MX2

Hunter Lawrence and Todd Waters are finding it a bit tough at the moment as the two Australian riders try and figure out how they can get back on the podium, as they had done in the past. Both are working hard and coming back from injuries, or sickness, and both now that nothing comes easy in the toughest motocross series in the world.

Last weekend in the Czech Republic, Lawrence and Waters found the going tough, although at least for Honda mounted Lawrence, it was a solid performance under tough conditions. The MX2 performer is looking likely to crack better results very soon.

“It was a good comeback weekend overall really,” Lawrence said. “In the first race I got a decent start around 10th which made the race a lot easier. I passed as many people as I could early on and then found myself behind Jonass for pretty much the remainder of the race. I battled with him for most of it but in the end had to settle for fifth place as it was just too difficult to make a pass stick on this track. In the second race, another rider completely cut across the track on the start straight, turning the opposite direction to the corner which put me right against the berm and ruined my good jump. I think was outside the top 20 and had to come back through the pack, which I did manage to do, all the way to sixth. I’m happy with that though as it is something to build on and even though there was a bit of fatigue towards the end of the races I think that is pretty normal for my first race back. I’m definitely looking forward to improving for the next couple of races.”

As for Waters, he might not be making podiums, but he is finding it easier to deal with the tough pace of the MXGP class. The HRC backed rider doesn’t have a deal for 2019 and knows if he wants to remain in the world championship, he needs to at least find the top ten on a consistent basis.

"I got a good start to race one," Waters said. "And it was nice to battle with Tommy Searle and other opponents around the top-ten, but then I hit a wall in terms of fitness and that carried into the second race as well. The bike was perfect, nothing wrong with it, it was all me. Unfortunately, we’re not where we want to be so we need to train even harder in order to get closer to the type of form we need to be racing at this level. Lommel is one of the toughest tracks on the calendar, so we’ll be riding as much as we can before the weekend and be as ready as possible."

Both will now head to Lommel, where they should be able to put down some solid scores. While Australian riders have a long history with the Grand Prix series, these two young men are really hoping that a top three place, or even a top five place can come sooner, rather than later.

Copyright: Photo: Bavo Swijgers

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 Czech Republic held in KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Covington set the TAG HEUER fastest lap in MXGP and MX2 respectively

Here below you have the details:

MXGP: Jeffrey Herlings at Race 2 Lap 9 with 01.45:227

MX2: Thomas Covington at Race 1 Lap 8 with 01.49:205

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

MXGP keeps running the FOX Holeshot competition trough the rounds of the 2018 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 Czech Republic that took place on July the 22ⁿ in Loket Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli took both FOX Holeshots in MXGP while his teammate Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado took both FOX Holeshots in MX2.

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LOKET (Czech Republic) 22 July 2018 - The FIM Motocross World Championship was in Loket for the MXGP of Czech Republic but crowning champions are the classes of EMX85 and EMX65 along with the Czech round of EMX300 presented by FMF Racing. Taking the title as 2018 European Champion was Camden Mc Lellan in EMX85 and Brando Rispoli in EMX65 while Mike Kras won the Czech round of EMX300 presented by FMF Racing.

The Loket circuit provided epic conditions for the riders with overnight rain watering the track perfectly. The EMX classes took advantage of the conditions with amazing racing in front of the thousands of motocross fans lining the massive hillsides. Racing was over two days, with the first action being completed yesterday, while today hosted the deciding races of all three classes.

Photo: From left to right: FIM Europe President Wolfgang Srb, EMX65 Champion Brando Rispoli, EMX85 champion Camden Mc Lellan, Youthstream Vice President David Luongo

One of the best classes to watch this weekend was the little 65cc rippers as they battled among the monstrous hillsides of Loket. 40 riders made the trip after qualifying through various regional races in Europe.

A fast start from Brando Rispoli led the field of small wheeled 2 strokes in race 1 but the #411 of Damian Knuiman from the Netherlands made a pair of passes to move from third into the top spot. Jakob Madsen from Denmark was the rider between Rispoli and Knuiman after the start but he dropped to third once the lead changed.

Rispoli was running in second but fell and rejoined in 6th giving Madsen 2nd back briefly. Working his up from 8th on the first lap to pass Madsen for 2nd was Slovenian Jaka Peklaj. Bradley Mesters from the Netherlands was 4th most of the race and held off Rispoli on the last two laps. At the finish of race 1 Knuiman topped Peklaj, Madsen, Mesters, and Rispoli.

