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AFYON (Türkiye) 30 August 2023 - The 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship lands in Türkiye for the seventeenth round of the season. The Grand Prix of Türkiye will be held in Afyonkarahisar as it has been every season since 2018 (except for 2020). 

The MXGP of Türkiye will host MXGP for the 5th time in its history on a track where Jeffrey Herlings won 3 times in the MXGP class and Team HRC's Tim Gajser won once last year in 2022 on his road to the 2022 MXGP World Title. The MXGP Red Plate Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado also won in 2018 in MX2 which shows that he will be racing on conquered land to inch closer to the MXGP World Title.

Along with MXGP and MX2, the EMX250 and WMX will compete this weekend in their penultimate and final round respectively this season. In EMX250, Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Andrea Bonacorsi is still the Red Plate with 3 Round wins and 100% podiums.  Bonacorsi could be crowned this weekend in Turkiye as with two rounds left to go, BT Racing Team’s Kay Karssemakers is second trailing by 54 points which means that if the gap does not go down under 50 points after the Turkish round, Bonacorsi would be crowned before the last round in Great Britain.

The final round of WMX will also be taking place in Afyon where Big Van World MTX Kawasaki’s Courtney Duncan will fight to keep her Red Plate and win the WMX World Championship. However, Duncan will have to stay strong as her two closest rivals will not let her have a field day. RFME GASGAS WMX Team’s Daniela Guillen and Lotte Van Drunen are respectively only 16 and 23 points behind and can still possibly win the Title and will do everything to reverse the situation and that will offer an electrifying finish.

The 2022 MXGP of Türkiye was held in Afyon, marking the last round of the season and it was Tim Gajserwho came out victorious in front Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer and Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre.

With every GPs passing, the leader of the Championship Jorge Prado gets closer to the title thanks to his consistency. Prado won his 13th race wins in The Netherlands and climbed on his 15th podium, showing once more his tenacity. The Red Plate, with Tim Gajser, are the only riders competing this weekend who have won in Afyon previously which will be a welcomed fact for the Spaniard to win his 3rd Grand Prix of the season.

Solid 2nd in the Championship, Romain Febvre, has won his 6th Grand Prix in The Netherlands increasing his impressive stats for this season. Fresh from signing another deal with Kawasaki Racing Team for next year and being selected for Team France at the MXoN in Ernée on 6-7-8 October, the Frenchman has an incredible momentum and this will definitely help him to fight for GP wins until the end of the campaign.

Jeremy Seewer got a great back-to-back podium in The Netherlands after his Grand Prix victory in Sweden. He also solidified his 3rd place in the Championship. The Swiss rider can expect a successful end of the season after showing great speed recently and keeping his fast starts on point with 11 FOX Holeshots so far, levelled with Prado. 

4th in the Championship is Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff who bounced back from Sweden with a good 4th place as he narrowly missed on the podium. Coldenhoff showed that he is resourceful with 5 podiums this season although he is still working towards an important Grand Prix win. 

Team HRC’s Rubén Fernández had a tough weekend in The Netherlands with an 11th overall although the Spaniard was not lucky as he crashed on the start straight in the first race to then having to change his goggles and lost precious time. He recovered back to 17th place while he finished well into the top 10 in race 2, showing a much better speed. He is well established in 5th in the Championship and has won 1 Grand Prix this season, proving he has all it takes to win again.

Team Gebben Van Venroy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen is 6th in the standings after showing consistency throughout the whole season and has a race win to his name. His home GP in The Netherland didn’t go as planned as he crashed after a duel with SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery MXGP’s Alberto Forato in the first race. He didn’t get injured but did not feel good enough to start in Race 2. He is expected to get back to action in Turkiye. 

The return of the MXGP of The Netherlands was supposed to be a great communion between the Dutch fans and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings. It started from the best of manners with Herlings topping the Free Practice but he unfortunately sustained an injury during the session and had to retire from the Grand Prix.

Alberto Forato, is 8th in the Championship and may well get to 7th with Herlings not present. Forato got 7th in the last two outings and will want to get a first podium before the end of the season, starting with the MXGP of Türkiye. The Italian has been very consistent this season and is on course to have his career’s best season in MXGP. 

Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Valentin Guillod is 9th in the Championship with many top 10s this season. Guillod got 14th in The Netherlands as he tries to get back to his usual form after coming back from injury in Sweden. The Swiss rider has shown a lot of potential this season and is well worthy of a final top 10 finish. It will be hard to keep his 9th place in the championship with the return of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Maxime Renaux who is getting better and better since coming back from injury.

With two 6th place finishes over the las two GPs, Maxime Renaux is getting back into his flow after few months and proved that he is one rider to watch over this end of the campaign. The Frenchman will need and want to get back to 100% soon after getting selected for the MXoN with Team France.

Tim Gajser is 17th in the Championship after missing most of the season but got his best result of the season in The Netherlands with a 5th overall. With 4 top 10s out of the last 5 Grand Prix the Slovenian is getting very close to a podium finish and will certainly be one to watch in Afyon after having won in Türkiye last season. 

The MXGP of Turkiye will also the opportunity for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini to make his return after few months out due to an injury sustained in France. The young Italian will use this Grand Prix and the rest of the season to get his flow and race rhythm back.

Main Photo: MXGP Start Turkiye 2022

Bottom Photos: 1. Tim Gajser; 2. Jorge Prado

Championship Standings

1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 821 points;
2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 729 p.;
3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 652 p.;
4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 600 p.;
5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 542 p.;
6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 498 p.;
7. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 456 p.;
8. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), 414 p.;
9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 295 p.;
10. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 260 p.;
11. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 224 p.;

2022 MXGP of Türkiye – MXGP Top 3:

1. Tim Gajser
2. Jeremy Seewer
3. Romain Febvre

The 2022 MXGP of Türkiye in MX2, saw one of the most dramatic and gripping finale between Tom Vialle and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts in a winner takes-it-all scenario. It was Vialle who took the MX2 crown in the end in an eventful second race scenario. Geerts would finish 2^nd of the Grand Prix and 2^nd in the Championship while Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk rounded the podium.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo still leads the Championship by 72 points. The Red Plate comes to Türkiye on a back of a good 5th place overall considering that he fell in race 2 to go 2-5. Adamo also showed that he can ride very well on sand this season which is very positive for the future. The Italian could get closer to the title if he puts on a great performance in Afyon.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts won in The Netherlands his second Grand Prix of the season and reduced the gap with his teammate and leader Adamo. The Netherlands also marked the 3rd podium in a row for the Belgian who is confirming this season and showed that he has all the skills to win. The last 3 Grand Prix will be intense if he wants to overturn this gap in the Championship. Everts will also be representing Team Belgian at the MXoN in October which may add to his confidence.

Jago Geerts surprised everyone when he returned to the competition in The Netherlands after injuring himself again in Finland. The Belgian with 6 GP wins this season did not take long to get back at it and got the 4th overall. Geerts is 102 points behind Adamo and while it is mathematically possible to lift up the MX2 crown, it will be really complicated. Being picked for the Belgium Team for the MXoN, the Belgian will want to use these last Grand Prix to get back to his best, starting with Türkiye.

4th in the Championship, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder is on a roll as he got his 6th podium in a row in Arnhem with the 3rd overall. Laengenfelder is a force to reckon with as he gets consistency at the highest level. The German rider seems really happy with his riding and performances. With his current form, we can anticipate another strong performance from Laengenfelder in Afyon.

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen gained two places in the Championship as he is now 5th. L.Coenen finished 2nd in Arnhem and got another strong weekend and his 3rd Podium of the season. The young Belgian showed incredible speed this season and when everything goes right, he always has chances of podiums. L.Coenen has also been picked for Team Belgian for the MXoN which is another achievement for the rookie and which will give him an extra boost to perform to his best until the end of the series.

While Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf is still out and in recovery, his teammate Roan Van De Moosdijk who is 7th in the Championship came back from injury on his home GP and finish at an encouraging 8th place. This is a positive result before going to Afyon to ride towards a podium finish like he did last year and get back to his level.

Now 8th, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant is still recovering while F&H Kawasaki Racing Team’s Kevin Horgmo who is 9th, may gain some places in the Championship after Türkiye. The Norwegian managed to finish 6th overall in Arnhem and has performed very well so far although he is still racing after his first podium of the season which could come in Afyon if he can get two solid races.

