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FAENZA (Italy) 13 September 2020 – The FIM Motocross World Championship completes its triple header in Faenza with more exciting action during the MXGP of Emilia Romagna, for round eight of the MXGP and MX2 championships.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli rode two consistent races to take his 91^st Grand Prix victory in front of a cheering crowd of Italian fans and claiming the MXGP Red Plate, while in MX2 fellow KTM factory rider, Tom Vialle secured his second consecutive GP win in MX2!

The MXGP of Emilia Romagna was the perfect way to finish off a successful trio of races as MXGP was finally able to welcome a limited number of spectators that showed incredible support for the riders throughout the day.

The race action was concluded with a special prize giving ceremony following the MXGP podium, known as the ‘Madonna dei Campioni’ that has previously been awarded to athletes from many international sports disciplines for their incredible achievements. This prestigious award saw Cairoli and Vialle take home specially made ceramic art pieces that are typical in the area here in Faenza.

In MXGP race one, it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado with another FOX Holeshot and he then led his team-mate Antonio Cairoli and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer. Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing’s riders Calvin Vlaanderen and Alessandro Lupino both got off to a great start in the opening race and were fourth and fifth on the opening lap.

Team HRC’ Tim Gajser then moved into the top four, as he looked for a quick way to pass Cairoli, though that didn’t work as the two touched and Gajser was left on the floor. Prado then continued to lead the way with Seewer, Cairoli and Lupino right there as well.

Despite crashing a lap earlier, Gajser was already making a strong recovery as he broke into the top 10 on lap 2.

Back with the leaders the gap between Prado and Seewer was 2 seconds, though as the race progressed Seewer was looking to take another win in the class as he set his fastest lap of the race and closed in on the lead.

Lupino though was coming under pressure from Team HRC’s Mitch Evans for fourth, with the Australian taking the position not long after.

Gajser then continued to make progress as he moved into 6^th place, while Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Arminas Jasikonis searched for a way past Clement Desalle of Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team to move in to 9^th.

With 10 minutes plus 2 laps on the clock, the gap between Prado and Seewer was just 0.5 seconds, as the factory Yamaha rider put the hammer down for the win. The gap between first and second remained below half a second for the remainder of the race, until Seewer made a mistake and had a huge crash while trying to pass for first place. Though he was able to quickly re-join the race, only losing one position to Cairoli.

In the end, Prado went on to take his very first MXGP race win of his career, with Cairoli second and Seewer third.

In race two, Prado once again proved himself as the master of starts as he added yet another FOX Holeshot to his ever-growing tally. Evans was right there in second, with Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin and Gajser in the top 4 too. Seewer was down in 6^th.

Gajser once again was wasting no time as he moved into second and was then followed by his team-mate, with Cairoli and Seewer right there too. Paulin then came under pressure from Standing Construct GasGas MXGP’s Glenn Coldenhoff and Romain Febvre of Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team.

Febvre was then the fastest guy on track as he continued to chase Coldenhoff, meanwhile Seewer was all over the back of Evans for fourth, as Coldenhoff and Febvre were closing in fast as well. 

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Arminas Jasikonis then crashed out of 10^th, to eventually finish the race in 13^th position.

As Seewer moved into 4^th, Gajser was all over Prado for the lead. The two looked like they almost came together, as Gajser made a risky move, which paid off, of course, and he was then the new race leader.

Prado then started to come under pressure from Cairoli and a lap later the #222 passed the young Spaniard in the exact same spot as Gajser. Seewer then looked to catch Prado for third, though Febvre sneaked up on him and went for the inside to steal fourth from Seewer.

Febvre then went after the race 1 winner, Prado, as he passed him on the same section as did Cairoli and Gajser. Though Prado immediately fought back and was able to move back into 3^rd. This didn’t last long as Febvre responded and clinched 3^rd once more.

And things didn’t get better for Prado who was passed by Coldenhoff, and it was again on that same part of the track that the #61 lost positions to Gajser, Cairoli and Febvre a few laps earlier. This dropped Prado to 6^th in the race.

As Evans and Paulin battled for 8^th, the gap between Gajser and Cairoli was coming down, as it looked like the Italian was going to push for that win. And Febvre was also showing great pace in the race as he pushed for second with 3 laps to go.

Towards the end of the race there was no change with the leaders as Gajser secured the second race win. Cairoli finished second, Febvre was third, Seewer fourth and Coldenhoff fifth.

With two consistent rides, Antonio Cairoli took to the top step of the podium and also became the new championship leader. Meanwhile Tim Gajser finished second overall, with Jorge Prado third. Cairoli now has a 7-point advantage over Gajser in the MXGP championship standings, with Jeffrey Herlings of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing still there in third.

