The penultimate round of the Women’s Motocross World Championship begun today in Teutschenthal in eventful conditions for the Championship standings. Series leader Katherine Prumm is out with a broken left collarbone and with third placed Ashley Fiolek also missing round four, the points standings might change dramatically after Sunday’s two motos as Livia Lancelot will start from pole.
Making up for the disappointment of losing the red plate at home in France, GPKR’s Livia Lancelot took the pole position to collect also her second Circuiti Gioielli Women Pole Position Award, the wonderful silver bracelet by Circuiti Gioielli featuring the MX1 logo in gold. Being currently second in the series, Lancelot aims at moving back up to first though she will face a strong German opposition tomorrow.
Second quickest today was Kawasaki Elf Pfeil’s Maria Franke, who was on pole in the early stages but eventually saw Lancelot snatch the top spot. Suzuki Inotec’s Larissa Papenmeier leapfrogged German compatriot Steffi Laier of KTM Germany in the final stages, as the winner of the latest two rounds will start from fourth tomorrow. Swedish Elin Mann rounded off the top five ahead of Marianne Veenstra and Elien de Winter.
Top ten after qualifying:
1. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 2:18.718
2. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), +0:00.101
3. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), +0:02.723
4. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), +0:02.976
5. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), +0:03.472
6. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), +0:05.141
7. Elien De Winter (BEL, KTM), +0:05.815
8. Sofia Sjöberg (SWE, Honda), +0:05.986
9. Alexandra Haupt (GER, Kawasaki), +0:06.522
10. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), +0:06.763
