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IMOLA (Italy) 18 August 2019 – The !5^th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship concluded today at the historic circuit of Imola where Team HRC's Tim Gajser won his third Motocross World Title in his illustrious career and he is now the first one Honda rider who made it. The history in Imola was not just made it by the Slovenian rider as in MXGP Class Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff won his first GP of the season and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado had in his pockets the victory number 14^th out of 15^th of 2019. 

Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus led the opening MXGP race early, followed by Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Gautier Paulin, Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff, Team HRC’s Tim Gajser and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer in fifth position. Paulin moved into the lead and Gajser quickly rode into third place.

Gajser did not take the easy route as he was pushing hard to get past the two Yamaha’s in front and he moved alongside Tonus, but then lost a spot as he collided with Tonus letting Paulin charge into first and Coldenhoff into second place, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass was third and Gajser found himself fourth.

Gajser pushed his way past Jonass and was back into third and Coldenhoff was all over Paulin for the lead until he took a wild ride and nearly crashed. Gajser managed to take the second place and Coldenhoff moved into first place. 

Jonass passed Gajser and then the drama continued as Gajser crashed and dropped in 8^th. Despite the crash the Slovenian was still pushing 100%. 

After eight laps Coldenhoff held a lead of nearly eight seconds ahead of Paulin, then came Seewer, Jonass, and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team’s Romain Febvre in fifth place. Febvre moved past Jonass, and then the Latvian made a mistake and Tonus and Gajser also passed the Husqvarna rider. Gajser moved into sixth and started hunting down Tonus and Febvre. 

Gajser nearly crashed again as he slipped a little while Febvre went down hard and Paulin, Tonus, and Gajser all passed as Febvre dropped back to 11^th place. Coldenhoff eventually won the race from Seewer, Paulin and Tonus as Gajser settled for his fifth but it was enough to win his third Motocross World Championship. 

Coldenhoff was again in front of the second MXGP race taking the FOX Holeshot ahead of Seewer, Jonass, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing’s Tommy Searle, Gajser, Paulin, Febvre, Tonus, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Arminas Jasikonis and Gebben Van Venrooi Kawasaki’s Alessandro Lupino. Coldenhoff controlled the race up front as he was three seconds ahead after three laps. Behind him Seewer was a further two seconds ahead of Jonass and Gajser and Paulin rounded out the top five.

Four laps in and Coldenhoff was five seconds in front, and RFX KTM’s Shaun Simpson made his first appearance in the top ten as he moved into 10^th place just behind Lupino. Gajser moved past Jonass, and the top five was Coldenhoff, Seewer, Gajser, Jonass and Paulin.

Seven laps and Coldenhoff extended his lead to seven seconds, then came Seewer, Gajser, Jonass, Paulin and Febvre in sixth place. Simpson suffered some issued as he dropped to 24^th and HRC’s Brian Bogers was forced out of the race after a crash.

Gajser moved into second place and both him and Seewer were closing down the lead of Coldenhoff. Seewer was quickly back past Gajser for second, but then Seewer made a mistake and Gajser was relegated the Yamaha rider back to third.

Coldenhoff made some great laps and made his lead nearly 10 seconds on lap 12, with Gajser still second, then Seewer, Jonass and Paulin. In the closing stages of the race Paulin passed Jonass for fourth place and Coldenhoff won race 2 from Gajser and Seewer.

Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff walked away with the perfect 1-1 results and took the Grand Prix victory. It is the third time the Dutchman has won a Grand Prix, adding to his MX2 win in 2013 and his MXGP win in 2015. Second overall was Jeremy Seewer of the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team with 2-3 scores. While Team HRC’s Tim Gajser didn’t win the MXGP of Italy today at the magnificent Imola facility, it was the big picture that counted, and his 5-2 results were enough to secure third overall and more importantly the 2019 MXGP championship.

Glenn Coldenhoff: “I won a race and the overall in 2015, but now going 1-1 here it is amazing and I wish to thank my team. We had a tough time and a lot of negatives, but now I’m happy and my boss too. I won my first GP with him and also my third today. It means a lot. I never got 1-1 in the MXGP class and I want to thank everyone for helping me out.”

Jeremy Seewer: “I had two amazing races, I was consistend and I tried to make zero mistakes. The heat was brutal but we go one step higher every time. I want to thank the team, my fans and my girlfriend.”

Tim Gajser: “It was crazy. I am super happy, and I couldn’t wish for a better season or a team around me. I didn’t sleep a lot last night but today is a big day and I tried to take this race the same as all the others. I was fast in the first race even if I didn’t have the best start but I got to second and tried to win the race, but I was quite nervous and I couldn’t. Second race was better. I’m really happy to finish on the podium and to get the 2019 MXGP Title. Also, I want to thank my family and my girlfriend, and all the fans who follow me.”

MXGP Grand Prix Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 34:54.225; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:02.337; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:06.973; 4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:09.459; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:19.461; 6. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:24.446; 7. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:27.533; 8. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:29.647; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +0:30.804; 10. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:45.766.

