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PIETRAMURATA (Italy) 8 November 2020 – With the final Grand Prix of this incredible 2020 season of the FIM Motocross World Championship settled, it was time to celebrate the amazing achievements of the paddock with the annual MXGP Awards.

The MXGP Awards is a prize giving ceremony, designed to celebrate the accomplishments from this season in the MXGP paddock. The awards were hosted by the voice of MXGP-TV Commentator Paul Malin and MXGP-TV Presenter, Lisa Leyland from the studio in Pietramurata and it was live streamed worldwide on www.MXGP-TV.com and on MXGP’s official Facebook page.

The awards ceremony was a little different this year, in respect with the COVID-19 rules, though that did not stop the fun, as we celebrated one of the hardest, yet most exciting seasons of the FIM Motocross World Championship, to date.  

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 incredible season of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

David Luongo, Infront Moto Racing CEO: “Ladies and gentlemen, I wish you a good evening. It was crazy for everybody.  Starting from March when the Covid-19 pandemic exploded to the world and we had to stop the season and then it has been a sprint to restart the season and be coordinated to be able to make it happen. After many efforts, we re-started in Latvia. We were in new format with triple header races and now, we are here in Trentino, we had a fantastic World Championship with Tim Gajser and Tom Vialle that really deserved the title and we had also the Championship that finished in European and the Women classes, so I think the works has been done and I’m really proud of all, the MXGP family, the media, the riders, all staff. Motocross represent more that 2000 jobs world-wide during the season. So, it is very important to maintain those jobs and this was our main mission this year. We can be proud that we achieved together, and I also want to thanks the FIM President Mr Jorge Viegas because during all these months, we were keep on making the Championship happen together. It is done. We will have a nice wintertime and we already start thinking about racing next year. I also had special feeling for some riders this year Gautier Paulin, Clement Desalle, Tanel Leok who were also with us for many years, they had fantastic achievements career and also we have new younger riders coming. I cannot wait for the next year. So, thank you very much. I hope you will enjoy this evening”.

Jorge Viegas, FIM President: “Thank you for this opportunity. I’m very proud of Infront Moto Racing, my colleagues in the FIM, and above all, I am proud of all the volunteers, the clubs, the national federations that made this amazing FIM Motocross World Championship possible. We thought, we could not do it and then we started, as David said, we had a lot of help from people all over Europe and we could finalize this amazing World Championship Calendar. This is part of the popular discipline we still have, at this moment, we are still running the Enduro and the MotoGP and only this weekend we had 4 World Championship races from different disciplines, so we are showing to the world that sport can be done with all the care and all the rules that we have introduced, to prevent the virus. But we had the guts to go ahead. We motorcyclist, we are strong because we are united, and we are good family. Thank you again”.

The Awards ceremony then continued, as the winning teams and manufacturers were presented with their awards, followed by this year’s champions in the MXGP, MX2, WMX and EMX classes, who each received their prizes. EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Champion, Andrea Bonacorsi, was the first to take to the studio, followed by a special video message from this year’s EMX250 Champion, Thibault Benistant and then of course the EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing, EMX Open and Women’s Motocross World Championship winners, Brad Anderson, Karel Kutsar and Courtney Duncan, who also celebrated their championship wins this season.

This year, Maxime Renaux was the recipient of the Jan de Groot Award that honours the most promising young talent, for his impressive achievements this season, as he placed third overall in the MX2 World Championship.

Additionally, World Champions, Tim Gajser and Tom Vialle were both presented as the winners of the Tag Heuer Fastest Lap competition in 2020, receiving a fine-looking Tag Heuer watch as the prize for the most ‘best laps’ set during this year’s races.

Then Tom Vialle and Jorge Prado were presented with the Fox Holeshot Award, for their incredible starts this season, that saw Prado claim 16 Fox Holeshots and Vialle an impressive 21. For Prado, this was his third consecutive Fox Holeshot Award, while for Vialle it was his first.

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

Here is the complete list of winners, below:

MXGP Manufacturer World Champion: KTM 

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: DRT Kawasaki

“Jan De Groot” Award (cheque €5.000): Maxime Renaux

EMX 125 European Champion: Andrea Bonacorsi

EMX 250 European Champion: Thibault Benistant

EMX 2T European Champion: Brad Anderson

EMX Open European Champion: Karel Kutsar

MXGP Best Cooperation: Spain

Women’s World Champion: Courtney Duncan

TAG HEUER Best Lap Challenge - MXGP & MX2: Tim Gajser & Tom Vialle

FOX HOLESHOT Award MXGP and MX2: Jorge Prado & Tom Vialle

MXGP Best Organizer: Latvia  

MX2 World Champion:  Tom Vialle

MXGP World Champion: Tim Gajser

Watch the MXGP Awards from the last stop of the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship HERE

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PIETRAMURATA (Italy) 8 November 2020 – The races of the MXGP of Garda Trentino finished for the day; this has also concluded this intense season of the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship.

With the Champions being decided a round early, when Team HRC’s Tim Gajser claimed his 4^th World Title in MXGP and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle secured his very first Championship in MX2, this shifted the focus onto who would finish the season off with a medal alongside the two victors.

Following today’s races, the top three finishers, in each category, were celebrated on the podium, followed by the championship top three medal giving ceremony and last but not least, the special moment that Tim Gajser was awarded the incredible MXGP Trophy.

