MOTOCROSS MXGP OF TRENTINO 2015

GP4: Trentino

Podiums for Tixier and Desalle

Back racing after missing Argentina three weeks ago, Jordi Tixier (250 Kawasaki) claimed his first podium of the season in Arco Di Trento (Italy) home of the GP of Trentino. In the MXGP class Clement Desalle (450 Suzuki) got his fourth consecutive podium and is still leading the series heading into the GP of the Netherlands next weekend.

Jordi Tixier

Competing in his first race after five weeks off, Jordi Tixier claimed two holeshots and led the beginning of each race. Finishing two races in podium positions he ended up in third place for the event, behind Slovenian Tim Gajser and Dutch Jeffrey Herlings. “It’s great to be back on the podium after some difficult events. My family and some other people helped me to recover after Thailand, but now I’m back and this weekend I proved with a podium result that I still have a strong motivation. For sure it could have been even better with two holeshot but this podium is a first step. We did some good testing with the team to improve our set-up; everyone worked hard and we got the reward with this podium. Third was my position this weekend; the grip is always strange here and I didn’t want to make any mistake.” Teammate Dylan Ferrandis struggled with the starts, but came back to finish fifth and fourth ending the GP in fourth overall.

Clement Desalle

With four consecutive podiums since the beginning of the season, Clement Desalle is one of the most consistent rider in the MXGP class. Still leading the series, he is just a single point ahead of Max Nagl and Antonio Cairoli who finished first and second in Arco. “I had a big crash in qualification and was happy not to be injured so after that – and all of today – it is good to be on the podium. I had quite good start in the first moto and we were riding wheel-to-wheel for a long time. I couldn't really find any cool things to do or to make any passes happen. The second moto was not so bad at the start again but somehow my boot came completely open on the first lap and I had a big stone come inside. I was third and then made a mistake by myself and lost a position. It is not a bad result considering what happened yesterday and it was good to take points and be up there. The track was not so good and having more classes on it did not help. You had to take many risks to pass and the track needed to be fixed a bit more last night. Anyway we will get in the sand now and try to enjoy it next weekend.”

Results MXGP.
1.Nagl (ALL, Husqvarna)
2.Cairoli (ITA, KTM)
3.Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), Scott Athlete
10.Simpson (GBR, KTM), Scott Athlete

MXGP World standings:
1.Desalle, 171
2.Nagl, 170
3.Cairoli, 170
11.Simpson, 67

Results MX2.
1.Gajser (SLO, Honda)
2.Herlings (PB, KTM)
3.Tixier (FRA, Kawasaki), Scott Athlete
4.Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), Scott Athlete
9.Van Doninck (BEL, Yamaha), Scott Athlete
10.Lieber (BEL, Yamaha), Scott Athlete
17.Jacobi (ALL, KTM), Scott Athlete
19.Covington (USA, Kawasaki), Scott Athlete

MX2 World Standings
1.Herlings, 172
2.Ferrandis, 159
3.Jonass, 133
4.Gajser, 126
5.Lieber, 101
9.Covington, 81
10.Tixier, 75
20.Van Doninck, 33