Just as at the second round of the 2006 World Enduro Championship the UFO Corse Yamaha team were without the services of Spaniard Arnau Vilanova for the GP of Euskadi, staged in Gernika, Spain, due to the team's number one Enduro 1 class rider being unable to compete through injury. In his absence Italian Maurizio Micheluz, who claimed his best ever world championship result at the GP of Portugal one week earlier, again performed well aboard his WR250 to finish in sixth on both days of competition.
Hoping to improve on his fourth place finish on day two at the second round of the WEC series Micheluz rode consistently on day one in Spain despite the wet and extremely challenging conditions. Finishing close behind former 125cc World Enduro Champion Petri Pohjamo on day one, Maurizio was one of just 12 Enduro 1 class finishers on day two - an indication of just how tough the race was. Having placed in sixth on both days Maurizio is now placed in sixth in the Enduro 1 world championship standings just 12 points behind the fifth placed rider.
Reigning Enduro 1 world champion Ivan Cervantes topped the E1 class on both days finishing ahead of team-mate Alessandro Belometti on day one and ahead of Italian Simone Albergoni on day two.
Maurizio Micheluz Enduro 1 class - Day 1 sixth, Day 2 sixth:"It has been a good weekend for me really. It was an extremely hard race on both days, but a good one. I crashed several times on day one and lost a lot of time, which affected my result a little. I wasn't able to match the pace of the top three riders in the E1 class, so I know I have some work to do on my speed, but I was happy with my riding. I finished in sixth on both days, which I am happy with so it has been a good enough race for me."
Race Classification Enduro 1:Round: 3 - Gernika, Spain
Circuit: Gernika
Crowd: 6000
Temp: 24ºC
Weather: Sunny
Race: 1 Laps1 I. Cervantes KTM ESP 40' 50.200
2 A. Belometti KTM ITA +41 ' 8.170
3 B. Oblucki Husqvarna POL +41' 9.540
4 S. Albergoni Honda ITA +41' 35.040
5 P. Pohjamo TM FIN +42' 44.750
6 M. Micheluz Yamaha ITA +43' 2.440
7 H. Rodrigues Yamaha POR +43' 36.600
8 N. Deparrois Husqvarna FRA +43' 41.860
9 P. Bergvall Suzuki SWE +44' 5.900
10 J. Gauthier Honda FRA +44' 16.400
11 M. Hartmann KTM GER +44' 47.850
12 J. Jou Yamaha ESP +46' 42.170
13 E. Gutkin TM FRA +47' 57.040
Race 2: 1 Laps 1 I. Cervantes KTM ESP 52' 14.220
2 S. Albergoni Honda ITA +52' 14.320
3 A. Belometti KTM ITA +52' 21.050
4 B. Oblucki Husqvarna POL +53' 55.960
5 P. Pohjamo TM FIN +54' 8.580
6 M. Micheluz Yamaha ITA +54' 38.290
7 A. Raphael Kawasaki FRA +55' 35.520
8 N. Deparrois Husqvarna FRA +56' 28.890
9 F. Blanc KTM FRA +56' 38.770
10 J. Gauthier Honda FRA +57' 54.800
11 E. Gutkin TM FRA +59' 48.660
12 R. Hubers Yamaha NED +1' 4.380
Championship Standings Enduro 1:1 Ivan Cervantes KTM ESP 144
2 Simone Albergoni Honda ITA 123
3 Alessandro Belometti KTM ITA 110
4 Petri Pohjamo TM FIN 105
5 Bartosz Oblucki Husqvarna POL 103
6 Mauricio Micheluz Yamaha ITA 91
7 Helder Rodrigues Yamaha POR 69
8 Mike Hartmann KTM GER 56
9 Peter Bergvall Suzuki SWE 52
10 Nicolas Deparrois Husqvarna FRA 49
11 Freddy Blanc KTM FRA 49
12 Julien Gauthier Honda FRA 31
13 Joan Jou Yamaha ESP 27
14 Robert Carlsson Yamaha SWE 26
15 Andre Raphael Kawasaki FRA 24
16 Frederik Georgsson KTM SWE 23
17 Pär Olsson Yamaha SWE 19
18 Evrard Gutkin TM FRA 18
19 Ralph Hubers Yamaha NED 18
20 Leit Holm KTM FIN 15
22 Fernando Ferreira Yamaha POR 13
23 Alexandre Mendes Yamaha FRA 12
26 Andre Fernandez Yamaha POR 6
28 Santos Helio Yamaha ESP 4
Manufacturers Standings Enduro 1:1 KTM 144
2 Honda 123
3 TM 105
4 Husqvarna 103
5 Yamaha 96
6 Suzuki 66
7 Kawasaki 24
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