Livia Lancelot took her first round victory of the season in the Czech Republic and left the FIM Women‰Ûªs Motocross World Championship open to be decided in the last round of the in Fermo, Italy.
Second was Maria Franke, who was tied in points with the French winner and third was red plate holder Stephanie Laier with a double second place in the two races.
KTM HDI MX‰Ûªs Lancelot expressed her disappointment on her third place in race one but thanked everybody around her for their strong support which lifted her self-esteem and helped her to win the second race of the weekend, and an eventual round victory.
"For sure I am very happy," Lancelot said, "Even though it is not much for the championship it was still a great weekend for me because for the first time I felt great on the bike and even if I had problems in practice I could still win the race and the GP. Now I will try to win again in Fermo (Italy). I don't really have any hopes for the championship but vice champion is still not so bad!" she concluded.
Second place went for Diga KTM‰Ûªs Maria Franke who was satisfied with her second overall after winning the maiden heat of her professional career in race one and being third in race two.
Although the German didn't top the podium she was tied on points with Lancelot. However, Franke moved two positions up in the points standings and is now third in the Championship - 13 points behind second classified Lancelot.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing‰Ûªs Stephanie Laier was third in Loket but she was not disappointed at all with her result as she was not riding at her top level.
The German had some cramps on the right part of her arm before race two and couldn't feel her fingers. After receiving some treatment she was able to race the final moto, where she finished second and managed to be third overall.
Commenting on her arm problem, the Laier added, "I woke up this morning with a small problem but I thought it was just muscle pain but it really started to bother me during the second heat. The doctor said it is swollen and the nerve is blocked and it feels heavy and a little stiff."
The German is still leading the series with 39 points over Lancelot and is looking forward to racing in the last round of the series in Fermo and her chance at a second World Title in a row.
Fourth overall was German Larissa Papenmeier who did not have very good starts this weekend and could only manage fourth and fifth in the two races. She is now fourth in the Championship, only four points behind Franke, and is aiming to finish in the top three at the end of the series.
Completing the top five was Italian Francesca Nocera, the result being a confidence booster ahead of her home round at Fermo, sixth was Brit Natalie Kane and seventh was Dutchwoman Marielle De Mol.
Chiara Fontanesi could only manage eighth due to her 16th place finish in race one on Saturday. The Italian was involved in a crash after the start and was dropped down to 25th position but worked her way up through the race. However, in the second heat Fontanesi rode to a strong fourth and hopes to race for the victory in Fermo.
Main Photo: Livia Lancelot celebrates her round win
WMX Qualifying top ten:
1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 2:14.374
2. Livia Lancelot (FRA, KTM), +0:00.794
3. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:02.120
4. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), +0:02.556
5. Maria Franke (GER, KTM), +0:03.078
6. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), +0:05.965
7. Natalie Kane (GBR, KTM), +0:06.373
8. Anne Borchers (GER, Suzuki), +0:08.380
9. Shirley Verkade (NED, KTM), +0:08.438
10. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), +0:08.604
WMX Race 1 top ten:
1. Maria Franke (GER, KTM), 26:22.767
2. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), +0:02.452
3. Livia Lancelot (FRA, KTM), +0:04.780
4. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), +1:17.688
5. Francesca Nocera (ITA, Honda), +2:05.917
6. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), +2:07.317
7. Britt van der Wekken (NED, Honda), +2:13.202
8. Sara Petterson (SWE, KTM), +2:13.715
9. Natalie Kane (GBR, KTM), +2:18.207
10. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), +2:21.790
WMX Race 2 top ten:
1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, KTM), 24:53.058
2. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), +0:00.575
3. Maria Franke (GER, KTM), +0:33.438
4. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), +1:06.352
5. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), +1:14.566
6. Natalie Kane (GBR, KTM), +1:49.433
7. Francesca Nocera (ITA, Honda), +1:50.190
8. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), +1:51.581
9. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), +2:00.759
10. Elien De Winter (BEL, KTM), +2:12.605
WMX Overall top ten:
1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, KTM), 45 points
2. Maria Franke (GER, KTM), 45 p.
3. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 44 p.
4. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), 34 p.
5. Francesca Nocera (ITA, Honda), 30 p.
6. Natalie Kane (GBR, KTM), 27 p.
7. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 27 p.
8. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), 26 p.
9. Sara Petterson (SWE, KTM), 23 p.
10. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 22 p.
WMX Championship top ten:
1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 274 points
2. Livia Lancelot (FRA, KTM), 235 p.
3. Maria Franke (GER, KTM), 222 p.
4. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), 218 p.
5. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), 204 p.
6. Natalie Kane (GBR, KTM), 185 p.
7. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 161 p.
8. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 143 p.
9. Elien De Winter (BEL, KTM), 125 p.
10. Francesca Nocera (ITA, Honda), 108 p.
