EMXOPEN

With the support of Yamaha Motor Italy and Yamaha Motor Scandinavia, JK Racing Yamaha have confirmed Swedish rider, Alvin Östlund, to take part in the FIM Motocross World Championship on board the Yamaha YZ450F, on what will be his rookie season in the premier MXGP class.

With Östlund in MXGP, the rest of the team line-up will include Line Dam, who will contest in the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship, while Daniel Gimm will represent the team in the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing class and Manuel Iacopi in the EMXOpen.

An additional rider, who will represent the team in the MX2 category, will be announced shortly.

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 1^st December 2020 – To celebrate this special time of year, MXGP is very proud to present the official 2020 MXGP Advent Race Calendar!

With Christmas fast approaching and MXGP are here to help you count down the days to the most magical time of the year with 24 of the best and most epic races of the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship Calendar, the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship and European Championships!

For the next 24 days, MXGP-TV will unlock a new race every day, which will be available to watch on MXGP’s YouTube channel, starting with day 1, today! 

We kick things off with the opening MX2 race from the MXGP of Great Britain, that saw Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle claim the first Fox Holeshot of the season, though a small mistake later in the race allowed Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts benefit from that, as he was able to close in and take over the lead, to secure his first race win of the season!

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PIETRAMURATA (Italy) 7 November 2020 – The European round of Garda Trentino has concluded and with it we saw the final stage of the EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing and EMX Open Championships, which saw Karel Kutsar claim the EMX Open title in the second race of the day.

Meanwhile in EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing, with the Brad Anderson of Verde Substance KTM crowned champion at the previous round here in Italy, all was left was the battle for second and third in the championship, which made for some very interesting racing.

Today’s EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing races saw Nicholas Lapucci of Fantic Racing dominated the races once again, as he was victorious in both heats with quite an impressive margin, over the newly crowned 2020 EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing Champion, Brad Anderson of Verde Substance KTM. With two second place finishes, Anderson ended the season with his 5^th podium of the series. While, JK Yamaha Racing’s Manuel Iacopi was the third rider on the podium today, with some nice battles in the races with Anderson, which saw him finish 4^th and 3^rd in heats one and two.  

With Anderson securing his third EMX title at the previous round of Pietramurata, this shifted the focus onto who would occupy second and third in the championship standings. Two 5^th place finishes, were enough for Husqvarna Junior Racing Maddii’s Federico Tuani to claim the silver medal, after races that saw him battle with Kade Tinkler-Walker and his teammate, Eugenio Barbaglia. Tuani completed the season with 3 podiums, with his best result in Faenza during the opening round of the championship, where he finished 2^nd overall.

Though it was the fight for the third spot that was the main focus in the second race, as there was nothing in between Walker and Loris Freidig. Walker rode a strong race and had some nice battles to claim 5^th, while Freidig had a much tougher time and only finished the race in 13^th. Eventually, Walker secured third in the standings with a 7-point advantage over the Swiss.

Looking back on the season, Anderson dominated the first three rounds in Faenza, as he took 5 race wins and 3 overall victories. His lowest point scoring results came here in Pietramurata, as he finished the two rounds second overall, behind Lapucci, who dominated the last two stages of the championship, winning all 4 races. Apart from Anderson and Lapucci, the only other rider, to win a race, during the 2020 campaign, was Freidig, who was victorious during the first race at the round of Italy.

Brad Anderson: “It’s been great. The worst position this season was second place and I’ve been really consistent, I’ve had a good fight behind me. As I said, I struggled a little bit on this track, but Nicholas [Lapucci] was going really well, but I was happy to finish with two second places and finish the season off. The races were pretty tough. I didn’t get the best starts, I struggled to get past one rider and then me and Manuel had a good battle, then I made a move and he caught back up, it was a good little battle, but as I said I’m just please to finish second overall and take this championship”.

