Nagl pulls off a fine victory in Sweden

Pole man Nagl of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing wrapped up his second overall win of the season today in Sweden as he went on to win the opening moto after a dominant performance then controlled heat two finishing second to winner Cairoli.

The duo pulled away after the start of the final moto but Yamaha Red Bull De Carli’s Cairoli rode stronger to take his revenge for a troubled first moto. Cairoli was closed at the start and had to recover from the back of the pack, finishing an eventual fourth.

Riding consistent in both moto’s paid Teka Suzuki World MX1’s De Dycker his fifth podium of the season. The Belgian took second in heat one despite being far away from Nagl, while he settled for fourth in heat two after several unsuccessful attempts of moving past Philippaerts.

Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross’ Philippaerts took fourth overall courtesy of a strong second moto, which he ended in third place.

LS Motors Honda’s Desalle made up for a disastrous qualifying race yesterday –he finished 21st after he crashed into Aigar Leok, who had previously crashed- and took fifth overall. The Belgian was unable to match his top three finish of moto one in the final heat, where he cruised in fifth. Nevertheless Desalle has now moved up to fourth in the Championship.

A heavy crash in heat one caused a severe thoracic trauma to wild card rider Mats Akerblom. The Swedish was immediately taken to the Uddevalla hospital where he is still kept under control.

MX1 Race 1 top ten: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 39:02.962; ; 2. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), +0:18.573; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), +0:22.408; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), +0:25.497; 5. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:46.418; 6. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), +0:50.709; 7. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), +0:52.170; 8. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:18.423; 9. Gareth Swanepoel (RSA, Kawasaki), +1:23.629; 10. Bryan Mackenzie (GBR, Honda), +1:30.245;

MX1 Race 2 top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 39:39.929; ; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:02.994; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:06.508; 4. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), +0:14.103; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), +0:26.194; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), +0:39.085; 7. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), +0:59.922; 8. David Vuillemin (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:03.833; 9. Gareth Swanepoel (RSA, Kawasaki), +1:15.007; 10. Julien Bill (SUI, Aprilia), +1:17.891;

MX1 Overall top ten: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 47 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 43 p.; 3. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), 40 p.; 4. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 36 p.; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), 36 p.; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), 29 p.; 7. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), 29 p.; 8. Gareth Swanepoel (RSA, Kawasaki), 24 p.; 9. Julien Bill (SUI, Aprilia), 19 p.; 10. Bryan Mackenzie (GBR, Honda), 18 p.;

MX1 Championship top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 428 points; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 375 p.; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 363 p.; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), 345 p.; 5. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), 343 p.; 6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), 338 p.; 7. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), 299 p.; 8. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), 215 p.; 9. Gareth Swanepoel (RSA, Kawasaki), 175 p.; 10. Aigar Leok (EST, TM), 167 p.;

MX1 Manufacturers: 1. Yamaha, 489 points; 2. KTM, 435 p.; 3. Honda, 380 p.; 4. Suzuki, 353 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 223 p.; 6. TM, 167 p.; 7. Aprilia, 162 p.; 8. CCM, 114 p.; 9. Husaberg, 0 p.; 10. Husqvarna, 0 p.;

Tags: aranda, Barragan, cairoli, ccm, coppins, desalle, honda, hospital, husqvarna, kawasaki, ktm, leok, mackenzie, motocross, NAGL, suzuki, swanepoel, sweden, teka, vuillemin, yamaha