EMX85

LOKET (Czech Republic) 15 July 2022 – The future stars of motocross are ready for battle at the old-school track of Loket that will see the finals of the EMX85 and EMX65 European Championships at the MXGP of Czech Republic.

In preparation for the action tomorrow, the youngsters gathered at the podium in Loket for the inaugural family photo with Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo and FIM Europe Delegate Andrea Barbieri.

Main Photo: EMX85 riders | Bottom Photo: EMX65 riders

You can find the EMX85 and EMX85 Entry Lists below:

EMX65 Entry List

EMX85 Entry List

The races will be broadcasted LIVE on MXGP’s streaming service www.MXGP-TV.com, while results throughout the weekend will be available HERE!

WEEKEND TIMETABLE (Local Time CEST)

SATURDAY: 07:20 EMX2t Free Practice, 07:45 EMX65 Free Practice, 08:10 EMX85 Free Practice, 08:40 MXE Time Practice, 09:00 EMX2t Qualifying Practice, 09:35 EMX65 Qualifying Practice, 10:10 EMX85 Qualifying Practice, 10:50 MX2 Free Practice, 11:20 MXGP Free Practice, 12:15 MXE Race 1, 12:45 EMX2t Race 1, 13:25 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time Practice, 14:45 EMX65 Race 1, 15:25 EMX85 Race 1, 16:25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:19 MXGP Qualifying Race, 17:50 MXE Race 2.

SUNDAY: 08:40 EMX2t Race 2, 09:20 MXE Time Practice, 09:55 EMX65 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX85 Race 2, 12:40 MXE Race 1, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:40 MXE Race 2, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

All the photos from the MXGP of Czech Republic will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

FIM Europe

Loket

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 13 July 2022 – The FIM Motocross World Championship returns to Loket this weekend for the 25^th edition of the MXGP of Czech Republic at the old-school track!

Located 150km west of Prague, Loket has been a part of the FIM Motocross World Championship calendar since 1995, with winners of the Czech Grand Prix including the likes of Joel Smets, Stefan Everts, Ben Townley, Jeremy Van Horebeek, Jeffrey Herlings, Romain Febvre and Jorge Prado, among others.

Last season, Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado was victorious with a 1-3 results, ahead of Antonio Cairoli and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer, all while Team HRC’s Tim Gajser struggled after crashing big in the second race.

Meanwhile in MX2, Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini was the overall winner ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Maxime Renaux and Thibault Benistant as the trio battled intensely while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle retired from the second race.

This time around, the MXGP of Czech Republic has a mega weekend in store for the fans, with two action-packed days including finals of the EMX65 and EMX85 Championship, along with the final two rounds of the Junior e-Motocross series and the unique one-round EMX2t Championship which will see a new winner this season, as last year’s Champion, Maximilian Spies will not be defending the title and will instead line up in the MX2 category.

In MXGP, there is no doubt that Championship leader, Tim Gajser of Team HRC is the favourite heading into this weekend’s race, having won the last two Grand Prix’s on the bounce, after struggling with illness. Gajser has been looking comfortable lately and having a 125-point lead probably has something to do with that.

Thought looking at his performance in Loket last season, there is no doubt that the Slovenian will be motivated to make-up for last year’s mishap and score some more solid points.

Last year’s Czech Republic Grand Prix winner, Jorge Prado of Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing will be one to watch. Prado has already won a GP this season but has had some tough moments ever since and has been looking to get back on the top of the box. Now with a couple of weeks to re-charge and continue his work on his fitness, big things could be expected of the Spaniard.

Prado also has some nice memories in Loket, having claimed his first red plate in 2018 (in MX2) and then winning the GP in 2019 and 2021, so a victory this weekend could be a nice addition.

Another serious podium threat comes from Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer who already has four podiums under his belt. While it was a slow start to the season for the Swiss, he sure has picked up the pace in the last several races. While Indonesia was a tough one for the Yamaha rider, he is no doubt going to be back to his usual self this weekend and could add another podium to his growing tally. Points will also be important for Seewer, if he doesn’t want to completely lose his grip on Gajser for the title.

