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Team Suzuki Press Office – July 3.

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1 saw both of their riders finish in the top seven of the Grand Prix of Sweden at a busy and warm Uddevalla circuit for the eighth round of 15 in the FIM Motocross World Championship today.

Steve Ramon collected fifth overall while Clement Desalle defied discomfort from both shoulders, his knee; and a cut on his left hand to claim a heroic seventh in the final classification.

Some 24,000 spectators came to the venue and scampered up to find a lofty vantage point on the vast rocky hillside that overlooks the circuit. The fans would have had a bird’s-eye view of a twisty and greasy layout: The fine dirt barely hiding a hard ground underneath that demanded the most from the tyres and set-up.

Ramon, who was chasing his fifth podium in six appearances at Uddevalla, was ultimately denied another Swedish trophy. The Belgian was held-up by Antonio Cairoli’s crash on the second corner of the first race and wasn’t able to break away with the leaders at the beginning of the second. The former World Champion was part of an entertaining six-rider tussle for third spot in Moto1 and finally passed the chequered flag in sixth. He was fifth later in the afternoon.

Clement Desalle did not have any easy weekend seven days after dislocating his right shoulder: A first corner crash in the qualification heat and then another incident that jarred his left shoulder while making positions meant a conservative effort to 19th in the gate. Another slip in warm-up twinged his right knee. Despite the adversity, the 23 year old was a fixture among the top 10 and even took part in the same battle as Ramon in the first race as he finished eighth. His smooth style and speed brought him up to seventh in the second moto.

After leading the FIM MX1 World Championship since round three, Desalle was finally forced to relinquish the red plate and now holds second position, 10 points from his former slot. Ramon is ninth and 11 points from further promotion.

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1 now has Grands Prix in Germany and Latvia in the next two weeks.

Steve Ramon:

“I feel quite good about today. It could have been a bit better but I am satisfied. I needed a bit more from my starts and the crash on the second corner of the first moto really pushed me outside and I lost some places. It was difficult from that point. At the front they go fast. I had a good rhythm and went deep in that race to come back as strongly as I could. In the second moto I felt good straight away on the bike and had a fight with a few guys. I was a bit tired towards the end but the speed was good. I think I am just missing that little bit to be closer to the podium but anyway I can take confidence from here for the next two GPs.”

Clement Desalle:

“I was not sure if I could ride on Friday and the only plan was to see how it would go on Saturday. It felt strange in the first session but the next time I got on the bike I felt better. In the qualification I crashed on the same right shoulder and afterwards must have been riding a bit tense, trying to protect it, because I hit a big braking bump and hurt the other shoulder. I had more pain in the left than the right! I had another crash in the warm-up on Sunday and did something to my knee. After warm-up I couldn’t understand what was happening to me; I think when things go wrong then they keep going wrong! I just went out to try my best in the motos and came away with eighth and seventh. I took some points but I’m really not happy because this is not where I should be. I had a bad time last week because I have difficulty accepting things like this and now before Germany I want to switch off a little bit and try to find a good approach.”

MX1 Moto1: 1. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 40:31.725; 2. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:03.878; 3. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:19.528; 4. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Honda), +0:22.934; 5. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:26.510; 6. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), +0:28.680; 7. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:31.095; 8. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), +0:44.450; 9. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), +0:46.533; 10. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:52.804.

MX1 Moto2: 1. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 38:56.345; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:09.943; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:15.445; 4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:21.117; 5. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), +0:23.148; 6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Honda), +0:25.636; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), +0:27.171; 8. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), +0:30.203; 9. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki), +0:32.776; 10. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:33.844′

MX1 Overall result: 1. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 50 points; 2. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 40 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Honda), 33 p.; 5. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), 31 p.; 6. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 30 p.; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), 27 p.; 8. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 26 p.; 9. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 25 p.; 10. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 25 p.

MX1 World Championship standings (after 8 of 15 rounds): 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 322 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), 312 p.; 3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 300 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 250 p.; 5. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 244 p.; 6. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 225 p.; 7. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 217 p.; 8. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 191 p.; 9. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), 180 p.; 10. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki), 176 p.

July 4th, 2011 | TAGS: clement desalle, Grand Prix, motocross, MX, MXGP, Rockstar Energy Drink, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1, steve ramon, Uddevalla

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