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FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA RACE 18/18

A SATELLITE AND STARS

On Sunday 8 November, the third Grand Prix of the season for which Motul was the title sponsor, after Assen and Motegi, attracted a large crowd to the Ricardo Tormo circuit, the discipline being as popular as ever! The teams supported technically by Motul were intent on finishing the year with a positive result. This was the case for Monster Ya- excellent bodywork. But our package represents maha Tech3, with the 5-6 formation finish of Pol a good compromise.’ Tech3 is 4th in the Teams Espargaro and Bradley Smith while Suzuki cele- standings and best ‘satellite’ team. Only two riders brated the best Rookie of the Year title secured by scored points 18 times out of 18: Bradley Smith Maverick Viñales. and… Valentino Rossi! The Suzuki riders conso- Tech3 team manager, Hervé Poncharal, had a lidated their positions at the gateway to the final great day in Valencia watching the fine race by Top 10, and Viñales merits a special mention as he his ‘troops’ and also the stars of the factory Ya- became best rookie ahead of Loris Baz (Forward maha team fighting for the supreme title... ‘Pol and Racing), also Open vice-champion. Bradley put up a good fight with the Ducatis, well Motul was present on the track at Valencia: via its equipped engine-wise, and the Suzukis, with their teams, on the starting grid with the Motul Grid Gir-

RACE 18/18

FINAL STANDINGS ls, at awards time with the Podium a trophy on the Moto3 podium Jorge Lorenzo, Yamaha, 330 pts 01 Girls and even at the entrance to among many other privileges. She Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, 325 pts 02 the circuit! The Motul MC Care Pit too was starry-eyed on Sunday Marc Marquez, Honda, 242 pts 03 Bradley Smith, Yamaha Tech3, 181 pts 06 Stop concept, tested successfully evening on leaving the circuit. Pol Espargaro, Yamaha Tech3, 114 pts 09 in Assen, delighted everyone once Two days after the decisive event, Aleix Espargaro, Suzuki, 105 pts 11 more. The idea consists in welco- the teams were already back on the Maverick Viñales, Suzuki, 97 pts 12 ming spectators who park their Valencia circuit to start preparing motorcycle in the circuit motorcy- for next season when we will see cle parking area as if they were ar- no longer three but four Grand Prix riving in the pit lane for refuelling: sporting Motul’s colours! in 30 seconds, Motul experts clean their headlight using Motul MC Care line products. Last, the ‘Superfan’ contest, organised at end October on Facebook, allowed a Spanish MotoGP enthu- siast to enjoy total access for a 100% experience of the Grand Prix, discovering what’s behind the sce- nes. The lady in question handed

FOLLOW US ON motul.com Roman Belyaev/Natalia Goncharova Troitsk-Rally Team RALLY CUP OF RUSSIA Lada 112 Coupé REPUBLIC OF ADYGEA

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RACE 27/27

TROITSK-RALLY TEAM BAGS THE RALLY CUP OF RUSSIA

The last round of the Rally Cup of Russia took place on 31 October and 1 November in the moun- tains of the Republic of Adygea, at the extreme west of the Russian Federation. Two-thirds of the teams on the starting line reached the arrival at the end of the 218 km circuit including 122 timed specials. Team Troitsk-Rally and its Lada 112 Cou- pé were supported technically by Motul After a difficult start, Roman Belyaev and co-pilot Natalia Goncharova finally won the rally and the title in Roman Belyaev. ‘We weren’t able to set the car 2000H class. up as we would have liked before the start, which Belyaev and Goncharova lost time the first day explains day one’s difficulties. Then we regained due to spinning out. But the following day, in the competitiveness by fine-tuning.’ Natalia Goncha- second special, they took the lead again and kept rova sends out a warning to competitors with it to the end. This fifth success allowed them to next season in view: ‘After a few years of learning, clinch the 2015 title. ‘The rally hadn’t visited these we have won the Cup of Russia, but the adven- mountainous regions since 2009 and the layout ture is only just beginning, we’ll be even stronger of the specials was new for everyone,’ explained in 2016! ‘

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ENDURO EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP RÜDERSDORF RACE 04/04

