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

The MXGP of Trentino was held in Pietramurata and it was Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado who dominated the FOX Holeshots as the Spanish rider clinched both FOX Holeshots for the second time in a row to make his Holeshots tally to five so far this season.
In MX2, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts and Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder who took the FOX Holeshot in Race 1 and Race 2 respectively. 

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.

PIETRAMURATA (Trentino) 17 April 2023 – The second round of the EMX250 and EMX125 presented by FMF Racing Championships in Pietramurata came to an end. What a weekend for both classes as we witnessed some quality and skilful riding.

The EMX250 saw a podium completed by three young Italian riders with KTM Beddini Racing Team’s Valerio Lata winning in front of Red Plate holder Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Andrea Bonacorsi and VRT KTM Factory Juniors’ Ferruccio Zanchi.

In EMX125 presented by FMF Racing, MJC Yamaha Official EMX125’s Janis Martin Reisulis completely dominated the round in Trentino ahead of Fantic Factory Team Maddii riders Maximilian Werner second and Elias Escandell third.

The first race of the EMX250 class on Saturday saw a quick start with Valerio Lata taking the lead in front of Andrea Bonacorsi. Although Lata got under pressure pretty early by the Championship leader Bonacorsi, he still held his ground and defended very well. Lata even managed to get a 3,5 seconds cushion. However, Bonacorsi did what he does best, power through to get close and was too quick on lap 10 as he finally passed Lata. Lata was not ready to give up and made an attack in the last couple of turns of the race to give the public an intense finish. Bonacorsi held on his 3^rd race win in a row while Lata finished 2^nd.

Finishing 3^rd was another Italian, Ferruccio Zanchi who showed great skill and speed. Zanchi found himself 4^th behind BT Racing Team’s Kay Karssemakers after lap 1. Zanchi made a move on Karssemakers on lap 5 but there was a give and take between them for few turns. Zanchi finally made the pass stick and went 3^rd until the end setting the fastest lap of the race in the meantime.

Karssemakers had to concede a couple of positions following that as Marc-Antoine Rossi got him under pressure in thrilling battle. Karssemakers eventually went down in a turn on lap 8 to move down to 7^th. M-A.Rossi finished 4^th in the end after a good comeback from the 9^th place on lap 1. Karssemakers managed to get back up to 6^th position in the end.

Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Karlis Reisulis has been pretty consistent as he got 5^th on the first lap to finished 5^th in the end.

Behind them, two teammates from Fantic Factory Team Maddii, Alexis Fueri and Cas Valk lived the same kind of races getting to 6^th and 8^th on lap 1 respectively. Fueri moved down to 8^th to then get back up to 7^th with 4 laps to go to end in that position while Valk moved also down early in the race to 10th but showed good determination to make some good move to get back up to 8^th with 4 laps to go where he finished too.

Team VHR’s Saad Soulimani had a really good start to see himself 7 over the first 7 laps and even moved to 6^th when Karssemakers went down in lap 8. But the Frenchman made a mistake on lap 11 to go down to 9^th where he finished. It was still a good performance. Finally, Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Ivano Van Erp rode a pretty solid race all throughout the race to be consistently in the top 10. Van Erp was 10th after one lap, and finished at the same position in the end.

Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Quentin Prugnieres went down early in the race to finish 19^th in the end.

In race 2, Lata went all in as he got the lead after the first corner and looked determined to stay in the lead. Bonacorsi who went 4^th in lap 1, quickly moved up as Zanchi in front of him went down on lap 2. Bonacorsi, also attacked his teammate Van Erp to pass him for 2^nd on lap 3. Bonacorsi went on to stay 2^nd the rest of the race although he tried for a last push to attack Lata but the gap stayed within safe distance for Lata.

Van Erp who had taken a very quick start and got behind Lata over the first couple of laps had some difficulties to maintain his pace and defend his position. Van Erp moved down to 8^th in the end. Maxime Grau showed really good riding in race 2 as the young French managed a solid start and got 5^th after the first lap. He benefitted from Zanchi’s fall to get to 4^th and then made a great move on Van Erp for 3^rd in lap 4. Grau eventually managed to keep his 3^rd place and hold his ground in front of Reisulis.

Reisulis got to 6^th in lap 2 while Zanchi picked up his bike after going down to 7^th. The two riders followed each other during the whole race and finished 5^th for Reisulis and 6^th for Zanchi.

