MX2

COZAR (Spain) 28 September 2024 – The 2024 FIM Motocross World Motocross Championships started its 20^th and final round today in glorious sunshine at the Cozar Motor Ranch in southern Spain, as a technical racetrack with a drying red clay surface presented a tough challenge for the riders in the RAM Qualifying Races at the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha.

Looking to tie up his second straight MXGP world title this weekend, his first to be decided at the final round and in his home country, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing star Jorge Prado kept all of his fans happy with a trademark holeshot to chequered flag win, giving him just a tiny bit more breathing room for tomorrow’s races over his Championship challenger Tim Gajser, who was third for Team HRC.

The MX2 race started with a multi-rider crash in the turn one, but in-form Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing pilot Lucas Coenen was already in the lead and looking uncatchable, although his teammate and series leader Kay de Wolf kept calm and delivered a fine third place finish to maintain a healthy advantage in the points table.

Although his chances of a world title are virtually zero coming into Cozar, Jeffrey Herlings set the fastest lap time in both Free Practice and Time Practice for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, ahead of Gajser and Prado, with Jan Pancar showing impressive speed again for TEM JP253 KTM Racing with the fourth best time.

On the freshly groomed downhill start straight into a sharp left-handed corner, Prado made no mistakes and took his customary holeshot as Maxime Renaux ran wide on the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP machine. Jeremy Seewer was initially second for Kawasaki Racing Team, ahead of Alberto Forato on the Standing Construct Honda.  The Italian flinched slightly on the line, causing Romain Febvre of the Kawasaki Racing Team and Alessandro Lupino of the Ducati Factory MX Team to hit the gate and start from the back!

Herlings looked on a mission, however, and after a lunge up the inside of turn three to pass Team HRC’s Ruben Fernandez for fourth, tore around the outside of both Forato and Seewer to claim second halfway through the opening lap!  Gajser, meanwhile, had not started well, and pushed hard to get past Forato at the end of the first full circuit.  It took the Slovenian until the halfway point of the race to force past Seewer for third, but he was unable to get near the leading pair.

Seewer and Forato kept fourth and fifth to the flag ahead of Renaux, Fernandez and Fantic Factory Racing rider Glenn Coldenhoff.  Andrea Bonacorsi made a nice switchback move to take ninth place for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, passing Team Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR rider Valentin Guillod, who took the final point in tenth ahead of the recovering Febvre.

At the front of the pack, Herlings looked to be reeling in Gajser before a massive moment on lap nine nearly saw the Dutchman crash off the track, but he saved it and closed in again on the Spaniard, to within a second and a half on the final lap! 

 “The Bullet” could not find his way through, however, and Prado took his sixth RAM Qualifying Race win of the season.  Gajser, having already won the RAM Driving Experience with the most Saturday wins for the year, finished in third and saw the gap to the reigning Champ rise to nine points. 

This means that if Gajser wins both races tomorrow, then Prado will need to take a second and a third place to retain his crown! The Spaniard’s form looks ominous for his competition, but the 2024 MXGP Motocross World Championship has shown that anything can happen in this sport, and usually does!

Jorge Prado: ”It was a very good day. Actually, these conditions are not my favourite track. It's unbelievable hard but yeah, we got the job done. It was the main thing, so I had to go, you know, I had to push for it not in my favourite conditions, but we are still making it happen. P1 today, let's go for two P1s tomorrow!”

MXGP - RAM Qualifying Race – Classification:  1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), 25:21.529; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:01.069; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:06.981; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:12.881; 5. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:15.165; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:20.152; 7. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:23.797; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Fantic), +0:45.490; 9. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:47.179; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:49.050

MXGP - World Championship Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 953 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 944 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 904 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 650 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 611 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 577 p.; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 550 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 428 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 360 p.; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, FAN), 319 p

Main Photo: Jorge Prado

Bottom Photos: 1. Jeffrey Herlings; 2. Tim Gajser

Lucas Coenen declared his intent with the fastest laps in both the Free and Time Practice sessions earlier in the day, with Mikkel Haarup again showing good pace with second fastest for Monster Energy Triumph Racing, as Simon Laengenfelder took third for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing.

