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IMOLA (Italy) 18 August 2019 – The iconic Autodromo ‘Enzo and Dino Ferrari’ of Imola hosted the penultimate round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship where Bike It DRT Kawasaki’s Courtney Duncan has gone 1-1 winning her third round of the season. Second overall was Larissa Papenmeier with 2-2 scores and third No Fear Yamaha team’s Nancy Van De Ven with 3-4 scores. 

Now with just one round remaining in Turkey on September 7, Duncan holds a 23-point lead over Papenmeier with Van De Ven a further three points back in third place in the championship.

Series leader Duncan had a soft collision in the first corner of the opening Women’s Motocross World Championship and a bunch of riders went down. With the carnage behind them, Van De Ven led from Duncan, but the New Zealander took the lead quickly.

Duncan then crashed and handed the lead back to Van De Ven. On a mission Duncan caught and passed Van Der Ven, but then the Dutch woman looked like she had trouble with her bike and was passed by Papenmeier. Duncan won it from Papenmeier and Van De Ven.

In the second Women’s Motocross World Championship race it was Van De Ven who took the lead from Duncan, Papenmeier, Sara Anderson and Line Dame and Papenmeier was all over Duncan for second place.

Anderson started putting a lot of pressure on Duncan, and the Danish rider passed Duncan for third place and also looked for a way past Papenmeier.

Anderson moved past Papenmeier and Duncan slipped over and dropped back to fifth position. After two laps the lead was less than a second as Papenmeier repassed Anderson and Amandine Verstappen moved into fourth position. Anderson went down hard as she made a mistake on a landing and dropped back.

Papenmeier took the lead on lap three and Duncan passed Anderson at the same time. Top five after four laps was Papenmeier, Van De Ven, Verstappen, Duncan and Anderson. After five laps Duncan had done well to pull right up on the top three, with four seconds between Papenmeier in the lead Van De Ven, Verstappen and Duncan.

Duncan, who was again the fastest girl on the track, moved into second on lap seven and was right onto Papenmeier. Duncan moved into the lead and was never headed again, Papenmeier finished second and Verstappen third.

Courtney Duncan: “I am very happy this weekend, one of the hardest races for me. I struggled all weekend and to come away with two wins is really good, so I couldn’t be happier. It wasn’t an easy one that second race. I was riding cautious. I saw Papenmeier in front and I could catch up. I wish to thank everybody who is supporting me.”

WMX - Race 1 Top Ten:1. Courtney Duncan (NZL, Kawasaki), 24:35.636; 2. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Yamaha), +0:08.282; 3. Nancy Van De Ven (NED, Yamaha), +0:23.695; 4. Sara Andersen (DEN, KTM), +0:45.264; 5. Lynn Valk (NED, Yamaha), +1:00.977; 6. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, Yamaha), +1:01.597; 7. Shana van der Vlist (NED, KTM), +1:03.892; 8. Sandra Karlsson (SWE, Kawasaki), +1:45.236; 9. Francesca Nocera (ITA, Suzuki), +1:54.641; 10. Britt Van Der Werff (NED, Husqvarna), +2:01.571;

WMX - Race 2 Top Ten:1. Courtney Duncan (NZL, Kawasaki), 24:06.945; 2. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Yamaha), +0:04.374; 3. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, Yamaha), +0:05.440; 4. Nancy Van De Ven (NED, Yamaha), +0:15.358; 5. Sara Andersen (DEN, KTM), +0:54.468; 6. Shana van der Vlist (NED, KTM), +1:00.350; 7. Lynn Valk (NED, Yamaha), +1:10.505; 8. Emelie Dahl (SWE, Yamaha), +1:13.362; 9. Line Dam (DEN, Honda), +1:25.579; 10. Anne Borchers (GER, Suzuki), +1:33.503;

WMX - Overall Top Ten:1. Courtney Duncan (NZL, KAW), 50 points; 2. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, YAM), 44 p.; 3. Nancy Van De Ven (NED, YAM), 38 p.; 4. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, YAM), 35 p.; 5. Sara Andersen (DEN, KTM), 34 p.; 6. Lynn Valk (NED, YAM), 30 p.; 7. Shana van der Vlist (NED, KTM), 29 p.; 8. Emelie Dahl (SWE, YAM), 23 p.; 9. Sandra Karlsson (SWE, KAW), 23 p.; 10. Britt Van Der Werff (NED, HUS), 20 p.;

WMX - Championship Top Ten:1. Courtney Duncan (NZL, KAW), 189 points; 2. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, YAM), 166 p.; 3. Nancy Van De Ven (NED, YAM), 163 p.; 4. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, YAM), 135 p.; 5. Shana van der Vlist (NED, KTM), 122 p.; 6. Lynn Valk (NED, YAM), 120 p.; 7. Sara Andersen (DEN, KTM), 109 p.; 8. Anne Borchers (GER, SUZ), 82 p.; 9. Line Dam (DEN, HON), 81 p.; 10. Nicky van Wordragen (NED, YAM), 65 p.;

WMX - Manufacturers Classification:1. Kawasaki, 189 points; 2. Yamaha, 179 p.; 3. KTM, 138 p.; 4. Suzuki, 90 p.; 5. Honda, 86 p.; 6. Husqvarna, 59 p.

