MX2

RIOLA SARDO (Sardinia) 25 March 2023 – Day one at the MXGP of Sardegna has ended with some memorable RAM Qualifying Races in both MXGP and MX2 categories which were dominated by RedBull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts.

A sunny day coupled with the now well-known sandy track of Riola Sardo made for some challenging conditions for the riders who cannot lose one moment of focus as we witnessed during this first day. 

Alongside the FIM Motocross World Championship races, we also saw the first races of the WMX and EMX250 categories which were won by and Lotte Van Drunen and Andrea Bonacorsi respectively.

The day was completed by the brand-new Paddock Show in front of number of fans who were able to be in close proximity with the stars. The guests were the winners of the RAM Qualifying Races' Jago Geerts and Jorge Prado, invited along with Andrea Adamo, Kiara Fontanesi and Calvin Vlaanderen. 

In a remake of the first round in Argentina, it was Jorge Prado who dominated the race through and led from start to finish again. The second place was also devoted to Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff who delivered a strong performance over the whole race keeping at bay in turn RedBull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings, Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha’s Calvin Vlaanderen and Team HRC’s Ruben Fernandez. Coldenhoff eventually held his ground to finished second and grabbed 9 points. 

The third place was very disputed but while Herlings found himself third early on, he had to be patient as went down the order to 5^th on lap 7 although the Bullet capitalised on mistakes from Vlaanderen and Fernandez to get back up to third in the last 2 laps.

Brent van doninck from JM Honda Racing was one rider who displayed strong racing as he methodically went up the leaderboard from 6^th to 4^th while never get overtaken. Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre raced similarly to van doninck as he followed him throughout race to finish 5^th. 

Vlaanderen finished 8^th in the end although he showed some great speed and was fighting for the second spot as he closed on Coldenhoff when he suddenly crashed on lap 9, losing along the way precious points. Fernandez followed the same path as he was battling with Coldenhoff to end up crashing as well and finishing 6^th.  In between them was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer who stayed pretty consistent to navigate his to the 7th place. 

RedBull GasGas Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini ended at the 9^th place while Benoit Paturel from De Baets Yamaha MX-Team made a very good race to end up in with one point and the 10^th place and staying the whole race within the top 10. 

Jorge Prado: “It was a very good day, another RAM Qualifying win and more points gained. I felt already good in the morning and I knew I had to get a good start to ride in front. I managed to put a gap between the second and keep it so I am very happy with this racing today”

MXGP – RAM Qualifying Race – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), 25:00.149; 2. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:01.450; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:03.253; 4. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Honda), +0:10.328; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:12.660; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:15.017; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:16.135; 8. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:18.798; 9. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GASGAS), +0:33.688; 10. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:41.399.

     
Main Photo: Jorge Prado

Bottom Photos: 1. Glenn Coldenhoff; 2. Jeffrey Herlings

In RAM MX2 Qualifying Race, it was a similar fate than MXGP for the top place as Jago Geerts led from lap 1 to win his second RAM Qualifying Race in a row. Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay De Wolf who is known as a sand specialist was one rider who showed great determination as he passed Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant on the first lap to then set his eyes on Simon Laengenfelder from RedBull GasGas Factory Racing over the next few laps. De Wolf eventually made a great overtake on the German to chase after Geerts for the lead. Although he settled for second in the end. 

Laengenfelder did keep his third position after that even if Benistant got close to him towards the end. Benistant raced in 4^th position after lap 1 until the end as he was not able to pass Laengenfelder and had to defend his place in the end to F&H Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team’s Kevin Horgmo.

The 5^th position was held the whole way by Kevin Horgmo who kept RedBull Factory Racing’s Liam Everts at bay while making a charge on Benistant at the end. Everts comfortably kept the 6^th place.

While Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen had a similar racing story keeping his 7^th place after the first lap until the end, Andrea Adamo from RedBull KTM Factory Racing was eying a move on Coenen but had to settle for 8^th.

