MX: Roczen makes Musquin wait for title

Ken Roczen claimed victory in both of the day’s motos in Campo Grande, Brazil on Sunday, meaning MX2 championship front runner Marvin Musquin didn’t clinch the world championship.

The German rider won both heats for the first time in 2010 and went toe-to-toe with Musquin for first place on both occasions and came out on top against the championship leader.

Musquin still sits atop the championship standings with 571 points, 72 points ahead of Roczen in second with 100 points still up for grabs in the remaining two Grands Prix.

Kawasaki CLS’ Jeremy Van Horebeek, completing the overall top three, the Belgian rode with a twisted knee to take sixth in race one after a bad start and third in moto two, where he charged hard to pass France’s Gautier Paulin and settle for an eventual top three finish.

Results

Race 1 top ten: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 39:52.656; 2. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), +0:23.697; 3. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), +0:53.952; 4. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +1:01.715; 5. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), +1:06.236; 6. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:10.772; 7. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), +1:16.108; 8. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +1:46.335; 9. Michael Leib (USA, Kawasaki), +1:56.549; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), +2:01.833;
 

MX2 Race 2 top ten: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 41:22.126; 2. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), +0:18.016; 3. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:25.375; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:32.532; 5. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:36.430; 6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), +0:38.248; 7. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), +0:38.531; 8. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +1:24.599; 9. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +1:29.587; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), +1:32.968;
 

MX2 Overall top ten: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 50 points; 2. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 35 p.; 4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), 35 p.; 5. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 30 p.; 6. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 26 p.; 8. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 26 p.; 9. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 26 p.; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), 22 p.;
 

MX2 Championship top ten: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 571 points; 2. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 499 p.; 3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 430 p.; 4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 391 p.; 5. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 343 p.; 6. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 337 p.; 7. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 329 p.; 8. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), 328 p.; 9. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 326 p.; 10. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 280 p.;

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Josh Modaberi