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Yamaha MXGP full strength for final round in France

Yamaha MXGP full strength for final round in France

The MXGP of Pays de Montbéliard represents the nineteenth and final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre and Jeremy Van Horebeek, and Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Shaun Simpson and Arnaud Tonus.

This weekend Yamaha’s MXGP riders will be racing at a typical French style motocross track that sprawls the hills of Villars-sous-Ecot, in France. It is a place that resonates well with Romain Febvre as it is the circuit that saw him claim his first ever Grand Prix win in the premier class – back in 2015. The Frenchman has been gaining momentum throughout the season and landed on the second step of the podium, for the second time this year, at the MXGP of The Netherlands last weekend. He is currently sixth place in the provisional Championship Standings, only 6-points shy of the recently dethroned world champion Tim Gajser. A top-five finish in the championship classification is still possible.

Since the title has already been won – by Antonio Cairoli last weekend at the Dutch TT Circuit of Assen – there is only pride to race for this weekend. All of the riders are reasonably safe in their current positions in the Championship Standings. Jeremy Van Horebeek is currently eighth having missed two and a half rounds of racing this year. He is not bothered by his position in the championship; he is only eager to finish the season strong, as is Shaun Simpson who is seventeenth after missing more than half of the season due to injuries.

Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus has fully recovered from a broken rib and will make his highly anticipated return to action this weekend. He is currently twelfth in the Championship Standings.

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The first time the tight and compact circuit of Villars-sous-Ecot hosted a Grand Prix was back in 1982 where Belgian André Malherbe was the victor on that day. Four years later, 1986, the world championship returned where French hero Jacky Vimond took the honours on-board a Yamaha YZ250. Another round of the FIM 250cc Motocross World Championship took place a further 12-years on and was triumphed by Stefan Everts.

In a season that has been fated by weather with almost every round being either wet or stifling hot, why would the final round be any different? Rain is forecast, which always makes the results something of a gamble. Gates will drop for the Qualifying Race at 17:10 on Saturday 15th of September, followed by two championship races on Sunday 16th of September. Race 1 will be at 14:15, Race 2 will be at 17:10.

Romain Febvre
6th MXGP Championship Standings, 479-points
“It’s my home GP again this weekend. I love that, it’s always special to race in France. I like the track in Villars-sous-Ecot but I have heard that it’s going rain, so that changes everything a little bit. We will see.”

Jeremy Van Horebeek
8th MXGP Championship Standings, 416-points
“I don’t mind racing in Villars-sous-Ecot. The track there is not so bad. I am not sure if there have been any changes to the track, but first I need to see how my leg feels because I was in quite a bit of pain after my crash in Assen. I will give my best anyway, it’s the last round of the season. I will get through and I am confident that I will be ‘on it’ at The Nations.”

Arnaud Tonus
12th MXGP Championship Standings, 328-points
“I feel a lot better. I have been riding and I’m not in any sort of pain. I only need to get in shape physically and get back some strength because I lost a little bit of strength in my shoulder. I think it should be okay for this weekend, I am really looking forward to being on the line again as this is the type of track I like, really hard-pack and stony. I feel comfortable on those conditions, so I am looking forward to it.”

Words and pic: Yamaha