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PIETRAMURATA (Trentino – Italy) 06 April 2019 – The 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship continued today with Qualifying races of MXGP and MX2 taking to the amazing circuit of Trentino, Italy. Finding the first wins of the weekend were Team HRC’s Tim Gajser and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado.

Along with the World Championship Qualifying day it was also the Qualifying and first races of FIM Europe’s EMX250 and EMX125 presented by FMF Racing classes. The second round for the two European Championship’s started out with nearly 200 entries between the two categories. Once the qualifying practices refined the field down to 40 rider each it was time for Race 1 of EMX125 presented by FMF Racing where hometown points leader Mattia Guadagini had another dominant performance leading each of the 15 laps for the win. 

EMX250 Race 1, following the timed practice sessions of MX2 and MXGP, started in dramatic fashion with pile ups in both the first and second turn. Leading the first lap was Creymert Racing’s Kevin Horgmo but Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Stephen Rubini took over from the second lap and led until a mistake on lap 10 letting the red plated Maddii Racing Husqvarna of Alberto Forato by who went on to claim his 3rd race win of the 3 races so far in 2019. The second races of both EMX250 and EMX125 presented by FMF Racing will start the action Sunday prior to the world championship races of MXGP and MX2.

Most eyes this weekend are on Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli as both the Italian favorite at home and the MXGP championship leader. However, Team HRC’s Tim Gajser is nearly as popular with many Slovenian fans making the trip to see the country’s motocross superstar in action.

Today the pair proved their hype was real as Gajser took the holeshot and lead while Cairoli ran in 2nd. The third-place rider, Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus, was off to his best performance of the season on the start.

Much to the Italian crowd’s delight 3 Italian were fighting in the top 5 with Cairoli 2nd and Standing Construct KTM’s Ivo Monticelli leading Gebben Van Venrooy Kawasaki’s Alessandro Lupino in 4th.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass was in 6th with JWR Yamaha’s Anton Gole having a surprising ride in 7th. Gole did lose his spot to Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha MXGP’s Gautier Paulin on lap 2 however.

Paulin then would catch Jonass for 6th but the Latvian MXGP rookie proved to be a hard customer to pass slamming the door in Paulin’s face several times. Lap 7 was the lucky one for Paulin who finally found his way around the #41 on his former colors.

Meanwhile the battle for the lead intensified as the race approached its conclusion. A gap that was over 2 seconds quickly shrunk to less than a second with only two laps to go. Cairoli applied pressure to the Slovenian with the roar of both riders' fans pushing them on. On the final lap Gajser stayed strong and took the win over Cairoli by only 0.549 seconds! Tonus took third while Monticelli took a well-deserved 4th ahead of Paulin.

Tim Gajser: "I have a good Saturday behind us. I had good speed today and the start was good so I'm really happy and we're looking forward to tomorrow. It's a great atmosphere here and tomorrow we expect even more fans from Slovenia, it's just unbelievable and I'm really thankful to have so many supporters here."

Antonio Cairoli, "It's very nice to race here in Italy because you see a lot of people that you don't normally see, a lot of fans but even people who used to ride with me when I was riding on small bikes in the Italian Championship. I really enjoy these Italian GPs. In the qualifying race we had very good battles and some very nice racing."

Ivo Monticelli: "I had a really good winter with my team, so I trained a lot and I feel really good with the bike. For me it's really important to stay at least 10 minutes with the top riders, then take this feeling and keep the speed of these guys. I'm happy about today, I had another good race and a good start. My goal for tomorrow is just to have a good start and do my best... no set position, just do my best, not crash, and not make any mistakes."

MXGP Qualifying Race Top Ten:1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 23:45.731; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:00.549; 3. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:29.478; 4. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), +0:44.067; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:44.983; 6. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +0:51.535; 7. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:55.993; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:57.021; 9. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +0:59.128; 10. Anton Gole (SWE, Yamaha), +1:03.049. 

Main Photo: Tim Gajser & Antonio Cairoli

Bottom Photos: 1. MXGP start; 2. Arnaud Tonus

The MX2 Qualifying started out with a jump off the grid from Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado with BIKE IT DRT Kawasaki’s Darian Sanayei entering the first turn right alongside. Red Bull KTM teammate Tom Vialle was quick to fill in the position between Prado and Sanayei on lap 1.

Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Jago Geerts made his intentions clear by taking 3rd from Sanayei on lap 2. The pass put Sanayei into the view of his fellow American and newcomer to MX2 with BUD Racing Kawasaki, Mitchell Harrison.

Harrison made a pass on Sanayei two laps later in an impressive qualifying race debut with the new team. MX2 points leader Thomas Kjer Olsen from Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Racing came from 11 on the first lap up to 5th by lap 6. Olsen the continued to build momentum after a winning a battle over 4th with Harrison.

Geerts was also continuing his mission to the front with his pass on Vialle to take over second place. Further back Sanayei was fighting to hold onto 6th as both Yamaha SM Action MC Migliori’s Michele Cervellin and Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Ben Watson applied the pressure.

At the finish Prado took the win 9.8 seconds ahead of Geerts followed by Vialle, Olsen, and Harrison. Meanwhile Cervellin used the home GP advantage to get 6th from Sanayei while Watson settled for 8th.

Team HRC's Calvin Vlaanderen show he had the pace with the fastest lap time in MX2 Time Practice but shortly after the Dutchman twisted his ankle. Vlaanderen lined up for Qualifying despite the injury but then withdrew prior to completing a single lap. Team HRC have announced that Vlaanderen will not race tomorrow and instead will head to Belgium for medical treatment.

Jorge Prado: "At this track I have always been riding pretty good, and had good races, so I'm very confident. Today I felt very good as well and I had a very good start, we'll see how we do tomorrow."

MX2 Qualifying Race Top Ten:1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 24:19.805; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:09.852; 3. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:15.416; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:26.906; 5. Mitchell Harrison (USA, Kawasaki), +0:38.553; 6. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Yamaha), +0:40.656; 7. Darian Sanayei (USA, Kawasaki), +0:42.192; 8. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:43.572; 9. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:46.522; 10. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:47.343.

Main Photo: Jorge Prado

Bottom Photo: 1. Jago Geerts; 2. Tom Vialle

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MXGP OF TRENTINO – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1550

Type of ground: hard pack

Temperature: 14°

Weather conditions: cloudy

MXGP will be 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.

TIMETABLE in Local Time CET - GMT+2/UTC+2

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMX125 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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On Saturday 6 April, the sport’s world celebrates the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. The International Motorcycling Federation (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) together with its FIM Motocross World Championship Promoter Youthstream join the related #WhiteCard campaign on the occasion of MXGP round in Pietramurata (ITA) and FIM SnowCross World Championship event in Bodentravet (SWE). 

The FIM Motocross and SnowCross World Championship riders and people at the paddock are holding #WhiteCards to show their support and commitment to peace efforts worldwide. The white card symbolise equity, tolerance and inclusion – string values that both FIM and its Promoters are committed to. 

FIM President Jorge Viegas: “For the FIM it is important that everyone is treated equally and fairly. Joining the #WhiteCard campaign is a strong signal underlining that sport and motorcycling can promote positive values and gather people together worldwide.” 

Youthstream President Giuseppe Luongo: “Our riders race hard but everyone respects each other. Them, more than others understand how sport unites people and how sport can have a significant power. If we rely more on this power, we will be able to accomplish greater things for a better future.” 

We count on you to raise your #WhiteCard, take a picture, tag your friends and invite them to join the campaign!

PIETRAMURATA (Trentino - Italy) 5th April 2019 - With the 2019 MXGP season well underway Youthstream regretfully announces that the previously anticipated 2019 MXGP of Hong Kong scheduled to take place in Hong Kong on the 22^nd of September has been cancelled. The revised calendar will see the MXGP of China in Shanghai as the final stop of the now 18 round FIM Motocross World Championship season.

The cancellation comes as a request by the organizer who is eager to refocus on holding MXGP in March 2020. Due to the timing of the cancellation no replacement will be made giving riders and teams an additional week prior to racing the final event of 2019, the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.

The updated 2019 Calendar can be viewed below:

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PIETRAMURATA (Trentino – Italy) 05 April 2019 – The 2019 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championship has arrived in the beautiful region of Trentino, Italy for this weekend’s MXGP action. The 2019 MXGP of Trentino in Pietramurata is the first hard packed circuit on the calendar and comes as the third back to back racing weekend.

TV coverage for this year’s first Italian MXGP will come from Youthstream’s TV partners around the world. Italian fans who didn’t make the trip can watch on the RAI Sports + HD Stream while the traditional broadcasters of MXGP elsewhere remain.

