Over 50 circuits in France have hosted Grand Prix Motocross in some form throughout its history, and St Jean has hosted more than any other in the country, with 18 events and two Motocross of Nations, in 2000 and 2011. Its first World Championship event in 1984 was won by the Austrian Heinz Kinigadner, although many local fans remember the day for French legend Jacky Vimond winning the opening race, the first of what would be a distinguished and celebrated career.   

In 2024 the venue hosted the Monster Energy MXGP of France, with changeable conditions proving challenging in both classes, which were won by Lucas Coenen and Tim Gajser, although home hero Romain Febvre celebrated on the MXGP podium before learning that a penalty to another rider had altered the overall result.  For sure the determined Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP rider will be eager to make amends for his adoring fans!

The MXGP class saw a dominant French 1-2 at the opening round in Argentina, with Maxime Renaux taking the win for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP ahead of Febvre, but at last weekend’s MXGP of Castilla La Mancha it was Gajser who had a perfect weekend for Honda HRC. He now holds the red plate and a 20-point advantage over Febvre, with Renaux just a further point behind after a troubled Grand Prix!  For sure the two-pronged French attack will have full vocal support at St Jean!

In MX2, it’s Kay de Wolf who holds the red #1 plate for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, with a six-point lead over his teammate and Cozar winner Liam Everts.  The French crowd will be cheering for last week’s Qualifying Race winner Thibault Benistant, who was injured at this circuit in practice last year and will be looking for better memories as he tries to climb from sixth in the series for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2. Reigning EMX250 Champion Mathis Valin will also hope to be fit after hurting his wrist in Spain, but he will try to line up for Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 for his first GP on home soil.

The only Frenchman with a red plate at St Jean will be EMX250 European Championship leader Adrien Petit, and the 250cc two-stroke Yamaha rider will get a lot of the public behind him after his surprise win in the mud last weekend  Some pre-season favourites will be looking for redemption after a torrid time at Cozar, although last year’s EMX125 Champion Noel Zanocz, who won a race here last year, is second for JM Honda Racing and just three points back, with Mads Fredsoe another three behind for Cat Moto Bauerschmidt Husqvarna.  Paolo Maschio and Alexis Fueri will also be keen for better results than last week in front of their home fans.

The EMX125 Championship Presented by FMF series also has its second round this weekend, and is currently led by Jarne Bervoets of the Yamaha Europe EMX125 squad, with Niccolo Mannini second for TM Moto CRD Motosport, just six points behind.  The leading French kid is reigning EMX85 Champion Sleny Goyer, who finished 17th in the mud of Cozar, although Mano Faure is another Yamaha rider looking to perform on native ground, as he did with a podium here last year!

The MXGP of Europe should deliver an incredible day’s racing on the west coast of France!

After a full season of zero GP victories for the French nation, their eager fans would have been mightily relieved to see a French 1-2 at the YPF Infinia MXGP of Argentina, and although Maxime Renaux has lost the red plate due to a crash-affected MXGP of Castilla La Mancha, he has certainly shown himself capable of running at the front once more, although his form at St Jean d’Angely has not been stellar, with a best of fifth overall in 2022.  He missed this track last year through injury.

Romain Febvre’s record here is definitely superior, with overall victory in 2016 and two podium finishes in 2022 & 2024, last year’s result remarkable after picking up a thumb injury in Free Practice that would eventually finish his title hopes.  Redemption will certainly be on the Kawasaki man’s mind.

Tim Gajser, however, has won the last three GPs here, in 2019, ’22, and ’24, and has never finished off the MXGP podium, with a total of five race wins to boot.  Only Jeffrey Herlings, sadly still out injured for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, has won more here.  Tim’s 50th Grand Prix win at Cozar last weekend also gave him a twenty-point advantage, and the Slovenian is not the sort of character to let that slip easily.

Glenn Coldenhoff earned Fantic Factory Racing’s best GP result last weekend with 2nd overall, but St Jean has never been the kindest to him, with a best of sixth overall here – three times!  Behind him, fifth in the points, is Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s rookie Lucas Coenen, who looked fast in Spain before crashes ruined his weekend, but he has a great history at this track, with a double victory in MX2 last year, as well as a double victory in EMX250 back in 2022.  So he has only ever tasted victory around the slopes of St Jean! Will his streak be broken, or could the teenage Belgian truly kickstart his campaign this weekend?!

Another rider with happy memories of this weekend’s circuit is Aruba.it Ducati Factory MX Team rider Mattia Guadagnini, with an EMX125 victory in 2018, and another podium in 2019.  He will be hoping to bounce back from a disastrous Cozar, which dropped him from fourth to tenth in the standings.

Aside from Renaux and Febvre, there are three other French riders on the entry list, including Tom Guyon, who could make history as the first Triumph rider to compete in MXGP.  He also recorded a 1-1 in EMX125 at this circuit, back in 2019.

Last season’s MXGP races here were full of twists and turns, and there’s no reason to think that 2025 will be any different!

MXGP – World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 108 Points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 88 Points; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 87 Points; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 79 Pts; 5. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 57 Points; 6. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, FAN), 56 Points; 7. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 55 Pts; 8. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 53 Pts; 9. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KAW), 53 Pts; 10. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, DUC), 52 Pts;.

Main Photo: MXGP Start St JEan d’Angely 2024

Top Photo: Romain Febvre

Bottom Photos: 1. Tim Gajser ; 2. Maxime Renaux

The MX2 World Championship, like it did for much of last season, has been far more wild than the results might suggest.  Many would have picked defending World Champion Kay de Wolf to be leading the series, but he has not had it all his own way at all, with a 1-5 card being enough for the overall win in Argentina, and consistency in Spain paying its dividends to give him a six-point lead over his Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate, Liam Everts.

Everts is becoming known as the master of the mud after his win in Cozar, and the weather forecast is not completely clear for this weekend, so will he be doing his best rain dance to help his fortunes?  With little pre-season bike time due to his 2024 injuries, it’s uncertain if dry conditions would be as favourable, but the tough Belgian has got his teeth into this season now and will not give up without a fight!  Neither Nestaan rider has won here before, although Kay was second to Lucas Coenen last season.

