Once more the first weekend of April will be busy for the Motocross fans, as the three individuals World Championships will kick-off the same day. The MX1 and MX2 riders will be in Zolder (Belgium) for the Karcher GP of Flanders, while the MX3 and Euro 125 competitors will be in Castelnau de Lévis (France).
Located in the South-West part of France (near Albi) the track of Castelnau already welcomed in the past many GP's (125 in 1986 and 1995, 500 in 1999, Sidecar in 1994, 1997, 2001 and 2004) and met last year the opening round of the MX3 and 125 European Championships. Sixty-one MX3 riders sent an entry form to the French Federation, while eighty-two will enter the 125 European series.
2004 World Champion and vice-world Champion last year, Frenchman Yves Demaria will be the favourite of the GP aboard his factory KTM. Winner here in 1999 (500 GP) and perfectly used to this fast and spectacular track, Demaria did a strong race two weeks ago in Pernes les Fontaine (3rd overall) and has a really high motivation for his 19th GP season! Reigning World Champion and teammate Sven Breugelmans will be his main rival, as KTM is once more the strongest team involved in this class. Among the fifty-nine other riders Italians Christian Beggi (2004 Vice-Champion), Enrico Oddenino (5th in the standings last season), Daniele Bricca or Christian Stevanini,
Swiss Marc Ristori, Czech Martin Zerava, Austrian Michael Staufer and Slovenian Saso Kragelj are some of the main opponents to the KTM duo. Sixteen countries will be involved in this opening round.
Always exciting, the 125 European Championship will be more than a 'support" race. Vice Champion last season Belgian Dennis Verbruggen is the favourite but on this typical track the French kids will be as always strongly motivated. Steven Frossard (KTM), Frédéric Sandouly (Yamaha), Marvin Musquin and Loîc Rombault (Kawasaki) and Timotei Potisek (Honda) are some of the new talents who expect to succeed to Jeremy Tarroux, the 2005 Champion.
The strong facilities (including the new paddock area with modern infrastructures) and the perfect view on the track will offer a nice MX weekend to everyone in Castelnau de Levis. .
MX3 ENTRY LIST
1 BREUGELMANS Sven FMB
5 ODDENINO Enrico FMI
6 ZERAVA Martin ACCR UFO Racing Team
7 STAUFER Michael OeAMTC Schruf Racing
8 KRAGELJ Saso AMZS YAMAHA Kragelj Racing
10 COMPAGNONE Felice FMI
11 SIPEK Nenad HMS YAMAHA Ricci Team Racing
15 BEGGI Cristian FMI
17 KUCIREK Miroslav ACCR UFO Racing Team
20 STEVANINI Cristian FMI
21 MANNEH Bader FSM
23 APERIO Matteo FMI
26 CADEK David ACCR KTM CZ
30 NIKKILA Jussi SML YAMAHA
31 JENSEN Kasper DMU YAMAHA Team Nellemann
32 ANDERSEN Tonni DMU SUZUKI
33 VANGSBAKKEN Kristen NMF SUZUKI
34 ZECCHIN Matteo FSM
36 AMBEIS Mathieu FFM YAMAHA
37 BOZIC Danijel HMS KTM
38 SPINDLER Miha AMZS HONDA AMD Sitar Dunlop
39 VIGUIER Jérôme FFM SUZUKI Jey and Co
40 WEIGERT Frédéric FMB
41 ANDERSEN Mickael DMU SUZUKI
42 VAN HERCK Kenny FMB
43 MOROZAV Roman FMU SUZUKI
44 ANDREO Jean Patrick FFM YAMAHA
