EVERTS GETS THIRD IN NISMES
31 July 2005 - Yamaha Racing

Yamaha L&M Motocross Team riders Stefan Everts and Brian Jorgensen finished third and eleventh respectively in a muddy round twelve of the MX1 Motocross World Championship at Nismes, Belgium today.

Mickael Pichon (Honda) made a successful comeback to GP racing claiming the GP win ahead of Joshua Coppins (Honda). Everts remains firmly in control of the series with a 38-point margin over second placed Coppins. Denmark''s Brian Jorgensen is now tenth in standings.

Brian Jorgensen produced another strong start in the opening MX 1 race to take the lead on the first two laps. Jorgensen was passed early on for the lead by Pichon. While fighting duo Coppins and Leuret took advantage from Jorgensen''s weak fifth lap to pass the Dane. ''Jorgi'' rode consistently fast for the rest of the race, but could not close the gap with Coppins and Leuret. Brian''s team mate Stefan Everts finished heat one in fifth after an impressive comeback from seventeenth.

Both Everts and Jorgensen were at the front at the start of the second race, following early leader Pichon. Unfortunately Jorgensen could not capitalize on his good form as the bike stalled on the fourth lap. Smets (Suzuki) could not avoid Jorgensen and ran into him, damaging the silencer of Brian''s bike. Jorgensen had to come in for another silencer to continue the race and would finish 21st in the end, just outside of the point scoring rostrum. Eight-time world champion Everts showcased his skills in slippery conditions and passed Pichon with five laps to go. Everts quickly pulled away from his French opponent to take a well earned race win. YZ450F mounted Manuel Priem (Van Beers Yamaha) rode to his best result of the season with a credible fifth place.

Round thirteen of the series takes place next week in Loket, Czech Republic.

Stefan Everts (Yamaha L&M Motocross Team) - third overall
''I don''t even clearly remember what caused my crash at the start of the first race. I hit a small rut and was thrown off. It was difficult to come back because the track allowed only one line. I was not so happy with fifth, and I have been having way too many comeback races lately so it was quite frustrating. I wanted my revenge in the second race and this time I had a good start. I saw Pichon making some mistakes after twenty minutes and my physical condition allowed me to outpace him near the end of the race. It''s a pity that I could not offer my home crowd a GP win, and my 85th win takes a bit longer than expected but I''ll try again next week.''

Brian Jorgensen (Yamaha L&M Motocross Team) - 11th overall ''After the bike stalled in the second race I tried to picked it up, but Smets ran straight in to the silencer and it broke. It was hard to get the bike going again with a broken silencer, and I had to come in to get a new one. I tried to make the best of the situation when I restarted, although I was already lapped. Unfortunately I got a lot of mud in my goggles and for four laps I tried to remove the mud to preserve my goggles, but it didn''t work. Overall it was a disappointing weekend because I had two excellent starts and my speed was good on Saturday and on Sunday. I was just a little bit too slow at the start of the opening race, but my results should have been a lot better here.''


Race classification MX1

Round: 12 - Grand Prix of Wallonie
Circuit: Nismes
Race: 22 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 M. Pichon Honda FRA 40'' 26.396
2 J. Coppins Honda NZL +4.539
3 P. Leuret Honda FRA +34.625
4 B. Jorgensen Yamaha DNK +37.768
5 S. Everts Yamaha BEL +44.987
6 S. Ramon KTM BEL +46.547
7 B. Townley KTM NZL +50.507
8 J. Smets Suzuki BEL +53.423
9 K. De Dijcker Honda BEL +1'' 1.418
10 M. Priem Yamaha BEL +1'' 2.802
11 K. Strijbos Suzuki BEL +1'' 5.204
12 D. Theybers Suzuki BEL +1'' 8.616
13 T. Leok Kawasaki EST +1'' 11.577
14 L. Seguy Yamaha FRA +1'' 13.187
15 M. Van Daele Honda BEL +1'' 13.545
16 J. Noble Honda GBR +1'' 27.434
17 A. Pyrhonen TM FIN +1'' 54.336
18 J. Barragan KTM ESP +1 lap(s)
19 Y. Atsuta Suzuki JPN +1 lap(s)
20 L. Freibergs Suzuki LVA +1 lap(s)