Cas Valk showed a solid ride as he has been really reliable during the weekend with a good 8-6 which is encouraging for the rest of the championship as Valk gets 3^rd. M-A Rossi is another dependable rider so far as he displayed a strong pace in race 2.  He went from 6^th on lap 1 to 5^th on lap 2, only to make a mistake on lap 4 and dropped to 9^th. He picked up where he left off as to finished 7^th in the end.

Karssemakers stayed around the 9^th place throughout the whole race for a positive 6-9 over the weekend to stay 4^th and in touching distance to the first three in the Championship. Finally it was Cato Nickel who made it into the top 10 for the first time this season and this performance will be encouraging for the young German over the next rounds.

In the end, Valerio Lata clinched his first EMX250 win in front of the Red Plate holder Andrea Bonacorsi second and Ferruccio Zanchi third for an 100% Italian podium in Trentino.

Valerio Lata: “This was a really good weekend for me and I am so happy to have won. The sand is Sardinia was hard for me so I am very happy to come here and win the round. I want to thank my team and everyone supporting me”

Main Photo: Valerio Lata

Bottom Photos: 1. Andrea Bonacorsi; 2. Ferruccio Zanchi

EMX250 - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Yamaha), 29:00.154; 2. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), +0:00.257; 3. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, KTM), +0:08.918; 4. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, KTM), +0:10.485; 5. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:19.364; 6. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Husqvarna), +0:30.147; 7. Alexis Fueri (FRA, Fantic), +0:31.314; 8. Cas Valk (NED, Fantic), +0:34.626; 9. Saad Soulimani (FRA, KTM), +0:40.172; 10. Ivano Van Erp (NED, Yamaha), +0:47.167; 11

EMX250 - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), 30:04.229; 2. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:04.069; 3. Maxime Grau (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:15.369; 4. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:19.182; 5. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, KTM), +0:33.076; 6. Cas Valk (NED, Fantic), +0:36.714; 7. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, KTM), +0:44.411; 8. Ivano Van Erp (NED, Yamaha), +0:46.682; 9. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Husqvarna), +0:53.410; 10. Cato Nickel (GER, KTM), +0:58.214

EMX250 - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), 47 points; 2. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, YAM), 47 p.; 3. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, KTM), 36 p.; 4. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 34 p.; 5. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Maxime Grau (FRA, HUS), 28 p.; 7. Cas Valk (NED, FAN), 28 p.; 8. Kay Karssemakers (NED, HUS), 27 p.; 9. Ivano Van Erp (NED, YAM), 24 p.; 10. Saad Soulimani (FRA, KTM), 22 p.;

EMX250 - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, YAM), 97 points; 2. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), 75 p.; 3. Cas Valk (NED, FAN), 66 p.; 4. Kay Karssemakers (NED, HUS), 65 p.; 5. Ivano Van Erp (NED, YAM), 60 p.; 6. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, KTM), 55 p.; 7. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, KTM), 53 p.; 8. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 51 p.; 9. Alexis Fueri (FRA, FAN), 46 p.; 10. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KAW), 45 p.;

EMX250 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 97 points; 2. KTM, 77 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 73 p.; 4. Fantic, 67 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 45 p.; 6. GASGAS, 33 p.; 7. TM, 20 p.;

In Race 1 on Saturday, Maximilian Ernecker got the best start but MJC Yamaha Team’s Janis Martin Reisulis took the lead very early on after few turns and never gave it up. Reisulis went on to leader from start to finish increasing the gap with Fantic Maddii Factory Racing‘s Maximilian Werner to 16 seconds Werner also overtook Ernecker quickly in the first lap to get 2nd until the end although he had to defend on Ernecker the whole race. In the end he finished 2^nd and Ernecker 3^rd.

Gyan Doensen from WZ Racing Team and Fantic Factory Team Maddii’s Elias Escandell had a solid race as they quickly got to 4^th and 5^th respectively on lap 1. They kept their position until the end as they paced through the race to no get under threat.

Vitezslav Marek showed his determination as he quickly went up from 12^th on lap 1 to 6^th on lap 6. He managed to stay 6^th until the end. Francisco Garcia had a solid ride too as he stayed in the top 10 throughout the race picking up 2 positions from 9^th on lap 1 to 7^th in then end.

