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The 15th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship was dominated by Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube’s Romain Febvre and Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki’s Max Anstie, who used their creative lines and unique skill to stand top of the box at the MXGP of Lombardia.

Febvre is proving he’s got all the ingredients of a world champion, boasting 11 race wins, six overall victories and 10 consecutive podium finishes, resulting in a healthy 101-point lead in the standings.

Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube’s Jeremy Van Horebeek is starting to piece the puzzle back together with second overall, while Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev rounded out the podium in his bid for a series rostrum.

This weekend was far from the sand of Lommel, but Hitachi Construction Machinery Revo KTM’s Shaun Simpson was still fast. The Brit has finally received factory support from KTM and was looking strong and confident on the new 2016 KTM 450SX-F, which he rode to fourth.

Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin made the best of a bad day to finish fifth overall. He is still second in the championship, 33 points clear of his teammate Bobryshev.

Of the Aussies, Dean Ferris (Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing) was seventh overall with 7-8 finishes, and Todd Waters (Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing) 10th via 9-11 results.

Anstie was once again in a league of his own in MX2 this weekend. The Brit overcame some adversity, clutch issues and a small crash in race one to dominate both races for his third perfect weekend and grand prix overall. As a result, he’s lept from seventh in the championship to third.

It was far from a perfect weekend for Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser, but fair play to the young Slovenian, who managed to bounce back nicely from a rough day of qualifying to tie in points with the championship leader Pauls Jonass.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass, who is trained and mentored by 10-time FIM Motocross World Champion Stefan Everts, put in another solid performance this weekend for third overall and has maintained his four-point lead in the championship.

2015 MXGP World Championship
Round 15 – Mantova, Italy

MXGP overall results:
1. Romain Febvre 50
2. Jeremy Van Horebeek 42
3. Evgeny Bobryshev 40
4. Shaun Simpson 36
5. Gautier Paulin 33
6. Glenn Coldenhoff 31
7. Dean Ferris (AUS) 27
8. Maximilian Nagl 24
9. Tyla Rattray 23
10. Todd Waters (AUS) 22

MXGP championship standings:
1. Romain Febvre 597
2. Gautier Paulin 496
3. Evgeny Bobryshev 463
4. Antonio Cairoli 416
5. Shaun Simpson 392
6. Maximilian Nagl 384
7. Jeremy Van Horebeek 366
8. Clement Desalle 331
9. Glenn Coldenhoff 321
10. Todd Waters (AUS) 300
12. Dean Ferris (AUS) 235

MX2 overall results:
1. Max Anstie 50
2. Tim Gajser 42
3. Pauls Jonass 42
4. Benoit Paturel 33
5. Valentin Guillod 25
6. Brent Van doninck 23
7. Petar Petrov 23
8. Henry Jacobi 20
9. Damon Graulus 20
10. Adam Sterry 19

MX2 championship standings:
1. Pauls Jonass 475
2. Tim Gajser 471
3. Max Anstie 437
4. Valentin Guillod 433
5. Jeffrey Herlings 423
6. Jeremy Seewer 409
7. Jordi Tixier 393
8. Julien Lieber 356
9. Benoit Paturel 292
10. Petar Petrov 285

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