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PIETRAMURATA (Trentino) 10 April 2022 – Rounds two of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and EMX Open Championships have concluded in Pietramurata with Fantic Factory Team Maddii’s Alexis Fueri and Millionair Racing Team’s Giuseppe Tropepe taking to the top step in their classes for the round of Trentino.

Fueri had the perfect weekend, celebrating a lot of firsts, including first race win, first 1-1 scorecard, first overall victory and first time leading the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing championship. Meanwhile Tropepe enjoyed his own success, winning in front of his home crowd here in Italy as he celebrated his first win in the EMX Open category.

In EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing heat one, it was Alexis Fueri of Fantic Factory Team Maddii who led the way ahead of Julius Mikula, Elias Escandell of RFME GASGAS MX JUNIOR TEAM along with Maximilian Werner of KTM Kosak Team who was right there also.

A few riders went down in the first corner, this included Janis Martins Reisulis. Meanwhile timed practice winner Ferruccio Zanchi of Yamaha Europe EMX125 MJC’s started down in seventh, with the championship leader Cas Valk of Fantic Factory Team Maddii also starting outside the top 10.

Though Valk was very impressive in the opening lap as he was quick to make some passes and get himself into third. A lap later he also took second from Mikula as Yamaha Europe EMX125 MJC’s Karlis Alberts Reisulis got himself into fifth.

Zanchi then crashed as he showed down in 36^th and did not finish the race, which was costly for his championship chase. Ivano Van Erp of Yamaha Europe EMX125 also crashed as he showed down in 31^st.

K. Reisulis then passed Elias Auclair for fourth and a lap later the Latvian was ahead of Mikula too as he got himself into third after a nice battle with the rider from Czech Republic. Auclair then dropped to 7^th as Escandell and Matteo Luigi Russi of Tech 32 went by. Auclair eventually did not finish the last two laps of the race.

Back at the front, Fueri was looking comfortable as he extended his lead over his teammate Valk. Though further behind them, Mikula crashed out of fourth and got going again in around eighth.

The focused shifted back to the front of the pack in the closing stages, as Fueri made a mistake which cost him previous time and allowed Valk to close right in. In the final few laps, we were treated to a close battle between the teammates for the race victory, with Valk not backing down until the pair crossed the line, as Fueri held on to win the race by just 0.533 seconds! K. Reisulis was third ahead of Escandell and Russi.

In the second race, there was some commotion in the start as a few riders went down in the first corner, this included championship leader Valk along with the likes of J. Reisulis and Mikula. Though it was Holiver Brizio who led the way with Antonio Gallego of RFME GASGAS MX JUNIOR TEAM, Fueri and Vitezslav Marek just behind.

By the beginning of the second lap, Fueri was already in the lead, as K. Reisulis got himself into 10^th after passing Jaka Peklaj of SIXTYTWO Motorsport Husqvarna. The Latvian then made two more swift passes as he moved into to 8^th and continued his charge to the front.

By the fourth lap, K. Reisulis was already in fourth as he set his sights on Marek and Gallego ahead. Marek was looking faster as he pushed the Spaniard but could not find a way around him until K. Reisulis went by both and only then Marek could find his own opportunity to get around.

Meanwhile Valk was making good progress as he edged closer to the top 10, while Fueri was getting comfortable in the lead as he had more than a 7 second lead over K. Reisulis who was second.

Fueri’s lead only continued to grow and by the chequered flag the Frenchman was 18.556 seconds ahead as he secured another race victory. K. Reisulis was second as Marek held on to third ahead of Van Erp who made a great comeback from the back of the field to fourth. Mikula also made a good recovery as he fought back to fifth. Meanwhile Valk managed to fight back to eighth.

With the perfect 1-1 score, Fueri took to the top step of the podium, ahead of K. Reisulis and Valk. A strong weekend here in Trentino for Fueri also means that he now leads the championship by nine points over Valk who is second, as K. Reisulis sits in third.

Alexis Fueri: “It was a very good weekend. I took the pole position of my group, two holeshots, two wins, it’s amazing. But the season is long and the championship has just started, it’s nice to take the red plate but now I need to keep it and I will work for that”.

