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LOKET (Czech Republic) 16 July 2023 – The twelfth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship came to an end today in Loket for the MXGP of Czech Republic. The track conditions were really good, the temperatures dropped compared to Saturday and riders could express themselves on the technical track of Loket.

In MXGP, it was Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre who won his third GP in a row and continues his charge in the Champoionship. Red Plate Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado finished second to get another podium and keep scoring important point while Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer got his second podium out of the last three Grand Prix which shows his great consistency.

In MX2, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts won back-to-back GPs to keep his chances of lifting the MX2 title. Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder got another great podium showing very good speed while Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf clinched his first podium since his foot injury.

In race one, the FOX Holeshot was taken by Jorge Prado but Romain Febvre took the lead straight after. Febvre kept going and never looked back as he looked very confident on a track he has won twice in the past. Despite a couple of scares towards the end of the race, Febvre dominantly won the race.

Prado looked like he had the pace to chase after Febvre but on lap 10 of 19, teammates Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff and Jeremy Seewer were pushing each other for 3rd and got closer and closer to Prado. In the end Seewer made a succesful move on Coldenhoff for 3rd on lap 13 and kept going to then pass Prado a lap later to go 2nd. Seewer finished 2nd while Prado had to draw some energy to keep Coldenhoff at bay and finished 3rd. Coldenhoff settled for 4th.  

It was another solid race for Team Gebben Van Venroy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen who made a good start to get to 5th and kept this rank until the end. Team HRC’s teammates Tim Gajser and Ruben Fernandez got a similar start as they were 7th and 8th respectively on lap 1. Then Fernandez inched closer to Gajser and made his move on lap 5 to move up to 7th and kept charging to overtake Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Mitch Evans for 6th on lap 7. For Gajser, this first race was a good test but he could not defend on Standing Construct Honda MXGP’s Jeremy Van Horebeek on lap 11 and had to settle for 9th for his first race after months. Evans made a solid race as he only got overtaken by Fernandez and  finished 7th while Van Horebeek also rode consistently within the top 10 and even passed Gajser to finish at a good 8th place.

It was a great operation for De Baets Yamaha MX-Team’s Benoit Paturel who gained a place from 11th to 10th as he passed KTM Kosak Team’s Maximilian Spies. Spies finished 12th in the end while the imporessive performance of the day was for Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Valentin Guillod who found himself in 24th position on lap 1 to incredibly charge forward. His tireless effort made him finish at an excellent 11th place given his poor start. 

In race 2, Seewer took the FOX Holeshot and the lead in front of Prado and Febvre. While the battle was fierce between the front three riders it was Febvre who first took the better of Prado on lap 2 to go 2nd and kept speeding forward to put pressure on Seewer for the lead. The French rider finally made it to the top on lap 6 of 19. However, another rider invited himself in the battle which was Vlaanderen. 

Vlaanderen showed blistering speed to overtake first Prado on lap 3 and Seewer when he made a mistake on lap 7. Vlaanderen was a solid 2nd and kept racing with a strong pace but Febvre at the lead looked very composed until lap 16 when he crashed to pick himself up in 4th position. Vlaanderen then took the matter into his own hands to power through victory and win his first race of the season. Unfortunately for Vlaanderen it was still not enough to get his first podium of the season. He went 5-1 and finished 4th overall.

Prado followed and finished 2nd while Seewer finished 3rd. The expected podium didn’t change in the end with Febvre holding Gajser at bay for 4th, synonymous of the overall win. With 3-2, Prado got another podium finish in 2nd place while Seewer got 3rd overall with 2-3.

Gajser had a great second race as he passed this time his teammate Fernandez for 5th on lap 6 to finish 5th in the end. Gajser went 9-5 for 7th overall on his return after months without competition. Fernandez settled for 6th for to get to 6th overall.  

Coldenhoff didn’t have the same pace as in race 1 and had to settle for 7th in the end but with 4-7 he still got 5th overall. Van Horebeek managed to get to 8th on lap 3 and kept that spot until the end to go 8-8 for a good 8th overall for the Belgium before going to Lommel. 

