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Already at Lommel with team Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR, Valentin Guillod will miss the thirteenth round of the FIM Motocross World Championsh, the Monster Energy MXGP of Flanders. The Swiss rider got injured after a fall this week while training, and he will be this weekend the first supporter of Emil Weckman.

Valentin Guillod: "We were in Berghem on Wednesday, and after two 20-minute sessions we went for a last session when I fell on my shoulder in a corner. When I got back on the bike I had some pain in my shoulder; I went for an x-ray which detected a fracture line on the scapula. The bones have not moved, so the doctors talked about 2/3 weeks off, which gives hope for a comeback in Sweden mid August. It's not painful if I don't move the arm. It's frustrating because the feeling was good, I was really enjoying myself in the sand and I wanted to do a nice Grand Prix in Lommel to score another top 10.”

For the first time in a long time, a bunch of Belgian riders will descend on the Lommel circuit this weekend with three of the youngsters hunting for yet another MX2 Grand Prix victory in 2023. Of course, led by the more experience Jago Geerts, names like Liam Everts, Lucas and Sacha Coenen will want to impress in front of their home supporters.

Last weekend at the Loket circuit in the Czech Republic, Geerts claimed his 21^st GP of his career and is the defending MX2 winner at Lommel. Having won there in 2022, he is the big favourite to win this coming weekend and after last weekends success, it is hard to argue that point.

“Overall,” Geerts said. “It was a good weekend. I didn’t feel great on the track, but I still managed to win the first heat. The second race was a bit more of a struggle, but I still managed to get to third and win the overall, which I have to be happy with. Now I am really looking forward to the next two GP’s back in the sand!”

16-year-old Sacha Coenen is slowly getting to where many expected him to be and last weekend in Loket he raced up front and gained a lot of confidence as he heads to Lommel this weekend.

“Definitely a good weekend,” Coenen said. “Even though I always want to be riding at the front! 7th was not too bad, but we were close to the podium places. I was running 2nd for quite a long time in the second race but lost some ground when Andrea (Adamo) past me and I came up short on a jump. I’m happy but importantly we are getting closer to the top three. My home GP next weekend and I’m excited. All the fans will be there, and it will be a nice GP.”

Twin brother Lucas Coenen had been in brilliant form, nearly winning a Grand Prix in Germany a month ago and then locking up his first GP victory at the Sumbawa circuit in Indonesia. Coming into Lommel, the Husqvarna factory rider is excited to race at home.

"This was not the day that I was hoping to have of course,” Coenen said about Loket. “but we collected some solid points. I am already excited to get back on track at Lommel. I am so excited to race at home and I hope to be back on the podium."

As for Everts, he suffered some major bad luck in the Czech Republic and expect a lot of attention for the third-generation rider as thousands of Belgians will be willing to see him victorious. Despite an up and down Loket, he is excited for this next GP.

“A strong qualifying race,” Everts said about Loket. “I was happy with 3rd place, but someone lost the rear in front of me at the start of the first moto and took away my front wheel. It wasn’t anybody’s fault. It was just a shame, and I hit the ground pretty hard, so it took a while to get up. I managed to get a few points even though my front brake was missing. I started well in the second race and after a mistake on the first lap I worked my way up to 6th and that’s where I stayed. A bit of a shame as I felt there was a lot more to take from this weekend but I’m looking forward to Lommel now. It is always nice to race at home, but it will be a busy one!”

So, keep an eye on these four as they battle for that MX2 victory, with Jeremy Van Horebeek also looking for as many points as possible in the MXGP class. With these riders all pushing to success, expect a huge crowd to arrive at the most popular sand circuit in the World.

Photo Credit: Yamaha

LOMMEL (Flanders) 21 July 2023 – The thirteen round of the FIM Motocross World Championship arrives at the revamped circuit of Lommel for the Monster Energy MXGP of Flanders.

The 21st edition in Lommel is going to be really interesting with every riders coming to Flanders on a renewed track which will require them to get used to the new layout in time to perform during the racing weekend. 
Here is the list of TV channels that will air the action.