Coenen got his exit to the first corner absolutely perfect to jump into the lead ahead of Laengenfelder, before Quentin Prugnieres also edged ahead of the German to hold second place on his F & H Racing Kawasaki.  Meanwhile, Thibault Benistant collided with David Braceras and the pair hit the floor, giving David’s Fantic Factory Racing teammate Kay Karssemakers nowhere to go but to add to the pile-up. KTM SB Racing’s Jens Walvoort was also involved, while Max Palsson of Becker Racing fell in a separate crash!  Benistant would recover the best to finish 11^th for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2.

Coenen marched away, but his teammate De Wolf was marching forward, passing WZ Racing Team’s local boy Oriol Oliver, Laengenfelder, and on lap three completed a stunning move on Prugnieres to take second!

After his initial struggles, Laengenfelder, who is already confirmed as the bronze medallist for the year, rose back to prominence by also passing Prugnieres, then tucking to the inside of De Wolf for second on lap five. The top three would stay in that order as the Dutchman accepted a humble two-point loss to Coenen in the race.

Prugnieres held on for an MX2 career-best fourth place finish, ahead of the Triumph riders, as Camden McLellan took fifth ahead of Haarup after the Dane fell with three laps to go, but picked it back up in time to hold sixth ahead of Karlis Reisulis for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2.

Eighth position went to Team HRC’s Ferruccio Zanchi after a late move on Oliver. The Spaniard slipped to tenth as outgoing World Champion Andrea Adamo recovered from a poor start to claim ninth on the last lap!

Coenen’s win drops the gap to De Wolf down to 34 points, so the Dutchman can take the Championship in race one tomorrow if he finishes fourth or better, even if the Belgian takes another race win!  On this treacherous track, however, things might not ever be that simple!

Don’t miss the final day of the series tomorrow, with the chance to see the World Champion of each class clinch their titles in tomorrow’s MXGP of Castilla La Mancha!

Lucas Coenen:” I need to do everything possible to get at least a chance at the title. Like now, I just rode my own race, I was smooth and didn't push. So, yeah, I mean, it was a good race. Tomorrow we try to do the same, get a good start and just do our own laps. And that's how it's done and maybe we get a chance for the title but at least I want to ride well.”

MX2 - RAM Qualifying Race – Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 25:27.674; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:16.605; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:23.090; 4. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:23.739; 5. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:24.370; 6. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +0:32.221; 7. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:38.457; 8. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:41.007; 9. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:44.228; 10. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +0:45.860;

MX2 - World Championship Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 923 points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 889 p.; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 820 p.; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 749 p.; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 663 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 634 p.; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 555 p.; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 456 p.; 9. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 401 p.; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 362 p.

Top Photo: Lucas Coenen

Bottom Photos: 1. Simon Laengenfelder; 2. Kay de Wolf

All the photos from the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

MXGP OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1550m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 27°

Weather conditions: Sunny

TIMETABLE 

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.

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

Cózar

COZAR (Spain) 28 September 2024 – The 2024 MXGP World Motocross Championships reach their conclusion this Sunday as the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha holds Round 20 at the venue of Cozar in south eastern Spain, with both MXGP & MX2 World Championships still to be decided!

Reigning MXGP World Champion Jorge Prado brings a slender seven-point advantage into the final round in his home country, with Tim Gajser still in with a big chance of taking his sixth world crown after a back-and-forth Championship battle!

A new MX2 World Champion will also be crowned at Cozar, as Kay de Wolf holds a 36-point lead over his teammate Lucas Coenen, but the Belgian has won the last two GPs and in the frantic MX2 pack it truly is possible for anything to happen!

Both classes feature a large number of riders eager to take overall victory, for some the first of their season, while Spanish riders Ruben Fernandez, Oriol Oliver, and David Braceras are all keen to get the home fans behind them!