Behind, KTM Kosak Team’s Tom Koch showed up again with a good performance as he consistently rodein 9th place from lap 3 tuntil the end to go 16-9 for 10th overall while Evans battled to finish 11th after a poor start that saw him in 15th on lap 1. Evans went 7-11 to clinch another overall top 10 with 9th overall. 

Romain Febvre: “I’m very happy to win after my mistake in the second race. I was leading comfortably but I made my own mistake and crash twice but this is motocross. I still capitalised on my performance and finished 4th to win the GP”

Jorge Prado: “It’s been a positive weekend. With these performances today I need to be really happy as I had stomach problem in race one but I still managed to stay upfront and fight. I am staying consistent and didn’t make many mistakes which was key here. I’m now looking forward for the next rounds which will suit me more and we will go for the win.”

Jeremy Seewer: “I’m feeling good, things are going well at the moment. My physical condition is good, my starts and my speed are really good too. IT is just a bit frustrating to finish third when you fight for the GP win the whole day. It was good racing, I’m third overall and I will bring these performances to the next GPs”.

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), 34:50.813; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:00.822; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:08.411; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:09.577; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:19.677; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:39.139; 7. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:45.613; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +0:52.012; 9. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:55.651; 10. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:58.075

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), 35:14.549; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:04.404; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:05.542; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:09.000; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:10.943; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:17.862; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:26.106; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +0:29.697; 9. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), +0:45.062; 10. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), +0:59.589

MXGP – Grand Prix Top 10 Classification: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 43 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 42 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 42 p.; 4. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 41 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 32 p.; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 30 p.; 7. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 28 p.; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 26 p.; 9. Mitchell Evans (AUS, KAW), 24 p.; 10. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 17 p

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 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

MXGP - Manufacturers Classification: 1. GASGAS, 620 points; 2. Yamaha, 602 p.; 3. Kawasaki, 526 p.; 4. KTM, 510 p.; 5. Honda, 483 p.; 6. Beta, 216 p.; 7. Husqvarna, 49 p.; 8. Suzuki, 15 p.;

Main Photo: Romain Febvre

Bottom Photos: 1.Jorge Prado ; 2. Jeremy Seewer

In Race 1 it was Jago Geerts who took the FOX Holeshot and took the lead at the same time. F&H Kawasaki Racing Team’s Kevin Horgmo made an amazing start and found himself riding right behind in 2nd place. Geerts controlled the race from start to finish even though Horgmo got closer toward the end of the race. In the end Geerts won in front of Horgmo who got his season’s best finish in 2nd. 

The start was eventful as many riders such as Red Plate Andrea Adamo and Liam Everts got involved in a multi-rider collision in before the first corner. Adamo got back up and managed to get back to 12th over the first lap but crashed again as Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Rick Elzinga forced a move on lap 2. Adamo in the end crossed the line 13th. Everts got back to 17th in the end. Elzinga managed to finish 10th as he consistently rode within the top 10.

It was also a great start for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Sacha Coenen who found himself 3rd on lap 1. He kept on going and fought for his place in front of the excellent JM Honda Racing’s Camden Mc Lellan. Unfortunately S.Coenen could not defend on Kay de Wolf and Simon Laegenfelder on lap 12 of 18. S.Coenen settled in the for 5th and his season’s best finish. De Wolf and Laengenfelder followed each other to finish 3rd and 4th respectively.

Mc Lellan in the end also got overtaken by de Wolf and Laengenfelder on lap 7 and finish at a really good 6th place in front of another good performer Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Emil Weckman who only lost one position to finish 7th. 

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen got unlucky as he lost many positions on the mutli-rider collision after several corners. The young Belgian found himself 15th on lap 1 but powered through to get to 9th on lap 12. He then caught his teammate Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk and managed to pass him on lap 17 to finish 8th. Van De Moosdijk settled for 9th.

In race 2, Laengenfelder clinched the FOX Holeshot and went on with the lead. S.Coenen made another great start but unfortunately faded away during the race and settled for 7th to get his season’s best finish with 7th overall. Laegenfelder looked like a solid leader but Adamo had other plans. The MX2 Red plate had an average start as he found himself 6th on lap 1 but put his head down and charged forward. His incredible determination led him to overtake lap after lap Geerts, Mc Lellan, S.Coenen and in the end Laengenfelder on lap 11 of 19. After that Adamo simply disappear at the front and continued on his great pace to win his first race of the season. Adamo got 5th overall which is excellent given the unfortunate chain of events in race 1. 

