After a difficult few rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship, red plate holder Tim Gajser seemed to take control of the series again today with two brilliant race wins for Team HRC to rebuild his points lead and assert his authority over his pursuers.

It was a similar story in MX2 as Kay de Wolf took his seventh GP win of the season and saw his Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate Lucas Coenen finish only seventh overall. Simon Laengenfelder celebrated taking the second race victory for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing and finishing second overall on the day.

As he had done in all of the practice sessions across the weekend, Gajser was again fastest in Warm-Up and looked in determined mood. However, the returning Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP star Maxime Renaux took a stunning holeshot, his first since the opening round in Argentina before the aggravation of his foot injury!

Reigning Champion and Saturday’s RAM Qualifying Race winner Jorge Prado started in second for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing, with Josh Gilbert briefly in third for Gabriel SS24 KTM.  Gajser was clearly on a mission though, and charged around them both to take second around the third corner! Just after the halfway point of the lap the Slovenian forced his way to the inside of the Frenchman to power into the lead, and from there he simply was not going to be caught.

The atmosphere was palpable around the Swiss circuit as the red smoke from the fans’ flares began to disperse, but it reached fever pitch as their home hero Jeremy Seewer, making the 200th consecutive Grand Prix start of his career and looking fast for Kawasaki Racing Team, put pressure on Prado, who had been unable to pick his way past Renaux.  The Swiss veteran sent the crowd into raptures as he dived inside the Champ on lap six, who veered off-track momentarily in surprise!

All the time though, Jeffrey Herlings, struggling off the gate all weekend for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, was starting to make his presence felt as he moved forward on a familiar charge through the pack. With a magical show of speed at the end of lap eight, he was able to pass first Prado, then Seewer, within the space of three corners! With blistering pace he caught Renaux two laps later, dealing with him rapidly before eyeing up the near 15-second gap to the leader.

On lap 14, Prado seemed to realise that he was in danger of losing serious points to his title rivals, and with sweet moves along the back straight of the track, he passed both Seewer and Renaux on consecutive laps to keep the damage to a minimum with a third-place finish.  Seewer kept the fans happy as he advanced to fourth with the aid of a Renaux mistake before the two-lap board, and that was how the top five finished. 

Behind them, Romain Febvre held sixth for Kawasaki Racing Team for almost the entire race, ahead of Fantic Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff, another local favourite Valentin Guillod in eighth for Team Ship To Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR, and then Alberto Forato, who moved up to ninth for Standing Construct Honda ahead of Slovenian Jan Pancar, taking a fine top ten result for his own TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team.

Gajser managed to keep his advantage over Herlings to the flag, and as the circuit dried for race two his competitors might have worried about his all-out speed that returned with a vengeance this weekend.

Renaux had one possible answer – get the best start possible! Making it a clean sweep of Yamaha holeshots for the day (Spoiler alert – in both classes!), the Frenchman gave us a glimpse of what he might serve up in 2025 as he led the first six laps at a pace that the chasing Prado and Febvre could not live with.

Gajser was not to be denied, however, and recovered from a tenth place start to blast his way into fifth after the first half-lap, with Herlings still languishing in ninth at this stage.  The Dutchman marched relentlessly forward, demoting Team HRC’s Ruben Fernandez, Forato, and Coldenhoff on consecutive laps, before railing around Seewer on lap six.  Just then, Prado had closed on Renaux and took the lead from the Frenchman, the Spaniard now sitting in a solid position to win the GP overall.

As Febvre and then Gajser worked past Renaux, it was Gajser’s turn to dig in as he attacked Febvre and advanced to second on lap nine, just as Herlings had also passed Renaux and was looking like a real threat.  Just as “The Bullet” lost time in trying to make a pass, so Gajser made his move, jumping thrillingly alongside Prado over the Finish Line jump at the start of lap 12 and blasting around the outside of the following corner! The Slovenian was in control, and nobody had an answer for him.

Further back, there were impressive rides throughout the top ten. Andrea Bonacorsi moved forward to claim tenth for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP behind Fernandez who took ninth on his own return from injury.  Eighth went to Guillod’s teammate Kevin Horgmo, as Forato pounced on a tiring Renaux to grab sixth from him on the last lap.

Coldenhoff had got himself stuck in some trackside mud and would not finish, while Seewer took fifth to finish fourth overall in front of his happy local supporters. The final four laps saw a spell-binding charge from Herlings, as he finally got around Febvre for third, then pulled out all the stops to outpace Prado for second with a pass around a heavily rutted 180-degree right-hander!

Gajser kept his pace up to win by just under seven seconds, and the Sunday maximum, his first of the season, puts him up to an amazing 49 Grand Prix wins in his career.  It doubles his lead from the start of the weekend to 18 points over Prado, and Herlings is now 24 further back from the Spaniard.

With Gajser approaching the MXGP of Turkiye with a two-year winning streak at that event, he has grabbed the momentum going into the final three rounds of the year. How will his chasers react at the Afyon Motor Sports Center?  Join us or tune in to find out!

Tim Gajser: “it’s starting to be crucial, you know, like we are going towards the end of the championship, just three rounds to go. I lost some ground in Lommel and also in Arnhem. But anyway, I’m really looking forward to the tracks that we are going now. But today I felt really good, two solid starts, quick passes, let’s say, make a little gap and then control the race. I was really enjoying out there. The track was not easy, so you have to be smart and also pick the right lines. But yeah, we’re all super happy. I want to say a huge thank you to all my team, everybody around me, all the fans. Thank you very much! “

Jeffrey Herlings: “Both times once I got the second, the bird was gone. I had the speed, I had the speed all day to win, but it doesn’t bring me anything, you know! So anyway, two-two on a track, I’d say I don’t fancy so much, it’s not too bad. So, no, I mean, this is the track last year I struggled the most and now this year I felt like my bike setup was much better my riding was good I was really at good speed so yeah just couldn’t get out of start like almost always so you know it is like it is but looking forward to Turkey and China I think those tracks for the inside gates will suit me a bit better so looking forward to them”

Jorge Prado: “It was a tough day for me. I struggled with my health in race 1 and obviously race 2 was a bit better, let’s say health-wise, struggling still with the leg also that hurt in race one too. I don’t know today just everything was hard for me just fighting through myself. And if I need to battle these guys and I’m not 100% it’s hard to beat them. So it’s a pity we lost some points, but three rounds left. Let’s get back to 100% healthy and let’s get a championship.”

Main Photo: Tim Gajser

Top Photo: MXGP Podium Switzerland 

Bottom Photos: 1. Jeffrey Herlings; 2. Jorge Prado

MXGP – Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 34:17.116; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:14.525; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:22.150; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:23.513; 5. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:26.344; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:28.986; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Fantic), +1:15.163; 8. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +1:15.636; 9. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +1:28.669; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), +1:29.815

MXGP – Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 34:24.188; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:06.943; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:16.842; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:23.172; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:26.160; 6. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:37.286; 7. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:40.106; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Honda), +0:51.588; 9. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +1:10.788; 10. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Yamaha), +1:18.975

MXGP Overall – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 50 points; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 40 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 34 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 33 p.; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 30 p.; 7. Alberto Forato (ITA, HON), 27 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 23 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 23 p.; 10. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, YAM), 20 p.

