ACROSS THE BOARD WINS FOR KTM ENDURO FACTORY RIDERS IN GP OF ITALY!

Eero Remes, Cristobal Guerrero of Spain and French rider Christophe Nambotin scooped all three classes on Sunday to add to wins by Antoine Meo and David Knight on Saturday. This went a long way to neutralizing the disappointment of a DNF by Meo on Sunday and a double DNF by Johnny Aubert.

Remes, who was third on Saturday in E1, was the fastest in all cross tests and never finished lower than fourth in any of the 12 tests held in Italy’s blistering summer heat.

With Johnny Aubert off the E2 results sheets it was also a fine performance by Guerrero who was a model of consistency throughout Sunday to emerge on top of the E2 class.

The E3 on Sunday was firmly in the hands of Nambotin who won seven tests and was a consistent finisher in the remaining five. Together with his second place finish after teammate David Knight on Saturday the Frenchman picked up another slew of points to add to his leadership position.
 
Meanwhile it was a renaissance weekend for David Knight who added a third place podium on Sunday to his confidence-building win on Saturday. Knight competed for the first time on the KTM 300 EXC, a switch to the 2-stroke machine after more than a decade on the 4-strokes. He now looks set to deliver a better showing in the second half of the season. 


 “I felt I needed to try something new,” Knight told enduro21.com prior to the technical control on Friday afternoon in Italy. “Something hasn’t quite clicked this year and I’m not sure why. I feel like I’ve been riding good and although the four-stroke is bigger, it’s also better than before yet my times still weren’t there. I think there’s been a shift in events. This season the special tests have really suited the lighter and nimble two-stroke.” David first tried the 300 EXC in the recent Erzbergrodeo and decided he would make the switch.

Sunday’s EJ class also went to KTM with Italian Jonathan Manzi quickest home and Kevin Benavides of Argentina in second. The two riders finished 2-3 on Saturday.


E1 Results Sunday
1. Eero Remes (FIN), KTM
2. Matti Seistola (FIN), Husqvarna
3. Thomas Oldrati (I), KTM
4. Rodrig Thain (F), HM-Honda
5. Fabien Planet (F), Sherco
Other KTM
DNF Antoine Meo (F), KTM

E1 Standings after 10 of 16 rounds
1. Meo, 160 points
2. Thain, 130
3. Remes, 128
4. Seistola, 117
5. Simone Albergoni (I), HM Honda, 104

E2 Results Sunday
1. Cristobal Guerrero (E), KTM
2. Juha Salminen (FIN), Husqvarna
3. Ivan Cervantes (E), Gas-Gas
4. Antoine Basset (F), Yamaha
5. Oscar Balletti (I), Beta
Other KTM
7. Armand Monleon (E), KTM
10. Fabio Mossini (I), KTM
14. Jeremy Tarroux (F), KTM
17. Mateo Zoppas (I), KTM
DNF Johnny Aubert (F), KTM

E2 Standings after 10 of 16 rounds
1. Guerrero, 155 points
2. Pierre-Alexandre Renet (F), Husaberg, 151
3. Salminen, 137
4. Cervantes, 120
5. Aubert, 98

E3 Results Sunday
1. Christophe Nambotin (F), KTM
2. Joakim Ljunggren (S), Husaberg
3. David Knight (GB), KTM
4. Aigar Leok (EST), TM
5. Oriol Mena (E), Husaberg
Other KTM
8. Marcus Kehr (D), KTM
12. Andrea Belotti (I), KTM
13. Manuel Monni (I), KTM
15. Ronni Marconato (I), KTM

E3 Standings after Round 10
1. Nambotin, 197 points
2. Knight, 143
3. Ljunggren, 142
4. Leok, 133
5. Mena, 124

EJ Results Sunday 
1. Jonathan Manzi (I), KTM
2. Kevin Benavides (RA), KTM
3. Mathias Bellino (F), Husaberg
4. Nicolo Mori (I), TM
5. Rudi Moroni (I), KTM
Other KTM
12. Ian Blythe (USA), KTM
13. Marc Solar (E), KTM
14. Nicola Piccinini (I), KTM
DNF Edoardo D’Ambrosio (I), KTM

EJ Standings after 10 of 16 rounds
1. Bellino, 189 points
2. Manzi, 148
3. Daniel McCanney (GB), Gas-Gas, 132
4. Kevin Benavides (RA), KTM, 130
5. Victor Guerrero (E), KTM, 98

Youth Cup Results Sunday
1. Giacomo Redondi (I), KTM
2. Guido Conforti (I), Yamaha
3. Matteo Bresolin (I), Husaberg

Youth Cup Standings after 10 of 16 rounds
1. Redondi, 197 points
2. Bresolin, 90
3. Conforti, 87

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