E2 Enduro 2007: Samuli Aro Holds Onto 2nd Place |
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File under KTM Racing
Author: KTM Press Release
Location: Normandy, France
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Samuli Aro holds onto second place in E2 World Championship
KTM Factory rider Samuli Aro wound up the E2 season at the French Grand Prix on Sunday with a sixth place securing enough championship points to finish second in the world championship behind arch rival Mika Ahola.
 Samuli Aro © J. Edmunds |
Aro’s final day out on the track in the French countryside was not without incident. He had one small crash, which cost him some time but thankfully no injury or damage that stopped him completing the day’s action.
 Fabien Planet © J. Edmunds |
Meanwhile his KTM Enduro Factory Team team-mate Fabien Planet was in fine form again on Sunday to score his second podium in two days in front of his home crowd. The course, with its grassy surfaces and woodlands was tailor-made to suit the French riders and Planet also took good advantage of the familiar conditions.
Aro has been on the podium 11 times during the 2007 season including victories in Sweden and Canada. Planet, who finished fourth in the championship standings, was three times on the podium but consistently well in the points ranking after each race.
Results Day 2 | POS. | RIDER | MANUFACT. | | 1 | 4 Johnny Aubert | Yamaha | | 2 | 2 Mika Ahola | Honda | | 3 | 5 Fabien Planet | KTM | | 4 | 3 Stefan Merriman | Aprilia | | 5 | 7 Xavier Galindo | KTM | | 6 | 1 Samuli Aro | KTM |
Final World Standings | POS. | RIDER | MANUFACT. | POINTS | | 1 | 2 Mika Ahola | Honda | 367 | | 2 | 1 Samuli Aro | KTM | 327 | | 3 | 4 Johnny Aubert | Yamaha | 324 | | 4 | 5 Fabien Planet | KTM | 269 | | 5 | 3 Stefan Merriman | Aprilia | 257 |
Via: KTM
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