KTM ENDURO FACTORY TEAM WRAPS UP A GREAT SEASON

The team arrived with the E1 and E3 World titles already in the bag thanks to superb riding by Antoine Meo and Christophe Nambotin who rose to the occasion to deliver two more exciting rounds and victories on Saturday and Sunday in front of their loyal supporters.

The only senior title left to decide was in the E2 category but with the leading KTM rider Cristobal Guerrero of Spain not fully recovered from a dislocated shoulder in the International Six Days Enduro in Germany last month, the team’s chances were narrowed. Both Guerrero and his teammate Johnny Aubert put in an inspired joint effort to prevent the leader Pierre-Alexandre Renet from taking the title. The gap between Guerrero and Renet was narrowed to 15 points after Saturday’s round but even though Aubert took the win on Sunday, Renet finished third to Guerrero’s fourth to secure the victory.

To the excitement of the many French fans, Nambotin and Meo engaged in a personal competition on Sunday and team boss Fabio Farioli said they had been so evenly matched that before the final test there had been less than a second between them. Aubert also had a great last round and was extremely fast on Sunday, Farioli said.

“This has been a great year for us,” Farioli confirmed. He said his riders and support staff had made a great effort to vault the factory team back into the spotlight following a season of bad luck and injuries in 2011. Reflecting on the 2012 season, Farioli also praised the efforts of Giacomo Redondi, the young Italian rider who had a brilliant overall victory in the Youth Cup. On Sunday Redondi moved up to the EJ class and also finished second. 

Enduro World Championship Round 15/16 at Brignoles (F)

Results E1 Sunday
1. Antoine Meo (F), KTM
2. Thomas Oldrati (I), Husaberg
3. Fabien Planet (F), Sherco
4. Eero Remes (FIN), KTM
5. Jeremy Joly (F), Yamaha

Final Standings E1 2012
1. Meo, 277 points (already declared World Champion)
2. Oldrati, 196
3. Rodrig Thain (F), HM Honda, 191
4. Remes, 190
5. Matti Seistola (FIN), Husqvarna, 172

Results E2 Sunday
1. Johnny Aubert (F), KTM
2. Juha Salminen (FIN), Husqvarna
3. Pierre-Alexandre Renet (F), Husaberg
4. Cristobal Guerrero (E), KTM
5. Ivan Cervantes (E), Gas-Gas
Other KTM
11. Franco Caimi (RA), KTM
13. Jeremy Tarroux (F), KTM

Final Standings E2 2012
1. Renet 260 points
2. Guerrero, 243
3. Salminen, 236
4. Cervantes, 173
5. Aubert, 162

Results E3 Sunday
1. Christophe Nambotin (F), KTM
2. Joakim Ljunggren (S), Husaberg
3. Aigar Leok (EST), TM
4. Manuel Monni (I), KTM
5. Sebastien Bozzo (F), Beta
Other KTM
7. David Knight (GB), KTM

Final Standings E3 2012
1. Nambotin, 314 points (already declared World Champion)
2. Ljunggren, 238
3. Leok, 232
4. Knight, 178
5. Oriol Mena (E), Husaberg, 167

Resutls EJ Sunday
1. Mathias Bellino (F), Husaberg
2. Giacomo Redondi (I), KTM
3. Victor Guerrero (E), KTM
4. Nicolo Mori (I), TM
5. Alexandre Queyreyre (F), Yamaha
Other KTM
8. Kevin Benavides (RA), KTM
9. Rudi Moroni (I), KTM
10. Jonathan Manzi (I), KTM
11. Marc Sola (E), KTM

Final Standings EJ 2012
1. Bellino, 299 points
2. Manzi, 222
3. Daniel McCanney (GB), Gas-Gas, 216
4. Benavides, 172
5. Moroni, 151
6. Victor Guerrero, 137

Results Youth Cup Sunday
1. Luis Oliviera (P), Yamaha
2. Jaime McCanney (GB), Husaberg
3. Davide Soreca (I), Yamaha
4. Nicolas Trainini (I), KTM
5. Kirian Mirabet (E), KTM

Final Standings Youth Cup 2012
1. Giacomo Redondi (I), KTM, 277 points
2. Matteo Bresolin (I), Husaberg, 161
3. McCanney, 115
4. Oliviera, 95
5. Albin Elowson (S), Husaberg, 93
 
Mika Ahola “Brave One” Trophy
(awarded for skills in the Enduro test)
1. Christophe Nambotin (F), KTM
2. Antoine Meo (F), KTM
3. Juha Salminen (FIN), Husqvarna
4. Johnny Aubert (F), KTM
5. Pierre-Alexandre Renet (F), Husaberg
6. Cristobal Guerrero (E), KTM

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