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SEMARANG (Indonesia-Asia) 12 July 2019 – The MXGP of Asia is about to start in Semarang and many of the world’s most talented motocross riders joined Youthstream, the local authorities and international and national media for a traditional welcome dinner. 

This evening the welcome dinner was held at the ballroom of the exclusive Gumaya Tower Hotel. The popular Indonesian presenters Kamidia Radisti and Aris Sandro hosted the event which opened with a LIVE performance from the Indonesian famous singer Ifani Khairunisa and followed by a typical dance and speeches from the officials in attendance such as Youthstream CEO Mr. David Luongo, FIM/CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela, General Secretary Sekda Kota SMG on behalf of the Mayor of Semarang Mr Hendrar Prihadi and IMI General Secretary Jeffrey JP.  

Youthstream CEO David Luongo: On behalf of Youthstream I wish to thank the IMI and the Mayor of Semarang for the huge efforts they put in this event. It’s a big honour to be here in Semarang for the second year in a row. The track is one of the best of the MXGP calendar and it’s a pleasure to see MXGP riders who have fun there and enjoy this beautiful country. Every time we go to Indonesia we feel like home and this is due to the warm welcome and support the local authorities and the people give to MXGP. I wish the best to our riders for this weekend but in the meantime enjoy this evening!

FIM/CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela: “On Behalf of the FIM I would like to thank the local authorities for such a beautiful reception and congratulate the dancers for the spectacular performance. After the interesting races we had in Palembang, we are all looking forward to this weekend here in Semarang as we still keep in our memories the races we had last year. I would like to thank all the parties involved in the preparation of the event, our partners and promoters at Youthstream, the local authorities for their support, IMI for providing the necessary officials to run the events and the organizer without whom these two events would not have been possible.”

IMI General Secretary Jeffrey JP and Mayor of Semarang General Secretary Sekda Kota SMG then took the stage to welcome everybody to Semarang and thank Youhtstream and the FIM to give to the IMI and local authorities the opportunity to run MXGP here in Semarang for the second year in a row. They also took the occasion to invite everybody to enjoy the typical culture and atmosphere of Semarang city.

Adding to the list of notable representatives was the riders Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado and Tom Vialle, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Arminas Jasikonis, Pauls Jonass, Jed Beaton and Thomas Kjer Olsen, F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Henry Jacobi and Adam Sterry, Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha MX2 official team’s Ben Watson and Jago Geerts, Standing Construct KTM’s Max Anstie, Honda 114 Motorsport’s Zach Pichon, A1M Husqvarna’s Tanel Leok, Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Mitchell Harrison and Brian Moreau, Team Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Brent van doninck and Bruno Darias Vapanen together with national riders.

After the official welcome speeches everybody was able to relax in a warm atmosphere tasting some special Indonesian plates prepared for dinner. The exclusive welcome dinner is the perfect opening for a one to remember MXGP of Asia. 

All Photos from the MXGP of Asia can be found HERE

TIMETABLE in Local Time (GMT+7) 

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

Sunday:10:25 MX2 Warm-Up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-Up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

MXGP of Asia

SEMARANG (Indonesia) 12 July 2019 – This weekend the twelfth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will return to the red track of Semarang, Indonesia for the second year in a row.

The MXGP of Asia is set to take place at the challenging Semarang clay circuit which has led to spectacular racing last year. After an unpredictable racing in Palembang, this weekend’s action is expected to be just as intense if not more with the MXGP and MX2 riders battling for the Semarang supremacy. 

In addition also this weekend a special LIVE coverage is given by MXGP partner FOX SPORTS 2 which will broadcast the MXGP of Asia in Cambodia, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, FOX SPORTS 3 in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, FOX SPORTS Malaysia and FOX SPORTS Singapore which is airing the whole MXGP of Asia LIVE.

MXGP of Indonesia can also be viewed worldwide on www.MXGP-TV.com and through Youthstream’s traditional TV partners which are listed here below. And you can save 50% on a season-pass which includes access to the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations that will take place in Assen on the last weekend of September.

