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SUMBAWA-SAMOTA (Indonesia) 28 June 2023 – The FIM Motocross World Championship flies across the sea to go to Lombok – Indonesia for the eleventh round of the 2023 season and the second part of the double header in Indonesia. The Selaparang circuit will host a Grand Prix for the first time and following the success of the MNC MXGP of Sumbawa-Indonesia we can expect a lot of excited fans for the first MXGP event on the beautiful island.

The MNC MXGP of Lombok-Indonesia that marks the back-to-back Indonesian Grand Prix is expected to be an amazing experience for the whole MXGP Paddock that will prolong the Asian adventure and especially for the riders who will all arrive on the same equal foot with a circuit they do not know or rode before which will be very interesting to witness. 

The Selaparang circuit will be will be similar to Sumbawa – Samota and can be classed as a hard pack although it is a mix of dirt and sand, a type of track that the riders seem to enjoy a lot which will be great to deliver an incredible show. The MNC MXGP of Lombok-Indonesia marks the 11th round of the season and will test riders’ resilience with this back-to-back event under very hot and humid conditions.
 

Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado comes to Lombok-Indonesia as a solid leader after getting an excellent second place last weekend in Sumbawa-Indonesia. Prado won the first race and finished 3^rd in the second one; continuing to win races week in week out and show outstanding consistency which propelled him this season to the top of the Championship. Prado will want to keep his momentum as he heads to Lombok.

Freshly 2^nd of the Championship, Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre joined the Grand Prix winner list in 2023 in Sumbawa-Indonesia. The Frenchman was a head above the pack as he dominated every session during the weekend and was leading when he crashed in the first race to go 2-1. Febvre is getting his flow and his speed back making him a threat at every race mainly as he also worked hard on his starts which he showed by clinching both FOX Holeshot in Sumbawa-Indonesia. 

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings lost one position to Febvre as he didn’t compete last weekend and will still not be riding this weekend.

Still 4th in the Championship is Team HRC’s Rubén Fernández who hangs on to that position although he stayed a bit quieter than in Germany where he got the podium. Fernandez went 6th overall as he wasn’t able to push much higher during the races but still gets a good number of points to enter into the second Indonesian stop as 4^th. He will give his all and make sure that Seewer will not be catching him up.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer is 5^th in the Championship only 3 points behind Fernández as he got a podium in Sumbawa - Indonesia after missing it by little in Germany. Seewer looks in great shape and really able to endure this baking Indonesian heat as he managed to keep pushing hard in the second race of the Sumbawa Grand Prix to overtake Red Plate Prado for 2^nd. He will be one rider to watch this weekend as the Swiss showed time and time again his resilience and determination.

His Teammate Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff is 6^th in the Championship and managed another great performance on the back of his Podium in Germany. Coldenhoff went 4-5 for 4^th overall and has found the consistency that eluded him in the beginning of the season. The ‘Hoff’ is now riding increasingly at the front which allows him to push for podium places.

Solid 7^th is still Team Gebben Van Venroy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen who has shown in Sumbawa-Indonesia that the heat did not bother him as he went 6-4 for 5^th overall.  Vlaanderen is a rider that expresses his talent very well at the moment and displayed the speed necessary to be fighting with top riders in the Championship. Vlaanderen still ride after his first podium and the second Indonesian header in Lombok could well be a good chance for him to shine.

SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery MXGP’s Alberto Forato showed that he is resourceful with a 7-8 for 8^th overall. The 8^th in the Championship dig deep to come from the back in race 1 to get into the top 10. His qualities are obvious as he got us used to see his great skills throughout the season. His double overtakes in one move in race 1 in Sumbawa by splitting two riders was another example of what he is capable to do. 

9th in the Championship, Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Valentin Guillod showed how fast he can be when he found himself 2^nd behind Febvre in race 2 last weekend. Although he made some mistakes later in the race to finish 9^th, the Swiss who is a privateer, managed another top 10 with a 9^th overall which installs him solidly into the top 10 so far. 

Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Mitch Evans managed to respond present as he went 9-7 for 8^th overall. The Australian performed well and keeps improving his fitness. He had good starts over the weekend which will be handy when he will be able to maintain his good speed over the whole races. It is another top 10 that puts him in a good headspace to attack the MNC MXGP of Lombok-Indonesia. 

