We dug into the archive recently to find photos of a top Kiwi motocross rider from the 1980s, Rotorua’s Bryan Patterson, and a visitor to New Zealand during that same era, British motocross ace Perry Leask.

Those photos sparked a bit of interest from our viewers.

When we then ran a couple of archive photos from the World Superbike Championships, from New Zealand’s golden era between 1988 and 1992, it also caused a few people sit up and take notice.

We have been urged to dig back into our photo archive and see what other interesting items we could come up with.

So, each week we are going to run an archive photo or two – a bit of a guessing game for you. See if you can name the individuals.

We’ll offer you a few clues, but we also want to keep you guessing.

Check back and we’ll give you the answers next week, along with our next “Who’s that?” feature photos.

Clues for photo above:

This rider has won numerous national motocross titles in New Zealand and Australia too. He has also raced, with quite some success, in both Europe and the United States. When this photo was taken he was racing a Kawasaki, but he is no longer on the green brand.

Clues for photo below:

This rider worked as a bike mechanic in Palmerston North in the 1980s. He was a regular top-five on the New Zealand motocross scene, mostly racing a 250cc Suzuki, before packing his bags for a motorcycling career overseas. In more recent years he has been the No.1 mechanic for a factory team in Europe.

Last week’s characters revealed:

The main photo last week was of current New Zealand Superbike No.3 Sloan “Choppa” Frost, taken when he was just a young man racing motocross. The second photo featured last week was of Bay of Plenty’s Ben Townley, when he was racing his debut season on the world motocross championship circuit in 2001, riding for the German-funded Phase Suzuki 125cc team.

Well done to those who emailed us with their answers.

© Photos by Andy McGechan, www.BikesportNZ.com

More than 20 world class international riders have competed throughout all three national championship classes – MX1, MX2 and MXD – so far in the 2012 season, making for a truly international series on Australian soil.

It’s been an all-international whitewash at the top of the podium in the premier MX1 class after four rounds, with the Murray Bridge round serving as mid-round of the season before the series takes a six-week break from competition.

New Zealand’s former world No.2 Josh Coppins (pictured here) has set the pace so far for CDR Yamaha to lead the title, winning at both Coonabarabran and Wanneroo, which was contested last weekend. With experience on his side and in his final year of professional racing, last year’s MXN runner-up has been inch-perfect to date.

“The team’s working really well and we’re gelling together,” Coppins said. “I’m trying to help Lawson [Bopping] and Craig [Dack] has also got a lot of experience.

“I was thinking about it after the weekend and I think all the success that the team has had is not just luck, it comes down to preparation and work from the whole team. The proof is in the results.”

Coppins leads the series over dual British champion Brad Anderson, who won round three at Wonthaggi for Carlton Dry Honda Thor Racing. Anderson’s team-mate Ben Townley, another Kiwi, won the season opener at Conondale before injury forced him out of the proceedings.

Another Kiwi rider, Mount Maunganui’s Cody Cooper (Suzuki), is in fifth spot overall.

Last year’s leading contenders at Murray Bridge, Billy Mackenzie and Dean Ferris, will be missing from the action next weekend. After winning last year, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Mackenzie is out injured, while Ferris has gone on to compete in the Motocross World Championship.

Replacing Ferris at Kawasaki is four-time defending series champion Jay Marmont, who sits a lowly seventh in the standings to date, but did break through for a moto win aboard the KX450F in WA. Marmont was fourth in South Australia 12 months ago.

The Motul MX2 category has also been a relentless affair to date, with Serco Yamaha Metal Mulisha Racing revelation Luke Styke leading the series at this stage of the season after winning at both Coonabarabran and Wanneroo. He currently heads Carlton Dry Honda Thor Racing’s Ford Dale and team-mate Kirk Gibbs, with all three claiming round victories so far in 2012.

South Australian local Gibbs will be eager to get his season back on track after winning the round at Murray Bridge last year, and he’s well aware that it’s vital he peg back team-mate Styke in the standings as the series reaches its halfway point.

“This year I seem to struggle to string three races together to make a good round,” Gibbs explained. “With Luke being so consistent, no rider can afford to drop motos. But we head to my home state [this] week and its time I got it together and put in three good races at the level I’m capable of.”

The Pirelli MX Development class will resume after the nation’s top Under 19s racers sat out the WA stop on the calendar. The class is so far led by round one winner Dylan Long for Choice Motorsports KTM, from fellow teenage tearaways Sam Martin and Dylan Leary.