Main Photo: MX2 Start Turkiye 2022

Bottom Photos: 1. Andrea Adamo; 2. Jago Geerts

Championship Standings

1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 705 points;
2. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 633 p.;
3. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 603 p.;
4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 595 p.;
5. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 511 p.;
6. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 501 p.;
7. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 462 p.;
8. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 462 p.;
9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 460 p.;
10. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 325 p.;

2022 MXGP of Türkiye – MX2 Top 3:

1. Tom Vialle
2. Jago Geerts
3. Roan Van De Moosdijk
    

TIMETABLE (Local Time / GMT+3 )

SATURDAY: 09:30 WMX Free Practice, 10:00 EMX250 Free Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 12:25 WMX Qualifying Practice, 13:05 EMX250 Qualifying Practice, 13:45 MX2 Time Practice, 14:20 MXGP Time Practice, 15:05 WMX Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP RAM Qualifying Race

SUNDAY: 09:45 WMX 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, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

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MONACO (Principailty of Monaco) 28 August 2023 – The 17th round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship arrives in Afyon for the MXGP of Türkiye.

Checkout the Timetable and Entry Lists for the MXGP of The Netherlands below:

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It’s time for Acerbis Best Lap! The MXGP of The Netherlands came back to the Calendar and for the first time took place at Arnhem for the sixteenth round of 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship.

The typical Dutch sand track offered an amazing show and was challenging for the riders. In the end it was Kawasaki Racing Team's Romain Febvre who set the fastest time in MXGP on Race 1 Lap 6. It was the third best time of the season for the Frenchman. Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing's Jorge Prado still lead the competition with six fastest time this season in front of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings with four.

In MX2 it was another Kawasaki rider with Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing's Lucas Coenen who finished second on the podium who set the best time in Race 2 Lap 3. It was the second best time for L.Coenen while Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts keeps leading the competition with 5 best laps in front of Red Bull KTM Factiory Racing Andrea Adamo with 3.

Here below you have the details of Uddevalla's best times:

MXGP: Romain Febvre on Race 1 Lap 6 with 1:47.874

MX2: Lucas Coenen on Race 2 Lap 3 with 1:48.970
 

In order to remind fans of what the competition consists of; at the end of each event, the fastest rider in MXGP and MX2 will obtain a point. The rider with the most points in each class at the conclusion of the Championship will receive a prize from ACERBIS, which will be awarded at the MXGP Awards.

Scroll Down the main page at MXGP.com to see Acerbis Best Lap leader board situated directly underneath the FOX Holeshot results grid.

MXGP is delighted to continue the running of the FOX Holeshot competition through the sixteenth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship season together with MXGP Partner FOX.

The MXGP of The Netherlands was heldfor the first time in the sand track of Arnhem. The FOX Holeshot was clinched in race 1 by Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado with his 11th of the season while ​ Kawasaki Racing Team’ Romain Febvre took the second FOX Holosehot for his 5th in total.

Jorge Prado levelled with Monster Energy Yamaha factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer with 11 each in front of Romain Febvre is third with 4 in total.

In MX2, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder clinched the first FOX Holeshot while it was by the MX2 GP winner Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Liam Everts who took his third FOX HOleshot of the season.

Monster Energy Yamaha factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts is joined now by Simon Laengenfelder with 7 FOX Holeshots each, Liam Everts joins F&H Kawasaki Racing Team's Kevin Horgmo,  Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Andrea Adamo and Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen with 3 FOX Holeshots each.

The way it works is that 1 point is awarded per MXGP and MX2 Championship race. The first rider who crosses the white line painted on the ground at the exit of the first corner will be given a point. At the end of the season the 2 riders - one per category - with the most FOX Holeshot points will win a mega prize.

ARNHEM (The Netherlands) 20 August 2023 – It’s a wrap! The sixteenth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship offered some amazing action and battles on the typical Dutch sand track of Arnhem. 

The great weather and track conditions meant that riders could express themselves to the fullest. The typical tough Dutch sand track still offered many challenges for the riders who could not lose focus for a second. 

In MXGP, Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre won his 6th Grand Prix of the season in front of Red Plate Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado who keeps winning races to maintain his large points lead on Febvre. Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer confirmed after his win in Sweden with a back-to-back podium asserting a bit more the 3rd place in the Championship.

In MX2, the solid and consistent Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts won his 2nd Grand Prix of the season in a last lap thriller that saw Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen finish second overall thanks to his win in race two and fighting spirit in the first race. Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder completed the podium with another race win to keep his podium streak going.