This weekend, long-time MXGP partner Sport TV Slovenia will be LIVE and onsite with a crew to follow their star rider Gajser in his bid for the title. National Spanish television station TVE will also be onsite to feature Prado, as will TVG with their own crew, broadcasting LIVE to showcase the final round after following the whole Championship this year.

See the listings below for the full list of TV channels that will air LIVE and delayed action of the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha, as well as the 26-minute Behind The Gate magazine show featuring the best moments from the races, exclusive interviews and more.  All of this footage will be available on MXGP-TV.com and via our TV magazine partners following the Grand Prix.

As always, MXGP fans can follow the races LIVE throughout the weekend. All you need to do is log onto www.MXGP-TV.com on Sunday, from wherever you are in the world.  Don’t miss the pulsating final round of MXGP 2024, as with the rest of the season it’s sure to be a wild ride!

USA CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday September 29th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 ET – Delayed

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 ET – Delayed

LATIN AMERICA

Direct TV

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 20:00 Argentina timing - Delayed

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 21:00 – Argentina timing - Delayed

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 – Argentina timing - Delayed

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 – Argentina timing - Delayed

BRAZIL

Bandsports

Sunday September 29th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

MEXICO

FOX SPORTS Mexico

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:00 Mexico timing LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:00 – Mexico timing LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 23:00 – Mexico delayed

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 24:00 – Mexico delayed

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS OPEN
Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

ESTONIA

Go3
Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

FINLAND

MAX

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – Finnish timing - LIVE

 FRANCE

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Monday September 30th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 – CET Delayed

Monday September 30th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 – CET Delayed

ITALY

RAI SPORT

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Monday September 30th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 – CET Delayed

Monday September 30th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 – CET Delayed

LATVIA
TV3 Sport Open

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

LITHUANIA
Go3

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

NETHERLAND
NOS

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

SLOVENIA
Sport TV1

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

ASIA

Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
 

EUROSPORT ASIA

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

INDIA and Subcontinent (Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives)
 

VIACOM  - Jio Cinema

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 16:30 IST – Streaming

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:30 IST – Streaming

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 19:30 IST – Streaming

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:30 IST – Streaming

INDONESIA
CHAMPIONS TV

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

VIDIO

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

PACIFIC / AUSTRALIA
 

STAN SPORTS

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 AEST – LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 AEST – LIVE

Sunday September 29th 2024 – MX2 Race 2 – 00:00  AEST – LIVE

Monday September 30th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 AEST - LIVE

26min Behind-the-Gate Magazine Partners:
 

AMERICA

Latin America             Direct TV                                 Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

Mexico                        FOX Sports                              Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

USA                             BEiN USA                                 TBA

EUROPE

Albania                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Austria                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Baltics                          TV3 Sport Open                      Thursday after each MXGP

Belgium                       Play sports                              tba

Belgium                       SPORT TEN                              tba

Bosnia                         GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Croatia                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Finland            MTV                                        During the week after the event

Hungary                      GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Kosovo                        GP1                                        Thursday after each event at 20:15

Montenegro                GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Northern Macedonia  GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Portugal                      SPORT TV                                Tuesday after the event        

Romania                      Look Sport                               Wednesday after each event

Serbia                          GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Slovenia                      Sport TV                                  Tuesday after the event

INDIA and Subcontinent (Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives)
 

VIACOM 18                                                                        Wednesday after the event

INDONESIA                  Champions TV

                                    Moji

                                    Vidio

AUSTRALIA

Australia                      Stan Sport                               Wednesday after each event

WORLDWIDE

Worldwide                  Motorvision                            During the week after the event

Worldwide                  Redbull TV                               Race Craft and Vlog

Worldwide                  YouTube – MXGP TV               16 days after the event.

MXGP of Castilla La Mancha LIVE MXGP-TV.COM Timetable 

TIMETABLE 

SATURDAY: 09:30 EMX125 Free Practice, 10:00 EMX250 Free Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 12:20 EMX125 Qualifying practice, 13:00 EMX250 Qualifying practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:00 EMX125 Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP RAM 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.

