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Yamaha rules Enduro 1 in Slovakia
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Yamaha rules Enduro 1 in Slovakia
All Yamaha podium
UFO Corse Yamaha team riders Cristobal Guerrero and Simone Albergoni
made the most of reigning Enduro 1 world championship class leader
Juha Salminen's absence at the GP of Slovakia, held in Krompachy,
Slovakia. They both claimed a day win each aboard their WR250F
machines. With Salminen absent due to an injury sustained prior to
the event, Guerrero and Albergoni took to the start as favourites to
finish on the top step of the E1 class podium and duly did so as
they shared top honours. With Guerrero finishing close to 14 seconds
ahead of Albergoni on day one it was Albergoni who topped day two
ahead of Yamaha France rider Marc Germain as two costly mistakes
denied Guerrero the chance to repeat his day one win, he still
managed third.
Christobal Guerrero
With Yamaha riders occupying the top three positions in the E1 class on
day one in
Krompachy Spaniard Guerrero topped the opening test to take an early
lead.
Continuing to perform well the E1 class rookie maintained his lead and
even when
the dry special tests became wet and slippery due to heavy rain, the
former Enduro
junior world champion remained mistake-free going on to claim his first
ever
senior enduro world championship class win.
Behind Cristobal his UFO Corse Yamaha team-mate Simone Albergoni finished
second
having been unable to get to grips with the Slovakian special tests.
Making it the
perfect day for Yamaha Frenchman Marc Germain continued his impressive
season to
finish third, which resulted in an all blue podium. After starting day
one in the
best possible way and winning the opening special test, Cristobal
Guerrero started
day two badly due to a slow-speed, but costly, fall on the opening
enduro test.
Placing fourth in class on test one Guerrero went on to make one further
mistake,
again on the enduro test, which essentially ended his hopes of a repeat
win and
despite his best efforts he could do no better than finish third.
Improving his
result one position from the first day Yamaha France rider Marc Germain
secured
the runner-up position having performed consistently all day before
going on to
win the event's final two tests.
In leading five of the day's 10 special tests Simone Albergoni celebrated
his
first E1 class victory of '07, having topped the opening test
before going on to
dominate during the second of the day's three laps. Earning what has
been a long
overdue winning result for the Italian, Simone importantly strengthened
his
runner-up position in the '07 E1 world championship standings.
Simone Albergoni
Simone Albergoni (UFO Corse Yamaha) Enduro 1 class - Day 1 Second,
Day 2 First
: "My result on the first day was really disappointing. I don't know why
but I
didn't find a good feeling with my bike. I couldn't work out why, I
didn't crash,
I just wasn't able to ride at 100 per cent. I was just too slow.
"The second day went well. I started well with a good time in the first
enduro
test and that set me up well for the day. I didn't really make any
changes for day
two, but I felt much better. I was able to attack, especially in the
enduro and
extreme test, so it was good to win."
Cristobal Guerrero (UFO Corse Yamaha) Enduro 1 class - Day 1 First,
Day 2 Third:
"The first day was great for me. I didn't make any mistakes and was able
to really
concentrate on all of the special tests, even when it started to rain. I
thought
that Marc Germain and Simone Albergoni would move ahead of me in the
results, but
I was able to stay ahead of them. It felt really, really good to claim
my first
ever world champion win in the Enduro 1 class. My bike was perfect, I
felt good -
it was a great day.
"The second day started badly. I crashed on the first enduro test and
lost quite a
lot of time. It was a small mistake but I had to turn my bike around
before I
could go again so I lost around 10 seconds. Then in the second enduro
test I
crashed again, and again lost more time. In the motocross and extreme
tests I was
riding well, but because of my mistakes I wasn't able to fight for the
win."
