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Two weeks after the painful experience of the Indonesian mudbath, the contenders of the World Motocross championships found more propitious conditions on 18 and 19 March in Patagonia. The two factory teams partnered technically by Motul dazzled everyone. Tim Gajser gave the win to Honda and takes the lead of MXGP, while Suzuki World MXGP is the leader of the MX2 standings thanks to Jeremy Seewer's new Top 3.
Defending world champion, Tim Gajser, scored the maximum number of points possible after winning the two races of the Patagonia – Argentina Grand Prix. 'It was a perfect weekend, the public was tremendous and their fervour was palpable at the end of the race.' Team HRC secured a magnificent overall result with the 3rd place of Evgeny Bobryshev, even though he had just got over food poisoning. 'I couldn't train after Indonesia because I was confined to my bed! On Saturday, my stomach was still causing me pain and, quite frankly, I didn't expect to mount the podium.'
The trip to South America gave Suzuki World MXGP a rough time. Neither of the team's two riders contending in the top category managed to enter the Grand Prix' final Top 10. On the other hand, Jeremy Seewer left Patagonia with the red plate of leader of the MX2 championship, a first for the Swiss rider!
MXGP standings :
01 Tim Gajser (Honda), 106 pts
02 Antonio Cairoli (KTM), 96 pts
03 Clément Desalle (Kawasaki), 91 pts
05 Evgeny Bobryshev (Honda) 82 pts