BikesportNZ.com star Kayne Lamont is in fourth spot, the man from Mangakino having won the previous round.

Lamont is looking to move up the rankings this weekend.

2012 Monster Energy MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship

Series Calendar:

Rd1 – 1 April – Conondale, QLD

Rd2 – 14-15 April – Coonabarabran, NSW

Rd3 – 28-29 April – Wonthaggi, VIC

Rd4 – 12-13 May – Wanneroo, WA

Rd5 – 20 May – Murray Bridge, SA

Rd6 – 1 July – Hervey Bay, QLD

Rd7 – 15 July – Barrabool, VIC

Rd8 – 29 July – Appin, NSW

Rd9 – 19 August – Moree, NSW

Rd10 – 25-26 August – Coolum, QLD

MX1 Championship Standings (after 4 of 10 rounds):

1. Josh Coppins 253

2. Brad Anderson 211

3. Todd Waters 208

4. Lawson Bopping     203

5. Cody Cooper 183

6. Tye Simmonds 178

7. Jay Marmont 177

8. Jake Moss 157

9. Daniel McCoy 125

10. Daniel Reardon 107

MX2 Championship Standings (after 4 of 10 rounds):

1. Luke Styke 260

2. Ford Dale 221

3. Kirk Gibbs 199

4. Cheyne Boyd 198

5. Josh Cachia 195

6. Kade Mosig 194

7. Adam Monea 190

8. Justin McDonald 143

9. Lewis Woods 134

10. Errol Willis 131

MXD Championship Standings (after 3 of 9 rounds):

1. Dylan Long 168

2. Sam Martin 157

3. Dylan Leary 157

4. Kayne Lamont 155

5. Kale Makeham 152

6. Joel Milesevic 131

7. Jay Wilson 128

8. Mitch Norris 123

9. Mitch Budd 90

10. Dylan Wills 87

It’s full throttle time as the popular Dirt Guide Cross-country Series jolts the Central North Island again this weekend.

It is the second round of three in the series, set for a venue called Pylons, near Atiamuri on Saturday, with a casual trail ride to follow at the same venue the next day.

The Pylons course is set out at Tirohanga Road, just one kilometre from State Highway 1 at Atiamuri.

“The track at Pylons is the most open of the series and most of the course has had the bulldozer around it, clearing paths,” said organiser Sean Clarke.

“We had a big storm earlier in the year and about 300 trees came down across the track and the easiest way to get rid of them was just to bulldoze them out of the way,” he explained.

“We have had a fair bit of rain this week, but, as long as it’s not raining on the day, the track will be perfect. The soil at Pylons is a lot more free draining than at (the previous round venue of) Tar Hill.”

The series typically attracts many of the top national championship contenders, and Clarke expects leading national enduro rider Chris Power, of Auckland, will make the journey.

Power won round one and will be keen to consolidate his position at the top on Saturday.

Fellow Aucklander Mike Skinner pushed Power hard at round one and he will be looking to reverse the finish order this weekend.

Auckland’s Sam Greenslade, Palmerston North’s Adam Reeves and Hamilton’s Sam Brown also rate among the favourites to win on Saturday.

As well as a two-hour race for the country’s senior elite, two new classes have been added for this season’s fifth annual running of the Dirt Guide Cross Country Series, increasing the opportunity for involvement by and the development of the country’s younger riders.

The new classes are for children aged between six and 10 years and they will use a separate track from the juniors – the two classes will be 6-10 years motocross and 6-10 years trail bikes.

“These classes will race at the same time as the junior race and be 75 minutes duration,” said Clarke.

“This is the fifth time I have run the series and each time it is getting bigger and bigger,” said Clarke, a former International Six Days Enduro medal winner and multi-time former national enduro champion.

He said there were classes to cater for all ages and abilities with the senior grade split in to two sections, for intermediate and expert riders. There are separate categories also for women and veteran riders.

The junior race starts at 9.30am and the two-hour senior race starts at 12.30pm.

The cross-country series is run parallel with but separate to the Dirt Guide Trail Ride Series, with that phase of the weekend’s action set for the same venue following day.

More than 120 senior riders lined up for the start of the Kiwi Rider-supported Dirt Guide series at round one and it looks like being a well-subscribed series once again this season.

