 Strong performances by Gautier Paulin and Christophe Pourcel in Portugal have taken Kawasaki to the head of the FIM World MX1 Manufacturer's Championship as the series approaches the halfway stage.
Pourcel took his Team CP377 Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit bike to two emphatic holeshots to confirm the power of the bike and finished a close second in the first moto. He carried great expectations into race two but he was deprived of his victory hopes by a backmarker who crossed his line and caused him to crash. Nevertheless he finished fourth and remains just four points from second in the standings.
Christophe Pourcel: “In the first race I led the race on the first lap, but Desalle was riding fast and passed me; we made the gap to the rest of the field and I was happy with a second position. I got the holeshot in the second moto and it was a close battle between four of us. I had a good feeling on the bike and I let Desalle, Cairoli and Paulin pass me because I wanted to see their lines so I could wait for the end of the race to attack again but then a lapper cut across my line and I crashed.”
Source: Kawasaki Racing Team
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