TROYAN (Bulgaria), 05 May 2013 – The 2013 Motocross MX3 World Championship is heating up as the current MX3 world champion Matthias Walkner returns to his winning ways, taking two from two race wins at the magnificent circuit of Troyan, Bulgaria.
MX3 Race One
Top qualifier Klemen Gercar got off to a brilliant start in race one, claiming the holeshot and the early lead. Gercar was in command for most of the race but in the closing stages was up against a tough challenger in the form of Matthias Walkner. Walkner didn’t get off to the best of starts, making his race more difficult than it needed to be, but the Austrian was determined to fight until the finish in order to take his first victory of the season. Meanwhile Klemen Gercar managed to finish the race comfortably in second ahead of a consistent Timur Muratov in third.
Riders Martin Michek and Pier Filippo Bertuzzo had a fierce battle for fourth tossinng back and forth the position but in the end it was Michek who won out forcing Bertuzzo to settle for fifth.
MX3 Race Two
Fresh off his win in race one Matthias Walkner came out swinging in race two, taking the holeshot and dominating from start to finish ahead of Martin Michek who rode comfortably the entire race in second. Meanwhile behind them Pier Filippo Bertuzzo and Christian Brockel engaged in a fierce battle for the third position but in the end it was Bertuzzo who managed to acquire and hold the third place forcing Brockel to settle for fourth ahead of Klemen Gercar in fifth.
After round two of the FIM Motocross MX3 World Championship Klemen Gercar is for the first time ever in his career the red plate holder, one point ahead of last year’s champion Matthias Walkner. The red plate holder leading into this round Gert Krestinov will drop back to third after his problematic weekend here in Troyan.
MX3 Race 1 top ten: 1. Matthias Walkner (AUT, KTM), 35:06.578; 2. Klemen Gercar (SLO, Honda), +0:06.706; 3. Timur Muratov (RUS, KTM), +0:08.410; 4. Martin Michek (CZE, KTM), +0:14.316; 5. Pier Filippo Bertuzzo (ITA, Yamaha), +0:16.518; 6. Tomas Simko (SVK, KTM), +0:59.262; 7. Christian Brockel (GER, KTM), +1:15.319; 8. Petr Michalec (CZE, Honda), +1:18.865; 9. Frantisek Smola (CZE, KTM), +1:33.521; 10. Joan Cros (ESP, Suzuki), +1:39.487;
MX3 Race 2 top ten: 1. Matthias Walkner (AUT, KTM), 34:54.628; 2. Martin Michek (CZE, KTM), +0:06.263; 3. Pier Filippo Bertuzzo (ITA, Yamaha), +0:14.506; 4. Christian Brockel (GER, KTM), +0:19.946; 5. Klemen Gercar (SLO, Honda), +0:33.855; 6. Gert Krestinov (EST, Kawasaki), +0:41.549; 7. Tomas Simko (SVK, KTM), +0:48.111; 8. Petr Michalec (CZE, Honda), +0:49.941; 9. Timur Muratov (RUS, KTM), +0:53.922; 10. Frantisek Smola (CZE, KTM), +1:11.817;
MX3 Overall top ten: 1. Matthias Walkner (AUT, KTM), 50 points; 2. Martin Michek (CZE, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Klemen Gercar (SLO, Honda), 38 p.; 4. Pier Filippo Bertuzzo (ITA, Yamaha), 36 p.; 5. Christian Brockel (GER, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Timur Muratov (RUS, KTM), 32 p.; 7. Tomas Simko (SVK, KTM), 29 p.; 8. Petr Michalec (CZE, Honda), 26 p.; 9. Frantisek Smola (CZE, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Ardo Kaurit (EST, Yamaha), 20 p.;
MX3 Championship top ten: 1. Klemen Gercar (SLO, Honda), 72 points; 2. Matthias Walkner (AUT, KTM), 71 p.; 3. Gert Krestinov (EST, Kawasaki), 65 p.; 4. Martin Michek (CZE, KTM), 62 p.; 5. Timur Muratov (RUS, KTM), 60 p.; 6. Mike Kras (NED, Suzuki), 45 p.; 7. Filip Neugebauer (CZE, Kawasaki), 42 p.; 8. Ludvig Söderberg (FIN, Honda), 40 p.; 9. Pier Filippo Bertuzzo (ITA, Yamaha), 38 p.; 10. Kasper Lynggaard (DEN, Yamaha), 34 p.;
The second round of the FIM MX3 Motocross World Championship was broadcasted LIVE on the Bulgarian National TV Station BNT. Click here to download the complete MX3 TV coverage of the Bulgarian round.
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MX3 Round of Bulgaria – QUICK FACTS
Circuit length: 1652m
Type of ground: hard pack
Temperature: 27° C
Weather conditions: Hot and Sunny
Next MX3 Round
The third round of the FIM Motocross MX3 World Championship will take place in Ukraine on the weekend of May 26 at the circuit of Belgorod-Dnestrovskiym