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Predictions for the FIM Motocross World Championship are not getting any easier, with the down to the wire results at MXGP of Great Britain, round seven of the FIM Motocross World Championship, being solid evidence.

The typically rutty and spongy track of Matterley Basin shaped up a lot harder, faster and slicker than it had in years prior which was taken in the strides of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube’s Valentin Guillod, who both nailed their second consecutive grand prix victories of this season.

Winning the MXGP of Great Britain today meant Cairoli has become the most successful grand prix rider on British soil. The Italian eight-time world champion has now won six British grand prix, which puts him ahead of the Belgian greats Stefan Everts and Joel Robert, who have both only won five.

“It was amazing today, England has given me a lot of good memories,” Cairoli said. “I am really happy I made the decision to move to the 450cc, it makes it much easier for me to keep up with these guys, so for me the weekend went perfect, I wouldn’t change anything.”

As the most consistent rider in the championship with seven from six possible podium finishes, it was another narrow and frustrating loss for Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP’s Clement Desalle, who claimed two consistent second places for second overall.

Perhaps the happiest face in the paddock was that of the super rookie Roman Febvre who claimed his first MXGP race win and second consecutive podium finish today at Matterley Basin for the Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube team.

Also showing some impressive speed today was Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev. Russian Bob is clearly back on the rise which was obvious with his solid lap times today. Despite not getting off to the best of starts, the Honda rider still managed to put in two remarkable rides for fourth overall.

Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl appeared to struggle to find his flow out on the slick and tricky surface of Matterley Basin. Despite getting good starts, the red plate holder just had to do his best to take as many points as possible, which he managed with fifth overall.

Thanks to the British fan favorite Hitachi Construction Machinery Revo KTM’s Shaun Simpson, the crowd was bought to life today when he took the holeshot and fronted the field for a good part of race two. The public lined the fences and showed an immense amount of support for the Brit who put in a remarkable ride to wrap up his home grand prix in sixth overall.

Todd Waters was 11th overall with 9-16 results in the UK, while countryman Dean Ferris finished 17th overall on Sunday via 13-18 moto performances.

Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube’s Valentin Guillod put in an extremely impressive performance to take his second consecutive grand prix victory here in Matterley Basin. It’s unusual for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings to be on the second step of the podium yet it seems to be happening a lot more frequently these days.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jordi Tixier is fast becoming a fixture on the MX2 podium with his fourth consecutive podium finish of the year. The Frenchman admitted he was a little disappointed today because he felt great out on the track yesterday but he remains confident he can still improve as the season goes on.

Meanwhile Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass is establishing himself as a pretty hot starter. The young Latvian is always up at the pointy end of the field around turn one which is already half the battle one for someone as young as he is. Another solid performance landed Jonass in fourth overall.

Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki’s Max Anstie electrified the atmosphere here at MXGP of Great Britain with his near win in race one. Unfortunately a bad start in race two hindered what could have been a better result; nevertheless, a top five finish on home soil isn’t too shabby.

The third round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship took place where Team One One Four’s extremely talented French lady Livia Lancelot took control of the championship with a double race victory. Australian Madison Brown was a fine fourth overall, claiming 6-5 finishes against the world’s best.

2015 MXGP World Championship
Round seven – Matterley Basin, UK

MXGP overall results:
1. Antonio Cairoli 45
2. Clement Desalle 44
3. Romain Febvre 39
4. Evgeny Bobryshev 36
5. Maximilian Nagl 36
6. Shaun Simpson 31
7. Gautier Paulin 29
8. Ken de Dycker 23
9. Jeremy Van Horebeek 23
10. Tyla Rattray 23
11. Todd Waters (AUS) 17
17. Dean Ferris (AUS) 11

MXGP championship standings:
1. Maximilian Nagl 295
2. Clement Desalle 291
3. Antonio Cairoli 274
4. Gautier Paulin 237
5. Romain Febvre 235
6. Evgeny Bobryshev 207
7. Shaun Simpson 145
8. Ryan Villopoto 124
9. Todd Waters (AUS) 121
10. Tyla Rattray 118

MX2 overall results:
1. Valentin Guillod 47
2. Jeffrey Herlings 47
3. Jordi Tixier 36
4. Pauls Jonass 36
5. Max Anstie 35
6. Jeremy Seewer 31
7. Aleksandr Tonkov 27
8. Benoit Paturel 25
9. Thomas Covington 25
10. Petar Petrov 22

MX2 overall results:
1. Jeffrey Herlings 308
2. Valentin Guillod 216
3. Pauls Jonass 213
4. Dylan Ferrandis 205
5. Aleksandr Tonkov 189
6. Jordi Tixier 189
7. Jeremy Seewer 182
8. Tim Gajser 169
9. Julien Lieber 167
10. Max Anstie 158

WMX overall results:
1. Livia Lancelot 50
2. Stephanie Laier 42
3. Nancy Van De Ven 38
4. Madison Brown (AUS) 31
5. Amandine Verstappen 31
6. Natalie Kane 30
7. Francesca Nocera 28
8. Kiara Fontanesi 27
9. Marianne Veenstra 25
10. Virginie Germond 21

WMX championship standings:
1. Livia Lancelot 144
2. Kiara Fontanesi 121
3. Nancy Van De Ven 99
4. Francesca Nocera 91
5. Amandine Verstappen 82
6. Meghan Rutledge (AUS) 78
7. Genette Vaage 77
8. Justine Charroux 62
9. Virginie Germond 56
10. Larissa Papenmeier 52
15. Madison Brown (AUS) 31

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