Third podium in a row for Osborne after German GP

The 2010 YZ250F again showed its agility across another fast, demanding and rut-strewn track and gained its third podium in succession at Teutschenthal for the Grand Prix of Germany as Bike it Cosworth Yamaha's Zach Osborne lifted his third trophy on the spin with 3rd place overall.

The vibrant American scored 4th and 3rd positions in a cloudy and chilly eighth round of fifteen in the MX2-GP series watched by 35,000 spectators. The 20 year old was the highest ranked YZ250F runner on a difficult terrain that was not simple for overtaking.

Osborne started a first blustery moto trying to find optimum grip on the German soil and building up his race speed to 4th. A stronger second outing saw the American running alone in 3rd with an effective pace. His achievement matches other notable results in USA and France and brings Osborne up to 5th in the championship.

In 7th overall was 2009 European Champion Christophe Charlier for Yamaha Monster Energy Gariboldi who put aside discomfort and apprehension from a sprained left thumb sustained on Saturday to go 12-6 and really shine at the front of the pack for the first time in 2010 during the second sprint.
 

Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team's Gautier Paulin was 9th. After taking his time to find an effective rhythm in the first moto (scoring 7th) the Frenchman slipped off the factory machine on the first lap of the second race and rode in decisive fashion to rise from the rear of the field to 11th. Charlier's team-mate Harri Kullas was 11th overall and continues to take positive points-scores in his first GP season, only posting one '0' on his season-tally so far. Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team's Alessandro Lupino was 17th and Loic Larrieu 19th in the final GP classification.

The 2010 Women's World Championship entered its fifth round at Teutschenthal and Chiara Fontanesi won her second moto from two events. The teenage Italian grasped the second race on her agile YZ250F by the narrowest of margins from overall winner Larissa Papenmeier. Her 5th position from Saturday combined with another set of 25 points meant a second podium on the trot with the runner-up step. Fontanesi now holds 4th in the standings with the penultimate meeting occurring at the Grand Prix of Czech Republic in August.
  

Zach Osborne, Bike it Cosworth Yamaha, 3rd:

"I think I have come to a peak in my fitness and my riding abilities are where they should be. I am happy with the way things are going with the team and the bike and I am enjoying the races. I was struggling to come through in the first moto and got lucky when Ken Roczen had to throw away his goggles. I did not quite gel with the track this weekend but overall it was a good GP and to have another podium."

Christophe Charlier, Yamaha Monster Energy Gariboldi, 7th:

"I strained my left thumb on the start-finish jump during free practice and I was worried about what I could do. My good starts helped and I was around the top five. I overtook Herlings but could not go with the speed of Frossard. I had a small crash but to finish 6th was very good and not something I would have expected after Saturday. I feel confident for the next races now."

Gautier Paulin, Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team, 9th:

"I felt great on the bike this weekend. In the first moto I had a good start but made some mistakes before finding a fast rhythm in the last part of the race. I crashed in the fifth corner of the second moto because I hit a softer part of the track and the front wheel dug-in and I lost balance.

It was a shame because my start was pretty good. I was really far behind and it was difficult to pass on this track so I had a similar style of race to the first and built-up my speed. I made my best times towards the end and I know I must work on being aggressive in the first ten minutes to stay at the front of the pack and get some good results."

Chiara Fontanesi, 2nd:

"After the last GP when I made the podium I took a lot of confidence that I could be among the top three riders and brought that into this weekend. In the first moto it was really hard to make up ground but the second was perfect with a great start. I hope I can continue this speed and form."


Circuit Length: 1780
Crowd: 35,000
Weather: Cloudy
Last Years Winner: Marvin Musquin 
2010 GP of Germany 20/06/2010


Race 1 - 18 Laps

1    Marvin Musquin    KTM    FRA    40'44.108
2    Jeremy Van Horebeek    Kawasaki    BEL    0'04.645
3    Steven Frossard    Kawasaki    FRA    0'12.812
4    Zach Osborne Yamaha USA    0'31.456
5    Ken Roczen    Suzuki    GER    0'35.632
6    Arnaud Tonus    Suzuki    CHE    0'41.892
7    Gautier Paulin Yamaha FRA    0'43.478
8    Joel Roelants    KTM    BEL    0'44.200
9    Shaun Simpson    KTM    GBR    1'03.398
10    Jake Nicholls    KTM    GBR    1'03.791
11    Khounsith Vongsana    KTM    FRA    1'18.591
12    Christophe Charlier    Yamaha    FRA    1'22.488
13    Martin Michek    TM    CZE    1'26.607
14    Harri Kullas    Yamaha    FIN    1'32.090
15    Valentin Teillet    KTM    FRA    1'41.988
17    Alessandro Lupino Yamaha ITA    2'04.714
18    Loic Larrieu Yamaha FRA    2'15.526


Race 2 - 18 Laps


1    Ken Roczen    Suzuki    GER    40'06.652
2    Marvin Musquin    KTM    FRA    0'26.568
3    Zach Osborne Yamaha USA    0'36.614
4    Steven Frossard    Kawasaki    FRA    0'47.311
5    Arnaud Tonus    Suzuki    CHE    1'00.947
6    Christophe Charlier    Yamaha    FRA    1'06.656
7    Jeremy Van Horebeek    Kawasaki    BEL    1'16.155
8    Jeffrey Herlings    KTM    NED    1'18.283
9    Shaun Simpson    KTM    GBR    1'20.736
10    Michael Lieb    Kawasaki    USA    1'21.304
11    Gautier Paulin Yamaha FRA    1'22.025
12    Khounsith Vongsana    KTM    FRA    1'33.732
13    Harri Kullas    Yamaha    FIN    1'38.501
14    Alessandro Lupino Yamaha ITA    2'00.290
15    Valentin Teillet    KTM    FRA    2'02.427
18    Loic Larrieu Yamaha FRA    -1Laps
19    Mel Pocock    Yamaha    GBR    -1Laps



RIDER STANDINGS    20/06/2010
 

1.    Marvin Musquin    KTM    FRA    365
2.    Ken Roczen    Suzuki    GER    288
3.    Steven Frossard    Kawasaki    FRA    268
4.    Jeffrey Herlings    KTM    NED    241
5.    Zach Osborne Yamaha USA    233
6.    Shaun Simpson    KTM    GBR    225
7.    Arnaud Tonus    Suzuki    CHE    214
8.    Jeremy Van Horebeek    Kawasaki    BEL    209
9.    Joel Roelants    KTM    BEL    183
10.    Harri Kullas    Yamaha    FIN    158
11.    Jake Nicholls    KTM    GBR    158
12.    Christophe Charlier    Yamaha    FRA    130
13.    Dennis Verbruggen    KTM    BEL    127
14.    Alessandro Lupino Yamaha ITA    111
15.    Gautier Paulin Yamaha FRA    100
20.    Mel Pocock    Yamaha    GBR    36
22.    Loic Larrieu Yamaha FRA    25
27.    Travis Baker    Yamaha    USA    15
31.    Max Anstie    Yamaha    GBR    9
33.    Ceriel Klein Kromhof    Yamaha    NED    9
34.    Vince Friese    Yamaha    USA    8
38.    Rudi Moroni    Yamaha    ITA    5
42.    Glenn Coldenhoff    Yamaha    NED    2
44.    Ed Allingham    Yamaha    GBR    2



MANUFACTURER STANDINGS    20/06/2010
 

1.    KTM    392
2.    Suzuki    305
3.    Yamaha 277
4.    Kawasaki    276
5.    Honda    65
6.    TM    18



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