Saint Jean d’Angely, France,
27
May
2019
|
13:40
Europe/Amsterdam

Pirelli maintain winning run at the Motocross Grand Prix of France held in Saint Jean D’Angely

Tim Gajser dominates the MXGP class and approaches Antonio Cairoli’s Red Plate. Jorge Prado wins again in MX2 class and increases his lead in the Championship

The third consecutive race in three weeks for the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship took place at Saint Jean d’Angely for the Grand Prix of France and round seven of the series. To better tackle the hard and rutted soil, Pirelli-equipped pilots were able to rely on the excellent performance of the SCORPION™ MX32™ Mid Soft range in various sizes - front and rear - which allowed the Italian company to take overall victory in both classes and in the EMX250 race.

In the MXGP class Tim Gajser again won both races. The Slovenian proved to be fastest on track since the first practice sessions and dominated throughout the weekend. Thanks to the haul of points earned, he sits just ten away from championship leader Antonio Cairoli, who was hit by bad luck and only finished seventh at the end of the day. There was a great third place for Romain Febvre who has made a full recovery from the ankle injury picked up at the first meeting of the year. Jeremy Seewer also rode well and repeated his fifth place overall obtained last weekend in Portugal.

There was a sixth win for Jorge Prado in MX2 who also proved to be the man to beat in the lower class in Saint Jean d’Angely again. Thomas Kjer Olsen finished in third place but lost another eleven points in the championship to the Spaniard. Good performances also by Mitchell Evans and Adam Sterry who finished fourth and fifth overall respectively.

Pirelli confirmed the performance of their tyres with overall victory in the third round of the EMX250 European Championship thanks to Stephen Rubini, and third place with compatriot Benistant ThibaultRubini, despite an ankle problem, is second in the championship standings and has shown that he has what it takes to aim for the title.

After three consecutive races the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship will pause next weekend but will resume on 8/9 June with the Grand Prix of Russia: hosted by the Orlyonok circuit.

Race results (Pirelli riders in bold):

MXGP race 1
1. GAJSER Tim (SLO)
2. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)
3.TONUS Arnaud (SUI)
4. SEEWER Jeremy (SUI)
5. FEBVRE Romain (FRA) 

MXGP race 2
1. GAJSER Tim (SLO)
2. FEBVRE Romain (FRA)
3. TONUS Arnaud (SUI)
4.DESALLE Clement (BEL)
5. PAULIN Gautier (FRA) 

MX2 race 1
1.GEERTS Jago (BEL)
2. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA)
3. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN)
4. VIALLE Tom (FRA)
5. POOTJES Davy (NED) 

MX2 race 2
1. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA)
2.GEERTS Jago (BEL)
3. WATSON Ben (GBR)
4. EVANS Mitchell (AUS)
5. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN) 

GP Overall: 

MXGP
1. GAJSER Tim (SLO)
2.TONUS Arnaud (SUI)
3. FEBVRE Romain (FRA)
4.DESALLE Clement (BEL)
5. PAULIN Gautier (FRA) 

MX2
1. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA)
2.GEERTS Jago (BEL)
3. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN)
4. EVANS Mitchell (AUS)
5. STERRY Adam (GBR) 

Championship overall: 

MXGP
1. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA) p.311
2. GAJSER Tim (SLO) p.301
3.PAULIN Gautier (FRA) p.218
4.DESALLE Clement (BEL) p.208
5. JASIKONIS Arminas (LTU) p.190
6. SEEWER Jeremy (SUI) p.184 

MX2
1. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA) p.297
2. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN) p.283
3. GEERTS Jago (BEL)p.217
4. JACOBI Henry (GER) p.210
5. EVANS Mitchell (AUS) p.187
6. WATSON Ben (GBR) p.184