Race 2 hosted another strong start from Rispoli as he led fellow Italian Alessandro Gaspari. Madsen was 3^rd and KTM Silver Action’s Jan Janout from the Czech Republic was 4th. Sweden’s Anton Isaksson was in the top five before Mesters made pass with 3 laps to go.

Rispoli won the race ahead of Gaspari, Madsen, Janout, and Mesters. Rispoli’s race win gave him just enough points to take the overall and be crowned the 2018 EMX65 Champion! Taking a close second was Madsen with only 1 point less while third went to Knuiman.

EMX65 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Damian Knuiman (NED, KTM), 18:07.482; 2. Jaka Peklaj (SLO, KTM), +0:07.882; 3. Jakob Madsen (DEN, KTM), +0:14.972; 4. Bradley Mesters (NED, Husqvarna), +0:17.359; 5. Brando Rispoli (ITA, KTM), +0:29.624; 6. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:31.063; 7. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), +0:32.422; 8. Alessandro Gaspari (ITA, KTM), +0:40.039; 9. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, Husqvarna), +0:42.208; 10. Anton Isaksson (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:44.121.

EMX65 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Brando Rispoli (ITA, KTM), 16:56.840; 2. Alessandro Gaspari (ITA, KTM), +0:09.383; 3. Jakob Madsen (DEN, KTM), +0:13.877; 4. Jan Janout (CZE, KTM), +0:20.949; 5. Bradley Mesters (NED, Husqvarna), +0:23.850; 6. Damian Knuiman (NED, KTM), +0:36.078; 7. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), +0:41.255; 8. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:43.930; 9. Anton Isaksson (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:45.541; 10. Eelis Viemero (FIN, KTM), +0:46.052.

EMX65 Overall Top Ten: 1. Brando Rispoli (ITA, KTM), 41 points; 2. Jakob Madsen (DEN, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Damian Knuiman (NED, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Alessandro Gaspari (ITA, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Bradley Mesters (NED, HUS), 34 p.; 6. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, HUS), 28 p.; 8. Jan Janout (CZE, KTM), 25 p.; 9. Anton Isaksson (SWE, HUS), 23 p.; 10. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, HUS), 22 p.

EMX65 Championship Top Ten: 1. Brando Rispoli (ITA, KTM), 41 points; 2. Jakob Madsen (DEN, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Damian Knuiman (NED, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Alessandro Gaspari (ITA, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Bradley Mesters (NED, HUS), 34 p.; 6. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, HUS), 28 p.; 8. Jan Janout (CZE, KTM), 25 p.; 9. Anton Isaksson (SWE, HUS), 23 p.; 10. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, HUS), 22 p.

EMX65 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 50 points; 2. Husqvarna, 34 p.; 3. Yamaha, 8 p.

EMX65 Photos

Main Photo: Brando Rispoli

Bottom Photos: 1. EMX65 Start; 2. EMX65 Podium

The final EMX title to be decided this weekend was with the slightly larger and older EMX85 riders. The class was also filled with 40 riders and stacked with young talent and aspiring champions.

Race 1 was led by Kays Karssemakers on lap 1 with Liam Everts in 2nd and Raul Sanchez Garcia running 3rd. Garcia took the lead on lap 2 after Karsemakers fell to 9th. Germany’s Constantin Piller moved up to third while KTM Kosak Racing’s Camden Mc Lellan was fighting forward from 8th.

On lap 5 Everts took the lead but Garcia took it back the next time around. Clearly on a mission was South Africa’s Mc Lellan as he took the lead only a lap later. Mc Lellan was impressive as it only took him 7 laps to gain 7 positions.

Everts again went after Garcia with 4 laps to go and this time made a pass stick for second. At the finish Mc Lellan won ahead of Everts, Garcia, Piller, and Karssemakers.

Race 2 was dominated by Kay De Wolf who led every lap recorded but the championship deciding action was behind him. Karssemakers was 3rd on lap one but passed Italy’s Valerio Lata on lap 2 and held second for 2 laps before Mc Lellan took the position after running 5th on lap one.

Everts was back around mid-pack on the start but came across the first official lap in 9th. Everts methodically picked his way through the field to take fourth from JD Gunnex KTM Racing Team’s Radek Vetrovsky with only two laps remaining.

