Yamaha Monster Motocross Team's David Philippaerts was not able to win his home Grand Prix at a wet Mantova circuit but certainly captured the admiration and attention of the 29,000 spectators with a captivating flight from last position to fifth spot in the first moto. The performance on his YZ450FM was backed-up by a strong second place in the following race to allow the series leader to tread the third step of the podium and increase his advantage in the standings even further. Josh Coppins was content with sixth position overall.
After having announced its recent three year partnership with Monster Energy -a product of California-based subsidiary Monster Beverage Co. part of the Hansen Beverage Company- last March, the Yamaha Monster Motocross team, a Yamaha factory MX1 team, has not unveiled the bikes’ new liveries until today, in occasion of the team’s presentation to the press.