The newly introduced trophy signifies a brand-new tradition in the world championship, paying homage to all the past, present and future world champions of the premier MXGP class. The MXGP trophy is wrapped with plagues which are engraved with all the world champions’ names from 1957 until now in the main class, and this season Gajser added his name for the third time!

The MXGP races today saw some very nice battles, especially between Gajser and Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing’s Romain Febvre, who challenged the 4-time world Champions in both of the heats, one of which he won.

Gajser finished the 2020 season with his 5^th Grand Prix victory at the MXGP of Garda Trentino, with a 2-1 result. The race win in the second heat, his 15^th race win of the season, gave him the advantage over Febvre, for the top step of the podium.

Febvre was forced to settled for second, after a nice race win in the opening heat, that saw him chase down Gajser, before passing him on lap 6 and the leading the race until the end, to take his second race win of the year. Then in race two, the Kawasaki rider worked hard to get around a couple of riders before catching up to Gajser once again, though this time he could not make a pass stick and eventually dropped the gap, to finish the race in second.

It was also a special day for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin who lined up for his last MXGP race of his professional racing career. The Frenchman battled well inside the top 5 in both heats and finished race one in 4^th and race two in 3^rd position, after a battle with his teammates Jeremy Seewer and Arnaud Tonus. He also claimed the third step on the podium, his second podium this season, on his final GP.

Additionally, Clement Desalle of Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing and Tanel Leok of A1M Husqvarna also took part in their final MXGP of their careers, with Desalle narrowly missing out on a podium spot, as he was tied on points with Seewer in 5^th, and Leok finishing 21^st overall.

With Gajser crowned as world champion at the previous round, this left the door open for second and third in the championship standings, which was to be decided between Seewer and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli.

Seewer had a strong first race, starting well inside the top 5 and then worked hard to get past his teammate, Tonus, for third. While Seewer finished third, Cairoli placed 6^th in the race, which gave Seewer a one-point advantage heading into race two. As the gate dropped for the second heat, Seewer was able to get another good start and squeeze into the lead, before being passed by Gajser, Febvre and then eventually Paulin.

Cairoli had a dramatic start to the second race, which saw him pushed out wide in the first corner, as he hit the bank, which as a result caused unrepairable damage to his bike and forced him out of the race, meaning he could not fight for the silver medal. All while Seewer had another strong race to finish 4^th and cement himself as this year’s vice world champion, for the second season in a row.

So, in terms of the podium it was Gajser who was victorious at the final round here at the MXGP of Garda Trentino, while Febvre finished second and Paulin third. While in the championship standings, it’s Gajser who claimed this year’s title, over Seewer who finished second for the second year in a row, and Cairoli third in the standings.

Tim Gajser: “I’m super happy to win my fourth title on Wednesday. Today the goal was to just go out there and have fun and we did that; we won the last overall of the year. So, couldn’t end better. I am so thankful. I want to say a huge thanks to everyone, to all my team, we were really working hard, and everybody was putting so much effort into preparing the bike, getting better and better. The beginning of the season, in March when we did the two GPs in Valkenswaard and in Matterley Basin, it was good but then we had the long break and then when we returned, I wasn’t feeling so good, I was struggling. But now, the last couple of GPs I started to find good speed and started to put consistent races together and win the title, so I’m super happy and I want to say congratulations to all the guys here, but also to Gautier [Paulin] for an amazing career, wishing you all the best in the next chapter”.

Jeremy Seewer: “It was a strange year for us, starting that early and then a big break. But, Valkenswaard was really horrible, I scored seven points and I think that’s one of the worst GPs in many years for me, so it was hard to not race for that long after a GP like that, because you would love to go back the next day and show different. Somehow, I did my homework and put many good races together after that, had some awesome races in Latvia, won my first races in Faenza and stuff like this. I definitely made a step and improved. I could battle with these guys. Overall Tim [Gajser] was the man, he put things together, especially for the last few races and he was just that little better but overall for me, I’m happy, I got second today in the championship, ok the thing I wanted was first but I can’t wait now to get back to work and for next year”.

Antonio Cairoli: “I’m really happy. It’s another season that I finish on the podium, my fourteenth season that I finish on the podium, so it’s something amazing, after so many years of racing. Of course, Tim [Gajser] was very difficult to beat this year, especially in the last part of the season, he was very strong. After Latvia, my knee was getting worse every time, so I couldn’t really train, so for me it’s really important and I lost a little bit of fitness and confidence because when the track gets rough and slippery, I need to slow down. In the end, we are all ok and that is the most important thing, ok we lost second place but we try to look forward to the next year, we have another season to see what we can do”.

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), 33:44.705; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:01.946; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:27.592; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:29.763; 5. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:36.843; 6. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:47.636; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:00.457; 8. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Honda), +1:08.856; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Husqvarna), +1:11.092; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +1:12.032.

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 33:53.636; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:15.977; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:19.364; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:23.276; 5. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:27.880; 6. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), +0:31.674; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:39.182; 8. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +0:47.984; 9. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:58.086; 10. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Husqvarna), +1:00.226.

MXGP - GP Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 47 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 47 p.; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 38 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 38 p.; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 28 p.; 6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 28 p.; 7. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 23 p.; 8. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HUS), 23 p.; 9. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 16 p.; 10. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 15 p.

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 720 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 618 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 599 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 572 p.; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 505 p.; 6. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 476 p.; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 466 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GAS), 375 p.; 9. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 316 p.; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 298 p.