MXGP – World Championship – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 860 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 842 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 818 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 587 p.; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 550 p.; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 527 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 514 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 386 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 329 p.; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, FAN), 295 p

MXGP – Manufacturers Classification: Honda, 877 points; 2. GASGAS, 842 p.; 3. KTM, 830 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 723 p.; 5. Yamaha, 649 p.; 6. Fantic, 556 p.; 7. Husqvarna, 271 p.; 8. Beta, 152 p.; 9. Ducati, 10 p

In the muddy morning Warm-Up session, Karlis Reisulis had set the fastest time for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2, but it was his teammate on return from injury, Thibault Benistant, who claimed the Fox Holeshot Award at the start of race one, with De Wolf  second ahead of another Monster Energy Yamaha with Rick Elzinga at the helm. 

Lucas Coenen had started in a lowly 13th position and had a lot of work to do on the slippery and sloppy circuit, while WZ Racing Team’s Oriol Oliver ran as high as fourth in the opening laps.  Reisulis was ahead of Laengenfelder, but Liam Everts suffered a small tip over in the first lap, which would ultimately prove to be costly for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider!

Liam made a forceful pass on Lucas which put the pair in seventh and eighth, and both moved up a spot as Team HRC’s Ferruccio Zanchi slipped off to run in ninth for most of the race. Meanwhile, De Wolf was reeling in early leader Benistant, and just past the Pit Lane straight the Frenchman lost his balance through a tricky rut and fell, allowing both De Wolf and Elzinga through into the top two places!

Two laps later, the mud master that is Liam Everts passed both Laengenfelder and Reisulis to move to fourth, the move on the Latvian being a work of art that wasn’t repeated by anybody all day!  The Belgian then took just two laps to close a three-second gap to Elzinga, but the Dutchman was suffering with bike issues and just after Liam went by into second, he ground to a halt at the side of the circuit.

On the penultimate lap, Lucas Coenen made a mistake and cut out the big, cambered corner, a unique feature to this circuit, and was therefore penalised two positions. This put him eighth in the classification, ahead of F & H Racing’s Quentin Marc Prugnieres and Monster Energy Triumph Racing rider Camden McLellan.

Zanchi and Reisulis were promoted to sixth and seventh, after a strong charge from McLellan’s teammate Mikkel Haarup earned him a solid fifth from a start outside of the top ten.  Laengenfelder took fourth behind Benistant, which was still an impressive ride on his return from injury, but Everts charged to the rear wheel of De Wolf with three laps to go and very nearly passed the Championship leader. The Dutchman held his nerve to take a narrow win and extend his series lead by 12 points just in that race alone!

In what was a good day for the blue bikes, Reisulis took the first Fox Holeshot Award of his MX2 career in race two, with Benistant initially behind him but jumping past in the corner after the finish line to take the lead, with Laengenfelder chasing them both! On the first full lap, Everts fell, making life difficult for the teenage Belgian, while Reisulis retook the lead from Benistant, a bold move for the team rookie against the established star!

With De Wolf in fourth and Lucas Coenen crashing in a corner on lap three, Laengenfelder was keen to capitalise on his good start and fired inside Benistant on lap five, although it would take him many laps to close in the surprising Reisulis, whose confidence was growing by the lap in much better racing conditions than the first outing. 

Benistant, feeling the pace on his return to action, slipped down the order to an eventual eighth in front of Zanchi and Prugnieres.  Lucas Coenen recovered to seventh at the flag, nearly catching a disappointed Elzinga for sixth.  Everts had to charge again, and although he was just shy of Haarup’s fourth position, it was enough for the KTM man, in a difficult weekend for his teammates, to claim the third spot on the podium overall.

De Wolf held station in third place, but Laengenfelder finally caught and passed Reisulis on lap 13 to take his fourth race victory of the year, and the Latvian held on for his best race finish of second, and his best overall result of 4th in MX2.  A strong prospect for the future!

De Wolf’s Championship lead looks very strong now at 61, meaning he will carry the red plate even after the MXGP of Turkiye no matter what happens there, as Lucas Coenen will try to bounce back at Afyonkarahisar.

It’s the return to Turkiye next, after a week’s break for the series, to begin the final three rounds of the season. The battle to clinch the Championships swung towards the series leaders in Switzerland, but it is all still far from done yet!

Kay de Wolf: “The second race wasn’t as easy as the first one. The first few guys were really fast and I was struggling with my pace a little bit but I brought it home safe and gained some massive points in the championship. So that’s what it’s all about and yeah, I’m really happy. I can’t do it without this team. They do an amazing job for me day in day out. So yeah, I really appreciate it and now on to the next one in Turkiye!”

Simon Laengenfelder: “It’s nice to bounce back after a bad weekend like this. Okay, not the best start but at least the riding was really good in the second race. I was really happy to get the Moto win and happy with the bike. I’m now looking forward to the last few races this season.”

Liam Everts: “I certainly didn’t make it easy you know also last rounds; the speed was really good but just some little tip overs. And again, today but I still managed to make it happen which is which is pretty cool. I felt great all weekend. I also want to say hi to my parents, it’s the first time that they missed a round!”

Main Photo: Kay de Wolf

Bottom Photos: 1. Simon Laengenfelder; 2. Liam Everts

MX2 – Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification:  1. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), 35:29.269; 2. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:01.313; 3. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:13.749; 4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:16.506; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +0:36.702; 6. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:56.030; 7. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +1:03.550; 8. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:50.398; 9. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:30.119; 10. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +1:41.699

MX2 – Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), 34:39.275; 2. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:12.029; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:15.975; 4. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +0:17.720; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:18.398; 6. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:22.041; 7. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:23.845; 8. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:37.770; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:45.287; 10. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:50.114; 

MX2 Overall – Top 10 Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 45 points; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 43 p.; 3. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 36 p.; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 34 p.; 6. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 33 p.; 7. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 27 p.; 8. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 27 p.; 9. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KAW), 23 p.; 10. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 21 p

MX2 – World Championship Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 831 points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 770 p.; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 727 p.; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 681 p.; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 581 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 570 p.; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 511 p.; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 456 p.; 9. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 337 p.; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 317 p

MX2 – Manufacturers Classification: 1. Husqvarna, 936 points; 2. KTM, 820 p.; 3. GASGAS, 734 p.; 4. Triumph, 627 p.; 5. Yamaha, 599 p.; 6. Honda, 352 p.; 7. Kawasaki, 318 p.; 8. Fantic, 238 p.; 9. TM, 60 

Gajser took the win with 1-5 finishes, with Febvre 2-3 for second and Herlings 6-1. The championship points are now Gajser 348, Prado 343, Febvre 319 and Herlings 287. In EMX250 Billy Askew had a top ten ride. Check out all the highlights..

“The first race was a real battle with Romain, especially as I got arm pump, but I was able to hold on for the win. Race two was a lot easier after I passed Glenn for the lead, and I was able to run some nice consistent laps and pull away for the win. It is always nice to get the overall and it was awesome to see Ferruccio take the win as well. A good start but of course I know there is the MXGP championship ahead of us, so the aim is to prepare for that,” said Gajser.

HRC’s newest MX2 rider Feruccio Zanchi took the overall in his class from Simon Langenfelder and Oriol Oliver. KTM’s Andrea Adamo was second in the opening moot but crashed out at the tart of race two.

In Spain, Triumph Racing’s Mikkel Haarup and Camden McLellan successfully raced the opening round of the Spanish Motocross Championship with the experienced Haarup earning two second-place results and McLellan bringing his TF 250-X home with fourth and third-place finishes. The event held at the former GP circuit of Talavera de la Reina marked the first ever competitive motocross outing of the all-new Triumph TF 250-X. Husky’s Lucas Coenen won both MX2 motos.

