CHRISTOPHE CHARLIER TAKES VICTORY AND 50 POINTS IN ITALY

EMX2 Championship leader Christophe Charlier (France) took new fifty points and increased his advantage in front of Jeffrey Herlings. Aleksander Tonkov (Suzuki, Russia) was second and Italian Rudy Moroni (Yamaha) third.

Same as in the MX3 World Championship the EMX2 victory is going to France. Christophe Charlier from the Italian team Gariboldi Racing won both races with big advantage from the very begining. Young French from Corsica made two explosive starts and he clinched the new victory. Charlier fulfiled the goal of his team, to win in home Faenza.

In the first race his biggest rival for the Championship throne Jeffrey Herlings from the team KTM JM Racing finished second and lost only three points against Charlier’s leadership. But Herlings had bigger problems in the second race. He crashed and finished ninteenth. So Charlier englared the leadership to 37 points.

Russian rider Aleksandr Tonkov (Suzuki) was second twice and finished second overall. This is another good experience for Tonkov in Faenza, because he won the European Championship event in 2007. Also in the EMX2 European Championsip Italians took the podium. Yamaha rider Rudy Moroni finished third and conquered his first EMX2 podium. Glenn Coldenhoff (Suzuki, Netherlands) was fourth after he had an excellent second race, finished second. Italian rider Gianluca Martini (Suzuki) was fifth.

Charlier is leading the EMX2 European Championship in front of Jeffrey Herlings. Third is Klemen Gercar (Slovenia) from Yamaha Gariboldi Racing. Gercar crashed yesterday. Today he was riding with the pain in his chest, so he finished tenth. Herjan Brakke (Honda, Netherlands) is fourth and Matthias Walkner (KTM, Austria) who crashed in the first race is on the fifth position.

Next event for the EMX2 European Championship will be in Orehova vas, Slovenia.

RIDER’S COMMENTS

1st – CHRISTOPHE CHARLIER (FRANCE): »I gave my best to win today. It was the home race of my team Gariboldi Racing and this win is very important. My bike was perfect again. I did not have any problems on this race track. My advantage in the Championship standings is bigger again and I am happy to keep the red plate.«

2nd – ALEKSANDR TONKOV (RUSSIA): »I had two good races today and I am happy to take another EMX2 podium. I had some problems at the begining of the second race. It did not confused me and I finished third as already in the first race. My team gives me a good support and am satisfied with my Suzuki.«

3rd – RUDY MORONI (ITALY): »This is my first EMX2 podium. It is great to conquered it at the home event in Italy. I had been trying to get the podium for a long time but there was always something wrong. I had two fast starts, the bike had good settings and including with my riding I finished third. The track is quite easy. It is a nice feeling to be on the podium and I hope it is not the last one.«

RESULTS

First Race Top ten: 1. Christophe Charlier, Yamaha (France), 2. Jeffrey Herlings, KTM (Netherlands), 3. Aleksandr Tonkov, Suzuki (Russia), 4. Rudy Moroni, Yamaha (Italy), 5. Gianluca Martini, Suzuki (Italy), 6. Kenny Van Dueren, KTM (Belgium), 7. Alessandro D’Angelo, Honda (Italy), 8. Glenn Coldenhoff, Suzuki (Netherlands), 9. Giacomo Redondi, Suzuki (Italy), 10. Alain Schafer, Honda (Switzerland)

Second Race Top ten: 1. Christophe Charlier, Yamaha (France), 2. Glenn Coldenhoff, Suzuki (Netherlands), 3. Aleksandr Tonkov, Suzuki (Russia), 4. Rudy Moroni, Yamaha (Italy), 5. Gianluca Martini, Suzuki (Italy), 6. Jernej Irt, Husqvarna (Slovenia), 7. Donny Nastemeijer, KTM (Netherlands), 8. Harri Kullas, KTM (Finland), 9. Kenny Van Dueren, KTM (Belgium), 10. Klemen Gercar, Yamaha (Slovenia)

Overall: 1. Christophe Charlier, Yamaha (France), 2. Aleksandr Tonkov, Suzuki (Russia), 3. Rudy Moroni, Yamaha (Italy), 4. Glenn Coldenhoff, Suzuki (Netherlands), 5. Gianluca Martini, Suzuki (Italy), 6. Kenny Van Dueren, KTM (Belgium), 7. Jeffrey Herlings, KTM (Netherlands), 8. Donny Bastemeijer, KTM (Netherlands), 9. Harri Kullas, KTM (Finland), 10. Klemen Gercar, Yamaha (Slovenia)

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