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

FIM Europe

Cózar

COZAR (Spain) 27 September 2024 – Infront Moto Racing is thrilled to announce that the 2025 MXGP of Argentina will be held in Cordoba, in the vibrant province of the same name, marking a significant milestone for both the sport and the region. The event, scheduled for the opening round of the season on the 2nd of March 2025, will not only debut a new venue but also spearhead a transformative development project in the area.

The new venue in Cordoba will serve as the epicentre for an ambitious project that includes the construction of a state-of-the-art shopping mall and a luxury real estate development featuring hotels and residential spaces. This endeavour is set to bring global attention to Cordoba, enhancing its status as a premier destination for international sports. The MXGP of Argentina is expected to be a key driver in this transformation, with a commitment to remain in Cordoba for the next three years.

Infront Moto Racing will continue its successful collaboration with the local organizer, +eventos, led by CEO Davide Eli, to bring the MXGP of Argentina to life. Thanks to a wealth of experience from previous Argentinian GPs, the event will for sure be unforgettable and one that will set a new standard for motocross in South America.

Infront Moto Racing CEO, David Luongo: “MXGP is back to Argentina, to the beautiful city of Cordoba. I would like to thank Martin Llarryora for all the effort and the support the authorities gave to the MXGP to be back there. I want to thank also the local organizer, David Eli, he is our collaborator for many years now, and thanks to him, the MXGP has a long history now in Argentina. All the MXGP paddock is super exciting to go back to this great country, one of the biggest markets of motocross around the world, and also one of the best fans of the year, so we are super happy to be back there for the opening round. see you in Cordoba next year."

+eventos CEO Davide Eli: "I’m excited to announce the arrival of the MXGP in Cordoba. This is an expanding event, which is also very attractive for all the fans in the region and we believe that this new venue will boost it even more thanks to the logistic facilities that Cordoba offers - among other things -. I would especially like to thank the provincial government for opening its doors to us and our partner, Infinito, for joining us in this great adventure.
I would also like to thank Infront Moto Racing for the trust they have placed in us for so many years. For last but not least, I would like to refer to our loyal public and tell them that we are honoured by the way they have always accompanied this event, and I have no doubt that this time it will be the same. Of course, I would also like to invite all those who have just discovered this competition to join us. You will not regret it. It is an amazing sporting spectacle, which is also very entertaining to witness."

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

COZAR (Spain) 26 September 2024 – It’s time for the Champions to be crowned in both classes of the 2024 MXGP Motocross World Championships, as the Spanish venue of Cozar hosts the 20th and final round of the series, the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha!

Named after the landlocked autonomous community that it is set in, the circuit is part of the Circuito Motor Ranch, to be found around 240km south of the capital Madrid and 130km west of the city of Albacete.  The venue will be the 19th circuit in Spain to ever host a Motocross Grand Prix, and the second in the Castilla La Mancha region after Talavera de la Reina.  This is our third visit to Spain this season, and home hero Jorge Prado has taken victory in both previous rounds for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing in MXGP. Kay de Wolf took the victory in MX2 at intu-Xanadu Arroyomolinos,  but his Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate Lucas Coenen won overall at Lugo for the MXGP of Galicia in May.

The MXGP world title will be decided between reigning World Champion Prado and Team HRC’s Tim Gajser, who lost the points lead in China and now sits just seven points behind his rival! Jeffrey Herlings has a slim mathematical chance for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, but a 48-point gap to Prado makes his chance a very remote one.

The year-long tussle for the MX2 World Championship between Dutchman De Wolf and Belgian Lucas Coenen is closer than it’s been since the opening round, with the chasing Coenen closing in with the last two GP wins to trim the gap to 36 points. As in MXGP, it will go down to the very last day of the Championship, which also just happens to be De Wolf’s 20th birthday!