Main Photo: EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Podium

Bottom Photos: 1. Alexis Fueri 2. Karlis Alberts Reisulis

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Alexis Fueri (FRA, Fantic), 30:33.727; 2. Cas Valk (NED, Fantic), +0:00.533; 3. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:29.951; 4. Elias Escandell (ESP, GASGAS), +0:40.636; 5. Matteo Luigi Russi (ITA, KTM), +0:53.042; 6. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), +1:00.490; 7. Francisco Garcia (ESP, GASGAS), +1:02.401; 8. Mathis Valine (FRA, GASGAS), +1:04.371; 9. Arnaud Colson (FRA, GASGAS), +1:05.470; 10. Uldis Freibergs (LAT, Husqvarna), +1:06.735;

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Alexis Fueri (FRA, Fantic), 29:11.866; 2. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:18.556; 3. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), +0:25.279; 4. Ivano Van Erp (NED, Yamaha), +0:25.671; 5. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), +0:31.753; 6. Mattia Barbieri (ITA, GASGAS), +0:32.704; 7. Matteo Luigi Russi (ITA, KTM), +0:36.091; 8. Cas Valk (NED, Fantic), +0:36.504; 9. Brando Rispoli (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:37.185; 10. Nico Stenberg (FIN, KTM), +0:41.228;

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Alexis Fueri (FRA, FAN), 50 points; 2. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 42 p.; 3. Cas Valk (NED, FAN), 35 p.; 4. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), 31 p.; 5. Matteo Luigi Russi (ITA, KTM), 30 p.; 6. Ivano Van Erp (NED, YAM), 28 p.; 7. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), 27 p.; 8. Arnaud Colson (FRA, GAS), 19 p.; 9. Francisco Garcia (ESP, GAS), 19 p.; 10. Elias Escandell (ESP, GAS), 18 p.;

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Alexis Fueri (FRA, FAN), 90 points; 2. Cas Valk (NED, FAN), 82 p.; 3. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 56 p.; 4. Matteo Luigi Russi (ITA, KTM), 55 p.; 5. Elias Escandell (ESP, GAS), 50 p.; 6. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), 44 p.; 7. Ivano Van Erp (NED, YAM), 43 p.; 8. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, KTM), 42 p.; 9. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, KTM), 36 p.; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, YAM), 35 p.;

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Fantic, 97 points; 2. Yamaha, 82 p.; 3. KTM, 76 p.; 4. GASGAS, 65 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 43 p.;

In EMX Open race one, it was Michael Sandner of Raths Motorsports who led the way ahead of Stefano Pezzuto, Raf Meuwissen of Raths Motorsports and Giuseppe Tropepe of Millionair Racing Team. Tom Grimshaw of Chambers Racing started well too and was running in fifth behind the leaders.

A couple of riders got caught up in a first turn crash, this included Jose Butron of JD Gunnex KTM Racing Team as well as Marcel Stauffer from Sturm STC Racing Team.

On the opening lap, Sandner crashed out of the lead which gave Pezzuto a FastTrack ticket into first place as Grimshaw snuck past Meuwissen into third.

While Sandner dropped quite a few positions as a result of his crash, he was quick to make some good passes after that, in order to catch-up with Brad Anderson who was fifth at the time. Anderson was defensive, but Sandner was able to get past him by the sixth lap.

Pezzuto led until lap six, as Tropepe was able to close in and make a pass stick. At the same time Sandner and Tomas Kohut of Osicka MX Team closed in on Anderson. Both eventually passed the Brit who dropped down to 13^th by the end of the race.

Grimshaw then began to struggle as he was caught and passed by Meuwissen and Sandner, with the Austrian taking over third by the ninth lap.

Tropepe was getting comfortable at the sharp end, as he led Pezzuto by 3.967 seconds. Butron though was edging closer to the top ten and a few laps later the Spaniard, along with Simon Jost of Osicka MX Team and Jens Getteman passed Grimshaw, as the Brit eventually dropped down to 12^th.

Butron continued his charge forward as he got by Kohut and then Meuwissen for fifth, as Meuwissen was also passed by Kohut and later Jost to eventually finish the race in 8^th.