Simon Laengenfelder sits third in the Championship, where he has finished at the end of each of the last three years. It seems strange that the German has never climbed the podium at St Jean d’Angely, but fourth in 2024 is the best he has done here.  His Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammates, Sacha Coenen and Andrea Adamo, are tied on 71 points for fourth in the series, after both holding the red plate following the Saturday races this season! The Italian 2023 World Champion stood on the podium here last year, and is happier with the bike in 2025, so could be one to watch!

Thibault Benistant will truly be the one to watch for the French fans, with an excellent record around this circuit prior to his unfortunate practice crash here, that ended his title hopes for 2024.  The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 rider took a race win and third overall here in 2022, and EMX podium finishes in both 2019 and 2018.  Winner of Saturday’s Qualifying race in Cozar, he is the highest placed Japanese bike rider in the MX2 class, 34 points down in sixth, and keen to not drop any further back.

For the Honda HRC team, Ferruccio Zanchi took his first career race win and overall podium at Cozar, the first podium for Honda since Stephen Rubini in 2022, and the first race win since Calvin Vlaanderen won in Sweden in 2019!  Capitalising on a Fox Holeshot and holding on in the mud for his race win last weekend, it will be interesting to see how this result boosts the young Italian’s confidence, after shooting him up to eighth in the standings.

French passport holder, albeit originally from Réunion island in the Indian ocean, Quentin Marc Prugnières holds down tenth in the series for WZ Racing KTM, and stood on the EMX250 podium here behind Lucas Coenen in 2022. Last year’s EMX250 winner at St Jean, Mathis Valin, is hoping to be fit to perform at GP level in front of his home fans for the first time, and his 18th in the series is not a reflection of his speed for Kawasaki Racing Team MX2!

The MXGP of Europe should see an incredible atmosphere in front of a passionate crowd in south-western France! Raise a glass of finest Bordeaux vintage to an amazing weekend of racing at St Jean d’Angely! 

MX2 – World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 97 Points; 2. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 91 Pts; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, KTM), 78 Points;  4. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 71 Pts; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 71 Pts;  6. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 63 Pts; 7. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 61 Pts; 8. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 53 Pts; 9. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 46 Pts; 10. Quentin Marc Prugnières (FRA, KTM), 43 Pts.

Top Photo: Start St Jean d’Angely 2024

Bottom Photos: 1. Mathis Valin ; 2. Liam Everts

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY:

07:35 EMX125 Group 1 Free Practice, 08:00 EMX125 Group 2 Free Practice, 08:25 EMX250 Group 1 Free Practice, 08:50 EMX250 Group 2 Free Practice, 09:15 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 09:50 EMX125 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 10:25 MX2 Free Practice, 10:55 MXGP Free Practice, 11:55 EMX250 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 12:35 EMX250 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 13:15 MX2 Time Practice, 13:50 MXGP Time Practice, 14:35 EMX125 Race 1, 15:25 EMX250 Race 1, 16:20 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:10 MXGP Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY:
08:45 EMX125 Race 2, 09:25 MX2 Warm-up, 09:45 MXGP Warm-up, 10:30 EMX250 Race 2, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2.

The steep slopes of the Glimminge Motorstadion near Uddevalla began a three-week run of racing for the MXGP World Motocross Championships today, with the RAM Qualifying Races producing some more stunning action in both classes as the amazing 2024 season continues!

The day began on a high note with an amazing and thrilling airplane show that captivated the fans and set the perfect tone for the action-packed event ahead.

The MXGP class saw a closely-fought victory for red plate holder Tim Gajser, who not only extended his Championship lead for Team HRC, but advanced to seven wins in RAM Qualifying Races this season, meaning that he is close to winning the RAM Driving Experience for the most Saturday wins on the year.  His main title challenger, reigning World Champion Jorge Prado, was right on his tail across the finish line for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing.

MX2 was witness to a brilliant battle at the front between Championship leader Kay de Wolf, who took his sixth RAM Qualifying Race victory of the year for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, and Dane Mikkel Haarup, who was close to his first race win for Monster Energy Triumph Racing.

Problems for Championship challengers Jeffrey Herlings and Lucas Coenen mean they have work to do to make up ground in tomorrow’s MXGP of Sweden!

Jeffrey Herlings showed his intent by topping the times for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing in both Free Practice and Time Practice, leaving Gajser with the second gate pick ahead of Prado.

However, disaster struck for Herlings in the first corner, as he started on the fringe of the top ten but was unable to avoid a falling Calvin Vlaanderen, who slid to the floor on his Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP machine just as Fantic Factory Racing star Brian Bogers took the holeshot ahead of the warring Gajser and Prado, who swapped places twice on the first lap!

Herlings had to fight from way outside the top twenty, and started picking off several riders at a time to break into the top ten on lap six.  Gajser, meanwhile, passed Bogers for the lead on lap four with a committed downhill leap, and Prado followed past a few turns later on the first cambered corner! 

On a hard-packed, slippery circuit, Bogers then lost third to Kawasaki Racing Team star Romain Febvre, who would finish in that position.  Bogers only kept fourth after a spirited attack from Isak Gifting, who wore a viking hat and Swedish flag on the sighting lap to stir up the crackling atmosphere, fell short as the home hero clipped the Fantic’s back wheel on the face of the finish line jump and hit the ground hard! The Swede did well to salvage two points for JK Yamaha Racing in ninth, just ahead of Bogers’ teammate Glenn Coldenhoff.

Herlings advanced to a respectable seventh after passing TEM JP253 Racing’s Jan Pancar, earning himself 4 points to keep him within 44 points of Gajser in the Championship.  Ahead of them, Uddevalla winner of the last two years, Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jeremy Seewer, moved past fellow Swiss rider Valentin Guillod for fifth in the closing laps. The Team Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR rider stayed in sixth, his best RAM Qualifying Race finish of the season so far.

At the front, Prado snapped at Gajser’s heels but could not make a pass! The final margin of victory was just 0.902 of a second, and the Slovenian knows that the Spaniard will be a handful tomorrow! The Honda man owes his entire points lead to his results in the Saturday races, however, and can now defend a 25-point advantage going into tomorrow, when Herlings will also look to make amends for his Saturday of struggles! It’s gonna be a hot one!

