MX2

Check out the MXGP-tv Studio Show in the video below featuring CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Dylan Ferrandis, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Kemea Yamaha Racing Team Manager & ex FIM Motocross World Championship title threat Marnicq Bervoets. Also in the videos below, highlights from both MXGP and MX2 races from MXGP of Great Britain.

MXGP of Great Britain Highlights MXGP

MXGP of Great Britain Highlights MX2

MATTERLEY BASIN (Great Britain), 24 May 2014 – Overnight rain and thick cloud cover added a new dimension to the otherwise glorious circuit here in Matterley Basin for round eight of the FIM Motocross World Championship and rounds two and three of the European EMX150, 250 and 300 championships.

Ruts, ruts and more ruts proved to work in favor of Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Clement Desalle and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings, who both ran away with their qualifying heat races to start tomorrow on pole.

Meanwhile the first stash of European EMX race points for the round of Great Britain has been dished with British riders sweeping all three classes. Taking the first win for the Brits, local two-stroke legend GL Racing’s Lewis Gregory won the EMX300, while British youngster Albie Wilkie won the EMX150 and Hitachi Construction Machinery UK KTM’s Ben Watson made it three from three for the British riders with his win in the EMX250.

MXGP

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Clement Desalle has clearly found his mojo over the last few weeks. The Belgian, who has every intention of chopping back Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli’s championship lead, looked flawless out on the technically challenging circuit today, taking the holeshot and completely checking out to take his first qualifying heat win of the year.

Hitachi Construction Machinery UK KTM’s Shaun Simpson got off to a mega start only engaging in a brief duel with J-Race Racing Team’s Joel Roelants on the first lap of the race. While Roelents did mange to take second a few corners in, it was short lived when he cased the step up half a lap later and dropped back to third. With Desalle pulling away out front, Simpson rode his own race to bring home a solid second, while Roelants rode 99% of the race in a sturdy third. A last minute charge from Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Antonio Cairoli who was riding with a ache in his heart yet an angel on his shoulder after the loss of his father one week ago, saw him put in a heroic performance and move into third with one corner to go.

Meanwhile Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Steven Frossard hounded the fan favourite CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy MXGP’s Tommy Searle for the entire race to finally make a move that stuck with two laps to go. With Frossard rounding out the top five, Searle who may be lacking race fitness after his six round hiatus eventually dropped back to seventh with TM Ricci Racing’s Tanel Leok pushing past on the last couple of laps to take sixth.

MXGP Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 25:24.695; 2. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +0:16.010; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:20.303; 4. Joel Roelants (BEL, Honda), +0:20.602; 5. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:31.668; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, TM), +0:35.778; 7. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:40.520; 8. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +0:41.721; 9. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:53.405; 10. Tyla Rattray (RSA, Husqvarna), +0:56.794

MX2

Rut city didn’t phase Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings as he followed the holeshot master KTM Silver actions Jose Butrón around turn one to have the lead already by turn two. While the Flying Dutchman checked out to take his third qualifying heat win of the season and first at a Grand Prix of Great Britain, a ton of young throttle twisters engaged in an eventful battle for second.

CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Dylan Ferrandis was dropping hammers right out of the gate. The young Frenchman managed to move in to second three quarters of a lap in, but ended up hitting a slick spot on the landing of the step up which left him on the ground and dropped him back to sixth. The first to take advantage of Ferrandis’ fault, KTM Silver Action’s Jose Butrón moved through to hold onto second for the first few laps. Contact with Standing Construct KTM’s Valentin Guillod forced the Spaniard to roll the Athena Get step down which in turn allowed both Guillod and BikeIT Yamaha Cosworths Max Anstie to go through.

With the crowd in behind him, the local kid Anstie managed to make a nice pass up the inside of Guillod and charge away. Meanwhile Guillod and Butron continued their game of cops and robbers which resulted in Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre catching up to make it a late race three way.  

Three laps to go in the compelling challenge for the second best gate pick, the skies opened up and it started to pour. Anstie, who at one stage was running a comfortable second, ditched his goggles while Guillod and Burtón made a pair of mistakes each to drop back to sixth and seventh allowing CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s duo of Dylan Ferrandis and Arnaud Tonus to move forward.

With two laps to go, Ferrandis was out to make up for his early race mistake charging like a bull at a gate for a goggle-less Anstie. With Ferrandis right on Anstie’s tail for second and Tonus and Febvre also close enough to pounce, it was a nail biter right to the finish. Devastatingly, Anstie made a slight mistake on the last corner allowing Ferrandis to go through for a hard fought second while Anstie, Tonus, Febvre, Butrón, Guillod and local star Hitachi Construction Machinery UK KTM’s Mel Pocock rounded out the top eight.