Tropepe went on to win the opening heat ahead of Pezzuto, Sandner, Stauffer and Butron who were the top five.

In race two, it was Sandner who led into the first corner, Tropepe was second ahead of Kohut and Croci, but Croci was fast to make a pass on Kohut to move into third. Meanwhile, just like in race one, Butron along with Stauffer, Krestinov and Anderson got caught in the first turn crash involving quite a few riders.

Stauffer made some nice passes on the opening laps and was already in 11^th by the third lap with Meuwissen just ahead of him. But at the front of the field, Tropepe was closing in on the leader, as he set the fastest lap of the race, though Sandner was quick to respond bettering that time and giving himself some breathing room from the Italian in second.

De Bortoli went out of the second race, as he saw his championship go from bad to worse.

Kohut then started to push Croci for third, as Jost passed Pregel for fifth while Sandner got comfortable in the lead as he stretched it to 7.068 seconds.

In the closing stages of the race the fight for third between Croci and Kohut intensified as the pair made contact, with Kohut diving down the inside of Husqvarna rider to not only take third but solidify his spot on the podium.

Sandner went on to win the race ahead of Tropepe and Kohut. Though the podium looked a little different as Tropepe’s 1-2 result gave him the upper hand and a ticket to the top step of the podium, with Sandner second and Kohut on the third step of the box.

After round two, Sandner continues to lead the EMX Open Championship and is 24 points clear of Butron who remains second ahead of Meuwissen who is third with 60 points.

Giuseppe Tropepe: “Was a really consistent weekend. Yesterday the track was better and today was a bit more slippery, I got a good start in second position and stayed there. I am really happy about my riding after injury. I’m really happy and I want to say thanks to my team, my family and my sponsors for the opportunity”.

Main Photos: 1. EMX Open Podium 2. EMX Open Start

Bottom Photos: 1. Giuseppe Tropepe 2. Michael Sandner

EMXOpen - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Giuseppe Tropepe (ITA, Husqvarna), 29:55.753; 2. Stefano Pezzuto (ITA, KTM), +0:05.519; 3. Michael Sandner (AUT, KTM), +0:09.695; 4. Marcel Stauffer (AUT, KTM), +0:10.894; 5. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:19.798; 6. Tomas Kohut (SVK, KTM), +0:24.465; 7. Simon Jost (SVK, KTM), +0:25.623; 8. Raf Meuwissen (NED, KTM), +0:29.527; 9. Jens Getteman (BEL, GASGAS), +0:30.434; 10. Simone Croci (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:31.283;

EMXOpen - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Michael Sandner (AUT, KTM), 30:01.752; 2. Giuseppe Tropepe (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:05.704; 3. Tomas Kohut (SVK, KTM), +0:15.281; 4. Simone Croci (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:24.910; 5. Sven Van der Mierden (NED, GASGAS), +0:25.476; 6. Simon Jost (SVK, KTM), +0:31.321; 7. Bence Pergel (HUN, KTM), +0:46.271; 8. Jens Getteman (BEL, GASGAS), +0:51.511; 9. Marcel Stauffer (AUT, KTM), +0:55.257; 10. Raf Meuwissen (NED, KTM), +1:00.968;

EMXOpen – Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Giuseppe Tropepe (ITA, HUS), 47 points; 2. Michael Sandner (AUT, KTM), 45 p.; 3. Tomas Kohut (SVK, KTM), 35 p.; 4. Marcel Stauffer (AUT, KTM), 30 p.; 5. Simone Croci (ITA, HUS), 29 p.; 6. Simon Jost (SVK, KTM), 29 p.; 7. Jens Getteman (BEL, GAS), 25 p.; 8. Raf Meuwissen (NED, KTM), 24 p.; 9. Stefano Pezzuto (ITA, KTM), 22 p.; 10. Sven Van der Mierden (NED, GAS), 21 p.;