There will be extensive international LIVE coverage, which will include Eurosport, CBS Sports Network, Teledeporte, Automoto TV la Chaine, Stan Sports, Play Sports Open, the Indonesian channel Moji and more.

Below you can find a list of TV channels that will air LIVE and delayed action of the Monster Energy MXGP of Flanders as well as the 26min Behind-the-Gate magazine featuring the best moments from the races, exclusive interviews and more 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 and you can have a full racing weekend as you will be able to watch MXGP and MX2 along with the 7th round of EMX125 presented by FMF Racing and the unique round of EMXOpen on Sunday from anywhere you wish. 
 

USA CANADA
 

CBS Sports Network

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 ET – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 ET – LIVE

LATIN AMERICA 

Direct TV 

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

BRAZIL
 

Bandsports

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

MEXICO

FOX SPORTS Mexico

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

EUROPE
 

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

BELGIUM 
 

PLAY SPORTS OPEN

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

VRT- SPORZA 

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – 18:30 News 

ESTONIA
 

Go3

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

FINLAND
 

MTV MAX & C More

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – Finnish timing - LIVE 

FRANCE
 

AUTOMOTO TV LA CHAINE 

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

ITALY

RAI SPORT HD

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 –17:00 CEST - LIVE

RAI SPORT Play

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

LATVIA
 

TV3 Sport Open

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

LITHUANIA
 

Go3

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

NETHERLANDS

NOS

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Highlight – Sport Bulletin        18:45 CET 

SLOVENIA
 

Sport TV1

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 19:00 CEST - Delayed

Teledeporte 

Sunday July 23 rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 20:15 CEST – Delayed

Monday July 24 th 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 02:15 CEST – Delayed

RTVE Play

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

ASIA

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

EUROSPORT ASIA

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

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

VIACOM  - Jio Cinema

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 IST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 IST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 IST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 IST - LIVE Streaming

INDONESIA

CHAMPIONS TV

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

MOJI

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming 

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST - LIVE Streaming 

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE Streaming

VIDIO

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming 

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST - LIVE Streaming 

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE Streaming

PACIFIC / AUSTRALIA
 

STAN SPORTS 

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 23:00 Aus. timing – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 Aus. timing – LIVE 

Monday July 24th 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 02:00 Aus. timing – LIVE 

Monday July 24th 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 03:00 Aus. timing – LIVE 

MENA (Middle East North Africa)

The Saudi Sport Company - SSC Extra 3 

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 23rd 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CEST - LIVE

26min Behind-the-Gate Magazine Partners:
 

AMERICA 

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

AFRICA 
Africa                           AXP                                          During the week after the event

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                       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                                                                        TBC

INDONESIA                  Champions TV 

                                    Moji 

                                    Vidio

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 Flanders  LIVE MXGP-TV Timetable

LINKS

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FIM

FIM Europe

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LOMMEL (Flanders) 19 July 2023 - The FIM Motocross World Championship comes back for the thirteenth round of the 2023 series. The sand of Lommel will welcome all the riders for the Monster Energy MXGP of Flanders.

The circuit of Lommel has been completely renewed which will give riders added work to figure it out before the RAM Qualifying Races on Saturday. However, one thing will not change is that the famous sand of Lommel will give an edge to the sand-specialists of the categories.

Since its first edition in 1990 when Pekka Vehkonen won, many incredible riders got to race and win on the sand of Lommel. Stefan Everts won once in 1995 while Antonio Cairoli won three times in 2012, 2011 and 2014. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings also has written his name to the winners’ list in 2017, 2018 in MXGP and 2011 in MX2. The current Red Plate Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado won four times already (2017, 2018, 2019 in MX2 and 2020 in MXGP). On-form Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre also won in 2021 while Team HRC's Tim Gajser won three times in MXGP (in 2019 and twice in 2020)

The Monster Energy MXGP of Flanders will also host the seventh round of EMX125 presented by FMF Racing and the unique round of EMXOpen

In 2022 the MXGP of Flanders in Lommel marked the 14th stop of the season and saw a surprising Standing Construct Honda MXGP’s Brian Bogers in Lommel winning in front of two other Dutch riders, Team Gebben Van Venroy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff.