Mads Fredsoe picked up his usual pace after an average start where he found himself 13^th and overtook consistently lap after lap. His last move was onto Salvador Perez for 8^th on lap 10 and remain 8^th until the end. Perez finished 12^th in the end although he rode for most of the race within the top 10.

The most impressive comeback was the one from Alfio Pulvirenti who started poorly and saw himself in 19^th place on lap 1. However, the Italian is not one to shy away from a strong ride. He overtook plenty of riders as he moved up to 11^th with one lap to go. He eventually overtook successively August Frisk and JK Racing Yamaha’s Nicola Salvini to finish 9^th. Salvini also displayed some heroic move as he went from 22^nd on lap 1 to finish 10^th. Frisk would settle for 11^th showing some great willpower too after a bad start.

Red Plate holder 737 Performers GASGAS’s Mathis Valin crashed early and could only moved up to 18^th in the end.

In race 2, it was this time Escandell who had the best start but as always, Reisulis was not far in 2^nd after few turns. Reisulis pounced early to take the lead and never give it up. Reisulis was a head above throughout the weekend as he comfortably went 1-1. Escandell behind him also showed good control as he stayed easily 2^nd until the end.

A great battle for the 3^rd position between Werner 3^rd from lap 1 and Alban Alm happened in the end of the race. Alm came from behind as he found himself in 7^th position on lap 1 to then quickly overtake Doensen for 6^th, then Simone Mannini (16^th in the end) for 5^th on lap 3. He continued on his pace to overtake Frisk on lap 6 for 4^th. Finally, Alm got to Werner and eventually passed him with 2 laps to go. Alm finished 3^rd while Werner settled for 4^th in the end.

Frisk would finish 6^th in the end as he got overtaken on the last lap by Valin. Valin made a great comeback as he went from 11^th on lap 1 to get to 5^th in the end. Unfortunately, it was not enough to keep the Red Plate.

Doensen also made a decent run in race 2 as he went from 6^th on lap 1 to show some consistency to finally finish 7^th. Behind him Marek moved up from 10^th on lap 1 to 8^th in the end and even finding himself to 7^th place between lap 5 and 12. Mads Fredsoe made some nice passes early in the race to get from 12^th to settle in 9^th on lap 5 and stayed there until the end. Noel Zanocz managed to get to 10^th after an decent start that placed him 13^th on lap 1.

In the end, Janis Martin Reisulis won and dominated the round of Trentino with a perfect 1-1, taking the Red Plate along the way. Maximilian Werner finished second and Elias Escandell third.

Janis Martin Reisulis: “In the first laps I was going 110% trying to make a gap to get a good race. I hope I can ride like this every week. I am very happy today and I want to thank everyone around me who worked hard too.”

Main Photo: EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Podium

Bottom Photos: 1. Janis Martins Reisulis; 2. Elias Escandell

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), 29:32.680; 2. Maximilian Werner (GER, Fantic), +0:15.049; 3. Maximilian Ernecker (AUT, GASGAS), +0:16.259; 4. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +0:18.126; 5. Elias Escandell (ESP, Fantic), +0:28.097; 6. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), +0:36.884; 7. Francisco Garcia (ESP, GASGAS), +0:46.314; 8. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), +0:50.869; 9. Alfio Samuele Pulvirenti (ITA, KTM), +0:54.023; 10. Nicola Salvini (ITA, Yamaha), +0:54.695

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), 30:48.234; 2. Elias Escandell (ESP, Fantic), +0:09.440; 3. Laban Alm (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:18.815; 4. Maximilian Werner (GER, Fantic), +0:21.572; 5. Mathis Valin (FRA, GASGAS), +0:26.165; 6. August Frisk (SWE, KTM), +0:27.203; 7. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +0:30.355; 8. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), +0:33.163; 9. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), +0:48.643; 10. Noel Zanocz (HUN, KTM), +0:58.805;

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 50 points; 2. Maximilian Werner (GER, FAN), 40 p.; 3. Elias Escandell (ESP, FAN), 38 p.; 4. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 32 p.; 5. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), 28 p.; 6. Maximilian Ernecker (AUT, GAS), 28 p.; 7. August Frisk (SWE, KTM), 25 p.; 8. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), 25 p.; 9. Francisco Garcia (ESP, GAS), 24 p.; 10. Alfio Samuele Pulvirenti (ITA, KTM), 21 p.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 85 points; 2. Elias Escandell (ESP, FAN), 72 p.; 3. Mathis Valin (FRA, GAS), 66 p.; 4. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), 66 p.; 5. Maximilian Werner (GER, FAN), 62 p.; 6. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 56 p.; 7. Laban Alm (SWE, HUS), 53 p.; 8. Francisco Garcia (ESP, GAS), 50 p.; 9. Nicola Salvini (ITA, YAM), 42 p.; 10. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), 42 p.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing - Manufacturers Classification 1. Yamaha, 91 points; 2. GASGAS, 83 p.; 3. Fantic, 78 p.; 4. KTM, 73 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 57 p.;