Antonio Cairoli: “Of course today I am really happy. Every race I’m feeling a little better with the conditions. This morning in time practice I struggled a lot; I was three and a half seconds away from the pace so for sure it was not a good boost in motivation for the race. But still at the beginning of the race I made some mistake, keep twisting my knee, it was difficult but with the experience I have I know how to handle these situations.  I wish Jeffrey a quick recovery, it is a pity that he’s not there. I didn’t start so good but now I wanna go for the championship and this is my goal.”

“I’m really happy about the championship, 8 years is a lot of time but for sure I’m super happy to be there still fighting with those guys for the title. Now I’m 35 years old and this is a thing that I’ve never expected to be there at this age, anyway every time I ride, I enjoy riding at the track a lot. For sure I enjoy riding with young guys, every time I try to improve, it is more and more difficult every time but at the end, I’m really really happy and satisfied” he added.

Tim Gajser: “Actually I didn’t have good starts in both races, in the beginning I tried to make quick passes, first lap of the first race I came together with Tony and I fell and then I came back to fifth. I was a bit disappointed but anyway it was what it was. In the second one I got a little bit better start and was able to take the lead and gap like three seconds and control the race, so I was happy”

“Like Tony said, Jeffrey was really fast this year and we wish him a quick recovery. But now we are really close with Tony and even Seewer and the other guys are not so far from the points lead, so I think it will be an interesting season and I will just give my best and try to enjoy every GP” he added.

Jorge Prado: “I’m feeling quite good with the bike at the moment. I think speed wise it’s quite good for sure the first twenty-five minutes. But I’m happy that I could get my first race win even if it was a tough day, I’m very happy”.

I used a lot of energy in the first race, but I really wanted that win. I give my maximum in every single race and that second race I already started with an empty tank. Yesterday was tough for me; I was feeling really bad and stayed in bed pretty much all day so I’m very happy that I can be on the podium. It’s normal that I feel powerless today, so I think I did a very good results in these circumstances” he added.

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 35:06.974; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:01.756; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:12.467; 4. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Honda), +0:15.553; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:19.255; 6. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:19.504; 7. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), +0:22.152; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GASGAS), +0:25.201; 9. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:40.468; 10. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:49.618.

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 35:15.947; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:04.959; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:10.499; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:25.451; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GASGAS), +0:34.581; 6. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:47.762; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:49.311; 8. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Honda), +0:49.897; 9. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +1:04.063; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), +1:07.203.

MXGP - GP Top 10 Classification: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 44 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 41 p.; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 38 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 31 p.; 6. Mitchell Evans (AUS, HON), 31 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GAS), 29 p.; 8. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 26 p.; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, YAM), 25 p.; 10. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 23 p.

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 285 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 278 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 263 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 255 p.; 5. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 237 p.; 6. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 233 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GAS), 233 p.; 8. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 203 p.; 9. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 201 p.; 10. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 194 p.

MXGP - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 361 points; 2. Honda, 315 p.; 3. Yamaha, 294 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 269 p.; 5. GASGAS, 247 p.; 6. Husqvarna, 236 p.;

Main Photo: Antonio Cairoli

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

In the opening MX2 race, it was Tom Vialle of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing squad who grabbed the FOX Holeshot, while Jago Geerts of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing was also right there in second.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen got off to a flying start too and was sitting in third. Geerts then made his move into the lead, while Vialle and Olsen stayed behind, though Vialle quickly responded.

Meanwhile, Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee rider Conrad Mewse didn’t get off to best start in the race and was down in 16^th, after qualifying in 4^th place in the Time Practice earlier this morning.

Jed Beaton of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing was making moves early in the race, as he passed Bailey Malkiewicz of the Honda 114 Motorsports team for 7^th. Not long after and Ruben Fernandez of SDMCORSE-Yamaha was the next rider in Beaton’s sights.

Mewse then started to make a good recovery, setting his fastest lap of the race with a 1:56.396 and moving up to 7^th on lap 5. At the same time, we saw a change for the lead as Geerts was able to pass Vialle and become the new race leader.

As the top three were nicely bunched up together, Maxime Renaux of Yamaha SM Action MC Migliori J1 Racing then started to go after Olsen who was third. The Yamaha rider was pushing hard, using every inch of the circuit as he searched for a way through. Eventually he was able to make a solid move and take third.

While Renaux was making moves, it was Beaton who had taken 5^th, though Geerts continued to lead the way and was 2.811 seconds ahead of Vialle. Moments later, Renaux crashed out of P3, handing the spot back to Olsen, as others made their way through as well.