MXGP - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 764 points; 2. Honda, 757 p.; 3. Yamaha, 690 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 661 p.; 5. GASGAS, 486 p.; 6. Husqvarna, 383 p.;

Main Photo: Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo, Tom Vialle, Tim Gajser, FIM President Jorge Viegas

Bottom Photos: 1. Tim Gajser; 2. Gautier Paulin

The MX2 action today was just as exciting as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Ben Watson shared a race win each in the category.

Watson had the perfect end to his MX2 career with a second overall win of the 2020 season, and his career so far. Watson finished the first race third, behind Vialle and Yamaha SM Action MC Migliori’s Maxime Renaux, after some close battles with the pair and his teammate Jago Geerts. In the second race, the Brit got another good start and wasted no time to get into the lead, to then dominate every lap after that. He did however come under immense pressure from Geerts, before the Belgian crashed out of the race. A 3^rd and a race win was enough to hand Watson the round victory.

Finishing second on the podium was this year’s MX2 World Champion, Vialle, who dominated the opening race of the day, as he took the race win by a 6.133 second margin, over Renaux and Watson. While in the second race, the KTM rider struggled out of the start and then had a few small crashes to eventually finish the heat in 5^th, which was still good enough for 2^nd on the box.

Renaux was the final rider to get himself onto the podium and he did it for the 5^th time this season. The Frenchman finished 2^nd and 4^th in today’s race which was exactly what he needed to claim yet another podium, as well as the bronze medal this season.

In terms of the championship, Vialle claimed his maiden title a round early during the MXGP of Pietramurata and entered today’s action with the job done. While the title was decided early, as well as Geerts confirming himself as the silver medallist this season too, all that was left was the third spot in the standings, which went down to today’s races between Renaux and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jed Beaton.

For Geerts the day didn’t end so well. He started good in the opening race and was battling hard with Renaux and Watson, though could not charge through and had to settle for 4^th. In the second race Geerts got another strong start and was chasing down his teammate for the win, before making a mistake and crashing out of the race, as a result picking up 0 points.

Nonetheless, Geerts finishes the season as vice world champion, with 14 race wins, 12 podiums and 6 overall victories to his name.

And of course, with a strong 2-4 result, Renaux held on to the bronze medal position after today’s race, as he finished the championship 17 points ahead of Beaton. And for Beaton, it was a mixture of a day. He finished the opening race in 7^th position, behind the likes of Stephen Rubini of Honda Assomotor and Isak Gifting of DIGA PROCROSS GasGas Factory Juniors. The Australian then had a much stronger second race, as he was able to find a way past Renaux and Gifting to get himself into third, before inheriting second, as Geerts crashed out. Despite a good second race, it was not enough for the Husqvarna rider to get back into 3^rd.

In MX2, it was Watson who took the final overall victory of the 2020 season, with this year’s MX2 Champion, Vialle, finishing second overall and Renaux taking to the third step of the podium. And what a year it has been for Vialle who has secured his first world title in the category, with Geerts finishing as vice world champion in 2020 and Renaux securing a medal scoring position in the standings, for third overall this season.

Tom Vialle: “It was an incredible day for me. To take my first world title was just amazing. The last two days were really good, I enjoyed them a lot. In the second race, I crashed in the start and I came back from last to fifth. I crashed again two times I think, so I was a little bit angry, I was hoping for better starts and better positions but I’m happy to finish second overall”.

“I tried to be as consistent as possible. We had a lot of races in the sand, so for me it was really important to be consistent every weekend and I tried my best every time, get a good start and ride like I do in training. I really want to thank all the team, my family, Joel Smets, as riding with the team for the last two years has been amazing”.

Maxime Renaux: “It’s been a really good season for me and the team. We made good progress since last year. I got my first race win and overall in Faenza, so that was really great feeling and then I tried to give my best and to be as consistent as possible, to fight for the podium in the championship. So, I’m really happy that we managed to do it, we are a strong team so that is also really good, and they are really happy, so we achieved what we wanted and I’m just so happy about it”.

Ben Watson: “It’s been another incredible day. I mean, the last six GP’s especially, I have been feeling good on the bike like all season, but sometimes that was not reflected in my results and I’m really happy for myself but also for the team and Yamaha, because every time they support one hundred per cent. Everything was laid out on the table for me to produce these results and sometimes they weren’t there and now as I’m leaving MX2, it’s really nice to play it back with some victories. For myself, it’s been really incredible and I’m really happy to find this step now in MX2 and go into this break, take some good rest with a really good feeling. And I’m definitely really excited to get started on the new bike now”.

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 34:05.231; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:06.133; 3. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:07.118; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:11.295; 5. Stephen Rubini (FRA, Honda), +0:13.465; 6. Isak Gifting (SWE, GASGAS), +0:14.807; 7. Jed Beaton (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:15.700; 8. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), +0:27.320; 9. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Kawasaki), +0:36.297; 10. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Yamaha), +0:40.397.

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), 34:17.030; 2. Jed Beaton (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:00.888; 3. Isak Gifting (SWE, GASGAS), +0:14.966; 4. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:16.839; 5. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:22.542; 6. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:25.178; 7. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), +0:32.737; 8. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Honda), +0:38.692; 9. Bailey Malkiewicz (AUS, Honda), +0:52.482; 10. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, Honda), +0:52.753;

MX2 - GP Top 10 Classification: 1. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 45 points; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 41 p.; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 40 p.; 4. Jed Beaton (AUS, HUS), 36 p.; 5. Isak Gifting (SWE, GAS), 35 p.; 6. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), 27 p.; 7. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 23 p.; 8. Alvin Östlund (SWE, HON), 22 p.; 9. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, HON), 21 p.; 10. Stephen Rubini (FRA, HON), 20 p.