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 34:36.332; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:02.769; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:04.480; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:10.850; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:17.500; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:24.930; 7. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:27.542; 8. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +0:29.951; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +0:34.606; 10. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +0:42.619.

MXGP - GP Top Ten:1. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 42 p.; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 38 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 38 p.; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 31 p.; 6. Tommy Searle (GBR, KAW), 27 p.; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 26 p.; 8. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KAW), 24 p.; 9. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 23 p.; 10. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 22 p.

MXGP - World Championship Top Ten:1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 664 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 481 p.; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 440 p.; 4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 419 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 399 p.; 6. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 377 p.; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 362 p.; 8. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 358 p.; 9. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 352 p.; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 347 p.

MXGP - Manufacturers Classification:1. Honda, 673 points; 2. KTM, 622 p.; 3. Yamaha, 620 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 453 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 328 p.

Main Photos: 1. Tim Gajser; 2. Glenn Coldenhoff

Bottom Photos: 1. MXGP Start; 2. Jeremy Seewer

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado took the FOX Holeshot but it was Bike It DRT Kawasaki’s Darian Sanayei who led the opening lap of MX2 race one ahead of Prado, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen, and Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Mathys Boisrame in fifth.

After a lap Sanayei continued to lead and Prado was all over him, with Vialle also close in third place. Prado moved into the lead in the waves section and the same time Vialle dropped out of the top ten as he cruised around the circuit after a crash. Vialle was forced to retire from the race.

Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Jago Geerts moved into the top ten after an average start and Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen moved through the pack to get 12^thon the third lap. Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Brian Moreau also crashed hard and dropped back while Olsen moved into second place. 

Vlaanderen moved into the top ten on lap six, and SM Action Yamaha’sMaxime Renaux moved up to fourth position. Geerts also moved up in sixth place while Prado was still leading by seven seconds over Olsen. Soon after Renaux moved into third place, Geerts fourth, and Sanayei dropped to ninth as Vlaanderen passed to go into eight position. 

After 13 laps the lead by Prado over Olsen was 10 seconds and Renaux in third was 23 seconds off the pace of the leader. Prado won the MXGP of Italy race 1 from Olsen and Renaux. 

When the gate dropped for the second MX2 race Geerts took the FOX Holeshot, but Prado again led very quickly from Geerts, Olsen, Larranaga and Vlaanderen. After a lap Prado held a five-second lead over Geerts, and Vialle went down hard and again it was forced out of the race. A lap later the lead was eight seconds and again the Spanish teenager was a league of his own in the MX2 class. 

Renaux was on a charge as he moved into fourth place, and F&H Racing Kawasaki team’s Adam Sterry dropped to fifth. On lap seven Prado was nine seconds ahead of Olsen, with Vlaanderen in third, then Renaux, and Geerts fifth. Prado continued to cruise out front and won his 26^thrace of the season from Olsen and Vlaanderen.

On GP side it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado who won, and again with 1-1 scores. Second was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen with 2-2 and third Maxime Renaux of the Yamaha SM Action team with 3-4 finishes.

Jorge Prado: “It was an amazing day and yesterday it was very good. We are having a fantastic 2019 season. I’m very happy to get the win and next weekend will hopefully be a good one. I’m very happy to get two races wins and I am really excited. In the first race I got a good start, the first lap I was behind Darian and tried to pass and I made it. I just wanted to be safe out of this race and hopefully we can do the same in the second race.”

Thomas Kjer Olsen: “It was an amazing comeback because Lommel was tough for me. We made some small changes to the bike and I want to thank the team for getting me comfortable. I showed I was back and could push the whole weekend. I want to thank all the people who always support me”

Maxime Renaux: “It is really special getting a podium finish. These last couple of years were though and I hope I’ll keep improving.”

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 34:05.826; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:08.238; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:20.216; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:26.794; 5. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Honda), +0:40.810; 6. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), +0:42.678; 7. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, KTM), +0:44.149; 8. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), +0:44.985; 9. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, KTM), +1:01.497; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, Yamaha), +1:06.519; 

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 33:33.346; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:05.383; 3. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), +0:09.582; 4. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:11.834; 5. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:15.620; 6. Henry Jacobi (GER, Kawasaki), +0:43.287; 7. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, KTM), +0:49.076; 8. Darian Sanayei (USA, Kawasaki), +0:53.416; 9. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:58.749; 10. Jeremy Sydow (GER, Husqvarna), +1:02.282

MX2 - GP Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 50 points; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 44 p.; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 38 p.; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 34 p.; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 33 p.; 6. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), 25 p.; 8. Henry Jacobi (GER, KAW), 23 p.; 9. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 22 p.; 10. Alvin Östlund (SWE, HUS), 21 p.; 

MX2 - World Championship Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 694 points; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 564 p.; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 447 p.; 4. Henry Jacobi (GER, KAW), 422 p.; 5. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 416 p.; 6. Adam Sterry (GBR, KAW), 320 p.; 7. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 309 p.; 8. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 282 p.; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 281 p.; 10. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 255 p.; 

MX2 - Manufacturers Classification:1. KTM, 732 points; 2. Husqvarna, 589 p.; 3. Yamaha, 556 p.; 4. Honda, 490 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 469 p.