Tim Gajser:” I had a good start and Brian (Bogers) was in the beginning riding good, you know. It was not easy to pass, so I tried to manage to make a quick pass on him and then when I passed him Jorge passed him quickly after, so he was behind me the whole race. Towards the end, when we started to get to the lappers it was not easy for sure. But I’m happy with the win and hopefully tomorrow we can do the same.”

MXGP – RAM Qualifying Race – Classification:  1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 24:13.179; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:00.902; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:22.144; 4. Brian Bogers (NED, Fantic), +0:27.201; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:27.534; 6. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:31.525; 7. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:47.276; 8. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), +0:48.518; 9. Isak Gifting (SWE, Yamaha), +0:51.681; 10. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Fantic), +0:53.888

MXGP – World Championship Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 715 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 690 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 671 p.; 4. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 507 p.; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 485 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 420 p.; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 413 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 317 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 278 p.; 10. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HON), 274 pMain Photo: Jorge Prado

Main Photo: Tim Gajser

Bottom Photos: 1. Jorge Prado; 2. Romain Febvre

Lucas Coenen had set the best lap in Free Practice for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, but in Time Practice it was Kay de Wolf who beat him to the first gate pick, with Mikkel Haarup looking fast in both sessions to come to the line in third.

Haarup backed up his pace with a fine holeshot, his first of the year on a Saturday, and started to build a lead as De Wolf struggled to make his way past Simon Laengenfelder on the Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing machine. Liam Everts worked his way to fourth for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing but crashed on lap two and had to fight back to an eventual fifth. Lucas Coenen was also fighting from an average start and took until lap four to pass Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 pilot Rick Elzinga.

By lap three De Wolf was on Haarup’s case, but the Dane, in the closest thing he has to a home GP, was not giving up one bit, holding back the Championship leader with superb determination. On lap ten De Wolf, who had a stunning line over an uphill step-up that cleared a trough of deep ruts, finally succeeded in taking the lead with a pass at the end of the Pit Lane straight.

A lap later, Lucas Coenen fought past Laengenfelder, and the two who are disputing second in the series finished in third and fourth ahead of Everts and Team HRC’s Ferruccio Zanchi. Sacha Coenen took seventh for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, while his teammate Andrea Adamo grabbed the final point in tenth with a last lap pass on the other Monster Energy Triumph of Camden McLellan.  Elzinga dropped to eighth, ahead of his Monster Energy Yamaha teammate Karlis Reisulis.

It wasn’t over for the lead, however, as Haarup picked up on De Wolf’s superior lines and used them, closing in on the red plate holder and nearly taking the lead back! They finished just 0.886 seconds apart, and there may be a few more Danish fans on the ferry to Uddevalla tomorrow morning!

The gap between the two Nestaan Husqvarna teammates is now 67 points in De Wolf’s favour, but if MX2 has taught us anything this season, it’s that the 2024 cast of characters can serve up any result possible!  Don’t miss the Grand Prix races from Uddevalla, in front of a noisy and energetic crowd tomorrow afternoon!

Kay de Wolf: “Haarup was riding a really good race and yeah it was a fun one. The track is really technical at the moment so I really enjoy racing this track and it’s an amazing place. Really looking forward for tomorrow, hopefully we can have similar conditions on the track tomorrow and I’m sure we’re going to have an amazing day again.”

MX2 – RAM Qualifying Race – Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), 24:23.503; 2. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +0:00.886; 3. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:08.263; 4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:25.912; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:31.297; 6. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:33.263; 7. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:38.103; 8. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:46.744; 9. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:49.408; 10. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:49.701

MX2 – World Championship Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 693 points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 626 p.; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 613 p.; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 562 p.; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 474 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 458 p.; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 432 p.; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 395 p.; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 259 p.; 10. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), 255 p

Top Photo: Kay de Wolf

Bottom Photos: 1. Mikkel Haarup; 2. Lucas Coenen

The Australian-exclusive deal, including Motorcycling Australia and NTMEC as key partners, will see the MXGP round held in Darwin in September 2025 until 2029, with an option to extend the collaboration beyond the initial five-year term. 

This event is set to highlight the Northern Territory’s extraordinary natural beauty globally and build on the ‘Top End’s’ already enviable reputation as an international tourist mecca.

This new round will be held on a purpose-built track at the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex in Darwin and broadcast to more than 100 countries including national channel STAN . Construction will begin soon at the multi-purpose Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex. An exciting MXGP track will be located to ensure amazing spectator areas to see the heroes of world motocross work their magic.

The MXGP of Australia will feature the established MXGP and MX2 classes as well as the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship.

The Australian round of the FIM Motocross World Championship was previously held at Broadford in Victoria in 2000 and 2001. With a rich vein of talent coming through the ProMX national ranks in Australia, the MXGP round in Darwin will provide an opportunity for local stars to take part in the world’s premier motocross championship – just like their predecessors did in 2000 and 2001.

The full 2025 MXGP world championship calendar will be announced later this year, including when exactly the world’s best motocross riders will be ripping it up in Darwin. 

Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo: “We are really excited to bring the MXGP to Australia and to Darwin, which marks a triumphant return to this vibrant country. The anticipation among Australian fans to get their Grand Prix is unparalleled, as they have been waiting and vocals about a round in their homeland for many years now. Additionally, hosting the event in Australia not only solidifies its status as a major player in the global motocross scene but also highlights our commitment to showcasing this thrilling sport to fans worldwide and extending the overseas rounds. We look forward to witnessing the immense enthusiasm and support from both local and international fans as Australia will becomes part of the MXGP Calendar from 2025 onwards”

Northern Territory Major Events Company CEO Suzana Bishop said: “This is big. The MXGP is an incredibly popular and high-profile major sporting event and to be able to host it here in the Territory is a real coup.Not only are tens of thousands of Australian fans expected to attend the inaugural Darwin round, but a huge contingent of international visitors will also make the journey as the city becomes the epicentre of world motocross.  This high-profile international event of the calibre of MXGP will not only assist to highlight the Northern Territory’s extraordinary natural beauty globally – the iconic Uluru at the top of the list – but also build on the ‘Top End’s’ already enviable reputation as an international tourist mecca and a great place to call home,”

Motorcycling Australia CEO Peter Doyle said: “Motorcycling Australia is delighted to see the FIM Motocross World Championship make its long-awaited return Down Under. Motocross racing at the highest level is electrifying, and I can’t wait to see the world’s best riders battling it out with Australia’s emerging ProMX stars in Darwin. It will be fast and furious from start to finish, with local and international fans in for an absolute treat. I’d like to congratulate the Northern Territory Government’s Northern Territory Major Events Company and Infront Moto Racing on forming this new partnership, with Motorcycling Australia be providing all the support it can to make the MXGP round in Darwin a resounding success.”

