A hard fought French Grand Prix marked Yamaha rider David Philippaerts’ comeback to the top of the podium, the Italian’s first win since Mallory’s British GP in 2009.

Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross’ Philippaerts battled it out with Clement Desalle for an eventual third in moto one but stormed to the lead of heat two at mid race distance and went on to take victory.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX1’s Tony Cairoli made it to a close second overall as he ended with as many points as Philippaerts. The MX1 series leader won the opening moto after a battle with Steve Ramon but struggled in heat two, where he lost time in a battle for third with home rider Anthony Boissiere. Once Cairoli settled in third place Desalle was too far to be caught.

Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1’s Desalle rounded off the podium to take also second in the championship, in between Cairoli and Philippaerts – former runner-up Max Nagl is out with a broken left collarbone since yesterday. The Belgian was fourth in the opening heat after Philippaerts passed him but took a solid second in the final moto, where he also led for the first half.

Teammate Steve Ramon took fourth overall ahead of TM Racing Factory’s Boissiere, being the best home rider at this French GP. Boissiere was seventh in moto one but challenged Cairoli for third in the final moto, setting the crowd on fire when he moved past the Italian but eventually settling for fourth.

Davide Guarneri took the holeshot in moto two and was sixth overall while Sebastien Pourcel was 11th. Kawasaki teammate Xavier Boog instead was stopped by technical issues in moto one and ended a bitter 15th.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2’s Marvin Musquin took his fourth consecutive grand prix win and sixth in seven events as he went on to dominate his home round in St. Jean.

The MX2 Championship leader rode a perfect first moto, leading from lap one to the flag, then got rid of Shaun Simpson in the final moto to take another win. This is the second consecutive year that Musquin wins a home GP.

Nestaan JM Racing KTM’s Joel Roelants took his second podium of the season courtesy of second overall. The hard charging Belgian recovered to fifth in the first moto but rode a strong second moto despite a late crash to take back third when Ken Roczen crashed in front of him. The German, who had a difficult first heat, was making up for it in moto two as he recovered until third place but crashed again to drop down the field.

Bike It Cosworth Yamaha UK’s Zach Osborne took his second consecutive podium after his first one from last weekend in America. The American was an eventual third in moto one after Jeffrey Herlings exploited his mistake at the last corner before the chequered flag and moved past. Moto two was all about recovering after an early crash, with Osborne ending ninth for third overall.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2 team mates Simpson and Herlings rounded off the top five ahead of Arnaud Tonus and Dennis Verbruggen. Home riders Gautier Paulin, Christophe Charlier and Steven Frossard rounded off the top ten at the end of a difficult home grand prix.

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