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: 18°

Weather conditions: Sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 31500

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PIETRAMURATA (Trentino) 16 April 2023 – What an amazing weekend achieved in Pietramurata for the MXGP of Trentino.

The fourth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship offered an electric atmosphere with a large number of fans coming to cheer on the riders throughout the whole weekend. The noise, the cheers and the show were outstanding in what would be an iconic Grand Prix.

At the end of the day it was Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado who won his first Grand Prix of the season in MXGP in front of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Maxime Renaux for a back-to-back podium. Third was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings who won his first race of the season and displayed some strong riding.

In MX2, it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo who won a GP for the first time of his career in front of his teammate Liam Everts who also experienced his first MX2 podium. Third on the podium was the Red Plate holder Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts.

In the MXGP Race 1 in Pietramurata, Jorge Prado took the FOX Holeshot and kept going with the lead. Prado displayed a strong and composed race to win by a good margin. 

The start of the race was marked by a big crash involving many riders including Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings, Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer. The incident hindered their chances to score maximum points in race 1. In the end, Seewer had to settle for 16th place while Febvre finished 12^th.

Behind Prado were Team HRC’s Ruben Fernandez and MRT Racing Team Beta’s Ben Watson 2nd and 3rd after lap 1. Unfortunately for Watson, after a great start he couldn’t hang on to the top 10 in the end as he settled for 11th but still earned good points. 

Fernandez looked very comfortable as he got close to Prado over three laps. After that, the Spaniard looked to settle for the 2nd place but Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Maxime Renaux had other plans. Renaux went 6th after lap 1 but looked determined to chase after the top points. He overtook Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini on lap 1 and then battled with De Baets Yamaha MX-Team’s Benoit Paturel between lap 5 and 10. Paturel who started very well was not ready to give up his 3rd place easily but eventually had to concede to Renaux on lap 10. Renaux went on to get closer and closer to Fernandez and finally pounced 2 laps before the end to reach 2nd. Fernandez settled for 3rd. 

Paturel was overtaken a few times after that and moved down to a decent 10th place in the end. Guadagnini battled his way upwards a few times during the race to reach 4th in the end. Guadagnini, Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Valentin Guillod, SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery MXGP’s Alberto Forato and Team Gebben Van Venroy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen all found themselves fighting from lap 12 until the end. The advantage got to Guadagnini as he finished 4th. Then Forato finished 5th in the end coming up from 9th on lap 1, right in front of 6th place Vlaanderen, who shadowed him the whole race. Guillod settled for 7th after showing some skilful riding the whole way. 

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff had to battle his way up as he got to 13th after lap 1. The Dutch methodically made his way up the ranking order, displaying some solid riding while never being overtaken after lap 1, to ultimately finish 8th.

The performance of the race was definitely from Herlings, who after being involved in the multiple riders’ collision, showed why he has already achieved the 100th GP win of his career. From being last when he picked up his bike, the “bullet” incredibly and quickly passed most of the riders in front of him. On a mission not to lose too much ground in the championship, his determination saw him overtake no less than 20 times in the space of 18 laps to get 9th in the end. 

In race 2, Prado made it 100% for the weekend as he cliched the second FOX Holeshot, making for a total of 5 this season already. Prado quickly led in front of Renaux and Febvre, who did not let the Red Plate holder relax for a second. It looked like a three-way battle for the lead until Herlings came through to disrupt the order. 

Herlings found himself 7th on lap 1 and began his charge to the top as he successively overtook Seewer, Guillod (who finished 11th) and Fernandez to get to 4th place on lap 6. He then passed Febvre on lap 7 and inched closer to the front two, Prado and Renaux while also setting the fastest lap time. While Prado was defending against Renaux, Herlings made a move to attack them both, making an impressive double overtake over three turns on lap 11. Herlings then quickly pulled away to fly to his first race victory of the season. In the meantime, Renaux also passed Prado to finish 2nd while Prado finished 3rd. 

