MotoAmerica – NewJersey – Roger Hayden & Toni Elias Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing ENGLISH VERSION 13.09.17 FOLLOW US ON motul.com Roger Hayden & Toni Elias Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 6 TH MOTOAMERICA MOTUL SUPERBIKE MILLVILLE RACE 09/10 TONI ELIAS BAGS STANDINGS Toni Elias (Suzuki), 390 pts 01 TITLE IN ADVANCE Roger Hayden (Suzuki), 297 pts 02 Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha), 255 pts 03 Already, Saturday 9 September mid afternoon, the lead of race 1 from lap eight to the end. He won he'd bagged the race: by winning race 1 in Millville, with an infinitely tiny margin, 39 thousandths of a New Jersey, Toni Elias indeed clinched the title as second ahead of his team-mate Roger Hayden. So 2017 MotoAmerica Motul Superbike champion! the 34 year old Spaniard, Moto2 World champion The rider of team Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Ra- in 2010, duly rejoiced at the arrival: 'I wanted to cing, partnered technically by Motul, did even bet- bag the title by winning on the track but that was ter the following day by adding a second win to his no easy task; I was up against highly combative list of season achievements! In 18 starts, he never contenders.' finished lower than 2nd place, except for when In the last lap of race 2, Toni Elias surprised Roger he had to quit on Virginia International Raceway. Hayden who had been leading since the start. As It's the 14th time Suzuki has secured the national 2016 champion, Cameron Beaubier, is suffering from AMA/MotoAmerica Superbike title. an injury that requires an operation, Hayden was cer- Toni Elias exploited to the full the potential of the tain to finish the championship 2nd and thus gave new GSX-R1000 by clinching pole and then taking Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing a one-two. FOLLOW US ON motul.com Simone Faggioli Team Faggioli Norma Zytek FIA EUROPEAN HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP ILIRSKA BISTRICA 7 TH RACE 11/12 FAGGIOLI TO THE POWER OF 10! The first European title clinched by Simone His only regret was that his challenger and com- Faggioli dates back to 2005. On 3 September, he patriot Christian Merli retired on the starting line added a tenth one to his collection, the ninth on a of the second hill climb, which shortened their trot, after the Ilirska Bistrica hill climb in Slovenia. duel on the south-western slopes of Slovenia. He thus beats, with Motul's technical support, the 'I'm happy with this tenth title but also sorry for record of illustrious Mauro Nesti, nine times Euro- what happened to Christian. I would have pre- pean champion in the 1970s and 1980s. ferred that the championship finish differently Long faithful to Osella Italian prototypes, Simone after the very high-level battle we engaged in Faggioli has been expressing his talents since throughout the season. But we both know the 2014 at the wheel of a French Norma powered sacrifices implied in competition and I also have by a 3 litre 500 hp Zytek engine. The driver, hai- experienced difficult episodes during my career. ling from Florence, combined his win in Ilirska We mutually and very warmly congratulated each Bistrica with a track record despite capricious other on returning to the paddock and I believe weather conditions which frustrated his tests. that says a lot.' FOLLOW US ON motul.com Mathieu Trésarrieu FIM LONG TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MORIZÈS 8 TH RACE 05/05 MATHIEU TRÉSARRIEU RESULTS Mathieu Trésarrieu (France) 105 pts 01 WORLD CHAMPION Michael Hartel (Germany) 101 pts 02 WITH MOTUL Josef Franc (Czech Republic) 86 pts 03 The latest round of the FIM Long Track World to 1957 with the creation of a European cham- Championship that took place in Morizès, not far pionship. The switch to world level took place in from Bordeaux, crowned for the first time in histo- 1971, first as a single event and then in a series of ry a French rider. Mathieu Trésarrieu, whose family events since 1997. team Team Trésarrieu is partnered technically by Aged 31, Mathieu Trésarrieu is the youngest of three Motul, triumphed on 2 September in front of some brothers who are also speedway riders. This wasn't 6,000 spectators in a white hot arena. his first attempt at international level: remember Long Track is one of