Romain Febvre Stays Top-Three in the MXGP Title Chase
Romain Febvre of Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP bounced back from a difficult first moto at Riola Sardo on Sardinia to maintain his top-three ranking in the FIM World MXGP Motocross Championship. Febvre is now joint-third in the series standings, just twenty-two points shy of the leader, heading to round three at Frauenfeld in Switzerland on Easter Monday.
Romain Febvre
"I got good starts in both races and that’s positive, but unfortunately I crashed early in the first race and after that I couldn’t find my rhythm so it was difficult to pass and gain positions. The second race was better; I got the holeshot and then was second, not far from Coldenhoff, but I wasn’t quite close enough to try to pass him. I must also say that physically I’m not yet where I would like to be due to the fact that I was one month off the bike, but it’s coming. I was happy with the bike; I could do what I wanted with it in this deep sand and now I have two more weeks to work before the next GP."
MXGP Class Qualifying Race Results
0
1
2
3
5
RIDER
Jorge Prado
Glenn Coldenhoff
Jefferey Herlings
Romain Febvre
MOTORCYCLE
GasGas
Yamaha
KTM
Kawasaki KX™450SR
MX2 Class Qualifying Race Results
0
1
2
3
5
12
RIDER
Jago Geerts
Kay De Wolf
Simon Längenfelder
Kevin Horgmo
David Braceras
MOTORCYCLE
Yamaha
Husqvarna
GasGas
Kawasaki KX™250
Kawasaki KX™250
EMX250 Class Race Results
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1
2
3
RIDER
Andrea Bonacorsi
Quentin Marc Prugnieres
Kay Karssemakers
RESULTS
1-1
3-3
5-2
MOTORCYCLE
Yamaha
Kawasaki KX™250
Husqvarna
WMX Class Race Results
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1
2
3
RIDER
Daniela Guillen
Lotte Van Drunen
Courtney Duncan
RESULTS
2-1
1-3
3-4
MOTORCYCLE
KTM
Kawasaki KX™250
Kawasaki KX™250
MXGP Class Race Results
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1
2
3
7
RIDER
Jefferey Herlings
Glenn Coldenhoff
Jorge Prado
Romain Febvre
RESULTS
2-2
5-1
1-6
11-4
MOTORCYCLE
KTM
Yamaha
GasGas
Kawasaki KX™450SR
MX2 Class Race Results
0
1
2
3
8
15
RIDER
Jago Geerts
Kay De Wolf
Thibault Benistant
Kevin Horgmo
David Braceras
RESULTS
2-1
1-2
4-3
7-9
17-16
MOTORCYCLE
Yamaha
Husqvarna
Yamaha
Kawasaki KX™250
Kawasaki KX™250
EMX250 Class Points Standings (Round 1 of 11)
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1
2
3
RIDER
Andrea Bonacorsi
Quentin Marc Prugnieres
Kay Karssemakers
POINTS
50
40
38
MOTORCYCLE
Yamaha
Kawasaki KX™250
Husqvarna
WMX Class Points Standings (Round 1 of 6)
0
1
2
3
RIDER
Daniela Guillen
Lotte Van Drunen
Courtney Duncan
POINTS
47
45
38
MOTORCYCLE
GasGas
Kawasaki KX™250
Kawasaki KX™250
MXGP Class Points Standings (Round 2 of 19)
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1
2
3
RIDER
Jorge Prado
Jefferey Herlings
Romain Febvre
POINTS
100
93
78
MOTORCYCLE
GasGas
KTM
Kawasaki KX™450SR
MX2 Class Points Standings (Round 2 of 19)
0
1
2
3
6
15
RIDER
Jago Geerts
Kay De Wolf
Thibault Benistant
Kevin Horgmo
David Braceras
POINTS
117
87
86
68
18
MOTORCYCLE
Yamaha
Husqvarna
Yamaha
Kawasaki KX™250
Kawasaki KX™250
FIM Motocross World Championship
Riola Sardo, IT
MXGP of Sardegna
Kevin Horgmo
“My qualification race was okay, but I just couldn't replicate it on the GP race day. To be honest, I would have preferred it to be rougher. The track was just so fast today; if it had been bumpier I could have ground it out and relied on my physical fitness.”
FIM Motocross World Championship
Riola Sardo, IT
MXGP of Sardegna
Quentin Marc Prugnieres
“I was outside the top-fifteen at the start yesterday but I found some spots where I was able to make passes. The track was pretty physical with a lot of deep holes so I was happy to come back to third; I wasn't that far from Valk in the last few minutes but I made a mistake and lost a couple of seconds again. A third in the first race was a good basis for the season. I was really focused at the start of race two today; I was so motivated to get the holeshot. Then we had some nice battles for the lead, but I made one single mistake and crashed. I never give up until the end and was rewarded with a pass near the end. I’m really happy with this podium; it was a tough race but we have worked hard this winter with the team and with Thierry (Van den Bosch) so it’s great to get the reward with this podium.”
FIM Motocross World Championship
Riola Sardo, IT
MXGP of Sardegna
Lotte Van Drunen
“Saturday was perfect; fastest all day and leading the first moto all the way for the win. I didn't get such a good start in the second moto but I came back to third for the podium. Of course I would have liked to win the GP but this is my rookie season so it was a good start to take second. Big thanks to my dad, my brother, my mom and all my sponsors for getting me here.”
Courtney Duncan
“I'm pretty proud of this weekend's performance to have taken the podium with two solid results in the sand. We know sand is not my strength so to come away with 4-3 motos and a podium is like a win. I just didn't have my rhythm at the start of the second race this morning, but we pulled it back to take fourth on the second-last lap. It's a solid start to the season and has put us on the front foot for Switzerland in two weeks' time; it's all looking upwards from here on in.”