Federico Tuani: “It was a really good season for me, I finish 2nd in the championship; my goal at the beginning of the season was to finish in the top 5 so I got a result over my expectation. Today I wasn’t so happy about my riding, I had two bad starts, in the first race I finished fourth and in the second I finish fifth, but anyway I want to thank all my team for the support that they gave me for all this fantastic season”.

Kade Tinkler-Walker: “I didn’t think about that [championship points], I wanted to do my own thing and I didn’t care who I had behind or in front. I had Barbaglia pushing hard but I tried to be focused and especially with my bike I had to take a good start because If I don’t get a good start after it’s quite difficult for me to regroup and at least I’m happy about today. It’s awesome, I really like the championship and I’ll do it again next year. My goal for next year is to have fun; I really enjoyed the battles and fighting with the other guys”.

Nicholas Lapucci: “It was another perfect day for me, I’m really happy about my riding and the bike. The team did an incredible job. We came here without knowing anything and at the end we got the best results for me and for Fantic as well. We took four victories and for that I want to say thanks to everybody that helped me getting these incredible results”.

Manuel Iacopi: “Today was a really good day for me. You know this season has been really hard for me because I had a really bad crash in Faenza, and I couldn’t’ fight for the championship. At the end I’m quite happy about the 6th position, I want to thank my team, my family and all the sponsors that support me this season”.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, Fantic), 29:09.002; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:24.588; 3. Kade Tinkler-Walker (CAN, Suzuki), +0:28.366; 4. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:28.760; 5. Federico Tuani (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:40.323; 6. Loris Freidig (SUI, Yamaha), +0:40.948; 7. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:45.696; 8. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, KTM), +0:46.259; 9. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), +0:54.480; 10. Paolo Ermini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:55.830

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, Fantic), 29:35.389; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:12.792; 3. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:16.207; 4. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:26.144; 5. Federico Tuani (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:27.580; 6. Kade Tinkler-Walker (CAN, Suzuki), +0:44.162; 7. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, KTM), +0:48.799; 8. Paolo Ermini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:54.574; 9. Mario Tamai (ITA, KTM), +0:56.291; 10. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), +1:15.469;

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, FAN), 50 points; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 38 p.; 4. Kade Tinkler-Walker (CAN, SUZ), 35 p.; 5. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, HUS), 32 p.; 6. Federico Tuani (ITA, HUS), 32 p.; 7. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, KTM), 27 p.; 8. Paolo Ermini (ITA, HUS), 24 p.; 9. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Loris Freidig (SUI, YAM), 23 p.;

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 235 points; 2. Federico Tuani (ITA, HUS), 167 p.; 3. Kade Tinkler-Walker (CAN, SUZ), 154 p.; 4. Loris Freidig (SUI, YAM), 147 p.; 5. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, HUS), 143 p.; 6. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 140 p.; 7. Mario Tamai (ITA, KTM), 131 p.; 8. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, KTM), 131 p.; 9. Marco Lolli (ITA, YAM), 117 p.; 10. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), 105 p.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 235 points; 2. Yamaha, 190 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 186 p.; 4. Suzuki, 154 p.; 5. Fantic, 100 p.

Main Photo: FIM Europe Motocross Commission Chairman Eddie Herd, EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing Champions, Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo

Bottom Photos: 1. Brad Anderson; 2. Nicholas Lapucci 

Today’s EMX Open action saw Karel Kutsar become the very first European Champion in the brand-new category, as he claimed his maiden EMX title. It was a tough day for the Estonian, who rode tight all day to place 5^th and 10^th in the races, to miss out on the podium. Though this didn’t matter, as he took to the podium anyways, to pick up his championship winning gold plate and medal.

Entering today’s races, Kim Savaste of 137 Motorsports KTM was the main championship rival, but unfortunately, we did not see the rider from Finland line-up for the races, due to an injury this morning. With no points scored, this pushed Savaste down to third in the standings, while Toms Macuks moved into the silver medal scoring position.