USA - CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 am ET – Delayed

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 am ET – Delayed

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 CET – Live

BALTICS (Estonia – Latvia - Lithuania)

TV Play Sports + 

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 CET – Live

BELGIUM

PLAY SPORTS 1

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 CET – Live

BULGARIA

BNT

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 CET – Live

FRANCE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 CET – Live

AUTOMOTO LA CHAINE  

Monday 15 July – MXGP Race 1 – 20:00 - Delayed

Monday 15 July – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 CET – Delayed

Monday 15 July – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 CET – Delayed 

Monday 15 July – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 CET – Delayed

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE  

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 09:30 CET – Delayed

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 CET – Live

ITALY

RAI SPORT+ HD

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 15:15 CET – Delayed

RAI SPORT WEB

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Live Streaming

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 15:15 CET – Delayed Streaming

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 CET – Live

NETHERLANDS

NOS

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – Live Streaming

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Live Streaming

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 CET – Live Streaming

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 CET – Live Streaming

PORTUGAL

Sport TV 5

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 1 – 06:00 GMT – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 07:00 GMT – Live

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 09:00 GMT – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 10:00 GMT – Live

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV1

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 CET – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 CET – Live

ASIA

FOX SPORTS 3 SEA (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia)

Tuesday 16 July – MX2 Race 1 – 08:00 HKT – Live

Tuesday 16 July – MXGP Race 1 – 09:00 HKT – Live

Tuesday 16 July – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 HKT – Live

Tuesday 16 July – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 HKT – Live

FOX SPORTS INDONESIA 

Monday 15 July – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 July – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 July – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 July – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 HKT – Delayed

FOX SPORTS SEA (Hong Kong – Macau – Thailand)

Monday 15 July – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 July – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 July – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 July – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 HKT – Delayed

FOX SPORTS 2 SEA (Cambodia, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Hong Kong,  Thailand, Vietnam)

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 HKT – Live

FOX SPORTS 2 Malaysia

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 HKT – Live

FOX SPORTS 2 Singapore

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 14 July – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 HKT – Live

CHINA

Star Sports China 

Monday 15 July – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 July – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 July – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 July – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 HKT – Delayed

BRAZIL 

Bandsports

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 1 – TBC – Delayed

Sunday 14 July – MXGP Race 2 – 06:00 – Live

As always fans can also watch the 26min Behind the Gate special feature via our TV partners or on MXGP-TV the Tuesday following the event.

26mn “Behind the gate” partners: 

USA – Canada: Motortrend // MAV TV 

Europe: Motorsport TV – Motortrend 

Croatia: Kreator TV 

Finland: MTV 

France: Automoto la Chaine 

Italy: Automototv 

Portugal: Sport TV 

Netherland: RTL 

Portugal: Sport TV 

Slovenia: Sport TV 

Spain: Movistar 

Latin America: FOX Sports

Brazil: Bandsports

Caribbean: Flow Sports 

Asia: FOX Sports 

Africa: Sport connect

MXGP is 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.

All Photos from the MXGP of Asia can be found HERE

TIMETABLE in Local Time (GMT+7) 

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

Sunday: 10:25 MX2 Warm-Up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-Up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

MXGP of Asia

The 2019 Edition of the FIM Junior Motocross World Championship is kicking off this weekend at the popular Italian circuit of Pietramurata, Trentino. 

In addition to the competitive 125cc, 85cc and 65cc racing a competition titled the 2019 RIDE GREEN CUP will challenge the teams and riders who needs to be committed to sustainable actions for the environment onsite at the Junior World Championship and via social media. Teams will be judged at the end of the weekend by a jury. An official meeting with the FIM who is giving all teams the useful information to run the challenge is taking place on Friday 12^thJuly. By clicking HERE you will be able to download the 2019 Ride Green Cup Info Document!

MXGP is happy to keep running the FOX Holeshot competition trough the 19 rounds of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship season together with MXGP Partner FOX. 

The way it works is that 1 point is awarded per MXGP or MX2 championship race. The first rider who cross the white line painted on the ground at the exit of the first corner will be given a point. At the end of the season, the 2 riders – one per category - with the most FOX Holeshot points will win a mega prize. 

At the MXGP of Indonesia, which took place on July the 7^th in Palembang Team HRC’s Tim Gajser took both FOX Holeshots in MXGP while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado and Tom Vialle took the FOX Holeshot in MX2 race 1 and race 2 respectively.

Watch the FOX Holeshots Films HERE below. 

MXGP FOX Holeshot Film

MX2 FOX Holeshot Film

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 10 July 2019 – Youthstream announces a slight update to the just released 2020 provisional calendar.

The MXGP of Germany, held in Teutschenthal, is set to take place on May the 31^st 2020. The provisional calendar remains otherwise unchanged and can be downloaded here below. 