There will be more Champions crowned at Cozar, as the EMX250 European Championship has its final round to decide the three-way battle between series leader Mathis Valin, the Frenchman on the Bud Racing Kawasaki, Italian Valerio Lata for Beddini GASGAS Factory Juniors, and Dutch flyer Cas Valk, who is fresh from winning the British MX2 Championship for Gabriel SS24 KTM last weekend! Valin holds a 21-point lead over Lata, so could clinch the title in race one, and Valk is ten points further back in third.  All three are MX2-bound for 2025, so this is their last chance for claiming EMX Championship glory!

The EMX125 Championship Presented by FMF also comes to its conclusion this weekend, and this one is even closer than MXGP, with just six points between new leader Gyan Doensen, the Dutchman on the Racestore KTM Factory Rookies team, and Hungarian Noel Zanocz for Fantic Factory Racing EMX125, who also field the Italian Simone Mancini, who has a small mathematical chance in third place, 32 points behind Doensen.

So with four Championships being decided over the weekend, the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha looks set to be an event full of celebration!

While the top three in the Championship have a total of 13 World Championships between them, with this year being the 14th, only two of those titles have truly been decided in the final round of a series!

Jorge Prado technically did clinch the 2018 MX2 world title, his first, in the final round, but his chief rival that year, Pauls Jonass, had already ruled himself out of that race with injury.  Tim Gajser’s only final-round title win was also his first, in 2015, against Jonass as well, when he came in with an 18-point advantage over his main chaser.

Of course, the big final round showdown in recent years was the 2021 MXGP World Championships, where Jeffrey Herlings clinched the title in the final race of the year, ahead of Romain Febvre and Gajser!  This year’s situation is certainly a new one for both contenders, and with the extra factor of Prado being in front of a home crowd, it will be intriguing to see who will come out on top!

Overall the top contenders have had varied success in Spain, as Herlings has the most among them with 4 victories, two in each class, whereas Prado has three wins, two at Xanadu and one at Lugo. Tim Gajser has to look back to his first MXGP title year in 2016 for his only win on Spanish soil, at Talavera de la Reina. Maxime Renaux, enjoying a strong return from injury for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, has won twice on Spanish soil before, once in each class at intu-Xanadu Arroyomolinos.  Valentin Guillod of Team Ship-to-Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR has won in this area before, taking the MX2 class at Talavera in 2015! 

Cozar will also see the second appearance in MXGP for the Ducati Factory MX Team, with Italian pilot Alessandro Lupino at the controls of the Desmo450 MX this time. They will be with us full-time in 2025 with Jeremy Seewer, who races for the last time with the Kawasaki Racing Team in Cozar and is looking to seal fourth in the series ahead of teammate Febvre!

Home fans will also be keen to see a strong showing for Ruben Fernandez, who was unable to compete on home soil earlier in the year for Team HRC, although for sure most of their support will be given to Prado, who aims to make it a clean sweep of Spanish victories in 2024 and win his second straight world title in the process!

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 943 Points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 936 Points; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 895 Pts; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 643 Pts; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 611 Points; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 574 Pts; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 550 Pts; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 428 Pts; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 359 Pts; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, FAN), 319 Pts.

Main Photo: MXGP Start 2024

Bottom Photos: 1.Jorge Prado; 2. Tim Gajser

In contrast to MXGP, the MX2 class will see a new World Champion in 2024, and for the first time since Alessio Chiodi won in the 125cc class in 1999, it will go to a Husqvarna rider, the 17th title for the brand and the first under its current Austrian ownership!

Kay de Wolf is looking to defend his 36-point advantage over Lucas Coenen, and the pair have each won a GP on Spanish soil this season.  If Lucas makes less than 11 points on Kay through the RAM Qualifying Race and the first GP race on Sunday, then the Dutchman will be crowned Champion before the final gate drop of the campaign.  However, Lucas Coenen has been on scintillating form, taking victory in both Türkiye and China to help his chances of wrestling the glory from his teammate!