Main Photo: Courtney Duncan

Bottom Photos: 1. Larissa Papenmeier; 2. Nancy Van De Ven

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MXGP of Italy – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,500m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 33°

Weather conditions: sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 24,896

MXGP was available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

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MXGP of Italy

IMOLA (Italy) 18 August 2019 – The !5^th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship concluded today at the historic circuit of Imola where Team HRC's Tim Gajser won his third Motocross World Title in his illustrious career and he is now the first one Honda rider who made it. The history in Imola was not just made it by the Slovenian rider as in MXGP Class Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff won his first GP of the season and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado had in his pockets the victory number 14^th out of 15^th of 2019. 

Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus led the opening MXGP race early, followed by Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Gautier Paulin, Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff, Team HRC’s Tim Gajser and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer in fifth position. Paulin moved into the lead and Gajser quickly rode into third place.

Gajser did not take the easy route as he was pushing hard to get past the two Yamaha’s in front and he moved alongside Tonus, but then lost a spot as he collided with Tonus letting Paulin charge into first and Coldenhoff into second place, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass was third and Gajser found himself fourth.

Gajser pushed his way past Jonass and was back into third and Coldenhoff was all over Paulin for the lead until he took a wild ride and nearly crashed. Gajser managed to take the second place and Coldenhoff moved into first place. 

Jonass passed Gajser and then the drama continued as Gajser crashed and dropped in 8^th. Despite the crash the Slovenian was still pushing 100%. 

After eight laps Coldenhoff held a lead of nearly eight seconds ahead of Paulin, then came Seewer, Jonass, and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team’s Romain Febvre in fifth place. Febvre moved past Jonass, and then the Latvian made a mistake and Tonus and Gajser also passed the Husqvarna rider. Gajser moved into sixth and started hunting down Tonus and Febvre. 

Gajser nearly crashed again as he slipped a little while Febvre went down hard and Paulin, Tonus, and Gajser all passed as Febvre dropped back to 11^th place. Coldenhoff eventually won the race from Seewer, Paulin and Tonus as Gajser settled for his fifth but it was enough to win his third Motocross World Championship. 

Coldenhoff was again in front of the second MXGP race taking the FOX Holeshot ahead of Seewer, Jonass, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing’s Tommy Searle, Gajser, Paulin, Febvre, Tonus, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Arminas Jasikonis and Gebben Van Venrooi Kawasaki’s Alessandro Lupino. Coldenhoff controlled the race up front as he was three seconds ahead after three laps. Behind him Seewer was a further two seconds ahead of Jonass and Gajser and Paulin rounded out the top five.

Four laps in and Coldenhoff was five seconds in front, and RFX KTM’s Shaun Simpson made his first appearance in the top ten as he moved into 10^th place just behind Lupino. Gajser moved past Jonass, and the top five was Coldenhoff, Seewer, Gajser, Jonass and Paulin.

Seven laps and Coldenhoff extended his lead to seven seconds, then came Seewer, Gajser, Jonass, Paulin and Febvre in sixth place. Simpson suffered some issued as he dropped to 24^th and HRC’s Brian Bogers was forced out of the race after a crash.

Gajser moved into second place and both him and Seewer were closing down the lead of Coldenhoff. Seewer was quickly back past Gajser for second, but then Seewer made a mistake and Gajser was relegated the Yamaha rider back to third.

Coldenhoff made some great laps and made his lead nearly 10 seconds on lap 12, with Gajser still second, then Seewer, Jonass and Paulin. In the closing stages of the race Paulin passed Jonass for fourth place and Coldenhoff won race 2 from Gajser and Seewer.

Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff walked away with the perfect 1-1 results and took the Grand Prix victory. It is the third time the Dutchman has won a Grand Prix, adding to his MX2 win in 2013 and his MXGP win in 2015. Second overall was Jeremy Seewer of the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team with 2-3 scores. While Team HRC’s Tim Gajser didn’t win the MXGP of Italy today at the magnificent Imola facility, it was the big picture that counted, and his 5-2 results were enough to secure third overall and more importantly the 2019 MXGP championship.