The MXGP of The Netherlands attracted many fans who were eager to cheer on every home rider and created an amazing atmosphere around the track to the delight of all riders. The crowd made itself known under the hot and sunny day at Arnhem.

In Race 1 Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado clinched his 11th FOX Holeshot of the season, levelling with Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer
 in the competition. Seewer was just behind Prado but Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre quickly overtook the Swiss in the opening lap to go 2nd. Prado led the race but then got threatened by a fast Febvre who seemed to enjoy this tough track. On lap 9 of 18, Febvre made a great move to overtake the Red Plate and took the lead. 

We thought that Febvre was going for the win after pulling away quickly but on lap 11, unfortunately a stone got stuck into his rear brake to put it a stop in his flow. The Frenchman struggled to switch back the bike and saw Prado and Seewer overtaking him. Febvre eventually got back to it and managed to get back to 2nd on lap 17 after passing Seewer again. Febvre pushed for the win but was too short and Prado got another important race win while Febvre settled for 2nd and Seewer 3rd. 

Behind the first trio, Standing Construct Honda MXGP’s Pauls Jonass started very well in 4th on the turn of lap 1 in front of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Maxime Renaux but they both got overtaken by Renaux’s teammate Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff who jumped to 4th place. Coldenhoff kept that place until the end. Jonass couldn’t keep his position as Renaux, Team HRC's Tim Gajser and SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery MXGP’s Alberto Forato overtook him between lap 5 and 7. Jonass moved down to 8th and finished in that position. 

Renaux was 5th until lap 9 when he made a mistake and moved down to 7th. Both Gajser and Forato took that opportunity to finish 5th and 6th respectively. Earlier, Forato passed Team Gebben Van Venroy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen for 8th and unwilling forced him wide. Vlaanderen went off track and crash and had to retire from the race on lap 6.

Unfortunately, De Baets Yamaha MX-Team’s Benoit Paturel and Team HRC’s Rubén Fernández crashed on the first corner. Fenandez went to the pitlane for a goggle change and managed to move up to 17th which was really good considering how far back he was after that incident. Paturel could not go back on track after a bike issue.

In Race 2, Febvre took the best start to clinch the FOX Holeshot and took the lead. This time the French rider would not do the same mistakes and raced superbly to keep a good cushion at the lead. Febvre finally got the race win to go 2-1 and win his 6th Grand Prix of the season. 

Behind him, Seewer got a great start once again to place himself 2nd. The Swiss managed to stay solid but got into a battle of the teammate with the home rider Coldenhoff with 2 laps to go. Coldenhoff showed great determination as he rode past Prado earlier in the race to go 3rd and kept charging forward as he was supported hugely by the home crowd. Seewer’s podium was in jeopardy if Coldenhoff passed him. In the end Seewer managed to keep his cool and battle off Coldenhoff to stay 2nd and clinch the 3rd spot on the podium and get a back-to-back podium after his win in Sweden. Coldenhoff who got tantalisingly close to the podium on his home GP had to settle for the 3rd place and the 4th overall. 

Prado managed a pretty quiet race as he rode for most of the race in 4th place to get another podium with the 2nd overall. The only test for the Red Plate was to keep Gajser at bay for a couple of laps. Gajser in the end threw the towel with a couple of laps to go knowing it would be hard to chase after Prado and settled for another good 5th place and the 5th overall. 

Renaux got a good start and placed himself in 3rd position but made a mistake on lap 4 to move down to 6th. The French rider kept the 6th spot until the end to go 6th overall. Forato and Fernandez battled it out for the 7th place which Forato grasped on lap 6 and never gave it up again to go 6-7 for 7th overall while Fernandes showed that without a crash, he was well worthy of the top 10 as he finished 8th. Jonass rode pretty much the whole race in 9th place to finish 8th overall. 

Rounding the overall top 10 were Standing Construct Honda MXGP’s Brian Bogers who went 9-10 for 9th overall, and MRT Racing Team Beta’s Ben Watson who went 11-11 for 10th overall.

Romain Febvre: “The second race was so much better. I pulled the FOX Holeshot and rode my own race. I was feeling good, the track was heavy but I could make the difference. It’s a shame for the first race that I could not win because I got a stone stuck in the rear brake but anyway, win number 6 so I am really happy about it.”