De Wolf held on to win the race with Mc Lellan second and Karssemakers third. The overall and 2018 EMX85 title went to Camden Mc Lellan with Kay De Wolf second and Liam Everts reaching the podium.

EMX85 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, KTM), 24:47.354; 2. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:10.213; 3. Raul Sanchez Garcia (ESP, KTM), +0:13.439; 4. Constantin Piller (GER, KTM), +0:15.718; 5. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Husqvarna), +0:18.297; 6. Kay de Wolf (NED, KTM), +0:19.838; 7. Dave Kooiker (NED, Yamaha), +0:25.005; 8. Edvards Bidzans (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:28.445; 9. Andrea Viano (ITA, KTM), +0:33.564; 10. Radek Vetrovsky (CZE, KTM), +0:36.553.

EMX85 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, KTM), 25:05.415; 2. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, KTM), +0:08.001; 3. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Husqvarna), +0:12.741; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:20.519; 5. Radek Vetrovsky (CZE, KTM), +0:24.402; 6. Dave Kooiker (NED, Yamaha), +0:27.878; 7. Saad Soulimani (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:31.254; 8. Raul Sanchez Garcia (ESP, KTM), +0:31.315; 9. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), +0:38.713; 10. Nick Domann (GER, KTM), +0:43.052.

EMX85 Overall Top Ten: 1. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, KTM), 47 points; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Kay Karssemakers (NED, HUS), 36 p.; 5. Raul Sanchez Garcia (ESP, KTM), 33 p.; 6. Dave Kooiker (NED, YAM), 29 p.; 7. Radek Vetrovsky (CZE, KTM), 27 p.; 8. Saad Soulimani (FRA, HUS), 23 p.; 9. Edvards Bidzans (LAT, HUS), 23 p.; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), 19 p.

EMX85 Championship Top Ten: 1. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, KTM), 47 points; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Kay Karssemakers (NED, HUS), 36 p.; 5. Raul Sanchez Garcia (ESP, KTM), 33 p.; 6. Dave Kooiker (NED, YAM), 29 p.; 7. Radek Vetrovsky (CZE, KTM), 27 p.; 8. Saad Soulimani (FRA, HUS), 23 p.; 9. Edvards Bidzans (LAT, HUS), 23 p.; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), 19 p.

EMX85 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 50 points; 2. Husqvarna, 36 p.; 3. Yamaha, 29 p.

EMX85 Photos

Main Photo: Camden Mc Lellan

Bottom Photos: 1. EMX85 Start; 2. EMX85 Podium

Coming into the weekend the 300cc class was stacked with the talented riders from the usual contenders like GL12 Racing’s Mike Kras and Verde Substance KTM’s Brad Anderson to Czech Republic’s Vaclav Kovar and the new entry of Dennis Ulrich.

Race 1 on Saturday started with former MXGP rider, Dennis Ulrich, in the lead and being chased by Mike Kras and Greg Smets from Belgium. Defending Champion Brad Anderson found himself further back than he’d hoped in 6th with Erik Willems and Czech rider Marek Sukup between him and the top 3.

Smets came into issues on lap 6 and dropped from 3rd to 9th which granted Willems, Sukup, and Anderson all a position. Also swapping positions were Ullrich and Kras for the lead, Kras crossed the finish in the lead for 2 laps before Ullrich fought his way back past the Dutchman. Meanwhile Anderson rode in 5th for only 4 laps before falling to 8th giving Kovar a top 5.

At the finish of Race 1 it was Ullrich, Kras, Willems and then the 4 Czech riders of Sukup, Kovar, Patrik Liska, and Petr Bartos ahead of Anderson. Rounding out the top ten was A1M Husqvarna’s Andero Lusbo and Smets.

Today’s Race 2 was the first event on track after the evening rain providing a new challenge to the riders. Nevertheless many of the same riders who were strong on the dry Saturday conditions battled for the win.

From the start of the race it was Kras who had the lead over Sukup, Kovar, and Anderson as the race 1 winner, Ullrich was 5th. First to lose ground and positions was Sukup as his fellow countryman Kovar took second on lap 4 and only another lap later Sukup lost another spot to Anderson.

For the majority of the race the top five remained the same and in the same order. With 3 laps to go Anderson stepped up his riding and passed Kovar for second just past Pit Lane at the same time Andero Lusbo took a fifth away from Ullrich.