Finally, Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk got into the points as he moved up to 9^th on lap 3 while Rick Elzinga from Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team moved down from 8^th to 10^th to fight this position with SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery’s Cornelius Toendel during few laps to hold his ground in the end in 10^th.

Jago Geerts: “Again a good race for me, Kay de Wolf was also pushing but I felt good on the track and I had a good pace. Today, riding felt very good. Even though this sand track is rough, I really like it” 

MX2 – RAM Qualifying Race – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), 24:44.614; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:05.879; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:11.037; 4. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:22.812; 5. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:25.140; 6. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:33.796; 7. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:40.644; 8. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:49.158; 9. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Husqvarna), +1:06.718; 10. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha).

Main Photo: Jago Geerts

Bottom Photos: 1. Kay de Wolf; 2. Simon Laengenfelder

TIMETABLE (CEST)

SUNDAY: 9:45 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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RIOLA SARDO (Sardinia) 23 March 2023 – The second round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship is landing in Riola Sardo this weekend for the MXGP of Sardegna.
Here is the list of TV channels that will air the action.

For the third time in a row, the deep sand of Riola Sardo will host the MXGP of Sardegna. On the back of an exciting first round in Argentina that kicked start the 2023 campaign, riders are back to compete in what is already promised to be a racing weekend full of sensations in front of numbers of animated fans!

RAI will be on site in Riola Sardo to treat Italian motocross fans. They will be able to follow the LIVE coverage and commentating of the MXGP races on Sunday.

Below you can find a list of TV channels that will air LIVE and delayed action of the MXGP of Sardegna. Also, the 26min Behind-the-Gate magazine featuring the best moments from the races, exclusive interviews and more will be available on MXGP-TV.com and via our TV magazine partners following the GP weekend.

As always, MXGP fans can follow the races LIVE throughout the weekend, all you need to do is log onto www.MXGP-TV.com Saturday and Sunday and you can have a full racing weekend as you can watch not only MXGP and MX2 but also WMX and EMX250 action from where you wish.

USA CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 ET – Delayed

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 ET – Delayed

BRAZIL

Bandsports

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Monday 27 March 2023 – MX2 Race 1 – 08:30 CEST – Delayed

Monday 27 March 2023 – MXGP Race 1 – 09:30 CEST – Delayed

Monday 27 March 2023 – MX2 Race 2 – 10:30 CEST – Delayed

Monday 27 March 2023 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:30 CEST – Delayed

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS OPEN

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

VRT

Sunday 26 March 2023  – 20mn highlights

ESTONIA

Go3

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST – LIVE

FINLAND

MTV Max

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – Finish timing - LIVE

FRANCE

AUTOMOTO LA CHAINE 

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

EUROSPORT 2

Monday 27 March 2023 – MX2 Race 1 – 08:30 CEST – Delayed

Monday 27 March 2023 – MXGP Race 1 – 09:30 CEST – Delayed

Monday 27 March 2023 – MX2 Race 2 – 10:30 CEST – Delayed

Monday 27 March 2023 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:30 CEST – Delayed

ITALY

RAI SPORT HD

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CEST – Delayed

EUROSPORT 2

Monday 27 March 2023 – MX2 Race 1 – 08:30 CEST – Delayed

Monday 27 March 2023 – MXGP Race 1 – 09:30 CEST – Delayed

Monday 27 March 2023 – MX2 Race 2 – 10:30 CEST – Delayed

Monday 27 March 2023 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:30 CEST – Delayed

LATVIA

TV3 Sport Open

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEsT – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

LITHUANIA

Go3

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

NETHERLANDS

NOS

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE streaming

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST – LIVE streaming

Highlight – Sport Bulletin       18:10 CET

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV1

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 21:00 CEST – Delayed

Teledeporte

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – TBC – Delayed

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – TBC – Delayed

RTVE Play

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 –1400 CEST – LIVE streaming