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 759 points; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 679 p.; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 581 p.; 4. Jed Beaton (AUS, HUS), 564 p.; 5. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 551 p.; 6. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 540 p.; 7. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, KAW), 466 p.; 8. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), 365 p.; 9. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, YAM), 343 p.; 10. Stephen Rubini (FRA, HON), 279 p.

MX2 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 810 points; 2. KTM, 786 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 655 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 561 p.; 5. Honda, 411 p.; 6. GASGAS, 343 p.

Main Photo: Tom Vialle

Botton Photos: 1. Ben Watson; 2. Maxime Renaux

MXGP of Garda Trentino – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1550m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 18°

Weather conditions: sunny

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MXGP of Garda Trentino

PIETRAMURATA (Italy) 7 November 2020 – The European round of Garda Trentino has concluded and with it we saw the final stage of the EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing and EMX Open Championships, which saw Karel Kutsar claim the EMX Open title in the second race of the day.

Meanwhile in EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing, with the Brad Anderson of Verde Substance KTM crowned champion at the previous round here in Italy, all was left was the battle for second and third in the championship, which made for some very interesting racing.

Today’s EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing races saw Nicholas Lapucci of Fantic Racing dominated the races once again, as he was victorious in both heats with quite an impressive margin, over the newly crowned 2020 EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing Champion, Brad Anderson of Verde Substance KTM. With two second place finishes, Anderson ended the season with his 5^th podium of the series. While, JK Yamaha Racing’s Manuel Iacopi was the third rider on the podium today, with some nice battles in the races with Anderson, which saw him finish 4^th and 3^rd in heats one and two.  

With Anderson securing his third EMX title at the previous round of Pietramurata, this shifted the focus onto who would occupy second and third in the championship standings. Two 5^th place finishes, were enough for Husqvarna Junior Racing Maddii’s Federico Tuani to claim the silver medal, after races that saw him battle with Kade Tinkler-Walker and his teammate, Eugenio Barbaglia. Tuani completed the season with 3 podiums, with his best result in Faenza during the opening round of the championship, where he finished 2^nd overall.

Though it was the fight for the third spot that was the main focus in the second race, as there was nothing in between Walker and Loris Freidig. Walker rode a strong race and had some nice battles to claim 5^th, while Freidig had a much tougher time and only finished the race in 13^th. Eventually, Walker secured third in the standings with a 7-point advantage over the Swiss.

Looking back on the season, Anderson dominated the first three rounds in Faenza, as he took 5 race wins and 3 overall victories. His lowest point scoring results came here in Pietramurata, as he finished the two rounds second overall, behind Lapucci, who dominated the last two stages of the championship, winning all 4 races. Apart from Anderson and Lapucci, the only other rider, to win a race, during the 2020 campaign, was Freidig, who was victorious during the first race at the round of Italy.

Brad Anderson: “It’s been great. The worst position this season was second place and I’ve been really consistent, I’ve had a good fight behind me. As I said, I struggled a little bit on this track, but Nicholas [Lapucci] was going really well, but I was happy to finish with two second places and finish the season off. The races were pretty tough. I didn’t get the best starts, I struggled to get past one rider and then me and Manuel had a good battle, then I made a move and he caught back up, it was a good little battle, but as I said I’m just please to finish second overall and take this championship”.

Federico Tuani: “It was a really good season for me, I finish 2nd in the championship; my goal at the beginning of the season was to finish in the top 5 so I got a result over my expectation. Today I wasn’t so happy about my riding, I had two bad starts, in the first race I finished fourth and in the second I finish fifth, but anyway I want to thank all my team for the support that they gave me for all this fantastic season”.

Kade Tinkler-Walker: “I didn’t think about that [championship points], I wanted to do my own thing and I didn’t care who I had behind or in front. I had Barbaglia pushing hard but I tried to be focused and especially with my bike I had to take a good start because If I don’t get a good start after it’s quite difficult for me to regroup and at least I’m happy about today. It’s awesome, I really like the championship and I’ll do it again next year. My goal for next year is to have fun; I really enjoyed the battles and fighting with the other guys”.

Nicholas Lapucci: “It was another perfect day for me, I’m really happy about my riding and the bike. The team did an incredible job. We came here without knowing anything and at the end we got the best results for me and for Fantic as well. We took four victories and for that I want to say thanks to everybody that helped me getting these incredible results”.