At the finish line it was Kras by 12.4 seconds over Anderson then Kovar, Sukup, and Lusbo. In the overall standings Kras took the win with Ullrich 2nd and Kovar 3rd. Kras has gained 12 points on Anderson in the championship as it heads to the penultimate round in Bulgaria next month.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top 10: 1. Dennis Ullrich (GER, KTM), 30:28.738; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), +0:10.830; 3. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:13.821; 4. Marek Sukup (CZE, TM), +0:16.827; 5. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, Gas Gas), +0:24.828; 6. Patrik Liska (CZE, Yamaha), +0:36.220; 7. Petr Bartos (CZE, KTM), +0:37.328; 8. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:37.989; 9. Andero Lusbo (EST, Husqvarna), +0:38.809; 10. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), +0:56.52.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top 10: 1. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 30:44.055; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:12.490; 3. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, Gas Gas), +0:16.206; 4. Marek Sukup (CZE, TM), +0:28.115; 5. Andero Lusbo (EST, Husqvarna), +0:38.224; 6. Dennis Ullrich (GER, KTM), +0:40.270; 7. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:42.292; 8. Patrik Liska (CZE, Yamaha), +0:55.497; 9. Kay Ebben (NED, Yamaha), +1:14.987; 10. Daymond Martens (BEL, Yamaha), +1:22.694.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top 10: 1. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 47 points; 2. Dennis Ullrich (GER, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, GAS), 36 p.; 4. Marek Sukup (CZE, TM), 36 p.; 5. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 35 p.; 6. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 34 p.; 7. Andero Lusbo (EST, HUS), 28 p.; 8. Patrik Liska (CZE, YAM), 28 p.; 9. Petr Bartos (CZE, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), 21 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 204 points; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 177 p.; 3. Andero Lusbo (EST, HUS), 171 p.; 4. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), 153 p.; 5. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, GAS), 150 p.; 6. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 145 p.; 7. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 116 p.; 8. Youri van t Ende (NED, KTM), 60 p.; 9. Tim Louis (BEL, HUS), 55 p.; 10. Daymond Martens (BEL, YAM), 52 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 242 points; 2. Husqvarna, 183 p.; 3. Yamaha, 153 p.; 4. Gas Gas, 150 p.; 5. TM, 72 p.; 6. Honda, 15 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Photos

Main Photo: EMX300 Presented by FMG Racing Start

Bottom photos: 1. Mike Kras; 2. EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Podium

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MXGP of Czech Republic – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,586m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 27°

Weather conditions: partly cloudy

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 26,000

MXGP was 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.

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The next round of the EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Championship will take place in Sevlievo, in August the 26^th during the MXGP of Bulgaria

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LOKET (Czech Republic) 22 July 2018 - The iconic Grand Prix circuit of Loket hosted the FIM Motocross World Championship today for the 14th round, the MXGP of Czech Republic. The busy weekend held one of best races of the year where Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings and Jorge Prado took hard earned victories.

The hills on the Czech circuit create some of the most challenging conditions in the World Championship. Fans from various neighboring countries joined in this weekend’s action by creating an amazing atmosphere which pushed the riders to go even faster. Not to mention, the entire weekend took place just above the beautiful castle town of Loket.

MXGP’s two points leaders and standout Red Bull KTM Factory Racing riders, Jeffrey Herlings and Antonio Cairoli both came into the weekend on the mend. Cairoli with the more recent fractures to his thumb and Herlings with the newly plated collar bone. The injuries provided no change in the racing however as both led the field throughout the weekend.

At the gate drop of MXGP Race 1 Cairoli was fastest but Herlings was quick to take the Sicilian’s lead. The spectator favorite this weekend was Team HRC’s Tim Gajser who’s following made the trip from Slovenia to cheer him on. Gajser’s start placed him in the battle for the top 3.

Gajser was followed by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin and Gebben Van Venroy Kawasaki’s Alessandro Lupino. Gajser’s focus was however on Cairoli as he latched on to speed of the 9-time champion.

Paulin was first to make a mistake when he fell at the top of the uphill to Pit Lane allowing Lupino and Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle past. Desalle continued to make gains with a pass on Lupino.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Jeremy Van Horebeek was also on the move forward climbing from 8th on lap one to pass Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff and Paulin before making it by Lupino for 5th.

At the front Herlings continued to grow his lead and Cairoli kept Gajser at bay. Lupino would lose a position back to Paulin before having one more taken by Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre. At the finish of Race 1 Herlings took the win 31.99 seconds ahead of Cairoli, Gajser, Desalle, and Van Horebeek.

