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INTU-XANADÚ ARROYOMOLINOS (Spain) 7 May 2023 – Reigning Junior e-Motocross Series Champion Timoteï Cez has raced to a stunning pair of race wins at round one of the 2023 series to claim overall victory in Spain. The young French rider, competing on a GASGAS MC-E 5 for his title defence, was simply unstoppable on Spanish soil and began the new championship with a winning start. Rounding out the podium were fellow French racers Jordan Cadenel (GASGAS) in second with Lucas Bos (KTM) in third.

The technical intu Xanadú circuit in Spain played host to round one of the 2023 European Junior e-Motocross Series. A full line-up of 40 young riders from across the world made the trip to the season-opener and their weekend began with a qualifying session on Saturday morning to decide the starting order for the two seven-minute-plus-one-lap races. Posting a lap time almost five seconds faster than his closest competition, Timoteï Cez would lead the enthusiastic young riders to the line in both races.
 

Leading from start to finish, Cez dominated race one to win by a staggering 46 seconds and add 25 points to his series tally. Behind the 2022 champion, Cadenel completed lap one in seventh before charging forwards and moving into second on the penultimate lap to claim his hard-fought runner-up finish. Another rider on the move in race one was Bos on his KTM SX-E 5. Starting from outside the top 10, the French racer made two passes on the final lap to secure third.

In race two, Cez matched his race one result, this time with a margin of victory of 20 seconds. With his nearest rivals from race one, Cadenel and Bos, rounding the first turn up front, they did all they could to stay with the fast-starting Frenchman. As they worked their way past another rising French star, Camronn Gautier, who held second until the halfway point of the race, the duo gave it everything they had but would ultimately equal their race one results with Cadenel second and Bos in third.

With the dust now settled on an exciting opening round, the 2023 European Junior e-Motocross Series continues in two weeks’ time at the MXGP of France on May 20-21. With French riders filling the top four spots in the series standings, Cez, Cadenel, Bos, and Gautier will be eager and excited to race in front of their home crowd at the hillside circuit of Villars sous Ecot.

Timoteï Cez: “It’s amazing to start the new season with a win! The race on Saturday was really good and the track was quite technical. I got a great start and just stayed out of trouble and won with a nice margin. The second race was good as well and to win the overall is amazing. I had great starts in both races, which is really important. Up next is my home round in France so I’m looking forward to that one!”

MXe Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Timoteï Cez (FRA, GASGAS), 9:00.408; 2. Jordan Cadenel (FRA, GASGAS), +0:45.958; 3. Lucas Bos (FRA, KTM), +0:48.447; 4. Camronn Gautier (FRA, KTM), +0:49.813; 5. Víctor Moratilla Moreno (ESP, Husqvarna), +0:53.910; 6. Pepe Badiella (ESP, GASGAS), +0:55.395; 7. Mathis Negre (FRA, KTM), +1:03.912; 8. Riccardo Galia (ITA, GASGAS), +1:05.938; 9. Enzo Garrido Barrios (ESP, GASGAS), +1:11.853; 10. Alejandro Mellado Palomino (ESP, KTM), +1:13.144; 

MXe Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Timoteï Cez (FRA, GASGAS), 9:03.710; 2. Jordan Cadenel (FRA, GASGAS), +0:19.959; 3. Lucas Bos (FRA, KTM), +0:27.408; 4. Adan Quesada (ESP, KTM), +0:38.741; 5. Camronn Gautier (FRA, KTM), +0:47.173; 6. Víctor Moratilla Moreno (ESP, Husqvarna), +0:51.957; 7. Eddi Haustein (GER, KTM), +0:53.466; 8. Ryan Gabriel (AUT, Husqvarna), +0:58.533; 9. Enzo Garrido Barrios (ESP, GASGAS), +1:02.836; 10. Alejandro Mellado Palomino (ESP, KTM), +1:06.565; 

MXe Overall – Top 10 Classification: 1. Timoteï Cez (FRA, GAS), 50 points; 2. Jordan Cadenel (FRA, GAS), 44 p.; 3. Lucas Bos (FRA, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Camronn Gautier (FRA, KTM), 34 p.; 5. Víctor Moratilla Moreno (ESP, HUS), 31 p.; 6. Enzo Garrido Barrios (ESP, GAS), 24 p.; 7. Riccardo Galia (ITA, GAS), 23 p.; 8. Mathis Negre (FRA, KTM), 23 p.; 9. Adan Quesada (ESP, KTM), 22 p.; 10. Eddi Haustein (GER, KTM), 22 p.;