Jorge Prado: “I didn’t get the best start in the second race and it took the first lap to get my position. I came into the weekend sick and I felt a bit worse this morning but this track today was really tough plus the sun came out to make it even harder. I gave my all, second overall, my points lead in the Championship look good and next round is in Turkiye which I am really excited to race go and race there!”

Jeremy Seewer: “It’s never easy to keep the local hero (Glenn Coldenhoff) behind in the second race on his home GP but I did it. We had quite a lot of fights this season for the third place on the podium and I had the better of him this time luckily. I struggled yesterday and we had to change the bike overnight and I felt a bit nervous but I’m thankful to the team that we could turn it around as I felt better today and had a good flow. To do a podium in the sand is always special for me and I’m super happy. Now off to Turkiye.”

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), 35:18.978; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:04.399; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:16.442; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:31.853; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:37.696; 6. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), +0:41.573; 7. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:59.313; 8. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Honda), +1:05.777; 9. Brian Bogers (NED, Honda), +1:20.069; 10. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Kawasaki), +1:26.880

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification:  1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), 33:53.464; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:00.987; 3. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:01.866; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:24.691; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:27.809; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:37.166; 7. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), +0:39.251; 8. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +1:09.327; 9. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Honda), +1:22.180; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, Honda), +1:34.106

MXGP – Grand Prix Top 10 Classification:  1. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 47 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 43 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 42 p.; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 38 p.; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 32 p.; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 29 p.; 7. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), 29 p.; 8. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HON), 25 p.; 9. Brian Bogers (NED, HON), 23 p.; 10. Ben Watson (GBR, BET), 20 p

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification:  Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 821 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 729 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 652 p.; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 600 p.; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 542 p.; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 498 p.; 7. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 456 p.; 8. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), 414 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 295 p.; 10. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 260 p

MXGP - Manufacturers Classification: 1. GASGAS, 827 points; 2. Yamaha, 807 p.; 3. Kawasaki, 745 p.; 4. KTM, 648 p.; 5. Honda, 636 p.; 6. Beta, 275 p.; 7. Husqvarna, 80 p.

Main Photo: Romain Febvre

Bottom Photos: 1. Jorge Prado; 2. Jeremy Seewer

In race 1, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder took the FOX Holeshot and flew with the lead. No one could catch the German and he went on to win race one comfortably continuing on his impressive showings.  

Behind him was a battle that we are now used to see between the top two in the Championship and teammates at Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, Andrea Adamo and Liam Everts. Everts started the best of the two in 2nd position while Adamo followed closely in 3rd. Everts felt comfortable until Adamo got closer which made the Belgian gets a bit untidy and got a close call on a turn. The riders went wheel to wheel but Everts kept his 2nd place while Adamo also made a mistake, costing him some time. On lap 10 of 18, Everts made a mistake and nearly got off his bike but salvaged it very well although Adamo capitalised on that mistake to move up to 2nd.

From then on Adamo pulled away to put pressure on Laengenfelder but made a mistake that made him having to throw his goggles. Adamo kept riding very strongly goggle-less and was going to threaten Laengenfelder over the last lap but made another mistake that kept him in 2nd place until the end. Adamo got an excellent 2nd place while Everts settled for 3rd. 

To mark his comeback after his broken collarbone, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts displayed an impressive performance as he went 6th after the turn of lap 1 and took his time to get into his usual flow but then found his tempo and overtook a very good F&H Kawasaki Racing Team’s Kevin Horgmo for 5th on lap 13 and then capitalised on the unfortunate crash of his teammate and also great performer Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Rick Elzinga to move up to 4th. Horgmo stayed solid once again to finish 5th while Elzinga who was riding at home picked himself up in 9th position to finish there. 

The most impressive performance of the race was definitely from Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen who crashed in the first corners to find himself at the back of the group. However, we know that L.Coenen never gives up and pulled an incredible comeback on this tough track to salvage the 6th place in the end. 

In Race 2, The FOX Holeshot went to Everts who took the lead in front of L.Coenen. The Nestaan Husqvarna rider was very fast and pushed hard behind Everts from the opening lap. L.Coenen made a successful move on lap 2 of 17 to pass Everts for the leads although he nearly completely fell off his bike but somehow saved it superbly. L.Coenen pulled away and kept pushing, setting the fastest lap but entered into a wild rodeo and lost control to fall off the bike this time. Everts and Horgmo passed the young Belgian. However, it only took a bit more than a lap for L.Coenen to overtake once more Horgmo first and Everts with a sublime pass full of confidence on the outside. 

