Marvin Musquin’s overall victory in the latest round of MX2 in Lierop clinched a second world championship title for KTM as Antonio Cairoli closes in on yet another record.
It is the first time manufacturers KTM Factory Racing have clinched both the MX1 and the MX2 title in the same season, with Musquin’s milestone following hot on the heels of MX1 champion Cairoli’s victory two weeks ago in Brazil.
'It was a great season and I rode well all year' – Marvin
Musquin finished second overall in the Netherlands but was already celebrating becoming the 2010 FIM MX2 world champion after the first heat, thanks partly to nearest rival Ken Roczen’s misfortune, the German pulling out of the opening moto due to a mechanical fault with his Suzuki.
"Two titles in two years, that's really great for me, and also for KTM and Red Bull. It was a great season and I rode well all year, although it wasn't so easy in the last GPs. The bike has been fantastic and now I go to Italy for the final round and of course I also want to win there," the new MX2 world champion said.
In MX1, Cairoli struggled a little bit on the Dutch sand but managed to clinch the overall victory. Cairoli added one more GP victory to his name and he is now just one away from matching motocross legend Eric Geboers’ total number of wins, 38.
The Italian had to start the first race from 27th position, after crashing with his compatriot David Philippaerts, and in the end had to be content with a second place behind team-mate Max Nagl. In the second heat, the Italian took the lead early and finished almost 30 seconds ahead of his team-mate, Rui Gonçalves, at the chequered flag.
Nagl was on the second step of the podium after winning the first heat and getting a fourth place in the second race. The German dominated the first moto from beginning to end and, although he could not repeat his performance in the second heat, he still finished fourth. Nagl is now just 10 points behind third in the championship Philippaerts.
Belgian Steve Ramon completed the rostrum in Lierop, while Gonçalves finished fourth, with a seventh and a second place.
The 2010 FIM Motocross World Championship season comes to an end this weekend in Fermo, Italy. For more details visit our event page...
The Italian Grand Prix will also host the last round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship and KTM could complete a clean sweep of titles should Stephanie Laier triumph. Laier holds a 39-point lead going into the final round of racing.
MX1 results: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 47 pts; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 43 pts; 3. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 40 pts; 4. Rui Gonçalves (POR, KTM), 36 pts; 5. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 32 pts; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), 32 pts; 7. Marc de Reuver (NED, Suzuki), 28 pts; 8. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), 25 pts; 9. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 23 pts; 10. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Aprilia), 21 pts
MX1 championship standings: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 625 pts; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 494 pts; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 473 pts; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 463 pts; 5. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 448 pts; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), 346 pts; 7. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), 324 pts; 8. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 299 pts; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 270 pts; 10. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), 267 pts
MX2 results: 1. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 45 pts; 2. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 42 pts; 3. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 40 pts; 4. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 32 pts; 5. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 30 pts; 6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 28 pts; 7. Ken Roczen (GER, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 25 pts; 8. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 25 pts; 9. Valentin Teillet (FRA, KTM), 21 pts; 10. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 19 pts
MX2 championship standings: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 613 pts; 2. Ken Roczen (GER, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 524 pts; 3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 446 pts; 4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 391 pts; 5. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 368 pts; 6. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 366 pts; 7. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 361 pts; 8. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 356 pts; 9. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 345 pts; 10. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 310 pts
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