This event highlights the growing passion in Spain for motocross and provides an exciting new home GP for our defending World Champion and current red plate holder, Jorge Prado.

The MXGP of Castilla La Mancha promises to deliver exhilarating action as it brings the season to a close. Additionally, it will serve as the ultimate showdown for the European support classes; EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and EMX250.

Riders will face a challenging and diverse track featuring spectacular jumps and tight corners, pushing them to their limits in pursuit of the final podium of 2024. Nestled in the natural surroundings renowned as the land of Don Quixote, the venue offers a picturesque backdrop.

The MXGP of Castilla La Mancha also aims to promote development and forge connections between the sport and the region of Castilla de la Mancha. This project represents a significant stride towards linking the region with the global motocross community for many years to come.

Castilla – La Mancha was declared last December in Toledo as the European Region of Sport for the year 2024. In this context, the association of sports clubs of Tierras del Quixote and the Castilian-Manchegan motorcycle federation have collaborated and worked together to ensure that the region enjoys the best of motocross worldwide.

MOTOCROSS OF EUROPEAN NATIONS (MXoEN)

Further to this announcement, the Motocross of European Nations (MXoEN) that is set to be held at the TCS Racing Park near the Romanian capital Bucharest, will be pushed a week later to the 22nd of September 2024. The MXoEN and WMXoEN come back after 2 years and will be a celebration of many European riders who will race together and in teams to lift the MXoEN and WMXoEN trophies.

YZ bLU cRU FIM EUROPE CUP SuperFinale

2024 has already been another record-breaking year for the Yamaha YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup, with more than 750 riders aged between eight and 16 years signing up to race either a YZ65, a YZ85 or a YZ125 in 25 countries throughout Europe. Every rider is competing for a place on the start gate at the YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup SuperFinale, which again runs alongside the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations and will take place at Matterley Basin in Great Britain on 4-6 October. For the first time, the YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup SuperFinale will feature a truly international field, with riders from the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, and Brazil set to take on their European counterparts.

A race incident in Qualifying meant the Frenchman had to start both GP motos from the disadvantageous outside gate and he faced a tough ride through the pack in both motos. His attempt to rail the outside of turn one in the first race was foiled when another rider went straight on and he had a long chase from twenty-fourth the first time past the timing beam to claim sixth at the end of the thirty-minute-plus-two-lap moto. Changing his tactics to cut across the back of the pack to the inside of turn one in race two brought no more joy and he was again stuck in the pack. Fourteenth at the end of the opening lap, another vibrant race brought him to fifth at the finish for the same placing overall on the day. He is now fourth in the series standings, just two points from third after missing the podium for the first time this season.
 
Romain Febvre: « It was a tough weekend; it was certainly not what I was expecting as I like to come here and I had some good pre-season races in the sand. I had a small crash at the start of the Qualifying race and I knew that being last on the gate would be difficult; I tried two different options but with the first two turns at 180 degrees it was impossible to get a good start from the outside. I think that I rode two great races today, coming back from outside the top-twenty to sixth and fifth; my riding was OK but I lost so much time to pass the guys in the pack while the other top riders were in front all day. But I saved important points for the championship on a difficult day today; that’s important and now we focus on the next GP at Arco.”
 
Fresh from his fourth place in Qualifying Jeremy Seewer took his KX450-SR to his second holeshot of the weekend in race one but a hard attack by a rival through an early turn pushed him back to tenth at the end of the opening lap. He maintained that position for one further lap until a nasty crash, in which his bike landed on his back, over a rutted take-off pushed him out of the top-twenty. The tough Swiss shrugged off the pain to ride a typically hard-working comeback, making his final pass for eleventh on the final lap. Another superb start in moto two saw him run top-four for more than half the race before teammate Febvre and a couple of renowned sand specialists pushed him back to a still highly-respectable seventh at the finish to earn eighth overall on the day and consolidate his sixth place in the series standings.
 
Jeremy Seewer: “Let’s start with the positive; holeshots both days ! Today was even tougher than yesterday; the track didn’t become flatter in the course of the weekend and thirty minutes is another story. Tim put me off track at turn three in the first race and I couldn’t find a rhythm after that. I think I would still have been fine for sixth or seventh but I had a big crash. I had a much better flow in race two and could run fourth for half the moto but I had used so much energy in race one and had to settle for seventh in the end. Eighth on the day is not up to my standards on paper, but now I’m looking forward to the tracks which suit me more than here. We fly back to Belgium this week to test on hard-pack and be ready for Trentino.”
 
Bike It Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team’s Jack Chambers kept his head up in the third round of the FIM World MX2 Motocross Championship to finish a difficult weekend with a fighting sixteenth place in the second GP moto. The American had been shunted into the ditch on the outside of turn one during the Qualifying race on Saturday, leaving him with an outside gate for both GP motos on Sunday. He salvaged what he could by railing the outside to exit turn one sixteenth in race one and was maintaining that position until he high-sided through a series of rugged bumps on lap four, losing any hope of a championship score. A similar ride in race two saw him secure in thirteenth until an incident on the rugged track three laps from the finish cost him three positions. His gallant efforts were sufficient to defend his thirteenth placing in the series standings. Teammate Bobby Bruce was badly shaken in a collision at the first corner of race one and had to withdraw for the rest of the day with  painful wrist.

In the opener, Prado gates second but was soon past holeshot man Jeremy Seewer, followed by Gajser who did the same. The Honda man chased the champ for the whole race, coming with a couple of seconds of the Spanish ace. But with three laps remaining, Prado upped the pace to it to pull away for a decisive win.