L.Coenen this time did not give his lead away and flew to victory in great manner to go 6-1 for 2nd overall. L.Coenen could have also win the overall due to the immense and intense battle between Everts and Geerts over the last couple of laps. Geerts once again impressively showed up in race two as he found himself 5th on lap 1. The Belgian overtook Horgmo on lap 7 for 3rd and kept going to fight for the 2nd spot with Everts over the last lap. Geerts momentarily passed Everts on the last lap which would have put him on the podium and would have denied Everts a GP victory. However, Everts’ willpower made him fight until the very last corners to pass Geerts back on the penultimate corner on a jump and clinched the 2nd place and the Grand Prix victory with it.

Everts won his 2nd Grand Prix with a 3-2 while Geerts finished 4th overall which is impressive. Horgmo settled for the 4th place and the 6th overall. 

Adamo rode strongly and fought with Laengenfelder over the 5th place. Adamo made a mistake which allowed Laengenfelder to go 5th on lap 7. Adamo didn’t give up and came back to put pressure on Laengenfelder and overtook him on lap 12 to show that he can perform very well also on sand. Adamo finished 5th to go 2-5 and 5th overall while Laengenfeler, thanks to his win in race 1, went 1-6 for 3rd overall, extending his podium streak to 6.

JM Honda Racing’s Camden Mc Lellan keeps showing up and performing well as he went 7-7 for 7th overall while Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk could be satisfied to go back into the top 10 after his injury and scored an 8-8 for 8 overall on his home GP. The other home rider Elzinga unfortunately crashed in race two and had to retire from the race. VHR Racing Team’s Isak Gifting got a back-to-back top 10 with his 9th overall while WZ Racing Team’s Oriol Oliver finished 10th overall.

Liam Everts: “I lost it for a moment at the end of the race (the GP win) as I went a bit too defensive but I managed to get Jago (Geerts) back. The move was on the limit but it was for the overall which I had no clue about. I’m super happy and big thanks to the team”

Lucas Coenen:”I crashed in the first race in a corner and costed me a lot of energy so it got me really hungry for the second race. I rode very well in that second one as I passed Liam (Everts) quite quickly and I made a good gap and I control my race so it was good.”

Simon Längenfelder: “For sure I know that I can ride on sand for a long time now but unfortunately in that second race I could not find my flow and I tried to push but made a mistake. The track was really difficult so congrats to the other guys as they did a great job. Sometimes it cannot go always perfect but we’re ready to bounce back for the next few races.”

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), 35:37.472; 2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:04.062; 3. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:13.357; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:22.893; 5. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:29.163; 6. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:33.499; 7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Honda), +0:40.191; 8. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Husqvarna), +0:43.760; 9. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:58.107; 10. Isak Gifting (SWE, GASGAS), +1:11.670

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 34:13.330; 2. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:04.503; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:05.663; 4. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:14.156; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:26.546; 6. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:30.162; 7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Honda), +0:59.877; 8. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Husqvarna), +1:03.227; 9. Isak Gifting (SWE, GASGAS), +1:14.310; 10. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +1:16.718

MX2 – Grand Prix Top 10 Classification:  1. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 42 points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 40 p.; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 40 p.; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 38 p.; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 38 p.; 6. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 34 p.; 7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, HON), 28 p.; 8. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 26 p.; 9. Isak Gifting (SWE, GAS), 23 p.; 10. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), 21 p

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification:  1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 705 points; 2. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 633 p.; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 603 p.; 4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 595 p.; 5. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 511 p.; 6. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 501 p.; 7. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 462 p.; 8. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 462 p.; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 460 p.; 10. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 325 p

MX2 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 819 points; 2. KTM, 784 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 749 p.; 4. GASGAS, 657 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 478 p.; 6. Honda, 326 p.; 7. Fantic, 23 p

Main Photo: Liam Everts

Bottom Photos: 1. Lucas Coenen; 2. Simon Laengenfelder

All the photos from MXGP of The Netherlands will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.
 

MXGP OF THE NETHERLANDS QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1690m

Type of ground: Sand

Temperature: 26°

Weather conditions: Sunny

Crowd Attendance: 26,500

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