There is also Romain Febvre of Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP who has come close to a podium visit ever since getting back to racing at the German Grand Prix. It has only been two races that we have seen Febvre back for, but the Frenchman is looking strong and this weekend could be his moment to shine.

Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini also has some nice memories when it comes to racing in Loket, as he scored his second GP victory there last year in MX2. Guadagnini made the move up to the premiere class from the MXGP of Sardinia and has delivered some nice top 10 results ever since.  

Some new faces are making the move up to MXGP, which includes iXS hostettler MXGP Team's Kevin Brumann, Honda 114 Motorsports' Haakon Fredriksen and Conrad Mewse. The trio previosuly showed promise in MX2 so it will be interesting to see what they can do in the premiere class. 

2021 MXGP of Czech Republic Top 3 – MXGP:

1. Jorge Prado

2. Antonio Cairoli

3. Jeremy Seewer

Main Photo: MXGP Start from 2021

Bottom Photos: 1. Tim Gajser 2. Jorge Prado

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.;

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle will be looking to have another top weekend, following his 1-1 result in Indonesia. The Frenchman is now in control of the red plate once again, though by only four points as the title fight between him and Jago Geerts of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing continues.

Both Vialle and Geerts have only been off the podium twice this year, which only highlights their incredible track record meaning a podium this weekend is very likely, though it will only be a matter of who is standing on the top step. Both riders had bad luck in Loket last year as they failed to mount the podium, but that should not affect their performance this time around.

For Geerts it will be important to get ahead of Vialle this weekend if he wants to claw back the points and take back the red plate. But he cannot focus too much on this as that’s when mistakes could start to creep in, and the same applies for Vialle.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Thibault Benistant also has a pretty strong podium track record this season, having finished on the box four times which also includes his maiden overall win in Germany. The Frenchman has shown that he can be one of the riders to get in the mix of Vialle and Geerts who have been keeping things tight this year. Benistant was also on the box in Loket last year and won the second race, so that should also give him a nice confidence boost.

Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Simon Längenfelder is another rider to look out for as he made his third podium appearance a couple of weeks ago in Samota-Sumbawa. Längenfelder clearly has what it takes to battle at the front, and it would be nice to see him do just that this weekend.

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf will also be another possible podium threat and it will be interesting to see how much progress he has made since Indonesia which was his second GP back from injury.

2021 MXGP of Czech Republic Top 3 – MX2:

1. Mattia Guadagnini

2. Maxime Renaux

3. Thibault Benistant

Top Photo: MX2 Start from 2021

Bottom Photos: 1. Tom Vialle leads Jago Geerts 2. Jago Geerts

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.;

WEEKEND TIMETABLE (Local Time CEST)

SATURDAY: 07:20 EMX2t Free Practice, 07:45 EMX65 Free Practice, 08:10 EMX85 Free Practice, 08:40 MXE Time Practice, 09:00 EMX2t Qualifying Practice, 09:35 EMX65 Qualifying Practice, 10:10 EMX85 Qualifying Practice, 10:50 MX2 Free Practice, 11:20 MXGP Free Practice, 12:15 MXE Race 1, 12:45 EMX2t Race 1, 13:25 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time Practice, 14:45 EMX65 Race 1, 15:25 EMX85 Race 1, 16:25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:19 MXGP Qualifying Race, 17:50 MXE Race 2.

SUNDAY: 08:40 EMX2t Race 2, 09:20 MXE Time Practice, 09:55 EMX65 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX85 Race 2, 12:40 MXE Race 1, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:40 MXE Race 2, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

All the photos from the MXGP of Czech Republic will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

Loket

The FIM Motocross World Championship returns with the 13^th round of the series heading to the old-school track of Loket for the MXGP of Czech Republic.

A busy weekend filled with action is promised with the finals of EMX2t, EMX65, EMX85 and the Junior e-Motocross series alongside the regular MX2 and MXGP Action.