Macuks had two strong races, finishing 2^nd and 3^rd, despite a small get-off in the second heat that lost him a position or two. These results also handed the Latvian his 5^th podium of the season, which was a positive way to end the season.

While Kutsar claimed the title, it was Jimmy Clochet who stood on the top step of the podium, after a race win in the opening heat and a second in race two. Clochet had a much tougher second heat, after getting another good start, the Frenchman had an off on one of the corners, then fought back to second, to crash in the same spot once again. He could only manage to fight back to P2, while Cornelius Tøndel of JWR Honda took the race win in the second heat.

Finishing the day second overall was Macuks, while Martin Michek was the third rider to make it onto the box. It was Michek’s first visit to the EMX Open podium this season, and it was a 4^th in race one and a 5^th in race two that helped him on his way to a trophy scoring overall.

Looking back on the first season of the all-new EMX Open, things started in Latvia, for the first triple header of the season. That time around it was Macuks who was victorious on home soil, as he won both races and became the early championship leader. Though this didn’t last long, as during the second round he didn’t score any points, as Savaste and Kutsar took a race win each, though it was Kutsar who was the overall winner.

The Estonian then became the new series leader by the second round, and he held on to the red plate until today’s final round when he swapped the red plate for a gold one. He held on to the red plate through his consistent results, as the champion ended the season with 4 podiums, 2 race wins and one overall victory. In terms of overall victories, Macuks and Clochet were the most successful riders, with two overall victories each, while Kutsar and Savaste were on one each, as they took to the top of the box during the round of Riga and Kegums.

Karel Kutsar: “It felt a bit impossible and now, I am a champion. Maybe when I get home, I will understand what this means but it feels really good to be a champion. I felt the pressure a little bit today, I tried to not to make mistakes and finally I did it and I get the title”.

Toms Macuks: “Of course, I lost points in the second race in Kegums as I got zero points, after that I was catching up with the top guys and I’m happy to finish second in the championship. The starts weren’t so good for me today. In both races I was in like eighth or seventh place and in the second race I could push very hard and made a mistake, crashed and after that I tried to push until the end and then finished third”.

Jimmy Clochet: “I had good feeling all day. In the second race I took the holeshot and crashed two times in the same corner, so yeah that was a difficult race, but I pushed really hard to come back to second for another overall. It was a difficult second race but I’m happy about it and happy about the overall”.

Martin Michek: “Of course I am happy with that because I had some difficult moments a few months ago and I am really happy to sit here today and for sure on the podium. Last year I did some EMX races and I won an overall, but that was another world and now the level is much higher because the guys are much stronger. So, I’m really happy that I finish third overall and I hope I will be back next year with a stronger body”.

EMXOpen - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, Kawasaki), 30:27.920; 2. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), +0:13.743; 3. John Adamson (GBR, KTM), +0:17.862; 4. Martin Michek (CZE, KTM), +0:26.050; 5. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), +0:31.442; 6. Dan Thornhill (GBR, Honda), +0:46.543; 7. Petr Rathousky (CZE, KTM), +1:03.834; 8. Stefan Ekerold (GER, Suzuki), +1:05.844; 9. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, Honda), +1:09.384; 10. Petr Michalec (CZE, Honda), +1:10.944.

EMXOpen - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, Honda), 29:14.052; 2. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:01.970; 3. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), +0:04.117; 4. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, Honda), +0:16.402; 5. Martin Michek (CZE, KTM), +0:17.064; 6. Dan Thornhill (GBR, Honda), +0:41.913; 7. Stefan Ekerold (GER, Suzuki), +0:49.182; 8. Domantas Jazdauskas (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:54.584; 9. Mathias Gryning (DEN, Yamaha), +0:59.718; 10. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), +1:02.344.