Simon Laengenfelder is the only other rider in the field who has also won before on Spanish ground, having won the 2023 MX2 GP at intu-Xanadu Arroyomolinos.  He is confirmed as the bronze medallist for the season but has still yet to win a Grand Prix for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing this season.  With the pressure off, the German will be going all out to claim a first-place trophy on his favoured hard pack surface!

Another one keen to break his record of no GP wins for the year will be outgoing MX2 World Champion Andrea Adamo, who is sixth in the standings for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, while his teammate Liam Everts is confirmed in fourth despite being knocked out of the series with his crash in Shanghai.  We all wish him a speedy recovery.

Mikkel Haarup will be looking to crown a successful debut season for the Monster Energy Triumph Racing team by holding onto fifth in the series and hoping for at least a podium in what will be his last MX2 Grand Prix. 

Thibault Benistant won the RAM Qualifying Race at Lugo for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 and has had an impressive return from injury since the MXGP of Switzerland. His teammate Rick Elzinga is confirmed in seventh place for the year and will be looking to end 2024 in style!

Spanish riders Oriol Oliver for WZ Racing KTM, David Braceras for Fantic Factory Racing MX2, and Yago Martinez for TM Moto Racing will all be looking forward to the home crowd atmosphere.

The racing is sure to be intense with the title on the line in MX2, and as it has been all year the results are almost impossible to predict! Do not miss it!

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 915 Points; 2.  Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 879 Pts;  3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 811 Points;  4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 749 Pts; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 658 Pts; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 632 Pts;  7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 555 Pts; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 456 Pts; 9. Camden McLellan (RSA, TRI), 395 Pts; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 359 Pts.

Main Photo: MX2 Start 2024

Bottom Photos: 1.Kay de Wolf; 2. Lucas Coenen

Don’t miss your chance to watch the final round of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championships, The MXGP of Castilla La Mancha this weekend, get your tickets HERE!
Can’t be there? No worries, watch it all on MXGP-TV.com!

All the photos from The MXGP of Castilla La Mancha will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

TIMETABLE 

SATURDAY: 09:30 EMX125 Free Practice, 10:00 EMX250 Free Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 12:20 EMX125 Qualifying practice, 13:00 EMX250 Qualifying practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:00 EMX125 Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP RAM 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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MONACO (Principailty of Monaco) 24 September 2024 – The 20th and final round of the exciting 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship arrives in Cózar for MXGP of Castilla La Mancha.

Checkout the Timetable and Entry Lists for MXGP of Castilla La Mancha below:

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

EMX250 ENTRY LIST

EMX125 PRESENTED BY FMF RACING ENTRY LIST

Two men will be crowned Motocross World champion in Spain in a little over a week’s time and for now, it seems those men might be defending champion in the MXGP class, Jorge Prado and series leader in the MX2 class, Kay de Wolf. The two men, who might have to wait another year, might be Tim Gajser and Lucas Coenen.

While Gajser is just seven points behind Prado in the MXGP championship points, the Spaniard has huge momentum and makes very few mistakes. In the MX2 class, de Wolf holds a 36-point lead over Coenen and that would seem more than enough to be handed the MX2 World title.

For Prado, it has been a rollercoaster journey of many different experiences. He has won 10 GPs in 2024, led more laps than any other riders, but it was only in China last weekend, that he was able to regain the red plate, he had held from round one in Argentina, until the 10th round at Maggiora, in Italy.

"The MXGP of China is done,” Prado said. “And it was a great weekend for me. I went P1 in practice, then finished second in the first race and first in the second race. It was very tough physically - very humid, with high temperatures. After the first race, I gave it my all and focused on finishing the weekend as strong as possible. We did that, and now we have the red plate and a seven-point lead with one round left. This gives us a dream opportunity at the end of the season, and I’m so excited for the final round in Spain. I don’t think anyone expected us to come out of this GP with the red plate. We worked really hard on the bike this weekend, and I think my riding was great. We got the points we were aiming for, and I’m super, super happy - I still can’t believe it! Let’s get the title in Spain!”