Mikkel Haarup said: “Our first weekend racing in 2024, doing what we love to do, and it’s been so much fun. The whole Monster Energy Triumph Racing crew have been amazing and to come away with two holeshots and two second-place results feels great – I couldn’t have asked for much more. There’s still work to do, we know where we can improve, but it’s great to be racing. We’ve got the wheels turning on this awesome project now and I’m really looking forwards to the next pre-season race and continuing to build towards the first GP.”

In the 450 class, Josh Gilbert took the overall with 1-2 finishes on his first outing for the S24 Gabriel KTM team. Mattia Guadagnini won race two to take second overall from Jose Butron.

After a full check-up at the hospital, Gajser was discovered to have broken his right femur and will now have an operation to repair the injury. Once that has taken place it will be easier to determine a timetable for his return to action, but at this moment, we wish Tiga all the best with his surgery and hope he is back to full health soon.

Gajser had just finished second in the first moto at the Trentino track, and had been using the Italian series as a warm-up before the beginning of the 2023 MXGP World Championship, where he would be trying to defend his fifth world title that he won in 2022.

Gajser’s fourth MXGP title (in addition to his one MX2 crown) came in another record-breaking year as he topped the charts in all the important statistics, including the most crucial – championship points. Wrapping up the title a couple of rounds early, the #243 had more than three times as many GP wins as his nearest rival, over double the number of race wins, and had more pole positions, led more laps and was on the podium more than anyone else. He was also the only rider to touch the red plate, leading the championship from the first round right the way through the season.

And he’ll be hoping to repeat all those feats in 2023 when he aims to make it six titles in nine years, and move him even higher up the list of all-time greats. Of course it won’t be easy, which is why Gajser continues to make small adjustments to his training, so that he is even better prepared than year’s previously and ready to take on all-comers when the gate drops for the first time in Argentina on March 12th.

Joining him on the line will be Spanish rider Fernandez, who’s rise up the ranks should be an inspiration to motocross riders everywhere. The #70 has had to fight throughout his career, overcoming setbacks early-on to finally reach the pinnacle of motocross status – riding a Team HRC CRF450R.

A previous MX2 red-plate holder, Fernandez moved full-time into the MXGP class in 2022 where he immediately made an impact. He had a third-place finish in a moto in Argentina, before standing on the podium in Latvia in just the sixth round. He then had another podium in Indonesia, and was really starting to find his momentum before a crash in Loket whilst running quickest in practice, forced him to miss a few rounds. Still, he had shown enough for Team HRC to sign him up at the end of last year, giving him plenty of time to prepare for this upcoming season.

First up for both riders are the two preseason Italian races in Ponte a Egola and Trentino, before they head to Patagonia-Argentina and the amazing track near Villa La Angostura on the weekend of March 12th. From then on, it’s a steady stream of racing, on some of the best tracks around the world, with some new additions to calendar freshening it up, before the season finale at Matterley Basin in Great Britain, where hopefully Team HRC duo will be celebrating a successful season onboard their Honda CRF450Rs.

Tim Gajser: Obviously last year I was champion, and that will be my goal again this year. I always say that nothing is so good, that can’t be better, so I’m trying to improve and work on the small details to give me that little edge. We’ve made a number of changes with the Honda CRF450R in the off-season and they’ve all worked out really well so I’m happy with my machine, and how my training has gone and now it’s just building towards the first gate drop. The calendar looks to be a good one, with some nice rounds and I hope to see a lot of fans throughout the year.

Ruben Fernandez: It’s a new team for me, but it feels familiar and that has made things a lot easier. This winter has been really good and I’m in a solid place, and I feel like I can show everyone what I can do, right at the very first round. I learnt a lot from last year and I’m always trying to improve, so I know that consistency is just as important as speed and that’s what I’ll be aiming to achieve. The Honda CRF450R is a great machine and I’m comfortable on it, having rode it last year as well and I know I couldn’t have a better team behind me, to help improve the bike and make my performances better. I really can’t wait until the season begins!

Marcus Pereira de Freitas, HRC General Manager – MXGP:It’s always exciting at the beginning of a new season, seeing how the guys over the winter and where they are, compared with where they need to be. Both Tim and Ruben, had good training during the off-season and now will have a couple of warm-up races just to get some competitive gate-drops under their belts before we all head down to Argentina for round one of the 2023 MXGP World Championship.

The brand-new venue of Samota Rocket Motor Circuit received raving reviews from the riders, who enjoyed the track that was specifically built for the event. Along with the forty thousand fans that lined the circuit and cheered on their favourite riders.

The Indonesian Grand Prix delivered a lot of excitement on and off the track, with a beautiful opening ceremony which included speeches from the officials, beautiful traditional performances and an impressive air show.

In MXGP race one, it was Team HRC’s Tim Gajser who grabbed the Fox Holeshot, as Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Ben Watson hit the gate and was left with quite a bit of work to do as he started last.

Gajser led the way with Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado, Honda 114 Motorsports’ Ruben Fernandez, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff and Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Romain Febvre right behind.

Febvre then got passed by Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass who got straight onto the rear wheel of Coldenhoff for fourth. Though Febvre was not going to go down without a fight, as he looked to re-group immediately.

A couple of laps later, Jonass crashed and dropped back to ninth. The Latvian got going quickly and was able to pass Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen for eighth, and the Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini to finish the race seventh. Vlaanderen later suffered a bike issue and pulled out of the race.

Team HRC’s Mitch Evans passed F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Jed Beaton for sixth on lap five, as Fernandez lost a bit of ground to Prado, though he remained closed and pushed his fellow Spaniard.

In the end, Gajser took his 12^th race win of the season ahead of Prado, Fernandez, Coldenhoff and Fernandez.

In the second race, the Fox Holeshot went to Prado as Gajser got squeezed on the start by Febvre and dropped back to fourth. Fernandez was able to get around Gajser too, though the Slovenian passed him back a couple of corners later.

Prado was looking good in first place, while Gajser began to focus on Febvre who was just ahead. It took the Honda rider a lap to find his way up to second, as he flew past Febvre. A lap later he was onto the rear wheel of Prado and was also able to find his way into the lead.

Further behind, Evans continued his strong run as he closed in on Jonass for fifth. The pair battled closely for three laps, before Jonass crashed. The Latvian got going fairly quickly and only lost two positions to Fernandez and Coldenhoff.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer, who suffered with food poising all weekend, was fighting strong inside the top 10. The Swiss had Guadagnini and Vlaanderen just ahead of him.

Gajser and Prado maintained a consistent gap to one another, as the Spaniard did not let the Slovenian get away easy. Febvre was third and being pushed by Fernandez, who was on his way to another podium finish.

In the end, Gajser was able to go 1-1 ahead of Prado and Febvre who crossed the line third. Fernandez finished fourth ahead of Evans.

Two race wins put Gajser on the podium, Prado finished second on the box for the fourth time this season, ahead of Fernandez who celebrated his second podium of 2022.

Gajser now has an impressive 125 point lead over Prado who moves up to second ahead of Seewer who drops to third.

Tim Gajser: “I’m super happy. I was enjoying all the weekend; the track was super nice. We also had nice fans; we got a really nice welcome here in Indonesia. Overall, I am super happy, going one-one in the races. Thanks to my team, we have been working super hard to get back in good shape. Bike is good. Now we take a little bit of rest and then we are back to it in two weeks”.

Jorge Prado: “It was a good weekend. I felt a little bit better than yesterday; it was a tough track and Tim was unstoppable this weekend, I tried really hard. I got a good start in the second race, but Tim had better pace and passed me but I stayed with him the whole race and Romain was pushing me but I held on. We are going up and now have some time until the next race and I will try to get some rest, do some good training and step it up”.