Vialle then went 2 seconds faster than Geerts as he cut the gap down to just 1.3 seconds, trying to put on a late charge for the win, though backmarkers started to play their part, slowing Vialle down, which gave Geerts more breathing room.

3 laps to go and the top 5 was led by Geerts, who was followed by Vialle, Olsen, Beaton and Mewse. Though as Geerts edged closer towards a race win in the opening race, the backmarkers were really working in his favour as Vialle was getting caught by Olsen and Beaton. And with 1 lap remaining 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th were extremely close, with Olsen giving it his all just before the finish line, though Vialle was able to retain that second spot, as Geerts took the win.

In race two of the MX2 category, it was once again Tom Vialle out in front, as he led Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Ben Watson and Jago Geerts. Jed Beaton got a good start too and was going after Watson for second, as Geerts dropped to fourth, followed by F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Roan van de Moosdijk and Maxime Renaux.

Once again, Mewse didn’t have the best start to the race and was down in 20^th on the opening lap of the race. A couple of laps later and the Brit continued to struggle as he only made up one position. And it didn’t get much better for the British riders as Watson crashed out of 2^nd place on lap 3. Though he was able to re-join quickly and was down in 5^th.

Back with the leaders though, Vialle was leading the race by 3.888 seconds, with Beaton in second and Geerts third. Though Beaton was fighting hard to keep up with Vialle as he set the fastest lap of the race on lap 5.

Then it looked like Renaux was having an issue, as he rode past pit lane pointing at the bike and shaking his head, he was 8^th at the time.

With 13 minutes plus 2 laps to go, Vialle started to check out of the race as he doubled his lead, while Beaton began to come under pressure from Geerts. And it didn’t take long for the #193 to find a way through and move into P2.

Vialle continued to ride his own race, as he set the fastest lap of the race towards the later stages of the race and held a steady 6.8 second lead. Meanwhile Renaux lost 8^th to Stephen Rubini of Honda Racing Assomotor.

Vialle then took the two-lap board as he led Geerts, Beaton, van de Moosdijk, Olsen, Fernandez, Rubini, Renaux and Kevin Horgmo from Marchetti Racing Team KTM. And there was no change for the lead, so Vialle took the chequered flag in race 2, with Geerts finishing second and Beaton in third.

In terms of the podium, Tom Vialle took his second consecutive win here in Faenza, with Jago Geerts taking to the second step of the podium, and Jed Beaton making his first podium of the year to finish third overall. Vialle also continues to lead the championship with 354 points, with Geerts a further 21 points down and Renaux 3^rd.  

Tom Vialle: “That second race I was feeling really good after a few laps. I took a good start and after laps I felt I was faster on the waves than in the first race as I was not so good on the wave section. I just stayed focused when Ben Watson crashed and I had a seven second lead, just to keep that flow was really important until the end, so it was a really good weekend and to win again is very nice”.

“In the first race I was feeling good in the first few laps and after I wasn’t feeling so good and they could pass me, I tried to stay with him [Geerts] until the end and that was not so bad in the first race. But, I was really happy to win the second race and I’m looking forward to Mantova”.

Jago Geerts: “Today it was a good day for me. I got a good start and won the race, I was riding really good, so that was nice. And then in the second race in the beginning I was struggling a little bit. After 15 minutes I got the rhythm and came back to second, so I was pretty happy with that. I didn’t lose any points and I didn’t win any points but there’s still a lot of races to go and I’m feeling good. I’m looking forward to the next one”.

Jed Beaton: “It’s obviously nice to be back on the podium, it’s been since Portugal and there’s been a lot of tough times since then but it feels really good to be back. To be honest it’s just a monkey off my back a little bit as it’s been such a long time and I’ve just wanted it for so long. I felt like I’ve been riding well to be back up here and it’s just not been happening so today was just good and I’m looking forward to the next one”

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), 35:27.462; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:02.931; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:03.502; 4. Jed Beaton (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:04.197; 5. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), +0:18.609; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Kawasaki), +0:24.212; 7. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:25.370; 8. Stephen Rubini (FRA, Honda), +0:25.968; 9. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Yamaha), +0:43.405; 10. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:49.825.

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 34:15.955; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:07.101; 3. Jed Beaton (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:11.101; 4. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Kawasaki), +0:14.561; 5. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:16.380; 6. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:17.711; 7. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Yamaha), +0:40.395; 8. Stephen Rubini (FRA, Honda), +0:49.522; 9. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:54.656; 10. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), +0:55.671.