MXe Championship – Top 10 Classification: 1. Timoteï Cez (FRA, GAS), 50 points; 2. Jordan Cadenel (FRA, GAS), 44 p.; 3. Lucas Bos (FRA, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Camronn Gautier (FRA, KTM), 34 p.; 5. Víctor Moratilla Moreno (ESP, HUS), 31 p.; 6. Enzo Garrido Barrios (ESP, GAS), 24 p.; 7. Riccardo Galia (ITA, GAS), 23 p.; 8. Mathis Negre (FRA, KTM), 23 p.; 9. Adan Quesada (ESP, KTM), 22 p.; 10. Eddi Haustein (GER, KTM), 22 p.;

Main Photo: Junior E-Motocross Start

Bottom Photos: 1.Timoteï Cez; 2. MXE Top 3

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 17 February 2023 - In just a few months’ time, the third running of the incredibly popular Junior e-Motocross Series will kick-off in Spain with the full championship calendar officially being announced today! All five rounds will take place on the same weekends as selected MXGP events and will conclude with a double-header at the Loket circuit in the Czech Republic in July. For eager young riders and their parents, entries for the 2023 series will open on March 3.

Starting earlier than previous seasons, the MXGP of Spain on May 7 hosts the opening round of the European Junior e-Motocross Series with the remaining four events taking place during the early summer months. Familiar venues return, with round two in France visiting the superb Villars sous Ecot track. Round three takes place at Teutschenthal, Germany before the series then culminates with a two-day event at Loket, the MXGP of Czech Republic, on July 15-16, where the overall champion will be crowned.

Calendar – 2023 Junior e-Motocross Series

Round 1: 7 May, MXGP of Spain – intu Xanadú - Arroyomolinos

Round 2: 21 May, MXGP of France – Villars sous Ecot

Round 3: 11 June, Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany - Teutschenthal

Round 4: 15 July, MXGP of Czech Republic – Loket

Round 5: 16 July, MXGP of Czech Republic – Loket

To discover everything there is to know regarding the 2023 Junior e-Motocross Series, please visit - www.junioremotocross.com – where registrations for the new season will be available from March 3.

David Luongo – Infront Moto Racing CEO: “In the continuity of 2022 season, Infront Moto Racing is really happy and proud to support and collaborate with KTM AG for the promotion of the European Junior e-Motocross series for five rounds. It is a fantastic platform for the kids to get a first touch and feeling with motocross. The races are taking place on the same weekend that MXGP and this is a fantastic feeling for the riders. They race in front of thousands of fans and they will keep for sure unforgettable memories. We really look forward to the new 2023 season”

Federico Valentini – Vice President Global Motorcycle Marketing: "The European Junior e-Motocross Series is really important as the world continues to head towards an electric-powered future and the series shows just what is possible regarding offroad e-mobility. The series also helps nurture future stars, as they learn from such a young age about racing, working with the media, and presenting themselves off track in a professional way. We’re 100% committed to both racing and our e-mobility research and development, I have no doubt that the 2023 European Junior e-Motocross Series will once again be a huge success and I can’t wait for round one in Spain.”

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AFYONKARAHISAR (Turkey) 4^th September 2022 – The annual MXGP Awards celebrated yet another successful season of the FIM Motocross World Championship at the final round at the Bitci MXGP of Turkiye!

Once the chequered flag had fallen for the final time this season and the 2022 World Champions were officially confirmed with gold medals, it was time to begin the festivities with the annual ceremony.

The awards took place in the Moto Festival area at the Afyon circuit, in front of a huge crowd of fans and paddock personnel who joined in on the celebrations, which was the perfect end to a thrilling season of racing.

The MXGP Awards were hosted by the MXGP-TV Commentator Paul Malin and MXGP-TV Presenter Lisa Leyland with the entire event live-streamed worldwide on www.MXGP-TV.com, as well as MXGP’s YouTube channel.

The evening kicked off with a special message from Infront Moto Racing’s CEO David Luongo and FIM President Jorge Viegas who shared a few words about the 2022 season and took the opportunity to congratulate everyone for their efforts.

Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo: “First of all, Thank you all for coming to this fantastic Gran Prix here in Turkiye. Big thanks to the Governor, the Mayor, the Turkish Motorcycling Federation, the Organizer and everybody who made this event possible. This season has been a challenging one, being the first one post-covid. It was amazing to have the overseas back, with Argentina the first one, which was a big symbol and then Indonesia and other events that were missing during the previous two years, like Sweden and Finland. And also having the public back at the races was a very big and important moment. In MXGP, we have a great Champion as Tim Gajser who did not have it easy, with plenty of fast guys behind him pushing to win. And MX2… What can I say? It was incredible. Big Congratulations to Tom but also Jago who pushed hard and gave it his all. This evening it’s great to have all of the Champions with us, including the Junior and European champions, really it’s a full package here to celebrate. Thank you to all of the teams and riders for the support, motocross is a big family and everyone involved works incredibly hard to deliver a great championship like the one we saw again this year. Thank you all, enjoy your evening”.

FIM President Jorge Viegas: “Thank you so much to everyone in Turkiye, my friends, the riders, teams and special thanks to the public. What a better scenery than here, beautiful place and people. We had a wonderful championship which was decided today. We look forward to coming back even better next year. Enjoy your evening with the best riders in the world”.

The Awards ceremony officially began, as the winning teams and manufacturers were presented with their awards. Team HRC and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing received their winners’ plaques for securing the MXGP and MX2 titles, while Yamaha swept the manufacturer titles in MXGP, MX2 and WMX.

This year’s champions received their prizes next, with Timoteï Cez being the first to collect his award for winning the Junior e-Motocross series, followed by Ricardo Bauer the EMX65 Champion, Vitezslav Marek who won the EMX85 title, EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Champion Cas Valk, EMX250 Champion Rick Elzinga, as well as the WMX, EMX2t and EMX Open Champions, Nancy Van de Ven, Toms Macuks and Jose Butron.

We also celebrated the FIM Junior World Champions in 125cc (Ivano Van Erp), 85cc (Gyan Doensen) and Lucas Leok who was the 2022 65cc World Cup Winner.

This year, Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Simon Längenfelder was the recipient of the Jan de Groot Award that honours the most promising young talent. Längenfelder was impressive this season as he ended the year third in the MX2 standings with 2 race wins, five podiums, including his Grand Prix win in Great Britain!

Additionally, Tom Vialle and Jorge Prado were presented with the Fox Holeshot Award, for their incredible starts this season. For Prado, this was his fifth consecutive Fox Holeshot Award, while for Vialle it was his third.

And then it was time to find out which MXGP rider was the winner of the Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena prize! The newly crowned MXGP World Champion Tim Gajser was declared winner, having received the most fans’ votes in total throughout the 2022 season.

The evening then concluded with the awards for the two FIM Motocross World Champions, Tim Gajser and Tom Vialle who each received their championship plates, along with their champions rings as part of their prizes for this season.

Here is the complete list of winners, below:

MXGP Manufacturer World Champion: Yamaha

MXGP Winning Team: Team HRC

MX2 Manufacturer World Champion: Yamaha

MX2 Winning Team: Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

WMX Manufacturer World Champion: Yamaha

WMX Winning Team: Ceres 71 Racing

“Jan De Groot” Award (cheque €5.000): Simon Längenfelder

Junior e-Motocross Series: Timoteï Cez

EMX65 European Champion: Ricardo Bauer

EMX85 European Champion: Vitezslav Marek

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing European Champion: Cas Valk

EMX250 European Champion: Rick Elzinga

EMX2T European Champion: Toms Macuks

EMX Open European Champion: Jose Butron

65cc Junior World Cup Winner: Lucas Leok

85cc Junior World Champion: Gyan Doensen

125cc Junior World Champion: Ivano Van Erp

Women’s Champion: Nancy Van de Ven

MXGP Best Media Opportunity: Indonesia

MXGP Best Promotion: Turkiye

Best Rider of the Year, Sponsored by Athena: Tim Gajser

Fox Holeshot Award MXGP and MX2: Jorge Prado & Tom Vialle

MXGP Best Organizer: France, Ernée

MX2 World Champion: Tom Vialle

MXGP World Champion: Tim Gajser

All the photos from the MXGP Awards will be available HERE.

Missed the MXGP Awards? Watch the replay HERE!

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