EMX250

ERNÈE (France) 4 June 2022 – Qualifying day of the Monster Energy MXGP of France proved to be a good one for German’s Henry Jacobi of JM Honda Racing and Simon Längenfelder of Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing who topped the qualifying in MXGP and MX2.

Despite moments of heavy rain, the riders battled on and gave the fans a preview of what can be expected for tomorrow’s races.

Alongside the main MXGP and MX2 action, we also witnessed the first races of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and EMX250 which were won by Fantic Factory Team Maddii’s Cas Valk and Yago Martinez.

Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini crashed in free practice and will not be able to line up for the rest of the event.

The MXGP qualifying heat got under way with Fantic Factory Team Maddi’s Nicholas Lapucci grabbing the holeshot ahead of JM Honda Racing’s Henry Jacobi and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Maxime Renaux.

Jacobi was not wasting precious time, as he took over the lead early on, while Renaux slipped back to fifth, which allowed Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Brian Bogers and Beta SDM Corse’s Jeremy Van Horebeek into third and fourth.

Renaux made a mistake, as Jacobi stretched his lead to 8.834 seconds, while Van Horebeek and Benoit Paturel of Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz moved up to third and fourth.

Further down the order, Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Ben Watson got passed by F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Jed Beaton. The Aussie eventually finished in 9^th, while Watson did not finish the heat.

At the halfway stage, Renaux was looking to fight back as he got around Paturel and set his sights on Van Horebeek. The two came together as Renaux looked for a way to pass, which resulted in the Frenchman going down.

The race leader, Jacobi also ran into some trouble of his own as he tipped over in the closing stages, though with a lead of more than 30 seconds was safe and managed to bring it home in P1. He was victorious ahead of Van Horebeek, Brent Van doninck of Riley Racing while Renaux finished fourth ahead of Paturel.

Henry Jacobi: “I got a good start and then I thought it was not too difficult actually, and maybe I was the only one that saw everything good because I was first after half a lap. You had to be careful on some parts and I tried to manage the race. I was also a bit surprised after halfway when I saw on my pit board that I had such a big gap, but I was just enjoying being up front, because I’m not used to it”.

Main Photo: MXGP Start

Bottom Photos: 1. Henry Jacobi 2. Jeremy Van Horebeek

MXGP - Qualifying Race – Top 10 Classification: 1. Henry Jacobi (GER, Honda), 26:44.373; 2. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Beta), +0:16.425; 3. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), +0:20.259; 4. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:26.112; 5. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Honda), +0:38.044; 6. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, Fantic), +0:40.677; 7. Brian Bogers (NED, Husqvarna), +1:02.353; 8. Giuseppe Tropepe (ITA, Husqvarna), +1:05.718; 9. Jed Beaton (AUS, Kawasaki), +1:09.219; 10. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), +1:11.277;

In MX2 qualifying, it was Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Simon Längenfelder who took the holeshot ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Thibault Benistant, Petr Polak of JM Honda Racing, Tom Vialle of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Isak Gifting from Hitachi KTM Fuelled by Milwaukee.

Meanwhile, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts had trouble in the start as he, along with a few other riders, crashed in the first turn. Geerts did not carry on with the race but there are no details on whether he was hurt as a result of the incident.

Back at the front, Längenfelder had clear track as he led the way ahead of Vialle who managed to get himself into second ahead of Benistant. Vialle set the fastest lap of the race as he looked to close in on the leader, though Längenfelder was able to stay mistake free and in control as he battled the muddy conditions.

Gifting dropped out of seventh, as Diga Procross KTM Racing’s Liam Everts found his way up to fourth ahead of Polak, F&H Kawasaki’s Kevin Horgmo and Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Stephen Rubini.

Längenfelder extended his gap over the course of the following laps which made it impossible for the rest of the field to catch him and in the end, he went on to secure his second qualifying in MX2 this season. Vialle finished second ahead of Benistant, Horgmo and Rubini, as Everts dropped back to sixth.