Take a look at the timetable and entry lists for the event below;

TIMETABLE

MXGP Entry List

MX2 Entry List

EMX2T Entry List

EMX65 Entry List

EMX85 Entry List

MXE Entry List

The 2021 season will no doubt be remembered for many reasons, of course the main one being the level of competition that we have witnessed across all the classes of the FIM World and European Championships.

The EMX categories are vital to the FIM Motocross World Championship, as these support classes help to nurture young and up and coming talents into the FIM Motocross World Championship at a professional level. Even the youngest EMX65 riders right through to the EMX250, all have a chance to show their skills on world level tracks, with professional treatment and opportunities.

So, as we gear up for another epic season in 2022, let’s meet the crème-de-la-crème of the 2021 EMX Championships! 

Read the full article in the latest issue of the MXGP Magazine HERE! 

You can find all this plus more in the 101^st issue of MXGP Mag, which you can download for FREE on the Apple Store or Google Play. Read it HERE!

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RIOLA SARDO (Sardinia) 18 September 2021 – The deep sand of Riola Sardo saw the finals of the EMX85 and EMX65 European Championship finals today, with Vitezslav Marek of Czech Republic victorious in the EMX85 category, while in the EMX65 class it was Estonian Lucas Leok who took home gold.

The 85cc and 65cc youngsters were tested by the Riola Sardo circuit here in Sardinia but took on the challenge without hesitation as they got a taste of what it feels like to race an FIM Motocross World Championship circuit.

EMX85

In the first EMX85 race it was Lotte Van Drunen who led the way with Janis Martins Reisulis second, followed by Amaury Maindru and Douwe Van Mechgelen.

Vitezslav Marek was making quick moves on the opening laps and got himself up three positions in one lap to move into third.

Reisulis was keeping things close to Van Drunen who looked at home in the sand and was more than comfortable in the lead. The Latvian rider made several attempts to pass the Dutch girl, but was unable to do so.

The battle between the pair went on for most of the race, while Marek was right there too. Though with four laps from the end, Reisulis dropped to third which allowed Marek to chase the win.

While Van Drunen had pulled a nice lead and it looked like she was close to getting her first EMX85 race win, Marek had other ideas. The Czech rider pushed hard and in the last two corners made the most of the back markers and got around the leader to steal the win in the final moments. Marek was the winner, Van Drunen finished second and Reisulis was third.

As the gate dropped for race two, it was Dean Greogoire who led the way as he was followed by Sandro Sols, Markuss Ozlins, Gyan Doensen and Marius Adomaitis.

Ozlins then took the lead early on, while the title contenders Reisulis, Van Drunen and Marek started the race further down the field and were fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.

The trio then moved up a position and the chase for the win was on. Doensen then set the fastest lap of the race as he brought the gap down to him and Ozlins. But on lap three there was a change for the lead as Reisulis got himself out in front.

Doensen then dropped another position as Van Drunen went through as she pushed to stay with Reisulis and Marek, while the Czech rider took second from Ozlins.

Halfway through the race, the top three was Reisulis, Marek and Van Drunen as the trio fought for the title. Latvian Reisulis was able to edge out and focus on his own race to take the win and finish 6.072 seconds ahead of Marek and Van Drunen.

With a 1-2 result Vitezslav Marek repeated his success from 2019 when he won the EMX65 title to win the EMX85 European Championship ahead of Janis Martins Reisulis who was second with 45 points, followed by Lotte Van Drunen who was third with 42.

Vitezslav Marek: “My emotion is very fantastic because this is my first official year in 85cc class and I am very happy about it because in Greece for the Junior World Championship I was second which was sad but now I am first and I am happy”.