MX2 - GP Top 10 Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 47 points; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 47 p.; 3. Jed Beaton (AUS, HUS), 38 p.; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 35 p.; 5. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, KAW), 33 p.; 6. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 30 p.; 7. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, YAM), 26 p.; 8. Stephen Rubini (FRA, HON), 26 p.; 9. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 23 p.; 10. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), 21 p.

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 354 points; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 333 p.; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 259 p.; 4. Jed Beaton (AUS, HUS), 247 p.; 5. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, KAW), 210 p.; 6. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 191 p.; 7. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 188 p.; 8. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, KAW), 182 p.; 9. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), 162 p.; 10. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, YAM), 156 p.

MX2 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 367 points; 2. KTM, 357 p.; 3. Kawasaki, 282 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 271 p.; 5. Honda, 181 p.; 6. GASGAS, 81 p.

Main Photo: Tom Vialle

Bottom photos: 1. Jago Geerts; 2. Jed Beaton

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The FIM Motocross World Championship will be back in Mantova for another Italian triple header as the MXGP of Lombardia, the MXGP of Città di Mantova, and the MXGP of Europe (ITA) taking place on September the 27^th and 30^th and October the 4^th respectively.

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MXGP of Emilia Romagna – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1690m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 31°

Weather conditions: sunny

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FAENZA (Italy) 13 September 2020 – MXGP of Emilia Romagna winners were celebrated in a special prize giving ceremony, following the MXGP podium, today in Faenza, for round eight of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

Following the incredible racing witnessed during the third instalment of the Italian triple-header at the Monte Coralli circuit for the MXGP of Emilia Romagna, a prestigious prize, known as the ‘Madonna dei Campioni’, was given to the winners of MXGP and MX2 classes, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Tom Vialle, who received a specially made ceramic art piece, that is typical in the area of Faenza. This occasion marks the beginning of a tradition for MXGP as it’s been the first time the FIM Motocross World Champions were awarded with this respected prize.

Tom Vialle rode two solid races, going 2-1 in the races to take his second consecutive win in MX2 here in Faenza, meanwhile Antonio Cairoli’s consistency really paid off as he took two second place finishes to stand on the podium in front of his home crowd for the 91^st time in his career.

The ceremony is a long-standing tradition, that is prepared and awarded to many international athletes in different disciplines such as, Giacomo Agostini, the 15-time motorcycle road racer world champion and 6-time winner as a team manager, Giancarlo Minardi and Riccardo Patrese, former Formula 1 pilots, Marco Pantani, road racing cyclist and winner of Giro d’Italia and Tour de France, Isolde Kosner, Nordic skiing Olympic medalist, as well as Felice Gimondi, Vittorio Adorni, Pier Luigi Martini, Patrick Staudacher, and Stefania Belmondo, just to name a few.

The beautiful ceramic pieces were personally handed over by the Mayor of Brisighella Massimiliano Pederzoli to the victors of this weekends’ Grand Prix to celebrate their incredible achievements and to begin a brand-new tradition that will be held going forward.

Brisighella, a beautiful medieval village in Italy located in the surround hillsides of the Ravenna province, is under the worldwide spotlight as has been organising these special prizes for international sports champions that are visiting the area.

Joining the Mayor of Brisighella on the podium for this special occasion were Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo, FIM/CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela, Formula Imola President Uberto Selvatico Estense, and Tourism Councillor Gian Marco Monti.

This prestigious occasion was the perfect end to the epic run of the motocross world championship in Faenza over the last 10 days, that saw MXGP return to the legendary circuit after an eight year gap. 

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FAENZA (Italy) 12 September 2020 – The round of Emilia Romagna concluded stages three and four of the EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing series. Once again Verde Substance KTM’s Brad Anderson and Andrea Bonacorsi of Fantic Racing repeated their success from the previous rounds, to both take their third consecutive overall victories.

The first race of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing saw Valerio Lata, the rider of Marchetti Racing Team KTM grab the holeshot. He was closely followed by Pietro Razzini and Constantin Piller from KTM Kosak Racing.

It didn’t take long for Bonacorsi to get himself into the top three as Guillem Farres of RFME GasGas MX Junior Team was also making moves as he got into fourth and followed Bonacorsi.

It was clear that Razzini was looking for a way to move into the lead as early as possible as he got all over the back of Lata, as less than a second separated the two. Though on Lap five Lata was still the race leader, as Bonacorsi set the fastest lap time of the race and began to close in.

The Fantic Racing rider then found his way through into the lead the following lap, passing both Lata and Razzini. Razzini then came under fire from Farres who also managed to get around him with the Spaniard then setting his sights on Lata. The two were less than a bike-length apart with the GasGas rider eventually finding a way through on lap eight. 

