EVERTS RETURNS TO WINNING FORM IN GERMANY
21 August 2005 - Yamaha Racing

Round 14 of the world motocross championship visited the picturesque but muddy circuit of Gaildorf this weekend.

Motocross legend Stefan Everts won both races and consequently claimed the 85th GP win of his career. Fellow Belgian Steve Ramon (KTM) and Joshua Coppins (Honda) joined Everts on the podium. Whilst Stefan now leads the championship standings by 53 points over Coppins (Honda), his Yamaha L&M Motocross Team mate Brian Jorgensen had a difficult weekend with 16th position. Jorgensen is currently eleventh in standings.

The swampy grass hills of Gaildorf, 80 km north from Stuttgart, were the perfect playground for a hungry Stefan Everts to show the world his unrivalled talent for slippery and muddy conditions. With some parts of the track actually providing grip and others almost nothing at all riders were on a continuous research to find the best balance. A 12000 strong crowd saw Stefan Everts lead the opening race from start to finish. Ramon took second ahead of Townley and Pichon who made an impressive comeback from dead last in the start. Early on Luigi Seguy (JK Racing) had been holding a promising fourth but the Frenchman had to settle for sixth in the end.

Drier and bumpier, the track conditions had improved for the second race, but series leader Everts was every bit as determined to stamp his authority on the event. Stefan again pulled away from the pack, but had a bit of luck on his side to take the win. In the final minutes of the race Stefan made a mistake and crashed on a tricky, sloped corner. As Everts was trying to start his bike again Pichon had caught up with him, but got stuck in the very same corner. On his second attempt Everts got his YZ450FM running again. The Yamaha L&M Motocross rider won ahead of Tanel Leok (Kawasaki) and Joshua Coppins (Honda). Brian Jorgensen finished his second race in eleventh position.

Round fifteen of the series takes place next week at the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

Stefan Everts (Yamaha L&M Motocross Team) - overall winner
''It has happened before that I had a long ''dry spell'' of not winning GPs so that is ok, but I''m very happy with this victory. I was very close in South-Africa, it has costed a lot of effort but every GP I kept on fighting to win and that is why I''m very happy with this victory. I was a little bit worried in the second race when I got stuck in the ruts, and crashed but everything worked out in the end. It was also good to take some points back on Coppins and I hope to continue in the same way for the end of the season.''

Brian Jorgensen (Yamaha L&M Motocross Team) - 16th overall ''Under dry conditions this is one of my favourite tracks, and my qualifying was quite good but Sunday didn''t bring me any luck. I did not have a good start in the first race and I crashed in the second corner. Two more crashes followed and I decided to pull out on the third lap. I had another bad start in the second race, but I tried to catch up with a group of four or five riders in front of me. Unfortunately it did not work out, I found two passing opportunities on the track but no matter what I tried Leuret was defending his lines and he just did everything to block me. It was not worth crashing and I finished eleventh. ''

Race classification MX1

Round: 14 - Grand Prix of Germany
Circuit: Gaildorf
Circuit Length: 1830
Race: 16 Laps

Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 S. Everts Yamaha BEL 41'' 6.113
2 S. Ramon KTM BEL +25.052
3 B. Townley KTM NZL +43.363
4 M. Pichon Honda FRA +1'' 15.046
5 J. Coppins Honda NZL +1'' 25.364
6 L. Seguy Yamaha FRA +1'' 35.629
7 K. Gundersen KTM NOR +1'' 37.974
8 T. Leok Kawasaki EST +1'' 39.881
9 K. Strijbos Suzuki BEL +1'' 40.879
10 K. De Dijcker Honda BEL +1'' 48.751
11 J. Barragan KTM ESP +1'' 53.536
12 J. Noble Honda GBR +2'' 10.351
13 M. Hucklebridge Honda GBR +1 lap(s)
14 L. Freibergs Suzuki LVA +1 lap(s)
15 A. Pyrhonen TM FIN +1 lap(s)
16 A. Meo Husqvarna FRA +1 lap(s)
17 P. Cooper Honda GBR +1 lap(s)
18 D. Theybers Suzuki BEL +1 lap(s)
19 G. Crockard Yamaha IRL +1 lap(s)
20 Y. Atsuta Suzuki JPN +1 lap(s)

Race 2: 18 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 S. Everts Yamaha BEL 40'' 33.002
2 T. Leok Kawasaki EST +6.450
3 J. Coppins Honda NZL +7.217
4 M. Pichon Honda FRA +16.480
5 S. Ramon KTM BEL +22.311
6 J. Barragan KTM ESP +26.865
7 B. Townley KTM NZL +48.767
8 J. Noble Honda GBR +1'' 22.431
9 K. De Dijcker Honda BEL +1'' 28.525
10 P. Leuret Honda FRA +1'' 32.423
11 B. Jorgensen Yamaha DNK +1'' 34.740
12 J. Dobes Kawasaki CZE +1'' 56.169
13 L. Freibergs Suzuki LVA +2'' 6.741
14 G. Crockard Yamaha IRL +2'' 10.275
15 A. Pyrhonen TM FIN +1 lap(s)
16 P. Cooper Honda GBR +1 lap(s)
17 M. Priem Yamaha BEL +1 lap(s)
18 M. Kovalainen Aprilia FIN +1 lap(s)
19 M. Van Daele Honda BEL +1 lap(s)
20 V. Turpin Suzuki FRA +1 lap(s)