Race 2: 21 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 S. Everts Yamaha BEL 39'' 15.069
2 M. Pichon Honda FRA +2.481
3 J. Coppins Honda NZL +4.377
4 K. De Dijcker Honda BEL +56.079
5 M. Priem Yamaha BEL +1'' 0.028
6 J. Smets Suzuki BEL +1'' 12.421
7 Y. Atsuta Suzuki JPN +1'' 16.030
8 S. Ramon KTM BEL +1'' 18.203
9 P. Leuret Honda FRA +1'' 19.843
10 D. Theybers Suzuki BEL +1'' 22.247
11 L. Freibergs Suzuki LVA +1'' 35.103
12 T. Leok Kawasaki EST +1'' 39.103
13 B. Townley KTM NZL +1'' 46.819
14 L. Seguy Yamaha FRA +1'' 55.560
15 K. Strijbos Suzuki BEL +1 lap(s)
16 F. Dini KTM ITA +1 lap(s)
17 A. Bobkovs Yamaha LVA +1 lap(s)
18 J. Noble Honda GBR +1 lap(s)
19 B . Jensen KTM DNK +1 lap(s)
20 D. Parshin KTM RUS +1 lap(s)

Championship standings MX1
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 Stefan Everts Yamaha BEL 496
2 Joshua Coppins Honda NZL 458
3 Ben Townley KTM NZL 390
4 Joel Smets Suzuki BEL 377
5 Mickael Pichon Honda FRA 346
6 Steve Ramon KTM BEL 332
7 Pascal Leuret Honda FRA 243
8 James Noble Honda GBR 218
9 Ken De Dijcker Honda BEL 214
10 Brian Jorgensen Yamaha DNK 206
11 Danny Theybers Suzuki BEL 202
12 Jonathan Barragan KTM ESP 200
13 Tanel Leok Kawasaki EST 192
14 Yoshitaka Atsuta Suzuki JPN 171
15 Antti Olavi Pyrhonen TM FIN 156
16 Marvin Van Daele Honda BEL 154
17 Paul Cooper Honda GBR 135
18 Nemeth Kornel Suzuki HUN 114
19 Manuel Priem Yamaha BEL 94
20 Luigi Seguy Yamaha FRA 88
25 Claudio Federici Yamaha ITA 39


Manufacturers standings MX1
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 Honda 264
2 Yamaha 261
3 KTM 236
4 Suzuki 205
5 Kawasaki 100
6 TM 71
7 Husqvarna 23


MX2 : The Cairoli express steams on in Nismes
Round: 12 - Grand Prix of Wallonie
Circuit: Nismes
Date: 31 July 2005
Crowd: 12000
Temp: 17ºC
Weather: Muddy

Antonio Cairoli (Team Yamaha De Carli) was a man on a mission during the GP of Wallonie, round 12 of the motocross world championship. The 19-year old Italian posted the fastest qualifying time on Saturday and showed the same supremacy on race day by winning both races. Andrew McFarlane (Ricci Racing) took second overall, while home rider Cédric Melotte (Yamaha L&M Motocross Team) climbed the podium for the first time since the Japanese Grand Prix. With five rounds left Cairoli reduced the gap with McFarlane in provisional standings to 12 points. Chiodi, fifth in Nismes, is another 26 points adrift and hangs on to his third place in standings.

In spite of rain showers during the weekend and prior to the GP, the track was heavy but fair enough to race thanks to a reduced schedule on Saturday and maintenance works from the local club. Cairoli made the first race of the day a one man show. The YZ250F mounted rider grabbed the holeshot and cruised to an uncontested win. Fellow Italian Philippaerts (KTM) claimed second edging out McFarlane by just over a second. Melotte made an impressive comeback, lowering his mediocre sixteenth on the opening lap to a hard earned sixth in the end.

It was also Belgian hopeful Melotte who put the pressure on Cairoli in the second heat. Cairoli again claimed his signature mark holeshot, but Cédric tailgated him for most of the race. Melotte put the pressure on Cairoli but could not make the final pass. Three time world champ Alessio Chiodi successfully defended his third place position against team mate McFarlane for the full race distance. Belgium''s Patrick Caps (Honda) finished sixth ahead of Yamaha Evolution rider Mickael Maschio.

Antonio Cairoli (Team Yamaha De Carli) - first overall
''I had a really good weekend here and the most important thing was of course to take some points from Andrew again. So I''m very happy with this GP. The second race was quite fun. Cédric was really fast on this track and I enjoyed riding against him, to have him in between me and Andrew was good for the championship as well. At some points it was pretty intense and when you are jumping together the adrenalin really starts flowing! I''m looking forward to Loket next week. It''s absolutely one of my favorite tracks and I have good memories from last year when I got my very first heat win in Loket.''

Andrew McFarlane (Ricci Racing) - second overall
''Antonio rode really well today and unfortunately I lost some of my point advantage so it was not a great weekend for me. In the second race I was chasing Chiodi all the time, but it was hard to find a passing opportunity and I had to settle for fourth. I can live with what happened this weekend and just have to look ahead and get ready to have a good result next week. I know the team is working really hard to give me everything I need, the bike is running well and my confidence is good so all the ingredients are there to make it happen.''

