GPKR’s Sebastien Pourcel and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Max Nagl won the first and the second moto respectively; that was the third heat win in the latest three GP’s for Pourcel and the first win of 2008 for Nagl.

Pourcel and Yamaha Monster Motocross’ David Philippaerts completed the podium; the two GP winners were joined by De Reuver who became the fifth different winner in these first five GP’s of a fantastic 2008 season.

At the end of the event home rider Philippaerts, who set the lap record during the race, continued to held the red plate to enter Great Britain as the current MX1 series leader.

MX1 LOVEMYTIME POLE POSITION AWARD WINS

Sebastien Pourcel 3

Marc De Reuver 1

Ken De Dycker 1

MX1 RACE WINS

Sebastien Pourcel 3

Ken De Dycker 2

David Philippaerts 2

Maximilian Nagl 1

Steve Ramon 1

MX1 GRAND PRIX WINS

Ken De Dycker 1

Sebastien Pourcel 1

David Philippaerts 1

Marc De Reuver 1

Steve Ramon 1

MX1 PODIUM POSITIONS

David Philippaerts 4

Sebastien Pourcel 3

Ken De Dycker 2

Steve Ramon 2

Jonathan Barragan 1

Joshua Coppins 1

Marc De Reuver 1

Maximilian Nagl 1

MX1 RED PLATES

David Philippaerts 3

Ken De Dycker 2

MX1 LAP RECORD (during race)

David Philippaerts 2

Ken De Dycker 1

Sebastien Pourcel 1

Joshua Coppins 1

MX1 LAPS LED

David Philippaerts 35

Ken De Dycker 34

Sebastien Pourcel 29

Jonathan Barragan 22

Maximilian Nagl 18

Billy Mankenzie 16

Steve Ramon 13

MX1 MANUFACTURER RACE WINS

Suzuki 3

Kawasaki 3

Yamaha 2

KTM 1

Taking victory at Mantova after opening his winning bag in Agueda, Yamaha Red Bull De Carli’s Tony Cairoli is now the only GP winner of 2008 to have more than one victory to his name.

Cairoli left his mark on the home soil, starting with Saturday’s Lovemytime Qualifying Award victory and continuing with another heat win on Sunday to top the podium.

With Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tyla Rattray missing his fifth consecutive Lovemytime Qualifying Award win, team mate Tommy Searle took the honours on Saturday and both ended on the podium of the Lovemytime Grand Prix of Italy.

Rattray was second courtesy of two solid heats while Searle rounded off the rostrum; the latter battled it out for victory in the first moto with Ricci Racing Yamaha’s Nicolas Aubin, who won eventually.

Cairoli rode with two damaged ribs and could not complete the mission of snatching the red plate from Rattray, with the leader’s board remaining in the South African’s hands.

MX2 LOVEMYTIME QUALIFYING AWARD WINS

Tyla Rattray 4

Antonio Cairoli 3

Tommy Searle 2

Anthony Boissiere 1

MX2 RACE WINS

Antonio Cairoli 4

Tyla Rattray 3

Tommy Searle 1

Nicolas Aubin 1

Davide Guarneri 1

MX2 GRAND PRIX WINS

Antonio Cairoli 2

Tyla Rattray 1

Tommy Searle 1

Davide Guarneri 1

MX2 PODIUM POSITIONS

Tyla Rattray 4

Antonio Cairoli 3

Tommy Searle 3

Davide Guarneri 1

Manuel Monni 1

Stephen Sword 1

Shaun Simpson 1

Erik Eggens 1

MX2 RED PLATES

Tyla Rattray 4

Antonio Cairoli 1

MX2 LAP RECORD (during race)

Antonio Cairoli 3

Tyla Rattray 1

Steven Frossard 1

MX2 LAPS LED

Antonio Cairoli 70

Tyla Rattray 40

Tommy Searle 28

Shaun Simpson 16

Davide Guarneri 9

Nicolas Aubin 7

Joel Roelants 4

Jeremy Van Horebeek 3

MX2 MANUFACTURER RACE WINS

Yamaha 6

KTM 4

WHAT’S NEXT The sixth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will take place at the brand new venue of Mallory Park, in Great Britain, on June 1. In this occasion the Veterans’ World Cup riders will be back to action with series leader Toine van Dijk heading the rest of the field into the second of three rounds.