Ruben Fernandez: “This weekend was good for me overall. Since Saturday, I felt good with the track, third in time practice, third in qualifying and third in the first race, and fourth in the second one for third overall which was very solid. Finally I made it, two Spanish flags on the podium, so I think the Spanish motocross fans will be happy”.

Main Photo: Tim Gajser

Bottom Photos: 1. Jorge Prado 2. Ruben Fernandez

MXGP – Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 34:55.151; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:04.931; 3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:07.672; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:10.685; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:15.040; 6. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Honda), +0:34.937; 7. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:46.031; 8. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GASGAS), +0:50.727; 9. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +0:54.717; 10. Jed Beaton (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:56.707;

MXGP – Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 35:12.673; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:03.834; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:06.005; 4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:16.217; 5. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Honda), +0:25.361; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:29.237; 7. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:32.608; 8. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GASGAS), +0:35.659; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:42.924; 10. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:49.442;

MXGP – Top 10 GP Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 50 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 44 p.; 3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 38 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 36 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 33 p.; 6. Mitchell Evans (AUS, HON), 31 p.; 7. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 28 p.; 8. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GAS), 26 p.; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 21 p.; 10. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 21 p.;

MXGP – World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 535 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 410 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 405 p.; 4. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 365 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 363 p.; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 342 p.; 7. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 278 p.; 8. Brian Bogers (NED, HUS), 263 p.; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 239 p.; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, BET), 229 p.;

MXGP – Manufacturers Classification: 1. Honda, 542 points; 2. Yamaha, 521 p.; 3. GASGAS, 439 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 382 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 266 p.; 6. KTM, 232 p.; 7. Beta, 229 p.; 8. Fantic, 31 p.; 9. Suzuki, 10 p.;

In the first MX2 race of the day, the Fox Holeshot went to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle who led Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts as well as F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Kevin Horgmo.

SM Action Racing Team YUASA Battery’s Andrea Adamo did not get off to the best start as a mistake pushed him back to second to last.

Big Van World MTX Kawasaki’s Mikkel Haarup then passed Horgmo for fourth, as Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Stephen Rubini got by Delvintor Alfarizi for ninth.

Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Simon Längenfelder was another rider to get around Horgmo, as de Wolf crashed out of second on the eighth lap which allowed Geerts up to second.

By that point Vialle was already 3.167 seconds ahead of Geerts, who was looking to keep close to the leader and challenge him for the win.

Horgmo then got back past Längenfelder briefly, before the German and was the fastest rider on the track. All while Haarup was looking solid ahead in fourth, though a bike problem took him out of the race.

Geerts then started to make mistakes as he lost ground to Vialle. The gap went up to 9.484 seconds, then up to 12.266 and so on, by which point the Frenchman was looking comfortable and in control.

Further down the order, de Wolf, Horgmo and Längenfelder were locked in a tight battle for third, though de Wolf and Horgmo came together, and both crashed, which allowed Längenfelder to easily cruise into third. de Wolf got going again but began to fade as Horgmo and Rubini made a pass on the Dutchman, he eventually finished eighth.

In the end, Vialle won the opening race by 8.812 seconds over Geerts and Längenfelder.

In race two, the Fox Holeshot went to Längenfelder, though Vialle took the lead immediately with Adamo third ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Thibault Benistant. Horgmo had a problem in the opening lap as he dropped back to last, while Geerts was making up some positions in 8^th.

Vialle meanwhile continued to lead Längenfelder, as the pair maintained a close gap.

Haarup was looking good in the second race, as he looked to make up for lost points in the opening heat. He pushed Hitachi KTM Fuelled by Milwaukee’s Kay Karssemakers for fifth and was able to make the pass stick, but shortly after he suffered another bike problem and did not carry on with the race.

Längenfelder was looking fast as he set several fastest laps of the race as he closed the gap down to Vialle to less than a second. The GasGas rider continued to urge Vialle along which caused Vialle to make a mistake and go off track and on lap five we saw a change for the lead.

Adamo continued in third, while Geerts was looking to make up valuable positions down in sixth.

Four laps later, there was another change for the lead as Längenfelder tipped over, which meant that Vialle was back in the driving seat and on his way to a perfect GP score.

By the end of the race, Geerts was able to get by Karssemakers for fifth, while Benistant passed Adamo for third on lap 10, which also put him on the box. In the end, Vialle won the race ahead of Geerts, Längenfelder, Benistant and Horgmo.

A 1-1 result gave Vialle the perfect score and put him on the top step of the podium, with Längenfelder second ahead of Benistant third, who celebrated his third podium on the bounce.

Vialle finished the Indonesian Grand Prix first, compared to Geerts’ fourth overall, which also means that the Frenchman now takes back the red plate and leads the championship standings by 4 points.

Tom Vialle: “It was actually a good race weekend, I had a nice feeling on the track since yesterday. In the first race, I had a great start and was leading with more than ten seconds, so I was pretty comfortable. In the second one, I passed Simon in the first corner and I was leading but then I had a mistake and went off track. I actually hit a marshal and I hope he is ok. Simon the led for a few laps and then had a crash so I took over the lead. I’m really happy about the weekend, it was great”.

Simon Längenfelder: “It was a good weekend. For me, the mesh here from the gates are a little bit different. So, I struggled in the qualifying race and in the first race a little bit with that. But I’m happy to get the Holeshot and then I was passed. Tom made a small mistake and jumped off track which allowed me to go first, I then pushed but unfortunately made a small mistake my front wheel slipped away. But nevertheless, I was second overall this weekend. Very happy to be on the podium and can go home with a smile”.

Thibault Benistant: “I’m really happy to be back again on the podium. I tried to be consistent as much as I can, this is not easy. But yeah, this weekend, I struggled a little bit all weekend. In the end, it was quite a good result for a bad feeling on the bike and on the track, so I’m quite happy and we’re going to try do the same thing at the next one”.

Top Photo: Tom Vialle

Bottom Photos: 1. Simon Längenfelder 2. Thibault Benistant

MX2 – Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 35:33.662; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:08.812; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:18.948; 4. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:26.268; 5. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:39.854; 6. Stephen Rubini (FRA, Honda), +0:43.486; 7. Andrea Adamo (ITA, GASGAS), +0:44.097; 8. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:57.555; 9. Kay Karssemakers (NED, KTM), +1:14.129; 10. Delvintor Alfarizi (INA, Honda), -1 lap(s);

MX2 – Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 36:06.053; 2. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:07.795; 3. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:26.334; 4. Andrea Adamo (ITA, GASGAS), +0:42.686; 5. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:51.489; 6. Kay Karssemakers (NED, KTM), +1:24.244; 7. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +2:01.134; 8. Stephen Rubini (FRA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 9. Delvintor Alfarizi (INA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 10. Ananda rigi Aditya (INA, Husqvarna), -3 lap(s);

MX2 – Top 10 GP Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 50 points; 2. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GAS), 42 p.; 3. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 38 p.; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 38 p.; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, GAS), 32 p.; 6. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 30 p.; 7. Stephen Rubini (FRA, HON), 28 p.; 8. Kay Karssemakers (NED, KTM), 27 p.; 9. Delvintor Alfarizi (INA, HON), 23 p.; 10. Ananda rigi Aditya (INA, HUS), 19 p.;

MX2 – World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 502 points; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 498 p.; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GAS), 395 p.; 4. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 356 p.; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, KAW), 332 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, GAS), 314 p.; 7. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 304 p.; 8. Stephen Rubini (FRA, HON), 277 p.; 9. Isak Gifting (SWE, KTM), 255 p.; 10. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 244 p.;

MX2 – Manufacturers Top 10 Classification: 1. KTM, 536 points; 2. Yamaha, 534 p.; 3. GASGAS, 447 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 419 p.; 5. Honda, 326 p.; 6. Husqvarna, 280 p.; 7. Suzuki, 4 p.;

The heavy rainfall in the night and some more throughout the day made for some tough conditions but the top MXGP and MX2 stars took on the challenge and produced some intense racing that saw Stephen Rubini of Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz celebrate his first podium in MX2 and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing claim a 2-3 podium with Jeremy Seewer and Maxime Renaux.