Championship standings MX1
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 Stefan Everts Yamaha BEL 589
2 Joshua Coppins Honda NZL 536
3 Ben Townley KTM NZL 460
4 Mickael Pichon Honda FRA 404
5 Joel Smets Suzuki BEL 385
6 Steve Ramon KTM BEL 380
7 Pascal Leuret Honda FRA 278
8 Ken De Dijcker Honda BEL 268
9 Tanel Leok Kawasaki EST 254
10 James Noble Honda GBR 252
11 Brian Jorgensen Yamaha DNK 234
12 Jonathan Barragan KTM ESP 228
13 Danny Theybers Suzuki BEL 226
14 Yoshitaka Atsuta Suzuki JPN 185
15 Antti Olavi Pyrhonen TM FIN 168
16 Marvin Van Daele Honda BEL 156
17 Paul Cooper Honda GBR 151
18 Luigi Seguy Yamaha FRA 127
19 Kevin Strijbos Suzuki BEL 126
20 Mark Hucklebridge Honda GBR 117
26 Claudio Federici Yamaha ITA 39

Manufacturers standings MX1
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 Yamaha 308
2 Honda 304
3 KTM 276
4 Suzuki 241
5 Kawasaki 131
6 TM 79
7 Husqvarna 27


MX2 : Cairoli dominates as Yamaha wraps up the manufacturer''s title

Round: 14 - Grand Prix of Germany
Circuit: Gaildorf
Date: 21 August 2005
Crowd: 12000
Temp: 17ºC
Weather: Muddy

Despite the thick mud that covered the Gaildorf track Antonio Cairoli (Team Yamaha De Carli) had good starts and never looked back, battling to overall victory by claiming dominant wins in both races. The young Italian looked at ease throughout and impressed with his control and speed in extreme conditions.

Championship contender Andrew McFarlane (Ricci Racing) scored a solid second in the opening race but lost valuable points in the second race with a disappointing 13th place. Carl Nunn and the surprising Manuel Monni (both KTM) completed the podium. Cairoli leads the series on 501 points, with McFarlane 19 points adrift. Chiodi is still third in the standings on 427 points.

With three of the 17 rounds remaining it is mathematically confirmed that Yamaha will take the manufacturer''s title. Four of the first current five riders are Yamaha mounted and blue bikes have now won 20 from 28 motos thanks to the efforts of five different riders (McFarlane, Cairoli, Mackenzie, Boissiere and Guarneri). Yamaha currently leads the standings with 341 points, and has a massive 83-point lead over second placed KTM, Kawasaki is another 13 points adrift.

The track changed just a little throughout the day. Overnight rainfall on the hard and clayish soil produced a very muddy and rutted course but it dried out slightly in the afternoon. In reality this meant that the first race was mainly a struggle to keep upright and the start proved even more crucial than normally. The second race only offered a variation on the first theme so far that the few rutted racing lines around the track had started to dry out. Cairoli proved a master in the mud and won both races uncontested. Ricci team mates Guarneri and McFarlane finished respectively fourth and fifth overall, while a strong third in the second race helped YZ250F mounted Mickael Maschio (Team Yamaha Evolution) to sixth overall. A heavy crash involving Cédric Melotte Saturday afternoon led to breaking his right radius, ruling the Yamaha L&M Motocross Team rider out of action for the remainder of the season.

Antonio Cairoli (Team Yamaha De Carli) - overall winner
''In the winter I rode a lot in tough and muddy conditions in Belgium and this has helped me a great deal. Even during practice you are competing against some of the fastest riders in the world and the tracks are rough just like they are in the world championship. Of course, riding was hard on a track like this, but it is actually ok when you can go out in front and your vision is not ruined by riders in font of you. I''m really in good shape now and I''m looking forward to the last couple of races of the season.''

Davide Guarneri (Ricci Racing) - fourth overall
''Today was so tough, like most other riders I had my share of crashes but in the end I had two sixth places and that is not a bad result. I had a great start in the first race and I was running in third until six laps from the end but I touched a lapped rider when I wanted to overtake him and I went down. After that I crashed two more times.''