EMXOpen – Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Michael Sandner (AUT, KTM), 90 points; 2. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 66 p.; 3. Raf Meuwissen (NED, KTM), 60 p.; 4. Tomas Kohut (SVK, KTM), 58 p.; 5. Michael Ivanov (BUL, HUS), 50 p.; 6. Giuseppe Tropepe (ITA, HUS), 47 p.; 7. Tom Grimshaw (GBR, GAS), 47 p.; 8. Sven Van der Mierden (NED, GAS), 44 p.; 9. Simon Jost (SVK, KTM), 44 p.; 10. Simone Croci (ITA, HUS), 37 p.;

EMXOpen - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 97 points; 2. Husqvarna, 91 p.; 3. GASGAS, 51 p.; 4. Honda, 49 p.; 5. Yamaha, 22 p.;

The next rounds of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and EMX Open Championships will take place in Kegums, for the round of Latvia on the 23^rd – 24^th of April.

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

You can find the complete results HERE.

MXGP OF TRENTINO QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1570m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 16° C

Weather conditions: Sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 25000

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The fifth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship is geared-up and ready to go in the beautiful setting of the Dolomite Mountains in Pietramurata for the MXGP of Trentino.

Check out the timetable and entry lists for the event below:

TIMETABLE

MXGP Entry List

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EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Entry List

EMX Open Entry List

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 6 April 2022 – The FIM Motocross World Championship continues this weekend with the fifth round of the series nestled in the stunning Dolomite Mountains of Pietramurata for the MXGP of Trentino!

The Pietramurata venue made its first appearance in the FIM Motocross World Championship back in 1987, with the inaugural Grand Prix won by Massimo Contini in the 125cc category. Since then, the hard-pack circuit has hosted 16 Grand Prix races, which also includes several triple headers in 2020 and 2021.

Trentino has been home to some incredible races and championship showdowns with the last two MX2 world titles of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle (2020) and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Maxime Renaux (2021) celebrated at the spectacular venue, along with Big Van World MTX Kawasaki’s Courtney Duncan’s last two WMX world titles too.

As it stands, Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing are the most successful riders at the Pietramurata venue, with five GP victories each. Though with Cairoli retired and Herlings out with injury, this leaves the door open for Team HRC’s Tim Gajser to level up with the pair, as he sits second with four overall wins. 

This weekend, the MXGP of Trentino will be the perfect setting for a great weekend of racing, with a brand-new track layout ready to test the riders. The Crossodromo “il Ciclamino” will run in a different direction this weekend, with minor changes to accommodate the modification, while the essence of the circuit will remain the same.

Alongside the regular MXGP and MX2 action, we will also see rounds of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and EMX Open taking place on Saturday and Sunday.

What will be interesting to see in MXGP this weekend is whether after breaking Gajser’s winning streak in Portugal Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado can start his very own string of victories. Prado admitted that he has been riding with pressure, but now with his first GP win since Loket last year, finally off his back, maybe that will give him the much-needed boost to carry on with this momentum and ride like his usual self.

Though Gajser has been very strong this season so far, winning three GP’s on the bounce, so one weekend without the GP victory doesn’t rule him out straight away. Pietramurata is a good track for the Slovenian, with the added bonus of his home fans and the famous ‘Gajser corner’ which will no doubt give him an extra push during the races.

But of course, there seems to be a growing threat from the likes of Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Brian Bogers and Pauls Jonass who had a very good weekend in Portugal. No doubt the standout performance goes to Bogers, who after dislocating his shoulder in Argentina just two weeks prior, fought back to a podium position for his first ever visit to the box in MXGP and his first podium in general since 2017. It would be nice to see him carry this momentum and motivation into the rest of the season.

There’s also the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing squad to watch out for. Glenn Coldenhoff had a really positive weekend in Agueda, after winning the qualifying race, the Dutchman had a solid scorecard in the races, going 4-3 for fourth overall, just two points off the podium. Coldenhoff has admitted he has struggled with severe arm pump in the first rounds and is looking to put this behind him and focus on the positive results.

Meanwhile his teammates, Maxime Renaux and Jeremy Seewer have also had their share of ups and downs. After winning his first MXGP race, Renaux didn’t seem his usual self in Portugal as he struggled with crashes and could only manage 11^th overall. But Trentino is a special place for him, a track where he secured his first world title just last season, so there’s no doubt that he will be fired up for the weekend and keen to make up for last weekend.

