12.05.2010 Motul . Sport . News # 12 english version Motul . Sport . News # 12

World MX / Agueda Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Results MX1 01 / Clement Desalle () 02 / Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 03 / Maximilian Nagl (KTM) 07 / Evgevy Brobryshev () 09 / Steve Ramon (Suzuki)

Clément Desalle / Team Rock star Suzuki Teka / Suzuki RM-Z450

Standings MX1 Clement Desalle treats 01 / Antonio Cairoli (179 pts) himself with a first victory! 02 / Maximilian Nagl (161 pts) 03 / David Philippaerts (119 pts) 04 / Steve Ramon (124 pts) Grand Prix races are all but the same for Clement Desalle 05 / Clément Desalle (123 pts) and the Suzuki Teka team entered in the World MX Cham- pionship. 09 / Evgeny Brobishev (79 pts)

Indeed, as the previous round left a bad taste due to his injury, the Belgian rider immediately regained all his sensa- Results MX2 tions as he ends up second of both rounds competed last 01 / Marvin Musquin (Kawasaki) weekend in Portugal. This allows him to take the overall lead 02 / Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) and climb to the fifth place of the championship. 03 / Ken Roczen (Suzuki)

In MX2, after a year competing in world championship - he 06 / Arnaud Tonus (Suzuki) started in Agueda in 2009 - Ken Roczen, who faced a fall at the end of race 2, was again one of the major protagonists Standings MX2 of the weekend (3rd), although he conceded the red plate of 01 / Marvin Musquin (179 pts) championship leader to French rider Marvin Musquin, his 02 / Ken Roczen (167 pts) main opponent. 03 / Jeffrey Herlings (164 pts) 09 / Arnaud Tonus (116 pts) Motul . Sport . News # 12

World SBK / Monza Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

Leon Haslam / Team Suzuki Alstare / Suzuki GSX - R

Standings 01 / Léon Haslam (Suzuki – 181 pts) 02 / ( – 178 pts) 03 / (Honda – 110 pts) fights for his position 09 / (Suzuki – 70 pts)

The fifth round of the World Superbike championship Teammate Sylvain Guintoli, who needed to familiarize took place last weekend on the fast-paced Monza ra- with the racetrack, was satisfied with his weekend cetrack. (10th and 7th). As a leader of the championship, each race competed Another team is benefiting from the technical support by Leon Haslam gets more and more difficult as all of Motul this season: the French team ASPI Racing. other competitors know he’s THE rider to beat. By entering BMWs in Superstock 1000 and Yamahas After a first difficult race (7th), tuning adjustments in Superstock 600, results were very encouraging in brought by the Suzuki Alstare team on the British Monza, particularly with Matthieu Lussiana’s fourth rider’s bike paid off as Haslam could fight with his usual place (BMW) in Superstock 1000. ardor to pick up a seventh podium for this season. The title battle with Max Biaggi (Aprilia) promises to be long and beautiful! Motul . Sport . News # 12

European LCE / Nurburgring Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07

Lotus and Motul, two brands sharing mutual passion!

The first round of the European Lotus cup 2010 took place last weekend in the Nürburgring.

For Lotus cars only, with either the Elise, Exige or 2-Eleven models, this race, of which Motul is the tech- nical partner, will be one of the flagships of the famous Lotus Festival of Snetterton (UK), organized this year in June 19th and 20th.

Jon Walker and Gavin Kirby, both on 2-Elevens, as well as Gregory Rasse (Exige Cup), are the first to show their best efforts on the German circuit.

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European CER / Spa Round 01 02 03 04 05

History repeating

Motul is this year again supporting the Classic Endurance Racing, a race that revives five times a year mythical endu- rance cars of the 60’s and 70’s. Last weekend in Spa, during the opening round of the Le Mans Series, it’s Paul Knafield’s ultrapowerful Ferrari 712 Canam (fitted with a 7 litre-V12 engine), who imposed itself.

Please note the great 11th place of Didier Sirgue’s Cheetah G601, which already ran under Motul colours during the 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans !

Résultats LMGT2 01 / Paul Knapfield (Ferrari 712 - 1972) 02 / Wilkins – Catlow (Lola T296 – 1977) 03 / Ludovic Caron (Chevron B21 – 1972) Paul Knapfield / Ferrari 712 Canam Motul . Sport . News # 12

Production WRC / Auckland Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

Arai – Barritt love challenges !

Once more, the Araï – Barritt duo, who already performed an amazing comeback during the Mexico Rally (see MSN #4) and entered in Production category at the World Rally Championship with a Subaru Impreza, had to show its strong will to finish the New Zealand rally that it started… by going off-road ! The determination of the whole Araï Motorsports team could pay off at the end of the season, as thanks to a final 4th place last weekend, going for the title remains achievable!

Standings 01 / Armindo Araujo (Mitsubishi – 58 pts) 02 / Patrick Flodin (Subaru – 50 pts) 03 / Toshi Araï (Subaru – 30 pts) Arai - Burritt / Arai Motorsport / Subaru Impreza

European Superkart / Silverstone Round 01 02 03

Damien Payart hits Europe!

Damien Payart, 9 times French Champion, a true reference for all superkart 250cc fans, was at the start of the first round of the European championship last month in Silvers- tone. As the winner of race 1, and 5th of race 2, the French driver knew better than anyone else how to manage changing ra- cetrack conditions to leave Britain with a leading position.

Results (& Standings) 01 / Damien Payart (PVP – 36 pts) 02 / Trevor Roberts (Andersen – 25 pts) 03 / Erik Martin Gjertsen (PVP – 20 pts) Damien Payart / PVP PVE

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