Febvre showed his qualities too as he finished comfortably in 4th position. On his part, Seewer had a better start, which is what the Swiss needed to feel confident on the bike. Being 8th on lap 1, Seewer benefitted from JM Honda Racing’s Brent Van doninck’s mistake to get up to 7th and then showed his well-known speed to overtake Guillod for 6th on lap 8. He didn’t stop there as he also moved on Fernandez on lap 10 to get to 5th where he finished in the end. His teammate Coldenhoff shadowed him the whole race and he also delivered a good performance to finish 6th. Fernandez would settle for 7th in the end. 

Behind them, Van Doninck who started very well and got to 6th on lap 1 had to concede a few positions along the way to finish 8th, which means good points to stay in close reach of the top 10 in the championship, in 13th place overall. Standing Construct Honda MXGP’s Brian Bogers also had a good race 2 as he entered into the top 10 for the first time of the day. Bogers went from a decent start in 11th place on lap 1 to get to 10th on lap 4. On lap 14, Bogers found a way to pass Guillod for 9th where he remained until the end. Guadagnini experienced a similar race to Bogers as he went from 12th on lap 1 to end up 10th in the end.  Guadagnini, who went 4-10 this weekend was the first Italian of the GP as he finished in a really promising 5th place. 

The other home riders Forato and MRT Racing Team Beta’s Alessandro Lupino finished 10th and 14th overall, while SDM Corse MX Team’s Nicholas Lapucci experienced some bike problems and could not get into the points.

In the end, excellent throughout the weekend Jorge Prado clinched his first GP win of the season with a 1-3 and keeps the Red Plate for the next stop in Portugal while Maxime Renaux continues his current form to go 2-2, with a back-to-back podium and got to the second step of the podium. Jeffrey Herlings closed the podium with an excellent comeback and a  9-1.

Jorge Prado:”it was a tough weekend but I pushed myself. I got it done in the first race. The second race was harder as Herlings and Renaux passed me but I have to say I am very happy how it went. First GP win of the season and now we are coming to Portugal and Spain, two tracks that I like so hopefully I can keep the Red Plate going. I also think about my grandfather and this this win is for him!”

Maxime Renaux: “It was a good weekend and a good Grand Prix overall. Missing the GP win for a point is a bit disappointing but Jeffrey was too quick in the second race. I tried to fight and it brought me to second place. It is a really good result and I am still adding points to the championship which is the most important.”

Jeffrey Herlings: “I had two really different races. I had to push a lot in the first one after the fall in the first turn but still managed to finish 7^th. The second one, I got more into “the old Jeffrey form” and I showed what I am capable of by winning the race. Now I am very looking forward to go to Portugal!”

Main Photo: Jorge Prado 

Bottom Photos: 1. Maxime Renaux; 2. Jeffrey Herlings

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), 35:37.190; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:12.946; 3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:15.731; 4. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GASGAS), +0:16.529; 5. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), +0:20.544; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:22.312; 7. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:23.707; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:24.588; 9. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:25.301; 10. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:30.451;

MXGP- Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:21.703; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:06.103; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:10.834; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:17.668; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:18.161; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:21.752; 7. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:24.208; 8. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Honda), +0:27.096; 9. Brian Bogers (NED, Honda), +0:28.056; 10. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GASGAS), +0:34.972

MXGP - GP Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 45 points; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 44 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 37 p.; 4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 34 p.; 5. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GAS), 29 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 28 p.; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 27 p.; 8. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 24 p.; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 24 p.; 10. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), 22 p.;

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 201 points; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 184 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 175 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 166 p.; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 136 p.; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 125 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 120 p.; 8. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GAS), 108 p.; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 107 p.; 10. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), 98 p

MXGP - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 208 points; 2. GASGAS, 203 p.; 3. KTM, 179 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 166 p.; 5. Honda, 156 p.; 6. Beta, 69 p.; 7. Husqvarna, 1 p.;

In MX2, Jago Geerts took the first FOX Holeshot of the day and kept leading the race until the end. The Belgian displayed a solid performance, never under pressure despite having Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts behind him for most of the race. However Everts, who looked like he was set to finish 2^nd, was overtaken by his teammate, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo on the last lap. Adamo finished 2^nd and Everts 3^rd. 