Cédric Melotte (Yamaha L&M Motocross Team) - third overall ''It''s good to be back on the podium again, especially in these difficult conditions and at home in Belgium. It proves that even when times are difficult with my injury, it was the right thing to keep on riding and scoring points. I got closed in at the start of the first race and I was in the second half of the pack. The track was very slippery and it was difficult to find good passing opportunities. I found a good rhythm after about 15 minutes and managed to get sixth. I was quite satisfied with second in the second race. I was keeping the pressure on Cairoli, but a mistake in the last lap ruined my chances of victory.''

Alessio Chiodi (Ricci Racing) - fifth overall
''I''m a bit disappointed with my overall result this weekend and my riding was not as confident as it should be, but I made a good improvement over my performance on Saturday when I was only 17th in time practice. I had a bad start in the first race and after that it was very hard to come back here. I finished seventh and that was not too bad coming from 18th. My second moto was better, I started third and kept my position. Loket has quite a strange soil, but I always have good results there so that should be a better race for me.''

Race classification MX2

Round: 12 - Grand Prix of Wallonie
Circuit: Nismes
Race: 21 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 A. Cairoli Yamaha ITA 39'' 21.169
2 D. Philippaerts KTM ITA +8.160
3 A. McFarlane Yamaha AUS +9.283
4 C. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA +32.392
5 D. Guarneri Yamaha ITA +43.853
6 C. Melotte Yamaha BEL +44.585
7 A. Chiodi Yamaha ITA +45.737
8 M. Nagl KTM GER +46.615
9 A. Leok KTM EST +47.016
10 A. Boissiere Yamaha FRA +50.958
11 P. Caps Honda BEL +52.136
12 M. Maschio Yamaha FRA +56.149
13 N. Aubin Yamaha FRA +59.042
14 R. Goncalves Yamaha POR +59.605
15 M. Seistola Honda FIN +1'' 18.823
16 J. Dougan Suzuki GBR +1'' 32.707
17 S. Simpson Honda GBR +1'' 33.775
18 F. Mossini Yamaha ITA +1'' 34.867
19 M. Bonini Honda ITA +1'' 35.936
20 G. Swanepoel Kawasaki RSA +1'' 36.927

Race 2: 22 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 A. Cairoli Yamaha ITA 39'' 41.903
2 C. Melotte Yamaha BEL +2.474
3 A. Chiodi Yamaha ITA +39.296
4 A. McFarlane Yamaha AUS +40.272
5 P. Caps Honda BEL +53.112
6 M. Maschio Yamaha FRA +55.776
7 D. Philippaerts KTM ITA +58.692
8 A. Leok KTM EST +1'' 2.910
9 C. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA +1'' 3.212
10 A. Boissiere Yamaha FRA +1'' 20.379
11 N. Aubin Yamaha FRA +1'' 27.401
12 P.A.. Renet Yamaha FRA +1'' 28.760
13 D. Guarneri Yamaha ITA +1'' 46.379
14 J. Dougan Suzuki GBR +1'' 47.235
15 M. Bonini Honda ITA +1'' 47.497
16 C. Nunn KTM GBR +1'' 49.453
17 C. Stevanini Honda ITA +1 lap(s)
18 M. Nagl KTM GER +1 lap(s)
19 M. Seistola Honda FIN +1 lap(s)
20 S. Simpson Honda GBR +1 lap(s)

Championship standings MX2
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 Andrew McFarlane Yamaha AUS 416
2 Antonio Cairoli Yamaha ITA 404
3 Alessio Chiodi Yamaha ITA 378
4 David Philippaerts KTM ITA 341
5 Cedric Melotte Yamaha BEL 321
6 Stephen Sword Kawasaki GBR 262
7 Christophe Pourcel Kawasaki FRA 229
8 Billy MacKenzie Yamaha GBR 228
9 Mickael Maschio Yamaha FRA 222
10 Carl Nunn KTM GBR 217
11 Rui Goncalves Yamaha POR 214
12 Davide Guarneri Yamaha ITA 214
13 Anthony Boissiere Yamaha FRA 187
14 Patrick Caps Honda BEL 179
15 Maximilian Nagl KTM GER 142
16 Matteo Bonini Honda ITA 141
17 Aigar Leok KTM EST 130
18 Tom Church Kawasaki GBR 122
19 Manuel Monni KTM ITA 99
20 Wyatt Avis Honda RSA 99


Manufacturers standings MX2
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 Yamaha 291
2 KTM 218
3 Kawasaki 209
4 Honda 147
5 Suzuki 20

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