Unfortunately, MRT Racing Team Beta’s Alessandro Lupino, will not be taking part in the MNC MXGP of Lombok – Indonesia. The Italian crashed in race 1 last weekend and missed the second race and will have to sit the second Indonesian round to come back stronger.

Main Photo: MXGP Start Sumbawa-Indonesia 2023

Bottom Photos: 1. Romain Febvre 2023; 2. Jeremy Seewer 2023

Championship Standings

1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 505 points;
2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 404 p.;
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 386 p.;
4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 374 p.;
5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 371 p.;
6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 346 p.;
7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 324 p.;
8. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), 256 p.;
9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 229 p.;
10. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GAS), 203 p.;

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo is still leader of the MX2 Championship although he lost few points to Thibault Benistant. Despite crashing in the RAM Qualifying Race, the Red Plate managed to play it smart as he mentioned that he was in surviving mode due to some pain felt after his crash on Saturday. Considering all that, it was a great performance as he managed to finish 4^th in the end and comes to Lombok with the Red Plate and a desire to be on top.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant is 2^nd in the Championship, only 3 points behind Adamo after his excellent 2^nd place in RAM qualifying race in Sumbawa and a solid 5^th overall. Benistant keeps getting closer to Adamo and he has never been that close to be potential leader in MX2. Lombok will be a decisive round for the top of the leader board.

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf was quieter than his rivals in Sumbawa with a 10^thoverall.  It will be interesting to see if he manages to heal a bit more again before Lombok to be able to go full gas and get back on top.

Ex-Red Plate, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts continues to impress with a podium on his second GP after his wrist injury. Geerts is still 4^th in the Championship and look like he is getting stronger race after race. Even more impressive is that he woke up with a fever on the Saturday and was not 100% fit but still manage to clinch his 4^th FOX Holeshot in race 1 and go 5-3 for 3^rd overall. The Belgian grows in strength and is going to come in Lombok for not less than the win.

Gaining a position, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts is 5th In the Championship but levels on points with Geerts. He confirmed is remarkable performance in Germany and kept riding at the front in Sumbawa going 2-2 for the 2^nd step on the podium. The young Belgian seems to be riding freely and it shows in his speed as he set the fastest lap of the Grand Prix last week in MX2. Everts is a rider on the rise and one to watch for the rest of the season.

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk was not at his best, or more accurately as good as he showed recently. Van De Moosdijk went 8-6 for 8^th overall and may have been bothered by the heat that takes a toll on riders in unpredictable ways. He will surely try to come back at his best in Lombok. He lost one position in the Championship and will want to gain important points for the rest of the series in Lombok.

Gaining a position to move up to 7^th in the Championship Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen dominantly won his first MX2 Grand Prix of his career in Sumbawa. He did in style with a perfect hat-trick getting 60 points over the weekend. He also topped the first full Belgian podium since 2014. The 16-year-old Belgian is one of the fastest riders of the Championship and he proved it with this performance. L.Coenen managed to find the way to get all aligned and showed that if and when he will do that he will be hard to catch during the rest of the season.

For his comeback after his injury, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder did well but knowing his qualities and his determination, he probably would have like to do even better. The German went 4-10 for 7^th overall and concede one place in the Championship to L.Coenen. Längenfelder is only getting started and will need to get his fitness and rhythm back to perform like he did when he dominantly won the GP of Spain before getting injured. Lombok will be another chance to get where he wants to be.

F&H Kawasaki Racing Team’s Kevin Horgmo, 9^th in the Championship showed in Sumbawa how fast he can be as he raced at the front for a while as he went 7-5 for a good 5^th overall. Horgmo got to be consistent in Sumbawa and is getting more confident as the season goes. It will be interesting if he will be able to keep fighting for top places in Lombok TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team’s Jan Pancar is 10^th in the Championship and took full advantage of this first Indonesian round with a 10-8 to go 9^th overall which is excellent given that Pancar is a privateer with a really small team behind him.