Jorge Prado will come to Lommel with more points to spare than last weekend in Loket, thanks to his win in RAM Qualifying and his 2nd place on the podium in Czech Republic. While the Red Plate was not feeling completely fine with some stomach issues, he still managed to get on the podium which shows his incredible resilience and adversity this season. Having won in Lommel four times, it is easy to foresee another incredible performance this weekend for Prado.

Romain Febvre won his third Grand Prix in a row which speaks for itself in term of performance and how good he feels on the bike. He has shown incredible speed and good starts but made few mistakes when he was at the lead in Loket which costed him precious points although he still won the overall. He looks like a man on a mission and going to Lommel, it will be interesting to see if he can extend his winning streak to 4 on a track where he already won.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer gained a place in the Championship as he overtook Fernandez, thanks to his consistency and the 3rd overall last weekend. The Swiss has stepped on 2 out of the last 3 podiums. Despite riding at the lead during last weekend in Loket, the Swiss could not manage to hold on to it and felt a bit frustrated as he has this winning mentality that makes him want to win every races. However, Seewer will come to Belgium with many positives, encouraging performances and results. He is determined to battle for the win.

Team HRC’s Rubén Fernández is now 4th in the Championship and has finished 6th overall. Fernandez had somewhat of a quiet weekend as he was not really involved in the fight for the podium which he has been used too this season. Fernandez is also now competing with his teammate Tim Gajser on the track which will definitely need some adjustment to find the perfect balance. 

Tim Gajser has made it to 7th overall on his very first Grand Prix following his injury in pre-season. This was a good and encouraging first test for the 2022 World Champion who will build on these invaluable first feelings on the track in competition mode. Lommel is also a winning ground for the Slovenian who came out victorious three times in the past.

Glenn Coldenhoff didn’t ride as quick as in Indonesia but the Dutch is still a force to reckon with as he managed a 5th overall keeping on his confident riding. The ‘Hoff’ is a rider that showed he can be very quick and coming back on the sand of Lommel after his first race win of the season in Sardinia will definitely give him a lot to be confident about in approaching this weekend racing.

The other Dutch rider, Calvin Vlaanderen has superbly won Race 2 in Loket for his first race win of the season. Vlaanderen finally got rewarded following a consistent season although he missed on his first podium as he fell short in 4th overall. But he now knows that he is winner-worthy this season which will give him that extra boost of confidence on top of getting on the podium last season in Lommel. Vlaanderen may be one of the good surprises again this weekend on a surface he enjoys.

Understandably, Jeffrey Herlings has moved down the ranks after missing few Grand Prix following his neck injury and will not be competing in Lommel.

8th in the Championship, SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery MXGP’s Alberto Forato had a bit of a dip in form in Loket with a 12th overall but he is still a solid top 10 rider. He is just ahead of Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Valentin Guillod who had to retire in race 2 in Czech Republic for a 17th overall finish. 

Home Hero Standing Construct Honda MXGP’s Jeremy Van Horebeek will come back to Lommel on a back of two really good performances and two top 10s for his only two appearances this season. Competing in front of his home fans will be an incredible experience for the Belgian as it could give him an edge to perform well this weekend.

Main Photo: MXGP Start Flanders 2022

Bottom Photos: 1. Romain Febvre 2023; 2. Jorge Prado 2023

Championship Standings

1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 614 points;
2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 510 p.;
3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 465 p.;
4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 452 p.;
5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 428 p.;
6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 402 p.;
7. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 386 p.;
8. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), 302 p.;
9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 276 p.;
10. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GAS), 203 p.;
 

2022 MXGP of Flanders - MXGP Top 3:

1. Brian Bogers
2. Calvin Vlaanderen
3. Glenn Coldenhoff
    

In 2022, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts won the MXGP of Flanders levelled on points with Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf second and it was Tom Vialle who closed the podium in third.