CALENDAR (trail ride on day two in each case):

Round one, Tar Hill, Tokoroa, April 28-29.

Round two, The Pylons, Atiamuri, May 19-20.

Round three, Whakamaru, June 30-July 1.

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Auckland’s Tony Cooksley will be hoping it is third time lucky when he again manages the New Zealand squad heading to Europe for the annual Motocross of Nations this September.

The 56-year-old Cooksley was this week named to manage the three-rider squad – yet to be selected and named – which is set to race against the world’s elite in Belgium on September 30, making it his third consecutive appointment as Kiwi team manager.

The race circuit being used for this year’s “Olympic Games of Motocross” event is at the very deep sand track of Lommel, about 35 kilometres from Eindhoven.

“I’m really looking forward to the trip,” said Cooksley. “I have made a lot of good contacts in Europe over the years and basically it’s my job again to make sure everything comes together for the team, from sorting out accommodation to working out how to approach the racing.”

“We don’t know yet who the riders might be but (former world championship star) Josh Coppins, from Motueka, has already indicated he’ll be available. We just have to see who is healthy and ready to go when we make the selections at the end of July,” said Cooksley.

“Of course I’m honoured and thrilled to be chosen as team manager. New Zealand has typically been one of the top six teams in the world at this event and I don’t see any reason why we can’t be again this year.”

Motorcycling New Zealand (MNZ) motocross commissioner Bryan Davidson, of Marton, said it was “awesome” to have received so many high-quality applications for the role of New Zealand team manager.

“And with support for the future from the sport’s worldwide governing body, the FIM, it is very encouraging for our young riders coming through. This year MNZ has received funding for the team from the FIM and this gives us the chance to do the job properly.”

New Zealand has a long and proud history at this event, having finished on the third step of the podium at Foxhills, in England, in 1998. New Zealand was third again at Namur, in Belgium, in 2001 and was the world’s No.3 team again in Winchester, England, in 2006.

Team New Zealand failed to qualify for the main race at this event last year when the country’s top riders were injured and a “development squad” only was sent.

© Words and photo by Andy McGechan, www.BikesportNZ.com

The 2012 United States Motocross Championships season kicks off at Hangtown, California, this weekend with the title favourites anyone’s guess.

With 2011 champion Ryan Villopoto sidelined with injury, along with 2004 MX2 world champion and 2012 MX1 New Zealand champion Ben Townley, the race to win the open class crown is wide open.

Australia’s 2009 US champion Chad Reed is also on the injury list, so perhaps it’s time for Ryan Dungey to assume the top spot again.

He won the open class crown on Suzuki in 2010 and he’s back this year, but now on a KTM, a brand that’s never won the main title in the USA, despite winning world titles.

Australian Brett Metcalfe, who was fourth last season, could be a threat, as could his new Suzuki team-mate, 2008 champion James Stewart (pictured above).

South African former world MX2 champion Tyla Rattray steps up to the big bike class this season and he’s also a likely favourite to win.

“I’m pumped to race the 450 class with Monster Energy Kawasaki,” said the South African rider, “I know both the team and the bike can win championships.” He has big shoes to fill and will be fighting alongside team-mate Jake Weimer to defend the team’s 2011 motocross championship. This will be Weimer’s second year competing in the class; the Idaho native finished sixth overall in his inaugural 450 season.

It is understood that veteran rider Ivan Tedesco will replace Rattray on the 250 Pro Circuit Kawasaki team.

It remains to be seen if or when Kiwi hero Townley will be able to ride in the American series but fingers are firmly crossed that his recovery is rapid and that he can line up later in the series.

The big news recently was Stewart announcing his split from the Joe Gibbs Racing team after the final round of Supercross in Las Vegas.

He has signed with Yoshimura Suzuki.

“I love the bike – Ever since I rode it from day one I knew it was a great opportunity for me to come out and showcase my talent,” Stewart said.

Red Bull KTM’s Dungey persevered through injuries of his own during the SX season, making a late comeback with three rounds remaining and winning the final two events. He placed second overall last year in motocross behind Villopoto and has the momentum to remain a dominant presence this year.

JGRMX’s Davi Millsaps took second place in SX and has been a regular presence at the front of the pack. He will definitely be looking to improve on his 10th place finish in last year’s motocross.

Kyle Regal will be joining Millsaps on the team, filling in the vacant spot left by Stewart. “I am excited about this opportunity,” said Regal, “the bike is awesome and the team has been great getting me comfortable with the set-up.”

