MX2

ST JEAN D'ANGELY (France) 18 May 2024 – After a sunny morning on the Saturday of the Monster Energy MXGP of France, thunderstorms and heavy rain hit the hillsides of St. Jean d’Angely, making the previously perfect racing surface decidedly wetter for the afternoon’s RAM Qualifying Races!

There were concerns for the local favourites during the Practice sessions, as Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre came up short on a big uphill triple jump and hurt his thumb. Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 star Thibault Benistant suffered a crash on a downhill and was treated for concussion, meaning he will sadly miss tomorrow’s races. We wish him well in his recovery.

Romain’s Kawasaki Racing Team stable-mate Jeremy Seewer showed some great speed in the practice sessions, setting the fastest time in both Free and Time Practice, with Jeffrey Herlings in second for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing ahead of World Championship leader Jorge Prado, who put an early fast one in for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing.

Despite the pain from his thumb, Febvre lined up hoping that the conditions would help him tough to get some points. However, as the sun came out to shine over the French hillsides, it also shone on their star rider as he avoided three separate crashes to dive past his teammate Seewer in the second corner! The crowd roared for their former World Champion, as Tim Gajser was forced briefly off-track with his Team HRC Honda just after the first turn!

It was briefly a Kawasaki 1-2, but Prado nipped past the Swiss rider into second place on the opening lap. Mattia Guadagnini had got up to a fine fourth for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, but crashed on an uphill jump and would finish 15th.

Gajser put on a majestic charge to get up to fifth by the end of the first full lap, and by the end of lap three he was flying past Seewer for third! Two laps later he caught Prado, who ran wide in the corner after the finish line, allowing the Slovenian through!  The reigning Champion would drop to fourth behind Seewer two laps later, and that was how they finished!

Kevin Horgmo put in a season-best finish of fifth for Team Ship-to-Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR, lifting himself past his teammate Valentin Guillod into ninth in the Championship!  Jeffrey Herlings had worked his way up to seventh, but dropped to tenth on the final lap, putting him now 58 points off the top!

The loudly hailed victory for Febvre was his second RAM Qualifying Race win of the year and puts him just 28 points behind the leaders of the Championship.  And that’s not a typing error, we have joint Championship leaders as Gajser’s second position puts him level with Prado on 305 points going into tomorrow’s Monster Energy MXGP of France!

Romain Febvre: “This morning, I injured my thumb and I was way off because I had too much pain. But when it started raining, I thought that it was my chance to be in the points at least. I actually took a very good start and passed first in the second turn so then it was the case of ‘let’s ride and see where I am’. I managed to pull away and I don’t know how I managed to do that as I nearly pulled off today to ride tomorrow. I’m speechless! I think I’m quite strong in the end and it made the difference.”

MXGP - RAM Qualifying Race – Classification:  1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), 24:56.195; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:06.656; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:14.755; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:44.402; 5. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Honda), +0:45.597; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:49.634; 7. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +1:02.116; 8. Brian Bogers (NED, Fantic), +1:05.095; 9. Ben Watson (GBR, Beta), +1:08.094; 10. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +1:16.739

MXGP - World Championship Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 305 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 305 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 277 p.; 4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 247 p.; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HON), 217 p.; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 201 p.; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 196 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 179 p.; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 121 p.; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 120 p.

Main Photo: Romain Febvre

Bottom Photos: 1.Tim Gajser; 2.Jeremy Seewer

In Free Practice it was the brothers at the top, with Sacha Coenen fastest for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, ahead of Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen. In Time Practice, Sacha was looking good for the pole again, but a late run from his teammate Liam Everts stole it from him, with Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing star Simon Laengenfelder taking third. 

The MX2 class had the worst of the weather, and it poured down as the gate dropped! Lucas Coenen emerged with the holeshot as his brother lost control into the first corner and went down, holding up Lucas’ teammate Kay de Wolf in the process! Sacha’s teammates Andrea Adamo and Everts were well up the order, but Marc-Antoine Rossi moved into second early on for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing, putting in a brilliant effort on home ground.

De Wolf spent the first half of the race on a comeback through the pack, working his way past Adamo for fourth by lap 6 of the eventual 12. Further back, Quentin Prugnieres was having his best RAM Qualifying Race of the year, finishing sixth just ahead of Simon Laengenfelder, who lost further ground in the Championship, albeit still second for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing to De Wolf.

Kay would not get any further than fourth, as Everts passed Rossi for second and took the flag in that position. However, he was docked two places after the race for jumping over the finish line past a waving yellow flag, putting Rossi up into second, the best finish yet of his young career! De Wolf was also promoted, up to third, increasing his series lead to 48 points.

Ultimately though, there was no catching Lucas Coenen, who brought it home 38 seconds ahead of Rossi, a result that brings him past the absent Benistant into fourth in the Championship, only 4 points behind Everts!