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant looked sharp and was 3^rd after lap 1 as he attacked a few time Everts for 2^nd. However, Benistant was attacked by Adamo on lap 10 and would settle for 4^th in the end. Behind him, Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf who was 7^th on lap 1 did everything he could to get to the top points. De Wolf also used the famous triple jump of Pietramurata to overtake, like he did to pass WZ Racing team’s Mikkel Haarup on lap 3 for 6^th (Harrup finished 10^th in the end). He kept going and squeezed past on the inside of Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Emil Weckman on lap 7 for 5^th where he would finish in the end. Weckman managed a very good race as he finished 8^th for his first top 10 of the season. 

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk maintained his consistency, as he rode into the top 10 the whole race going from 8^th on lap 1 to 7^th after passing Haarup on lap 5. Van de Moosdijk also passed Weckman for 6^th on lap 10 to remain in that position until the end. His teammate Lucas Coenen made some good passes throughout the race. He was 11 on lap 1 but showed his quality as he overtook few riders to get to 7^th in the end. 

Finally, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder made an amazing comeback after getting down early in the race and found himself 18^th on lap 1. The German exhibited great determination to finally get into the top 10 on lap 10 and even got to 9^th by overtaking Haarup on lap 14, where he stayed

In Race 2, Laengenfelder started very quick as he took the FOX Holeshot and rapidly edge away from Benistant 2^nd. Laengenfelder showed imperious control as he won race 2.

Adamo who got the better of Everts in lap 4 to get 3^rd, went for Benistant 2^nd in lap 6 as the Frenchman could not match Adamo’s pace, eventually Adamo finished comfortably 2^nd for a very good 2-2 to win the GP.

Everts also dug deep to first overtake Benistant for 3^rd in lap 9 and then to maintain his 3^rd position in front of de Wolf. Everts held his ground to finish 3^rd, synonymous of the first podium of his career.  De Wolf settled for 4^th in the end. Benistant had to see de Wolf passed him too on lap 10 and finished 5^th.

Van de Moosdijk, who found himself 7^th on lap 1, went on to another solid riding to overtake Weckman in lap 4 to stay 6^th until the end. Weckman had to stop the race on lap 11.

Finishing 6^th and getting on the podium, Geerts made outstanding effort as he got caught on the first lap twice to find himself 21^st. However the red Plate holder is a ferocious competitor and was not to give up easily. A heroic come back saw him methodically overtaking riders lap after lap to finally got to 7^th place on lap 11 to stay there until the end.

Horgmo rode a pretty consistent race as he kept his 8^th place from start to finish for a good 8^th place. Jan Pancar from TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team also managed to get into the top 10 as after a decent start he was 10^th on lap 1 and oscillate through the race to end up 10^th in the end. Coenen had to fight for his place as he got an average start as he went 14^th after lap 1. He   had to push as we saw him do this season already to get to 9^th in the end.

In the end, Andrea Adamo clinched his first GP win on his home soil while Liam Everts also got onto his first podium of his career. Jago Geerts managed with his outstanding riding in race 2, to get to the 3^rd step of the podium and keep his Red Plate.

Andrea Adamo: “I have no words really, I’m so happy to get my first victory. I felt very good on the bike. I passed where I knew I was comfortable with and then I tried to control the second place in the second race as I knew I was winning the GP.”

Liam Everts: “it is really cool to be on the podium. I had so much fun on the track over the weekend. I didn’t except to come and perform that well that early but after a step in the right direction in Switzerland I managed to get my first MX2 podium”

Jago Geerts: “The first race was very good for me as I felt good and won it. I didn’t have the best start in the second race as I went down twice. But I picked it up and push to get to 7^th place and 3^rd on the podium which is important for the Championship”

Main Photo: Andrea Adamo

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

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), 35:33.508; 2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:03.071; 3. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:03.791; 4. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:14.293; 5. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:14.905; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Husqvarna), +0:34.869; 7. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:35.776; 8. Emil Weckman (FIN, Honda), +0:40.093; 9. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:41.426; 10. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, KTM), +0:50.162;

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), 35:42.114; 2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:06.050; 3. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:07.273; 4. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:11.273; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:13.258; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Husqvarna), +0:27.433; 7. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:32.467; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:34.890; 9. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:39.245; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), +0:52.265;

MX2 - GP Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 44 points; 2. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 39 p.; 4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 37 p.; 5. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 34 p.; 6. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 34 p.; 7. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 30 p.; 8. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 26 p.; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 23 p.; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 19 p.