Manuel Iacopi: “Today was a really good day for me. You know this season has been really hard for me because I had a really bad crash in Faenza, and I couldn’t’ fight for the championship. At the end I’m quite happy about the 6th position, I want to thank my team, my family and all the sponsors that support me this season”.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, Fantic), 29:09.002; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:24.588; 3. Kade Tinkler-Walker (CAN, Suzuki), +0:28.366; 4. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:28.760; 5. Federico Tuani (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:40.323; 6. Loris Freidig (SUI, Yamaha), +0:40.948; 7. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:45.696; 8. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, KTM), +0:46.259; 9. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), +0:54.480; 10. Paolo Ermini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:55.830

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, Fantic), 29:35.389; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:12.792; 3. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:16.207; 4. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:26.144; 5. Federico Tuani (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:27.580; 6. Kade Tinkler-Walker (CAN, Suzuki), +0:44.162; 7. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, KTM), +0:48.799; 8. Paolo Ermini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:54.574; 9. Mario Tamai (ITA, KTM), +0:56.291; 10. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), +1:15.469;

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, FAN), 50 points; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 38 p.; 4. Kade Tinkler-Walker (CAN, SUZ), 35 p.; 5. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, HUS), 32 p.; 6. Federico Tuani (ITA, HUS), 32 p.; 7. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, KTM), 27 p.; 8. Paolo Ermini (ITA, HUS), 24 p.; 9. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Loris Freidig (SUI, YAM), 23 p.;

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 235 points; 2. Federico Tuani (ITA, HUS), 167 p.; 3. Kade Tinkler-Walker (CAN, SUZ), 154 p.; 4. Loris Freidig (SUI, YAM), 147 p.; 5. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, HUS), 143 p.; 6. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 140 p.; 7. Mario Tamai (ITA, KTM), 131 p.; 8. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, KTM), 131 p.; 9. Marco Lolli (ITA, YAM), 117 p.; 10. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), 105 p.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 235 points; 2. Yamaha, 190 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 186 p.; 4. Suzuki, 154 p.; 5. Fantic, 100 p.

Main Photo: FIM Europe Motocross Commission Chairman Eddie Herd, EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing Champions, Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo

Bottom Photos: 1. Brad Anderson; 2. Nicholas Lapucci 

Today’s EMX Open action saw Karel Kutsar become the very first European Champion in the brand-new category, as he claimed his maiden EMX title. It was a tough day for the Estonian, who rode tight all day to place 5^th and 10^th in the races, to miss out on the podium. Though this didn’t matter, as he took to the podium anyways, to pick up his championship winning gold plate and medal.

Entering today’s races, Kim Savaste of 137 Motorsports KTM was the main championship rival, but unfortunately, we did not see the rider from Finland line-up for the races, due to an injury this morning. With no points scored, this pushed Savaste down to third in the standings, while Toms Macuks moved into the silver medal scoring position.

Macuks had two strong races, finishing 2^nd and 3^rd, despite a small get-off in the second heat that lost him a position or two. These results also handed the Latvian his 5^th podium of the season, which was a positive way to end the season.

While Kutsar claimed the title, it was Jimmy Clochet who stood on the top step of the podium, after a race win in the opening heat and a second in race two. Clochet had a much tougher second heat, after getting another good start, the Frenchman had an off on one of the corners, then fought back to second, to crash in the same spot once again. He could only manage to fight back to P2, while Cornelius Tøndel of JWR Honda took the race win in the second heat.

Finishing the day second overall was Macuks, while Martin Michek was the third rider to make it onto the box. It was Michek’s first visit to the EMX Open podium this season, and it was a 4^th in race one and a 5^th in race two that helped him on his way to a trophy scoring overall.

Looking back on the first season of the all-new EMX Open, things started in Latvia, for the first triple header of the season. That time around it was Macuks who was victorious on home soil, as he won both races and became the early championship leader. Though this didn’t last long, as during the second round he didn’t score any points, as Savaste and Kutsar took a race win each, though it was Kutsar who was the overall winner.

The Estonian then became the new series leader by the second round, and he held on to the red plate until today’s final round when he swapped the red plate for a gold one. He held on to the red plate through his consistent results, as the champion ended the season with 4 podiums, 2 race wins and one overall victory. In terms of overall victories, Macuks and Clochet were the most successful riders, with two overall victories each, while Kutsar and Savaste were on one each, as they took to the top of the box during the round of Riga and Kegums.

Karel Kutsar: “It felt a bit impossible and now, I am a champion. Maybe when I get home, I will understand what this means but it feels really good to be a champion. I felt the pressure a little bit today, I tried to not to make mistakes and finally I did it and I get the title”.

Toms Macuks: “Of course, I lost points in the second race in Kegums as I got zero points, after that I was catching up with the top guys and I’m happy to finish second in the championship. The starts weren’t so good for me today. In both races I was in like eighth or seventh place and in the second race I could push very hard and made a mistake, crashed and after that I tried to push until the end and then finished third”.

Jimmy Clochet: “I had good feeling all day. In the second race I took the holeshot and crashed two times in the same corner, so yeah that was a difficult race, but I pushed really hard to come back to second for another overall. It was a difficult second race but I’m happy about it and happy about the overall”.

Martin Michek: “Of course I am happy with that because I had some difficult moments a few months ago and I am really happy to sit here today and for sure on the podium. Last year I did some EMX races and I won an overall, but that was another world and now the level is much higher because the guys are much stronger. So, I’m really happy that I finish third overall and I hope I will be back next year with a stronger body”.

EMXOpen - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, Kawasaki), 30:27.920; 2. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), +0:13.743; 3. John Adamson (GBR, KTM), +0:17.862; 4. Martin Michek (CZE, KTM), +0:26.050; 5. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), +0:31.442; 6. Dan Thornhill (GBR, Honda), +0:46.543; 7. Petr Rathousky (CZE, KTM), +1:03.834; 8. Stefan Ekerold (GER, Suzuki), +1:05.844; 9. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, Honda), +1:09.384; 10. Petr Michalec (CZE, Honda), +1:10.944.

