Mixed start for Team HRC in Argentina
The opening day of the MXGP of Argentina was a mixed affair for Team HRC, as the promise of Evgeny Bobryshev finishing Timed Practice second fastest ultimately was the highlight of the day, with the Qualifying Race being less fruitful.
Both Bobryshev and Gautier Paulin gave it their best shot on the CRF450RW, and Bobby was running third for the first quarter distance but ultimately the package didn’t have the pace to stay at the front. On the hard yet sandy surface the duo crossed the line in 8th and 7th respectively.
MXGP’s latest brand new track proved a shining example on its debut, with thousands of fans lining the trees that surround the track and many more expected tomorrow for the two races.
Roger Harvey
“The result for qualifying isn’t where we want to be, that’s for certain, and we should be much better than that. But there’s a number of considerations like altitude that are coming into play, so we just need to work on different things overnight to improve the situation for tomorrow. Tomorrow is race day so that’s when it really counts.”
Gautier Paulin 21
“The track’s really nice – technical with a lot of rhythm and the surface is hard pack and sandy so it’s tricky but it’s fun to ride. The start wasn’t the best but then I had good rhythm. I had some problems with lapped riders, and I made a few mistakes, but we’re not where we want to be here so we need to see what we can do for tomorrow.”
Evgeny Bobryshev 777
“From the start my rear wheel hit a hole on my start gate so it jumped and I lost a bit of drive so everyone else got in front, but then I got through the first corner really well and was third. We have to think what to do with the tyre tomorrow because I'm losing some grip on the straight, and we’re just losing too much time over the other riders. Overall it was ok but we’ll have to see what strategy we can take tomorrow morning.”
Results Session
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairoli Antonio | 222 | ITA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 25:10.966 |
| 2 | Villopoto Ryan | 2 | USA | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | +1.596 |
| 3 | Nagl Max | 12 | GER | Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna | +7.567 |
| 4 | Desalle Clement | 25 | BEL | Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP | Suzuki | +16.819 |
| 5 | Van Horebeek Jeremy | 89 | BEL | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | +17.981 |
| 6 | Febvre Romain | 461 | FRA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | +18.994 |
| 7 | Paulin Gautier | 21 | FRA | Team HRC - MXGP | Honda | +24.378 |
| 8 | Bobryshev Evgeny | 777 | RUS | Team HRC - MXGP | Honda | +37.733 |
| 9 | Waters Todd | 47 | AUS | Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna | +43.773 |
| 10 | Simpson Shaun | 24 | GBR | Hitachi Construction Machinery Revo KTM | KTM | +45.716 |
| 11 | Watson Ben | 919 | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki | +46.338 |
| 12 | Rattray Tyla | 28 | RSA | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | +51.953 |
| 13 | Frossard Steven | 183 | FRA | Wilvo Forkrent KTM | KTM | +55.838 |
| 14 | Guarneri Davide | 39 | ITA | TM Racing Factory Team | TM | +1:00.335 |
| 15 | Philippaerts David | 19 | ITA | DP19 Racing | Yamaha | +1:10.041 |
| 16 | Charlier Christophe | 23 | FRA | 24MX Lucas Oil Honda | Honda | +1:11.083 |
| 17 | Coldenhoff Glenn | 259 | NDL | Team Suzuki Europe Motocross | Suzuki | +1:14.380 |
| 18 | Butron Jose | 17 | SPA | Marchetti Racing Team KTM | KTM | +1:16.553 |
| 19 | Bengtsson Filip | 11 | SWE | 24MX Lucas Oil Honda | Honda | +1:20.103 |
| 20 | Goncalves Rui | 999 | POR | MX Racing Team | Husqvarna | +1:20.740 |
| 21 | Ferris Dean | 111 | AUS | Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna | +1:34.872 |
| 22 | De Dycker Ken | 9 | BEL | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | +1:43.062 |
| 23 | Yamamoto Kei | 400 | JPN | Team Honda Red Moto Assomotor | Honda | +1:44.861 |
| 24 | Lupino Alessandro | 77 | ITA | Team Honda Red Moto Assomotor | Honda | -1 lap |
Location Information
Neuquen, Argentina - View in Google Maps