Red Plate Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo missed out on a podium in Loket with a 5th overall but he won his first RAM Qualifying race. He was unfortunate to fall in race 1 but answered in race 2 with his first race win of the season following a spectacular race for the Italian. He also showed great speed as he set the fastest time of the weekend in MX2 demonstrating that he is at the top for a reason, his undeniable talent.

Kay de Wolf has won a place and is now 2nd in the Championship thanks to his first podium since his foot injury. De Wolf his getting his flow back and gets more and more comfortable on the bike. Coming into Lommel as a sand specialist, this could be the perfect opportunity to get a second GP win after his first one in Latvia.

Jago Geerts is also climbing one spot to 3rd as he won his second GP in a row. The Belgian is on a mission to come back to the top where he was before his injury in France. Since his return in Germany, Geerts has clinched 3 podiums out of the last 3 GPs. He is putting pressure on his rivals with his level and speed back to his usual standards. As the first Belgian rider in MX2, going to compete at home will give him an extra lift from the passionate Belgian fans who will come in numbers to cheer for him. Geerts has also won the last two editions which is an incredible added confidence.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant crashed in the RAM Qualifying Race in Loket and preferred to sit the Czech Republic GP out anf come back stronger in Lommel. He lost 2 places in the Championship but is still very much so in the mix to fight for the title. 

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts is 5th in the Championship and comes to his homeland on the back of a contrasting performance in Loket. With a 11th overall due to being involved in the multi-rider collision at the start of Race 1 in Loket. Everts will be determined to show and give what the home fans want. For that he has already shown this season that he is definitely built to succeed with a GP win in Germany and 4 podiums.

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk will also need to bounce back from his 16th overall in Loket last weekend and maintain his excellent form before that dip. On the other side, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing's Simon Längenfelder who is behind in 7th place is on a positive streak with a 2nd overall in Loket and second podium in a row. The German gets consistent and is a force to reckon with in MX2,  thanks to his fast starts and great speed.

Another Belgian and GP winner is Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen who is 8th in the Championship. He managed to get 8th overall and was a bit under the usual speed he showed recently. The young Belgian will definitely be one to watch, riding at home with the great support of Belgian fans. If he finds his flow, his blistering speed will be handy to get on the podium and confirming even more his talent this season. 

Lucas’ twin brother, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Sacha Coenen has been excellent in Loket and is getting used to this new bike and new MX2 class on his rookie year. His starts were fast and the young Belgian fought at the top. He got his career’s best finish in Loket with 7th overall last weekend and gained important confidence to compete in his home Grand Prix and perform as well as he is capable of. 

Main Photo: MX2 Start Flanders 2022

Bottom Photos: 1. Jago Geerts 2023; 2. Liam Everts 2023

Championship Standings

1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 531 points;
2. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 496 p.;
3. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 491 p.;
4. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 462 p.;
5. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 447 p.;
6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 433 p.;
7. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 390 p.;
8. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 372 p.;
9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 328 p.;
10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 253 p.;

2022 MXGP of Flanders – MX2 Top 3:

1. Jago Geerts
2. Kay de Wolf
3. Tom Vialle

    

TIMETABLE (Local TIme / CEST)

SATURDAY: 08:05 EMXOpen Free Practice Group 1  , 08:30 EMXOpen Free Practice Group 2, 09:00 EMX125 Free Practice Group 1, 09:25 EMX125 Free Practice Group 2, 09:50 EMXOpen Qualifying Practice Group 1, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 11:50 EMXOpen Qualifying Practice Group 2, 12:25 EMX125 Qualifying Practice Group 1, 13:00 EMX125 Qualifying Practice Group 2, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:00 EMXOpen Race 1, 15:45 EMX125 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP RAM Qualifying Race

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMXOpen Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX125 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) 18 July 2023 – The 13th round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championshipis goes to the sands of Lommel for the Monster Energy MXGP of Flanders.