EMXOpen - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, KAW), 47 points; 2. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), 42 p.; 3. Martin Michek (CZE, KTM), 34 p.; 4. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, HON), 30 p.; 5. Dan Thornhill (GBR, HON), 30 p.; 6. Stefan Ekerold (GER, SUZ), 27 p.; 7. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), 27 p.; 8. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, HON), 25 p.; 9. Petr Michalec (CZE, HON), 21 p.; 10. Domantas Jazdauskas (LTU, HUS), 20 p.

EMXOpen - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), 230 points; 2. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), 216 p.; 3. Kim Savaste (FIN, KTM), 192 p.; 4. Stefan Ekerold (GER, SUZ), 161 p.; 5. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, HON), 134 p.; 6. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, KAW), 130 p.; 7. Domantas Jazdauskas (LTU, HUS), 113 p.; 8. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, HON), 101 p.; 9. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, HUS), 101 p.; 10. Andero Lusbo (EST, HUS), 93 p.

EMXOpen - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 277 points; 2. Husqvarna, 165 p.; 3. Suzuki, 161 p.; 4. Honda, 158 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 130 p.; 6. Yamaha, 97 p.

Main Photo: EMXOpen Start

Bottom Photos: 1. Karel Kutsar; 2. FIM Europe Motocross Commission Chairman Eddie Herd; EMXOpen Champions; Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo

TIMETABLE (Local Timing CET)

SUNDAY: 08:15 MX2 Free/Time Practice, 09:15 MXGP Free/Time Practice, 11:05 MX2 Race 1, 12:05 MXGP Race 1, 14:00 MX2 Race 2, 15:00 MXGP Race 2.

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

FIM Europe

MXGP of Garda Trentino

PIETRAMURATA (Italy) 31 October 2020 – The EMX Open Championship made its much-awaited return in Italy for the round of Trentino, which is the fourth instalment of this year’s series.

Today’s action saw a brand-new winner in the category, as Frenchman, Jimmy Clochet took two strong race wins, on his wildcard appearance, to claim his first ever European podium as he placed first overall. Joining him on the podium was Italian rider, Davide De Bortoli who had two solid second place finishes, ahead of Toms Macuks who made his third podium appearance of the year for third overall, following two fourths’ in the races.

The opening race saw Dan Thornhill of Cab Screens Deos Group Honda take the holeshot, though Clochet wasted no time to get around the early leader, to move into the top spot. The Frenchman then checked out of the race, as he pulled a comfortable lead early on, which he maintained until the chequered flag.

Though in the early stages of the race Thornhill came under pressure from De Bortoli and eventually Macuks, with the pair getting around the Brit, before he dropped down a further few positions to finish 7^th. 

Clochet led every lap of the race, with De Bortoli behind him. Though it was the battle behind them that was heating up as Cornelius Toendel of JWR Racing pushed for his best result of the season, as he was eventually able to pass Macuks for third.

Championship leader, Karel Kutsar had a tough race, as he started down in and around 16^th position, to eventually pull his way through to 9^th, for vital championship points.

The second race saw Clochet out in the lead once again, as he claimed the holeshot that time around. De Bortoli got another good start and so did Kutsar who was in third. In terms of the top three riders, there was no change in positions as the three maintained their spots and that’s how they would eventually finish.

Martin Michek, Mike Bolink and Macuks were having a close battle for 3^rd, though by the third lap, Macuks was able to pass both riders to get himself into fourth, where he also finished the race.

Domantas Jazdauskas was also pushing for the top 5, as he challenged inside the top 10, though he made a mistake, which caused him to crash out of 8^th and finish the race in 15^th.

Meanwhile, Toendel was on a charge in race two after starting the race in the top 15. He fought to make some passes on Stefan Ekerold, Jazdauskas and Kim Savaste of 137 KTM Motorsport, along with others, to finish the race in 6^th, with Michek finishing just ahead of him in 5^th.

In terms of the championship, despite missing out on a podium spot, Kutsar still leads in the standings by 12 points, with Savaste second, finishing 6^th overall today, and Macuks third, a further 21 points behind.