All of the riders will wonder what the elements will bring us for tomorrow’s races after a hasty clean up this evening, but the 2024 MXGP World Championship continues to bring the shocks and surprises as it advances through its seventh round!

Lucas Coenen: “The track is brutal out there and with the water quite slick but I managed my race quite well. Bob made the goggles perfectly so thanks to him! Only at the end I struggled a bit because one guy pit me in the goggle and couldn’t see but I still managed to win it. It’s good even if it’s just the RAM Quali Race and tomorrow we’ll try to do the same so let’s go!”

MX2 - RAM Qualifying Race – Classification: . Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 25:45.416; 2. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, GASGAS), +0:32.848; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:45.228; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:21.632; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:56.564; 6. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:59.726; 7. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +1:13.266; 8. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +1:18.668; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +1:19.013; 10. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +1:40.215

MX2 - World Championship Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 300 points; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 252 p.; 3. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 237 p.; 4. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 233 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 226 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 217 p.; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 190 p.; 8. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 185 p.; 9. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 141 p.; 10. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 126 p

Main Photo: Lucas Coenen

Bottom Photos: 1.Marc-Antoine Rossi; 2.Kay de Wolf

​WATCH RAM QUALIFYING RACES HIGHLIGHTS HERE 

All the photos from the Monster Energy MXGP of France will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

MONSTER ENERGY MXGP OF FRANCE QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1620m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 18°

Weather conditions: Rainy/Cloudy

TIMETABLE 

SUNDAY: 09:15 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 12:20 MXE 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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St Jean D’Angely
 

ST. JEAN D’ANGELY (France) 16 May 2024 – For the third consecutive weekend the MXGP Motocross World Championship promises some real excitement, this time from the iconic venue of St. Jean d’Angely towards the Atlantic coast, in front of the passionate and patriotic fans that make the Monster Energy MXGP of France something special to behold!

The local supporters who will no doubt generate an incredible atmosphere have their own favourites likely to challenge at the front of each and every class present this weekend! Most of all they will want to see their talisman from last year’s victory at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, Kawasaki Racing Team rider Romain Febvre, emerge as the winner in his quest for a long-awaited second world title. He took the overall honours at this circuit eight years ago, but his main competition are also no strangers to this region’s champagne! Jorge Prado has re-taken the red plate to bolt onto his Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing machine, but Team HRC’s Tim Gajser has taken the winner’s trophy home from the last two events here, and he needs more like that to catch Prado again!

The MX2 World Championship has seen some brilliant racing this season, with Dutch teenager Kay de Wolf leading the series for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, but the home hero in this class is the winner of last year’s French round, Thibault Benistant, and if he gets near the front again for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 then you might hear the crowd noise all across the planet! Nothing is guaranteed however, as this class is full of potential contenders!

For the few French fans that cannot make the pilgrimage to St. Jean d’Angely, there will be big TV coverage to enjoy, as native channel Automoto TV la Chaine will be onsite to cover all four GP races LIVE on Sunday, with their crew here to give global coverage throughout the weekend.  Sport TNT channel, La Chaine l’Equipe will broadcast both MXGP races, and Eurosport will also cover all four races, with MXGP going out LIVE as well!  

Below you can find a list of TV channels that will air LIVE and delayed action of the Monster Energy MXGP of France, 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 Saturday and Sunday, from wherever you are in the world.  Come and join us for what is turning out to be an amazing 2024 MXGP season!

USA CANADA
 

CBS Sports Network

Sunday May 19 th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 ET – LIVE

Sunday May 19 th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 ET – LIVE

LATIN AMERICA 

Direct TV 

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

BRAZIL
 

Bandsports

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

MEXICO

FOX SPORTS Mexico

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 22:45 CET – Delayed

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 23:30 CET – Delayed

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

BELGIUM 
 

PLAY SPORTS OPEN

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

ESTONIA
 

Go3

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

FINLAND
 

MAX

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – Finnish timing - LIVE 

FRANCE
 

AUTOMOTO TV LA CHAINE 

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE 

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 10th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:10 CET - Delayed

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 22:45 CET – Delayed

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 23:30 CET – Delayed

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

ITALY

RAI SPORT 

Monday May 20th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 00:50  CET – Delayed

Monday May 20th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 01:50 CET - Delayed

RAI SPORT Play

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 22:45 CET – Delayed

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 23:30 CET – Delayed

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

LATVIA
 

TV3 Sport Open

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

LITHUANIA
 

Go3

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

NETHERLAND
 

NOS

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET – LIVE`

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

SLOVENIA
 

Sport TV1

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 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 May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 22:45 CET – Delayed

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 23:30 CET – Delayed

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

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

VIACOM  - Jio Cinema

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 17:30 IST – Streaming

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 18:30 IST – Streaming

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 20:30 IST – Streaming

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 21:30 IST – Streaming

INDONESIA

CHAMPIONS TV

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

VIDIO

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00  CET – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - LIVE

PACIFIC / AUSTRALIA
 

STAN SPORTS 

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 AEST – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 AEST – LIVE

Sunday May 19th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 00:00  AEST – LIVE

Monday May 20th 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. 