Other riders to watch during the upcoming season are Muscle Milk Honda’s Justin Brayton, who took fourth in overall points in SX and MotoConcepts Suzuki’s Mike Alessi who, even though he struggled to earn podiums in SX this year, ended sixth in points. Both riders were in the top seven when last year’s motocross season wrapped up.

In the 250 class, Geico Honda’s Justin Barcia will be riding his final season in the Lites class, having announced plans to join with Muscle Milk Honda next year as a 450 rider.

He dominated the SX Lites East division this year, besting his closest competition (Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen) by 45 points. Barcia also came out the victor in the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout held during the final round in Las Vegas.

If the Honda rider maintains his pace into the outdoor events, it may be impossible for anyone else to score a win this season.

Monster Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson is the defending 250 motocross champ and will return aboard his KX250F. Rival Eli Tomac of Geico Honda took the SX Lites West championship this year, but lagged in fourth during motocross in 2011. Tomac was unable to overtake Barcia in the East/West Shootout, but kept close on his heels to take second. The Colorado native will be a definite threat to Barcia and Wilson this season.

With Rattray’s move up to the 450 class, other riders such as Monster Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Blake Baggett and Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin will be thrust into the spotlight.

Baggett finished fourth in SX Lites East and Musquin came in third in SX Lites West. The Kawasaki rider had an impressive motocross season last year as well, earning five wins and placing third behind Wilson and Rattray.

Hangtown has hosted major events since 1969, and was moved to its present location at the Prairie City OHV Park in Rancho Cordova in ’79.

The Dirt Diggers North Motorcycle Club still organises the event as they did in the old days, making this the only Lucas Oil Motocross Championship round still run by a club.

Other stops on the calendar are scheduled in traditional spots such as Thunder Valley in Lakewood Colorado, Washougal MX Park in Washington State, and RedBud in Buchanan, Michigan. The new Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park will debut as the last round of the season marking the first time that the nationals have stopped in the legendary motorcycling city.

Bruce Brown made the famed Lake Elsinore Grand Prix known to households across the nation in his 1971 classic “On Any Sunday” and Honda Motor Corporation named its first motocross bikes “Elsinores” in 1973. The track has suffered in recent years from management issues but is finally ready to host a world class event this year.

Photo courtesy Suzuki

Many will recall the glory years of Katherine Prumm, the New Zealand girl who hit Europe like a hurricane and blew away so many of the established stars in the women’s motocross scene between about 2005 and 2008, when the Aucklander was eventually struck down with a career-ending injury.

In more recent times it has been another young Kiwi girl who has turned heads in the Southern Hemisphere – and recently in the United States too – and it probably won’t be much longer before Otago’s Courtney Duncan is a household name in Europe.

But, for the time being at least, Duncan has been frustrated as she sits on the sideline.

Thankfully, it probably won’t be long now before we see her tormenting the boys once again.

The 16-year-old Yamaha ace from Palmerston, in south Otago, recently underwent a second remedial operation to repair both her knees, injured while training about two years ago and now she’s awaiting medical clearance to get out there on the race track again.

“It hasn’t been six months since my operation yet, but it does feel like a long time that’s for sure,” she said.

She said she could be back in action in the next few weeks or so, perhaps as early as the end of this month.

“I’ll be back racing again just as soon as I can feel comfortable and confident in my knees,” said Duncan, who had sensationally finished with a world ranking of sixth in the 85cc class at the Junior World Motocross Championships in Taupo in August 2009.

“It is very tough not being able to ride. I’m feeling very strong at the moment, even stronger than before. I have been running, cycling, swimming, working out in the gym and mountain-biking too. I’m doing a lot of rehab work and I’m in the gym five times a week. I just need my surgeon to give me the thumbs-up and I’ll be racing again.

“The damage to my knees came from an accident I suffered while training at home in September 2009. I didn’t actually crash. I put my foot down on the ground and tweaked it funny while riding on my home track.

“I knew something wasn’t right but because I was so young then – only 13 – the doctors didn’t really pick up on it.

“I have had heaps of trouble with my knees since then. I haven’t really been 100% in about two-and-a-half years.”

That admission gives added credit to her remarkable podium achievements at the United States Junior Motocross Championships at Ponca City in July last year, a week-long event in which she turned heads when beating so many of the world’s junior elite.