Herlings, riding in pain from a rib injury after a crash in yesterday’s practice, pulled through from a mediocre start to take third. Also pulling through the pack was Romain Febvre who came through to sixth. Ben Watson took a great ninth place with Adam Sterry 17th and Todd Kellett 21st.

In the second race, Prado holeshot but Herlings was right behind him and Gajser soon moved into third place.

Fior the first half of the race, Prado and Herlings were close together but then Herlings lost the front. Gajser slid by and the KTM man remounted in a distant third. Gajser ccouldn’t reel in Prado who took the win to extend his series lead to 17 points after just three rounds, from Gajser then Herlings.

Watson took 12th and Kellett 16th, one spot in front of Sterry.

In MX2, Sacha Coenen led the opener from Husky team-mate Kay de Wolf who blasted by and held the lead for most of the moto. Coenen chased him hard and the pressure got to de Wolf as the Belgian nipped by to take the win. And third was Camden McLellan on the Triumph, while his team-mate Mikkel Haarup had a terrible opening lap but came through to fifth, one spot behind world champ Andrea Adamo.

In the second race, de Wolf led on the first lap and started to pull away. Lucas Coenen had a poor start but carved through to second then fell while pressuring de Wolf for the lead. Simon Langenfelder held second but Coenen managed to steal the place.

World champ Andrea Adamo was third overall but then was disqualified and loses 20 championship points. He ran off the track in and rode down the pit-lane to re-join the race but didn’t come to a halt in the pit lane, so that’s a rule infringement.

That moved McLellan up to fifth in which was enough for third overall, his first MX2 GP podium and Triumph’s second in its third GP.

Brit Bobby Bruce was wiped out in the first corner of the opening moto and didn’t score.

With sporadic rain showers sprinkling the track to add to the loose and slippery nature of the surface, the MX2 riders hit the track first in free practice, and there was a surprise for many as Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing rookie Marc-Antoine Rossi topped the timesheets at the end of the session!  He was demoted to third in the Time Practice session, that decided the gate pick for the RAM Qualifying Race, by the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing pairing of Lucas Coenen and Kay De Wolf.

In MXGP’s early running it was Kawasaki Racing Team rider Romain Febvre who was fastest in both practice sessions, instantly displaying his adoration for this circuit, which was answered by the packed hillsides of fans who cheered wildly as he hit the track first in the session.
 

The RAM Qualifying Race in MXGP saw a fighting holeshot from Tim Gajser who fought back Febvre and a spirited challenge from Standing Construct Honda’s Pauls Jonass, who had finished second-fastest to the Frenchman in the Time Practice session. In the mid-pack, however, there was a first-corner collision between last year’s winner Ruben Fernandez and Monster Energy Yamaha MXGP Racing rookie Jago Geerts, which also collected the JK Yamaha of Isak Gifting!  Gifting is good to race tomorrow, while Fernandez is out, confirmed HRC. Geerts re-started but crashed again three laps later, and will sadly be unable to ride as he has broken his arm.  

The same is unfortunately true of the unfortunate Brent van Doninck, who crashed his JM Racing Honda in the second corner. He is said to have a broken femur.

Ivo Monticelli, on his return to full-time MXGP racing, started in the top five for MRT Racing Team Beta, but had to yield to passes from Geerts’ teammate Monster Energy Yamaha MXGP Racing‘s Maxime Renaux, who came under pressure from the #1 plate holder, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado! The Champion took advantage of a slight mistake from Renaux to make a forceful move into 4th place! Further back, Monticelli nearly collided with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing star Jeffrey Herlings over the finish line jump, giving the Dutchman extra motivation to move into 6th on the very next corner.  

Febvre’s new teammate at Kawasaki Racing Team, Jeremy Seewer made a late move past Monticelli to claim 7th, but it was Gajser all the way as he celebrated his first ever points-paying RAM Qualifying Race win ahead of Febvre and Jonass.

Tim Gajser: “It went good! Actually I was struggling a bit in Time Practice as the track was tough and I didn’t race here last year too, so I guess that is also why in the beginning I had some issues. But in the race today, I got a good start and started up front. I made a little gap and then controlled the race. I was really enjoying it a lot. The first RAM Qualifying Race win of the season and hopefully the first of many more to come. It’s good to start like that but tomorrow is a big day with many points on the table so it will be important to stay calm and get two good starts.”

MXGP – RAM Qualifying Race – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 24:43.663; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:06.489; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Honda), +0:07.798; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:15.457; 5. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:18.382; 6. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:19.133; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:22.701; 8. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, Beta), +0:37.331; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:45.134; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:49.449

MXGP – World Championship – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 10 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 9 p.; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HON), 8 p.; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 7 p.; 5. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 6 p.; 6. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 5 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 4 p.; 8. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, BET), 3 p.; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 2 p.; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 1 p.;

Main Photo: Tim Gajser

Bottom Photos: 1. Romain Febvre; 2. Pauls Jonass

The MX2 RAM Qualifying Race saw a stunning fight between many of the leading pre-race favourites, but it started with a Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1-2 as reigning Champion Andrea Adamo and Sacha Coenen fired around the first corner just ahead of Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing rookie Marc-Antoine Rossi. 

Monster Energy Triumph Racing, in their first World Championship points-paying race, had seen Mikkel Haarup get 5th fastest in Time Practice, and he was moving up the order until a crash in the wave section, and a further one around the second corner, dropped him to 19th at the finish. 

The two Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing teammates Kay de Wolf and Lucas Coenen had given themselves a tough job with poor starts, but both came flying through the pack, De Wolf catching and banging bars with Adamo, who was riding superbly to keep them at bay.  L.Coenen would not be denied however, and in a thrilling move took 2nd from his teammate through a section of jumps, the two flying together in unison!

He finally made his move to take the lead from Adamo with less than two laps remaining, and De Wolf pounced on the Champion as well to grab 2nd! It got close again between the two men in white, but in the end it was Coenen who took his 3rd career RAM Qualifying Race Win to claim the Championship leader’s red plate for the first time in his young career! Adamo had to settle for 3rd ahead of Simon Laengenfelder and Thibault Benistant.