MX2 Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 25:30.937; 2. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:51.624; 3. Max Anstie (GBR, Yamaha), +0:51.925; 4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:52.744; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:53.842; 6. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +1:04.829; 7. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), +1:11.528; 8. Mel Pocock (GBR, KTM), +1:32.972; 9. Luke Styke (AUS, Yamaha), +1:36.531; 10. Petar Petrov (BUL, Yamaha), +1:38.116

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All the photos of the MXGP of Great Britain will be available here

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition, and is also globally available to view live and in HD on www.MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks, viewing times can be viewed by clicking on the logo of your chosen broadcasting network.

MXGP GREAT BRITAIN – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1640

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 11°

Weather conditions: cloudy with showers

TIMETABLE

SUNDAY: EMX300 Warm-up 08:15; EMX150 Warm-up 08:30; EMX250 Warm-up 08:50; MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; EMX300 Race 2 10:10; EMX150 Race 2 11:00; EMX250 Race 2 12:00; MX2 Race 1 13:10; MXGP Race 1 14:10; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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MXGP of Great Britain

CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s young American star on the rise Thomas Covington spills the beans on his MXGP experience so far in this weekends Pit Chat with MXGP-TV host Amy Dargan.

MATTERLEY BASIN (Great Britain), 22 May 2014 – The 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship will receive live and delayed coverage worldwide via prominent TV networks Eurosport, CBS Sports Network, FOX sports, Mediaset, BEIN Sport, BNT, Bandsports and MotorsTV.

MotorsTV will screen both MXGP and MX2 race one LIVE starting at 14:00 (CET) and 13:00 (UK time) with both second races receiving delayed coverage, screening at 21:30 (CET) and 20:30 local time (UK).

The eighth round of the 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship in Matterley Basin, Great Britain will be broadcasted in the UK and Europe on Eurosport2 and MotorsTV. BEIN sport will cover parts of Europe as well as The Middle East, North Africa and South Africa while FOX Sports will cover Asia and Australia while Mediaset will screen the final race of both MX2 and MXGP LIVE in Italy at 17:10 and 18:10 (CET) on Italia2. CBS Sports Network will cover the United States and Canada screening the second races of both MXGP and MX2 starting at 6pm (EST) and 3pm (PST). CBS Sports Network will also replay the FIM Motocross World Championship round 7 in Spain on Sunday May 25 starting with MX2 at 6am (EST) followed by MXGP at 7am (EST).

Don’t forget to tune into MXGP-TV’s 26mn Magazine which is a filmed production featuring rider interviews with MXGP-TV host Amy Dargan, all the best moments of the weekend both on the track and off, highlights from racing in MXGP and MX2 as well as a GoPro on-board lap of the track at each and every round of the FIM Motocross World Championship. Following each round of MXGP, the 26mn Magazine will be broadcasted every Tuesday night with the 26mn Magazine from MXGP of Great Britain being screened at 00:30 (CET) which is very late Tuesday night / very early Wednesday morning on Eurosport.

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition, and is also globally available to view live and in HD on www.MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks, viewing times can be viewed by clicking on the logo of your chosen broadcasting network.

Italia 2

Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                                         17:10 (CET)          

Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                                      18:10 (CET)   

MotorsTV

Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                                         14:00 (CET) / 13:00 (UK)

Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                                      15:00 (CET) / 16:00 (UK)         

CBS Sports Network

Premiere on Sunday 25 May 

Race 2 MX2                                                      6.00pm (EST) / 3.00pm (PST)  

Race 2 MXGP                                                   7.00pm (EST) / 4.00pm (PST)            

Eurosport

Tuesday 27/28 May:

26mn Magazine                                                 00:30 (CET)          

All the photos of the MXGP of Great Britain will be available here

SATURDAY: EMX300 Free/Timed Practice 07:45; EMX150 Free/Timed Practice 08:20; EMX250 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:55; EMX250 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 09:30; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; EMX250 Last chance qualifying race 12:15; EMX150 Race 1 13:00; MX2 Time practice 14:00; MXGP Time practice 14:35; EMX300 Race 1 15:20; MX2 Qualifying race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying race 17:00; EMX125 Race 1 17:40.

