Great weekend KTM’s E1 Enduro Factory Team
by Jon Crowley on 08/09/10 at 5:52 am
KTM Enduro Factory Team riders in the E1 class put on a strong showing in the penultimate race weekend of the 2010 Maxxis World Championships, which saw Johnny Aubert and Eero Remes on the podium on both days and the two riders splitting the coveted top step on Saturday and Sunday.
It was French rider Johnny Aubert who made a welcome return to the top step on Saturday on the first of two long, hard and dusty Enduro races. Although he made some small mistakes early in the day in the Extreme Test, Aubert then settled in for a positive ride for the rest of the day and took the well deserved victory. The 25 points he picked up narrowed the gap between him and teammate Eero Remes to just five points going into Sunday’s race. Aubert excelled on the parts of the course that offered slippery terrain and he has clearly recovered his form after a mysterious mid season illness that sapped his strength. His performance in Turkey and drew praise from team boss Fabio Farioli who remarked that Aubert was “very fast” on Saturday. He finished 5.46 seconds ahead of Guerrero with Remes in third.
On Sunday it was Remes who finished on top, with Aubert in second place. The result consolidated both rider’s positions at second and third on the championship standings and ensured that the title goes down to the wire in France in the two final rounds. While Frenchman Antoine Meo is still in the lead, with 287 points, Remes has closed within 11 points, while Aubert is also within shooting distance of the title, 20 points behind Meo. There are still 50 points up for grabs with the two remaining races.
KTM also did well in the EJ class on both days with young Spanish KTM rider Lorenzo Santolino wrapping up the weekend with a 1-4 result while Finland’s Antti Hellsten had a 3-2 result. KTM’s Mario Roman of Spain was also confirmed as winner of the Youth Cup.
E1 Saturday
1, Johnny Aubert, France, KTM
2, Cristobal Guerrero, Spain, Yamaha
3, Eero Remes, Finland, KTM
4. Julien Gauthier, France, Honda
5, Antoine Meo, France, Husqvarna
E1 Sunday
1, Eero Remes, Finland, KTM
2, Johnny Aubert, France, KTM
3, Cristobal Guerrero, Spain, Yamaha
4, Antoine Meo, France, Husqvarna
5, Matti Seistola, Finland, Husqvarna
E1 Championship Standings
1, Antoine Meo, France, Husqvarna, 287
2, Eero Remes, Finland, KTM, 276
3, Johnny Aubert, France, KTM, 267
4, Cristobal Guerrero, Spain, Yamaha, 225
5, Matti Seistola, Finland, Husqvarna, 214
EJ Saturday
1, Lorenzo Santolino, Spain, KTM
2, Victor Guerrero, Spain, Yamaha
3, Antti Hellsten, Finland, KTM
4, Bennoit Fortunato, France, Husaberg
5, Mario Roman, Spain, KTM
EJ Sunday
1, Victor Guerrero, Spain, Yamaha
2, Antti Hellsten, Finland, KTM
3, Lorenzo Santolino, Spain, KTM
4, Jeremy Joly, France, Honda
5, Mario Roman, Spain, KTM
EJ Championship standings
1, Jeremy Joly, France, Honda, 292
2, Lorenzo Santolino, Spain, KTM, 284
3, Victor Guerrero, Spain, Yamaha, 244
4, Romain Dumontier, France, Husqvarna, 208
5, Mario Roman, Spain, KTM, 189
Classification Youth Cup
1, Mario Roman, Spain, KTM
2, Berenger Carrier, France, Husqvarna
3. Josep Rallo, Spain, KTM
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