ERNEE (FRANCE), 7 June 2009 – Livia Lancelot wrapped up her first overall win at home track Ernee in great style, with the Championship leader dominating both moto’s and topping the podium from Laier and Papenmeier.
Lining up for moto two after yesterday’s dominant performance, pole sitter Lancelot got another good start to move past Laier on the outside of the first corner. The Kawasaki Racing rider pushed hard from lap one to get rid of Laier and celebrate a well deserved home victory in front of a massive cheering crowd. This triumph saw Lancelot build on her Championship lead as the defending Champion aims at grasping her second World Crown this year.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Laier settled for second to take another podium with second overall while German compatriot Papenmeier crossed the finish line in third more than 20 seconds after Laier.
The result handed Laier the second place on the podium while Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2’s Papenmeier was third overall, with the two being level in points. Though in two weeks the two Germans will be hungrier than ever in front of their home crowd at Teutschenthal where they hope to close in on Lancelot-the trio is spread in 37 points.
Taking another fourth today, Kawasaki Elf Pfeil’s Franke was fourth overall ahead of Veenstra.
WMX Race 1 top ten: 1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 24:52.850; ; 2. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), +0:02.322; 3. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), +0:03.152; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), +0:56.578; 5. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), +1:05.576; 6. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), +1:08.350; 7. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), +1:24.361; 8. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), +1:25.288; 9. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), +1:44.708; 10. Elien De Winter (BEL, Honda), +1:57.700;
WMX Race 2 top ten: 1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 25:41.076; ; 2. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), +0:03.123; 3. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), +0:25.576; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), +1:06.701; 5. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), +1:13.194; 6. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), +1:15.693; 7. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), +1:21.460; 8. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), +1:26.747; 9. Elien De Winter (BEL, Honda), +1:29.681; 10. Francesca Nocera (ITA, KTM), +2:11.890;
WMX Overall top ten: 1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 50 points; 2. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 42 p.; 3. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), 42 p.; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), 36 p.; 5. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), 29 p.; 6. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), 29 p.; 7. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 29 p.; 8. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 27 p.; 9. Elien De Winter (BEL, Honda), 23 p.; 10. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), 20 p.;
WMX Championship top ten: 1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 185 points; 2. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 161 p.; 3. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), 148 p.; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), 139 p.; 5. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 128 p.; 6. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), 116 p.; 7. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), 111 p.; 8. Elien De Winter (BEL, Honda), 88 p.; 9. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 86 p.; 10. Ashley Fiolek (USA, Honda), 80 p.;
WMX Manufacturers: 1. Kawasaki, 187 points; 2. KTM, 177 p.; 3. Suzuki, 153 p.; 4. Honda, 127 p.; 5. Yamaha, 100 p.; 6. CCM, 15 p.; 7. TM, 3 p.;
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FRENCH ROUND-QUICK FACTS
Weather conditions: changeable (sun and rain)
Crowd attendance during weekend: 38000
As the whole FIM Motocross World Championship, this Grand Prix and the FIM Women’s World Championship Race 2 will be broadcast live and delayed. Click here to see schedule and coverage online.
The following round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will be held in Teutschenthal, Germany, on the June 21 weekend together with the MX1/MX2 Grand Prix of Germany.