SUNDAY: EMX300 Warm-up 08:15; EMX150 Warm-up 08:30; EMX250 Warm-up 08:50; MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; EMX300 Race 2 10:10; EMX150 Race 2 11:00; EMX250 Race 2 12:00; MX2 Race 1 13:10; MXGP Race 1 14:10; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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MXGP of Great Britain

When Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jeffrey Herlings mentions his amazing win streak of 21 Grand Prix victories in a row (that he has attended) it isn’t hard to wonder if anyone can stop him from becoming the winningest Grand Prix rider of all time.

As it now stands he is the king of the MX2 class, and winning GP after GP is really all we expect from the sandmaster in 2014. The last Grand Prix that Herlings lost (that he actually attended) was the Grand Prix of Germany in Gaildorf in 2012, and before that it was the Grand Prix of Great Britain in Matterley Basin, a circuit that is yet to show true love to the defending World MX2 Champion.

This season Herlings’ statistics have been nothing short of amazing with practically a 99% win rate. Only riders like Stefan Everts, Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart have had this type of success in a single season and even for these three greats, it hasn’t happened more than a single season.

With 37 Grand Prix victories Herlings is equal with four times FIM Motocross World Champion Torsten Hallman who sits in seventh place on the all-time Grand Prix winners list. With Mickael Pichon on 38 wins and Eric Geboers on 39 wins, you can expect Herlings to go to fifth place on the list within the coming months.

By seasons end, given nothing drastic happens, the only riders ahead of him should be Stefan Everts with 101, Antonio Cairoli with 64, Joel Smets with 57 and Joel Robert with 50. If Herlings can win the next 10 Grand Prix’s, which seems more likely than unlikely, he could be on 47 GP wins by seasons end. It’s just ridiculous to think this kid at the age of just 19 years old has achieved so much in just five years on the Grand Prix scene.

To put it into context, the greatest Motocross rider of all time, Stefan Everts won his first World title at the age of 18 (nearly 19) and at that stage had just five GP victories. He of course now has 101 GP wins to his name.

“I want to go for the records,” Herlings told us recently. “I would like to break a lot of records in my career and while I don’t want to stay in the MX2 class forever, I have the chance to win three MX2 titles in a row and only a few riders have done that. If I can get this year’s title, then the idea of going for four in a row (which has never been done in the sports history), then that is appealing to me for sure. But first let me get 2014 done and see where I go from there.”

Amazingly going into the British Grand Prix this year this is one circuit that he hasn’t seen as much success as places like Valkenswaard or Lierop. In 2011 at the Matterley Basin circuit, Herlings scored fourth place behind Ken Roczen, Tommy Searle and Gautier Paulin, then in 2012 he was beaten out by Searle in one of the most dramatic races of the season. Of course in 2013 Herlings missed this race due to an injury at the Grand Prix of Belgium.

“I had a great fight with Tommy (Searle) in 2012 and it was really an enjoyable race,” Herlings said. “Of course I wanted to win, but I had a small crash and I lost it. I want to try and win there for sure this year. It is a circuit where you can really race and I want to do well in front of the British fans.”

Matterley Basin is for sure a circuit that appeals to Herlings with its tacky soil and big jumps. Let’s hope the young Dutchman can finally pick up a GP win at this beautifully prepared facility and move onto his goal of breaking records and making his way up the legends list.

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 21 May 2014 – Staged amidst the refreshing greenery of the rolling countryside in Winchester, England, one of the greatest circuits on the calendar, Matterley Basin, gears up to host round eight of the FIM Motocross World Championship with support classes; round three of the European Championships EMX250 and EMX300 and round two of the Honda EMX150.

MXGP

Coming fresh off of his first double victory since round fourteen of the 2013 series, last year’s round of Great Britain victor Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Clement Desalle will be radiating confidence this weekend as he continues in his attempt to chip away at the MXGP championship lead.

The most consistent rider this year, Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek’s trophy cabinet is starting to fill up fast. While the silver wear continues to glisten as the young Belgian continues to shine, it will be a good idea to keep a firm eye on him as he inches closer to his first ever MXGP victory.

Taking his place as the third Belgian inside the top four, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s veteran Kevin Strijbos is currently teaching the youngsters a thing or two as he sits a lonely fourth in the championship standings, fifty-six points shy of Van Horebeek in third, and fifteen points ahead of injured Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team rider Gautier Paulin in fifth.

