Coppins clinches first pole

The final GP of the FIM MX world championship has seen CAS Honda man, Josh Coppins, claim his first pole position. The Kiwi set a blistering time and has first pick of the gate for tomorrow’s GP to be held at the Desert Martin circuit.

“ It was a really good day for me because we battled to find some good settings at the start of the day but it just got better and I got faster. We did some tyre changes and some gearing changes – the track was really difficult today because the times are really close which made everyone fast. My fitness is really good at the moment. I have taken some extra time to rest and I’m feeling fresh for this race so I need to get some good starts and push for the win to finish the season off on top.” explained Coppins.

MX1 Timed Practice

1 Coppins Joshua, NZL, Honda, 01:40.343
2 Everts Stefan, BEL, Yamaha, 01:40.408
3 Leok Tanel, EST, Kawasaki, 01:40.475
4 Pichon Mickael, FRA, Honda, 01:40.878
5 Ramon Steve, BEL, KTM, 01:40.981
6 de Dijcker Ken, BEL, Honda, 01:41.121
7 Gundersen Kenneth, NOR, KTM, 01:41.845
8 Townley Ben, NZL, KTM, 01:41.947
9 Noble James, GBR, Honda, 01:42.120
10 Strijbos Kevin, BEL, Suzuki, 01:42.252
11 Kovalainen Marko, FIN, Honda, 01:43.001
12 Pyrhonen Antti, FIN, TM, 01:43.100
13 Jorgensen Brian, DEN, Yamaha, 01:43.138
14 Leuret Pascal, FRA, Honda, 01:43.335
15 Priem Manuel, BEL, Yamaha, 01:43.851