In the opening MXGP race of the Italian Grand Prix, the first Fox Holeshot went to Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen, who led Team HRC’s Tim Gajser, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Maxime Renaux and Jeremy Seewer, as well as Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass.

Renaux then slipped by Gajser as he took over second place on the opening lap and the pair then battled closely for much of the race, with Gajser making several attempts to pass. While the two fought for second, Vlaanderen was looking pretty comfortable in the lead, until lap six when Renaux went through and lap or so later so did Gajser.

In that time, Seewer found his way past Jonass and could then put in a couple of good laps in order to close in on Vlaanderen, Gajser and Renaux.

As the fight between Renaux and Gajser intensified, the pair came within touching distance as they almost made contact, but it was the Slovenian who came out on top and became the new race leader on lap 11.

Seewer then upped his pace as he worked his way around Vlaanderen on lap 11, after battling with the Dutchman for four laps. Towards the final laps of the race, Seewer passed Renaux and then crashed with two laps to go but managed to get going quickly to maintain second position.

Gajser won the race, Seewer was second ahead of Renaux, Vlaanderen and Jonass.

In the second race, it was Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Ben Watson who secured his first Fox Holeshot of the 2022 season and led Jonass, Seewer and Gajser.

Gajser was quick to pass Seewer as Jonass took the lead away from Watson on lap two. The Brit then came under more pressure from Gajser and Seewer, and eventually dropped to fourth by the third lap.

SM Action Racing Team YUASA Battery’s Alberto Forato was looking good as he challenged Renaux for his position and eventually took fifth away from the Frenchman. He looked solid for a couple of more laps before crashing and finishing the race in 13^th position.

On lap five we saw a change for the lead, as Gajser got around Jonass, while Seewer remained close. Moments later the Swiss got around the Latvian who crashed five or so laps later and dropped back to 8^th.

From then on it was a steady race for Gajser, as Seewer got comfortable in second, while Watson was looking good in third. Renaux was on a mission though, as he looked to fight back and score some solid points. On lap 12 the Frenchman sensed an opportunity to get Watson and took it with both hands and solidified his spot on the box.

Gajser won the race with a 20.264 second advantage over Seewer. Renaux was third ahead of Watson and Fernandez.

Gajser went on to claim his sixth overall win of the season, with Seewer finally making a comeback on the box since Matterley Basin to secure the second spot ahead of his teammate Renaux who celebrated his fourth podium in MXGP.

With Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado out for the Italian GP, this now means that Gajser leads by 81 points as Renaux moves into second in the championship standings ahead of Seewer who is third.

Tim Gajser: “Yeah, it was a good weekend, I was really enjoying those days. It was completely different, we had rain during the night so it was completely different and more technical let’s say. It was a good day and also good starts, then I took the time to find some nice lines to pass the guys in front of me, then could make a comfortable lead and then control the race. I really enjoyed the race and look forward to next weekend”.

Jeremy Seewer: “It took me way too long to be back on the podium which wasn’t in a very good form in the beginning of the season. You know, many things came in between. The crash in Argentina was a big setback and it took me a lot longer than I expected just to find my form again. And even now, I mean, I’ve done a good weekend, but I still feel like I can improve a lot. I’m not yet back to where I should be but there’s still a lot of racing left, we are very happy to be back on the box. And now I think I can still go step by step and improve and try, you know, to battle with Tim, because he’s on a very good level”.

Maxime Renaux: “It was a really consistent day. There’s one thing I’m really happy about this weekend is that we made a big step on the on the starts, I got three good starts, in the qualifying and both races, so that was a really good thing. Then I messed up between the first and second and second and third corner and went back to fifth and yeah, I was just not happy and satisfied about my riding in the second race. I know I can do much better and I know inside of me I still have so much left so we will try to figure it out and work hard coming into Riola Sardo next weekend”.

Main Photo: Tim Gajser

Bottom Photos: 1. Jeremy Seewer 2. Maxime Renaux

MXGP – Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 35:54.476; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:05.940; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:14.816; 4. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:17.013; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:32.750; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:42.759; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Beta), +0:47.237; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:49.316; 9. Brian Bogers (NED, Husqvarna), +0:50.318; 10. Ben Watson (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:52.029;

MXGP – Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 34:52.491; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:20.264; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:30.434; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:32.382; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:34.972; 6. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Honda), +0:37.428; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:40.473; 8. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:47.135; 9. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Beta), +0:49.210; 10. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +0:52.099;

MXGP – GP Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 50 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 44 p.; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 40 p.; 4. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 32 p.; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 31 p.; 6. Ben Watson (GBR, KAW), 29 p.; 7. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 29 p.; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, BET), 26 p.; 9. Mitchell Evans (AUS, HON), 23 p.; 10. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 22 p.;

MXGP – World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 336 points; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 255 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 231 p.; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 220 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 199 p.; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 194 p.; 7. Brian Bogers (NED, HUS), 173 p.; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, BET), 166 p.; 9. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 149 p.; 10. Alberto Forato (ITA, GAS), 132 p.;

MXGP – Manufacturers Classification: 1. Honda, 336 points; 2. Yamaha, 293 p.; 3. GASGAS, 242 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 230 p.; 5. Beta, 166 p.; 6. Kawasaki, 155 p.; 7. KTM, 151 p.; 8. Suzuki, 10 p.; 9. Fantic, 3 p.;

As the gate dropped for MX2 race one, the first Fox Holeshot of the weekend went to Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini who immediately crashed in the third corner and that also stopped Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle in his tracks and allowed Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts into the lead!

Geerts then led Kay Karssemakers of Hitachi KTM Fuelled by Milwaukee, Stephen Rubini of Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz as well as Hitachi KTM Fuelled by Milwaukee’s Isak Gifting.

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf started well too along with Diga Procross KTM Racing’s Liam Everts who was running well inside the top 10.

Rubini then moved into second place as Guadagnini crashed once more. The Italian did not finish the rest of the race.

Everts then passed de Wolf to move into fifth place, as Gifting passed Karssemakers. The Dutchman then crashed which allowed Everts to move into fourth.  By that point Vialle was in seventh and catching up to de Wolf and the pair then battled intensely.

While at the front of the field, Rubini was looking impressive and was the fastest rider on the track for a while. The Frenchman consistently improved upon his lap times as he closed the gap to Geerts. This is when backmarkers started to play their part, as Rubini got help up which allowed Geerts to pull away.

At around the mid-way stage of the race, Everts found himself in the sights of de Wolf which meant that he could not afford any mistakes or a moment to relax. Eventually on lap 12, de Wolf was able to get by Everts, though crashed just two laps after that which handed fourth place back to Everts. By that point Vialle also picked up the pace as he got within striking distance of Everts. 

In the end, Geerts went on to win race one with Rubini crossing the line in second place ahead of Gifting, while Everts kept Vialle at bay to secure fourth.