The entire event including Saturday’s Qualifying races and the additional classes of EMX250 and EMX125 presented by FMF Racing will be streamed LIVE around the world from Trentino on MXGP’s own online TV service, www.MXGP-TV.com.

As always fans can also watch the 26min Behind the Gate special feature via our TV partners or MXGP-TV on the Tuesday after each event. To find out when and where to watch in your home country check the listings below. 

USA - CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 am ET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 am ET – Live

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 18:00 CET – Delayed

BALTICS (Estonia – Latvia - Lithuania)

TV Play Sports + 

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

TV Play Premium

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 1

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

BULGARIA

BNT

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

FRANCE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 18:00 CET – Delayed

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

AUTOMOTO LA CHAINE  

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 1 – 20:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 1 – 21:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 2 – 22:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 2 – 23:30 CET – Delayed

ITALY

RAI SPORTS – WEB 

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live streaming

Sunday 7 April - MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live streaming

RAI SPORTS 

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live TBC

NETHERLANDS

NOS

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET –Live streaming

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

PORTUGAL

Sport TV 2

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 GMT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 GMT – Live

Sport TV 5

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 GMT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 GMT – Delayed

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV1

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

ASIA

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

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 1 – 19:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 20:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 HKT – Live

FOX SPORTS INDONESIA 

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 1 – 09:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 1 – 10:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 HKT – Delayed

FOX SPORTS 2 MALAYSIA 

Sunday 14 April – MX2 Race 1 – 23:00 HKT – Delayed

Sunday 14 April – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 April – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 April – MXGP Race 2 – 02:00 HKT – Delayed

FOX SPORTS 2 SINGAPORE 

Sunday 14 April – MX2 Race 1 – 23:00 HKT – Delayed

Sunday 14 April – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 April – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 April – MXGP Race 2 – 02:00 HKT – Delayed

FOX SPORTS SEA (Hong Kong – Macau – Thailand)

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 1 – 09:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 1 – 10:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 HKT – Delayed

FOX SPORTS ASIA 

Wednesday 10 April  – MX2 Race 1 – 10:30 HKT – Delayed

Wednesday 10 April  – MXGP Race 1 – 11:30 HKT – Delayed

Wednesday 10 April  – MX2 Race 2 – 12:30 HKT – Delayed

Wednesday 10 April  – MXGP Race 2 – 13:30 HKT – Delayed

CHINA

Star Sports 2 China 

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 1 – 19:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 20:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 HKT – Live

Star Sports China 

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 HKT – Delayed

BRAZIL

BANDSPORTS 

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 09:00 Brazil timing – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 Brazil timing – Live

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 will be 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.

TIMETABLE in Local Time - CET - GMT+2/UTC+2

SATURDAY: 7:45 EMX125 Group 1 Free Practice, 08:10 EMX125 Group 2 Free Practice, 08:35 EMX250 Group 1 Free Practice, 09:00 EMX250 Group 2 Free Practice, 09:40 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 10:20 EMX125 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 11:00 EMX250 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 11:40 EMX250 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 12:30 MX2 Free Practice, 13:00 MXGP Free Practice, 13:55 EMX125 Race 1, 14:40 MX2 Time Practice, 15:15 MXGP Time Practice, 16:05 EMX250 Race 1, 16:55 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:40 MXGP Qualifying Race

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMX125 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 of Trentino

PIETRAMURATA (Trentino - Italy) 03 April 2019 - The 3rd of 3 back to back weekends of racing takes to Trentino, Italy for the 4^th round of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship this Saturday and Sunday! Set against the Dolomite Mountains of Italy the 2019 MXGP of Trentino will also host the first Italian round of three this season. 

The beautiful Pietramurata venue is far from typical with its amazing location and surroundings. The circuit will be the first hard pack race of 2019 but with rain expected anything is possible. The Italian fans are expected in force as always and as some of the most passionate in the world the atmosphere created will be bar none.

This weekend’s addition classes of the FIM Europe Motocross Championship include the EMX250 category and EMX125 presented by FMF Racing. The EMX250 class lasrt raced in Great Britain where Maddii Racing Husqvarna’s Alberto Forato had a dominant 1-1 showing. Last weekend Forato was a wild card entry into MX2 where he scored an impressive 7^thoverall. This weekend the Italian returns to the EMX250 class for the home round against 92 other entries into the class. 