Lucas Coenen: “The red plate?! I better not start thinking about it because otherwise I would think too much. It was really good, although I messed up my start which was not great but after that I just kept going, I passed, and passed many riders,  and then I managed to pass Kay (de Wolf) at the end. Overall it was good race,  I stayed calm and passed the rider in front of me one by one and won the race. But tomorrow is another day!”

MX2 – RAM Qualifying Race – Top 10 Classification: : 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 24:46.567; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:01.434; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:07.695; 4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:09.463; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:10.622; 6. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, GASGAS), +0:29.223; 7. Hakon Osterhagen (NOR, Honda), +0:39.612; 8. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:41.644; 9. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:42.708; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:46.105

MX2 – World Championship – Top 10 Classification : 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 10 points; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 9 p.; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 8 p.; 4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 7 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 6 p.; 6. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, GAS), 5 p.; 7. Hakon Osterhagen (NOR, HON), 4 p.; 8. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, YAM), 3 p.; 9. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 2 p.; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 1 p.;

Main Photo: Lucas Coenen

Bottom Photos: 1. Kay de Wolf; 2. Andrea Adamo
 

TIMETABLE (Local Timing UTC-3)

SUNDAY: 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2.

The 2024 season sees an incredible array of Motocross legends line-up to do battle, with reigning World MXGP Champion Jorge Prado trying to defend his #1 plate – which he will wear for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing – against two riders, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings and Team HRC’s Tim Gajser, who both have five world titles to their name. For the first time in Motocross history, we have two five-time World Champions under the age of 30 battling for title number six at the same time!

And they are not alone as the ravenous Romain Febvre of the Kawasaki Racing Team continues his nine-year quest for a second world crown, and his young compatriot Maxime Renaux is highly motivated to add the premier-class title to his 2021 MX2 success for the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team.

Add to that the cauldron of the MX2 World Championship, where Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo arrives as reigning World Champion, with a hot mix of established contenders and fire-breathing rookies looking to dethrone him! These include Simon Laengenfelder and Marc-Antoine Rossi of Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing, Kay de Wolf and Lucas Coenen of Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, Thibault Benistant, Rick Elzinga, and Andrea Bonacorsi for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing MX2, and young star Ferruccio Zanchi for the new MX2 Team HRC effort.

This Grand Prix will also see the World Championship Motocross debut of the new Monster Energy Triumph Racing team, with the sleek black TF 250-X machine from the legendary British manufacturer looking to get amongst the established elite.

As always, there will be LIVE and delayed coverage broadcast across the planet, which includes Eurosport, Direct TV, Rai Sports, More Than Sport, CBS Sports Network, Play Sports Open, Go3, Automoto TV La Chaine, Sport TV1, Champions TV, Stan Sports, and more.

Below you can find a list of TV channels that will air LIVE and delayed action of the YPF Infinia MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina, as well as the 26min Behind-the-Gate magazine featuring the best moments from the races, exclusive interviews and more.  All of this footage will be available on MXGP-TV.com and via our TV magazine partners following the Grand Prix.

As always, MXGP fans can follow the races LIVE throughout the weekend. All you need to do is log onto www.MXGP-TV.com Saturday and Sunday, from wherever you are in the world. 

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Monday March 11 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 08:30 CET – Delayed

Monday March 11 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 09:30 CET – Delayed

Monday March 11 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 10:30 CET – Delayed

Monday March 11 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 11:30 CET – Delayed

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MXGP of Patagonia Argentina LIVE MXGP-TV Timetable

TIMETABLE (Local Timing UTC-3) So the track is three hours behind UK time. Hence, on Sunday MX2 race 1 is at 12.15 local time which is 15.15 UK time.

SATURDAY: 10:45 MX2 Free Practice, 11:15 MXGP Free Practice, 13:20 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time Practice, 15:25 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 16:10 MXGP RAM Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY: 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2.

This will be the 8th time that the circuit has hosted an MXGP event and the 4th time that it has kick-started the season! The first time MXGP went to Villa La Angostura was in 2015, which consecutively hosted the MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina since then and only missed the 2020 and 2021 years due to Covid. The track and venue are amongst the favourites with the whole paddock, with everyone enjoying the incredible welcomes from the Argentinian people and the scenic Andean backdrop. 

And there will be just three British riders lining up. In MXGP, Ben Watson rides the factory Beta while Josh Gilbert is on an SS24 Gabriel KTM under the wing of team manager Shaun Simpson. Bobby Bruce makes his MX2 GP Kawasaki debut for the British Dixon team.

In 2023, Villa La Angostura hosted the first round of the campaign and saw the first ever RAM Qualifying Races that counted for points towards the World Championships on the Saturday afternoon. It was suspected that the rule change to make the Saturday RAM Qualifying Race count for points would benefit Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado, whose amazing starting technique put pressure on his title challengers all season long, and the Spaniard met those expectations with the Saturday race win to instantly fit the Championship leader’s red plate onto his machine.

Team HRC’s Rubén Fernández won the overall Grand Prix on the Sunday with 5-1 finishes compared to Prado’s 1-6 scores, but Jorge kept the red plate due to his advantage from Saturday.  That would go on to be a regular occurrence all season!

The 2024 season starts with an amazing line-up.  For only the second time in history, two five-time World Champions will start the season together to race for a sixth title, and for the first time ever, with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings and Team HRC’s Tim Gajser, they are both under 30 years old! Also, unlike 2004 with Stefan Everts and Joel Smets, neither one of them is reigning Champion as Prado will carry the #1 plate on the only MXGP Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing machine.

Gajser and Herlings have both stayed on the same machinery, HRC Honda for the Slovenian, and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing for the Dutchman.  Frenchman Romain Febvre, second in last year’s Championship despite winning 6 Grands Prix to Prado’s 2, remains with KRT and continues his nine-year quest for a second world crown after winning in 2015.

Romain is joined in Kawasaki Racing Team team by 2023’s 3rd-placed rider, Jeremy Seewer. With 5 Silver medals to his name as well as the Bronze from last year, he will be hoping that the green machine will make the difference to finally get some Gold on his shelf.