EMXOpen - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, Honda), 29:14.052; 2. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:01.970; 3. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), +0:04.117; 4. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, Honda), +0:16.402; 5. Martin Michek (CZE, KTM), +0:17.064; 6. Dan Thornhill (GBR, Honda), +0:41.913; 7. Stefan Ekerold (GER, Suzuki), +0:49.182; 8. Domantas Jazdauskas (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:54.584; 9. Mathias Gryning (DEN, Yamaha), +0:59.718; 10. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), +1:02.344.

EMXOpen - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, KAW), 47 points; 2. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), 42 p.; 3. Martin Michek (CZE, KTM), 34 p.; 4. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, HON), 30 p.; 5. Dan Thornhill (GBR, HON), 30 p.; 6. Stefan Ekerold (GER, SUZ), 27 p.; 7. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), 27 p.; 8. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, HON), 25 p.; 9. Petr Michalec (CZE, HON), 21 p.; 10. Domantas Jazdauskas (LTU, HUS), 20 p.

EMXOpen - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), 230 points; 2. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), 216 p.; 3. Kim Savaste (FIN, KTM), 192 p.; 4. Stefan Ekerold (GER, SUZ), 161 p.; 5. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, HON), 134 p.; 6. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, KAW), 130 p.; 7. Domantas Jazdauskas (LTU, HUS), 113 p.; 8. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, HON), 101 p.; 9. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, HUS), 101 p.; 10. Andero Lusbo (EST, HUS), 93 p.

EMXOpen - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 277 points; 2. Husqvarna, 165 p.; 3. Suzuki, 161 p.; 4. Honda, 158 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 130 p.; 6. Yamaha, 97 p.

Main Photo: EMXOpen Start

Bottom Photos: 1. Karel Kutsar; 2. FIM Europe Motocross Commission Chairman Eddie Herd; EMXOpen Champions; Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo

TIMETABLE (Local Timing CET)

SUNDAY: 08:15 MX2 Free/Time Practice, 09:15 MXGP Free/Time Practice, 11:05 MX2 Race 1, 12:05 MXGP Race 1, 14:00 MX2 Race 2, 15:00 MXGP Race 2.

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

FIM Europe

MXGP of Garda Trentino

Clement Desalle has been a benchmark for others to measure themselves by in MXGP for the last fifteen years, but the GP of Garda-Trentino this weekend will mark the end of the outstanding career of the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team rider.

With twenty-three GP wins, thirty-five race wins and eighty-two GP podiums, the thirty-one-year-old has been one of the most successful riders of his era. He never claimed the ultimate prize of an individual world title but he ended in the top three of the premier off-road world series no less than six times and won Gold with Team Belgium at the 2013 Motocross of Nations.

When Clement joined the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team in 2016 he was one of the elite riders capable of winning GPs and challenging for the title. For five full seasons he put all his energy to help the team to perform to the highest level and provided the best advice to the factory in order to be ever more competitive. Despite several injuries during these five seasons Clément gave the team excellent results with four GP wins, eighteen podiums and an MXGP world championship bronze medal in 2018. The thirty-one-year-old Belgian from La Louvière, between Mons and Charleroi near the French frontier in the south of the country, officially announced last month that he would retire following the final GP of the current season, his fifteenth as a professional rider; that moment arrives this weekend with the MXGP of Garda Trentino at the dramatic Pietramurata track where he celebrated victory in 2014 and has already recorded his most recent GP race victory just one week ago. Kawasaki thanks Clément for his commitment to the Green family throughout the past five seasons and wishes him all the best for the future in both his professional career and private life.

Clément Desalle: ”I always had a good relationship with François (Lemariey) who was my mechanic earlier in my career; when I signed for Kawasaki I was delighted to work with him again. It has always been really important for me to be happy in my working environment and to have a good feeling with the people around me. I’m really proud with the job we’ve done together. Of course I would have liked to have offered Kawasaki yet more race wins, more podiums, more GP wins and even a world title as I’ve been working for this all my life. After Latvia I started to ask myself questions about my future and made a decision; just before Spain I was sure of my decision and announced that I would retire at the end of this season. I will miss racing of course, but I have a big passion for motocross and for sure I will still ride bikes.”

Giuseppe Luongo (President, Infront Moto Racing): “Clément is one of the riders who wrote the history of our sport in the last decade; he has always been on top and every year has fought for the podium. He is very talented, always with perfect lines which makes him one of the most difficult riders to pass. He always behaved admirably both on-and-off the track. We will miss him a lot but we hope to see him again in the same way other champions have offered their experience to help the youngsters. We wish him the same success in his future life as he had as a rider. "

Steve Guttridge (Kawasaki Europe Racing Manager): “Since joining the Kawasaki Racing Team in 2016 Clement has always been the complete professional. We needed a top rider who could provide consistent and intelligent feedback to the team and factory to help us develop the KX450 in the best direction and Clement has always delivered his best in both testing and racing results, season-after-season. I think it's fair to say that he has done a great job overall as our current production model is the best ever! So from Kawasaki side we would all like to wish Clement and his family the very best of health and happiness in the next stage of their lives together and we hope that in some form he can stay close to the sport of motocross he loves so much.”