the speedway races that also for instance the world bronze medal he bagged comprise the Ice Speedway Gladiators winter last year. 2017 was clearly his year as reflected by competitions energetically supported by Motul for his presence on the starting line of the final of each many years. of the five rounds. He was the only contender to The machines used on Long Track cinder tracks achieve that feat, which culminated with a win in La are fitted with 4 stroke 500cc monocylinder en- Réole where round three of the series took place. In gines and lack brakes, like their ice speedway Morizès, his 4th place in the final sufficed for him to 'sisters'. The first international events date back secure the title in front of his public. FOLLOW US ON motul.com Kevin Strijbos Team Suzuki World MXGP FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD Suzuki RM-Z450 CHAMPIONSHIP ASSEN RACE 18/19 STRIJBOS FINISHES STANDINGS Pauls Jonass (KTM), 735 pts 01 YEAR BEAUTIFULLY Jeremy Seewer (Suzuki), 694 pts 02 Thomas Kjer Olsen (Husqvarna), 556 pts 03 The penultimate event of the World Motocross Prix. 'In race one, I wanted to be more aggressive than Championship took place on 10 September on a on Saturday and that's how I was. In race two, tear-off circuit specially laid out around the TT Assen circuit problems forced me to slow down. But I did my best grandstands and pits. Unwavering popular success which is how I clinched my best 2017 result.' was again met at this motorsports mecca! In the The Honda factory riders suffered in the Netherlands ranks of the teams supported technically by Motul, with a hard fall for Tim Gajser just when the Top3 see- the most stirring story in the north of the Nether- med to be a certainty for him at the end of race one. lands came from Suzuki World MXGP rider Kevin 'My bike fell on me and I had to quit before race 2.' Strijbos who missed five meets this year owing to This event was a bit like the whole season...'. Evgeny injury. Having picked up his good pace again in the Bobryshev fell several times and it's a little miracle to USA the week before with a 5th place bagged in find him tenth-placed overall of the Grand Prix. race two, the Belgian secured this time an excellent In MX2, Suzuki rider Jeremy Seewer mounted the result overall. podium again, but his rival for the title has increased 5th then 7th, Kevin Strijbos came 6th in the Grand his lead by one point. FOLLOW US ON motul.com Richard Cooper Bennetts Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 BRITISH SUPERBIKES SILVERSTONE RACE 09/12 BEDAZZLING BENNETTS STANDINGS Danny Buchan (Kawasaki), 297 pts 01 Richard Cooper (Suzuki), 282 pts 02 Michael Rutter (BMW), 204 pts 03 There were many reasons for satisfaction on 9 team-mate to finish an excellent 4th. 'It's good to and 10 September for Motul's technical partners lead for a few laps. I was far from comfortable on at the ninth round of the British Superbike at the wet track but I think I wasn't alone in my case,' Silverstone. For instance, at Bennetts Suzuki, commented the Frenchy. Sylvain Guintoli bagged his best result since Meanwhile, team Buildbase Bradley Ray and his the beginning of the SBK championship while Suzuki were two ranks behind. The rider from Richard Cooper moved forward to 12 points off Ashford was one of the few to have scored points the Superstock1000 leader in the three races. He was indeed one of the se- Three races were on the programme of the top ven survivors after the third race contended in category. In the first, John Hopkins and team most perilous conditions. Moto Rapido promoted Motul's colours with a 3rd Richard Cooper secured pole in Superstock1000 place for the first time this season. Riding for Ben- before being in the lead pack throughout the race netts Suzuki, former World Superbike champion but without being able to leap to the very front. Taylor Mackenzie clinched simultaneously a 7th 'Everything took place as planned, even if the lack place before breaking his foot in race two. Race of test riding on dry tarmac made set-up tricky to two also saw Sylvain Guintoli take over from his define.' Motul Sport News 2016 © Motul - All right reserved Credits : Suzuki Racing, Aldo Raveggi, Coco Lamargue Motul 119 bd Felix Faure • 93300 Aubervilliers Publishing & editing coordinator : Leslie Raiwoit / [email protected].