Monster Energy MXGP of France LIVE MXGP-TV.COM Timetable 

TIMETABLE 

SATURDAY: 08:00  EMX125 Free practice Group 1, 08:30 EMX125 Free practice Group 2, 09:00 MXE Time Practice, 09:20 EMX250 Free practice, 09:50 EMX125 Qualifying practice Group 1, 10:30 MX2 Time Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 11:55 12:00 MXE Race 1, 12:20 EMX125 Qualifying practice Group 2, 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: 09:15 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 12:20 MXE 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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St Jean D’Angely

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 15 May 2024 – The FIM Motocross World Championship fires up into northern Europe for round seven, the Monster Energy MXGP of France, at the spectacular hillside venue of St. Jean d’Angely near Bordeaux on the western coast of the country.  The third straight weekend of action will see the leading contenders hoping to go into the small break with some serious momentum behind them, and the classic French circuit has certainly seen some fantastic racing over the years!

The hillsides have played host to 17 MXGP events, stretching back to 1984, when France’s first World Champion Jacky Vimond took his first ever individual race win to the delight of the home crowd, even though eventual Champion that season, Austrian KTM legend Heinz Kinigadner, claimed the overall victory. The next Grand Prix at the event was an incredibly wet affair in 1989, won by Briton David Thorpe. 

The 1990s saw a win for Joel Smets in his first title year of 1995, before David Vuillemin became the first home winner of an overall GP there in 1999.  The 2000s saw the circuit become a more regular fixture in the calendar, with 13 events being run there since 2002, as well as two Motocross of Nations events in 2000 and 2011.  Team USA won the event both times, and two riders from the 2011 event will line up for the GP in 2024 – Jeffrey Herlings and Jeremy Seewer. Amazingly, Jeremy’s Kawasaki Racing Team manager Antti Pyrhonen also competed for Finland on that day! All of the top four in the 2024 MXGP World Championship have had success there, whilst none of the MX2 line-up has won an overall GP at this venue!

The EMX125 Championship Presented by FMF series also joins the party for the third straight weekend, and after four rounds it is being led by Fantic Factory Racing EMX125 rider Noel Zanocz from Hungary, who has just a 5-point lead between himself and Racestore KTM Factory Rookies star Gyan Doensen! Spain’s Salvador Perez holds third for the RFME GASGAS MX Junior Team, and French racer Mano Faure will surely enjoy some solid local support as he lies in sixth for MJC Yamaha Europe.

In EMX250, Valerio Lata continues his quest for the title with an 18-point lead in the series for Beddini GASGAS Factory Juniors, but local hero Mathis Valin, who grew up just under 200km from the track, will have the passionate French fans behind him as he looks to make up ground for Bud Racing Kawasaki. Meanwhile, Gabriel SS24 KTM rider Cas Valk will be hoping to carry his momentum from the double win in Portugal and hack down the 7-point gap he has between himself and the Frenchman.

In what is turning into a memorable battle for supremacy, the MXGP World Championship is being fought out between four riders with 14 world titles to their names, including the last six in this class! At the MXGP of Galicia, the reigning MXGP World Champion Jorge Prado re-took the series lead for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing after losing it through a tough weekend in the mud of Portugal the weekend before.  However, even though he has now won five of the six rounds held so far, there is only a two-point margin between himself and Tim Gajser, who has shown some incredible speed despite being yet to claim an overall victory for Team HRC.  

The two other big hitters with eyes on the prize are both in the hunt for race wins, but now needing to make up a points deficit that is threatening to grow beyond catching distance. Kawasaki Racing Team firebrand Romain Febvre is 31 points behind Prado, while Jeffrey Herlings is 52 off the lead for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and admitting that he needs to improve his early race intensity to match the amazing pace that he showed in the final ten minutes at Lugo.

Another rider with a world title to his name, Pauls Jonass  of the Standing Construct Honda MXGP team, broke his six-year drought of GP success with the overall win in the mud at Portugal, and he lies fifth in the standings, 81 behind Prado.

The top four riders in this year’s series have all tasted the sweet wine of success in the French hillsides.  Gajser has won the last two MXGP events at St Jean, in 2022 as a newly crowned five-time World Champion, when the circuit hosted the MXGP of Charente Maritime.  Tim was also triumphant in 2019, when Prado claimed his second MX2 victory at the track in two years.  Herlings won the MXGP class in 2018, to add to his three MX2 successes of 2012, ’14, and ’16.  We are back on an even-numbered year, so Jeffrey’s hopes must be high! “The Bullet” holds the record for wins at the circuit, with 4 overall GPs and 7 individual races. 