Laengenfelder who had an excellent race, finished 2nd to 4-2 and 2nd overall to get a back-to-back podium. Behind him, Geerts rode smart and managed to get where he wanted to be. He overtook Mc Lellan for 4th on lap 7 and S.Coenen for 3rd a lap later to controlled his race and finish 3rd. It is another back-to-back GP win for Geerts who is reaching his level from before his injury. Mc Lellan showed incredible riding throughout the day as he went 6-5 for 6th overall, his best finish this season.

De Wolf displayed another really good performance as he charged from the back. 9th on lkap 1, de Wolf kept his cool to move up the rank and finish 4th for a 3-4 and his first podium since his foot injury. His teammate L.Coenen stayed consistent and only lost one position from lap 1 to finish 8th behind his twin brother. He also finishes just behind his brother in the overall in 8th position.

It didn’t go as planned for Horgmo in race 2 as the Norwegian was not able to confirmed his 2nd place as he went down early in the race to find himself 21st on lap 1. Horgmo never gets down incredibly went up to 9th in the end in one of the most spectacular comebacks of the day. In the end he finished just outside the podium in 4th but displayed quality riding. 

Marcel Stauffer showed great things during both races as he went 11-10 to get his first overall top 10 of the season in 9th. Weckman also got a good 10th overall with 7-15. 

Everts didn’t have the best weekend but he got his flow back in race 2 to finish 6th and show a good and encouraging speed for next weekend in Lommel. He finished 11th overall. Elzinga on his side did not find the same flow in race 2 and finished 13th and 12th overall.

Jago Geerts: “The goal is to take as much points as possible but if I don’t feel comfortable on the track, I don’t want to take too many risks like in the second race. It still a very good day with the overall win and I’m very happy about the weekend.”

Simon Längenfelder: “I am very happy I have to say because I am so close to home it does really feel like a home GP with many German fans present. I felt very good and I had a very good start in the second race. I’m doing my thing and I feel coming back more and more. The physical strength is getting better and better so I’m looking forward for the rest of the season. ”

Kay de Wolf: “For sure I needed this. Its been a tough few weeks but wee managed to get on the podium which is amazing.In the second race had to fight hard for it but I made it happen in the end so I’m really happy with it.”

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), 33:46.123; 2. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:02.248; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:08.918; 4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:12.608; 5. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:19.683; 6. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Honda), +0:24.963; 7. Emil Weckman (FIN, Honda), +0:25.791; 8. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:26.807; 9. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Husqvarna), +0:29.718; 10. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:30.440

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 35:41.660; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:05.279; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:13.877; 4. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:18.190; 5. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Honda), +0:19.355; 6. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:19.813; 7. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:33.345; 8. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:35.908; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:40.559; 10. Marcel Stauffer (AUT, KTM), +0:43.099

MX2 – Grand Prix Top 10 Classification: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 45 points; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 40 p.; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 38 p.; 4. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 34 p.; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 33 p.; 6. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, HON), 31 p.; 7. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 30 p.; 8. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 26 p.; 9. Marcel Stauffer (AUT, KTM), 21 p.; 10. Emil Weckman (FIN, HON), 20 p

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 506 points; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 478 p.; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 471 p.; 4. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 462 p.; 5. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 433 p.; 6. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 432 p.; 7. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 368 p.; 8. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 359 p.; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 316 p.; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 248 p

MX2 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 634 points; 2. Husqvarna, 590 p.; 3. KTM, 574 p.; 4. GASGAS, 452 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 333 p.; 6. Honda, 221 p.; 7. Fantic, 18 p.;

Main Photo: Jago Geerts

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

All the photos from the MXGP of Czech Republic will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.
 

MXGP OF CZECH REPUBLIC QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1586m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 23°

Weather conditions: Cloudy 

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 34,000

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LOKET (Czech Republic) 16 July 2023 – The twelfth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship, held at the famous old-school circuit of Loket, has already offered the public amazing battles, challenges and a great show for the MXGP of Czech Republic. It is easy to understand that this has become a regular stop on the MXGP calendar with the motocross passion encountered and the enthusiasm of thousands of fans.