In race two, the Fox Holeshot went to Karssemakers who led Vialle, Geerts, de Wolf and Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Simon Längenfelder. de Wolf dropped down to seventh as Längenfelder got by and so did Adamo and Guadagnini.

Geerts and Längenfelder then got by Karssemakers, as Längenfelder set the fastest lap of the race and looked to close the gap down between him and the Belgian ahead of him.

Adamo was next to go after the Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee of Kay Karssemakers but pushed too hard and crashed. The Italian got going again in 11^th but then slipped down to 16^th by the end of the race.

Big Van World MTX Kawasaki’s Mikkel Haarup, Rubini and F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Kevin Horgmo were locked in a close battle for seventh as they pushed their way closer to Guadagnini and de Wolf just ahead. Karssemakers was still ahead, with de Wolf pushing to get by but a mistake saw him drop to fifth, with Rubini and Haarup looming in his shadow.

Eventually de Wolf was able to get himself into fourth, as Karssemakers found himself being urged on by Rubini. As the Frenchman focused on the KTM rider ahead of him, Haarup was able to seize his own opportunity to get by, catching Rubini off by surprise, as did Horgmo who shortly after passed him too. 

Back with the leaders, Geerts kept things close to Vialle who was still the rider in the lead. In the final few laps the Belgian really stepped up his game as he applied the pressure onto his championship rival, though it was not enough to spook Vialle who ended up winning the race. Geerts was second, Längenfelder third, de Wolf finished fourth ahead of Haarup.

A 1-2 result of Geerts, compared to Vialle’s 5-1 gave Geerts the overall victory, with Vialle second on the box ahead of Rubini who celebrated his first ever podium in the world championship.

As it stands, Geerts leads the MX2 Championship with a 6-point advantage over Vialle. Längenfelder is third, five points ahead of de Wolf and Haarup who are tied on points in fourth and fifth.

Jago Geerts: “Yeah it was a really good day for me. First race, I got a good start and I was feeling good. Didn’t make too many mistakes. And then the second heat, in the first 15 minutes I was struggling a bit with the track, but after that I found some good lines and in the end had a battle with Tom but I finished second. Really happy about today and looking forward to the next race in Sardegna”.

Tom Vialle: “I couldn’t do so much; I didn’t have a bit of luck in the first race. I had a good start but then Mattia went on the inside, then into my rut and the bike turned around for him, so I was stuck and dropped quite a few positions. I was pretty far behind but came back to fifth. In the second race, I didn’t get the holeshot but I was first, Jago was pushing really hard in the end but I could manage to win the second race so I’m quite happy. There’s some positives to take away”

Stephen Rubini: “It was a really positive weekend, especially today on Sunday. We managed to do two good starts and to battle in the front is just so nice. It’s finally where I wanted to be, fighting at the front in the first race, putting in some good laps and catching up to Jago. And actually, after the second race I didn’t know I was on the podium until my friends told me and I was just relieved to know, it’s been quite a few long years. And I’m happy to finally be where I want to be”.

Main Photos: Jago Geerts

Bottom Photos: 1. Tom Vialle 2. Stephen Rubini

MX2 – Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), 34:21.361; 2. Stephen Rubini (FRA, Honda), +0:09.035; 3. Isak Gifting (SWE, KTM), +0:21.906; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:25.604; 5. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:28.005; 6. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:41.030; 7. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Kawasaki), +0:42.637; 8. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), +0:46.328; 9. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:48.170; 10. Andrea Adamo (ITA, GASGAS), +0:49.999;

MX2 – Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 35:31.289; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:01.505; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:35.047; 4. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:55.557; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Kawasaki), +0:56.827; 6. Stephen Rubini (FRA, Honda), +1:03.356; 7. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +1:07.566; 8. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +1:11.449; 9. Kay Karssemakers (NED, KTM), +1:12.800; 10. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GASGAS), +1:12.902;

MX2 – GP Top 10 Classification: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 47 points; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 41 p.; 3. Stephen Rubini (FRA, HON), 37 p.; 4. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GAS), 35 p.; 5. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 30 p.; 6. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, KAW), 30 p.; 7. Isak Gifting (SWE, KTM), 29 p.; 8. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 23 p.; 10. Kay Karssemakers (NED, KTM), 22 p.;

MX2 – World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 291 points; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 285 p.; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GAS), 216 p.; 4. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 211 p.; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, KAW), 211 p.; 6. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 199 p.; 7. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GAS), 172 p.; 8. Andrea Adamo (ITA, GAS), 169 p.; 9. Isak Gifting (SWE, KTM), 165 p.; 10. Stephen Rubini (FRA, HON), 158 p.;

MX2 – Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 313 points; 2. KTM, 305 p.; 3. GASGAS, 265 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 245 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 225 p.; 6. Honda, 193 p.;

Gajser hounded the Spaniard but couldn’t make a pass, taking second which was good enough to take the overall and lead in the championship. Prado, fourth in the opener, was second overall with Seewer third.

Ben Watson fell and landed hard in practice, banging his head. He rode sensibly and took 12th overall.

GasGas ace Simon Laengenfelder took a double win in MX2 after former world champ Tom Vialle crashed while leading moto two. He remounted to finish third while Jago Geerts, fourth in the opener, was a close second. Conrad Mewse had bad starts and took a disappointing 12th overall.

Last year’s championship was filled with a lot of good moments for Team HRC, with four-time world-champion Gajser winning four rounds after some really impressive riding, including an incredible one-one performance at the opening round in Russia. However, ultimately, he came up just short in his quest to become a five-time champion, and it is that outcome that he is looking to set right when he lines up at Matterley Basin and beyond, for what should be another intense title-battle.

For teammate Evans, 2021 was the most difficult of his young career as he was forced to watch from the sidelines whilst recovering from the wrist injury he sustained at the MXGP of Spain in 2020. Missing an entire season is never positive, but the Australian has kept a strong focused mindset and is hoping to bounce-back this year and remind everyone of the rider who scored a third-place finish in his first ever MXGP moto. He knows it won’t be easy and isn’t putting pressure on himself to get those sorts of results straight-away but his belief in his ability has never wavered and it should only be a matter of time before the #43 is challenging at the very front of the field.

First up for both riders are the preseason Italian International races, before they head to Great Britain and the amazing Matterley Basin track on the weekend of February 20^th. From then on, it’s a steady stream of racing, on some of the best tracks around the world, with hopeful returns to some of the overseas destinations that have been unavailable these past two seasons. Whatever happens this year with the calendar, both Honda riders are ready to bounce back and give their best in the 2022 World Motocross Championship.

Tim Gajser ²⁴³

I feel really good coming into this 2022 season. Obviously last year didn’t end the way I wanted, as I finished third in the championship, which is still good, but it isn’t what I aim for. I did have a lot of good moments and those are the things I am focusing on and building upon in this off-season. We haven’t had a lot of time to switch-off and relax so that has been difficult but I am feeling fit and healthy and ready to fight for the championship. I will race the Italian races to give me some warm-up gate drops but I know the real racing starts at Matterley Basin in under one month’s time. There are a lot of familiar tracks on the calendar and I am confident that I can maintain a high level of performance and put the Honda CRF450R on the podium throughout the season. Hopefully we can get into a regular routine and the schedule stays the same, and that the fans can come out and support us at all the rounds as that makes such a big difference.