EMX125 presented by FMF Racing will also hold its second round in Trentino after the first take place last weekend in Valkenswaard. The category’s current points leader hails from the same Maddii Racing Husqvarna team as Forato, Mattia Guadagnini. The Italian will fight against 100 ultracompetitive entries for the second week in a row.

Continuing the home GP tradition is Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli as the MXGP points leader. Cairoli has won the Trentino GP 3 times of his 6 attempts and aside his worst result of 5^th he has never finished off the podium. Though the Sicilian has seen much success here the home venue is not his favorite and with the packed schedule it will be interesting to see how he handles the weekend.

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser has been the fastest rider not to win this year and this is mostly due to his massive crashes at the past two rounds. Even so the Slovenian has a perfect podium record so far and with the added fans expected to make the trip across the Slovenian border Gajser is the other favorite for the win in Trentino this weekend. Gajser won the MX2 category here in 2015, reached the podium in 2016 and 2017 but finished 7^th last year.

Standing Construct KTM’s Max Anstie is one to watch this weekend after leading laps in the Netherlands before a small but costly error set him back. The Brit had a top 5 result in Trentino during his 2015 MX2 campaign but with potential rain forecasted his years of British mud riding could help propel him to the podium for the first time this season.

Also worth considering is Belgium’s Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team rider Clement Desalle who took 2^ndoverall last weekend and at this very GP last year. Desalle surprised even himself with the result in the Netherlands after injuring his hand one week prior. Winning the Trentino GP in 2014 and taking the past two wins on the MXGP of Russia’s similar soil don’t be surprised to see the “MX panda” back on the podium.

Belgian compatriot Jeremy van Horebeek from Honda SR Motoblouz made hard charges through the field in the Netherlands to tie in points for 3^rd overall but finish 4^th. Van Horebeek’s best Trentino result also comes from 2014 when he finished 2^nd behind Desalle.

Additional Italian fans' favorites this week include Standing Construct KTM’s Ivo Monticelli and Gebben Van Venrooy Kawasaki’s Alessandro Lupino. Monticelli has looked like a new rider so far this year battling in the top ten and even proving to be a hard customer to pass in the battle for the top 5 last week. 

2018 MXGP of Trentino top 3 (MXGP):

1. Jeffrey Herlings
2. Clement Desalle
3. Antonio Cairoli

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 147 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 125 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 103 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 102 p.; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 102 p.; 6. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 92 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 78 p.; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 64 p.; 9. Julien Lieber (BEL, KAW), 62 p.; 10. Max Anstie (GBR, KTM), 56 p.

Main Photo: MXGP Start Trentino 2018

Bottom Photos: 1. Antonio Cairoli; 2. Tim Gajser

The MX2 category is currently led by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen but the return of defending MX2 Champion Jorge Prado and his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machine was a dominant one last Sunday in Holland. 

Prado has strong memories from Trentino as well seeing as he won his first ever MX2 overall here in 2017 then took the win again last year. In addition, Prado now considers Italy his second home as he rides and lives with the Italian based De Carli squad. All of which combined make him the favorite for this weekend. 

Aside from Olsen looking to take the win away from Prado F&H Racing Kawasaki’s Henry Jacobi will be looking for his first career win. The German has made massive strides in his riding as of late and has consistently been battling for the top 5 if not the podium so far this season. Jacobi’s career best finish prior to the 2^ndoverall in Great Britain two weeks ago was his 3^rd place here in 2018.

Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen is 2^nd in the points presently but has just missed the podium with 4^th place finishes at each of the first three rounds this season. Vlaanderen’s drive to improve his results by at least one position could take him even further forward this weekend.

Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Ben Watson and Jago Geerts will be one to watch this week after Geerts reached the podium via a last lap pass on Olsen days ago. Watson currently is 5^th in the points standings but one issue or another has held the British rider from reaching his full potential.

Other riders to note this weekend include the Italian entry, Yamaha SM Action MC Migliori’s Michele Cervellin and newly signed BUD Racing Kawasaki rider Mitchell Harrison from the USA. Cervellin is a native of the region making it a true home GP while Harrison has raced 3 prior GP’s in the MX2 category scoring 5^th at the 2017 Monster Energy MXGP of the USA, 3^rd at the 2016 Monster Energy MXGP of the USA, and 7^th at the 2016 Monster Energy MXGP of the Americas.