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

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MX2 ENTRY LIST

EMX125 ENTRY LIST 

EMXOpen ENTRY LIST

It’s time for Acerbis Best Lap! The MXGP of Czech Republic took place at the old-school circuit of Loket for the twelfth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship and the fastest time was set in MXGP by the triple winner Kawasaki Racing Team's Romain Febvre, which was his first of the season on lap 4 of Race 1 while in MX2, it was Red Plate Red Bull KTM Factiry Racing Andrea Adamo who set the fastest time on lap 7 of Race 2 to get his third Acerbis Best Lap of the season.

Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing's Jorge Prado still leads the competition with five fastest lap for the season in front of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings who has four.

In MX2, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts keeps his lead for the MX2 Acerbis Best Lap with 4 points, while  Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Andrea Adamo reduced the gap this weekend as he marked his third point. 

Here below you have the details of Loket:

MXGP: Romain Febvre on Race 1 Lap 4 with 1:45.638

MX2: Andrea Adamo on Race 2 Lap 7 with 1:48.749
 

In order to remind fans of what the competition consists of; at the end of each event, the fastest rider in MXGP and MX2 will obtain a point. The rider with the most points in each class at the conclusion of the Championship will receive a prize from ACERBIS, which will be awarded at the MXGP Awards.

Scroll Down the main page at MXGP.com to see Acerbis Best Lap leader board situated directly underneath the FOX Holeshot results grid

The Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena continued with the twelfth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship in Loket for the MXGP of Czech Republic

Votes are counted at the end of every Grand Prix, with the ‘Best Rider of the GP’ being chosen during each event of 2023. The rider who is voted the most times by our MXGP fans as the best rider, will ultimately receive the final prize and become the ‘Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena’ at the end of the year!

Following the Czech Republic Grand Prix, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing's Jorge Prado  was voted Best Rider of the Grand Prix as he clinched another podium in second place and kept his Red Plate. The Spaniard received 34% of the votes in front of the returning Champion Team HRC's Tim Gajser who celebrated his long-anticipated comeback with a good 7th place overall. Gajser collected collected 26% of the votes. In third place with 18% of the votes was the winner of the Grand Prix who is now on three victory in a row, Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre.

How to vote:

Every Grand Prix Sunday a dedicated post is shared on MXGP’s official Instagram page under which fans can comment who their favourite rider of the weekend is. This competition is only for MXGP riders and the voting closes at 8pm on Sunday.

The comments are then counted and the rider with the most votes is chosen as the best rider of that GP. 

The Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena competition will conclude at the MXGP of Great Britain where we will officially crown the champions of 2023!

MXGP is glad to continue the running of the FOX Holeshot competition through the twelfth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship season together with MXGP Partner FOX.

The MXGP of Czech Republic was held at the famous old-school circuit of Loket for some thrilling racing. In race 1 we saw Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado clinching his ninth FOX Holeshot of the seasonwhile in race 2 it was Monster Energy Yamaha factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer who got the best start to get his eighth FOX Holeshot of the season. With one each, both riders are following each other in the competition.

Jorge Prado still leads the competition with nine just in front of Jeremy Seewer with eight.

In MX2, it was the GP winner, Monster Energy Yamaha factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts who clinched the first FOX Holeshot while it was Red Bull GASGAS Fatcory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder who took the second FOX Holeshot of the day. The leader of the competition is still Jago Geerts with 5 FOX Holeshots just in front of Simon Laengenfelder with now 4 FOX Holeshots and Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen who has 3.

The way it works is that 1 point is awarded per MXGP and MX2 Championship race. The first rider who crosses the white line painted on the ground at the exit of the first corner will be given a point. At the end of the season the 2 riders - one per category - with the most FOX Holeshot points will win a mega prize. 

Scroll Down the main page at MXGP.com to Check the FOX Holeshot results grid.