Mitch Evans ⁴³

It’s been a really tough 15 months for me, not being able to race and not being able to ride for such a long time. It’s been hard, both physically and mentally to try and stay positive and to keep the motivation high to come back to what is an extremely high level of motocross in the MXGP class now. However, I am feeling better and better every day now and my fitness and strength is ahead of the schedule I’d set out for myself. I know that it won’t be easy to race these guys right away because they are going so fast, but I’m not putting pressure on myself and I truly believe I can get back to that level. You never lose your ability to ride, so it’s just a case of getting my left-side strong enough and that is happening day by day. I’m really thankful to have had the support of Team HRC throughout this period and I’m really looking forward to paying that back by putting in the results on the track.

Marcus Pereira de Freitas

HRC General Manager – MXGP

It is great to have both Tim and Mitch under the awning this year, and they are both working really hard to be ready again for the new season. The break was very short from the end of the 2021 campaign so it has been a very busy period and I must thank everyone in Team HRC for continuing to work hard to make sure we are all set for the first gate drop. Tim always does the work necessary, both with bike testing and his own physical training so I always trust him to do exactly what he needs to do. Mitch has been back in Europe for a little bit now and all the reports have been positive and now we get to test with him before the first MXGP and that will give us an idea of where he is. We know it won’t be easy as the level has risen since he last raced but he is very determined and we will make sure he has everything he needs to get back to top of the class. It sounds like we are going back to a two-day format, which I think is good for the sport so we need to be ready for that, but overall, I think Team HRC is in a strong position for 2022.

In the first MXGP race it was Jeffrey Herlings of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing who grabbed the Fox Holeshot ahead of fellow factory KTM rider Jorge Prado and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff who was being pushed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli.

Home hero and Standing Construct GasGas Factory Racing rider Pauls Jonass got off to a strong start in the race as he was sitting in sixth place ahead of Romain Febvre of Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team and MRT Racing Team KTM’s Alessandro Lupino. All while Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer and Ben Watson were buried in the mid-field.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen went out of the first race, while his teammate Arminas Jasikonis did not line-up for the races at all, due to a crash in timed practice this morning.

Herlings continued to lead Gajser who was looking to close the gap down, with Prado, Coldenhoff and Cairoli just behind, while Febvre was trying to push #222 for fifth.

Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen got off to a fantastic start in the race as he briefly ran in the top five, though did not finish the race as he rode back to the paddock.

Just as it looked like Prado, Coldenhoff, Cairoli and Febvre were starting to settle behind Herlings and Gajser, Cairoli sensed his opportunity to get around the #259 of Coldenhoff to get himself into fourth place.

Cairoli then went after Prado to steal third, while the Spaniard was coming under more pressure from Coldenhoff and Febvre, as well as Jonass who was starting to close in on the group.

Febvre then passed Coldenhoff and set his sights on Prado, with Jonass also making a move on Coldenhoff which the Latvian fans loved.

In the end Gajser could do nothing to close the gap to Herlings who was the race winner, with the Slovenian finishing second and Cairoli placing third.

In race two, it was Febvre who led the rest of the field into the first corner to secure his fifth Fox Holeshot of the season. The Frenchman then led Prado, Herlings, Cairoli and Vlaanderen.

Cairoli then crashed out of fourth and re-joined the race inside the top 10, all while things were looking good for Febvre but just two laps later the Kawasaki rider made a mistake and crashed out of the lead with Prado inheriting P1.

Jonass had a tough start to the second heat after crashing in the first corner. He then chased Watson for 15^th, after doing so he caught onto JM Honda Racing’s Henry Jacobi who rode into the side of the Latvian and thus both riders went down. Jonass managed to get back up to 15^th by the end of the race with Jacobi ahead in 14^th.

Prado continued to lead Herlings, as Gajser was looking to close in on the pair.

Herlings then stepped things up in the closing stages of the second race as he took the gap down from 2.6 seconds to 0.789 – and it was clear that the race win was his focus.

It then looked like Febvre was chasing down Gajser for third with a smoking bike, putting his race in doubt.

The gap between Prado and Herlings remained under a second for the remainder of the race and on the final lap it looked like he was going to make a pass but was dealt another blow this season as he went down. The Bullet managed to pick himself up in fourth, only with Gajser and Febvre going through.

In the end Prado was the race winner, with Gajser second and Febvre third.

With two very solid 2-2 results, Tim Gajser was the overall Grand Prix winner, while Jorge Prado and Jeffrey Herlings were tied on 43 points for second and third.

Today’s overall victory was the perfect comeback for Gajser who struggled in Loket and Lommel as he continues to lead the MXGP World Championship on 270 points, 13 ahead of Romain Febvre who has Jorge Prado breathing down his neck a further two points behind.

Tim Gajser: “That was the goal for today, just to have two solid starts. I was riding well, didn’t make any mistakes, I was consistent and we managed. Of course, we had a little bit of luck with Jeffrey going down on the last lap but super happy about the day. It’s good to go into the summer break with the overall and work hard to improve some things to make sure I am strong in the next GP’s, so I’m really looking forward to coming back to Turkey as I really like the track”.

“In the last couple of weeks, I was just adding too much pressure onto myself, so today I just said to myself, just enjoy it and have fun. I really don’t want to look at the championship as it’s still early in the season, but I just want to focus on each GP. Of course, I will take a rest day and then will train hard to be strong for the second half of the season”.

Jorge Prado: “Today was a great day especially that last race win of the day, it’s a good feeling. I’m definitely feeling stronger and stronger which is very positive. Since Loket I have been improving a lot and now I have some weeks to get even better physically which has been my weakest point so far this season. In the first race, I struggled a lot with the rhythm, these guys were pushing really hard and I just couldn’t find the good lines and made it hard for myself. In the second race, I knew start would be important with the weather. I got behind Romain and tried to attack but I made a small mistake, then a couple of laps later on, he crashed. I knew Jeffrey was behind me and I knew he would push in the last laps, I was waiting for him on my back wheel and those laps were so long in the end but I got the race win and I am happy”

“It’s good. I’ve never been so close to the championship. Still a long championship and things are getting better and better, and we’ve got tracks coming up in the rest of the season that I really like so I’m really looking forward to it”.

Jeffrey Herlings: “The start of my weekend was perfect. In the first race I really controlled in and took the win, but the second race I started third behind Jorge who had a good pace. Then Romain crashed so it was me and Jorge and it was raining, I didn’t want to get roosted, so I gave Jorge like a three or four second gap. He was riding perfectly; he was riding defence lines which were good, and he didn’t make any mistakes. I was looking to make a pass but with two laps to go I was just thinking to take home the overall and I didn’t want to take any risk. I was really happy but then I jumped into the turn, and I tipped over, got up to go, my bike wouldn’t start which is normal when the bikes get hot and that was the overall gone. 1-4 for third overall and on the other side I should be happy to even race here but now I will re-group, get healthy, train hard and be ready for the second half”.

“We have four weeks now. Time to re-group and get healthy and I know exactly what I need to do as these guys are fast. There’s 43 points in it now but there’s still 11 rounds to go”.

