The two most flamboyant and arguably popular riders currently operating in the FIM Motocross World Championship earned victory at the ninth round of 15 in the series. The Grand Prix of Germany at a bright but cloudy and occasionally showery Talkessel circuit at Teutschenthal witnessed career landmarks for MX1 victor Yamaha Red Bull De Carli's Tony Cairoli and MX2 vanquisher Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2's Ken Roczen. Cairoli earned a 28th win to overtake Chicco Chiodi's haul and become the most successful Italian motocrosser ever. Roczen, at just 15 years old, became the youngest GP winner on record in just his fifth appearance and at his home event.

Before action got underway across a rough and fast track that had more than just a few riders scratching their heads for the most apt suspension settings, tire combos and effective way of translating four-stroke power to grip across sections of terrain that were either flat or submerged in a myriad of ruts and bumps, Youthstream announced a new deal with the Teutschenthal club. The German Grand Prix would be held at the venue until 2015 in a package that will also include the Motocross of Nations in 2013, meaning future visits to Italy, USA, France, Belgium and Germany for the biggest race of the year.

Cairoli played second fiddle to KTM's Max Nagl - another popular result for the 35,400 partisan crowd - in moto one and then led Teka Suzuki's Ken De Dycker and Nagl home in moto two. The Sicilian won his third GP of the year (his rookie MX1 season) and the fourth in just 10 appearances in the category, giving Yamaha its fifth win from nine. Nagl was second for his third podium on the bounce and his serial habit for holeshots helping his form immensely. De Dycker took his first podium for four rounds after a sleepy first-moto run to seventh.

World champion David Philippaerts battled through set-up problems with his Yamaha Monster Energy MX machine but classified fourth twice for the same overall slot. Teammate Josh Coppins was back to fitness and form and took fifth; his last-corner dice with Clement Desalle the action highpoint of the meeting.

Martin Honda's Mickael Pichon completed his three race soiree for the Italian crew but more bad news for Honda lay in store with CAS Honda's Billy Mackenzie stopping after several laps of moto one and electing to fix his troublesome broken thumb ligament with surgery. Of the four factory berths for the red marquee, only one will be active next week.

"It hard to pass on this track and I waited too long behind Josh at the start of the first moto," winner Cairoli siad. "Only on the last lap could I catch Max and there was not enough time to set him up to overtake properly. When I was second in the next moto, I looked for two laps for the right line to pass and then rode my race. I could hear the crowd and it was pretty good for me because I could not see the pit board, so I was listening to them to know if Max was coming close! We are now in the second half of the championship and I am having fun again. I made some more points today."

Roczen's superb day with 2-2 was spurred on by the animation of the crowd caught up by the staggering talent of this teenager, perhaps the most emergent figure to hit the GP scene this century. The German shadowed MX2 series leader and unofficial Red Bull KTM rider Marvin Musquin and Kawasaki CLS rider Steven Frossard in the first race until Musquin made a rare mistake and crashed, handing the Frenchman his second moto win of the season.

Roczen swapped the lead in a chase with Musquin in moto two but settled for second in the closing stages, aware that he was giving his team its first victory and also that of Suzuki in the class, as well as becoming the first German to win an MX2 GP. Frossard fell off twice but still collected fifth to finish as runner-up - his third podium on the works KXF this year - and Musquin was third but was part of another PR blunder by KTM in escaping the post-race press conference in haste to catch a flight.

"I don't know what to say; this is amazing for me," said Roczen. "After my first two GPs I saw that the podium was possible. I always do my best and I hoped for a podium here, with a bit of luck, but didn't expect the win. Musquin was going fast but I thought I could pass him. Towards the end I knew that second place would give the overall so I rode safe. All the attention has come quickly and it isn't always easy to give people what they want but I try to do what I can!"

Cairoli has extended his lead in the MX1 standings and will very soon arrive at a cushion of a full GP as he currently has a gap of 41 points over Philippaerts. Musquin took some more points from Gautier Paulin (the Kawasaki rider was fourth in Germany) and boasts an KTM/Honda generated advantage of 38 over his countryman.