Meanwhile the red plate holder, reigning champ and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Antonio Cairoli had a rough weekend in Spain, but was nothing in comparison to how tough the following week turned out to be. At the press conference in Talavera de la Reina, the seven-times world champion mentioned he looks forward to racing in Matterley Basin because it is a great track, wide with plenty of lines. Now, after the tragic passing of his father, a couple days after MXGP of Spain, the Italian will be riding with a new angel on his shoulder and it would be no surprise to see him land back on top of the box.

Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev came out swinging in Matterley Basin last year taking two fourths for his second podium finish of the year. Meanwhile, the local kids are set to rev the crowd up this weekend. Hitachi Construction Machinery UK KTM’s Shaun Simpson has been tearing up the British championship this year and isn’t doing too shabby in MXGP standings either as he currently holds on to eleventh place, only ten points shy of Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing’s Steven Frossard in seventh.

Wilvo Forkrent KTM’s Jake Nicholls punched in a career best finish at the last round of MXGP in Spain with a remarkable sixth overall. It’s easy to forget the Brit is a rookie in MXGP, and last season in Matterley he fought for the MX2 overall, meaning big things could be on the horizon for the youngster this weekend.

It will be a red flag and re-start for CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy MXGP’s Tommy Searle, who made a brief appearance at MXGP of The Netherlands in Valkenswaard before deciding it was too early to come back. Now with more laps under his belt, more training and more confidence, there’s no reason why the British fan favorite won’t be charging for a solid spot inside the top ten.

Championship Classification Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 304 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, SUZ), 280 p.; 3. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 276 p.; 4. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 220 p.; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, KAW), 205 p.; 6. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HON), 166 p.; 7. Steven Frossard (FRA, KAW), 142 p.; 8. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 136 p.; 9. Joel Roelants (BEL, HON), 134 p.; 10. Xavier Boog (FRA, HON), 134 p.

2013 MXGP Podium

1. Clement Desalle

2. Kevin Strijbos

3. Evgeny Bobryshev

2013 MXGP POLEMAN: Antonio Cairoli

MX2

“I haven’t ridden enough this year”, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings stressed throughout the press conferences at the beginning of the year raising questions, is it for real or is it just and excuse and the other guys have just stepped up their game? After the last two rounds it is safe to say it was a legitimate excuse, and now ‘The Bullet’ is officially back, and is all set to make a statement as he heads for his third consecutive world title.

While both CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy riders Dylan Ferrandis and Arnaud Tonus have had a taste of glory this year, the duo have realized there is no time to rest on their laurels as the Flying Dutchman has returned to full speed and it is going to take something special to slow him down.

As for Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre, the French youngster has had the heart of a lion over the last couple of rounds but will need to find a way to iron out the kinks if he is to challenge for a podium finish at the end of the year. Meanwhile it’s back to the drawing board for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier as he continues to plug away in hopes of defending his number two ranking.

As for the mystery man and local hero BikeIT Yamaha Cosworths Max Anstie, he will definitely be hoping to walk the talk this weekend. The humorous Brit is always in great spirits, and is enjoyable to watch on the track. When his head is in the right space, there is no doubt the friendly red head can fight for a win.

Championship Classification Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 294 points; 2. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, KAW), 267 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, HUS), 232 p.; 4. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 225 p.; 5. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 215 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, SUZ), 176 p.; 7. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 171 p.; 8. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, HUS), 170 p.; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 159 p.; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), 153 p.

2013 MX2 Podium

1. Glenn Coldenhoff

2. Jake Nicholls

3. Jose Butrón

2013 MX2 POLEMAN: Jordi Tixier

All the photos of the MXGP of Great Britain will be available here

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: EMX300 Free/Timed Practice 07:45; EMX150 Free/Timed Practice 08:20; EMX250 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:55; EMX250 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 09:30; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; EMX250 Last chance qualifying race 12:15; EMX150 Race 1 13:00; MX2 Time practice 14:00; MXGP Time practice 14:35; EMX300 Race 1 15:20; MX2 Qualifying race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying race 17:00; EMX250 Race 1 17:40.

SUNDAY: EMX300 Warm-up 08:15; EMX150 Warm-up 08:30; EMX250 Warm-up 08:50; MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; EMX300 Race 2 10:10; EMX150 Race 2 11:00; EMX250 Race 2 12:00; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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MXGP of Great Britain

The eighth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will be held in Matterley Basin on the 25^th May weekend and together with MXGP and MX2, it will take place the third round of EMX250 and EMX300 and the second round of the Honda EMX150 Championships.

By clicking here you will be able to download the complete Timetable of the event and the EMX250 and EMX300 can be found here below:

EMX250 Entry List

EMX300 Entry List