Home hero JM Astra Honda’s Delvintor Alfarizi probably did not have the impact that he would have hoped for coming to compete in his home country but the Indonesian rider managed to score his first points of the season with a 16^th overall and bring all he got to do even better in Lombok. 

Main Photo: MX2 Start Sumbawa-Indonesia 2023

Bottom Photos: 1. Lucas Coenen 2023; 2. Andrea Adamo 2023

​Championship Standings

1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 439 points;
2. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 434 p.;
3. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 417 p.;
4. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 381 p.;
5. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 381 p.;
6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 373 p.;
7. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 315 p.;
8. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 295 p.;
9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 268 p.;
10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 217 p.;

TIMETABLE (Local Time / GMT+8 )

SATURDAY: 10:45 MX2 Free Practice, 11:15 MXGP Free Practice, 13:20 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time Practice, 15:25 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 16:10 MXGP RAM Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY: 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2.

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Lombok - Indonesia

Lombok (Indonesia) 27 June 2023 – The eleventh round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship is flying to Lombok for the MNC MXGP of Lombok - Indeonesia on the 1-2 July!

Checkout the Timetable and Entry Lists for the MNC MXGP of Sumbawa-Indonesia below

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MX2 ENTRY LIST

It’s time for Acerbis Best Lap! The MNC MXGP of Sumbawa - Indonesia took place at the circuit of Sumbawa-Samota for the tenth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship and the fastest time set in MXGP was by the Red Plate and second on the podium, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing's Jorge Prado on lap 4 of Race 1 while in MX2, it was also the second of the MX2 podium, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Liam Everts who set the fastest time on lap 3 of Race 1 And get his first Acerbis Best Lap of the season.

Jorge Prado is now leading the competition with his fifth fastest lap of the season in front of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings who has four.

In MX2, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts is still leading the MX2 Acerbis Best Lap with 3 points ahead of Andrea Adamo and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant both on 2 points.

Here below you have the details of Sumbawa – Indonesia:

MXGP: Jorge Prado on Race 1 Lap 4 with 2:00.503

MX2: Liam Everts on Race 1  Lap 3 with 2:03.591
 

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

The MNC MXGP of Sumbawa - Indonesia was held in Sumbawa-Samota and was the first round of the double header in Indonesia and it was Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre who clinched both FOX Holeshot of the day in MXGP. The French rider and winner of the Grand Prix of Sumbawa – Indonesia got his 2^nd and 3^rd FOX Holeshot while Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado leads the competition with eight.

In MX2, Monster Energy Yamaha factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts clinched the first FOX Holeshots this weekend while it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Sacha Coenen who took the second FOX Holeshot and his first of the season. The leader of the competition in now Jago Geerts who is now on four FOX Holeshots in front of Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen and Red Bull GASGAS Fatcory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder both 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. 

Scroll Down the main page at MXGP.com to Check the FOX Holeshot results grid.

Sumbawa (Indonesia) 25 June 2023 –  The tenth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship marked the first round of the double header in Indonesia in the stunning venue of Sumbawa – Samota for the MNC MXGP of Sumbawa – Indonesia.

In MXGP it was Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre who came out victorious for the first time of the season in front of Red Plate Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer.

 In MX2 it was another first as Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen got his first career victory in style with a perfect hat-trick ahead of his countrymen Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts for the first full Belgium podium since 2014 in Talavera where Clement Desalle won in front of Jeremy Van Horebeek and Kevin Strijbos.

The racing day was launched by the Opening Press Conference attended by David Luongo, Infront Moto Racing CEO, Antonio Alia Portela, FIM/CMS Director, MXGP Sumbawa-Lombok Coordinator Ir. H. Ridwan Syah, M.Sc, M.M, M.TP and the Vice Regent of Sumbawa Dewi Noviany, S.Pd.,M.Pd. The all took the time to greet and welcome everyone to Sumbawa and highlighted the joy to comeback to Indonesia for another year of motocross Grand Prix.

