The third event for the FIM MX3 World Championship and EMX2 European Championship will be in Cortelha, Portugal, this weekend. This will be the last event before riders will start their long travel to Chile.
Cortelha is a place on the Southern part of Portugal in province of Algarve. It has a green and hilly landscape. Motocross events are the biggest happening of last years. In the last two years the organizer Associção dos Amigos da Cortelha holds the MX3 and EMX2 events. Those are not the only events in their history. There had been also two 125 cc World Championships and a Sidecar World Championship.
After first two events in this season French riders are on the top of both Championships. There are three French on the top four of the MX3 World Championship. Julien Vanni (Honda) is leading, Pierre Alexandre Renet (Suzuki) is second and Christophe Martin (Husqvarna) fourth at the moment. Christophe Charlier (Yamaha) is leading the EMX2 European Championship. At the first rounds his advantage was so big, that there is no other rider who can beat him at the moment. Maybe the Portugese event will be lucky for Jeffrey Herlings (KTM), who was all the time behind Charlier, but till now he could not pass him. The FIM MX3 World Championship will be deprived for the 2008 World Champion Sven Breugelmans (KTM). He decided to go for another operation of the wrist, because the pain was too strong, although he has been operated already in the winter time.
Both leaders, Vanni and Charlier are self-confident and persuaded to continue their victorius riding also in Portugal. In the past season the race track Cortelha was very selective. It has many jumps and different technical sections, so the weekend will be very attractive and interesting for riders as well as also for spectators.
Entry List Mx3 3 Christophe MARTIN, Husqvarna (France)
5 Alvaro RICO LOZANO, Yamaha (Spain)
6 Martin ZERAVA, Honda (Czech Republic)
9 Nicolai MAERCHER HANSEN, Suzuki (Denmark)
15 Pierre Alexandre RENET, Suzuki (France)
17 Jan ZAREMBA, KTM (Czech Republic)
21 Patrick ROOS, KTM (Netherlands)
23 Alex SALVINI, Husqvarna (Italy)
24 Vojtech BRUMLA, Kawasaki (Czech Republic)
25 Yentel MARTENS, KTM (Belgium)
27 Sergey ASTAYKIN, KTM (Russia)
29 Javier VAZQUEZ CORROCHANO, Yamaha (Spain)
31 Kasper JENSEN, Honda (Denmark)
32 Tommi MAKINEN, Honda (Finland)
34 Ramon BRUCART SANCHEZ, Yamaha (Spain)
37 Txomin ARANA, Yamaha (Spain)
43 Rasmus SJOBERG, KTM (Sweden)
47 Roy GIJSEL, Kawasaki (Netherlands)
56 Sergiy ONYPCHENKO, Honda (Ukraine)
57 Oleksandr PASHCHYNSKYI, KTM (Ukraine)
58 Roman MOROZOV, Yamaha (Ukraine)
61 Mykola PASHCHYNSKYI, KTM (Ukraine)
65 Julien VANNI, Honda (France)
67 Rui RODRIGUES, Yamaha (Portugal)
81 Nikolay KUMANOV, Honda (Bulgaria)
87 Jonathan BURN, Yamaha (Switzerland)
96 Maik VOORWINDEN, KTM (Netherlands)
99 Tomas BUCENEC, KTM (Slovakia)
105 Arturs LICITIS, KTM (Latvia)
110 Carlos ALBERTO, Suzuki (Portugal)
121 Jan LAURYSSEN, Honda (Belgium)
123 Henrique Jorge DUARTE VENDA, Kawasaki (Portugal)
171 Marko KOVALAINEN, KTM (Finland)
181 Michal KADLECEK, TM (Czech Republic)
213 Antti PYRHONEN, HONDA (Finland)
241 Philip RUF, Suzuki (Austria)
421 Lauri LOKOTAR, Kawasaki (Estonia)
747 Hugo BASUALA, Suzuki (Portugal)
854 Yann PIGUET, Yamaha (France)
Entry List EMX2 9 Kenny VANDUEREN, KTM (Belgium)
10 Herjan BRAKKE, Honda (Netherlands)
15 Axel ALLETRU, KTM (France)
19 Scott ELDEFIELD, Honda (Great Britain)
21 Milko POTISEK, Yamaha (France)
23 Cristian OLIVA GALERA, Yamaha (Spain)
25 Rudy MORONI, Yamaha (Italy)
28 Roberto LOMBRICI, Yamaha (Italy)
30 Chane CARLESS, KTM (Great Britain)
32 Lars OLDEKAMP, KTM (Germany)
33 Eric LEIJTENS, KTM (Netherlands)
34 Adri VANDERSANDEN, Honda (Belgium)
44 David BOIXEDA PUJOLS, Yamaha (Spain)
45 Alexander ERIKSSON, Suzuki (Sweden)
51 James COTTRELL, Suzuki (Great Britain)
52 Matthias WALKNER, KTM (Austria)
55 Mike KRAS, Kawasaki (Netherlands)
56 Michael SPACEK, Kawasaki (Czech Republic)
58 Kevin LLAMAS, Yamaha (France)
62 Klemen GERCAR, Yamaha (Slovenia)
63 Matthew MOFFAT, KTM (Great Britain)
64 Nuno GONCALVES, Suzuki (Portugal)
65 Alan KEET, KTM (Great Britain)
66 Alain SCHAFER, Honda (Switzerland)
70 Daniel PINTO, Kawasaki (Portugal)
74 Ardo KAURIT, KTM (Estonia)
76 Diogo PEREIRA, Suzuki (Portugal)
81 Sean Rowen MITCHELL (Zimbabve)
82 Neville BRADSHAW, Honda (Republic of South Africa)
83 Michael PHILLIPS, Honda (New Zeland)
84 Jeffrey HERLINGS, KTM (Netherlands)
90 Jordi PAEZ, KTM (Netherlands)
91 Filip THURESSON, Suzuki (Sweden)
94 Donny BASTEMEIJER, KTM (Netherlands)
98 Glenn COLDENHOFF, Suzuki (Netherlands)
141 Andrea CERVELLIN, Husqvarna (Italy)
144 Sacha NAUDE, Honda (Republic of South Africa)
152 Petar PETROV, Yamaha (Bulgaria)
194 Ken ROCZEN, Suzuki (Germany)
211 Paulo ALBERTO, Suzuki (Portugal)
214 Samuel ZENI, Yamaha (Italy)
233 Cedric LIEBER, KTM (Belgium)
261 Jeremy DELINCE, KTM (Belgium)
262 Giacomo DEL SEGATO, Honda (Italy)
310 Aleksandr TONKOV, Suzuki (Russia)
323 Diogo VENTURA, Suzuki (Portugal)
383 Matthias BELLLINO, Yamaha (France)
411 Hugo DAGOD, KTM (France)
430 Christophe CHARLIER, Yamaha (France)
671 Indrek MAGI, Yamaha (Estonia)
818 Marco SCHOGLER, KTM (Austria)
837 Alessandro BATTIG, Honda (Italy)
LINKS Youthstream FIM ASS Amigos da Cortelha