Thierry Chizat Suzzoni (KRT team owner): “Clément is a person you have to get to know; we had five great seasons with him, sharing both the ups and the downs. He has always been very professional with the team; he gave us podiums, victories and a top three in the World Championship. I would say that we only remember excellent things. He has a strong character; he's a complete man in his demeanour but he's a good person, with a good spirit, and we really appreciated working with him. I think at some point when you've spent fifteen years in the premier class you deserve a great family retirement. I know the bike will always be in the back of his mind, but I think he made a wise decision and I respect it. "

François Lemariey (KRT team manager): “We have known each other for a long time; he became a friend with whom we experienced great things together, starting with this championship podium we got in 2009 with a private team, without much means but great memories, and then we found ourselves together again at KRT in 2016 with the support of Kawasaki and Monster Energy. Clément has been riding MXGP for fifteen years; his experience has been invaluable in developing the bike he knows better than anyone else, also the Dunlop tyres. His presence allowed the team to evolve but now he wants to turn to a new page in his life and we must respect that. What I've always liked about him is that he knows what he wants, and from there you know which direction to go. He has a strong character; when there is a problem he talks about it directly and that saves everyone's time. He is completely honest! I am not surprised by his decision; I felt it coming even though at the work-level there was never any slackening from him.”

Joel Smets: “It’s a shame to see him stop, but it’s a fact that he’s thirty-one and has ridden fifteen seasons in GP. He had his good years; he's a hard worker, I think he's had a great career and a lot of riders can be jealous of his track record. Winning twenty-three GP is no small feat! It's a shame he never won a title, but for a decade he fought for the podium and that's something! "

Antonio Cairoli: “I really enjoyed the second race last Sunday with Clement; it was like five or ten years ago when we battled together all the time in the race. It was nice to see him up front again; it’s a shame he won’t be with us next year but I want to say huge congratulations to him on a magnificent career from both myself and the entire team and wish him a great future. “

Jeffrey Herlings: “Congrats on a great career! You were so difficult to pass; a real warrior and fighter. The moment I knew you were the next guy I had to pass I was like ‘how can I do it?”. I know we never spoke much but I have always had the highest respect for you. Enjoy the next chapter of your life.”

Mickael Pichon: “Congratulations Clément on your fantastic career. The first time our paths crossed you gave me a crazy block-pass in the German championship, I didn't know who you were and you already impressed me. Obviously I had the last word because you were so young; just seventeen-years-old. You had a magnificent career and you claimed great results; I wish you a long life and enjoy your young family.”

Kevin Strijbos: “Congrats on a great career, “Panda”! I am happy to have had you as a teammate for a few years! We had great times, many laughs and good battles. It will not be the same without you.”

Check out the latest issue of the MXGP Magazine which takes a look at Clément Desalle's racing career since he first came onto motocross world championship scene back in 2006. Read the full feature HERE!

PIETRAMURATA (Italy) 6 November 2020 – The time has come for the final round of the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship, as we conclude this intense season with the MXGP of Garda Trentino in Italy.

While we witnessed Team HRC’s Tim Gajser and Tom Vialle of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing secure the MXGP and MX2 titles on Wednesday, the battle for the top three is still far from over! There is now just 4 points separating Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer for the vice world champion spot and with both riders more than capable running at the top end of the field, it will be interesting to see who can come out on top.

And in MX2 the fight for the bronze medal will go down to the final races, as Yamaha SM Action MC Migliori J1 Racing’s Maxime Renaux currently occupies third in the standings, though Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jed Beaton is just 14 points behind and could still get himself into a medal scoring position after a challenging season.

Fans of the newly crowned 4-time World Champion Tim Gajser, as well as Antonio Cairoli and Jeremy Seewer can follow the MXGP of Garda Trentino LIVE on Sunday via Sport TV in Slovenia, RAI Sport in Italy and CHSRF in Switzerland. Additionally, French fans can see the 2020 MX2 World Champion, Tom Vialle, in action on la chaine l’Equipe.

European audiences can enjoy great LIVE coverage of the MXGP and MX2 races on Eurosport 2, while in Asia, there will be LIVE coverage too on select FOX Sport channels.

Find more details on how you can enjoy the MXGP of Garda Trentino on TV this weekend below.

USA - CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 2 – 05:00 pm ET Delayed 

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 06:00 pm ET Delayed 

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET Delayed

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

BALTICS (Estonia – Latvia - Lithuania)

TV3 SPORT

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 1

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

VRT

Sunday 8th November – 20mn highlights

FINLAND

MTV SPORT 2

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

FRANCE

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE 

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

AUTOMOTO LA CHAINE  

Monday 9^th November – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET Delayed

Monday 9^th November – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET Delayed

Monday 9^th November – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CET Delayed

Monday 9^th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET Delayed

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 2 – 22:30 CET Delayed

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 23:00 CET Delayed

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 2 – 23:30 CET Delayed

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 24:00 CET Delayed

ITALY

RAI SPORT 

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

RAI SPORT WEB

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE Streaming

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE Streaming

LATVIA

Best 4 SPORT TV 

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

NETHERLANDS

NOS

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE Streaming

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE Streaming

PORTUGAL

Sport TV 4

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 21:00 GMT Delayed

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 22:00 GMT Delayed

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 GMT Delayed

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 GMT Delayed

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV1

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

SWITZERLAND

CHSRF

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET Delayed

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

BRAZIL

BANDSPORTS

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – TBC

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – TBC

ASIA

FOX SPORT 2 SEA

Monday 9th November – MX2 Race 1 – 09:00 HKT Delayed

Monday 9th November – MXGP Race 1 – 10:00 HKT Delayed

Monday 9th November – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 HKT Delayed