As for Gajser, he had a very cruel round in China, losing the red plate and dropped the 14 points advantage he had over Prado. The HRC man was a very sad figure as he left the Chinese Republic and will no doubt not give up on the dream of winning his sixth World title, but he also has to depend on Prado making mistakes.

“After having such a consistent season, to have a day like today at such a crucial time is hard to take. To lose the championship red plate with one round left is definitely not what I wanted to happen and now I know that with three races to go, I have to win them all. It isn’t an ideal situation, but I will keep fighting and give my all until the very end.”

Dutchman de Wolf can become the first Dutchman, whose name is not Jeffrey Herlings, to win a World motocross championship since Pedro Tragter in 1993. Having led the points since round one, de Wolf knows he has to finish well in both races in Spain to make it a sure thing.

“I gave it everything out there today,” de Wolf said. “The conditions were tough with the heat and the threat of the typhoon, but I’m happy with my performance overall. After taking the lead in the second race, I made a small mistake that cost me, but I’m glad I managed to fight back and secure second. Lucas is closing the gap in the standings, so I know I have to stay sharp. It's going to be an exciting final round in Spain, and I’m ready to give it everything to bring home the title!”

And then there was Lucas Coenen, the young teenager will have more chances at winning a World title, but his form has been good of late, winning GPs Sweden, Holland, Turkey and China in the last six weeks and is without question the fastest guy in the MX2 class at the moment, but he handed de Wolf a big points advantage with his inconsistency.

"I need to push,” Coenen said. “I need to get every single point I can - we only have one race left now. The heat in China has been very intense; when you stop the race it is actually more, so it has been important to try to recover physically. I want to say sorry to Liam Everts, it was a total mistake to make contact, and I hope he is ok! For the championship, I’ve got my fight on now - I want to beat him [Kay de Wolf], and just win every race. I’m doing everything I can, so let’s see how things go at the final race in Spain. Let’s go!"

So, onto Spain and the final round of the series. Two championships to be won, but four men working over-time to try and win those exclusive World motocross titles. Whatever happens, our 2024 season has been sensational, and the sport deserves this exciting finish.

Photo Credit: GASGAS

Get ready for an exhilarating deep dive into the latest episode of Behind the Gate - Stranger Things on MXGP-TV.com!

Behind the Gate EP.18 | Stranger Things is all about the MXGP and MX2 World Championship title battles.

The episode features an in depth analysis on the MXGP World Championship with the reigning World Champion Jorge Prado chasing Tim Gajser as the two title contenders are separated by just a few points, together with the MX2 title battle as Lucas Coenen tries to chase the Red Plate holder Kay De Wolf. Both Championships will be decided in Cozar.

In the episode you can also find an interview with Alberto Forato that race-by-race is getting back on pace after his pre-season training injury!

The episode features full race and rider analysis throughout, with Paul Malin, MXGP Commentator, Lisa Leyland, MXGP Presenter, and Ben Rumbold, MXGP Journalist.

Join us as we continue to follow these incredible athletes on their journey to greatness. Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes action and exclusive insights on MXGP-TV.com

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2 Grand Prix winner Liam Everts is on the mend after surgery at the Huashan hospital in Shanghai to repair a broken C5 vertebra.

The Belgian crashed after contact with another rider during the second moto at the Shanghai Off-Road International Circuit during Sunday’s The Oriental Beauty Valley Grand Prix of China for the penultimate round of the 2024 FIM MXGP series. Liam received medical attention trackside and was taken for further scans where the fifth cervical fracture was found and needed a prompt corrective procedure.

The 20-year-old was taken to Huashan and a specialist department, where he had started to regain feeling and movement in his limbs. The operation to fix the bone went well. The surgeons were confident he will make a full recovery and the whole Red Bull KTM team would like to thank Samantha Liu for her excellent help and assistance. Liam, who is in good spirits, will remain in China for one week for assessment before being able to travel home to Belgium where he can start the path back to full fitness.

Photo Credit: KTM Factory Racing