Main Photo: Tim Gajser

Bottom Photos: 1. Jorge Prado; 2. Jeffrey Herlings 

MXGP – Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:16.523; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:07.703; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:11.783; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:15.598; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:16.934; 6. Pauls Jonass (LAT, GASGAS), +0:18.641; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:38.794; 8. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), +0:49.702; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:51.833; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, GASGAS), +1:05.516;   

MXGP – Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 36:22.889; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:07.092; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:15.563; 4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:26.606; 5. Brian Bogers (NED, GASGAS), +0:45.399; 6. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:54.203; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:58.321; 8. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +1:00.486; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), +1:08.843; 10. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +1:10.292;

MXGP – GP Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 44 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 43 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 43 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 36 p.; 5. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 35 p.; 6. Brian Bogers (NED, GAS), 27 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 26 p.; 8. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), 25 p.; 9. Pauls Jonass (LAT, GAS), 21 p.; 10. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 19 p.;

MXGP – World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 270 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 257 p.; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 255 p.; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 252 p.; 5. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 227 p.; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 206 p.; 7. Pauls Jonass (LAT, GAS), 180 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 174 p.; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), 134 p.; 10. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 130 p.;

MXGP – Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 329 points; 2. Honda, 271 p.; 3. Kawasaki, 262 p.; 4. Yamaha, 237 p.; 5. GASGAS, 201 p.; 6. Husqvarna, 128 p.;

As the gate dropped for the opening MX2 race of the day, it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini who secured the Fox Holeshot ahead of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jed Beaton and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Rene Hofer got a good start in fourth ahead of Renaux.

Diga Procross GasGas Factory Racing’s Isak Gifting and Simon Längenfelder both had an unlucky start to the race, with the pair both hitting the start gate. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory rider Kay De Wolf and Honda 114 Motorsports’ Ruben Fernandez also struggled with the start as the pair were down at the bottom end of the top 20.

Guadagnini led Beaton, Geerts and Renaux but Renaux was keen on wasting no time, as he quickly got around Geerts for third, before catching onto the back wheel of Beaton to steal his position as well.

Renaux then set the fastest lap of the race as he got within 3.088 seconds of Guadagnini with more than 20 minutes on the clock. From then on it was a charge for the lead by the Yamaha rider who was taking time out of the leader lap by lap.

The battle between the pair was intense, but by lap five we saw a change for the lead as Renaux managed to find a way through. He quickly stretched the gap to just over 3 seconds as Guadagnini was looking to keep close.

Renaux led Guadagnini, Geerts, Beaton and F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Mikkel Haarup who was having a very strong race, fighting at the sharp end of the field in fourth.

De Wolf was making a good recovery as he chased Hofer for eighth place, all while Haarup was starting to come under pressure from Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Thibault Benistant and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle. Both riders managed to get around the Dane over the next few laps.

With two laps to go, Renaux continued his lead with Guadagnini second, while Geerts was coming under pressure from Beaton for third.

In the end it was Renaux who won the race, with Guadagnini finishing 5.989 seconds behind, with Geerts holding on to third.

The second race saw Guadagnini time the start perfectly once again as he led the race early in the heat. Haarup started the race in second just ahead of Renaux who made a quick move on the Dane to get himself in the perfect position behind Guadagnini.

Fernandez got a much better start in the second race as he was running fifth behind Geerts who was quick to get around Haarup for third in the opening lap.

Beaton had a tough start to the heat as he went down on opening lap and was down in 18^th place. Things did not get much easier for the Aussie, as he fought his way back to 12^th and crashed once again to eventually finish the race in P13.

Much like in the first race, Renaux was not looking to waste any time as he chased down Guadagnini and just like in race one, the Frenchman passed the Italian on lap five!

There was a nice three-way battle between Haarup, Hofer and Vialle for fifth, with Vialle managing to get both riders ahead. Haarup then dropped two positions as Hofer and his F&H Kawasaki Racing teammate Mathys Boisrame both got around him. He eventually finished the race in ninth while Boisrame made a mistake and dropped to 15^th.

While Renaux continued to lead, Vialle was looking fast as he caught and passed Fernandez to move into fourth.

In the closing stages of the race, it looked like Guadagnini was going to try to get back up to Renaux but unknowingly came under fire from a hard-charging Geerts who stepped it up a gear in the final laps.

Geerts then set his fastest lap of the race as he closed in on Guadagnini and with just a handful of laps to go, the Belgian made a tough move on the Italian to steal second place.

In the end it was Renaux who won the race and celebrated his first 1-1 result, with Geerts second and Guadagnini third.

With two race wins, Maxime Renaux won the MXGP of Latvia, while Jago Geerts stood on the second spot of the podium and Mattia Guadagnini making a comeback to the podium in third, after a tough GP in Lommel.

Renaux now stretches out his championship lead to 34 points over Guadagnini as Geerts sits third just a further two points behind.

Maxime Renaux: “Yeah, actually I got some special motivation for this race. I really wanted to get some good points in championship before the break. Didn’t have the best start in both races but then I could turn really good, try to make my passes as quick as possible and come back. Mattia made two really good starts. I just found my pace and found some spaces to pass him in both races and make a really good gap to be not under pressure, then just cruise to the finish line. So that was really a perfect day. First time for me to have both race wins. I am really happy about it and so happy with how the day turned out”.

“The plan now is for sure to take some rest. Even though it’s not really going to be off for me. Then back to work and try to continue to build for the second half of the season. I really want to make it step by step. I think I am in a good place and don’t want to let anything come in the way. So yeah, keep the focus and keep on going”.

Jago Geerts: “The first race was okay. It could be better. A good start actually. I was third a for a couple of laps. But yeah, I did not have the best pace and I couldn’t catch up Mattia. In the second race, I felt much better and at the end I tried to go for the lead but Maxime was also riding really good. So, I finished second and I am happy with that, second overall as well is good. I’m not thinking of the championship, but I am happy with that and I will just keep building during the break and be ready for the rest of the season”.

Mattia Guadagnini: “I am pretty happy with today. It could be a little bit better, but it is still better than last week. A strong two races with two holeshots, then the two races were pretty similar, Maxime passed me. First race, I led a little bit more, then I was trying to close the gap in the last two laps. But he was also doing good, so I took the second place. Second race, pretty much the same. I took the holeshot then 10 minutes in, he passed me. I tried to stay close to maybe try to pass him but then Jago also came from the back, and he was a bit stronger. So, he passed me, then I just settled for third place. I am pretty happy with the day. Now we will try to push back and be ready for the next race”.

“I was not expecting these results on my first year but I am doing pretty good. So, I am happy with the start of this season. I had some bad races, like in Lommel and lost a lot of points for the championship but it is just the beginning. The championship is still long, so I will try to do my best then we will see”.

Main Photo: Maxime Renaux

Bottom Photos: 1. MX2 Start; 2. Mattia Guadagnini & Jago Geerts 

MX2 – Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), 35:49.854; 2. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, KTM), +0:05.989; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:09.857; 4. Jed Beaton (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:10.701; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:13.810; 6. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:14.718; 7. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Kawasaki), +0:24.155; 8. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), +0:29.084; 9. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:33.119; 10. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:36.031;

MX2 – Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), 35:36.088; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:03.991; 3. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, KTM), +0:10.646; 4. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:12.473; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:30.841; 6. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), +0:35.150; 7. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:36.555; 8. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:39.295; 9. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Kawasaki), +0:56.809; 10. Isak Gifting (SWE, GASGAS), +0:59.130;

MX2 – GP Top 10 Classification: 1. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 50 points; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 42 p.; 3. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, KTM), 42 p.; 4. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 33 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 30 p.; 6. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, KAW), 26 p.; 8. Jed Beaton (AUS, HUS), 26 p.; 9. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 25 p.; 10. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 21 p.;

MX2 – World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 271 points; 2. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, KTM), 237 p.; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 235 p.; 4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 214 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 204 p.; 6. Jed Beaton (AUS, HUS), 197 p.; 7. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, KAW), 192 p.; 8. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 184 p.; 9. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), 184 p.; 10. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 137 p.;

MX2 – Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 312 points; 2. KTM, 292 p.; 3. Kawasaki, 227 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 226 p.; 5. Honda, 214 p.; 6. GASGAS, 163 p.;