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST – LIVE streaming

ASIA

Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

EUROSPORT ASIA

Monday 27 March 2023 – MX2 Race 1 – 08:30 CEST – Delayed

Monday 27 March 2023 – MXGP Race 1 – 09:30 CEST – Delayed

Monday 27 March 2023 – MX2 Race 2 – 10:30 CEST – Delayed

Monday 27 March 2023 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:30 CEST – Delayed

INDIA and Subcontinent (Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives)

VIACOM 18

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA

STAN SPORTS

Sunday 26 March 2023 – MX2 Race 1 – 23:00 Aus. timing – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023 – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 Aus. timing – LIVE

Monday 27 March 2023 – MX2 Race 2 – 02:00 Aus. timing – LIVE

Monday 27 March 2023 – MXGP Race 2 – 03:00 Aus. timing – LIVE

MENA (Middle East North Africa)

The Saudi Sport Company - SSC 2

Sunday 26 March 2023 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 26 March 2023 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

26min Behind-the-Gate Magazine Partners:

AMERICA

Direct TV                     Latin America                          Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

AFRICA

Africa                           AXP                                          During the week after the event

EUROPE

Albania                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Austria                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Baltics                          TV3 Sport Open                      Thursday after each MXGP

Belgium                       SPORT TEN                              tba

Bosnia                         GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Croatia                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Finland                        MTV                                        During the week after the event

Hungary                      GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Kosovo                        GP1                                        Thursday after each event at 20:15

Montenegro                GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Northern Macedonia  GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Portugal                      SPORT TV                                Tuesday after the event        

Romania                      Look Sport                               Wednesday after each event

Serbia                          GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Slovenia                      Sport TV                                  Tuesday after the event

INDIA and Subcontinent (Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives)

VIACOM 18                                                                 TBC

WORLDWIDE

Worldwide                  Motorvision                            During the week after the event

                                   Redbull TV                              Race Craft and Vlog

MXGP of Sardegna LIVE MXGP-TV Timetable

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: 09:30 WMX Free Practice, 10:00 EMX250 Free Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 11:55 WMX Qualifying Practice, 12:30 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, 17:20 MXGP RAM Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY (CEST – Central European Summer Time): 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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The second round of the FIM Motocross World Championship is hosted by Sardinia in Riola Sardo. The MXGP of Sardegna was officially presented to local media beginning of this week as Region Minister of Tourism in Sardinia Gianni Chessa announced the big sport events of 2023 in the Business centre of Cagliari Airport. 

In the continuation of promoting Sardinia as the ‘Island of Sports’ another event took place to welcome MXGP for the third time as Riola Sardo is celebrating the only international event in the Oristano Province. The Mayor of Riola Sardo Lorenzo Pinna, Region representative Fulvio Maiorca, Riola Sardo Representative of Sport and Tourism Rosina Locchi, Vice Mayor of Riola Sardo Simona Loddo, President of the Motoclub Riola Sand, Bprom CEO and Infront Moto Racing Representative Danilo Boccadolce officialy introduced the MXGP of Sardegna before the racing weekend begins in Riola Sardo.

The MXGP of Sardegna is hosting the 2nd round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship as the best riders in the world will battle on the sand circuit of Riola Sardo on the 25 and 26 March. Get your tickets for the event HERE

RIOLA SARDO (Sardegna) 22 March 2023 – The FIM Motocross World Championship lands in Sardinia this weekend for the second round of the season and will head to Riola Sardo for the third edition in the row of the MXGP of Sardegna.

The island of Sardinia is an important site for motocross as it becomes a training hub during the winter preparation for many riders and teams. The circuit of Riola Sardo, which will be the first European stop of MXGP in 2023, is also a well-known circuit among riders and the whole paddock as it used to host pre-season international races.

This weekend will also see the supporting classes join the festivities with the FIM Women's Motocross World Championship and the FIM Motocross European Championship EMX250. It will be the first round of the season for these categories.