Three laps to the end and Bonacorsi was leading by roughly three seconds, with Farres second. Razzini then found his way back up into third with one lap to go, pushing Lata down to fourth. In the end it was Andrea Bonacorsi who won the opening race of the day, with Farres and Razzini secure in the top three.

The second EMX125 race saw W-Z Racing’s Max Palsson who was the leading rider out of the gate and into the first corner. Meanwhile race one winner and championship leader, Bonacorsi was outside the top 10 on the opening lap.

David Braceras from RFME GasGas MX Junior Team then moved into the lead after Palsson and Lata. Bonacorsi was also making moves and was up in eighth with plenty of time on the clock to have a fighting chance for the win.

Palsson was then the next rider to make a pass as he moved around Lata for second as Lata was looking to respond. Further down the field, Razzini made a mistake which Bonacorsi used to his advantage to pick up fifth on lap three.

Palsson then lost third to Farres who was looking fast, joining his team-mate in the top three. The W-Z rider then came under fire from Bonacorsi who was wasting no time with 11 minutes plus 2 laps to go.

Braceras continued to lead the way with fellow GasGas rider, Farres in second and Bonacorsi now a real threat in third. The top three were pretty close, as Bonacorsi was able to find a way past Farres for second position after a close battle with the Spaniard.

The Bonacorsi set his sights on the win, though could be seen pushing a tad too hard at one point as he made a couple of mistakes. Though by lap 10, the Fantic rider was in the lead once again.

With Braceras getting pushed to second, Farres used this as an opportunity to catch his team-mate and make a similar pass on the same part of the track as did Bonacorsi a lap earlier, to steal P2 from him.

2 laps to go and the top 10 was led by Bonacorsi with Farres second followed by Braceras, Quentin Marc Prugnieres of BUD Racing Kawasaki, Palsson, Lata, Razzini, Meico Vettik, Matteo Luigi Russi and Saad Soulimani of Team VRT Nordpesca Holland.

On the last lap, Prugnieres then started to push Braceras for third, though it didn’t work out as he was able to retain the position until the end. As the chequered flag dropped, Bonacorsi took his sixth consecutive race win, with Farres second and Braceras third.

In terms of the podium, Andrea Bonacorsi secured his third overall win in the EMX125 class, as Guillem Farres made his third podium appearance of the Italian triple-header with second overall, and his team-mate David Braceras finishing in third.

Bonacorsi continues to lead the championship, with Farres now in second and Razzini third in the standings.

Andrea Bonacorsi: “I’m just really happy, it was amazing. I got three double race wins. The starts were not so good and I had to work for it, but I won these two races and I’d like to thank my team, my sponsors, my family who are doing a great job”.

“I didn’t expect to lead the championship so much but I’ve worked hard for it and it’s amazing” he added.

Guillem Farres: “The races were really good today. In the first race I had a bad start, so I had to make my way up to first position, then Andrea passed me, and we had some good battles so I’m really happy with my second place. And then in the second race I had again a bad start, but I was able to pass a lot of riders and finish second again. I’m really happy to be consistent and to finish on the podium every race and now we are second in the championship”.

David Braceras: “In the second race I started good, I was in fourth or something like that, I then moved to first on the opening lap, I tried to push and try to win the race but I think until three laps to the finish I made some mistakes, got tired and the guys behind me reacted really fast and passed me. I finish third and I’m happy with everything, now I will train hard to battle for the win in Mantova”.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Fantic), 30:17.718; 2. Guillem Farres (ESP, GASGAS), +0:04.141; 3. Pietro Razzini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:07.656; 4. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), +0:09.388; 5. Constantin Piller (GER, KTM), +0:10.931; 6. Meico Vettik (EST, KTM), +0:11.589; 7. David Braceras (ESP, GASGAS), +0:14.308; 8. Andrea Roncoli (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:18.497; 9. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KTM), +0:26.567; 10. Saad Soulimani (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:31.058.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Fantic), 30:41.232; 2. Guillem Farres (ESP, GASGAS), +0:02.848; 3. David Braceras (ESP, GASGAS), +0:04.987; 4. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KTM), +0:06.207; 5. Max Palsson (SWE, KTM), +0:11.470; 6. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), +0:18.234; 7. Pietro Razzini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:22.038; 8. Meico Vettik (EST, KTM), +0:26.778; 9. Matteo Luigi Russi (ITA, KTM), +0:32.211; 10. Saad Soulimani (FRA, KTM), +0:34.961.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing – Top 10 Overall Classification: 1. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, FAN), 50 points; 2. Guillem Farres (ESP, GAS), 44 p.; 3. David Braceras (ESP, GAS), 34 p.; 4. Pietro Razzini (ITA, HUS), 34 p.; 5. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), 33 p.; 6. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KTM), 30 p.; 7. Meico Vettik (EST, KTM), 28 p.; 8. Max Palsson (SWE, KTM), 24 p.; 9. Andrea Roncoli (ITA, HUS), 23 p.; 10. Saad Soulimani (FRA, KTM), 22 p.