Seewer also has his own success in Trentino, having won the Grand Prix there last year, his second in MXGP. While the Swiss hopes for another podium finish, he is also realistic having already made huge steps since Argentina where he picked up a concussion. It was not clear whether he would even start his 150^th GP in Portugal, so having delivered a solid result of 6^th overall and a few more days rest, it will be interesting to see what he can do this time around.

Another stand-out performance is one from Calvin Vlaanderen of Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing Team. Vlaanderen along with Arminas Jasikonis missed the Argentinian Grand Prix, and while Jasikonis missed the race last weekend too, Vlaanderen was present and delivered a very solid result of 7^th overall which is also his best result of the season so far.

Honda 114 Motorsports Ruben Fernandez was another rider to watch last weekend, but that didn’t quite go to plan for the Spaniard. Fernandez posted the fastest time in free and time practice but that did not translate into a good qualifying as he crashed twice, the latter one being the one that left him worse for wear. He did however line-up for the Sunday races, though 8^th overall was the best he could deliver. It is clear that his speed is there and hopefully that can translate into a good race too all he needs is the experience and time and now returning to a place where he was on the podium in MX2 last year, should give him an extra bit of motivation too.

Heading into the weekend, focus will be also on the Italian riders, such as Alberto Forato of SM Action Racing Team YUASA Battery and Nicholas Lapucci of Fantic Factory Team Maddii  to see what they can do on home soil. Meanwhile Beta SDM Corse rider Alessandro Lupino will miss his home round due to surgery in Portugal last week. 

2021 MXGP of Trentino Top 3 – MXGP:

1. Jeffrey Herlings

2. Glenn Coldenhoff

3. Tim Gajser

Main Photo: MXGP Start 2021

Bottom Photos: 1. Jorge Prado 2. Tim Gajser

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 186 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 165 p.; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 144 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 124 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 109 p.; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 101 p.; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, BET), 99 p.; 8. Brian Bogers (NED, HUS), 97 p.; 9. Alberto Forato (ITA, GAS), 82 p.; 10. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, KTM), 73 p.;

In MX2, all eyes will be on Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle who secured a back-to-back GP victory in Portugal with a 1-2 result over Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts. Coming into this race weekend in Trentino, both riders have the chance to win the GP, having both won there previously. It will be interesting to see if the memories of securing a world title will give Vialle an extra edge or whether Geerts will be able to bounce back and get back on the top spot to maintain a steady championship lead.

While many expect the fight to be between Vialle and Geerts, it’s also important not to rule out other potential threats in the likes of Big Van World MTX Kawasaki’s Mikkel Haarup or Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf for example.

Haarup has been on a high in these last two GP’s having score two podiums on the bounce for his best career result. Haarup has what it takes to win, but his lack of experience at the front could be a factor, though he admitted himself that leading in Portugal has already taught him a lot. Nonetheless, it will be interesting to see whether the Dane can continue this form into the fifth round as he currently sits third in the championship.

Husqvarna’s de Wolf is another rider capable of getting on the box. At the MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina it seemed like the Dutchman could be another name to add to the injured list in 2022, but his surprise return in Portugal really caught attention. A 3-5 result put him very close to the podium and there’s nothing to stop him doing it again in Trentino this weekend.

Just a further two points behind was F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Kevin Horgmo who finished his weekend with 33 points and a Fox Holeshot. Horgmo has consistently battled at the sharp end and after finishing fifth overall in Portugal, he keeps edging closer to a podium every weekend. Last year, Horgmo went 2-1 to win the EMX250 round in Trentino, so he has what it takes to lead laps and win there.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Thibault Benistant made his comeback last weekend and finished his first 2022 GP with 7^th overall. It’s a solid building point for the Frenchman and hopefully we see him improve race by race.

Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini and Simon Längenfelder will need a positive result this weekend after a couple of tough races. Guadagnini looked solid out of the gate in race one, though crashed in the second corner, which didn’t set the best tone for the day. He was able to fight back to 12^th and finish 5^th in race two, but will need a more positive result to stay in the running of a good overall result this season. Längenfelder had troubles of his own managing a 13-9 scorecard which he will no doubt look to improve also.