In race 1, Romain Febvre was the quickest out of the gate as he took the FOX Holeshot and kept going with the lead. Febvre looked like he was going to continue his domination on the Sumbawa-Samota circuit. Jorge Prado who followed him from the start, never lost sight of Febvre for a while but Febvre kept a fast pace to create a 5 seconds gap with Prado. However, everything got shaken up on lap 13 of 17 when Febvre lost the control of his bike on the down slope and went down to see Prado pass him and take the lead. Prado was never caught and could finish the race as the winner. Febvre had regrouped and was able to keep Jeremy Seewer at bay to stay 2nd in the end. 

Seewer had a strong race and was able to ride in 3rd position for the whole race. His teammate Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff also made a very good showing as he quickly overtook Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Mitch Evans on lap 2 to move up to 4th.  Coldenhoff paced got better as the race went on but couldn’t manage to pass Seewer and finished 4th. Unfortunately for Evans, he could not contain Team HRC’s Rubén Fernández on lap 3 and moved down to 6th. As he gets his rhythm back the Australian started to fade a bit moving down to 9th in the end but showed great pace. 

Fernandez managed another good race as he got 5th on lap 3 and stayed there until the end. Team Gebben Van Venroy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen looked really comfortable in the scorching heat as he found himself 8th on lap 1 but kept pushing forward to overtake Evans on lap 11 to go and finish in 6th position. 

SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery MXGP’s Alberto Forato continued on his form and showed that he has resources as the Italian went from 11th after an average start to finish 7th in the end with an absolutely delightful move on lap 12 as he split Evans and De Baets Yamaha MX-Team’s Benoit Paturel to move up from 9th to 7th in one move. Paturel showed again his talent finished at a good 8th place. 

In race 2, it was again Febvre who took his second FOX Holeshot of the day to hold the lead from the get-go. This time Febvre didn’t let his chance to win his first Grand Prix of the season go as he never looked back and kept his focus throughout the whole race to dominantly win race 2 and with it the GP of Sumbawa – Indonesia. 

Behind him Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Valentin Guillod started very fast to find himself behind the leader and kept a strong pace for over 3 laps. However, Prado and Vlaanderen behind him were quicker and passed him on lap 4. Unfortunately, the Swiss made some mistakes and moved down the rank, although he still grabbed the 9th place for a 9th overall. 

Prado went on to stay 2nd until lap 14 of 17 when an impressive Seewer came from the 5th place on lap 1 and kept pushing to finally manage to make his way through Prado for 2 on lap 14.  Seewer showed so much determination to go 3-2 and get another good podium. Prado rode cleverly and settle for 3rd in the synonymous of 2nd overall to keep scoring important points and keep his Red Plate. 

Vlaanderen who was riding strongly behind Prado got caught up by Seewer on lap 9 and finished at a good 4th for a 5th overall. 

Coldenhoff was coming strong into this race too as he passed Guillod on lap 5 for 5th and was going to make his move on Vlaanderen when he caught Vlaanderen’s back wheel and fell. It was not too costly in the end but the ‘Hoff’ had to settle for 5th in the end and missed on the podium to finish 4th overall.

Evans made another solid race to finish 7th while Forato managed a good performance in 8th place for them to go 8th and 7th overall respectively. Despite being a bit less incisive in race 2 Paturel finished 11th, going 8-11 and a 10th overall. 

Romain Febvre: “I needed this victory and it is always welcomed especially in these kind of conditions but I really like this track already from last year. I felt very comfortable in the first race, made my own mistake but I showed in the second that I was riding very well and that I was fast. I am happy to win here and I hope for more wins this season.”

Jorge Prado: “It was definitely a good weekend for me. I got to win race 1 which was amazing. I keep winning races week in week out which is very positive. I am happy with a 2nd overall and I need to keep racing like that and go riding for the wins”

Jeremy Seewer: “It feels very good to be on the podium especially after Germany (4th). Something happened in race 2 because I felt very good after the first corner, I could get aggressive straight away in the first lap and make some moves while maintain my energy pretty well. I get some good points, I felt good after making some adjustments to the bike and worked well today. Now onto the next round”.