Maurizio Micheluz (UFO Corse Yamaha) Enduro 1 class - Day 1 Sixth,
Day 2 Fourth:
"I found things hard on day one, I don't know why. I finished sixth and
wasn't
able to attack like I wanted to. The second day was much better though
as I
finished in fourth and was able to fight a little bit more with the top
three
riders. I made two crashes, but it didn't affect my result. I enjoyed
the race,
for me it has been the best race of the season so far. I'm happy with
the way it
went for me."
Temp: 25
Crowd: 2250
Weather: Changeable
2007 Enduro 1 Slovakia 02/09/2007
Race 1
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Total Time
1
Cristobal Guerrero
Yamaha
ESP
50'27.730
2
Simone Albergoni
Yamaha
ITA
0'13.980
3
Marc Germain
Yamaha
FRA
0'24.910
4
Alessandro Belometti
KTM
ITA
0'40.360
5
Bartosz Oblucki
Husqvarna
POL
0'55.840
6
Maurizio Micheluz
Yamaha
ITA
1'40.290
7
Mike Hartmann
KTM
GER
2'4.790
8
Luca Cherubini
TM
ITA
2'41.470
9
Danielle Tellini
KTM
ITA
3'54.380
10
Pär Olsson
Yamaha
SWE
4'42.620
11
Juraj Dozsa
KTM
SVK
5'16.450
12
Fernando Ferreira
Yamaha
POR
6'46.870
13
Thomas Hostinsky
KTM
CZE
7'1.940
14
Fabio Mossini
Honda
ITA
8'38.360
15
Helio Santos
Yamaha
POR
9'50.050
Race 2
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Total Time
1
Simone Albergoni
Yamaha
ITA
58'10.510
2
Marc Germain
Yamaha
FRA
0'10.200
3
Cristobal Guerrero
Yamaha
ESP
0'26.410
4
Maurizio Micheluz
Yamaha
ITA
1'29.590
5
Alessandro Belometti
KTM
ITA
1'49.480
6
Mike Hartmann
KTM
GER
2'12.570
7
Luca Cherubini
TM
ITA
3'6.910
8
Fabio Mossini
Honda
ITA
4'6.550
9
Danielle Tellini
KTM
ITA
4'16.180
10
Pär Olsson
Yamaha
SWE
5'47.400
11
Fernando Ferreira
Yamaha
POR
6'13.970
12
Juraj Dozsa
KTM
SVK
6'19.940
13
Thomas Hostinsky
KTM
CZE
8'11.470
14
Helio Santos
Yamaha
POR
9'15.930
Rider Standings
01/09/2007
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Points
1.Juha SalminenKTMFIN3002.Simone AlbergoniYamahaITA2733.Marc
GermainYamahaFRA2574.Cristobal GuerreroYamahaESP2515.Alessandro
BelomettiKTMITA2306.Bartosz ObluckiHusqvarnaPOL2117.Maurizio
MicheluzYamahaITA1858.Mike HartmannKTMGER1749.Juraj
DozsaKTMSVK9510.Luca CherubiniTMITA8611.Anthony
RobertsHondaAUS7912.Danielle TelliniKTMITA7413.Frederik
GeorgssonKTMSWE5614.Joan JouYamahaESP4515.Fabio
MossiniHondaITA42
Manufacturer Standings
01/09/2007
Pos.
Manufacturer
Points
1.KTM3342.Yamaha2983.Husqvarna2114.Honda1295.TM926.Suzuki827.Kawasaki48
RACE REPORT
02/09/2007
Aubert wins
day two at Slovakian WEC
Johnny Aubert
UFO Corse Yamaha rider Johnny Aubert moved one step closer to
claiming the runner-up position in this years Enduro 2 world
championship series by finishing in second position on day one of
the GP of Slovakia, before going on to claim his fifth win of the
season by dominating the E2 class on day two. In finishing on the
podium on both days the Frenchman closed the gap between himself and
reigning E2 world champion Samuli Aro, who currently holds the
runner-up spot in the E2 series standings. Now, with just one round
of the '07 WEC series remaining Aubert is 18 points adrift of second
in the E2 class standings with only the final round of the series in
France remaining.