Simon Längenfelder: “It was a good race. I had a good start and was lucky to be out in front from the beginning, it made the race a lot easier I would say. We are lucky that we didn’t have rain [during the race] and the track was muddy, but it was ok. I could hold on to first place and get a nice gap in the end and could ride it to the finish”.

Photos: 1. Simon Längenfelder; 2. Tom Vialle 

MX2 - Qualifying Race – Top 10 Classification: 1. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GASGAS), 26:35.590; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:25.572; 3. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +1:18.464; 4. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +1:40.732; 5. Stephen Rubini (FRA, Honda), +2:01.277; 6. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +2:02.540; 7. Hakon Fredriksen (NOR, Honda), +2:29.951; 8. Petr Polak (CZE, Honda), +2:33.408; 9. Kay Karssemakers (NED, KTM), -1 lap(s); 10. Kevin Brumann (SUI, Yamaha), -1 lap(s);

Due to challenging track conditions for the young MXE rider, the Junior e-Motocross race one was postponed and therefore there has been a change in the timetable for tomorrow to accommodate both of the MXE races. Take a look at the updated timetable below;

TIMETABLE (Local Time CEST)

SUNDAY: 09:00 MXE Race 1, 09:45 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:05 MXE Race 2, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

All the photos from the Monster Energy MXGP of France will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

MONSTER ENERGY MXGP OF FRANCE FACTS:

Circuit length: 1520m

Type of ground: Clay

Temperature: 24° C

Weather conditions: Partly cloudy with rain

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 2 June 2022 – The Monster Energy MXGP of France is taking place this weekend at the famous Ernèe circuit and here’s how you can watch the races!

French fans can support their home riders by watching the races LIVE on Automoto TV la chaine and Eurosport 2 France, as well as La chaine L’Equipe which will start the program at 13:45.

Don’t miss the action this weekend and check out the full list of channels below that will air LIVE and delayed action of the Monster Energy MXGP of France, along with the 26min Behind-the-Gate magazine, available to enjoy on MXGP-TV.com and via our TV magazine partners following the GP weekend, featuring the best moments from the races and exclusive interviews, plus more!

As always, MXGP fans can follow the races LIVE throughout the weekend, all you need to do is log onto www.MXGP-TV.com this Saturday and Sunday to watch the MXGP, MX2, EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing action from the comfort of your home.

USA CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 pm ET – Delayed

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 am ET – Delayed

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Monday 06 June 2022  – MX2 Race 1 – 10:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 06 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 11:00 CET – Delayed

Monday 06 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 11:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 06 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 CET – Delayed

AUSTRIA

More Than Sports TV

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS OPEN

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

VRT

Sunday 05 June 2022  – - news sports 20mn

ESTONIA

Go3

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

FINLAND

Sport 2

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 (Local time GMT+3) - LIVE

FRANCE

La chaine l’Equipe

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:45 CET – Delayed

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:45 CET – Delayed

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Automoto TV la chaine

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 21:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 21:30 CET – Delayed

GERMANY

More Than Sports TV

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

ITALY

RAI SPORT HD

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – Delayed

RAI STREAMING

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

LATVIA

TV3 Sport Open

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

LITHUANIA

Go3

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

NETHERLANDS

NOS

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV1

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Teledeporte

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 15:05 CET Delayed

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET – Delayed

RTVE Play

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

SWITZERLAND

More Than Sports TV

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

BRAZIL

Bandsports

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

ASIA (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand)

EUROSPORT ASIA

Monday 06 June 2022  – MX2 Race 1 – 10:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 06 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 11:00 CET – Delayed

Monday 06 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 11:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 06 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 CET – Delayed

INDIA and Subcontinent (Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives)

VIACOM SPORT 18

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA

STAN SPORTS

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 05 June 2022  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

26min Behind-the-Gate Magazine Partners:

AMERICA

Direct TV                     Latin America                          Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

USA                             MAV TV                                   During the week after the event

AFRICA

Africa                           AXP                                          During the week after the event

EUROPE

Albania                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Austria                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Baltics                          TV3 Sport Open                      Thursday after each MXGP

Belgium                       SPORT TEN                              tba

Bosnia                         GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Croatia                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Finland                        MTV                                        During the week after the event

Hungary                      GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Kosovo                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Montenegro                GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Northern Macedonia  GP1                                          Thursday after each event at 20:15

Portugal                      SPORT TV                                Tuesday after the event        

Romania                      Look Sport                               Wednesday after each event

Serbia                          GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Slovenia                      Sport TV                                  Tuesday after the event

Spain                           Movistar                                   Friday after each event at 12am

INDIA and Subcontinent (Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives)

VIACOM SPORT 18                                                      TBC

WORLDWIDE

Worldwide                  Motorvision                            During the week after the event 

Monster Energy MXGP of France LIVE MXGP-TV Timetable

TIMETABLE (Local Time CEST)

SATURDAY: 08:30 EMX250 Free Practice, 08:55 EMX125 Group 1 Free Practice, 09:20 EMX125 Group 2 Free Practice, 09:45 EMX250 Qualifying Practice, 10:25 MXE Time Practice, 10:50 MX2 Free Practice, 11:20 MXGP Free Practice, 12:10 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 12:45 EMX125 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 13:25 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time Practice, 14:45 EMX250 Race 1, 15:30 EMX125 Race 1, 16:25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:10 MXGP Qualifying Race, 17:55 MXE Race 1. 

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:15 MXE Race 2, 11:55 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

All the photos from the Monster Energy MXGP of France will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

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Ernèe

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 1 June 2022 – Next on the FIM Motocross World Championship calendar is an old favourite among the paddock, as this weekend Ernèe is set to host this year’s Monster Energy MXGP of France.

It has been a while since MXGP visited the legendary venue, in fact the last time a Grand Prix race took place in Ernèe was back in 2017 which featured Clement Desalle, Antonio Cairoli and Gautier Paulin on the premiere class podium.

Over the course of the last three decades, Ernèe has hosted MXGP numerous times, the first being in 1990 when American Donny Schmit won the 125cc GP on his Suzuki.

This year big things can be expected from the French Grand Prix, as the ‘Circuit Raymond DEMY’ has always provided some of the biggest races in motocross history, take for example the epic 2015 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations that saw Team France top the podium in front of tens of thousands of passionate French fans who proudly sang the ‘La Marseillaise’, along with the legendary 2003 Grand Prix that saw the ten-time World Champion Stefan Everts become the first ever rider to win the triple crown (winning three classes on the same day).

Alongside the regular MXGP and MX2 action, we will also see rounds of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and EMX250 which are currently led by Fantic Factory Team Maddii's Cas Valk and Cornelius Toendel. 

There is no doubt that all eyes will be on last weekend’s Grand Prix winner Maxime Renaux of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing who is heading into his home race as the favourite to win. Securing his first ever overall victory in the MXGP class is no doubt going to be a big confidence and motivation boost for the Frenchman to put on his best performance in front of his home fans.

In addition, he is also in the title fight with Team HRC’s Tim Gajser who is 66 points ahead of Renaux. Gajser has struggled in the last two GP’s and has failed to make it onto the podium on both occasions. The French GP will be an opportunity for the Slovenian to get back to winning ways that he showed in the first half of this season and put his illness behind him. For Gajser, it will be the first time that he will race in Ernée since the Monster Energy FIM MXoN in 2015 when he won the B final, as in 2017 he was injured and did not line-up for the Sunday races. 