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 205 points; 2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 183 p.; 3. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 182 p.; 4. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 173 p.; 5. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 158 p.; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 147 p.; 7. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 140 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 119 p.; 9. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 102 p.; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 85 p.;

MX2 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 220 points; 2. KTM, 185 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 184 p.; 4. GASGAS, 158 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 120 p.; 6. Honda, 76 p.; 7. Fantic, 12 p.;

MXGP OF TRENTINO QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1570m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 18°

Weather conditions: Sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 31,500

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PIETRAMURATA (Trentino) 15 April 2023 – What a better way to start the MXGP of Trentino than with some intense battles for the RAM Qualifying Races which in the end were won firmly by Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre in MXGP and Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder in MX2.

In a beautiful first day racing in the stunning circuit of Pietramurata the competition was ferocious and we can only expect another epic day on Sunday as riders already showed great form today.

Alongside the FIM Motocross World Championship races, we also witnessed the first races of the EMX250 and EMX125 presented by FMF Racing in which Andrea Bonacorsi and Janis Martin Reisulis won in the respective classes.

Following the RAM Qualifying Races, the public in the paddock were able to come and see the stars at the Paddock Show that hosted the winners of the qualifications Simon Laengenfelder and Romain Febvre plus Jorge Prado, Alessandro Lupino, Alberto Forato, Mattia Guadagnini, Andrea Adamo and Andrea Bonacorsi and the great special guest Antonio Cairoli.

For the first time this season in the MXGP RAM Qualifying Race, someone other than Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado clinched the win with Romain Febvre who dominantly led from start to finish. The Frenchman looked very quick and tidy on his bike all way throughout the race winning with a 15 seconds gap in front of Monster Energy Yamaha factory MXGP Team’s Maxime Renaux. Renaux started 3^rd behind his teammate Monster Energy Yamaha factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer but quickly managed to pass him to get to 2^nd and keep that place until the end.

For Seewer it was another story as the Swiss got a very good start and kept his 3^rd place until lap 8 but had to concede to a solid Team HRC’s Ruben Fernandez. Fernandez would go on to stay 3^rd until the end while Seewer finished 4^th but had to battle towards the end with the other good performer of the day and countryman Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Valentin Guillod. Guillod who found himself 8^th on lap 1 successively overtook Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini and JM Honda Racing’s Brent Van doninck to get 6^th on lap 3 behind Prado. He then benefitted from Prado’s mistake on lap 5 to get to 4^th where he finished.

Van Doninck 4^th on lap 1 after an excellent start had to conceded few spots along the way but settled for a very good 6^th place. Guadagnini who was 8^th on lap 4 got overtaken by Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings on lap 5 and 6. He found himself 9^th after Prado’s mistake and never gave up as he finally managed to re-take his 8^th spot to Coldenhoff on the last lap. Coldenhoff who went up to 7^th during lap 6 and 7 had to settled for 9^th in the end.

Prado who got an unusual less-than-perfect start, found himself 6^th on lap 1 but looked very sharp as he passed Van doninck for 5^th on lap 3 and was looking to charge on Fernandez. However, the Red Plate holder made a mistake on lap 5 to moved down to 10^th. He settled there in the end to take 1 point which stops his perfect record in RAM Qualifying Races so far.

After an average start, 12th after one lap, Herlings showed all his well-known qualities as he powered through the race to overtake 5 times and get himself to an honourable 7^th position and gaining some points on Prado along the way.

Romain Febvre: “I feel very good and we found something on the bike that is working very well. I Finally get in front from start which makes it easier and I managed to keep on my pace so I cannot wait for tomorrow”

MXGP – RAM Qualifying Race – Top 10 Classification: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), 24:26.574; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:08.087; 3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:09.594; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:10.519; 5. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:11.679; 6. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Honda), +0:21.355; 7. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:22.699; 8. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GASGAS), +0:24.190; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:25.081; 10. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:28.134.

MXGP - World Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 156 points; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 140 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 139 p.; 4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 138 p.; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 102 p.; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 101 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 92 p.; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 86 p.; 9. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GAS), 79 p.; 10. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), 76 p.;

Main Photo: Romain Febvre

Bottom Photos: 1. Maxime Renaux;  2. Ruben Fernandez

In MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, Simon Laengenfelder showed an amazing control as similarly to Febvre in MXGP, he flew to victory leading from the start and never got worried by riders behind him to win his first RAM Qualifying Race.

