Barragan becomes first Spaniard to win home GP
By Infront Moto Racing on 17th May 09
BELLPUIG (SPAIN), 17 May 2009 Courtesy of a thrilling victory Jonathan Barragan became the first ever Spaniard to win a Motocross GP at home in Spain since 1962, the year of the first ever Spanish GP.
Afinal lap dogfight in the second MX2 heat handed the first ever overall win to asurprised Jeremy van Horebeek. The MX1 podium wascompleted by Philippaerts and Cairoli while an all KTM MX2 podium saw Goncalvessecond and Boissiere third.
Cairoli keepsleading the MX1 standings ahead of Barragan while Musquin became the new MX2 redplate holder ahead of round seven to be held at Mallory Park, Great Britain, intwo weeks.
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Despite notbeing 100% fit due to a recent left shoulder injury KTM Silver Action's Barraganmade it a great day for his home fans by winning his second season's GP at homein Spain. Since the first ever Motocross GP held in Spain took place in 1962 atRota-Malaga, no Spanish riders had won an overall on home soil as Barragan wrotehis name on the history books today.
Winning heatone with a dominant performance, Barragan was on route for another start to flagvictory in the second heat. Though a crash in the opening laps saw the Madridborn rider recover to an eventual fourth and wrap up theoverall.
Despite abroken left index from Agueda a gutsy Philippaerts showed an incrediblewillpower by taking his best season's overall finish courtesy of a second place.The reigning Champion has now entered the top five in the standings as he foughttooth and nail to get third both in heat one and two.
Yamaha RedBull De Carli's Cairoli rounded off the podium and limited the damages to hisseries lead after what was a difficult opening moto. Chasing Barragan forvictory, Cairoli bumped into second placed Mackenzie as both went down. OnceCairoli was back in the race he managed to recover to fifth but another crashwhile he tried to move past Coppins saw the Italian drop down the field again.He ended in eighth place which he made up for by winning the final heat afterclosing an almost ten second gap from previous leader Nagl in just four laps –though the German gave Cairoli a hand by crashing in the final stages of themoto.
Red Bull KTMFactory Racing's Nagl was fourth overall ahead of LS Motors Honda's Desalle whocompleted the top five. Despite two good starts Mackenzie, who led nine laps inmoto two, took eighth overall.
De Dycker washampered by a couple of crashes in heat one –he dnf'd eventually- as he tooksixth in heat two despite a sore wrist.
MX1 Race 1top ten: 1. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), 40:38.899; ; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL,Honda), +0:10.982; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:11.453; 4. JoshuaCoppins (NZL, Yamaha), +0:16.273; 5. David Vuillemin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:17.446;6. Gareth Swanepoel (RSA, Kawasaki), +0:18.617; 7. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM),+0:19.177; 8. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), +0:51.165; 9. Tanel Leok (EST,Yamaha), +0:54.074; 10. Aigar Leok (EST, TM), +1:05.652;
MX1 Race 2top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 39:22.225; ; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER,KTM), +0:01.314; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:13.691; 4. JonathanBarragan (ESP, KTM), +0:18.063; 5. Billy Mackenzie (GBR, Honda), +0:20.186; 6.Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), +0:23.058; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda),+0:23.655; 8. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), +0:23.983; 9. David Vuillemin (FRA,Kawasaki), +0:33.488; 10. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki),+0:39.470;
MX1 Overalltop ten: 1. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), 43 points; 2. David Philippaerts (ITA,Yamaha), 40 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 38 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl(GER, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), 36 p.; 6. Joshua Coppins(NZL, Yamaha), 31 p.; 7. David Vuillemin (FRA, Kawasaki), 28 p.; 8. BillyMackenzie (GBR, Honda), 26 p.; 9. Gareth Swanepoel (RSA, Kawasaki), 25 p.; 10.Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), 20 p.;
MX1Championship top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 231 points; 2. JonathanBarragan (ESP, KTM), 195 p.; 3. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), 183 p.; 4. JoshuaCoppins (NZL, Yamaha), 175 p.; 5. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 174 p.; 6.Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), 162 p.; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), 162 p.; 8.Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 155 p.; 9. David Vuillemin (FRA, Kawasaki), 101 p.;10. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 100 p.;
MX1Manufacturers: 1. Yamaha, 261 points; 2. KTM, 213 p.; 3. Suzuki, 197 p.; 4.Honda, 196 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 115 p.; 6. TM, 85 p.; 7. Aprilia, 69 p.; 8. CCM, 38p.; 9. Husqvarna, 0 p.;