Cairoli is 2013 MX1 World Champion in Matterley Basin

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#Cairoli is 2013 MX1 World Champion in #Matterley Basin


Red Bull KTM Factory rider Tony Cairoli of Italy on Sunday underlined why he is one of the finest Motocross riders in the world when he took his fifth consecutive MX1 World title and his seventh career world title at the MX GP Festival in the UK.

Cairoli already sealed the championship in the opening moto. He took the holeshot on the Matterley Basin circuit, a track that he names as one of his favorites, and shared the lead with his biggest rival Clement Desalle. But the Italian champion rode his usual tactical race, carefully analyzing where would be the best place to make the pass on the Belgian. He closed him down and took the lead in the tenth lap then hit the gas and went on to score a comfortable win. Cairoli pumped the air as he went through the finish line to acknowledge he had won the title and was greeted by wild celebrations from the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team in the finish area.

Cairoli took off like a rocket in the second moto, grabbing the holeshot but then crashed in the opening lap ahead of a multi bike pileup that shook up the race order and allowed leader Desalle to take the lead. Cairoli settled down to pick off six or seven riders ahead of him and was in fourth place by lap three. But two-thirds through the race he started to experience technical problems and with just two laps to go had to exit into the pits. Cairoli’s teammate Ken de Dycker of Belgium wrapped up his day with a 5-6 result for overall fourth, riding with an injured ankle.

Coldenhoff takes first career MX2 victory topping all-KTM podium
With the world title already decided for KTM factory rider Jeffrey Herlings at the GP of Czech Republic in Loket and the Dutch teenager out injured for the rest of the season, there were no holds barred among the other riders in the MX2 GP of Britain.

It was Australian Dean Ferris who took a comfortable victory in the opening MX2 moto ahead of Jake Nichols and Glenn Coldenhoff in a race that saw Red Bull KTM’s Jordi Tixier crash hard. But in the second moto, which saw a whole string of riders, Ferris included, exit through crashes, the race went right down to the wire with no less than four riders possible GP winners going into the final laps. But it was Coldenhoff who took the glory and when he crossed the line he was not even aware that he was on the podium. Nichols was second and Jose Burtron took third to give KTM yet another three-way podium. Considering his first race crash, Tixier did well to get back into the action in the second race to finish in fifth for more points to consolidate his second place in the championship standings.

Successful EMX Championships for KTM
Titles in EMX 65cc, 85cc and 125 cc were all also decided at Matterley Basin, yielding three more honors to KTM. Raivo Dankers of the Netherlands won the 65cc class, with the youngest riders fighting their way through thick mud after rain at the British circuit. Conrad Mewes of the UK was 85cc European champion and Pauls Jonas of Latvia settled the 125 cc European title with one round still in hand.

Cairoli’s 2013 journey to his seventh career world title:
Finished 2 in GP of Qatar
Finished 1 in GP of Thailand
Finished 1 in GP of Netherlands
Finished 1 in GP of Italy
Finished 2 in GP of Bulgaria
Finished 2 in GP of Portugal
Finished 1 in GP of Brazil
Finished 1 in GP of France
Finished 3 in GP of Italy Maggiora
Finished 1 in GP of Sweden (60th career GP victory)
Finished 1 in GP of Latvia
Finished 1 in GP of Finland
Finished 1 in GP of Germany
Finished 5 in GP of Czech Republic
Finished 2 in GP of Belgium
Finished 7 in GP of Britain

GP of Great Britain at Matterley Basin, Winchester - Round 16 of the World Championship

MX1 Results
1, Clement Desalle, Belgium, Suzuki [2 – 1]
2, Kevin Strijbos, Belgium, Suzuki [3 - 3]
3, Evgeny Bobryshev, Russia, Honda [4 – 4]
4, Ken de Dycker, Belgium, KTM [5 – 6]
5, Tommy Searle, Great Britain, Kawasaki
Other KTM
7, Tony Cairoli, Italy, KTM [1 – 18 (DNF)]
11, Matiss Karro, Latvia, KTM
15, Jonathan Barragan, Spain, KTM

MX1 Standings
1, Cairoli, 718 (2013 World Champion)
2, Desalle, 647
3, de Dycker, 573
4, Paulin, 513
5, Strijbos, 509