There are now two rounds remaining of the EMX Open championship, with still plenty of points up for grabs, which will make for some interesting races as we reach the closing stages of the opening year of the brand-new series.

Jimmy Clochet: “Today was a really good day for me, before, the last year I was riding in the EMX250 with Bud Racing team, this year I got this news challenge and I jump on the EMXOpen class. I was feeling really good with the track and with the bike and I got two really good starts, so I’m really happy about my day and I’m ready for the next round”.

Davide De Bortoli: “I’m really happy to be here and for my first podium in the European Championship. Today I was feeling really good with my bike. I wanted to race in Latvia, but I got injured just some days before. Today I did my best and now I’m looking forward the next races here in Pietramurata”.

Toms Mackus: “I’m happy about the podium but the race wasn’t the best and not what I was expecting because I did bad start and I crashed. I’m ready for the next races and I’m really looking forward to get a good result on the next one”.

Karel Kutsar: “The most important thing is the Championship. In the first race I was quite nervous, so I did two little mistakes in the first corners of the first lap and because of that I lost many positions. Anyway, I tried to do my best and I finished 9th. In the second race, I took a better start and I tried to ride good and safe, finally I got a good result. Now I’m ready for the next race”.

EMXOpen - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, Kawasaki), 29:05.552; 2. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, Honda), +0:19.373; 3. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, Honda), +0:21.172; 4. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), +0:30.648; 5. Kim Savaste (FIN, KTM), +0:33.356; 6. John Adamson (GBR, KTM), +0:39.270; 7. Dan Thornhill (GBR, Honda), +0:41.516; 8. Mathias Gryning (DEN, Yamaha), +0:43.874; 9. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), +0:46.144; 10. Stefan Ekerold (GER, Suzuki), +0:48.331.

EMXOpen - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, Kawasaki), 29:13.890; 2. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, Honda), +0:04.635; 3. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), +0:07.370; 4. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), +0:37.870; 5. Martin Michek (CZE, KTM), +0:40.078; 6. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, Honda), +1:09.342; 7. Stefan Ekerold (GER, Suzuki), +1:14.989; 8. Kim Savaste (FIN, KTM), +1:19.316; 9. Mads Sjoholm (DEN, KTM), +1:21.205; 10. Mike Bolink (NED, KTM), +1:27.160

EMXOpen - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, KAW), 50 points; 2. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, HON), 44 p.; 3. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), 36 p.; 4. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, HON), 35 p.; 5. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Kim Savaste (FIN, KTM), 29 p.; 7. Martin Michek (CZE, KTM), 26 p.; 8. Stefan Ekerold (GER, SUZ), 25 p.; 9. Mathias Gryning (DEN, YAM), 23 p.; 10. Dan Thornhill (GBR, HON), 23 p.

EMXOpen - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), 163 points; 2. Kim Savaste (FIN, KTM), 151 p.; 3. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), 130 p.; 4. Stefan Ekerold (GER, SUZ), 118 p.; 5. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, HUS), 101 p.; 6. Andero Lusbo (EST, HUS), 93 p.; 7. Juuso Matikainen (FIN, HUS), 83 p.; 8. Karlis Kalejs (LAT, HUS), 75 p.; 9. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, HON), 73 p.; 10. Domantas Jazdauskas (LTU, HUS), 73 p.

EMXOpen - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 188 points; 2. Husqvarna, 125 p.; 3. Suzuki, 118 p.; 4. Honda, 82 p.; 5. Yamaha, 62 p.; 6. Kawasaki, 50 p.

Main Photo: EMX Open Start

Bottom Photos: 1. Jimmy Clochet; 2. Davide De Bortoli

TIMETABLE (Local Timing CET)

SUNDAY: 08:15 MX2 Free/Time Practice, 09:15 MXGP Free/Time Practice, 11:05 MX2 Race 1, 12:05 MXGP Race 1, 14:00 MX2 Race 2, 15:00 MXGP Race 2.

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM Europe

MXGP of Trentino