EMX125 - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, FAN), 166 points; 2. Guillem Farres (ESP, GAS), 132 p.; 3. Pietro Razzini (ITA, HUS), 124 p.; 4. David Braceras (ESP, GAS), 109 p.; 5. Meico Vettik (EST, KTM), 104 p.; 6. Kevin Brumann (SUI, YAM), 102 p.; 7. Max Palsson (SWE, KTM), 76 p.; 8. Andrea Roncoli (ITA, HUS), 75 p.; 9. Saad Soulimani (FRA, KTM), 74 p.; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), 73 p.

EMX125 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Fantic, 166 points; 2. KTM, 162 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 137 p.; 4. GASGAS, 134 p.; 5. Yamaha, 102 p.

Main Photo: Andrea Bonacorsi

Bottom Photos: 1. EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Start; 2. Guillem Farres & David Braceras

In the opening race of the EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing category, it was Eugenio Barbaglia of Husqvarna Junior Racing Maddii who got the holeshot and was closely followed by Verde Substance KTM’s Brad Anderson as well as Mario Tamai of MGR Motocross Team.

Barbaglia then led the race for a couple of laps before Anderson was finally able to find a way through. The two then had a nice gap to Manuel Iacopi of JK Yamaha Racing who was the rider in third.

Tamai then came under pressure from Federico Tuani from Husqvarna Junior Racing Maddii and Marco Lolli, with the #974 losing two positions on the same lap, which pushed him down to sixth place in the race.

A couple of laps later and Tamai found himself in trouble, as he was rapidly dropping down the field. Unfortunately, the MGR Motocross Team rider did not finish the race.

Gianluca Deghi was another rider we lost early in the race, as he pulled off to the side of the track with a potential bike problem, as the rider didn’t look hurt.

By lap five, Kade Tinkler-Walker who was fourth at the time, was coming under fire from Tuani, though it took the Italian a further five laps to actually make the pass on the Canadian.

Meanwhile at the top end of the field, Iacopi was starting to apply the pressure on Barbaglia as Anderson continued to lead by 2.584 seconds. With two minutes and two laps on the clock the top ten was led by Anderson, Barbaglia, Iacopi, Tuani, Walker, Emanuele Alberio, Loris Freidig, Marco Lolli, Jonas Nedved and Martin Michelis.

A lap later Anderson had doubled his lead to 5.7 seconds, as Barbaglia was doing his best to fend off Iacopi. At one point he was pushing hard to pass him but made a mistake on the pitlane turn and got a tad off line which gave Barbaglia some breathing room. Though on the last lap Iacopi was able to make a pass stick and move into second.

Anderson crossed the line first to take the opening race win, while Iacopi was second and Barbaglia finished in third.

The second EMX2t race saw Manuel Iacopi with a flying start, as he became the early race leader. Though Anderson was just there in second, looking for a way to pass the JK Yamaha rider and get an early lead in the race.

Barbaglia was having another strong start to the race and was third, with Walker and Tuani just behind him, rounding out the top five early on in the race.

Iacopi did well to fend off Anderson for a couple of laps, though the Brit was able to use his experience as an advantage and get into the lead. Though Iacopi didn’t make it easy as he quickly responded. A lap later and the two were still going at it and even at one point touched wheels coming into the pitlane corner.

Soon after that, Anderson managed to finally pick up the pace and find a little bit of breathing room as the gap between him and Iacopi was 2.013 seconds.

By lap three Anderson continued to lead Iacopi, Tuani, Alberio, Walker, Barbaglia, Lolli, Michelis, Freidig and Nedved. The leader then got his head down, setting the fastest lap of the race, slightly edging away from second. Freidig then started to apply the pressure onto Michelis for 8^th and was able to find a way past to move up a position.

Iacopi then started to fade a little, as Tuani and Alberio caught on to the back of the Yamaha rider, with all three having a nice battle for second position. By the following lap Iacopi had lost two positions as Tuani and Alberio passed him. Then the action continued between the three, as Alberio was able to find a way past Tuani for second.

In the end Anderson won the second race to take his third consecutive overall win, with Alberio finishing second and Tuani third. In terms of the podium Anderson took to the top step of the podium with Iacopi second and Tuani third.