Also needing to make up some valuable points and looking to get back on the box will be Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado who missed out on the top three at the Spanish Grand Prix. Prado was looking strong in both races, running at the sharp end before a couple of mistakes and a crash in race two took him out of the running for the overall victory. Prado remains fourth in the standings but we’re still at the halfway stage and there is still time for the Spaniard to claw back some points and get back in the title fight.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff and Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Brian Bogers had a good weekend in Spain as they finished second and third on the podium. Both riders now have two podiums each this season and hopefully they can continue in this direction this weekend and deliver another solid result. Colenhoff was also the qualifying race winner, making it his second this season (Portugal and Spain) and he is clearly showing that he is strong also on the hard-pack tracks.

Looking back at the previous results in 2017, Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer were on the box back when they were fighting for the MX2 title. Jonass won the GP, while Seewer finished third, with Benoit Paturel of Team Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz separating the pair as he finished second on the podium. Jonass and Seewer have some podiums under their belt this season already and this could be another opportunity for them to get back on the box. Meanwhile, for Paturel this will also be a weekend to deliver strong result!

Other names to look out for this weekend include JT911 KTM Racing’s Jordi Tixier, Riley Racing’s Christophe Charlier and Pierre Moine who will all look to put on their best performance at their home round.

2017 MXGP of France – Top 3 MXGP:

1. Clement Desalle

2. Antonio Cairoli

3. Gautier Paulin

Main Photo: MXGP Start from 2017

Bottom Photos: 1. Maxime Renaux 2. Tim Gajser

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 404 points; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 338 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 292 p.; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 290 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 272 p.; 6. Brian Bogers (NED, HUS), 243 p.; 7. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 242 p.; 8. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 196 p.; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 194 p.; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, BET), 189 p.;

In MX2, the favourite will no doubt be Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle who was victorious last weekend with the perfect 1-1 score card. Vialle also won the French GP last season in Lacapelle Marival, so pressure will be on the Frenchman to deliver his home fans the top step of the podium.

Vialle also enters the 10^th round of the series with the red plate and a 10-point advantage over Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts who had a couple of big crashes, which made for a difficult weekend in Arroyomolinos last week. Though Geerts is known to bounce back when he needs to, so of course we can expect him to be a serious threat for the win this time around.

Team Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Stephen Rubini is a rider to look out for this weekend, as the Frenchman has a real shot of finishing on the box at his home GP. Rubini already has a podium under his belt which he achieved in Maggiora and was close again last weekend in Spain after an impressive third in race one. There is no doubt that Rubini is strong in hard-pack conditions, so Ernèe should be a track suited to him and it will be interesting to see what he can deliver this weekend.

Another favourite for the podium this weekend is Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Simon Längenfelder who finally got back on the box in Spain with a consistent 2-3 result in the races. It was his first podium since his mega performance in Matterley Basin where he won the qualifying and both races, so should give him a confidence boost heading into the weekend and hopefully we will see more of the German at the sharp end.

Diga Procross KTM Racing’s Liam Everts turned some heads at the Spanish Grand Prix as he delivered two very solid results to finish fourth overall and just one point shy of the podium. Everts has been building his confidence this season, during what is his rookie year in the MX2 class. It’s been nice to see him build-up his results and hopefully a podium will soon be coming for the young rider.

F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Kevin Horgmo and Big Van World MTX Kawasaki’s Mikkel Haarup both showed promise in Spain, but some mistakes and crashes proved to be costly for a top overall score. Both riders can be expected to be fast this weekend and it will be interesting to see whether they can challenge Vialle and Geerts who are currently the front-runners of the field.

Of course, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Thibault Benistant will be looking for top scores at his home round and will be fighting for a chance to stand on the box again, as will Pierre Goupillon and Tom Guyon of Team VRT KTM Veritise who will once again line-up for the MX2 races this weekend.