45 DEMEESTER Arnaud FFM YAMAHA
46 GRELIER Aurélien FFM HONDA Sport Motorel
47 HEMERY Jérôme FFM YAMAHA
48 MARTIN Christophe FFM KTM KTM France
49 OVAA Casper KNMV SUZUKI
50 FERRY Mickaël FFM YAMAHA
51 DOUTAZ Mathieu FMS DB Mx Team
52 IVANYUTIN Alexander MFR YAMAHA
53 BOBRYSHEV Evgeny MFR KTM
54 VAN HOENACKER Dimitri FMB
55 ZAREMBA Jan ACCR
56 MONTAGNI Danilo FMI
57 CASUCCI Marco FMI
58 FACCIOLI Gianluca FSM
59 BRICCA Daniele FMI
60 ANDREANI Luca FSM
61 FRANCESCHI Federico FSM
62 FERRARI Fabio FSM
63 PASHCHYNSKYY Oleksandr FMU KTM
64 SROMS Nils LaMSF
65 OVTCHARENKO Oleksiy FMU KTM
66 ASMANOV Anton FMU KTM
67 SCHELFAUT Brik FMB
68 OUN Aveni EMF KTM Motoextreme
69 RAATS Veiko EMF SUZUKI
70 VAN NOOTEN Jurgen FMB
71 MAY John ACU SUZUKI
78 DEMARIA Yves FFM
85 WOUTERS Sven FMB
92 EMERY Maxime FFM KAWASAKI
100 BAKKE Ronny NMF HONDA
101 KUMANOV Nikolay BMF
104 JANSSENS Tom DMSB KAWASAKI
115 RISTORI Marc FMS DB Mx Team
125 EUROPEAN ENTRY LIST
2 VERBRUGGEN Dennis MUL YAMAHA
5 VAN VIJFELJKEN Rob KNMV YAMAHA
7 VAN Hastenberg Jan KNMV HONDA
17 FROSSARD Steven FFM KTM
21 BUSIN Cédric MUL YAMAHA
22 SANDOULY Frédéric FFM YAMAHA
23 KALLIES Christofer SVEMO SUZUKI
33 ROMBAUT Loic FFM KAWASAKI
37 SJOO Calle SVEMO KTM
39 DAHL Toni SVEMO HUSQVARNA
42 AKERBLOM Mats SVEMO KAWASAKI
47 ELGH Alexander SVEMO YAMAHA
50 ROELANTS Joel MUL KTM
51 MARTENS Yentel MUL KTM
52 VANDUEREN Kenny MUL KTM
52 ERIKSSON Marcus SVEMO KTM
53 GORIS Rob MUL KAWASAKI
64 VONGSANA Khounsith FFM KTM
66 BOBRYSHEV Eugeny MFR KTM
77 TERREBLANCHE Shannon MUL KTM
81 THOM Daniel SVEMO HONDA
86 KARLSSON Fredrik SVEMO YAMAHA
112 LESAGE Maxime FFM HONDA
151 POTISEK Timotei FFM HONDA
188 RAU Tommy SMF KTM
311 BECHIS Lucas FFM SUZUKI
525 MUSQUIN Marvin FFM KAWASAKI
979 COISY Benjamin FFM HONDA
NEUGEBAUER Filip ACCR
MALUUS Vaclav ACCR KAWASAKI
BEKANOVIC Rok AMZS HONDA
IRT Matevz AMZS YAMAHA
IRT Jernej AMZS KAWASAKI
PATERNU Kristian AMZS YAMAHA
KRESTINOV Gert EMF KTM
RATSEP Kristjan EMF HONDA
KUUSK Edik EMF KAWASAKI
LEOK Martin EMF KTM
NASSAR Taavi EMF YAMAHA
IZOIRD Fabien FFM HONDA
BANKEN Jonathan FMB
DIERCKX Dennis FMB
LAUREYSSEN Jan FMB
CREMER Cédric FMB
NOUWEN Kenji FMB
DELAYE Jérémy FMB
JANSSENS Nick FMB
DECOUTER Roland Jr FMB
PHILIPPAERTS Deny FMI
BAIMA BESQUET Simone FMI
POLIDORI Alessio FMI
LORENZON Daniele FMI
MANZONI Giodano FMI
PAGLIACCI Alessandro FMI
SOMMARUGA Giovanni FMI
D'ATTILIO Federico FMI
FELLAY Steve FMS KTM
BESSARD Yvan FMS KTM
STADLER Mike FMS KAWASAKI
LELJAK Marko HMS KTM
GOLUB Karlo HMS YAMAHA
SAMEC Antonio HMS
BRAKKE Herjan KNMV HONDA
VAN HAUT Coen KNMV YAMAHA
KRAS Mike KNMV SUZUKI
VAN OOSTERBOSCH Bram KNMV KTM
ROOS Patrick KNMV KAWASAKI
TUIN Nick KNMV YAMAHA
VAN DE VEN Rinus KNMV KTM
WOUTS Kevin KNMV YAMAHA
STEINBERGS Ivo LaSMF YAMAHA
KEMPELIS Filips LaSMF HONDA
ZELKO Stefan MAMS HONDA
NAUDE Sacha MSA YAMAHA
NYEGAARD Rémi NMF HONDA
ZDUNEK Maciej PZM KTM
ALVAREZ Raul RFME KTM
KULHAVY Josef SMF HONDA
KOHUT Martin SMF HONDA
REMES Eero SML HONDA
PIRINEN Jukka SML KTM
MAKINEN Tommi SML HONDA
- Pascal HAUDIQUERT -