While Herlings is the sole MXGP rider for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, Team HRC continues with Ruben Fernandez, who never got to the top step again in 2023 but still managed 5th in the series.  Glenn Coldenhoff, changes machinery but is effectively with the same team as Louis Vosters’ Dutch outfit takes over the reins of the Fantic Factory Racing effort, alongside fellow Dutchman and MXGP rookie Roan van de Moosdjik.  If Coldenhoff were to win a Grand Prix on the Fantic, he would become only the third rider in Motocross history, after Yves Demaria and Alessandro Puzar, to win Grands Prix on five different brands of motorcycle throughout his career.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP promote third-year MXGP man and 2021 MX2 World Champion Maxime Renaux to team leader after the Frenchman won his second GP on a 450, before a foot injury put him out of title contention.  He did come back in time to represent Team France at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, winning his class and helping his nation to a famous home victory.

He is joined on the team by the most successful non-Champion on the grid, four-time MX2 Championship runner-up Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Jago Geerts. With 24 GP wins to his name (the same total as both Antonio Cairoli and Tom Vialle managed in their MX2 careers), Geerts made a superb showing at the 2022 Monster energy FIM MXoN, his 450 debut and he is likely to be a threat!

The third rider on the squad is two-time GP winner Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Calvin Vlaanderen, who moves onto factory machinery for the first time in his career. Can it bring him into regular podium contention? The Dutchman will be hoping so!

Sadly, Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing have lost their MXGP rider Mattia Guadagnini to a shoulder injury sustained in pre-season testing.  The MRT Racing Team BETA squad once more field British hope Ben Watson, this time with the returning Ivo Monticelli under the same awning. The Italian who didn’t race the MXGP series last year missed being in the big leagues! The Swiss rider Valentin Guillod remain with Team Ship To Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR, who also welcome Norwegian Kevin Horgmo up from MX2, where he took his first heat win last season.

Standing Construct Honda MXGP hold onto our sixth World Champion in the line-up, 2017 MX2 title winner Pauls Jonass, but welcome the popular Italian Alberto Forato to the squad after he finished 7th in the 2023 Championship.  JM Honda Racing continue with Brent van Doninck, whilst Swedish star Isak Gifting moves up to the 450 with JK Racing Yamaha.  Shaun Simpson’s Gabriel SS24 KTM squad will join the series full-time with Josh Gilbert also making his first attempt at a full Grand Prix season.  Slovenian Jan Pancar moves up from MX2 on his own Tem JP253 KTM Racing Team effort.

Photos: 1. 2023 MXGP World Champion Jorge Prado; 2. Jago Geerts, 2023

2023 MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina MXGP Top 3:

1. Ruben Fernandez 
2. Jeffrey Herlings
3. Jorge Prado

6 World Champions – 16 Titles between them!

Jeffrey Herlings – 5 titles – 2012-13 & 2016 MX2; 2018 & 2021 MXGP

Tim Gajser – 5 titles – 2015 MX2; 2016, 2019-20 & 2022 MXGP

Jorge Prado – 3 titles – 2018-19 MX2, 2023 MXGP

Romain Febvre – 1 title – 2015 MXGP

Maxime Renaux – 1 title – 2021 MX2 

Pauls Jonass – 1 title – 2017 MX2

In MX2 last year, Jago Geerts dominated the GP by winning all three races.  Andrea Adamo surprised on his debut for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing with two third places for 2nd overall with Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant rounding out the podium.

MX2 saw four first-time GP winners in 2023, with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts claiming 3, eventual champion Adamo claiming two, and Husqvarna pairing Kay de Wolf and Lucas Coenen taking one apiece.

In 2023, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing once more brought in riders to the team and turned into GP winners and gained yet another Championship, their 20th in MX2, with Andrea Adamo.  Liam Everts put up a spirited chase towards the end of the season with three GP wins.  Both riders return for the team in 2024, as does Sacha Coenen, but Liam has picked up a thumb injury in February which will keep him out of Argentina, possibly returning for round two in Spain. 

Thibault Benistant stays with Yamaha Factory Racing MX2, as does 2022 EMX250 Champion Rick Elzingaand his successor to that title, Andrea Bonacorsi. Bonacorsi was amazing on a 450 at the Monster Energy FIM MXoN, claiming 3rd in the Open class and helping Italy onto the podium.

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing have a fast line-up with GP winners Kay De Wolf and Lucas Coenen, both returning for the team and looking to carry their speed into 2024, after injury hampered both of their title campaigns last season. De Wolf was one of several riders who got hurt just as they started to hit their stride. Coenen could also be the real threat, often looking faster than anybody in the class last year, especially in the sand. 

The third Austrian factory squad, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing, has its own title contender in Simon Laengenfelder. He eventually claimed the Bronze medal right at the final round from Everts, and sits on three GP wins like the Belgian. He’ll be hoping to do his talent some justice in 2024. He’s joined by a French rookie with some star power, the mercurial Marc-Antoine Rossi.  A multiple winner in EMX who took a fine 8th as a wildcard at his home round MX2 GP debut, his swagger and personality could prove to be a big hit in GP racing.  

Another rookie, Italian Ferruccio Zanchi, joins the mighty Team HRC on their new MX2 project, and he has already shown great speed in the pre-season with a surprise win.  Yet another rookie, French kid Quentin Prugnieres, races for F&H Racing Team in 2024 after also impressing at the French GP last year.

The exciting news on the team front is the first new project from a British side in decades, with Monster Energy Triumph Racing bringing their new TF250-X machine to Grand Prix racing.  With promising Dane Mikkel Haarup and South African Camden McLellan, a former EMX85 Champion, they have a solid rider line-up, and Haarup has been right amongst the established contenders in pre-season internationals.  The slick new black machines could very well be a successful package!

The Fantic Factory Racing Team graduates to GP racing after several years in EMX, and they field second-year Spaniard David Braceras alongside fast but unfortunately recently injured Dutch teenager Kay Karssemakers. 

Among a very hot young pack of MX2 stars, the all-English-speaking Bike It Kawasaki squad of Floridian Jack Chambers and Englishman Bobby Bruce could also be ones to watch on what should be the leading green machines in the paddock.