2017 MXGP of France – Top 3 MX2:

1. Pauls Jonass

2. Benoit Paturel

3. Jeremy Seewer

Top Photo: Tom Vialle

Bottom Photos: 1. Jago Geerts 2. Liam Everts 

MX2 - World Championship Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 382 points; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 372 p.; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GAS), 287 p.; 4. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, KAW), 266 p.; 5. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 259 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, GAS), 227 p.; 7. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 211 p.; 8. Isak Gifting (SWE, KTM), 210 p.; 9. Stephen Rubini (FRA, HON), 207 p.; 10. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 183 p.;

TIMETABLE (Local Time CEST)

SATURDAY: 07:30 EMX125 Group 1 Free Practice, 07:55 EMX125 Group 2 Free Practice, 08:20 EMX250 Group 1 Free Practice, 08:45 EMX250 Group 2 Free Practice, 09:10 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 09:45 EMX125 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 10:25 MXE Time Practice, 10:50 MX2 Free Practice, 11:20 MXGP Free Practice, 12:10 EMX250 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 12:45 EMX250 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 13:25 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time Practice, 14:45 EMX125 Race 1, 15:30 EMX250 Race 1, 16:25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:10 MXGP Qualifying Race, 18:00 MXE Race 1.

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:15 MXE Race 2, 11:55 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 2, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

All the photos from the Monster Energy MXGP of France will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

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Ernèe

The FIM Motocross World Championship returns to the legendary Ernèe circuit for the 10^th round of this year’s campaign, the Monster Energy MXGP of France. Take a look at the timetable and entry lists below;

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

EMX125 PRESENTED BY FMF RACING ENTRY LIST

EMX250 ENTRY LIST

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 18 May 2022 – Infront Moto Racing is delighted to share that fans can now get their hands on tickets for the MXGP of Charente Maritime in St Jean d'Angely which will host the 18^th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship on the 20^th and 21^st of August!

For the first time since 2019, MXGP will return to St Jean d'Angely for what is set to be another epic weekend in France with race action from the MXGP, MX2 and EMX250 as well as the finals of the YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup.

Witness the fastest premiere and youth riders go head-to-head by getting your tickets for the MXGP of Charente Maritime HERE!

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RIOLA SARDO (Sardinia) 15 May 2022 – At the fourth round of the EMX250 Championship in Riola Sardo, Sardegna, Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing ended their weekend with a huge success as their riders Andrea Bonacorsi and Rick Elzinga finished 1-2 on the podium. For Bonacorsi this was his first overall victory since making the move up to the EMX250 category last year and was the perfect bounce-back after a tough start to the season, while Elzinga clawed back some vital championship points.

In the first race of the EMX250 class, we saw Mike Gwerder of WZ Racing Team lead the way with Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing’s Rick Elzinga just behind. Fantic Factory Team Maddii’s Cas Valk, who was making his wildcard appearance in the 250cc class also started well in third, ahead of Dave Kooiker of Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing and Fantic Factory Team Maddii’s Cornelius Toendel.

By the end of the opening lap, Elzinga took over the lead, as Kooiker also went by Gwerder as he got himself into second. Gwerder continued to lose positions, as he dropped down to fifth, while Kooiker set the fastest lap of the race and was right on the heels of his teammate Elzinga.

Meico Vettik had an off-track excursion as he crashed and did not finish the race.

On lap five there was a change for the lead as Kooiker was able to find a way around Elzinga, all while Lucas Coenen of Jumbo Husqvarna BT Racing Team got by Quentin Marc Prugnieres for fifth and continued his charge to the front.

Kooiker was looking strong in the sandy conditions as he pulled away by 2.543 seconds from Elzinga who was working hard to not lose grip on the leader.

Coenen then passed Valk on lap eight and then two laps later got himself into third and was not done there as he put in some strong laps to close in on the two guys at the top.

With three laps to go, Elzinga was able to bounce back and secure maximum points as he passed Kooiker, then out of nowhere came their teammate Andrea Bonacorsi who in the closing stages passed for fourth and then got Coenen for third and on the final lap also passed Kooiker for second.