For sure the vast majority of the French crowd will be making noise for their 2015 MXGP World Champion, Romain Febvre.  Even though he hails from the other side of the country, his win at St Jean in 2016 as defending champion was wildly celebrated and much needed in his title battle with Gajser that year. His teammate Jeremy Seewer won in France last season, and as he currently lies 6^th in the Championship, the Swiss ace will be very keen to get back to the top step again.

The MXGP World Championship is shaping up to be an absolute classic, and the MXGP of France is likely to be a key moment of the season!

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 298 Points;  2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 296 Points; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 267 Points ; 4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 246 Pts; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HON), 217 Pts; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 193 Pts; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 191 Pts; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 179 Pts; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON) 120 Pts; 10. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON) 115 Pts.

Main Photo: MXGP Start St Jean D'Angely 2022

Bottom Photos: 1.Romain Febvre; 2. Jorge Prado

The battle for the 2024 MX2 World Championship continues to be fascinating, with six separate riders all taking a chequered flag so far, and three more knocking on the door! The one with the best combination of blinding speed and metronomic consistency has definitely been the red plate holder Kay de Wolf, winner of the first three rounds of the year for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing. It has been far from simple for the tall Dutchman though, as his teammate Lucas Coenen has often been his equal in terms of sheer pace, but has lost ground with mistakes and a niggling shoulder injury. 

Speaking of injury, Simon Laengenfelder lies second in the points chase for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing, but a broken collarbone sustained in Portugal has put him on the back foot, despite toughing it out to a ninth overall finish at Lugo.  He is 44 points behind De Wolf, and just 18 ahead of the winner of that Portuguese Grand Prix for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, Liam Everts, who has himself recovered from a thumb injury that kept him out of the opening round. 

Behind Liam, the rest are closer in terms of points, with Thibault Benistant taking two overall podium results and a RAM Qualifying Race win for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2, putting him just four markers back from Everts, with Lucas Coenen another three back! Then in sixth comes the reigning Champion in the class, Everts’ teammate Andrea Adamo.  The Italian is 81 points behind De Wolf despite taking a RAM Qualifying win on home ground at Trentino and a GP race at each of the two rounds in Spain.  The speed is evident, but the consistency that earned him last year’s crown has so far evaded him.

Throw in other hopefuls like Rick Elzinga, growing in confidence for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2, leading holeshot artist Sacha Coenen, who is getting stronger through the races for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, and the ever-threatening pace of Mikkel Haarup on the surprising new Monster Energy Triumph Racing machine, and it’s clear to see why MX2 is so brilliantly entertaining at every round!

As with several circuits this year, none of the current MX2 riders have claimed a GP win at St. Jean d’Angely.  Lucas Coenen took a double win at the track in EMX250 back in 2022, while Benistant took the win in MX2 race one and 2^nd overall that year. He also took the overall result at his home GP at Villars-sous-Ecot last season, so the Yamaha man will be seriously motivated to perform well again front of his home crowd!

Exciting rookie talents Marc-Antoine Rossi of Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing and Quentin Prugnieres for F&H Kawasaki will also enjoy their first GP race in France as full-time MX2 competitors, following their wild card appearances at Villars sous Ecot last year!

While Kay de Wolf has held the red plate since the end of the opening round in Argentina, each event has proven to be totally unpredictable with the colourful cast of MX2 in 2024!

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 292 Points; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 248 Points; 3. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 230 Pts; 4. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 226 Pts; 5. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 223 Pts;  6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 211 Pts; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 190 Pts; 8. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 182 Pts; 9. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 141 Pts; 10. Camden McLellan (RSA, TRI). 126 Pts.

Main Photo: MX2 Start St Jean D'Angely 2022

Bottom Photos: 1.Thibault Benistant; 2. Lucas Coenen

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You can find the complete results HERE.

TIMETABLE 

SATURDAY: 08:00  EMX125 Free practice Group 1, 08:30 EMX125 Free practice Group 2, 09:00 MXE Time Practice, 09:20 EMX250 Free practice, 09:50 EMX125 Qualifying practice Group 1, 10:30 MX2 Time Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 11:55 12:00 MXE Race 1, 12:20 EMX125 Qualifying practice Group 2, 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: 09:15 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 12:20 MXE 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) 13 May 2024 – The 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship is gearing up for the last GP of the triple header in St Jean d'Angely for the Monster Energy MXGP of France on the 18th and 19th of May.

Checkout the Timetable and Entry Lists for the Monster Energy MXGP of France below:

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

EMX250 ENTRY LIST

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing ENTRY LIST

MXE ENTRY LIST