Tanel Leok takes an upset win in Spain

"I was riding well in the first moto and my times were good but in the middle of the race I landed heavily from a jump and had pain in my back," Philippaerts explained. "Every lap of the second moto was difficult and I took it easy so I would not crash. I owe some thanks to my doctor because he treated my hand and also my back. Now we have two weeks free so I can recover. Today was pretty good and I am happy to stay on the bike and reach the podium," the Italian concluded.

Red plate holder Tony Cairoli took fourth and missed the podium for the first time this year. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX1 Italian made a mistake and crashed in heat one, dropping from second to sixth. Cairoli eventually made up in heat two by taking third.

"It was a tough weekend. This is not my favorite track," Cairoli said. The ground is too hard and there are not so many lines. I made a stupid mistake in the first moto and I lost the chance to win the GP. I lost a lot of places because of the crash and after the bike was a bit broken and I couldn't ride perfectly. I caught the guy in front of me but it was hard to pass and I only finished sixth. I wanted to make some good points in the second mot but I didn't have a good start. I was eighth or ninth and managed to get back to third, which was a good result. For sure I want to improve my training this week so I can try to take the victory in the USA. There I want to have fun on the bike!," he concluded.

Clement Desalle of Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1 took fifth overall while Anthony Boissiere dropped to ninth overall after he was a good fourth in moto one ‰ÛÒ the Frenchman was involved in a tangle at the start of moto two.

Poleman Kevin Strijbos was tenth while both Sebastian Pourcel and Billy Laninovich crashed and did not take part in moto two.

In MX2 Marvin Musquin, the reigning world champion was the Orange hero of the day when he recovered from a first moto crash to romp in race two where crash carnage was the order of the day.

Second on the podium was Belgian KTM rider Joel Roelants, with Marvin's Red Bull KTM factory teammate Shaun Simpson in third to complete a three-way KTM victory.

"The qualification was difficult with the rain and I didn't ride so well so I was seventh. But today was another day," Musquin said.

"I felt better and I made some good lap times in the warm-up. Then I had a bad start in the first moto and I crashed with Osborne. I came back to seventh and then I was behind Shaun (Simpson) and it was difficult to pass. I was very focused on my start for the second moto. I took the holeshot and then it was like it was in Portugal with me in front of Ken (Roczen) - until he had his DNF. The track was really slippery but it got better and better and my win is good for me and good for the championship."

Main Photo: Tanel Leok on his way to victory in Spain