Race 2 started nearly identical for Cairoli and Herlings with another Fox Holeshot going to the Italian but the first official lap belonged to Herlings. Gajser was again 3rd and Paulin 4th but Van Horebeek was off to an improved 5th. Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Shaun Simpson was also riding much better than recently in 6th before losing a spot to Febvre.

Both Van Horebeek and Febvre found a way past Paulin in the same corner on lap 7. The following lap the Yamaha riders switched positions with Febvre in 4th and Van Horebeek 5th. Herlings began to find his rhythm and better lines around the halfway points which gave him the extra edge to pull a gap over Cairoli.

At the finish Herlings won, with Cairoli 2nd, then Gajser, Febvre, and Van Horebeek rounded out the top five. In the overall the podium was clear with the top 3 the same as in both races Herlings, Cairoli, and Gajser while 4th and 5th were taken by Febvre and Van Horebeek.

Jeffrey Herlings: “To come home from Loket with 50 points is amazing! I'm really looking forward and I'm extra motivated for Lommel. There is 2 more months this season and I can't wait for the next 6 races to come!”

Antonio Cairoli: “We couldn't really do much but I am really looking forward to another week of rest where I'm going to try and heal up 100%. I think in Lommel I can be close to where I was before, hopefully we can make another battle and go for the top spot."

Tim Gajser: “Overall I'm happy to be on the podium in front of such an amazing crowd, everybody was cheering and for me it was a good weekend."

MXGP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 34:28.981; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:31.992; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:35.048; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:42.339; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:47.791; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:51.183; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:53.685; 8. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +0:57.076; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +1:00.975; 10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +1:01.390.

MXGP Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 34:33.827; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:31.568; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:37.056; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:51.917; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:57.637; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +1:00.420; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:02.022; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +1:02.791; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +1:03.549; 10. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), +1:30.621.

MXGP Overall Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 40 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 32 p.; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 32 p.; 6. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 32 p.; 7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 30 p.; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 24 p.; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 24 p.; 10. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 19 p.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 633 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 603 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 479 p.; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 450 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 432 p.; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 419 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 353 p.; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 319 p.; 9. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 312 p.; 10. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 231 p.

MXGP Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 697 points; 2. Kawasaki, 498 p.; 3. Yamaha, 480 p.; 4. Honda, 465 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 443 p.; 6. TM, 227 p.; 7. Suzuki, 226 p.

MXGP Photos

Main Photo: Jeffrey Herlings

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

Though the MXGP races were pretty clean cut the MX2 class was wildly unpredictable and thrilling until the final checkered flag had flown and the scores were tallied.

MX2 Race 1 kicked off with the now common Fox Holeshot from Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado. Closely behind the KTM of Prado was the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna of Thomas Covington while his teammate Thomas Kjer Olsen came through the first corner in dead last.

Yamaha SM Action M.C. Migliori’s Michele Cervellin was impressive at the start of the race in 3rd with Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen 4th. The MX2 red plate holder at the beginning weekend, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass, was back in 6th position looking for a way by STC Racing Husqvarna’s Henry Jacobi.

Jonass found a way into the top 5 in lap 2 while Vlaanderen passed Cervellin for 3rd. 2 laps later Cervellin was dropped further back as both Jonass and Honda 114 Motorsport’s Hunter Lawrence made passes on the Italian. Clawing their way through the field after poor starts were Thomas Kjer Olsen and Kemea Yamaha Official MX2 Team’s Ben Watson.

Just before halfway through the race Vlaanderen gained massive ground on Prado in second and by lap 10 was past the Spaniard. Vlaanderen’s confidence showed in his riding and 4 laps after passing Prado he was pressuring Covington for the lead.

With 4 laps to go Vlaanderen claimed the lead and gapped both Covington and Prado. Across the finish Vlaanderen won by 2.5 seconds over Covington with Prado 3rd, Jonass 4th, and Lawrence 5th.

Prado’s holeshot prowess showed again in Race 2 for his 17th Fox Holeshot of the season. One of the few other riders to score a holeshot this year is Jacobi who was second on the first lap today. Covington was 3rd and struggled to make it past Jacobi until lap 2 at which point Prado had grown a sizable gap.