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), 35:18.962; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:03.627; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:04.956; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:15.790; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:23.998; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:32.073; 7. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), +0:37.236; 8. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:44.659; 9. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Kawasaki), +1:00.621; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +1:04.957

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), 35:57.623; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:02.463; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:14.192; 4. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:18.102; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:32.890; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:45.801; 7. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:57.181; 8. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), +1:03.972; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +1:07.599; 10. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Honda), +1:11.338

MXGP – Grand Prix Top 10 Classification: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 47 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 45 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 42 p.; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 34 p.; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 33 p.; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 31 p.; 7. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), 27 p.; 8. Mitchell Evans (AUS, KAW), 26 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 23 p.; 10. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 23 p

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 505 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 404 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 386 p.; 4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 374 p.; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 371 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 346 p.; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 324 p.; 8. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), 256 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 229 p.; 10. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GAS), 203 p

MXGP - Manufacturers Classification: 1. GASGAS, 511 points; 2. Yamaha, 499 p.; 3. KTM, 458 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 420 p.; 5. Honda, 404 p.; 6. Beta, 188 p.; 7. Husqvarna, 38 p.; 8. Suzuki, 15 p.;

Main Photo: Romain Febvre

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

In race 1, Jago Geerts clinched the first FOX Holeshot of the day as he started to lead the pack but made fell on lap 2 of 17 to pick himself up in 6th position. Getting his rhythm back after his injury and his comeback in Germany, Geerts managed to gain position to finish 5th in the end. Capitalising on Geerts’ mistake, Liam Everts took the lead confidently and kept going to show impressive calmness along the way. However, it was Lucas Coenen day as the blistering pace of the 16-year-old was enough to make a great pass on Everts on lap 15 to win the race. Everts settled for a good 2nd place in the end. 

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo showed that we can always count on him to fight as he battled hard his way with Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder as they overtook each other several time over the race. The last word went to Adamo on the very last lap as Adamo made last pass to finish 3rd and getting important points for the Championship. Laengenfelder had to settle for 4th in the end. 

F&H Kawasaki Racing Team’s Kevin Horgmo looked strong this weekend and seemed to like this track, the Norwegian solidly finished 7th. The great performance of the race was for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant who had to dig deep after a poor start to move up the rank from the 10th place up to a good 7th place on lap 8 before overtaking Horgmo on lap 15 to finish 6th. 

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s teammates Roan Van de Moosdijk and Kay de Wolf could not perform to their usual standards and had to settle for 8th and 9th respectively. De Wolf also crashed on lap 3 while he was 7th, moving down to 11th but he made a good effort to move back up to 9th.

As usual, TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team’s Jan Pancar kept riding well under these tough conditions. Pancar also showed that he can fight way up as he went from 15th on lap 1 to 10th in the end. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Sacha Coenen stayed consistent as he finished where he started in 11th position. 

In race 2, S.Coenen showed how fast he can go as he grabbed the FOX Holeshot just in front his twin brother L. Coenen. But it was L.Coenen took the lead on the second turn and kept pacing forward and never looked back as this was his day to shine. L.Coenen managed his first Grand Prix victory of his career with a perfect weekend going 1-1-1. This is a deserving win for the Belgium after showing all his speed and class since the beginning of the season. 

Geerts made another great start to find himself 2nd and kept this place until Everts came knocking on the door on lap 10. After several unfruitful moves, Everts speed was too much for Geerts and Everts went on to finish 2nd for another excellent performance with a 2-2 and 2nd overall. Geerts after getting passed had to deal with his teammate Benistant until the very last stretch. Eventually Geerts held his ground which was vital for him to stay on the podium. In the end Geerts went 5-3 despite getting a fever on the Saturday that made him feel not totally fit which makes his 3rd overall place an incredible result. He also completed an historical full Belgium podium after the last one in Talavera in 2014 where Van Horebeek, Kevin Strijbos and Clement Desalle stepped up on the podium. 

Benistant managed a good 4th place in the end as he battled a lot with Horgmo to get to 4th. Benistant went 6-4 for 5th overall and stay very much in contact with Red Plate Adamo in the Championship 5 points behind. Horgmo showed another great performance as he finished 5th for 7-5 and 5th overall. Van De Moosdijk increased his pace in the second race as he rode more confidently to go from 8th on lap 1 to 6th in the end. He went 8th overall just in front again of his teammate de Wolf who went 9-9 for 10th overall. 