Main Photo: 2023 MX2 Start Patagonia-Argentina 

Bottom Photos: 1. 2023 MX2 World Champion Andrea Adamo; 2. Simon Langenfelder, 2023

2023 MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina  MX2 Top 3:

1. Jago Geerts
2. Andrea Adamo
3. Thibault Benistant

6 Grand Prix Winners – 13 Wins between them!

Liam Everts – 3

Simon Laengenfelder – 3

Thibault Benistant – 3

Andrea Adamo – 2

Lucas Coenen – 1

Kay De Wolf – 1

TIMETABLE (Local Timing UTC-3)
 

SATURDAY: 10:45 MX2 Free Practice, 11:15 MXGP Free Practice, 13:20 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time Practice, 15:25 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 16:10 MXGP RAM Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY: 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2.

Entry list MXGP
1 1 Prado Jorge GASGAS ESP RFME Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing
2 3 Febvre Romain Kawasaki FRA FFM Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP
3 10 Vlaanderen Calvin Yamaha NED KNMV Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team
4 17 Toendel Cornelius KTM NOR NMF Schmicker Racing
5 24 Horgmo Kevin Honda NOR NMF TEAM SHIP TO CYCLE HONDA SR MOTOBLOUZ
6 32 Van doninck Brent Honda BEL FMB JM Honda Racing
7 41 Jonass Pauls Honda LAT LAMSF Standing Construct Honda MXGP
8 70 Fernandez Ruben Honda ESP RFME Team HRC
9 76 Villaronga Muga Sergio Ignacio Honda CHI FMC
10 84 Herlings Jeffrey KTM NED KNMV Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
11 87 Brumann Kevin Husqvarna SUI FMS SixtySeven Racing-Team
12 91 Seewer Jeremy Kawasaki SUI FMS Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP
13 92 Guillod Valentin Honda SUI FFM TEAM SHIP TO CYCLE HONDA SR MOTOBLOUZ
14 93 Geerts Jago Yamaha BEL FMB Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team
15 101 Guadagnini Mattia Husqvarna ITA FMI Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing
16 107 van Berkel Lars Honda NED KNMV
17 110 Pavez Ramirez Matias Joaquin GASGAS CHI FMC
18 113 Castillo Emiliano Ezequiel Husqvarna ARG CAMOD
19 124 Sendon Lucas Honda ARG CAMOD
20 128 Monticelli Ivo Beta ITA FMI MRT Racing Team Beta
21 144 Rolando Nicolas Husqvarna URU FUM
22 179 Poli Joaquin Kawasaki CLAT CAMOD
23 238 Aparecido dos Santos Fabio Yamaha BRA CBM
24 243 Gajser Tim Honda SLO AMZS Team HRC
25 253 Pancar Jan KTM SLO AMZS TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team
26 259 Coldenhoff Glenn Fantic NED KNMV Fantic Factory Racing MXGP
27 303 Forato Alberto Honda ITA FMI Standing Construct Honda MXGP
28 326 Gilbert Josh KTM GBR ACU Gabriel SS24 KTM
29 403 Suarez Gallo Ezequiel Husqvarna ARG CAMOD
30 494 Sastre Flavio Nicolas Honda ARG CAMOD
31 517 Gifting Isak Yamaha SWE SVEMO JK Racing Yamaha
32 596 Benenaula Andres Kawasaki ECU FEM
33 707 Arco Victor Dario Husqvarna ARG CAMOD
34 891 Pessoa Gustavo Honda BRA CBM
35 909 Cordovez Miguel ECU FEM
36 919 Watson Ben Beta GBR ACU MRT Racing Team Beta
37 959 Renaux Maxime Yamaha FRA FFM Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team

MX2

1 8 Mc Lellan Camden Triumph RSA KNMV MONSTER ENERGY TRIUMPH RACING
2 11 Haarup Mikkel Triumph DEN DMU MONSTER ENERGY TRIUMPH RACING
3 12 Chambers Jack Kawasaki USA AMA Bike It Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team
4 19 Coenen Sacha KTM BEL FMB Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
5 22 Braceras David Fantic ESP RFME Fantic Factory Racing MX2
6 25 Hiebert Fehr Thiago KTM PAR FEPAM
7 28 Rossi Marc-Antoine GASGAS FRA FFM Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing
8 44 Elzinga Rick Yamaha NED KNMV Monster Energy Yamaha Factory
9 51 Oliver Oriol KTM ESP RFME WZ RACING TEAM
10 54 Matkovich Tomas GASGAS ARG CAMOD
11 55 Diez Ignacio GASGAS CHI FMC
12 73 Zanchi Ferruccio Honda ITA FMI Team HRC
13 74 de Wolf Kay Husqvarna NED KNMV Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing
14 80 Adamo Andrea KTM ITA FMI Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
15 88 Medina Italo Honda ECU FEM
16 96 Coenen Lucas Husqvarna BEL FMB Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing
17 109 Bresolin Guilherme Yamaha BRN CBM
18 112 Suarez Jaramillo Pedro Jose ECU FEM
19 125 Weckman Emil KTM FIN FMM Schmicker Racing
20 132 Bonacorsi Andrea Yamaha ITA FMI Monster Energy Yamaha Factory
21 146 Bratschi Alfonso Husqvarna URU FUM
22 180 Ambjörnson Leopold Husqvarna SWE SVEMO Team Leoparden Racing
23 191 Salgado Juan Ignacio Husqvarna ARG CAMOD
24 198 Benistant Thibault Yamaha FRA FFM Monster Energy Yamaha Factory
25 202 Salinas Giuliano KTM USA FEM
26 214 Osterhagen Hakon Honda NOR NMF JM Honda Racing
27 219 Delgado Kayl GASGAS ECU FEM
28 221 Feican Andrés Honda ECU FEM
29 251 Arbazua Inaki Suzuki CHI FMC
30 288 Liprandi Ignacio KTM ARG CAMOD
31 319 Prugnieres Quentin Marc Kawasaki FRA FFM F&H Racing Team
32 347 Abadia Juan Honda ARG CAMOD
33 427 Fredriksen Hakon KTM NOR NMF WZ RACING TEAM
34 489 Walvoort Jens KTM NED KNMV KTM SB Racing
35 516 Laengenfelder Simon GASGAS GER DMSB Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing
36 579 Bruce Bobby Kawasaki GBR ACU Bike It Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team