Evgeny Bobryshev took his third overall Grand Prix podium of the season today at the Italian track of Mantova with third position, continuing his impressive run in what is his most successful year in the MXGP class.

Two good starts saw him launch into the top five on both occasions, although the tight hairpin turn two bunched the field and saw him jostled down to ninth in the second race. Nevertheless, with two consistent motos aboard the CRF450RW, he finished second in race one having led the early stages, and fought back to fourth in race two to take third overall and climb the podium.

Paulin came home fifth overall, but had a more difficult day in the office. Lying fifth in race one, a small crash demoted the Frenchman to seventh although he still fought back to fourth with a big push, being the fastest man on track in the closing minutes and making the pass on the penultimate lap.

Gautier’s second race was made very difficult by a crash in turn two from fourth, which demoted him to a lowly 16th. Making a remarkable return on a track where passing was very difficult, his race was blighted by another small crash whilst pushing for fifth position just nine minutes from the flag. Dropping to eighth and having to do the work all over again, GP21 crossed the line an eventual sixth.

With just three Grands Prix remaining in the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship, Gautier Paulin is second in the World standings, followed by Evgeny Bobryshev in third. With 569 points, Honda are just 36 points shy of the Manufacturers’ Championship lead.

Roger Harvey

HRC General Manager - MXGP

“Bobby rode two very good races today and I was really pleased to see that. He’s riding smartly and very consistently, and has ironed out the little problems that he’s had in previous seasons, and it’s why he’s third in the World this season. Gautier also made some very good passes and progressed well through the field, even though it’s hard to pass here, but he was held back by a couple of little mistakes that undid his work. Overall though we’re happy with this weekend as the bike is performing well and we were making good starts, so our work behind the scenes in testing is continuing to pay off.”

Evgeny Bobryshev 777

2nd, 4th 3rd overall

“Yesterday I made a few mistakes, but today I learned from those so it’s great to be on the podium again. It was a hard second race pushing Simpson and sometimes I was really on the limit, but I’m very happy I didn’t make any mistakes and collected good points from the weekend. I can't thank enough my team as they’re working so hard and testing so hard and improving every month so we can see it’s always going in the right direction. The target has always been consistency, so I continue to focus on staying healthy and keeping this position in the championship.”

Gautier Paulin 21

4th, 6th 5th overall

“It was a tough day today as I made a few small mistakes which cost me. It’s a slippery track here and it’s very difficult to pass and come through like I had to, so it’s easy to make mistakes. I didn’t feel so comfortable on this track, so I’m pretty disappointed with the weekend. Next week is Assen and a new Grand Prix so now we just focus on that.”

MXGP 2015
Race Round 15   Mantova

Race one

Sunny
Air Temp
25°C
Track Cond
Sand
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Race Round 15   Mantova

Race two

Overcast
Air Temp
23°C
Track Cond
Sand
Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap
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Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
Location Information

Viale Learco Guerra, 13m, 46100 Mantova MN, Italy - View in Google Maps