In sixth was Bike it Cosworth Wild Wolf Yamahas Arnaud Tonus. The Swiss rued some ineffective starts and a second moto mistake that should have meant a result better than eighth. His recovery and sixth position from the first moto helped towards a haul of 28 points and continues the stylish riders run of consistency. British Champion and team-mate Zach Osborne had the speed across the Uddevalla bumps, evident through his lap-time at the very top of the timing screens in Saturday practice, but a crash on fifth corner of the first moto ruined a potential top three score. He recovered to eleventh but the American complained of a lack of energy and could do no better than tenth in the second race. Monster Energy Yamahas Harri Kullas left Sweden frustrated with bad starts and a lack of rhythm that produced only twelfth place overall.

Paulin has closed the gap to Tommy Searle and third place in the MX2-GP standings from 34 to just 10 points. Osborne is now 42 behind his brand-mate while Tonus is sixth. Kullas is eighth while Charlier sits in eleventh.

The FIM Motocross World Championship now rolls onto Germany and Latvia in successive weekends.

Gautier Paulin:

Getting on the podium again feels great and even though I want to be leading I am having a lot of fun on the bike. I think they made a good job with the track and also the blue flags as we went through the back-markers. I started in second place in the first moto and pushed hard to keep the rhythm with Ken even though he was too strong for us today. I thought I had a problem with my foot-peg in the second moto but it was actually my gear-shifter that was a bit bent. Third overall is good for me and we will work to be better. We actually did some tests recently and will have a few new parts for Teutschenthal. The team are working hard and we want a holeshot! We want to progress and reach the top of that podium.

I had good speed in the motos. I had a terrible start in the first race but pushed hard to come back. I didnt take too many risks in the beginning to make positions because the track was still wet, very slick and virtually one line. After that I had a good rhythm and my lap-times got better. I got close to Van Horebeek and Anstie at the end; overall it was a strong moto. The track had been watered for the second race and I used all my tear-offs at the beginning. My speed was good at first but then my lap-times went off with a few mistakes. Im a bit disappointed with how the GP finished but considering this race has rarely gone well for me Im content with two top ten results.

Zach Osborne:

I really struggled today. I was fast yesterday but today was a different story. Im having a bit of trouble with my energy levels and I dont know really what is going on. Im just getting over my wrist injury. I made a dumb mistake in the first moto. I came into the turn a bit too hot, caught the bale and went down. I threw away a good chance. In the second race I rode as hard as I could but it wasnt good enough. It is a hard schedule this year but I knew that coming into it.

Christophe Charlier:

I had to be a bit careful here because of my hand. It is only at about 80% at the moment but I think it will be stronger in the next week and I am looking forward to training more. I didnt take any risks this weekend so to come away with two seventh positions and fifth overall is a good result.