Steven Frossard of the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team finished sixth overall in the Swedish round of the FIM MXGP Motocross Championship at Uddevalla to also maintain that position in the series.
The ebullient Frenchman was on the pace all weekend as he set fourth fastest lap in the timed session and raced to third in qualification but unfortunately his starts in each GP moto were not good enough to challenge for victory. After a strong ride through the early laps of race one he advanced to third, but the physical effort took its toll in the closing stages as he had to surrender the place to finish fifth. Seventh on the opening lap of race two, he fought his way to fifth position by mid-moto, but an off-track excursion cost Steven valuable seconds and places and he was to eventually finish the moto in ninth position. The combined results gave him sixth overall on the day and also maintained that same position in the championship, though he has closed the gap on fifth place to just two points.
Steven Frossard: “I got two bad starts again this weekend; we need to work on that as I have to push hard to come back during the first early laps. Luckily I could pass many riders in the first few corners and came back both times into the top five after two laps, but in the first race I used too much energy in doing so and lost one position again in the last ten minutes. In the second race my rhythm was much better after fifteen minutes and I posted the fastest time of the race on the twelfth lap but a few minutes later I crashed and lost time getting back on the track. The track was very dangerous in some sections, with deep ruts before some jumps.”