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Honda on the right track in Losail

Motul
14 September

The 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship started in Qatar with one of the finest fields ever seen in the discipline. Honda (Team HRC) and Suzuki World MXGP factory teams are partnered technically by Motul. The former left Losail with a first podium.

 

Although suffering, defending world champion Tim Gajser won the qualifying race before finishing race 1 third. The Slovenian seemed to be racing well when his energy waned and he surrendered his first-place finish to Cairoli. He nevertheless mounted the second step of the podium at the end of the Grand Prix. 'We were wondering whether it was reasonable to enter Tim, so this 2nd place can be considered a bonus,' stated Roger Harvey, Team HRC general manager. On the other official Honda, Russian Evgeny Bobryshev performed solidly and was rewarded with 4th place.

 

 

Kevin Strijbos and his Suzuki were penalised by their starts. The shape of the ruts did not allow the riders to vary their trajectories, making passing extremely difficult. So the Belgian couldn't do better than 11th of this first GP of the season, which does not belittle his potential nor that of the new RM-Z450WS.

 

Fighting fit in the preparation races for Hawkstone Park and Lacapelle, the Lithuanian rider couldn't express his talents unfortunately, owing to a visa problem.

 

 

MXGP standings:

 

01 Antonio Cairoli (KTM), 50 pts

02 Tim Gajser (Honda), 42 pts

03 Clément Desalle (Kawasaki), 40 pts

04 Evgeny Bobryshev (Honda) 32 pts

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