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Press release Wednesday 06th August 2008 By Daniele Rizzi

After round 11 of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the Grand Prix of Belgium-GP Flanders at Lommel on August 3, here are the updated season statistics. AXO KTM Silver Action’s Jonathan Barragan took his third consecutive GP win and fourth of the season at Lommel, where he won his fourth heat. Each time the Spaniard took victory in one moto he also won the Grand Prix.

Teka Suzuki WMX1’s Ken de Dycker was second overall marking his podium comeback after a two GP absence while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Max Nagl rounded off the rostrum in his second consecutive appearance.

Marc de Reuver of Martin Honda came back from a left foot injury to take pole and the first moto win –his and Honda’s first season victory- in Lommel. Though a mistake in the final heat denied the Dutchman his second season’s GP win after Mantova.

At the end of the weekend big news was that Teka Suzuki WMX1’s Steve Ramon took the red plate from previous leader David Philippaerts who was leading the series since Portugal.

MX1- GP OF BELGIUM-GP FLANDERS RESULTS: Jonathan Barragan Ken de Dycker Max Nagl Marc de Reuver Steve Ramon

MX1 LOVEMYTIME POLE POSITION AWARD WINS Sebastien Pourcel 4 Steve Ramon 3 Ken De Dycker 2 Marc De Reuver 2

MX1 RACE WINS Sebastien Pourcel 5 Jonathan Barragan 4 Ken De Dycker 3 David Philippaerts 2 Joshua Coppins 2 Maximilian Nagl 2 Steve Ramon 2 Marc De Reuver 1

MX1 GRAND PRIX WINS Jonathan Barragan 4 Sebastien Pourcel 2 Ken De Dycker 1 David Philippaerts 1 Marc De Reuver 1 Joshua Coppins 1 Steve Ramon 1

MX1 PODIUM POSITIONS David Philippaerts 6 Jonathan Barragan 6 Ken De Dycker 5 Sebastien Pourcel 4 Steve Ramon 4 Joshua Coppins 3 Maximilian Nagl 3 Marc De Reuver 1 Tanel Leok 1

MX1 RED PLATES David Philippaerts 8 Ken De Dycker 2 Steve Ramon 1 MX1 LAP RECORD (during race) David Philippaerts 4 Sebastien Pourcel 3 Ken De Dycker 1 Maximilian Nagl 1 Jonathan Barragan 1 Joshua Coppins 1

MX1 LAPS LED Jonathan Barragan 74 Maximilian Nagl 71 Sebastien Pourcel 55 Joshua Coppins 40 Ken De Dycker 40 David Philippaerts 35 Steve Ramon 34 Billy Mankenzie 25 Marc De Reuver 14 Steve Boniface 13

MX1 MANUFACTURER RACE WINS KTM 6 Kawasaki 5 Suzuki 5 Yamaha 4 Honda

A surprising Favor KTM Motorsport’s Gert Krestinov took his first ever GP victory at Lommel where he won his maiden Lovemytime Qualifying Award on the Saturday, the day of his 18th birthday (August 2).

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tyla Rattray was the winner of the other Lovemytime Qualifying Award, reaching team mate Tommy Searle in the standings with six wins as injured Tony Cairoli still leads with eight.

Rattray and Krestinov won one moto each on Sunday as the South African retained the red plate even without mounting on the podium. Rattray put an end to an eight podium row while Searle took his seventh season’s podium with third. Other Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s rider Rui Goncalves, clocking the lap record during the race, was second overall for the very first time in his career as he stepped on his first season podium.

MX2- GP OF BELGIUM-GP FLANDERS RESULTS Gert Krestinov Rui Goncalves Tommy Searle Tyla Rattray Jeremy van Horebeek

MX2 LOVEMYTIME QUALIFYING AWARD WINS Antonio Cairoli 8 Tommy Searle 6 Tyla Rattray 6 Gert Krestinov 1 Anthony Boissiere 1

MX2 RACE WINS Tyla Rattray 8 Antonio Cairoli 7 Tommy Searle 4 Nicolas Aubin 1 Gert Krestinov 1 Davide Guarneri 1

MX2 GRAND PRIX WINS Antonio Cairoli 4 Tommy Searle 3 Tyla Rattray 2 Gert Krestinov 1 Davide Guarneri 1

MX2 PODIUM POSITIONS Tyla Rattray 9 Tommy Searle 7 Antonio Cairoli 6 Shaun Simpson 2 Davide Guarneri 1 Manuel Monni 1 Anthony Boissiere 1 Stephen Sword 1 Nicolas Aubin 1 Steven Frossard 1 Gert Krestinov 1 Rui Goncalves 1 Erik Eggens 1

MX2 RED PLATES Tyla Rattray 8 Antonio Cairoli 2 Tommy Searle 1

MX2 LAP RECORD (during race) Antonio Cairoli 5 Tyla Rattray 3 Tommy Searle 1 Rui Goncalves 1 Steven Frossard 1

MX2 LAPS LED Tyla Rattray 121 Antonio Cairoli 117 Tommy Searle 76 Shaun Simpson 39 Nicolas Aubin 18 Gert Krestinov 15 Davide Guarneri 9 Rui Goncalves 8 Joel Roelants 4 Jeremy Van Horebeek 3

MX2 MANUFACTURER RACE WINS KTM 13 Yamaha 9

WHAT’S NEXT This weekend the FIM Motocross World Championship will be again on the track at Loket, Czech Republic, for round 12 of 15.

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