Monday 9th November – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 HKT Delayed

FOX SPORT 2 MALAYSIA

Monday 9th November – MX2 Race 1 – 16:00 HKT Delayed

Monday 9th November – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 HKT Delayed

Monday 9th November – MX2 Race 2 – 18:00 HKT Delayed

Monday 9th November – MXGP Race 2 – 19:00 HKT Delayed

FOX SPORT SEA

Monday 9th November – MX2 Race 1 – 09:00 HKT Delayed

Monday 9th November – MXGP Race 1 – 10:00 HKT Delayed

Monday 9th November – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 HKT Delayed

Monday 9th November – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 HKT Delayed

FOX SPORTS 3 SEA 

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 1 – 18:00 HKT LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 19:00 HKT LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 2 – 21:00 HKT LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 22:00 HKT LIVE

FOX SPORTS INDONESIA

Monday 9th November – MX2 Race 1 – 09:00 HKT Delayed

Monday 9th November – MXGP Race 1 – 10:00 HKT Delayed

Monday 9th November – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 HKT Delayed

Monday 9th November – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 HKT Delayed

STAR SPORT 2 CHINA

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 1 – 18:00 HKT LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 1 – 19:00 HKT LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MX2 Race 2 – 21:00 HKT LIVE

Sunday 8th November – MXGP Race 2 – 22:00 HKT LIVE

As always, MXGP fans can also follow the races LIVE throughout the two race day’s on Saturday and Sunday, all you need to do is get your pass on www.MXGP-TV.com to watch the MXGP, MX2, EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing and EMX Open action from anywhere in the world!

MXGP of Garda Trentino MXGP-TV Schedule

TIMETABLE (Local Timing CET)

SATURDAY: 09:20 EMX Open Free Practice, 09:50 EMX2t Free Practice, 10:20 EMX Open Qualifying Practice, 11:00 EMX2t Qualifying Practice, 12:30 EMX Open Race 1, 13:20 EMX2t Race 1, 14:30 EMX Open Race 2, 15:25 EMX2t Race 2.

SUNDAY: 08:15 MX2 Free/Time Practice, 09:15 MXGP Free/Time Practice, 11:05 MX2 Race 1, 12:05 MXGP Race 1, 14:00 MX2 Race 2, 15:00 MXGP Race 2.

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

FIM Europe

MXGP of Garda Trentino

The MXGP Gran Finale of the 2020 season is taking place in Pietramurata, Trentino this weekend. 

Timetable and Entry Lists of the event are available for downlaod in PDF format here below:

Timetable

MXGP Entry List

MX2 Entry List

EMX Open Entry List

EMX 2T Presented by FMF Racing

There can be no doubt where Tim Gajser is currently positioned in the all-time list of great FIM Motocross World Champions. The HRC factory rider sits in eight position in the World champions list with four titles, equal with Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jeffrey Herlings and former champions Torsten Hallman, Heikki Mikkola and Harry Everts. All legends of the sport and names that will live forever in Grand Prix folk-law.

Five Belgian greats are just above Tiga243 in Roger De Coster, Eric Geboers, Georges Jobe and Joel Smets on five titles and of course, ahead of that group is Joel Robert on six titles, Antonio Cairoli on nine titles and the greatest of all time, Stefan Everts with 10 titles. What is possible with the Slovenian we don’t know, but what we do know is he has four titles in six years and is just 24 years old, so anything is possible.

Gajser is ranked 13^th in the all-time GP winners list with 28 overall victories and is equal with Georges Jobe and Andre Malherbe and just above him are Gaston Rahier with 30 wins, Heikki Mikkola with 32 wins and Jorge Prado on 34 wins, so a place inside the top ten GP winners of all time is very possible in the next 12 months.

The four-time champion is also the most successful Honda rider in Grand Prix history, passing Andre Malherbe who has three World titles and 27 GP wins for the Japanese brand.

“It feels unbelievable to be world champion for a fourth time,” Gajser said. “Winning one time is amazing, but four times, I’m just speechless. It was a weird season with the COVID-19 and then the break between the rounds two and three, but in the end, everything came together, and we won another title!”

While the championship was more or less won leading into the second instalment of Trentino, his smooth and silky riding made sure he walked away with that 28^th GP win, and a very consistent 2-1 performance.

“Racing today was very nice, in the first race, I didn’t have the best start but I was still able to come through the field and finish second and that meant that if I could win race two, I would take the overall. In the second moto I grabbed the holeshot and then had a really good battle with Romain all the way to the chequered flag. We were pushing the whole time so I’m super happy to win this title and the overall on the same day.”

Something that always stands out when a champion is crowned is that he belongs to an elite team, and no doubt HRC have shown in recent years that they belong right up there with the Red Bull KTM Factory team as the best in the paddock. A friendly, enjoyable atmosphere that has seen Gajser be able to race happy.

“A big thanks to the whole of Team HRC, there are a lot of people who are involved who couldn’t be here today so a big thank you to all of them and to everyone who has supported me all year long. It is a privilege to ride for this team and I appreciate every single person who has helped me. Thank you!”

And now, with four World championships and 28 Grand Prix victories, Gajser will go into the winter, work even harder and come out in 2021 ready to fight off the other legends of the sport, Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings, not to mention a future legend in Jorge Prado.

Photo Copyright: Bavo Swijgers