MX1 Manufacturers Standings
1, KTM, 745
2, Suzuki, 675
3, Kawasaki, 620

MX2 Results
1, Glenn Coldenhoff, Netherlands, KTM [3 - 4]
2, Jake Nicholls, Great Britain, KTM [2 – 6]
3, Jose Butron, Spain, KTM [5 - 3]
4, Romain Febvre, France, KTM
5, Christophe Charlier, France, Yamaha
Other KTM
9, Elliott Banks-Browne, Great Britain, KTM
11, Jordi Tixier, France, KTM [28 (DNF) – 5]
12, Harri Kullas, Finland, KTM
14, Tim Gajser, Slovenia, KTM
16, Steven Lenoir, France, KTM

MX2 Standings
1, Herlings, 692 (2013 World Champion)
2, Tixier, 569
3, Butron, 506
4, Charlier, 467
5, Coldenhoff, 450
Other KTM
7, Nicholls, 407

MX2 Manufacturers Standings
1, KTM, 785
2, Yamaha, 606
3, Kawasaki, 456





Tony Cairoli is 2013 MX1 World Champion


Cairoli on his way to victory


Ken de Dycker finishes 4th overall in Matterley Basin


Tixier toughs it out after 1st moto crash to pick up points


Factory team celebrates Cairoli's world title


25/08 2013

Salom wins in Brno riding injured to extend Moto3 championship lead
Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Luis Salom extended his lead in the Moto3 GP championship points on Sunday when he took yet another spectacular victory on the Autodromo Circuit in Brno, Czech Republic. Salom was riding with a cracked heel after a crash in the last GP in Indianapolis.

The Spanish rider set himself up perfectly and made his move in the final stages after shadow boxing with five riders, all on KTM-driven bikes from the first to the final lap. Maverick Vinales was second, one second behind Salom and Jonas Folger of Germany on the Kalex-KTM took the minor podium place. This left Estrella Galicia teammates Alex Rins and Alex Marquez out in the cold for the top places after they had both been in contention going into the final laps.

The group dominated the race from the start to the drop of the checkered flag. Salom is well known for last lap attacks but the leaders were so closely grouped and the lead changed so often that nothing was certain until he crossed the line.

Salom, in his second year of Moto3 has now won five of the ten rounds so far this season and has a 14-point lead over rival Maverick Vinales. Alex Rins is in third with 180 points so there is still a lot of racing before the title is decided.

There are seven rounds left in the season and riders meet again next weekend at the British Silverstone circuit to continue their fight for the title.

MotoGP of Czech Republic – Brno Circuit – Round 10
Moto3 Results
1, Luis Salom, Spain, KTM, 40:58.770
2, Maverick Viñales, Spain, KTM, 40:59.277
3, Jonas Folger, Germany, Kalex KTM, 40:59.785
4, Alex Rins, Spain, KTM, 40:59.851
5, Alex Marquez, Spain, KTM, 41:00.010
6, Alexis Masbou, France, FTR Honda, 41:03.557
7, Jack Miller, Australia, FTR Honda, 41:16.408
8, Jakub Kornfeil, Czech Republic, Kalex KTM, 41:20.150
9, Miguel Oliveira, Portugal, Mahindra, 41:20.174
10, Niccolò Antonelli, Italy, FTR Honda, 41:20.286
Other KTM
14, Arthur Sissis, Australia, KTM, 41:29.814
15, Zulfahmi Khairuddin, Malaysia, KTM, 41:37.968
16, Jasper Iwema, Netherlands, Kalex KTM, 41:38.037
17, Philipp Oettl, Germany, Kalex KTM, 41:38.311
21, Livio Loi, Belgium, Kalex KTM, 41:38.717
22, Eric Granado, Brazil, Kalex KTM, 41:38.881
23, Ana Carrasco, Spain, KTM, 41:44.045
24, Jules Danilo, France, Kalex KTM, 41:44.206
25, Toni Finsterbusch, Germany, Kalex KTM, 41:44.401
27, Florian Alt, Germany, Kalex KTM, 41:48.085
DNF, Niklas Ajo, Finland, KTM

Moto3 Standings after Round 10
1, Salom, 208
2, M. Viñales, 194
3, Rins, 180
4, Folger, 110
5, Marquez, 101
6, Oliveira, 84
7, Miller, 56
8, Masbou, 56
9, Sissis, 51
10, Khairuddin, 50
Other KTM
12, Kornfeil, 46
14, Ajo, 37
20, Iwema, 8
21, Granado, 7
24, Loi, 3
25, Oettl, 1

Moto3 Manufacturers Standings after Round 10
1, KTM, 250
2, Kalex KTM, 110
3, Mahindra, 93