KTM wins manufacturer's world title in MX2

Almost 50 percent of the best MX2 world championship riders prefer the KTM 250 SX-F

KTM, the sports motorcycle brand from Austria picked up its first MX World Championship title for 2011 at the conclusion of the British MX2 GP at Matterley Park. After just 13 of fifteen rounds of the competition, KTM was the clear title winner in the MX2 Manufacturers Standings and the KTM 250 SX-F is definitely the bike that wins races. With 17 of the 34 riders in the MX2 class at the starting gate of the British GP, it is the absolute 'bike of choice' for this category.

Spearheaded by its talented teenage trio of Ken Roczen, Jeffrey Herlings and Jeremy van Horebeek, by the end of the British Grand Prix, the team had picked up 639 points with a margin of 111 to its nearest rival. With just 100 points still up for grabs in the two remaining rounds, the title again goes to KTM in 2011. A glance at the points table allows KTM to clearly stand out from its Japanese rivals in the offroad segment, when it comes to performance on the track at World Championship level.

The two dominant riders from the Red Bull Teka KTM Factory Racing Team have already logged 23 single race victories, two seconds and one third from a total of 26 races, every time demonstrating that the SX-F 250 is definitely the bike to beat in the MX2 class.
 
Roczen now has an impressive lead in the overall standings and is on the cusp of taking his first world title at the next round, the GP of Europe in Gaildorf, Germany, where he will have the support of a growing army of fans. The only rider mathematically capable of tackling Roczen for the title is his teammate Herlings, however the young German rider in on what seems an unassailable roll of success.
 
KTM is also in a strong position to pick up the MX1 title with Italian and reigning world champion Antonio Cairoli a clear 82-points clear in the standings ahead of second placed French rider Steven Frossard. Last season Cairoli conquered the MX1 title on the newly released KTM 350 SX-F and everything points to the multi talented Italian repeating this in 2011.

KTM bikes were the clear choice of young riders in the recent World Junior Championships at Cingoli, Italy. 39 of 40 starters in the 65 cc class were on KTM. In the 85 cc class it was 27 of 39 and in the 125 cc class 22 from 40 riders chose KTMs.
 
MX2 Manufacturer – Standing after 13 (of 15) rounds
1, KTM, Austria, 639 points
2, Kawasaki, Japan, 528
3, Yamaha, Japan, 487
4, Suzuki, Japan, 159
5, Honda, Japan, 136

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