EMX85 - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), 25:18.387; 2. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, KTM), +0:00.481; 3. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:17.269; 4. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +0:31.562; 5. Noel Zanocz (HUN, KTM), +0:33.052; 6. Alessandro Gaspari (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:53.807; 7. Douwe Van Mechgelen (BEL, Husqvarna), +1:07.389; 8. Mattia Barbieri (ITA, GASGAS), +1:12.776; 9. Bartosz Jaworski (POL, KTM), +1:14.144; 10. Marius Nordbø (NOR, KTM), +1:16.893;

EMX85 - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Husqvarna), 25:43.952; 2. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), +0:06.072; 3. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, KTM), +0:19.531; 4. Markuss Ozolins (LAT, KTM), +0:27.412; 5. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +0:40.549; 6. Alessandro Gaspari (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:52.140; 7. Maximilian Ernecker (AUT, Husqvarna), +0:57.331; 8. Bartosz Jaworski (POL, KTM), +1:00.283; 9. Noel Zanocz (HUN, KTM), +1:02.080; 10. Marius Nordbø (NOR, KTM), +1:06.680;

EMX85 - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), 47 points; 2. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, HUS), 45 p.; 3. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, KTM), 42 p.; 4. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 34 p.; 5. Alessandro Gaspari (ITA, HUS), 30 p.; 6. Noel Zanocz (HUN, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Bartosz Jaworski (POL, KTM), 25 p.; 8. Douwe Van Mechgelen (BEL, HUS), 24 p.; 9. Marius Nordbø (NOR, KTM), 22 p.; 10. Maximilian Ernecker (AUT, HUS), 21 p.;

EMX85 - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), 47 points; 2. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, HUS), 45 p.; 3. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, KTM), 42 p.; 4. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 34 p.; 5. Alessandro Gaspari (ITA, HUS), 30 p.; 6. Noel Zanocz (HUN, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Bartosz Jaworski (POL, KTM), 25 p.; 8. Douwe Van Mechgelen (BEL, HUS), 24 p.; 9. Marius Nordbø (NOR, KTM), 22 p.; 10. Maximilian Ernecker (AUT, HUS), 21 p.;

EMX85 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 47 points; 2. Husqvarna, 45 p.; 3. GASGAS, 13 p.; 4. Yamaha, 5 p.;

Main Photo: FIM Europe President Martin De Graaff, EMX85 Podium and Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo

Bottom Photos: 1. Vitezslav Marek 2. Lotte Van Drunen

EMX65

In the opening EMX65 race it was Moritz Ernecker who got a good start ahead of Viktor Leppälä, Andrea Uccellini and Storm Maymann. Junior World Cup winner Aaron Katona struggled from the beginning as he was caught in a crash in the first turn.

Leppälä then took the lead, while Lucas Leok was charging through the field as he got himself into second early on. It did not take long for the young Estonian to take the lead on the second lap.

Leok then led Leppälä, Michal Psiuk and Dex van den Broek who was applying the pressure onto the Polish rider. Meanwhile further down the field Katona was making good progress in the first few laps as he got himself up to eighth and was pushing for more. Eventually he finished sixth.

The lead then began to decrease, as young Lucas Leok was coming under more pressure from Leppälä. In the end it was Leok who was victorious, with Leppälä second and Van Den Broek third.

In the second race it was van den Broek who led the race, as Katona crashed on the opening lap once again. van den Broek led Leok, Ernecker and Sleny Goyer.

van den Broek was looking strong in the lead as he managed to pull a gap of 3.528 seconds at one stage of the race, though Leok was not going to make it easy for the Dutch rider.

Psiuk was also looking strong as he kept with van den Broek, Leok and Leppälä.

In the end van den Broek was able to get his head down and edge out over the rest as he finished the race 13.009 seconds ahead of Leok who settled for second while Leppälä was third.

With a 1-2 results, Lucas Leok won the EMX65 European Championship with 47 points, as Dex van den Broek was second on 45 points and Vitkor Leppälä joining the pair on the podium for third overall!

Lucas Leok: “I am very happy and I still don’t realise what I did. I want to thank my mum and dad and my sponsors for the help”.

