic Ride in Italy


Tim Gajser rode to second overall in the sand of Mantova today with measure and composure worthy of a champion. Getting the better of the current championship leader Jonass in the second race, he maintained his gap to the lead of the World Championship of just four points with three Grands Prix remaining.

After yesterday’s disappointment in the qualifying race, Gajser faced a mountain to climb today from twelfth at the gate – similar to the starting position that yesterday saw him embroiled in a first corner crash.

However there was to be no such bad fortune today as the young Slovenian demonstrated maturity and level-headedness beyond his years. In race one he started strongly and jumped himself into fourth, quickly progressing to third and then second. Whilst pushing for the lead, a small mistake cost him second but he crossed the line third, collecting 20 championship points.

The start of race two was a little rougher and Tim emerged from the first corner scuffles in 11th. In one of his best rides of the season, on a track at which passing was very difficult, he fought relentlessly through the field, not putting a wheel wrong to take second at the flag and second overall.

Gajser knows he will be strong at the last two events of the season in Mexico, where he recorded his second career moto win last year, and the USA so the 2015 MX2 title looks set to go down to the wire.

Honda Comments
Giacomo Gariboldi: Team Principal“Tim rode very very well today. We thought that after yesterday it would be a very big challenge today, but he started strongly and came through the field well to save the weekend. I think his riding today shows just how much he was developed since last season, and that he would make a very worthy champion. Of course it is still very close and I think it will be decided only at the last race, but it gives me and everyone at the team great pleasure to see Tim riding like this.”Tim Gajser, no.243“Yesterday was really tough in qualifying with the crash at the start and then twice more, but today was very different and I am really happy. I made two solid starts around the top ten and we made some very nice passes. In the first race I was a little disappointed with the mistake from second as I saw the opportunity to pass Jonass there too, but even though the first corners of the second race were tough I am very happy with that race. We are just four points still from the lead, but Max is also closing so it will be an interesting last three rounds! Next we go to Assen so the third sand track in a row, but I think I am getting better on them now!”

2015 FIM MXGP / MX2 World Motocross Championship
Round 3: MANTOVA – Lombardia

MXGP - Race 1 Result


Rank

Rider (Machine)

1 Febvre, Romain(Yamaha)
2 Bobryshev, Evgeny(Honda)
3 Van Horebeek, Jeremy(Yamaha)
4 Paulin, Gautier(Honda)
5 Simpson, Shaun(KTM)
6 Coldenhoff, Glenn(Suzuki)
13 Bengtsson, Filip(Honda)
16 Charlier, Christophe(Honda)
19 Yamamoto, Kei(Honda)
22 Boulard, Bryan(Honda)
25 Bracesco, Federico(Honda)

MXGP - Race 2 Result


Rank

Rider (Machine)

1 Febvre, Romain(Yamaha)
2 Van Horebeek, Jeremy(Yamaha)
3 Simpson, Shaun(KTM)
4 Bobryshev, Evgeny(Honda)
5 Coldenhoff, Glenn(Suzuki)
6 Paulin, Gautier(Honda)
7 Charlier, Christophe(Honda)
14 Bengtsson, Filip(Honda)
20 Boulard, Bryan(Honda)
21 Bracesco, Federico(Honda)
22 Yamamoto, Kei(Honda)

MX2 - Race 1 Result


Rank

Rider (Machine)

1 Anstie, Max(Kawasaki)
2 Jonass, Pauls(KTM)
3 Gajser, Tim(Honda)
4 Guillod, Valentin(Yamaha)
5 Graulus, Damon(Yamaha)
6 Paturel, Benoit(Yamaha)
19 Tropepe, Giuseppe(Honda)
22 Lapucci, Nicholas(Honda)
30 Getteman, Jens(Honda)
32 Cervellin, Michele(Honda)
33 Toccaceli, Bryan(Honda)

MX2 - Race 2 Result


Rank

Rider (Machine)

1 Anstie, Max(Kawasaki)
2 Gajser, Tim(Honda)
3 Jonass, Pauls(KTM)
4 Paturel, Benoit(Yamaha)
5 Getteman, Jens(Honda)
6 Covington, Thomas(Kawasaki)
20 Lapucci, Nicholas(Honda)
21 Toccaceli, Bryan(Honda)
26 Cervellin, Michele(Honda)
29 Tropepe, Giuseppe(Honda)