Steve Ramon finished second at the Grand Prix of Italy in front of 22,500 spectators at Fermo and the final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, giving AXO a perfect end to the season.

Ramon took a fantastic moto win in Race 1 (his first of the season) and vied for the overall triumph but eventually closed Race 2 in fourth; earning the same points as team-mate Desalle and has to accept the second podium step by virtue of the second moto ranking.

Steve Ramon: "I was feeling strong today and both motos were good although I started to get a bit tired in the last 10 minutes of the second race. I just missed the GP win but I am still pleased with the second place. I really enjoyed that first moto and we had some good battles; it must have looked good on the TV because I had the onboard camera! I want to say thanks to the team because we have done a good job again this year even if I have had to deal with some injuries and it wasn't my best season".

A good performance for AXO came also from Davide Guarneri, ninth overall at the end of the day: after a strong ride Davide came home sixth in Race 1, but hit the floor at the start of the second moto. The CRF450R mounted Italian put on a brilliant display to bounce back from dead-last to eleventh. Pota’s ninth place overall result of the day allowed him to move up one final spot in the World championship into ninth, while Steve Ramon finished his season in fifth.

In MX2, Alex Lupino produced one of his strong performances of the 2010 season, coming home with eleventh courtesy of a thirteenth place in Race 1 and a ninth spot in the final outing.

Photo by: CDS/Suzuki/Eugenio Bellotto