In the end, Elzinga secured the win, Bonacorsi crossed the line second ahead of Kooiker, Coenen and Prugnieres.

In the second race, Gwerder once again got a strong start as he led Coenen, Bonacorsi, Elzinga and Jorgen Mathias Talviku of Sahkar Racing. Though early on in the opening lap, Coenen took over the lead as Bonacorsi also made a move on Gwerder.

The championship leader, Toendel started in around 10^th as Gwerder lost another position to Elzinga who was on a charge. The Swiss continued to drop down the order until finally finishing in eighth position.

But Bonacorsi was on a charge as he caught onto the rear wheel of Coenen and on lap 10 was able to make a pass stick to take over first position. Elzinga also started to gain on the Belgian, as Coenen was doing his best to stay ahead, though a couple of mistakes crept in which cost him valuable time.

In the end, Bonacorsi went on to win the race ahead of Coenen who was able to keep Elzinga at bay, while Toendel fought back to fourth ahead of Valk.

With a 2-1 result, Bonacorsi was declared the overall winner as he secured his first-round victory in the EMX250 category. Joining him on the second step of the podium was his teammate Elzinga, who fought back some important championship points and with Coenen third on the box.

Despite not making it onto the podium, Toendel continues to lead the EMX250 Championship standings by a slim four-point margin over Elzinga, with Fantic Factory Team Maddii’s Haakon Osterhagen third.

The next round of the EMX250 will head to the legendary Ernèe circuit for the Monster Energy MXGP of France on the 4^th and 5^th of June.

Andrea Bonacorsi: “Finally, first overall. And finally, back on my pace, we just need to work to go more and more like that. First race was not the best start but then I knew the race was long and it was hot with big bumps but I went until the end and started to push more to finish second. In race two, I started in the top three and then I put my way on first position and kept my pace until the end”.

Main Photo: Andrea Bonacorsi

Bottom Photos: 1. EMX250 Start; 2. Lucas Coenen

EMX250 - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), 29:14.520; 2. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:01.362; 3. Dave Kooiker (NED, Yamaha), +0:03.346; 4. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:06.277; 5. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:16.788; 6. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, KTM), +0:19.083; 7. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, Fantic), +0:31.430; 8. Cas Valk (NED, Fantic), +0:35.127; 9. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), +0:40.213; 10. Haakon Osterhagen (NOR, Fantic), +0:41.005;

EMX250 - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Yamaha), 29:50.851; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:01.837; 3. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:13.025; 4. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, Fantic), +0:40.930; 5. Cas Valk (NED, Fantic), +0:42.264; 6. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:51.157; 7. Dave Kooiker (NED, Yamaha), +0:54.387; 8. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), +1:07.293; 9. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, KTM), +1:11.455; 10. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, KTM), +1:13.078;

EMX250 - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, YAM), 47 points; 2. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 45 p.; 3. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 40 p.; 4. Dave Kooiker (NED, YAM), 34 p.; 5. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, FAN), 32 p.; 6. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KAW), 31 p.; 7. Cas Valk (NED, FAN), 29 p.; 8. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), 25 p.; 10. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, KTM), 20 p.;

EMX250 - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, FAN), 156 points; 2. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 152 p.; 3. Haakon Osterhagen (NOR, FAN), 112 p.; 4. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, YAM), 108 p.; 5. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 108 p.; 6. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, KTM), 100 p.; 7. David Braceras (ESP, KTM), 85 p.; 8. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KAW), 81 p.; 9. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, KTM), 77 p.; 10. Meico Vettik (EST, KTM), 68 p.;

EMX250 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 177 points; 2. Fantic, 163 p.; 3. KTM, 148 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 117 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 96 p.; 6. GASGAS, 57 p.;

All the photos from the MXGP of Sardegna will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

MXGP SARDEGNA QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1750m

Type of ground: Sand

Temperature: 26° C

Weather conditions: Sunny

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