Gautier Paulin guides the French National Team to
victory again at the Motocross of Nations, Pirelli grabs victories and
holeshots in all three races
Buchanan (USA), 8 October 2018 – An incredible crowd followed the seventy-second edition of the annual
Motocross of Nations that was hosted by the
Red Bud circuit in
Michigan. The track consisted of medium/hard soil with a sandy surface and due to the heavy rains that hit the area during the weekend was particularly slippery and tricky. The
SCORPION™ MX32™ Mid Soft front and SCORPION™ MX Soft rear tyres could show their full potential with high performance that enabled
Pirelli-equipped riders to achieve exciting results in all classes.
Gautier Paulin led the French team to the Chamberlain Trophy for the fifth consecutive year. Behind the French was a great second place for the Italian team fronted by nine-times World Champion
Antonio Cairoli,
Alessandro Lupino and
Michele Cervellin. The Dutch team, which deployed
Jeffrey Herlings,
Glenn Coldenhoff and
Calvin Vlaanderen took third position.
Pirelli also took overall victories in the
MXGP class with
Jeffrey Herlings, in
MX Open with
Glenn Coldenhoff and in
MX2 with the freshly crowned world champion
Jorge Prado.
The Motocross of Nations brought down the curtain on a triumphant 2018 for
Pirelli, a season in which the brand has been confirmed at the top of each championship category thanks to the excellent capabilities of the tyres.
Race results (Pirelli riders in bold): Race 1 (MXGP+MX2)1. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)2. PAULIN Gautier (FRA)3. PRADO Jorge (SPA)4. TOMAC Eli (USA)
5. DESALLE Clement (BEL)
Race 2 (MX2+OPEN)1. COLDENHOFF Glenn (NED)2. LAWRENCE Hunter (AUS)
3. PRADO Jorge (SPA)4. WATSON Ben (GBR)
5. SEEWER Jeremy (SUI)
Race 3 (MXGP+OPEN)1. COLDENHOFF Glenn (NED)2. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)3. PAULIN Gautier (FRA)4. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)5. LUPINO Alesandro (ITA) Class Overall: MXGP1. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)2. PAULIN Gautier (FRA)3. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)4. TOMAC Eli (USA)
5. LEOK Tanel (EST)
MX21. PRADO Jorge (SPA)2. LAWRENCE Hunter (AUS)
3. FERRANDIS Dylan (FRA)
4. CHARLIER Christophe (FRA)
5. CERVELLIN Michele (ITA) OPEN1. COLDENHOFF Glenn (NED)2. LUPINO Alesandro (ITA)3. VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy (BEL)4. ANTIE Max (GBR)5. NAGL Maximilian (GER) Nations overall1. FRANCE p.352. ITALY p.373. NETHERLANDS p.414. AUSTRALIA p.485. GREAT BRITAIN p.486. USA p.49