Glenn Coldenhoff: “I won a race and the overall in 2015, but now going 1-1 here it is amazing and I wish to thank my team. We had a tough time and a lot of negatives, but now I’m happy and my boss too. I won my first GP with him and also my third today. It means a lot. I never got 1-1 in the MXGP class and I want to thank everyone for helping me out.”

Jeremy Seewer: “I had two amazing races, I was consistend and I tried to make zero mistakes. The heat was brutal but we go one step higher every time. I want to thank the team, my fans and my girlfriend.”

Tim Gajser: “It was crazy. I am super happy, and I couldn’t wish for a better season or a team around me. I didn’t sleep a lot last night but today is a big day and I tried to take this race the same as all the others. I was fast in the first race even if I didn’t have the best start but I got to second and tried to win the race, but I was quite nervous and I couldn’t. Second race was better. I’m really happy to finish on the podium and to get the 2019 MXGP Title. Also, I want to thank my family and my girlfriend, and all the fans who follow me.”

MXGP Grand Prix Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 34:54.225; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:02.337; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:06.973; 4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:09.459; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:19.461; 6. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:24.446; 7. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:27.533; 8. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:29.647; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +0:30.804; 10. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:45.766.

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 34:36.332; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:02.769; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:04.480; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:10.850; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:17.500; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:24.930; 7. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:27.542; 8. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +0:29.951; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +0:34.606; 10. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +0:42.619.

MXGP - GP Top Ten:1. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 42 p.; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 38 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 38 p.; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 31 p.; 6. Tommy Searle (GBR, KAW), 27 p.; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 26 p.; 8. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KAW), 24 p.; 9. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 23 p.; 10. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 22 p.

MXGP - World Championship Top Ten:1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 664 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 481 p.; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 440 p.; 4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 419 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 399 p.; 6. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 377 p.; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 362 p.; 8. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 358 p.; 9. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 352 p.; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 347 p.

MXGP - Manufacturers Classification:1. Honda, 673 points; 2. KTM, 622 p.; 3. Yamaha, 620 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 453 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 328 p.

Main Photos: 1. Tim Gajser; 2. Glenn Coldenhoff

Bottom Photos: 1. MXGP Start; 2. Jeremy Seewer

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado took the FOX Holeshot but it was Bike It DRT Kawasaki’s Darian Sanayei who led the opening lap of MX2 race one ahead of Prado, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen, and Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Mathys Boisrame in fifth.

After a lap Sanayei continued to lead and Prado was all over him, with Vialle also close in third place. Prado moved into the lead in the waves section and the same time Vialle dropped out of the top ten as he cruised around the circuit after a crash. Vialle was forced to retire from the race.

Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Jago Geerts moved into the top ten after an average start and Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen moved through the pack to get 12^thon the third lap. Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Brian Moreau also crashed hard and dropped back while Olsen moved into second place. 

Vlaanderen moved into the top ten on lap six, and SM Action Yamaha’sMaxime Renaux moved up to fourth position. Geerts also moved up in sixth place while Prado was still leading by seven seconds over Olsen. Soon after Renaux moved into third place, Geerts fourth, and Sanayei dropped to ninth as Vlaanderen passed to go into eight position. 

After 13 laps the lead by Prado over Olsen was 10 seconds and Renaux in third was 23 seconds off the pace of the leader. Prado won the MXGP of Italy race 1 from Olsen and Renaux. 

When the gate dropped for the second MX2 race Geerts took the FOX Holeshot, but Prado again led very quickly from Geerts, Olsen, Larranaga and Vlaanderen. After a lap Prado held a five-second lead over Geerts, and Vialle went down hard and again it was forced out of the race. A lap later the lead was eight seconds and again the Spanish teenager was a league of his own in the MX2 class. 

Renaux was on a charge as he moved into fourth place, and F&H Racing Kawasaki team’s Adam Sterry dropped to fifth. On lap seven Prado was nine seconds ahead of Olsen, with Vlaanderen in third, then Renaux, and Geerts fifth. Prado continued to cruise out front and won his 26^thrace of the season from Olsen and Vlaanderen.

On GP side it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado who won, and again with 1-1 scores. Second was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen with 2-2 and third Maxime Renaux of the Yamaha SM Action team with 3-4 finishes.

Jorge Prado: “It was an amazing day and yesterday it was very good. We are having a fantastic 2019 season. I’m very happy to get the win and next weekend will hopefully be a good one. I’m very happy to get two races wins and I am really excited. In the first race I got a good start, the first lap I was behind Darian and tried to pass and I made it. I just wanted to be safe out of this race and hopefully we can do the same in the second race.”

