Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2's Ken Roczen defeated World Champion Marvin Musquin to post two victories and record his most comprehensive triumph of the 2010 MX2 FIM Motocross World Championship at a sun-kissed Campo Grande circuit for the Grand Prix of Brazil.
The flamboyant German went 1-1 on the fuel-injected and capable RM-Z250 and won a new legion of fans thanks to his duelling action with Musquin and mastery of the many jumps and leaps on the hard-pack and rough red dirt. 21,500 spectators revelled in the contest as the two protagonists pulled away from the pack in both races and soaked up the spotlight. Roczen was able to elude the Frenchman in the latter stages of the first 35 minute and 2-lap dash under hot sunshine and crossed the line over 20 seconds in front. The second moto decided the overall ranking and for two-thirds of the distance Roczen had to keep pace with Musquin. Finally he drew into a position to be able to attack and again there was no effective response from the number '1'.
Roczen was delighted with his second overall win of 2010 and his ninth podium from the 13 rounds of 15 held so far. It also meant that the 16 year old prolonged the course of the title dispute for another meeting as Musquin holds a gap of 72 with just 100 left to win.
Arnaud Tonus will also remember Brazil as the country where the Swiss raced to his best result yet in the MX2 class and in Teka Suzuki Europe colours. A strong third position in the first moto put the teenager on course for a possible first trophy but a harder second race on a rougher track saw Tonus come home with sixth and signify fourth overall. He is eighth in the MX2 standings, just one point behind Shaun Simpson and trails Jeremy Van Horebeek in sixth by nine points.
Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2 will now swiftly head back to Europe and have to negotiate the penultimate round of the German ADAC MX Masters series at Gaildorf next weekend. Grands Prix in Holland and Italy will close the FIM Motocross World Championship in the following weeks.
Ken Roczen:
"This was an amazing day for me. I have really improved my starts and that is something I really needed at this track. We had two hard fights with Marvin and I am so happy to take two wins. After the first moto I thought the second one would be really difficult but my condition was good and I could push right to the end; it was enough. It was a perfect race for the fans and they had an entertaining show! We have two more GPs now and I want another win before the end of the season."
Arnaud Tonus:
"The first moto was really good. I started around fifth and made it up to the podium place which was awesome. I just rode my own race and felt fast. I had a lot of fun and that paid off. I am a bit disappointed with the second moto because I lost any chance of the overall podium but for sure I am pleased with the result. I loved the track and the conditions. It was a bit muddy in the first moto but that was better than the dust of yesterday."
MX2 Moto1: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 39:52.656; 2. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), +0:23.697; 3. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), +0:53.952; 4. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +1:01.715; 5. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), +1:06.236; 6. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:10.772; 7. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), +1:16.108; 8. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +1:46.335; 9. Michael Leib (USA, Kawasaki), +1:56.549; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), +2:01.833.
MX2 Moto2: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 41:22.126; 2. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), +0:18.016; 3. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:25.375; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:32.532; 5. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:36.430; 6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), +0:38.248; 7. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), +0:38.531; 8. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +1:24.599; 9. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +1:29.587; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), +1:32.968.
MX2 Overall Result: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 50 points; 2. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 35 p.; 4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 35 p.; 5. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 30 p.; 6. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 26 p.; 8. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 26 p.; 9. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 26 p.; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), 22 p.
MX2 World Championship standings (after 13 of 15 rounds): 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 571 points; 2. Ken Roczen (GER, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 499 p.; 3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 430 p.; 4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 391 p.; 5. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 343 p.; 6. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 337 p.; 7. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 329 p.; 8. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2), 328 p.; 9. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 326 p.; 10. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 280 p.