Andrew McFarlane (Ricci Racing) - fifth overall
''My weekend started bad during qualifying on Saturday, somebody took me out during the race and as a consequence I was only 19th on the gate. I had a good start, found some great lines and I could pass many riders early on. Unfortunately Cairoli had made gap by the time I had passed Guarneri for second. Luck was again not on my side in the second race when Caps crashed in front of me, everybody tried to avoid him and Dereuver hit me in the action. This has not been a good weekend for me, but the championship is not over yet. I will keep on fighting till the end and hopefully I can produce a strong result next week.''

Alessio Chiodi (Ricci Racing) - ninth overall
''I''m pretty disappointed with my results this weekend because my speed was good enough to be on the podium here. In the opening race I got stuck in a rut on my very first lap and I had to come back from last place and I finished 18th in the end. The second race was a lot easier, I had a good start, I found a nice rhythm and managed to stay out of trouble.''

Cédric Melotte (L&M Yamaha Team) - DNQ
''I crashed during my qualifying race on Saturday, but I can not remember what happened exactly. My mechanic told me that I landed on my front wheel. I lost control of the bike and I took the impact on my right arm. I was in tremendous pain and I needed to go to the hospitality. Scans made clear that I have broken the right radius and they immediately gave me a cast. Looking at the situation from the best possible perspective I now will use my forced time off to have surgery done for both my radius injury and the wrist injury that has kept me ba

Race classification MX2
Round: 14 - Grand Prix of Germany
Circuit: Gaildorf
Circuit Length: 1830

Race: 17 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 A. Cairoli Yamaha ITA 41'' 38.076
2 A. McFarlane Yamaha AUS +51.170
3 C. Nunn KTM GBR +1'' 26.978
4 M. Monni KTM ITA +1'' 39.808
5 P. Caps Honda BEL +1'' 52.370
6 D. Guarneri Yamaha ITA +2'' 38.706
7 C. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA +1 lap(s)
8 M. Nagl KTM GER +1 lap(s)
9 S. Sword Kawasaki GBR +1 lap(s)
10 P.A.. Renet Yamaha FRA +1 lap(s)
11 R. Goncalves Yamaha POR +1 lap(s)
12 M. Bonini Honda ITA +1 lap(s)
13 M. Maschio Yamaha FRA +1 lap(s)
14 G. De Jong Yamaha BEL +1 lap(s)
15 B. MacKenzie Yamaha GBR +1 lap(s)
16 D. Philippaerts KTM ITA +1 lap(s)
17 G. Swanepoel Kawasaki RSA +1 lap(s)
18 A. Chiodi Yamaha ITA +1 lap(s)
19 C. Stevanini Honda ITA +1 lap(s)
20 S. Simpson Honda GBR +1 lap(s)

Race 2: 17 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 A. Cairoli Yamaha ITA 41'' 14.437
2 A. Chiodi Yamaha ITA +25.220
3 M. Maschio Yamaha FRA +27.713
4 C. Nunn KTM GBR +30.420
5 D. Philippaerts KTM ITA +31.366
6 D. Guarneri Yamaha ITA +1'' 0.946
7 M. Monni KTM ITA +1'' 4.806
8 C. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA +1'' 9.643
9 M. De Reuver KTM NED +1'' 30.773
10 S. Sword Kawasaki GBR +1'' 35.034
11 P. Caps Honda BEL +1'' 36.538
12 M. Bonini Honda ITA +1'' 40.163
13 A. McFarlane Yamaha AUS +1'' 52.971
14 G. Swanepoel Kawasaki RSA +1'' 55.815
15 M. Nagl KTM GER +1 lap(s)
16 S. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA +1 lap(s)
17 B. MacKenzie Yamaha GBR +1 lap(s)
18 P.A.. Renet Yamaha FRA +1 lap(s)
19 S. Simpson Honda GBR +1 lap(s)
20 C. Stevanini Honda ITA +1 lap(s)

Championship standings MX2
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 Antonio Cairoli Yamaha ITA 501
2 Andrew McFarlane Yamaha AUS 482
3 Alessio Chiodi Yamaha ITA 427
4 David Philippaerts KTM ITA 389
5 Cedric Melotte Yamaha BEL 352
6 Stephen Sword Kawasaki GBR 308
7 Christophe Pourcel Kawasaki FRA 297
8 Carl Nunn KTM GBR 289
9 Billy MacKenzie Yamaha GBR 266
10 Davide Guarneri Yamaha ITA 260
11 Mickael Maschio Yamaha FRA 250
12 Rui Goncalves Yamaha POR 241
13 Patrick Caps Honda BEL 217
14 Anthony Boissiere Yamaha FRA 197
15 Matteo Bonini Honda ITA 164
16 Maximilian Nagl KTM GER 161
17 Aigar Leok KTM EST 145
18 Manuel Monni KTM ITA 131
19 Tom Church Kawasaki GBR 122
20 Wyatt Avis Honda RSA 99

Manufacturers standings MX2
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 Yamaha 341
2 KTM 258
3 Kawasaki 245
4 Honda 165
5 Suzuki 20

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