In WMX, six-time World Champion MX Fonta Racing Team’s Kiara Fontanesi will be making her come back to the competition and will join the current World Champion Ceres 71 Yamaha’s Nancy Van de Ven along with three-time World Champion DRT Kawasaki’s Courtney Duncan and Fantic Factory Maddii’s Lynn Valk. The 2023 WMX season is guaranteed to be really competitive.

In EMX250, the 2022 EMX125 European Champion Fantic Factory Maddii’s Cas Calk will be one to watch in Sardinia after stepping up in EMX250, along with the Junior 125 World Champion Hutten Metaal Yamaha’s Ivano Van Erp.

In 2022, Riola Sardo hosted the 8^th round of the season. While at that time Team HRC’s Tim Gajser won six out of seven GPs and dominated the Championship, it was Team Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing‘s Calvin Vlaanderen who defied all the odds to display a dominant performance winning both races and clinching the first GP of his career in MXGP. This was in front of Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff.

Without the current World Champion Tim Gajser but with the comeback of the “bullet” Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings, this new season is now underway as we are coming into the second round. We saw in Argentina on the opening round Team HRC’s Ruben Fernandez who celebrated his first GP victory under his new colours winning the first Grand Prix of his career, with a 5-1 that could have easily been an even better result without a crash late in the race 1. Behind him, on the second step of the podium was Herlings with a 4-2 who proved that despite 1 year without competition, we can still count on the five-time World champion to play the top roles. Jorge Prado finished 3^rd in the overall. His 1-6 was embellished by grasping the 1^st place in the RAM Qualifying Race adding 10 points toward the championship rank. This extra 10 points counting for the championship gave Prado the Red Plate coming into Riola Sardo.

Just outside the podium was 2015 World Champion Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Romain Febvre who displayed 2-5 and showed he is back on form after missing the first half of last season. Then Pauls Jonass with 6-4 started the season very well riding for the top spots throughout the 2 races and finishing 5^th.

The two teammates from Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing MXGP Team, Maxime Renaux and Jeremy Seewer with a 3-9 and 17-3 respectively, both had a similar trajectory in Villa La Angostura with a strong heat each coupled with another one less successful and stained by a crash. 6^th and 7^th in the GP they will be ready to score a make up for it with a maximum point in Sardinia.

Other riders like Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini started well in the Qualifying Race finishing 2^nd, did not quite managed to capitalise during the races but still deliver some encouraging results with a 10-8 and 8^th overall. The Italian rider will be one to compete in front of home fans which will definitely giving him a boost to get to the top spots. SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery’s Alberto Forato is another Italian rider that could benefit from the local fans to get into this top 10 after ending just outside of it in Argentina with a solid 11^th place. The MXGP of Sardegna could well be the perfect place for them to increase their points tally in the beginning of the season.

Championship Standings

1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 50 points;

2. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 48 p.;

3. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 44 p.;

4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 41 p.;

5. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 40 p.;

6. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HON), 36 p.;

7. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GAS), 33 p.;

8. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 26 p.;

9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 25 p.;

10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 24 p

2022 MXGP of Sardegna MXGP Top 3:

1.     Calvin Vlaanderen

2.     Jorge Prado

3.     Glenn Coldenhoff

Main Photo: MXGP Start MXGP of Sardegna 2022

1. Ruben Fernandez; 2. Calvin Vlaanderen

Last year, by the time we arrived at Riola Sardo, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts and Tom Vialle both won 3 GPs and were at the top of the championship and it was Vialle who clinched the win in front of Geerts and his teammate Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant.

Jago Geerts sent a huge message to the concurrence in the opening round of this season with a perfect hat-trick; topping the RAM Qualifying Races, Race 1 and Race 2, racking up 60 points, the maximum points possible. The experience of the three-time Vice World Champion showed as he battled against his teammate Benistant throughout race 1 and resisting the assault of the Frenchman until the end.