As it stands, Brad Anderson leads the championship by 47 points, over Eugenio Barbaglia in second and Federico Tuani third.

Brad Anderson: “I’m really happy, I didn’t expect to come out here and win all three rounds. This morning I struggled in qualifying a bit, I couldn’t find the rhythm and struggled with line choices. The first race I came out and had a good start, passed for the lead, just checked out and thought about the racing. The second one I struggled a little bit with the heat. Me and Manuel were having a good battle early on and once I got past, I just tried to get my head down. Once I got a little gap, I said to myself to breathe a little bit because the heat was so bad but once we finished, I just needed some water because my mouth was dry, and I struggled. Perfect three rounds now and I’m just ready to go onto the next one”.

“47 points is a lot when you only have two rounds left. But anything can happen, I’ll do my best to keep it on two wheels and wrap this championship up for the third time” he added.

Manuel Iacopi: “In the second race I started in first position and then Brad passed me, I had big problems with my arms and it was not possible for me to follow Brad, I finished in fourth position in race two and second in the first race. Second overall for me is nice and I’m happy about that”.

Federico Tuani: “I feel really happy. The first race I had a problem with my rear brake and my clutch so I couldn’t push 100%. In the second race I started third, I was second and I finished third for the overall and the championship so I’m happy. Two races to go and I feel I can finish second in the championship and I will give it my all for that”.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 30:14.000; 2. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:10.596; 3. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:21.006; 4. Federico Tuani (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:27.564; 5. Kade Tinkler-Walker (CAN, Suzuki), +0:36.345; 6. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, KTM), +0:42.626; 7. Loris Freidig (SUI, Yamaha), +0:44.087; 8. Marco Lolli (ITA, Yamaha), +1:07.346; 9. Jonas Nedved (CZE, KTM), +1:13.128; 10. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), +1:28.199.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 30:38.312; 2. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, KTM), +0:13.088; 3. Federico Tuani (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:22.040; 4. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:34.160; 5. Kade Tinkler-Walker (CAN, Suzuki), +0:40.207; 6. Marco Lolli (ITA, Yamaha), +0:52.152; 7. Jonas Nedved (CZE, KTM), +0:55.221; 8. Mario Tamai (ITA, KTM), +1:03.062; 9. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, Husqvarna), +1:04.779; 10. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), +1:05.466.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing – Top 10 Overall Classification: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 50 points; 2. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 40 p.; 3. Federico Tuani (ITA, HUS), 38 p.; 4. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, KTM), 37 p.; 5. Kade Tinkler-Walker (CAN, SUZ), 32 p.; 6. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, HUS), 32 p.; 7. Marco Lolli (ITA, YAM), 28 p.; 8. Jonas Nedved (CZE, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), 22 p.; 10. Nikolaj Skovgaard Christensen (DEN, KTM), 20 p.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 147 points; 2. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, HUS), 98 p.; 3. Federico Tuani (ITA, HUS), 97 p.; 4. Loris Freidig (SUI, YAM), 94 p.; 5. Mario Tamai (ITA, KTM), 88 p.; 6. Marco Lolli (ITA, YAM), 88 p.; 7. Kade Tinkler-Walker (CAN, SUZ), 85 p.; 8. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, KTM), 77 p.; 9. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 66 p.; 10. Jonas Nedved (CZE, KTM), 64 p.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 147 points; 2. Yamaha, 116 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 114 p.; 4. Suzuki, 85 p.

With the EMX races done and dusted for the time being, tomorrow we look forward to the FIM Motocross World Championship races for the MXGP of Emilia Romagna. Don’t miss the action from the Monte Coralli circuit and enjoy the races LIVE on MXGP-TV.com!  

TIMETABLE

SUNDAY: 09:15 MX2 Free/Time Practice, 10:15 MXGP Free/Time Practice, 12:05 MX2 Race 1, 13:05 MXGP Race 1, 15:00 MX2 Race 2, 16:00 MXGP Race 2.

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM Europe

MXGP of Emilia Romagna

Timetable & Entry Lists from the MXGP of Emilia Romagna will be official and available for downlaod HERE below in PDF format:

TIMETABLE

MXGP Entry List

MX2 Entry List

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing

FAENZA (Italy) 11 September 2020 – MXGP is pleased to continue the growth of the official MXGP-TV YouTube channel with more epic video content now produced in multiple languages!

The MXGP-TV YouTube page now offers the post-race News Highlights in FOUR languages – English, Spanish, Italian and Indonesian! The News Highlights features all the top moments from the MXGP and MX2 races during the day, compiled into one video, offering fans the opportunity to re-live those great moments, or catch-up on anything they missed.