On day one Aubert came home in an eventual second position, just
over 20 seconds behind Finn Mika Ahola after nine demanding special
tests. But having won the day's first timed test, before going on to
take an early class lead, Aubert looked like the rider to beat.
Frustratingly for Aubert the heavens opened shortly before the half
way point of the day and with the event's dry special tests became
increasingly slippery E2 world championship class leader Ahola move
to the front of the class. Continuing to push hard, and going on to
win one more test before the end of the day, Aubert claimed a
deserved runner-up result and importantly placed ahead of Samuli
Aro.
Dini.
Johnny Aubert
On day two Aubert more than made up for his opening day disappointment.
Despite
missing out on winning the opening test he went on to win each of the
remaining
nine timed special tests to place 48 seconds ahead of day one winner
Mika Ahola.
Collecting wins on the enduro, extreme and motocross tests Johnny again
placed
ahead of reigning E2 world champion Samuli Aro who, having injured his
knee on day
one, dropped to fourth.
Finishing in seventh and fifth in the E2 class, the GP of Slovakia was
also a good
event for UFO Corse Yamaha rider Fabrizio
Johnny Aubert (UFO Corse Yamaha) Enduro 2 class - Day 1 Second, Day
2 First:
"Things started well on day one, but when it started to rain I really
struggled. I
am not sure if it was because of the front tyre I was using, or if it
was just my
riding, but I struggled to push as hard as I wanted. I basically made
lots of
mistakes when it was raining. But second is not so bad so I was pleased
with the
result.
"Day two was a really nice day for me, but it was pretty tough. I think I
won
about eight special tests, which I am really pleased with. I made only
one small
mistake in the enduro test on the first lap. It was just a small crash
so I didn't
lose too much time. I felt good all day and got the result I could have
had on day
one."
Temp: 26
Crowd: 1500
Weather: Showers
2007 Enduro 2 Slovakia 02/09/2007
Race 1
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Total Time
1
Mika Ahola
Honda
FIN
49'43.570
2
Johnny Aubert
Yamaha
FRA
0'21.120
3
Samuli Aro
KTM
FIN
0'29.610
4
Stefan Merriman
Aprilia
AUS
0'39.400
5
Fabien Planet
KTM
FRA
0'47.570
6
Nicolas Deparrois
Husqvarna
FRA
1'52.960
7
Fabrizio Dini
Yamaha
ITA
1'55.230
8
Xavier Galindo
KTM
ESP
1'56.450
9
Patrick Caps
GasGas
BEL
2'50.440
10
Rodrig Thain
Suzuki
FRA
2'56.840
11
Nicolas Paganon
Aprilia
FRA
3'2.500
12
David Cadek
KTM
CZE
3'3.980
13
Daniel Persson
HusaBerg
SWE
3'17.000
14
Jari Juha Mattila
Beta
FIN
4'17.090
15
Felipe Zanol
Yamaha
ESP
5'28.600
Race 2
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Total Time
1
Johnny Aubert
Yamaha
FRA
57'17.370
2
Mika Ahola
Honda
FIN
0'48.130
3
Stefan Merriman
Aprilia
AUS
1'25.210
4
Samuli Aro
KTM
FIN
1'48.470
5
Fabrizio Dini
Yamaha
ITA
2'1.300
6
Fabien Planet
KTM
FRA
2'11.460
7
Nicolas Deparrois
Husqvarna
FRA
2'37.040
8
Xavier Galindo
KTM
ESP
2'40.420
9
Jari Juha Mattila
Beta
FIN
2'57.840
10
Rodrig Thain
Suzuki
FRA
3'21.480
11
Nicolas Paganon
Aprilia
FRA
3'29.970
12
Patrick Caps
GasGas
BEL
3'40.350
13
Daniel Persson
HusaBerg
SWE
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