Adding to this special event, the President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel gifted the MXGP with a private visit and arrived at the circuit of Loket on his motorbike among a convoy of motorbikes. On arrival the president and his delegation met with Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo along with the organizers of the Grand Prix. David Luongo gifted Mr. Pavel the racing jerseys of the current leader of the MXGP Championship Jorge Prado and Romain Febvre which kickstarted the visit in a friendly atmosphere.

The visit then continued with David Luongo inviting the delegation to the Skybox where the Czech Presidential delegation got on quads to ride there. The President was welcomed by FIM/CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela, President Autoclub of the Czech Republic Jan Stovicek, President of Autoclub Loket and Clerk of the course Zdeněk Dvořák and other FIM Officials. All the authorities watched the start of the MXE and then took part in official photos with local riders. Mr Pavel also received a special Racing Jersey in the colours of the Czech Republic signed by every Czech rider.

President Petr Pavel took the time to pose with the MXGP Academy that was present in Loket which was an incredible honour and a very unique encounter for local young motocross riders and he had the time to meet the multi-time Motocross World Champions Harry and Stefan Everts. This Presidential visit shows the support from the government for this outstanding event and highlights the strong cooperation among Infront Moto Racing, the Local Organizers, the Autoclub of the Czech Republic and the Government to make the MXGP of Czech Republic an exceptional event.

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Loket (Czech Republic) 15 July 2023 – The first day of the MXGP of Czech Republic held its promises during the RAM Qualifying Races with Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado in MXGP and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo in MX2 both dominating their races.

On the old-school circuit of Loket, riders didn’t wait long to deliver some amazing moves and displayed great speed on this technical track. In front of many passionate Czech fans and very hot temperatures nearing the 30 degrees, the battles across both categories entertained everyone present which made everyone already looking forward for tomorrow’s races.

Along with the RAM Qualifying Races, the first races of the final rounds of the EMX85 and EMX65 classes and the unique round of EMX2T took place in Loket. In EMX85, Liam Bruneau came out victorious while Francesco Assini won in EMX65. The EMX2T saw Fantic Factory Team Maddii’s Cas Valk winning race 1.

Following the RAM Qualifying Races, the winners of the RAM Qualification Races and Red Plates Jorge Prado and Andrea Adamo were invited to the Paddock Show with 2022 Motocross World Champion Team HRC's Tim Gajser who celebrated his return to the competition along with MRT Racing Team Beta’s Alessandro Lupino and home rider Vitezslav Marek. The reception of the riders was really warm and enthusiastic.

In the MXGP RAM Qualifying Race, without much surprise it was Jorge Prado who took the best start in front of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer and Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre. Prado showed great speed although Seewer did not let the Red Plate go out of his sight for a large part of the race. Prado kept racing his laps and started to make a good gap with Seewer by mid-race to cruise to victory. 

For Seewer, things were not that smooth as Febvre put a lot of pressure behind him. Febvre who went down in lap 2 of 13 got overtaken by Team HRC’s Rubén Fernández but didn’t take long to regain the 3rd place and charge forward. He got closer and closer to Seewer trying to find new ways to pass the Swiss. He forced a move on lap 8 but could not make the pass stick and had to regroup. The end of the race was tense but Seewer brilliantly held his 2nd place while Febvre settled for 3rd.

Fernández managed to have a pretty quiet race as he found himself 4th on lap 1 to then for one lap going 3rdafter Febvre misshape. After getting back to 4th he managed his race solidly to score 7 points with the 4thplace. 

Tim Gajser who celebrated his return from injury showed that he is back for good with getting the fastest time in Time Practice earlier in the day. He also had a great start in the RAM Qualifying Race going 5th after few corners. However, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff quickly went on to threaten the 2022 MXGP World Champion. Coldenhoff made a good move and overtook Gajser for 5th within the first lap. Coldenhoff went on to keep his 5th place until the end while Gajser also solidly stayed 6th until the end even if he had to deal with late charges from Team Gebben Van Venroy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen and Standing Construct Honda MXGP’s Jeremy Van Horebeek which shows his determination to already compete at his fullest.

