Sunday, 07 August 2011 08:39

Steffi Laier wins 2011 Women's World Motocross Championship, Chiara Fontanesi wins Women's MX GP of France. Stephanie Laier, from Germany, and racing for the Red Bull Teka factory team, has won the Women's World MX title in France today. Chiara Fontanesi won the GP of France today, but Steffi's second overall secures her 2011 championship.

Lacapelle Marivale

FIM Women's World MX Results

1. Chiara Fontanesi - YAM - 1/1
2. Stephanie Laier - KTM - 2/2
3. Natalie Kane - KTM - 4/3
4. Larisssa Papenmeier - KTM
5. Justine Charroux - YAM
6. Britt van der Wekken - HON
7. Anne Borchers - SUZ
8. Joanna Miller - KTM
9. Floriana Parrini - KTM
10. Jeanine Jenzer - HON

FIM Women's World MX Point Standing

1. Steffi Laier - 307
2. Chiara Fontanesi - 298
3. Larissa Papenmeier - 248
4. B v d Wekken - 199
5. S Pettersson - 175
6. Mar. de Mol - 158
7. Anne Borchers - 158
8. Joanna Miller 129
9. Fran. Nocera - 124
10. Virginie Germond - 115

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The info below is courtesy of KTM directly:

Steffi Laier wrapped up another season in the FIM WMX Women's World Championship on Sunday in her usual style when she settled fro a comfortable second place in the final races of the season to secure her fourth world title and add to her rich collection of trophies.

The German rider, the only women full factory rider for the Red Bull Teka KTM team continued her success this weekend despite riding with a painful open wound on her forearm, exhibiting the same toughness and fighting spirit that has made her the most dominant woman rider in Europe in past seasons.

The final round was held in Lacapelle Marivale in France and despite rain and muddy conditions Laier had no trouble in grabbing the holeshot in Saturday's qualifying. Her closest rival in 2011, Chiara Fontanesi of Italy did take control of the race for four laps before Laier dropped the hammer and cruised to victory.

On race day however it was the Italian rider who prevailed, as Steffi's open wound on her arm began to trouble her. She snapped the holeshot in the first lap of the opening moto but as the riders passed the pit lane, it was Fontanesi who was in charge. Steffi's game plan was to ride safe and go for the title and this is what she did, both in the first and the second motos - second place in both races and second in the GP was enough to round off her season in winning style.

Other dominant KTM riders in the final weekend were Britain's Natalie Kane and Larissa Pappenmeier of Germany who took third and fourth place in the final round.

In the seven round season of a total of 13 races (one race was canceled in Greece due to bad weather) Steffi was never lower down the order than second. She won a total of seven motos and was second six times. She was on the top of the overall GP podium five times and was second twice, illustrating that she remains the dominant woman rider on this side of the Atlantic.