NEW TITLE FINAL STANDINGS Jeremy Carpentier (Honda), 128 pts 01 FOR TEAM EC2M Tommy Sjöström (GasGas), 93 pts 02 Joe Wooton (Husqvarna), 76 pts 03

Team EC2M, based in Corcoué-les-Logne and Already Junior champion of France for the se- managed by Michel Mérel, is the competition cond consecutive year even before the end of the structure of the Mérel Off-Road Riding Centre, an championship, Jérémy also won at European level impressive training complex that also proposes a in Junior E2/3 category. The event took place in Sport Study Programme. Motul is delighted to pro- Germany on 31 October and 1 November. On his vide it with technical support. Jérémy Carpentier is Honda, the Frenchie gave a repeat performance in one of the riders who, at a very young age, entered Rüdersdorf of the victory clinched in Italy when the this very special school recognised in particular by season opened, but this time he won both races. the FFM, the Région Pays de la Loire and the French He has also rubbed shoulders with the elite by Ministry of Youth and Sports. During his training in contending in all the Junior FIM World Enduro Enduro riding he bagged many titles in Enduro 50, Championship, except for the Chilean stage. His 125 4 stroke, 125 Junior… In 2015, he added a major 10th final place is significant but will probably be line to his list of wins. just a stage in his progression to other summits.

Quintarelli-Matsuda Nismo Motul Autech Nissan GT-R GT500

RACE 07/08

FULL MARKS FOR NISSAN STANDINGS Yasuda / De Oliveira, 66 pts 01 AND MOTUL AT AUTOPOLIS Matsuda / Quintarelli, 64 pts 02 Tachikawa / Ishiura, 53 pts 03 Motoyama / Yanagida, 50 pts 04 The penultimate round of the Super GT cham- multiple pit stops. Rain disturbed the end of the pionship, organised at Autopolis on 1 November, race but not the Japanese man who managed to was particularly favourable for Nissan … and Motul. keep a lead of three-tenths over the line! Kazuki The manufacturer from Yokohama accomplished Hoshino and Mitsunori Takaboshi also played their the feat of placing its cars in the first two places of cards well, taking their Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 of both categories! In GT500 and in GT300, teams team B-Max NDDP to the win in GT300 despite a partnered technically by Motul had the last word. modest 8th place in qualifying. Defending champions, Tsugio Matsuda and Ron- This double win is extremely positive for Motul, but nie Quintarelli, won in GT500 after a most fierce what’s most important remains to be clinched. In fight lasting over two hours. ‘I was worried before GT300, B-Max NDDP GT-R can no longer hope for the start, but I soon realised I could easily keep up more than 2nd place. However, Motul Autech GT- with the pace,’ explained the Italian of team Mo- R, Zent Cerumo ZT F and S Road Mola GT-R are the tul Autech GT-R. His team-mate took a shock lead three Motul teams which will be aiming for the title over the driver of the other Nissan shortly after the in the top category on 15 November in Motegi!

« LOS MARÍN » À LA CARRERA PANAMERICANA

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IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER THE SON AND PASSION

The ‘Marins’ aim to the first 138,940 kilometres we were already in third become the first father/son duo to win the Carrera place, only 2’’2 from the lead. The race then set us Panamericana, the famous 3000 km long historic an array of challenges, some of them seemed in- road rally across Mexico. Gabriel Marín and Gabriel surmountable. Faced with adversity we understood Marín Jr tell us the epic story of their first participa- we had to remain calm and re-motivate ourselves tion that led them to the overall podium, winners to cope with the next day’s difficulties. of their category and of the teams supported by We suffered many setbacks, mechanical glitches Motul in this year’s event. and of course the gruelling challenges of the Mil VERSION FRANÇAISE ‘Participating in such a demanding sports event Cumbres (Thousand summits) and the Espinazo22.10.15 seemed to be an impossible dream. At the begin- del Diablo (Devil’s spine)… But we also clinched se- ning of 2014 we got to grips with the project and veral best times. So we look forward to returning here we are with this 3rd place with its taste of vic- to mount the first step! Many thanks to our partner, tory! The adventure began in Tuxtla Gutiérrez. After Motul, and see you next year!’

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