Livia Lancelot reigns in France
By Infront Moto Racing on 7th Jun 09
ERNEE (FRANCE), 7 June 2009 Livia Lancelot wrapped up her first overall win at home track Ernee in great style, with the Championship leader dominating both moto's and topping the podium from Laier and Papenmeier.
Lining up for moto two after yesterday's dominant performance, polesitter Lancelot got another good start to move past Laier on theoutside of the first corner. The Kawasaki Racing rider pushed hard fromlap one to get rid of Laier and celebrate a well deserved home victoryin front of a massive cheering crowd. This triumph saw Lancelot buildon her Championship lead as the defending Champion aims at grasping hersecond World Crown this year.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Laier settled for second to take anotherpodium with second overall while German compatriot Papenmeier crossedthe finish line in third more than 20 seconds after Laier.
The result handed Laier the second place on the podium while TekaSuzuki Europe World MX2's Papenmeier was third overall, with the twobeing level in points. Though in two weeks the two Germans will behungrier than ever in front of their home crowd at Teutschenthal wherethey hope to close in on Lancelot-the trio is spread in 37 points.
Taking another fourth today, Kawasaki Elf Pfeil's Franke was fourth overall ahead of Veenstra.
WMX Race 1 top ten: 1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 24:52.850; ;2. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), +0:02.322; 3. Stephanie Laier(GER, KTM), +0:03.152; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), +0:56.578; 5.Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), +1:05.576; 6. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki),+1:08.350; 7. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), +1:24.361; 8. MarianneVeenstra (NED, Suzuki), +1:25.288; 9. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha),+1:44.708; 10. Elien De Winter (BEL, Honda), +1:57.700;
WMX Race 2 top ten: 1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 25:41.076; ;2. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), +0:03.123; 3. Larissa Papenmeier (GER,Suzuki), +0:25.576; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), +1:06.701; 5.Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), +1:13.194; 6. Marielle De Mol (NED,Yamaha), +1:15.693; 7. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), +1:21.460; 8. ElinMann (SWE, KTM), +1:26.747; 9. Elien De Winter (BEL, Honda), +1:29.681;10. Francesca Nocera (ITA, KTM), +2:11.890;
WMX Overall top ten: 1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 50 points;2. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 42 p.; 3. Larissa Papenmeier (GER,Suzuki), 42 p.; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), 36 p.; 5. MarianneVeenstra (NED, Suzuki), 29 p.; 6. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), 29 p.;7. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 29 p.; 8. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 27p.; 9. Elien De Winter (BEL, Honda), 23 p.; 10. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA,Yamaha), 20 p.;
WMX Championship top ten: 1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 185points; 2. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 161 p.; 3. Larissa Papenmeier(GER, Suzuki), 148 p.; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), 139 p.; 5. ElinMann (SWE, KTM), 128 p.; 6. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), 116 p.; 7.Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), 111 p.; 8. Elien De Winter (BEL,Honda), 88 p.; 9. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 86 p.; 10. AshleyFiolek (USA, Honda), 80 p.;
WMX Manufacturers: 1. Kawasaki, 187 points; 2. KTM, 177 p.; 3.Suzuki, 153 p.; 4. Honda, 127 p.; 5. Yamaha, 100 p.; 6. CCM, 15 p.; 7.TM, 3 p.;