Thomas Kjer Olsen: “It was an amazing comeback because Lommel was tough for me. We made some small changes to the bike and I want to thank the team for getting me comfortable. I showed I was back and could push the whole weekend. I want to thank all the people who always support me”

Maxime Renaux: “It is really special getting a podium finish. These last couple of years were though and I hope I’ll keep improving.”

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 34:05.826; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:08.238; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:20.216; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:26.794; 5. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Honda), +0:40.810; 6. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), +0:42.678; 7. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, KTM), +0:44.149; 8. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), +0:44.985; 9. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, KTM), +1:01.497; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, Yamaha), +1:06.519; 

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 33:33.346; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:05.383; 3. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), +0:09.582; 4. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:11.834; 5. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:15.620; 6. Henry Jacobi (GER, Kawasaki), +0:43.287; 7. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, KTM), +0:49.076; 8. Darian Sanayei (USA, Kawasaki), +0:53.416; 9. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:58.749; 10. Jeremy Sydow (GER, Husqvarna), +1:02.282

MX2 - GP Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 50 points; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 44 p.; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 38 p.; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 34 p.; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 33 p.; 6. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), 25 p.; 8. Henry Jacobi (GER, KAW), 23 p.; 9. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 22 p.; 10. Alvin Östlund (SWE, HUS), 21 p.; 

MX2 - World Championship Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 694 points; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 564 p.; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 447 p.; 4. Henry Jacobi (GER, KAW), 422 p.; 5. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 416 p.; 6. Adam Sterry (GBR, KAW), 320 p.; 7. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 309 p.; 8. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 282 p.; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 281 p.; 10. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 255 p.; 

MX2 - Manufacturers Classification:1. KTM, 732 points; 2. Husqvarna, 589 p.; 3. Yamaha, 556 p.; 4. Honda, 490 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 469 p.

Main Photo: Jorge Prado

Bottom Photos: 1. Thomas Kjer Olsen; 2. Maxime Renaux

Watch Tim Gajser 2019 MXGP Champion VIDEO HERE

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MXGP of Italy – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,500m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 33°

Weather conditions: sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 24,896

MXGP was available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

NEXT ROUND

The 16^th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship is taking place in 1-week time in Uddevalla, Sweden. 

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MXGP of Italy

IMOLA (Italy) 17 August 2019 – The Italian circuit of Imola hosted the opening race day of the MXGP of Italy amidst the Italian and Slovenian fans who gathered to cheer their heroes up. 

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser continued to be the man in the MXGP class with another solid, mistake free ride today at Imola. The soon to be crowned MXGP champion now goes into Sunday’s races with pole position and no doubt will be hoping to celebrate his third Motocross World Championship after the first race tomorrow. Second and third in the qualifier were Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff and teammate Ivo Monticelli.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado dominated the Saturday MX2 qualification race at the Imola circuit today. The Spanish rider led early and never gave his lead away. Second was F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Henry Jacobi and third Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen.

Together with MXGP and MX2 Qualifying races, the opening EMX2T presented by FMF Racing and WMX races were taking place with JK Racing wild card Manuel Iacopi winning his first race but the championship battle is still between Ecomaxx Fuels Mike Kras and Brad Anderson of the Verde Substance KTM team.

Bike It DRT Kawasaki’s Courtney Duncan has won a very eventful opening race for the Women’s Motocross World Championship. The New Zealander led early, only to give the lead to Nancy Van De Ven, before catching and passing the Dutch women, who eventually finished third behind Duncan and German rider Larissa Papenmeier. Duncan now has a 19-point lead in the championship points.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team’s Romain Febvre led the qualification race from Team HRC’s Tim Gajser, Gebben Van Venrooy Kawasaki Racing’s Alessandro Lupino, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Tommy Searle, Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Gautier Paulin, Standing Construct KTM’s Ivo Monticelli, Standing Construct KTM’s Max Anstie, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass, Volodymyr Tarasov, and Samuele Bernardini in 10^th. 

After a lap the lead was less than a second, and Monticelli moved into third place, ahead of Jonass and Paulin. Febvre and Gajser remained close going into the fourth lap and Gajser clocked the quickest lap of the race. Coldenhoff made it for fifth place, with Anstie sixth and Searle losing places fast in 10^thplace.

On lap five Gajser took the lead, but Febvre quickly repassed and managed to be back in front. Behind them were Monticelli, Coldenhoff, and Jonass. After eight laps Gajser went for another charge towards Febvre and closed right up to his back wheel, the Slovenian moved into the lead but once again Febvre charged Gajser and made it for first. Back in the pack Seewer was charging Paulin and he managed to go through.  