2018 MXGP of Trentino top 3 (MX2):

1. Jorge Prado
2. Thomas Covington
3. Henry Jacobi

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 136 points; 2. Henry Jacobi (GER, KAW), 113 p.; 3. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 107 p.; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 100 p.; 5. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 95 p.; 6. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 86 p.; 7. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 81 p.; 8. Davy Pootjes (NED, HUS), 65 p.; 9. Adam Sterry (GBR, KAW), 63 p.; 10. Mitchell Evans (AUS, HON), 60 p.

Main Photo: MX2 Start Trentino 2018

Bottom Photo: 1. Jorge Prado; 2. Henry Jacobi

TIMETABLE in Local Time GMT+2/UTC+2

SATURDAY: 7:45 EMX125 Group 1 Free Practice, 08:10 EMX125 Group 2 Free Practice, 08:35 EMX250 Group 1 Free Practice, 09:00 EMX250 Group 2 Free Practice, 09:40 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 10:20 EMX125 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 11:00 EMX250 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 11:40 EMX250 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 12:30 MX2 Free Practice, 13:00 MXGP Free Practice, 13:55 EMX125 Race 1, 14:40 MX2 Time Practice, 15:15 MXGP Time Practice, 16:05 EMX250 Race 1, 16:55 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:40 MXGP Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMX125 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 of Trentino

MXGP is ready for the 4th stop of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship at the fascinating Pietramurata circuit for the MXGP of Trentino. 

Timetable and Entry lists for the event are available here below to be downloaded in PDF format.

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

EMX250 Entry List

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Entry List

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 The Netherlands taking place on March the 31^stin Valkenswaard Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Jorge Prado took both FOX Holeshot in Race 1 and Race 2 respectively.

Watch the FOX Holeshots Films HERE below. 

MXGP FOX Holeshot Film

MX2 FOX Holeshot Film

If Claudio De Carli was nervous a little over two weeks ago, as his two riders complained of feeling uncomfortable from slight injuries, that feeling of doubt was quickly squashed around the rough sand track of Valkenswaard last weekend.

Sure, Antonio Cairoli, the MXGP red-plate owner, had come back to win at the Grand Prix of Great Britain, so his place on the Dutch podium was pretty much assured, but Prado, who missed England because of a painful injury, was a question mark.

That doubt was gone after the Saturday qualification races, after both Cairoli and Prado won, and headed into Sunday with big smiles and pole positions.

“I have a couple of good tracks where I have good results in the past and Valkenswaard is one of them,” Cairoli said. “A very nice weekend. I didn’t really feel great all week. On hard-pack I was OK but this small shoulder problem in the sand made things difficult. Anyway, looking at the bigger picture we took two wins and you cannot get more than fifty point’s, so it was a great weekend. Also, no crashes, which was important on this track where we saw a lot of people going down. It will be a busy week now with my home GP, but I hope to see a lot of public at Arco and KTM again on top of the podium.”

As for Prado, the discomfort wasn’t enough to give his competition a sniff of victory as he went 1-1 and close up the points gap on Thomas Kjer Olsen after his British DNS.

“It was a great weekend,” Prado said. “Four days ago, I could not think about riding. I had too much pain and I didn’t really know how my body was reacting. I had to rest these weeks and take it easy. I wasn’t happy at all to miss Matterley Basin. I don’t think we really expected these results here this weekend: the goal had been just to ride and get some points! On Saturday I had some issues and didn’t feel comfortable but today I woke up and I felt better. So, to win both races was great and to get some points back. I took some painkillers today just to be safe but everything that we did for this weekend turned out well. It is a long championship and my rivals are riding well. We just need to keep going, keep focussed, limit the mistakes and keep trying to improve.”

Now onto Italy and something of a home GP for the De Carli Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team. Hard pack, and a massive crowd should help Cairoli through is current injury pains, and for Prado it is a chance to bring Olsen a little closer in the championship.

VALKENSWAARD (the Netherlands) 31 March 2019 – In addition to the World Championship classes of MXGP, MX2, and WMX this weekend the 125cc two-stroke of EMX125 presented by FMF Racing ripped around the Dutch circuit of Valkenswaard. The fastest and most consistent of all proved to be Maddii Racing Husqvarna’s Mattia Guadagnini.

Spring weather combined with the ring and premix of two strokes invoked some of the most unique racing all weekend. The FIM Europe Championship is one of the most competitive and popular in the world hosting 100 entries through two days of racing.