Second on the podium, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo has been a model of regularity with a 3-3 and showing great speed throughout the whole weekend. The Italian rider will have the home advantage this weekend in Sardinia as he will push to get his first Grand Prix win of his career in MX2. Benistant, one of the favourites of the season, had to settle for the 3^rd place on the podium with a 2-8. Both riders will come into the second round with plenty of confidence, ready to show that they have all the qualities get to the top spot.

Another solid performance was the one of F&H Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team’s Kevin Horgmo with a 5-2 and finishing 4^th in the GP. Just behind him was the rookie Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Rick Elzinga who did not wait long to be disputing the first roles on in Argentina. The dutchman finished the GP at the 5^th place with a really good 7-4.

Then finishing 6^th 7^th and 8^th an interesting trio composed of Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Simon Laegenfelder and Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf who all had the speed to be at the high-end of the table but were unfortunate with crashes which hindered their results. However, in Argentina they showed that we will have to count on them this season to disrupt the hierarchy in MX2. The third rider of Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing Lucas Coenen has shown great promises on his first MX2 GP in Argentina as he took the FOX Holeshot in race 1 before crashing and not finishing the race but got back to 9th in race 2. He has the speed and will definitely be a serious contender this season.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts also showed flashes of his talented and that he will be a contender already in Sardinia as he grabbed the 5^th place in race 1, while a crash early in the second heat stopped him to get a much better place in the overall (9^th), although he did perform very well in the RAM Qualifying race with a 4^th place.

Championship Standings

1. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 60 points;

2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 49 p.;

3. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 41 p.;

4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 37 p.;

5. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 36 p.;

6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 36 p.;

7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 33 p.;

8. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 31 p.;

9. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 31 p.;

10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM)-

2022 MXGP of Sardegna MX2 Top 3:

1.     Tom Vialle

2.     Jago Geerts

3.     Thibault Benistant

Main Photo: MX2 Start MXGP of Sardegna

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

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: 09:30 WMX Free Practice, 10:00 EMX250 Free Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 11:55 WMX Qualifying Practice, 12:30 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 Qualifying Race, 17:20 MXGP Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY (CEST – Central European Summer Time): 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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MXGP is excited to share that the official MXGP TikTok page has reached the impressive milestone of 100,000 followers and has accumulated more than a million likes!

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 20 March 2023 – The 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship is going to Sardinia as the second round of the series will be held in Riola Sardo on 25-26 March!

Checkout the Timetable and Entry Lists for the MXGP of Sardegna below:

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

WMX ENTRY LIST 

EMX250 ENTRY LIST

The First episode of the Behind the Gate 2023 Season is out!

GET READY FOR MORE BEHIND-THE-GATE ACTION!

LUCK YOU, We’ve completely revamped the format of our Behind-The-Gate series to make it better than ever! 

Now with many exclusive interviews behind the scenes, and amazing shots of the races, all in 26 minutes.

The First Episode follows the stars like Jeffrey Herlings, Romain Febvre, Jorge Prado, Jeremy Seewer, Tim Gajser, Jago Geerts, Lucas Coenen, Kevin Horgmo, Kay de Wolf, Simon Laengenfelder, Liam Everts, Andrea Adamo and more in their preparation for the 1^st GP of the season and on what it means to be a Motocross Rider!

In addition, Paul Malin explains the main changes in the rules which include the scoring point system on the RAM Qualifying Races, then Teams changes, highlights of riders’ winter preparation, expectations for the 2023 season, and more!

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MXGP and Acerbis have recently announced their digital cooperation as long time partner Acerbis will be official sponsor of the Best Lap for each event of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship season. 

The first gates dropped on the opening round of the FIM Motocross World Championship at the MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina in Villa La Angostura and RedBull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado set the fastest lap time over the weekend in MXGP while in MX2, it was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant who set the fastest lap! 

Both riders are starting the season with 1 point to their name on the Acerbis fastest lap scoresheet. 

Here below you have the details:

MXGP: Jorge Prado at Race 1 Lap 6 with 01.46:123

MX2: Thibalut Benistant at Race 1 Lap 2 with 01.45:956

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.