Behind him teammates from Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team, Jago Geerts and Thibault Benistant followed each other the whole race. While we thought that Geerts would stay 2^nd the whole way, it was without counting on Benistant’s determination and technique. The Frenchman got closer and closer to Geerts. Under pressure, Geerts would fall in the last lap and see Benistant pass him to finish 2^nd of the race. RedBull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo also passed Geerts to finish 3^rd. Adamo was on a mission today as he breathed pass few riders to go from 6^th on lap 1 to 3^rd. Geerts settled in the for 4^th.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts showed good consistency. He found himself 5^th on lap 1 and got overtaken by Adamo on lap 3 to moved down to 6^th. But the Belgian went on to stay close to Roan Van de Moosdijk of Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, 5^that that time. After few attempts he finally got back to 5^th as he passed van de Moosdijk on lap 10 to stay there until the end. Van de Moosdijk 6^th for the last 3 laps had to pick up his pace to stay in front of his two teammates, Lucas Coenen and Kay de Wolf. While Coenen kept his 7^th position all race long,

De Wolf on the other side made a great climb from the 13^th position after lap 1 to methodically pass five riders including WZ Racing Team’s Mikkel Haarup (14^th in the end), Cornelius Tøndel (11^th in the end) and F&H Kawasaki Racing Team’s Kevin Horgmo on lap 10 to get to 8^th in the end. Horgmo had a pretty quiet but solid race as stayed 8^th through the race until De Wolf passed him to end up 9^th in the end.

The other rider that had do fight his way up was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Rick Elzinga. Following a poor start, Elzinga who was 18^th after the first lap rode an amazing race to get into the points and finish 10^th in the end. It also showed that the rookie does not give up and is always up to battle his way up.

Simon Laengenfelder: “I finally get to be in front after the first turn and I get 10 points so I am very happy. The track is a little bit harder and more technical and I really think I like it! “

MX2 – RAM Qualifying Race – Top 10 Classification: 1. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), 24:34.234; 2. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:07.355; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:10.317; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:13.380; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:16.390; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Husqvarna), +0:19.609; 7. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:20.260; 8. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:21.394; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:31.898; 10. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:38.521;

MX2 - World Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 166 points; 2. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 148 p.; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 139 p.; 4. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 139 p.; 5. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 121 p.; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 117 p.; 7. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 100 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 96 p.; 9. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 76 p.; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 66 p.;

Main Photo: Simon Laengenfelder

Bottom Photos: 1. Thibault Benistant; 2. Andrea Adamo

TIMETABLE 

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX350 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

MXGP OF TRENTINO QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1570m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 14°

Weather conditions: Sunny

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Nine-time Motocross World Champion and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager Antonio Cairoli was presented a bespoke and exclusive piece of art by Stefano Bressani during the Paddock Show today.

The contemporary artist known for his unique style presented his masterpiece Bressani’s “Clothed Sculptures”, dedicated to the Italian legend as a sign of esteem and friendship. This also symbolises the beauty that unites Art and Sport with the same values of effort, work and determination.

In front of many fans present to participate to the Paddock Show, this really nice moment between Bressani and Cairoli was welcomed by cheers from the public which symbolised the goal of the artist to hihlight the importance of bringing together two different worlds into one piece of art.

The exhibition schedule of Stefano Breassani does not lack important museums and events dedicated to the World of Motors, including The Piaggio Museum and the MAUTO National Automobile Museum in Turin. Bressani's passion for Motocross, which he climbed into the saddle at the tender age of 6, led him to create an Award for the Enduro World Championship and other Motorsport Raids.

This event marks an important milestone for Art and Sport.

The JM Racing Honda team has signed an agreement with the young British Joel Rizzi to fill in for the injured Camden McLellan and Muhammad Delvintor Alfarizi. Both riders are working on their recovery and are hoping to be back as soon as possible.

Rizzi will make his first appearance for the team at round four of the world championship MX2 in Arco di Trento, Italy this weekend. Earlier in the year he was riding the second round of the championship in Sardinia and managed to finish in 15th and 17th position respectively.

Besides Rizzi, Brent van Doninck will race in the MXGP class in Italy.

Photo Credit: JM Honda Racing