MOTOCROSS MXGP OF MEXICO 2016

GP5: Mexico (Leon) - Top five for Clement Desalle

Just two months after he broke his arm during a pre-season event, Belgian Clement Desalle scored in Mexico a top five result in the fifth round of the MXGP World Championship. The Belgian is coming back among the leaders of the main class, while Petar Petrov scored another top six in the MX2 category.Still not able to practice regularly on his bike before flying to Argentina and Mexico for two flyaway events, Clement Desalle is improving his results at each event and after his first top ten in Argentina he made another step ahead with a top five in Mexico. “I had a decent race day here in Mexico; with two top five finishes I got fifth overall and that’s not so bad as I’m still far from my best level and we can see that the level of the MXGP is higher than in the past. I did my best again this weekend and it’s nice to see that I can improve my results each weekend, even if I couldn’t ride the bike this week as we did not return to Europe. I’m pretty happy with the result; as I said last week I want to fight for podium results as soon as possible and we’re on the way. I missed riding my bike in the week; for sure when I’m back home I will be able to train normally to prepare for the next GPs as we have three races in a row. I’m also happy for the team; they worked hard and this weekend we got a decent result and of course we can soon expect even better,” said the Belgian rider. Brit’ Shaun Simpson had a disappointing weekend, and was forced to retire in race two after scoring an eighth position in race one.Many riders struggled with the track and the ground in Leon, and Petar Petrov was one of these riders who just try to secure points and stay safe before moving back to Europe for the following rounds of the series. “On Saturday I had quite a good feeling with the track, but they worked on it and today it was one of the most difficult races I ever had. In the first moto I was struggling and the second moto was even worse. The track was becoming really dry and I made mistakes every time I pushed so I just tried to save as many points as possible. Everyone in the team is working really hard but this time I was not at my best. We must keep the positive; I was consistent in both races to finish sixth overall. Anyway it’s better than last year at this track; I finished both races this time and we’ll continue to work before we travel to Latvia. That track is one of my favourites so we’ll go there to show what we can do after two difficult weekends for us,” explained the Bulgarian rider, who remains fifth in the series.The GP series will continue in two weeks in Kegums (Latvia)

Results MXGP.

1.Gajser (SLO, Honda)

2.Febvre (FRA, Yamaha)

3.Nagl (GER, Husqvarna)

5.Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), Scott Athlete

13.Simpson (GBR, KTM), Scott Athlete

MXGP World standings:

1.Febvre, 219

2.Gajser, 216

3.Cairoli, 171

8.Simpson, 122

12.Desalle, 79

Results MX2.

1.Herlings (PB, KTM)

2.Seewer (SUI, Suzuki)

3.Brylyakov (RUS, Kawasaki)

6.Petrov (BUL, Kawasaki), Scott Athlete

MX2 World Standings

1.Herlings, 250

2.Seewer, 192

3.Jonass, 166