Local faces to look out for this weekend will be SM Action Racing Team YUASA Battery’s Andrea Adamo who will be looking to get back on the box after his first podium in Mantova last month, along with Andrea Bonacorsi of Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team who will make another wildcard appearance in MX2.

2021 MXGP of Trentino Top 3 – MX2:

1.Tom Vialle

2. Jago Geerts

3. Ruben Fernandez

Main Photo: MX2 Start 2021

Bottom Photos: 1. Tom Vialle 2. Jago Geerts

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 174 points; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 158 p.; 3. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, KAW), 132 p.; 4. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GAS), 130 p.; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, GAS), 115 p.; 6. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 113 p.; 7. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 111 p.; 8. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GAS), 106 p.; 9. Stephen Rubini (FRA, HON), 92 p.; 10. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), 90 p.;

TIMETABLE (Local Timing CET)

SATURDAY: 07:45 EMX Open Group 1 Free Practice, 08:10 EMX Open Group 2 Free Practice, 08:35 EMX125 Group 1 Free Practice, 09:00 EMX125 Group 2 Free Practice, 09:20 EMX Open Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 10:10 EMX Open Group 2 Qualifying 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 EMX Open Race 1, 15:30 EMX125 Race 1, 16:25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:10 MXGP Qualifying Race.

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

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AGUEDA (Portugal) 2 April 2022 – Infront Moto Racing is delighted to share that ticket sales for the MXGP of Latvia on the 23^rd - 24^th of April are now open!

Motocenter "Zelta Zirgs" has been a part of the FIM Motocross World Championship calendar since 2009 officially, though previously hosted the MX3 and European 125cc Championship rounds in 2005 and 2006. Now back for the 13^th time, the MXGP of Latvia promises to bring plenty of action for the sixth round of the series.

Alongside the usual MXGP and MX2 action, the Latvian Grand Prix will also host rounds of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and EMX Open categories.

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MATTERLEY BASIN (Great Britain) 26 February 2022 – The qualifying races have concluded the first day of action at the season opener of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Matterley Basin with two impressive riders from Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Maxime Renaux and Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Simon Längenfelder.

The conditions were perfect here for the first day of the MXGP of Great Britain with fantastic track conditions, sunshine throughout and great support from the British crowd which was topped off with great races too.

Before heading into the qualifying races of MXGP and MX2, the European classes took to the track for their first races of the weekend.

In the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing class we witnessed some intense battles and big crashes, especially that of Karlis Alberts Reisulis of Yamaha Europe EMX125 MJC. The Latvian was leading much of the race and was looking in control until a big off caused him to lose a lot of valuable time that he had against his opponents. Eventually Ferruccio Zanchi also of Yamaha Europe EMX125 MJC was able to make a pass stick and take over the lead. Reisulis tried to fight back but had another big crash and did not finish the race. Zanchi went on to claim the first victory of the season.

Meanwhile in EMX Open, former Grand Prix rider Jose Butron put on an incredible performance as he took the win ahead of Michael Ivanov and Michael Sandner. The defending champion, Davide De Bortoli finished down in fifth ahead of Brits Dan Thornhill, Liam Knight, Brad Anderson and Tom Grimshaw, who had some nice battles up until the end of the race.  

In the MXGP qualifying race, it was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer with the holeshot but his new teammate and MXGP rookie, Maxime Renaux, was able to slip past and take over the lead. Team HRC’s Tim Gajser move into second too, with Seewer leading his other teammate, Glenn Coldenhoff.

Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado was able to find a way past Coldenhoff to move into fourth. Honda 114 Motorsports’ Ruben Fernandez was also running well just behind the #292.

Much of the qualifying race was a battle between Renaux and Gajser, with the Slovenian making several attempts to get by the young Frenchman. But his attempts never came to fruition as Renaux was able to hold off the four-time world champion.

While things seemed to be going well for one rookie, it was not the same for another one as Mathys Boisrame who was filling in for the injured Jeffrey Herlings of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing had a big crash in the qualifying race and did not finish the session. There is no update yet whether he will start the races tomorrow.