With the entries capped at 100 even more attempted to take part but through two groups of timed qualifying sessions on Saturday the field was trimmed down to a 40-man gate stacked with competition.

The 125cc riders started their fight through the deep and challenging sand of Valkenswaard for the first race Saturday. Taking the lead from the first lap was Guadagnini while Team VRT’s Tom Guyon from France gave pursuit. The #912 of RFX KTM Racing’s Joel Rizzi ran 3rd, RFME MX Junior Team’s Orio Oliver was 4th, and A1M Husqvarna’s Jorgen Matthias Talviku held 5th.

As the racing reached it’s 6th lap Guyon fell out of 2nd and back to 7th which moved Rizzi into the runner up position. 4 laps later Oliver took 2nd from the German but then Rizzi fought back holding on for another 3 laps until Talviku made it past both.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf was battling for a top 5 throughout race 1 starting 6th then running in 4th before eventually finishing 5th. Guadagnini took the race win after leading every one of the 14 laps with Talviku finishing 2nd and Rizzi 3rd.

This morning Valkenswaard hosted Race 2 just prior to the first MX2 and MXGP Races where De Wolf kickstarted the action leading Rizzi, Talviku, Guyon, and Oliver. Race 1 winner Guadagnini was back outside of the top 5 as the second race started.

Guyon was the one making moves forward however and after starting in fourth his road to the lead was short yet challenging. The first 6 laps Guyon looked for a way past Talviku and both gained a spot when Rizzi dropped out of contention due to a mechanical issue. 

When Guyon finally found a way past the process started all over again as the Frenchman spent another 6 laps searching for a move to get past De Wolf and into the lead. With only 2 laps remaining Guyon found the position he was looking for at the front of the pack which he held for the race win. De Wolf stayed second ahead of Talviku, Guadagnini, and Oliver.

In the overall classification it was Guadagnini’s 1-4 that earned the win while Talviku took 2nd and Guyon beat out De Wolf by only one point for the final podium spot! Guadagnini also takes the first EMX125 presented by FMF Racing red plate of 2019 as the championship will now head to his home round of Trentino, Italy next week.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, Husqvarna), 29:33.564; 2. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, Husqvarna), +0:18.504; 3. Joel Rizzi (GBR, KTM), +0:20.491; 4. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +0:22.052; 5. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:23.129; 6. Kjell Verbruggen (NED, Husqvarna), +0:24.242; 7. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), +0:29.100; 8. Max Palsson (SWE, KTM), +0:46.761; 9. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), +1:04.343; 10. Florian Miot (FRA, Yamaha), +1:04.942.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), 30:08.811; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:01.038; 3. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, Husqvarna), +0:03.653; 4. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:05.709; 5. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +0:08.459; 6. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:19.924; 7. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), +0:38.339; 8. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, KTM), +0:39.467; 9. Rasmus Pedersen (DEN, KTM), +0:47.521; 10. Eddie Jay Wade (GBR, KTM), +0:53.018.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top Ten: 1. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, HUS), 43 points; 2. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, HUS), 42 p.; 3. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), 39 p.; 4. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 38 p.; 5. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), 34 p.; 6. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), 26 p.; 7. Max Palsson (SWE, KTM), 21 p.; 8. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, KTM), 20 p.; 9. Joel Rizzi (GBR, KTM), 20 p.; 10. Alessandro Facca (ITA, KTM), 17 p.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing ChampionshipTop Ten: 1. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, HUS), 43 points; 2. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, HUS), 42 p.; 3. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), 39 p.; 4. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 38 p.; 5. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), 34 p.; 6. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), 26 p.; 7. Max Palsson (SWE, KTM), 21 p.; 8. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, KTM), 20 p.; 9. Joel Rizzi (GBR, KTM), 20 p.; 10. Alessandro Facca (ITA, KTM), 17 p.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. Husqvarna, 47 points; 2. KTM, 45 p.; 3. Yamaha, 14 p.

Main Photo: EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Start

Bottom Photos: 1. Mattia Guadagnini; 2. EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Podium

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MXGP OF THE NETHERLANDS – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1780

Type of ground: SAND

Temperature: 14°

Weather conditions: sunny

Weekend crowd Attendance: 26,000

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NEXT STOP

The next Round of the 2018 EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing championship will take place in 1-week time in Pietramurata, Trentino together with the second round of the EMX250 class. 

LINKS

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