EMX65 - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Leok (EST, Husqvarna), 18:28.901; 2. Viktor Leppälä (FIN, Yamaha), +0:03.126; 3. Dex van den Broek (NED, KTM), +0:04.312; 4. Michal Psiuk (POL, KTM), +0:44.440; 5. Jenairo Beerens (NED, KTM), +0:55.165; 6. Áron Katona (HUN, Husqvarna), +1:00.865; 7. Storm Maymann (DEN, Yamaha), +1:04.429; 8. Aston Allas (EST, Husqvarna), +1:06.853; 9. Moritz Ernecker (AUT, GASGAS), +1:21.316; 10. Andrea Uccellini (ITA, Husqvarna), +1:32.878;

EMX65 - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Dex van den Broek (NED, KTM), 18:38.530; 2. Lucas Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +0:13.009; 3. Viktor Leppälä (FIN, Yamaha), +0:25.387; 4. Michal Psiuk (POL, KTM), +0:43.204; 5. Sleny Goyer (FRA, GASGAS), +0:51.021; 6. Aston Allas (EST, Husqvarna), +1:04.434; 7. Jenairo Beerens (NED, KTM), +1:12.129; 8. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), +1:17.019; 9. Storm Maymann (DEN, Yamaha), +1:19.814; 10. Dani Tsankov (BUL, Yamaha), +1:35.148;

EMX65 - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Leok (EST, HUS), 47 points; 2. Dex van den Broek (NED, KTM), 45 p.; 3. Viktor Leppälä (FIN, YAM), 42 p.; 4. Michal Psiuk (POL, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Jenairo Beerens (NED, KTM), 30 p.; 6. Aston Allas (EST, HUS), 28 p.; 7. Storm Maymann (DEN, YAM), 26 p.; 8. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 21 p.; 9. Dani Tsankov (BUL, YAM), 20 p.; 10. Toms Dankerts (LAT, KTM), 20 p.;

EMX65 - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Leok (EST, HUS), 47 points; 2. Dex van den Broek (NED, KTM), 45 p.; 3. Viktor Leppälä (FIN, YAM), 42 p.; 4. Michal Psiuk (POL, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Jenairo Beerens (NED, KTM), 30 p.; 6. Aston Allas (EST, HUS), 28 p.; 7. Storm Maymann (DEN, YAM), 26 p.; 8. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 21 p.; 9. Dani Tsankov (BUL, YAM), 20 p.; 10. Toms Dankerts (LAT, KTM), 20 p.;

EMX65 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Husqvarna, 47 points; 2. KTM, 45 p.; 3. Yamaha, 42 p.; 4. GASGAS, 28 p.;

Main Photo: FIM Europe President Martin De Graaff, EMX65 Podium and Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo

Bottom Photos: 1. Lucas Leok 2. Dex van den Broek

All the photos from the EMX85 and EMX65 Finals and the MXGP of Sardegna will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

MXGP OF SARDEGNA – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,750

Type of ground: Sand

Temperature: 29°

Weather conditions: Sunny

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

FIM Europe

Riola Sardo

RIOLA SARDO (Sardinia) 17 September 2021 – The next generation of Motocross Championship are ready to take on the sandy circuit of Riola Sardo for the Final Round of the EMX85 and EMX65 European Championships.

Ahead of the race action tomorrow, the youngsters gathered on the start line in Sardinia for the inaugural family photo with Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo and FIM Europe Commission Chairman Eddie Herd.

Main Photo: EMX85 riders | Bottom Photo: EMX65 riders

You can find the EMX85 and EMX85 Entry Lists below:

EMX85 Entry List

EMX65 Entry List

The races will be broadcasted LIVE on MXGP’s streaming service www.MXGP-TV.com, while results throughout the weekend will be available HERE!

All the photos from the EMX85 and EMX65 Finals and the MXGP of Sardegna will be available HERE.

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: 09:50 EMX65 Free Practice, 10:20 EMX85 Free Practice, 10:50 EMX65 Time Practice, 11:30 EMX85 Time Practice, 13:10 EMX65 Race 1, 13:50 EMX85 Race 1, 15:10 EMX65 Race 2, 15:55 EMX85 Race 2.

SUNDAY: 09:15 MX2 Free/Time Practice, 10:15 MXGP Free/Time Practice, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2.

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

FIM Europe

Riola Sardo