As the race progressed, it looked like Prado was within striking distance of Seewer, but the Yamaha rider was quick to respond, and Prado lost ground.

With two laps to go, Gajser was still not giving up on Renaux, as Fernandez was able to get by Coldenhoff for fifth place.

In the end, Renaux went on to win his first ever qualifying race in MXGP, with Gajser second, Seewer third, Prado fourth and Fernandez rounding out the top five.

Maxime Renaux: “It’s really good to start my MXGP rookie season like that. I managed to lead all the laps of the race even with Tim behind me pushing hard to catch me. I tried to manage the lead and don’t make any mistakes. I wasn’t expecting to do so good but I knew I had good potential, I wasn’t really sure about the start because the 450 is a new bike so I didn’t know what to expect from the starts. I feel confident even with the power increase and for sure tomorrow will be really important to make a good start, get the front row and make the same thing I did today”.

Main Photo: Maxime Renaux

Bottom Photos: 1. MXGP Start 2. Tim Gajser

MXGP - Qualifying Race – Top 10 Classification: 1. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), 26:32.552; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:01.473; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:04.516; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:25.089; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:35.281; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:39.687; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Beta), +0:40.771; 8. Alberto Forato (ITA, GASGAS), +0:41.665; 9. Jed Beaton (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:43.124; 10. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:49.963;

In the MX2 qualifying race it was Simon Längenfelder with the holeshot ahead of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle and Kay De Wolf of Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing.

While the majority of the field were clean into the first corner, unfortunately one of the riders that was caught out was Liam Everts of DIGA PROCROSS KTM Racing. He did not continue with the race.

Längenfelder continued to control the field, as Vialle was looking to get by De Wolf for second. Further down the field was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts and Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk, who was making his debut on Husqvarna inside the top five.

Geerts then set the fastest lap of the race as Längenfelder started to get comfortable in the lead. De Wolf then crashed out of second and dropped down to fifth. He quickly started to come under pressure from Andrea Adamo of SM Action GasGas YUASA Battery, but was able to hold the position.

Längenfelder went on to win his first ever MX2 qualifying race with a 2.555 second advantage over Vialle and Geerts. Moosdijk finished fourth and De Wolf fifth.

Simon Längenfelder: “I had a really good start and after I managed to lead every single lap of the race. I did only a small mistake that you could see from MXGP-TV, but despite that I managed to do all properly. Being in the De Carli team is a big change for me also moving to Italy but I have to say that having so many great people around me in the team is amazing and I’m so happy to be in this team”.

Conrad Mewse: “It was a difficult and steady qualifying for me because I didn’t have a good start and I couldn’t do the passes that I wanted in the first lap. I had some problems with my goggle lens with the sun. In the end I managed to finish 8th that is not so bad, and I will try to keep some energy for tomorrow. Starting from the 8th gate is good for me and tomorrow for sure I’ll go for two solid starts and be there with the guys in front”.

Main Photo: Simon Längenfelder

Bottom Photos: 1. Jago Geerts 2. Tom Vialle

MX2 - Qualifying Race – Top 10 Classification: 1. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GASGAS), 26:35.758; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:02.555; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:12.684; 4. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Husqvarna), +0:21.277; 5. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:22.368; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, GASGAS), +0:24.493; 7. Hakon Fredriksen (NOR, Honda), +0:29.671; 8. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), +0:34.613; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:35.989; 10. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GASGAS), +0:42.258;

With a great first day of racing, it’s all looking even better for tomorrow as we look forward to the second EMX races and the main action from MXGP and MX2 as we will see the first podiums of the 2022 season.

All the photos from the MXGP of Great Britain will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

MXGP OF GREAT BRITAIN QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 2120m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 10° C

Weather conditions: Sunny

TIMETABLE (Local Timing GMT)

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

LINKS

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MXGP of Great Britain

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 14 February 2022 – The FIM Motocross World Championship is just days away from the 2022 season opener taking place in Matterley Basin!

Take a look at the scheduled timetable and complete entry list for the MXGP, MX2, EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing EMX Open classes.

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

ADDITIONAL CLASSES:

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Entry List

EMXOpen Entry List