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CAIROLI TAKES SECOND OVERALL, TOWNLEY MX2 WORLD CHAMPION
12 September 2004 - Yamaha Racing
Italian teen sensation Antonio Cairoli (Team Yamaha De Carli) took a well earned second overall at the MX2 Grand Prix of Ireland at Ballykelly.
The holeshot specialist from Sicilly finished third in the opening race and fourth in race two. The rain plagued race also witnessed the crowning of a new world champion when the young New Zealander Ben Townley (KTM) won the first race. Townley repeated his win in the second race. Rattray (KTM) remains second in standings, Cairoli is now third, Chiodi (Team YamahaRZ) is fifth. Antonio Cairoli (Team Yamaha De Carli) grabbed the holeshot in the opening race and led the race in the early stages. However a few small mistakes saw the new hot shot Italian drop to third place at the finish. Mark Dereuver (KTM) seemed to have an edge over his team-mate Townley, but technical problems forced the Dutch star to retire and Townley was handed first place on a plate. Second place went to Tyla Rattray (KTM), Marvin Van Deale took fourth in front of YZ250F mounted Rui Goncalves (Van Beers Yamaha). Alessio Chiodi recovered from a weak start to finish seventh. Race two saw the new MX2 World Champion hit turn one in first place and he never looked back delivering a perfect score card and lead every lap to the finish. Cairoli once again had mixed fortunes on the fast and bumpy Ballykelly circuit and eventually finished the race in fourth. Aigar Leok (KTM) took second place, and Marc de Reuver took third. Young French rider Anthony Boissiere (PSM Casola Yamaha) came home seventh, leading Claudio Federici (Team Yamaha De Carli). Antonio Cairoli (Yamaha De Carli) - second overall
''It wasn''t easy to win races today because Ben was really fast. I rode quite well in race one and although I made some mistakes I was happy with my performance. In the second race I started very well but once again Ben was really fast but I rode well again and finished the race in fourth position and the two results gave me second overall which of course I''m pleased with and I''m hoping now to finish the year in third place overall.'' Alessio Chiodi (Team Yamaha RZ) - eighth position
''I qualified well on Saturday and took second place to Ben Townley. Today though I got two bad starts and on this track it was very difficult to make fast progress through the field. I''m not so happy with my result today because I may have now lost to possibility to catch Stephen Sword in the championship. Every race is different to another, but today wasn''t a good one for me.'' Claudio Federici (Team Yamaha De Carli)- 16th
''Unfortunately today wasn''t a good day for me. I''m having a lot of pain and problems with my ankle injury and this weighed heavily on my mind all day.In the first race I took an average start and struggled to make progress, I then made a small mistake and my race was pretty much over.Then in race two I got a fantastic start and worked hard to stay as high up in the positions as I could. I eventually finished the race in eighth place which is quite good, but my overall position of 16th is not so impressive. Straight after the GP of South Africa I will have an operation on my ankle injury and then look forward to the 2005 season.'' Andrea Bartolini (Team Yamaha RZ) - 28th position
''It''s my last season racing and I''d like to try and stay fit and healthy for when I retire so this is the main reason why I didn''t finish either race today. I got quite poor starts in both races which meant that I had a lot of work to do to make it into the points. It''s very difficult for me to race at full speed now so it''s best to do what I can and try to retire healthy.'' Race classification MX2
Round: 15 - Grand Prix of Ireland
Circuit: Ballykelly
Lap Record: 2'' 1.857 (Ben Townley, 2004) Race: 18 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 B. Townley KTM NZL 39'' 53.024
2 T. Rattray KTM RSA +14.399
3 A. Cairoli Yamaha ITA +19.905
4 M. Van Daele Suzuki BEL +21.799
5 R. Goncalves Yamaha POR +22.380
6 J. Vehvilainen Honda FIN +1'' 6.443
7 A. Chiodi Yamaha ITA +1'' 15.628
8 A. Leok KTM EST +1'' 19.503
9 S. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA +1'' 24.801
10 C. Nunn Honda GBR +1'' 25.673
11 D. Philippaerts KTM ITA +1'' 27.290
12 J. Barragan KTM ESP +1'' 28.724
13 G. Swanepoel KTM RSA +1'' 31.735
14 M. Priem Suzuki BEL +1'' 35.044
15 P. Caps Yamaha BEL +1'' 38.141
16 A. Boissiere Yamaha FRA +1'' 39.181
17 J. Barreda KTM ESP +1'' 56.572
18 N. Bradshaw Suzuki RSA +2'' 11.189
19 B. Anderson KTM GBR +1 lap(s)
20 T. De Belder Honda BEL +1 lap(s) Race 2: 19 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 B. Townley KTM NZL 40'' 29.463
2 A. Leok KTM EST +23.638
3 M. De Reuver KTM NED +30.787
4 A. Cairoli Yamaha ITA +48.264
5 T. Rattray KTM RSA +56.859
6 G. Swanepoel KTM RSA +1'' 1.223
7 A. Boissiere Yamaha FRA +1'' 4.223
8 C. Federici Yamaha ITA +1'' 7.166
9 J. Barragan KTM ESP +1'' 8.896
10 C. Nunn Honda GBR +1'' 9.812
11 P. Caps Yamaha BEL +1'' 30.798
12 D. Philippaerts KTM ITA +1'' 35.489
13 A. Chiodi Yamaha ITA +1'' 36.318
14 R. Goncalves Yamaha POR +2'' 4.035
15 W. Avis Suzuki RSA +2'' 9.600
16 M. Monni Yamaha ITA +1 lap(s)
17 K. Salaets Honda BEL +1 lap(s)
18 T. De Belder Honda BEL +1 lap(s)
19 T. Allier Kawasaki FRA +1 lap(s)
20 N. Bradshaw Suzuki RSA +1 lap(s) Fastest Race Lap:
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 B. Townley KTM NZL 2'' 1.857
Championship standings MX2
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 Ben Townley KTM NZL 572
2 Tyla Rattray KTM RSA 464
3 Antonio Cairoli Yamaha ITA 409
4 Stephen Sword Kawasaki BGR 382
5 Alessio Chiodi Yamaha ITA 362
6 Mickael Maschio Kawasaki FRA 343
7 Andrew McFarlane Yamaha AUS 329
8 Carl Nunn Honda GBR 275
9 Patrick Caps Yamaha BEL 264
10 Claudio Federici Yamaha ITA 256
11 Aigar Leok KTM EST 251
12 Sébastien Pourcel Kawasaki FRA 236
13 Anthony Boissiere Yamaha FRA 228
14 Marc De Reuver KTM NED 219
15 Andrea Bartolini Yamaha ITA 170
16 James Dobb Honda GBR 154
17 Marvin Van Daele Suzuki BEL 154
18 David Philippaerts KTM ITA 151
19 Jeff Dement Honda USA 150
20 Rui Goncalves Yamaha POR 146
30 Billy MacKenzie Yamaha GBR 45
Manufacturers standings MX2
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 KTM 339
2 Yamaha 303
3 Kawasaki 271
4 Honda 212
5 Suzuki 100
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