Febvre made a mistake and Gajser passed him while Monticelli moved into second place for a moment and Gajser pulled to nearly three seconds away from those two. Soon after Coldenhoff also started pushing Febvre and moved past on lap 10.

Coldenhoff, who is in great form at the moment, moved into second place, relegating Monticelli to third, then came Febvre and Anstie. Tim Gajser won his sixt qualifying race of the season from Coldenhoff and Italian sensation Ivo Monticelli.

Gebben Van Venrooy Kawasaki’s Alessandro Lupino had a good start but he could not finish the race due to issues on his exhaust pipe. 

Tim Gajser: “I’m really happy for my qualifying racer, I was feeling very good, the track is gnarly, and I liked it. I had a nice battle with Romain (Febvre), and I enjoyed that because it was clean, and I look forward to tomorrow. It’s going to be a special day”

MXGP - Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 24:46.048; 2. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:03.653; 3. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), +0:05.396; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:06.791; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:09.631; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:11.601; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, KTM), +0:25.225; 8. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:27.267; 9. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:28.224; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +0:28.987. 

Main Photo: Tim Gajser

Bottom Photos: 1. Glenn Coldenhoff; 2. Ivo Monticelli

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado led the MX2 qualifying race early from Jacobi, Nicholas Lapucci, Bike It DRT Kawasaki’s Darian Sanayei, Honda 114 Motorsports’ Zach Pichon, Joakin Furbetta, Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Jago Geerts, Honda 114 Motorsports’ Mitchell Evans, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle in 10^th. After a lap Prado was more than two seconds ahead of Jacobi, with Lapucci still in third, followed by Sanayei, Pichon, Geerts, Vialle, Olsen, Furbetta and Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Mathys Boisrame in 10^th. Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Ben Watson was 11^th, Evans had dropped to 13^th, Team HRC Calvin Vlaanderen was 14th.

Olsen was on the move as he passed Geerts and Pichon to get into sixth and Pichon dropped back to eight position. Vialle made a mistake and crashed, then lost three positions as he struggled to remount. Geerts and Olsen were battling for fifth position as they swapped places while Vlaanderen, Evans and Sterry fought to get inside the top ten.

On Lap 5 Geerts went down and dropped to 10^th, Vlaanderen moved into ninth place, and Maxime Renaux was up to seventh.

After six laps the lead was 13 seconds between Prado and Jacobi, and Sanayei moved into third place with Olsen fourth and Lapucci relegated to fifth position. Prado extended his lead to 19 seconds on lap nine and Olsen moved into third place, with Vlaanderen up to seventh, and the top ten was Prado, Jacobi, Olsen, Sanayei, Lapucci, Vlaanderen, Renaux, Geerts, Watson in 10^th. Prado won his 11^thQualifying race after leading the whole race from Jacobi, Olsen, Sanayei and Vialle in fifth place. 

Jorge Prado: “Good qualifying race in Imola, I led all of the laps,I hit my hand on one of the banks twice but I feel good now with no pain. I had good speed and I really enjoyed the race”

MX2 - Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 23:30.524; 2. Henry Jacobi (GER, Kawasaki), +0:15.300; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:17.217; 4. Darian Sanayei (USA, Kawasaki), +0:19.640; 5. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:21.213; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), +0:22.258; 7. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), +0:25.071; 8. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:25.909; 9. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:27.030; 10. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:27.669.

Main Photo: Jorge Prado

Bottom Photos: 1. Henry Jacobi; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen

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All the Photos from the MXGP of Italy will be available HERE 

MXGP of Italy – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,500m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 32°

Weather conditions: sunny

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TIMETABLE

Sunday: 09h45 EMX2T Race 2, 10h25 MX2 Warm-Up, 10h45 MXGP Warm-Up, 11h30 WMX Race 2, 13h15 MX2 Race 1, 14h15 MXGP Race 1, 16h10 MX2 Race 2, 17h10 MXGP Race 2.

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Today the Team Great Britain announced the official line up for the upcoming Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations which will compete in Assen, Netherlands in September the 28^th and 29^th. 

Max Anstie will lead the squad in MXGP Class, while Ben Watson will compete in MX2 and Shaun Simpson will enter the OPEN class. 

You won’t want to miss the pinnacle of the 2019 Motocross Season. Purchase your ticket for the 2019 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations HERE: https://assen.motocross-tickets.com/en/12091-motocross-of-nations-the-netherlands/

Go VIP at the Monster Energy FIM MXoN! More info HERE: https://mxon.motocross-viptickets.com/en/2364-the-netherlands-motocross-vip/