She scored back-to-back wins to steal away with the USA 65-85cc girls’ crown and then, although a year younger than some of her male rivals, Duncan finished third overall in the 85-150cc stock class – her 3-2 race results earning her the podium spot – and she also finished the event ranked fourth overall in the 85-150cc modified class after finishing 3-5 in her two outings.

“Things are ready to happen for me again in the United States. I just have to give the word and I’ll be back racing there either later this year or next year.”

© Words and photo by Andy McGechan, www.BikesportNZ.com

Most of the day was spent riding between sections was on the roads.

“The weather threw a bit of everything at us with rain, sleet and a bit of sun,” said Robson’s father, Simon.

“Carl enjoyed the day as it was a bit like home – a lot of rocks and creeks and I think his result for the day showed this. Some of the roads were very interesting to drive and a bit hairy at times.

Days six, the final day, saw Robson excel, not only finishing but also taking a second class award.

“He had an enjoyable day and the mileage was down on the previous two days. However, it was not easy by any means. The weather was also a bit better than the previous days. Carl moved up a couple of places.”

Out of 276 riders only 228 actually finished the week and Robson ended up 162nd.

© Main photo by Andy McGechan, www.BikesportNZ.com

When the going gets tough; the tough get going.

But New Zealand’s Rory Mead hadn’t counted on having to go so far or for it to be so tough for him to race his way up the Grand National Cross-country Championships ladder in the United States.

With his visitor permit expired, Mead was forced to skip the country for a few days and hope that he’d be let back across the border again with a re-stamped visa before the weekend’s sixth round of the GNCC series in Springville, Indiana.

Mead (pictured right) flew out of the United States and spent three days in Ireland to facilitate his visa update, although it meant he only arrived back in the US the day before the gruelling race at Springville.

Mead (KTM), who raced a Yamaha YZ450F to reclaim the New Zealand Enduro Championships crown last season before embarking on his first full GNCC campaign this year, said he was “absolutely exhausted from all the travel” but still satisfied when he managed to finish sixth at Springville.

“Sixth place is better than nothing,” said Mead’s father, Jamie. “It’s tough because he just had to make the quick trip out of the country and back again. If a person overstays in America, even for one day, they are not allowed back for five years. It took a toll on Rory both physically and mentally.”

Mead remains fourth overall in the series standings, just 16 points adrift of third-ranked Charlie Mullins (KTM), the defending champion.

Meanwhile, a runner-up finish at Springville was enough for fellow New Zealander Paul Whibley (Yamaha YZ450F) to retain his hold on the series lead, although he now shares the top spot with the day’s winner, American rider Kailub Russell (KTM).

Whibley (main picture, above), who won the GNCC series outright in 2008 and was runner-up last season, remains on target to reclaim the No.1 spot, although there is still a long way to go with seven rounds remaining.

The next round is at Masontown, West Virginia, on May 27.

Meanwhile, here’s some great footage from round two of the series:

And some footage from round four at Big Buck, Union, South Carolina:

XC1 Pro Standings: 

1= Paul Whibley (147/1 win)

1= Kailub Russell (147/4 wins)

3. Charlie Mullins (121)

4. Rory Mead (105/1 win)

5. Thad DuVall (97)

6. Jordan Ashburn (89)

7. Chris Bach (79)

8. Garrett Edmisten (78)

9. Cory Buttrick (77)

10. Nathan Kanney (65)

© Words and photo by Andy McGechan, www.BikesportNZ.com

JetpilotAustralia visited New Zealand’s Ben Townley in Hospital days after his crash at round two of the Australian Motocross Championships at Coonabarabran, which left his United States ride with TwoTwo Motorsports in tatters.

The camera goes behind the scenes to see the real emotion and get the lowdown on how long he will be sidelined for.

Italian Antonio Cairoli (KTM) surged further in front of the MX1 world championships after another podium-topping display, this time at round four of the series, the Grand Prix of Mexico, overnight.

Belgium’s Clement Desalle (Suzuki) and Frenchman Christophe Pourcel (Kawasaki) looked good early on in race one but ultimately had no answer for the pace of Cairoli.

Cairoli fought through from third position on lap one of the first race to take the lead from Desalle with eight laps to go.

Desalle finished runner-up from Ken De Dycker (KTM) after Pourcel made a pit stop to remove the track side fencing from his rear wheel.