The fifth round of seven in the FIM Women's World Championship saw a shake-up in the series as defending number one and leader Livia Lancelot pulled out of the GP and also the run for the title with a dislocated shoulder sustained while practicing during the week. The French woman could not manage more than two laps of the first moto, and her withdrawal allowed Steffy Laier a 1-1 run for a home success and also the red plate. Larissa Papenmeier and Maria Franke rounded off an all-German podium to demonstrate the current strength of the sport in the country does not limit itself to solely one gender.

The World Championship now arrives at the middle of a three-week stretch with the 10th round of 15 set to take place at Kegums, close to the capital city of Riga, for the first Grand Prix of Latvia.

MX1 MOTO 1: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 40:30.499; ; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), +0:00.584; 3. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), +0:20.172; 4. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:23.357; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), +0:24.782; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), +0:27.502; 7. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), +0:39.118; 8. David Vuillemin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:41.714; 9. Mickael Pichon (FRA, Honda), +0:44.450; 10. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:04.246;

MX1 MOTO 2: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 41:07.118; ; 2. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), +0:06.415; 3. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:10.703; 4. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:14.935; 5. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), +0:16.036; 6. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), +0:16.048; 7. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), +0:22.632; 8. Mickael Pichon (FRA, Honda), +0:43.285; 9. Aigar Leok (EST, TM), +1:03.054; 10. Julien Bill (SUI, Aprilia), +1:07.557;
MX1 OVERALL: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 47 points; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 45 p.; 3. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), 36 p.; 4. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 36 p.; 5. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), 36 p.; 6. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), 31 p.; 7. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), 29 p.; 8. Mickael Pichon (FRA, Honda), 25 p.; 9. Aigar Leok (EST, TM), 21 p.; 10. David Vuillemin (FRA, Kawasaki), 20 p.

MX1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 338 points; 2. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 297 p.; 3. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 293 p.; 4. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), 274 p.; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), 268 p.; 6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), 264 p.; 7. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), 252 p.; 8. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), 215 p.; 9. Aigar Leok (EST, TM), 139 p.; 10. David Vuillemin (FRA, Kawasaki), 137 p.

MX2 MOTO 1: 1. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 40:57.005; ; 2. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), +0:02.491; 3. Xavier Boog (FRA, Suzuki), +0:03.912; 4. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Yamaha), +0:15.040; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:15.139; 6. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), +0:20.955; 7. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), +0:22.199; 8. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:27.690; 9. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +0:29.468; 10. Manuel Monni (ITA, Yamaha), +0:32.396

MX2 MOTO 2: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 41:06.227; 2. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), +0:02.188; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:20.066; 4. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), +0:21.994; 5. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:30.647; 6. Anthony Boissiere (FRA, KTM), +0:40.130; 7. Marcus Schiffer (GER, KTM), +0:46.484; 8. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:52.148; 9. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), +0:56.944; 10. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Yamaha), +1:05.750.

MX2 OVERALL: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 44 points; 2. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 41 p.; 3. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 36 p.; 5. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Yamaha), 29 p.; 7. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Yamaha), 26 p.; 8. Marcus Schiffer (GER, KTM), 24 p.; 9. Xavier Boog (FRA, Suzuki), 20 p.; 10. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), 19 p.

MX2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES POINTS STANDINGS: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 324 points; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 286 p.; 3. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Yamaha), 264 p.; 4. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), 254 p.; 5. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 246 p.; 6. Xavier Boog (FRA, Suzuki), 197 p.; 7. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Yamaha), 187 p.; 8. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 164 p.; 9. Manuel Monni (ITA, Yamaha), 153 p.; 10. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), 147 p.

WMX OVERALL: 1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 50 points; 2. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), 42 p.; 3. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), 40 p.; 4. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), 38 p.; 5. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 29 p.; 6. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), 29 p.; 7. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 29 p.; 8. Anne Borchers (GER, Suzuki), 22 p.; 9. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), 22 p.; 10. Francesca Nocera (ITA, KTM), 21 p.

WMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS: 1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 211 points; 2. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), 190 p.; 3. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 185 p.; 4. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), 179 p.; 5. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 157 p.; 6. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), 154 p.; 7. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), 140 p.; 8. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 115 p.; 9. Elien De Winter (BEL, Honda), 108 p.; 10. Nicky van Wordragen (NED, KTM), 90 p.