Vlaanderen and Van Horebeek followed each other the whole race displaying two solid performances going 7thand 8th respectively. Vlaanderen got us used to be well into the top 10 while it was a remarkable feat for Van Horebeek who has not had a lot of racing in his legs so far this season as he came back from his retirement to fill for Pauls Jonass who is injured. 

SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery MXGP’s Alberto Forato found himself 10th on the turn of the first lap and got overtaken on lap 2 by a confident Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Valentin Guillod who went from 11th to 9th over one lap. Forato kept racing with a good speed and overtook on lap 3 the surprising Ivo Monticelli for 10th.  Guillod was cruising in 9th place until lap 11 when Forato made a great move to move up one spot and finish 9th. Guillod had to settle for 10th.

De Baets Yamaha MX-Team’s Benoit Paturel and Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Mitch Evans came up just short of points as they finished 11th and 12th respectively. Alessandro Lupino who was coming back to competition after missing the second Indonesian round had to unfortunately retire from the race after a mechanical problem.

Jorge Prado: “I didn’t feel great this morning in time practice but I knew the start will be important so I got a good jump out of the gate and a smooth first corner although I went a bit wide. We were pushing quite hard at the beginning and I made few mistakes but then I switched on my riding to ride smoother and made the gap. I was riding better and I’m happy to get another RAM Qualifying Race and now we keep going!”

MXGP – RAM Qualifying Race - Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), 24:08.817; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:01.052; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:02.743; 4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:11.254; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:14.139; 6. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:16.483; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:17.464; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +0:18.386; 9. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), +0:19.890; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:35.903

MXGP - World Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 572 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 467 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 423 p.; 4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 422 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 396 p.; 6. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 386 p.; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 361 p.; 8. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), 287 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 266 p.; 10. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GAS), 203 p

Main Photo: Jorge Prado 

Bottom Photos: 1. Jeremy Seewer; 2. Romain Febvre

In MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, it was Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder who was the quickest out of the gates and took the lead in front of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts and Andrea Adamo. While Laengenfelder showed good speed it was Adamo who demonstrated all his abilities to chase for the race win. Adamo inched closer to his teammate Everts on lap 5 of 13 and passed him with class to keep his charge forward. The determination and skills of the Red Plate was palpable as he got closer and closer to Laengenfelder. Finally on lap 7, Adamo was simply too fast and powered through Laengenfelder to take the lead. Adamo kept going to win comfortably his first RAM Qualifying Race of the season. Laengenfelder confirmed his form with an excellent 2nd place. Everts also keeps scoring good points and ride at the front as he finished 3rd.

Behind them, the astounding VHR Racing Team’s Isak Gifting got a great start to see himself in 4th after lap 1. Gifting kept going and never looked back to confidently finish 4th, his season’s best finish. 

The battle for the 5th place was fierce between Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts. Geerts got himself 5th from the start and looked relax but de Wolf was determined to pass the Belgian. Several attacks from de Wolf were nearly successful but Geerts always found the way to take his 5th spot back until lap 12 when de Wolf finally got the last word. Geerts could not defend on de Wolf’s ultimate attack and de Wolf moved up to 5th and finish there while Geerts settled for 6th.

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk had an average start going 8th on lap 1 behind JM Honda Raxcing’s Camden Mc Lellan. Van De Moosdijk let his speed talk as he overtook the South African on lap 3 for 7th. Van De Moosdijk kept a good pace, getting even closer to de Wolf and Geerts in the end but settled for 7th while Mc Lellan could not contain F&H Kawasaki Racing Team’s Kevin Horgmo speed on lap 8 and finished at a good 9th place. Horgmo gained one place from the first lap and finished 8th. 

It went superbly for VRT KTM Factory Juniors’ Ferruccio Zanchi who showed a great determination. The young Italian rider found himself 16 on lap 1 but that didn’t stop him to make great passes throughout the race. On lap 2, he gained a whopping 3 places to 13th in the space of one lap. Zanchi kept a great pace to overtake Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Rick Elzinga and returning F&H Kawasaki Racing Team’s David Braceras. Zanchi finished in the points with a 10th place in the end. Braceras finished 11th while Elzinga settled for 12th. 