Pancar kept showing good pace and will to stay in the top 10 as the Slovenian managed to gain three positions during the race to finish 8th and get 9th overall. Things got more complicated for Laengenfelder as the German had an average start compared to his standard in 7th and fell down on lap 7 to pick himself up in 13th position. His speed was still enough to climbed to 10th in the end to go 7th overall. 

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Rick Elzinga made a good start in race 1 but then faded away and seemed to not find his flow in race 2 as the young Dutch rider finish 12th overall with a 12-13. S.Coenen faded a bit in the end after clinching his first FOX Holeshot of the season and settled for 12 for 11th overall.

JM Astra Honda’s Delvintor Alfarizi did not make the impact he wanted at home yet but he scored his first points as he finished 16th overall and will put on another hard work in Lombok to gain more points in front of his fans.

Lucas Coenen: “I think this win feels even better after what happened in Germany and it’s hard to describe how happy I am. I really want to thank everybody behind me, my manager, my physio, my mechanics and a special thanks to my dad for all his hard work. Next round is Lombok and we will get some fun.”

Liam Everts: “I had to fight hard in the second race to get to second but in the end I got the job done to get to the second on the podium. I am happy to walk away safe and with another podium, I am super happy.”

Jago Geerts: “My aim was to be on the podium but Saturday I woke up with a fever that made things very difficult for me as I was not fit. Today I felt a little bit better so I am very happy to be on the podium. We will take some rest this week and go back and fight for the next Grand Prix”

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 36:03.223; 2. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:05.592; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:14.758; 4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:19.960; 5. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:28.771; 6. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:32.031; 7. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:33.749; 8. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Husqvarna), +0:35.555; 9. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +1:00.831; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), +1:14.278

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 34:26.014; 2. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:03.873; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:04.923; 4. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:05.276; 5. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:12.868; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Husqvarna), +0:19.428; 7. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:29.614; 8. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), +0:38.272; 9. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:43.455; 10. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:50.453

MX2 – Grand Prix Top 10 Classification : 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 50 points; 2. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 36 p.; 4. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 34 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 33 p.; 6. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 30 p.; 7. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 29 p.; 8. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 28 p.; 9. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 24 p.; 10. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 24 p

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 439 points; 2. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 434 p.; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 417 p.; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 381 p.; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 381 p.; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 373 p.; 7. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 315 p.; 8. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 295 p.; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 268 p.; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 217 p

MX2 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 524 points; 2. Husqvarna, 501 p.; 3. KTM, 474 p.; 4. GASGAS, 357 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 273 p.; 6. Honda, 170 p.; 7. Fantic, 18 p.;

Main Photo: Lucas Coenen

Bottom Photos: 1.Liam Everts; 2. Jago Geerts
 

All the photos from the MNC MXGP of Sumbawa - Indonesia will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.
 

MNC MXGP OF SUMBAWA – INDONESIA QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1740m

Type of ground: Hard/Medium

Temperature: 31°

Weather conditions: Sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 50,000

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

Sumbawa - Samota
 

Sumbawa (Indonesia) 25 June 2023 – The MNC MXGP of Sumbawa – Indonesia kicked start on Sunday by the Opening Press Conference in the Media Center.

Attending to the press conference were David Luongo, Infront Moto Racing CEO, Antonio Alia Portela, FIM/CMS Director, MXGP Sumbawa-Lombok Coordinator Ir. H. Ridwan Syah, M.Sc, M.M, M.TP and the Vice Regent of Sumbawa Dewi Noviany, S.Pd.,M.Pd. The all took the time to greet and welcome everyone to Sumbawa. 

The importance of coming to Indonesia, which is the largest bike market in Asia, was highlighted by David Luongo along with all the effort made by local organizers, the government of West Nusa Tenggara and the island of Sumbawa to make this event possible. The success of last year is definitely carrying on this year with already spectacular Saturday races. The incredibly warmed welcome by Indonesian people was also mentioned as it makes the Grand Prix in Indonesia unforgettable events for the whole MXGP family.

Sunday racing for the MNC MXGP of Sumbawa - Indonesia can now go on and display an amazing show for all the local fans present in what will be a Grand Prix to remember.

Video of the Opening Press Conference HERE

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

Sumbawa - Samota