Again 6th on the first lap was Jonass with Yamaha SM Action M.C. Migliori’s Maxime Renaux just ahead. Vlaanderen was back in 8th behind Watson who fell on the finish during lap 3 and would be unable to rejoin after his bike was damaged. Jonass charged past Olsen and Jacobi after also getting Renaux. The moves of Jonass got him to third behind Covington who responded and started to close on the lead of Prado.

Vlaanderen was also charging forward and was one of the fastest rider on track with the exception of the start. By the 7th lap the HRC rider was up to 4th and closing on Jonass who had lost ground to Covington. In the later stages of the race Vlaanderen was all over Jonass for third and the pair swapped positions before the #10 made a pass stick.

Jonass then lost ground to Olsen while his teammate Prado was losing time to the other Husqvarna of Covington. Olsen made his pass on Jonass with 3 laps to go but Covington wasn’t able to do the same for the lead. Making stabs at Prado for the race win and overall proved fruitless and Covington was forced to settle for 2nd. With Prado taking the win, Covington 2nd, and Vlaanderen 3rd the overall went to Prado’s 3-1 opposed to Vlaanderen’s 1-3 while Covington’s 2-2 gave him the final podium spot. Prado’s victory combined with the 4th overall from Jonass gives the Red plate to Prado for the first time in his career with a 11 point advantage heading to Lommel in 2 week’s time.

Jorge Prado: “Already yesterday everybody was riding really fast and today again. It was hard in the first race battling from the beginning till the end. I am really happy with the win and now leading the points”

Calvin Vlaanderen: “I feel really good, I had such a good weekend. When I woke up this morning I felt really well and thought this was a day that I could really prove myself and fight for a win. I am really happy on my weekend."

Thomas Covington: “Considering everything it was a really solid weekend for me getting the win yesterday and two consistent races today. I am happy to be on the podium."

MX2 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), 33:49.461; 2. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +0:02.429; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:03.000; 4. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:04.957; 5. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Honda), +0:06.680; 6. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:16.661; 7. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:31.581; 8. Henry Jacobi (GER, Husqvarna), +0:37.706; 9. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:43.039; 10. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:47.676.

MX2 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 33:59.877; 2. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +0:01.736; 3. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), +0:10.271; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:14.561; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:20.793; 6. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Honda), +0:40.508; 7. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Yamaha), +0:45.749; 8. Henry Jacobi (GER, Husqvarna), +0:46.400; 9. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:53.877; 10. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:57.247.

MX2 Overall Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 45 points; 2. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 45 p.; 3. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 44 p.; 4. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 34 p.; 5. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 32 p.; 6. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, HON), 31 p.; 7. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 26 p.; 8. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 24 p.; 9. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 24 p.; 10. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 22 p.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 595 points; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 584 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 454 p.; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 427 p.; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 414 p.; 6. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 375 p.; 7. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 310 p.; 8. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 279 p.; 9. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 249 p.; 10. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 218 p.

MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 673 points; 2. Husqvarna, 569 p.; 3. Honda, 482 p.; 4. Yamaha, 475 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 326 p.; 6. TM, 119 p.

MX2 Photos

Main Photo: Jorge Prado & Thomas Covington

Bottom Photos: 1. Calvin Vlaanderen; 2. Thomas Covington & Jorge Prado

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MXGP of Czech Republic – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,586m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 27°

Weather conditions: partly cloudy

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 26,000

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On Saturday evening 21^st July the gourmet restaurant Promenada, named as the best restaurant in Karlovy Vary and one of the Top 10 restaurants in Czech Republic hosted a friendly dinner where members from Youthstream, FIM Europe and National Federations were invited by the President of the Czech Federation (ACCR) Jan Šťovíček to get along and talk about future cooperations in a relaxed atmosphere.

To join the dinner was Youthstream Vice President David Luongo, FIM Europe Wolfgang Srb, Youthstream CEO Didier Henriod, Greek Federation President Stelios Korelis, SMF President Peter Lazar, Motorcycle Federation of Russia (MFR) President Alexander Dzheus, MFR Representatives Oksana Petrovskaya & Nikita Tepper, ACCR General Secretary Tomas Kunc, ACCR CEO Pavel Konecny, ACCR MX Commission chairman Premysl Hajek, SMF Vice–President Lubos Loffler, parents of MotoGP Rookies rider Filip Salac Michaela Salacova and Michal Salac.

The happening in that prestigious location created the perfect occasion to open the MXGP of Czech Republic.