Unfortunately, many riders hindered their chances to ride into the top 10 with a multi-rider collision in the first turn which included Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant and Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen.  Benistant had to retire while L.Coenen finished 16th. 

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Sacha Coenen made a great start as he found himself 3rd after several corners but crashed in a turn and could not finish better than 17th in the end.

Andrea Adamo: “I had a really good race, not a great start but I managed to stay on the bike over the first two laps after seeing many mistakes around me. I won the race, overtaking Simon (Laengenfelder) and Liam (Everts). This one is for you Giova, my ex-Team Manager, Emanuele Giovanelli. I hope he gets better quickly to see him back on the tracks.”
 

MX2 – RAM Qualifying Race - Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 24:43.748; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:03.641; 3. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:12.076; 4. Isak Gifting (SWE, GASGAS), +0:18.364; 5. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:21.119; 6. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:22.073; 7. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Husqvarna), +0:23.698; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +0:24.252; 9. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Honda), +0:37.443; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, KTM), +0:45.344

MX2 - World Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 498 points; 2. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 462 p.; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 458 p.; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 446 p.; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 428 p.; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 421 p.; 7. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 350 p.; 8. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 346 p.; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 294 p.; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 242 p

Main Photo: Andrea Adamo

Bottom Photos: 1. Simon Längenfelder; 2. Liam Everts

TIMETABLE

SUNDAY: 08:40 EMX2T Race 2, 09:20 MXE Time Practice, 09:55 EMX85 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX65 Race 2, 12:40 MXE Race 1, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:30 MXE Race 2, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

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The MXGP Academy is taking place for the fifth time in 2023 at the  MXGP of Czech Republic at Loket this weekend. It provided a chance for ambitious young motocross riders to gather and hone their talents while learning what it needed to compete professionally in the FIM Motocross World Championship.  

The youngsters learned from the experienced Jan Postema, Martin van Genderen and John van de Berk as well as local trainers throughout Friday and Saturday.

On Friday, the MXGP Academy began with a briefing for riders and parents, followed by a rider education session where they learned more about safety rules, such as flag signals, as well as further instruction from the coaches.

Following the rider training, the parents were educated and instructed on the significance of communication as well as how to combine verbal and nonverbal methods. The day concluded with a riding session in which riders were able to practice and ride to learn as much as possible about riding techniques.

The youngsters got the opportunity to have special access to the paddock on Saturday morning, and were fortunate to enjoy a tour of the outstanding facilities of Team HRC, as well as the Red Bull Hospitality. They also took this opportunity to visit the structure of the Monster Energy Rig to give them an idea of the whole MXGP paddock. 

There will be three more MXGP Academy coaching opportunities during the 2023 season in Finland, The Netherlands and Turkyie.

Learn more about the MXGP Academy HERE!

LOKET (Czech Republic) 15 July 2023 – Infront Moto Racing is delighted to announce that a new issue of the MXGP Magazine is online!

The 118^th issue of our monthly magazine is available! The cover features Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team MX2 that saw Liam Everts winning his first Grand Prix, while Andrea Adamo took his first Red Plate! A special article on these successes and the role of Antonio Cairoli as KTM’s Team Manager of so many young talents! 

This month’s issue also includes the special feature on the warm welcome from locals and the media events during the double header in Indonesia on the island of Sumbawa and the first apparition of Lombok to the MXGP Calendar. The mag also contains the Racing catch-up of Latvia, Germany and the double header in Indonesia, as well as the FOX Holeshot article.

This month’s Vintage Bike section is on Tim Gajser’s 2015 Honda CRF250R, while the Hall of Fame will be focusing on Johan Boonen.

You can find all of this and more in the 118th issue of MXGP Mag, which you can download for FREE on the Apple Store or Google Play. Read it HERE

Users who have already downloaded other issues on their iOS device can automatically download the new issue by opening the News Stand and clicking on the cover of the MXGP Mag. Whereas those readers using an Android device will be able to download the magazine for free thanks to this app: http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid.

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MXGP Mag Issue 118