The Monster Energy Yamaha’s of David Philippaerts and Shaun Simpson fell in the wave section on lap one; Simpson dislocated a shoulder, while Philippaerts fought through to tenth.

The second race was won by Philippaerts, who seemed to come from nowhere in the second half of the race to pass Cairoli, who had fallen from third, as well as DeDycker, Pourcel and Desalle, the latter with five laps to go. It was the Monster Energy Yamaha rider’s first win of the season and gave him third overall in the Grand Prix.

“I’m so happy to win that second moto. I’m back!” Philippaerts exclaimed afterwards.

“This is important for me because it was a long time since I last won. Mentally it can be difficult to deal with race crashes and results that you know can be better.

“I’m in great shape and it’s awesome to be back on the podium. I had some bad luck with another crash in the first race. Shaun (Simpson) came across and we clashed together. I had to enter the pits but then restarted last and fought back to tenth. I pushed every lap and it was hard work at this altitude and in this heat but the result was important and it paid off with the podium.”

Desalle finished runner-up in the race and was second overall for the GP, while Cairoli came home in third, which was good enough for the overall GP victory.

RESULTS, GP of Mexico:

MX1 Moto1:

1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 40:53.481; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:07.664; 3. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), +0:30.519; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:43.925; 5. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), +0:48.259; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, Suzuki), +0:53.089; 7. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Honda), +1:07.005; 8. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:14.736; 9. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), +1:19.620; 10. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +1:34.840.

MX1 Moto2:

1. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 40:15.650; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:01.323; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:05.451; 4. Christophe Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:11.445; 5. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), +0:14.190; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, Suzuki), +0:16.658; 7. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:17.784; 8. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), +0:18.654; 9. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Honda), +0:29.974; 10. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), +0:45.232.

MX1 Overall Result:

1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 45 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 44 p.; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 36 p.; 4. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Tanel Leok (EST, Suzuki), 30 p.; 6. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 27 p.; 7. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), 27 p.; 8. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Honda), 26 p.; 9. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 25 p.; 10. Christophe Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), 23 p.

MX1 World Championship Standings (after 4 of 16 rounds):

1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 178 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 149 p.; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 134 p.; 4. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 131 p.; 5. Christophe Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), 129 p.; 6. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 105 p.; 7. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), 103 p.; 8. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 99 p.; 9. Tanel Leok (EST, Suzuki), 92 p.; 10. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 79 p.

MX2 Moto1:

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 40:55.196; 2. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:05.894; 3. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), +0:09.001; 4. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:47.159; 5. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +0:47.666; 6. Joel Roelants (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:48.714; 7. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +1:00.731; 8. Max Anstie (GBR, Honda), +1:19.093; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +1:24.396; 10. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +1:27.746; 16. Petar Petrov (BUL, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 21. Harri Kullas (FIN, Suzuki), -7 lap(s).

MX2 Moto2:

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 39:06.278; 2. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:24.774; 3. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), +0:27.163; 4. Joel Roelants (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:36.183; 5. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +0:51.182; 6. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +1:05.255; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +1:13.023; 8. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +1:17.628; 9. Max Anstie (GBR, Honda), +1:25.586; 10. Harri Kullas (FIN, Suzuki), +1:30.408; 11. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Husqvarna), +2:03.155; 12. Petar Petrov (BUL, Suzuki), -1 lap(s).

MX2 Overall Result:

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 44 p.; 3. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Joel Roelants (BEL, Kawasaki), 33 p.; 5. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 30 p.; 6. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 29 p.; 7. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 26 p.; 8. Max Anstie (GBR, Honda), 25 p.; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 20 p.; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Husqvarna), 20 p.; 13. Petar Petrov (BUL, Suzuki), 14 p.; 16. Harri Kullas (FIN, Suzuki), 11 p.

MX2 World Championship Standings (after 4 of 16 rounds):

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 194 points; 2. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), 154 p.; 3. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 153 p.; 4. Joel Roelants (BEL, Kawasaki), 118 p.; 5. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 107 p.; 6. Max Anstie (GBR, Honda), 105 p.; 7. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 95 p.; 8. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), 91 p.; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Husqvarna), 80 p.; 10. Harri Kullas (FIN, Suzuki), 76 p.; 11. Michael Leib (USA, Yamaha), 61 p.; 12. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 60 p.; 13. Petar Petrov (BUL, Suzuki), 57 p.