The 2020 Provisional Calendar Visual can be downloaded HERE & by clicking HERE you are able to download the grid  in PDF format. 

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

FIM Europe

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 9 July 2019 – Now that the 2019 MXGP Season is running into the second half, Youthstream is proud to release the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship Provisional Calendar. 

The Opening venue of the season is yet to be announced and it’ll be followed by one of the favourite venues of the calendar, Neuquen – Patagonia, Argentina. MXGP then returns to Europe to visit The Netherlands in a location to be announced, Trentino, an eagerly awaited return in Spain and then straight to Portugal. 

In May MXGP continues its trips to Latvia, Russia, Germany, France and Imola before the MXGP Paddock will get prepared for 3 back-to-back rounds in Asia at the end of June with 2 rounds in Indonesia and 1 in China. 

After a trip in Asia MXGP continues to one of the old school venues of the calendar Loket in Czech Republic, followed by the sandy circuit of Lommel and the comeback of the MXGP of Switzerland after a year break. 

18th round of the 2020 season is held in Sweden while the 19th stop of the calendar is taking place in the brand-new and recently announced Kymi Ring circuit in Iitti, Finland.

The final round of the 2020 season is set to be held in Turkey before the whole MXGP Paddock moves to France for the milestone of the Motocross season, the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations which will be back in Ernée after the big success of its last edition back in 2015. 

Youthstream and the FIM Europe also use this occasion to announce an additional class that will be included in the calendar as from 2020 the EMX Open Championship will be combined with MXGP/MX2 events within Europe. There will be 6 events counting towards the championship standings in the EMX Open Championship, all at MXGP/MX2 events similar to and in the same format as the EMX125, EMX250 and EMX2T championships which will all continue. From 2020 and onwards the EMX Open championship will be open to riders from 16 years old up to 50 years old on motorcycles from 175cc up to 450cc, for both 2strokes and 4strokes.

The provisional MXGP and MX2 calendar also includes the rounds scheduled for Women’s Motocross World Championship, and All European Championships, EMX250, EMX125, EMX2T and the newly added EMXOPEN and can be viewed here below. 

The 2020 Provisional Calendar Visual can be downloaded HERE & by clicking HERE you are able to download the grid  in PDF format. 

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

FIM Europe

The second Indoensia stop of the two back-to-back is set to take place this weekend in Semarang, Indonesia.

Timetable and Entry list for the MXGP of Asia are available for download in PDF format here below: 

TIMETABLE

MXGP Entry List

MX2 Entry List

TAG Heuer has been the official timekeeper of the FIM Motocross World Championship since 2014 and together with MXGP are running the fastest lap competition across each season. 

The way it works is: at each and every round of the MXGP season, the rider that sets the best lap time in each class, MXGP and MX2, will receive 1 point in the TAG Heuer competition. The rider that has set the fastest lap at the most rounds throughout the season in MXGP and MX2 classes, and has the most points, will be awarded.

At the MXGP of Indonesia taking place in Palembang it was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre who set the TAG HEUER best lap in MXGP and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle who did it in MX2.

Here below you have the details: 

MXGP: Romain Febvre at Race 2 Lap 2 with 1:32:584

MX2: Tom Vialle at Race 1 Lap 4 with 1:32:994

Check out MXGP.com home page for the Top 3 TAG Heuer Best Lap competition’s ranking.

Red Bull KTM were missing their MXGP representatives in Palembang  – Jeffrey Herlings and Tony Cairoli – for the second meeting in a row. Herlings is recovering quickly from a broken lower right leg while Cairoli unexpectedly underwent a corrective operation in Belgium on Saturday.

The Italian decided on further scans after the swelling had subsided on his right shoulder. He had initially hoped to continue racing in 2019 but damage to the Subscapularis and Supraspinatus muscles meant he was advised to have surgery right away. The procedure was performed by Tom Claes (son of renowned surgeon Toon) and the former nine-times world champion is expected to leave hospital yesterday (Sunday) to begin a recovery period that can take between three-four months. Tony Cairoli is likely to miss the rest of the 2019 MXGP season.

Antonio Cairoli: "It is sad to finish the championship this way and it hasn’t happened too many times in my career. When I tried to ride last week I knew I had some problems but I wanted to stay positive about the recovery. I had more scans in Belgium and the injury was much worse that we thought so they told me to have surgery right away and it was the best solution to get healthy again in the fastest way. Thanks to the team and to the fans for the support. I hope to visit a few races before the end of the season and will now concentrate on getting better."