The official YouTube channel also features plenty of awesome content, such as best action replays, race highlights, team reports, GoPro laps, our welcome messages and much more.

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Check out the News Highlights from the MXGP of Città di Faenza below.

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FAENZA (Italy) 11 September 2020 – The Italian dream continues as the FIM Motocross World Championship carry the momentum into the third round of triple-header at the Monte Coralli circuit in Faenza.

The previous round of the MXGP of Città di Faenza saw incredible battles and superb racing, as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing reached some astonishing milestones, including a first overall victory in MXGP for Jorge Prado and Tom Vialle’s first double race win and another overall in MX2.

Now excitement builds for the next race, as we continue the 2020 season with the MXGP of Emilia Romagna. Looking at how unpredictable the racing has been over the last few GP’s; it will be interesting to see who will come out on top this time around and the only way you can is by watching the races LIVE!

Same as previously fans in Italy can enjoy and MXGP races LIVE on RAI Sport WEB or see the action delayed on RAI Sport channel. Additionally, the entire event including the MX2 and MXGP Free/Timed Practice along with all the races from EMX 2T, EMX125, MX2 and MXGP will also be streamed LIVE worldwide from the Montecoralli Motocross World Circuit on MXGP’s own online TV service, www.MXGP-TV.com, and as usual fans can also watch the 26min Behind the Gate special feature via our TV partners or MXGP-TV.

Find more details on how you can enjoy the MXGP of Emilia Romagna below:

USA - CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 2 – 09:30 pm ET Delayed 

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 10:30 am ET Delayed 

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET LIVE

BALTICS (Estonia – Latvia - Lithuania)

TV3 SPORT

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET LIVE

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 1

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET LIVE

FINLAND

MTV SPORT 2

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 local time LIVE

FRANCE

AUTOMOTO LA CHAINE  

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 2 – 15:30 CET Delayed

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 16:20 CET Delayed

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET LIVE

ITALY

RAI SPORT 

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 16:30 CET Delayed

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 19:00 CET Delayed

RAI SPORT WEB

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET LIVE 

LATVIA

Best 4 SPORT TV 

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET LIVE

NETHERLANDS

NOS

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET LIVE Streaming

PORTUGAL

Sport TV 5

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 GMT+1 LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 GMT+1 LIVE 

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 GMT+1 LIVE 

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 GMT+1 LIVE 

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV1

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET LIVE

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET LIVE

ASIA

FOX SPORT SEA

Monday 21 September – MX2 Race 1 – 05:30 HKT Delayed

Monday 21 September – MXGP Race 1 – 06:30 HKT Delayed 

Monday 21 September – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 HKT Delayed

Monday 21 September – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 HKT Delayed 

FOX SPORTS 3 SEA 

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 1 – 18:00 HKT Delayed

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 19:00 HKT Delayed 

Sunday 13 September – MX2 Race 2 – 20:00 HKT Delayed

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 21:00 HKT Delayed 

FOX SPORTS INDONESIA

Monday 21 September – MX2 Race 1 – 05:30 HKT Delayed

Monday 21 September – MXGP Race 1 – 06:30 HKT Delayed 

Monday 21 September – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 HKT Delayed

Monday 21 September – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 HKT Delayed 

STAR SPORT CHINA

Saturday 19 September – MX2 Race 1 – 10:00 HKT Delayed

Saturday 19 September – MXGP Race 1 – 11:00 HKT Delayed 

Saturday 19 September – MX2 Race 2 – 12:00 HKT Delayed

Saturday 19 September – MXGP Race 2 – 13:00 HKT Delayed 

BRAZIL 

Bandsports

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 1 – 08:00 LIVE

Sunday 13 September – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 LIVE

MXGP of Emilia Romagna MXGP-TV Schedule

TIMETABLE (Local Timing CEST/GMT+2)

SATURDAY: 09:00 EMX 2T Free Practice, 09:30 EMX 125 Free Practice, 10:35 EMX 2T Qualifying Practice, 11:10 EMX 125 Qualifying Practice, 13:00 EMX 2T Race 1, 13:50 EMX 125 Race 1, 15:00 EMX 2T Race 2, 15:55 EMX 125 Race 2.

SUNDAY: 09:15 MX2 Free/Time Practice, 10:15 MXGP Free/Time Practice, 12:05 MX2 Race 1, 13:05 MXGP Race 1, 15:00 MX2 Race 2, 16:00 MXGP Race 2.

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

MXGP of Emilia Romagna