Riola Sardo, Italy,
27
January
2019
|
18:55
Europe/Amsterdam

Pirelli dominates the season opener in Riola Sardo with SCORPION™ MX Soft tyres

Antonio Cairoli wins the first round of International MX Series in MX1 and Supercampione class. Jorge prado is victorious in MX2

  • Antonio Cairoli
  • Antonio Cairoli
  • Jorge Prado
  • Antonio Cairoli
  • Pirelli tyres
  • Antonio Cairoli
  • MX1 Group action
  • Jorge Prado
  • Antonio Cairoli
  • Romain Febvre & Antonio Cairoli
  • Pirelli SCORPION MX Soft
  • Romain Febvre
  • Jorge Prado
  • Tim Gajser, Antonio Cairoli & Jorge Prado

Great success for Pirelli in the first round of the "International MX Series" which was hosted at Riola Sardo in Sardinia. On the difficult and demanding "Le Dune" sandy track, the riders equipped by the Italian brand were able to count on the excellent performance of the SCORPION™ MX32™ Mid Soft front and the SCORPION MX™ Soft rear tyres.In addition to the victory in MX2 class with the defending Wolrd Champion Jorge Prado, Pirelli’s tyres monopolized the podium in MX1 with Antonio Cairoli, who dominated the race followed by Romain Febvre and Tim Gajser.

Pirelli’s superiority was also confirmed in Supercampione final, a race that saw the top 20 classified in MX1 and MX2 classes match up. Once again Antonio Cairoli was peerless as he fronted the race from the first lap until the last. Behind him was an excellent performance by Tim Gajser in second, followed by Jorge Prado who managed to take his KTM 250 SX-F to third position against many 450s. Romain Febvrefinished in fifth place despite a fall on the first lap that forced him to charge hard through the field.

Next weekend the riders will tackle the second round of the International MX Series which will be hosted by the Ottobiano circuit, placed near Milan. 

Results (Pirelli’s riders in bold): 

MX1
1. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)
2. FEBVRE Romain (FRA)
3. GAJSER Tim (SLO)
4. PAULIN Gautier (FRA)
5. JASIKONIS Arminas (LTU) 

MX2
1. PRADO Jorge (SPA)
2. HAARUP Mikkel (DEN)
3. GUADAGNINI Mattia (ITA)
4. WATSON Ben (GBR)
5. CERVELLIN Michele (ITA) 

SUPERCAMPIONE
1. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)
2. GAJSER Tim (SLO)
3. PRADO Jorge (SPA)
4. PAULIN Gautier (FRA)
5. FEBVRE Romain (FRA) 

Championship overall: 

MX1
1. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA) p.120
2. FEBVRE Romain (FRA) p.100
3. GAJSER Tim (SLO) p.80
4. PAULIN Gautier (FRA) p.65
5. JASIKONIS Arminas (LTU) p.60 

MX2
1. PRADO Jorge (SPA) p.120
2. HAARUP Mikkel (DEN) p.100
3. GUADAGNINI Mattia (ITA) p.80
4. WATSON Ben (GBR) p.65
5. CERVELLIN Michele (ITA) p.60 

SUPERCAMPIONE
1. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA) p.120
2. GAJSER Tim (SLO) p.100
3. PRADO Jorge (SPA) p.80
4. PAULIN Gautier (FRA) p.65
5. FEBVRE Romain (FRA) p.60