Motocross

Mickael Pichon wins MX3 season opener

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Mickael Pichon won the opening round of the FIM Motocross World Championship MX3 at Castelnau De Levis, France, thanks to two back to back wins. Pichon clocked the pole position, and raced two solid motos to finish in front of defending World Champion Yves Demaria. Demaria is not completely fit yet, but he grasped a third place in the first moto and a second place in the final moto. JPV Racing‰Ûªs Jussi Vehvilainen was third after the Frenchman; the Finn was eighth in the opening moto, but made up for it with a third place in the final moto. Spaniard Alvaro Lozano and Belgian Sven Breugelmans of KTM JM Team completed the top five overall.
MX3 Overall - Round 1 - Castelnau De Levis, France
Pos No Rider Country Bike
Moto 1
Moto2
Total Points
1 22 Pichon, Mickael FRA KTM 25 25 50
2 78 Demaria, Yves FRA Yamaha 20 22 42
3 66 Vehvilainen, Jussi FIN Honda 13 20 33
4 40 Lozano, Alvaro ESP KTM 15 18 33
5 2 Breugelmans, Sven BEL KTM 18 15 33
6 48 Martin, Christophe FRA KTM 16 16 32
7 137 Salaets, Kritof. BEL Suzuki 14 13 27
8 8 Zaremba, Jan CZE KTM 11 14 25
9 7 Kragelj, Saso SLO Yamaha 12 12 24
10 97 Coisy, Benjamin. FRA Honda 22 0 22
11 70 Van Nooten, Jurgen BEL Suzuki 8 11 19
12 92 Emery, Maxime FRA Kawasaki 10 9 19
13 74 Marillier, Johan FRA Kawasaki 5 10 15
14 54 Ruf, Philip AUT KTM 6 5 11
15 87 Burn, Jonathan SUI Honda 2 8 10
16 63 Simone, Ricci ITA Honda 9 0 9
17 122 Couderc, Fabien FRA Kawasaki 0 7 7
18 9 Cadek, David CZE Yamaha 7 0 7
19 156 Lopez, Adrien FRA KTM 1 6 7
20 68 Vestri, Martino ITA KTM 3 4 7
21 34 Hansen, Nicolai DEN Yamaha 4 2 6
22 60 Maca, Frantisek CZE Suzuki 0 3 3
23 17 Weigert, Frédéric BEL Yamaha 0 1 1

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