Main Photo: Jorge Prado

Bottom Photos: 1. Thomas Kjer Olsen; 2. Maxime Renaux

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MXGP of Italy – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,500m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 33°

Weather conditions: sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 24,896

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IMOLA (Italy) 18 August 2019 – The penultimate round of the EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing took place in Imola, Italy where the Italian wild card JK Racing Yamaha’s Manuel Iacopi had his first race win and his first overall of the career with a stunning 1-1 performance. Second overall was Gianluca Deghi with 2-3 results, while the third position belonged to the new red plate holder Verde Substance KTM team’s Brad Anderson with 5-2 scores.

The local rider Manuel Iacopi was just too good for the two championship contenders Brad Anderson and Ecomaxx Fuels Mike Kras who are even now in the standings both with 235 points as the championship will be decided at the final round with just one round to go in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey on September 7.

In the opening EMX2T championship presented by FMF Racing race on Saturday it was Iacopi who took the holeshot, and led Pier Filippo Bertuzzo, Kras, Andrea Gorini, and Deghi into the first lap. Anderson was back in sixth place and tried to work his way past riders to get to Kras.

By lap three Kras had moved into second place while Anderson was struggling in eight place after a mistake. Race 1 carried on and Iacopi continued to lead throughout the race, Deghi moved into second on lap 14, and Kras held third, while Anderson had moved up to fifth position. Iacopi won the first EMX race of his career by nine seconds on Deghi, with Kras third.

Iacopi led into the second EMX2T championship presented by FMF Racing race from Anderson, Matteo Del Coco, Bertuzzo and Emanuele Alberio in fifth. Kras was down in the first lap and found himself back in 29^thspot. As Anderson pushed his way into first place, Kras was up to 20^thplace on lap one.

After two laps the lead by Anderson was a second ahead of Iacopi, with Del Coco third. Kras continued to move through the pack and was 17^th on lap two. Iacopi moved back into the lead on lap four as he passed Anderson, and Kras was up to 13^th position.

Iacopi extended his lead to more than two seconds on lap five over Anderson, and Kras moved into the top ten, doing an amazing job considering he‘s been suffering an injury to his left leg. By lap 10 Kras was up to sixth place, and Iacopi led Anderson by more than four seconds.

With the race getting close to its ending, Anderson started to close up on Iacopi, and Kras was right onto the back wheel of Bertuzzo for fifth place. Iacopi though turned up his speed and moved away from Anderson on the final lap, eventually winning race 2 and getting his first overall victory in his career from Anderson and Deghi while Kras finished fifth.

Manuel Iacopi: “It is a great weekend, both the first and second races were perfect. In race 1 I took the holeshot and it was an incredible feeling, then I had the lead the rest of the race. No holeshot in the second race, but I’m super happy to win my first overall.”

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Race 1 Top Ten:1. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), 30:13.417; 2. Gianluca Deghi (ITA, KTM), +0:09.916; 3. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), +0:19.378; 4. Todd Kellett (GBR, Yamaha), +0:21.327; 5. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:24.280; 6. Andrea Gorini (SMR, Yamaha), +0:35.090; 7. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:47.965; 8. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, Gas Gas), +0:50.976; 9. Matteo Del Coco (ITA, KTM), +1:03.682; 10. Maximilian Spies (GER, Husqvarna), +1:09.522.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Race 2 Top Ten:1. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), 30:05.330; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:08.765; 3. Gianluca Deghi (ITA, KTM), +0:39.921; 4. Mario Tamai (ITA, KTM), +0:43.722; 5. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), +0:55.492; 6. Andrea Gorini (SMR, Yamaha), +0:58.216; 7. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, Gas Gas), +0:59.622; 8. Matteo Del Coco (ITA, KTM), +1:00.017; 9. Pier Filippo Bertuzzo (ITA, Yamaha), +1:10.791; 10. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, Husqvarna), +1:11.324.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Overall Top Ten:1. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 50 points; 2. Gianluca Deghi (ITA, KTM), 42 p.; 3. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Andrea Gorini (SMR, YAM), 30 p.; 6. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, GAS), 27 p.; 7. Matteo Del Coco (ITA, KTM), 25 p.; 8. Emanuele Alberio (ITA, HUS), 25 p.; 9. Todd Kellett (GBR, YAM), 22 p.; 10. Maximilian Spies (GER, HUS), 20 p.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Championship Top Ten:1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 235 points; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 235 p.; 3. Todd Kellett (GBR, YAM), 200 p.; 4. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, GAS), 180 p.; 5. Andero Lusbo (EST, HUS), 162 p.; 6. Andrea Gorini (SMR, YAM), 102 p.; 7. Gianluca Deghi (ITA, KTM), 93 p.; 8. Youri van t Ende (NED, KTM), 88 p.; 9.Brad Todd (GBR, YAM), 86 p.; 10. Pier Filippo Bertuzzo (ITA, YAM), 84 p.

EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing - Manufacturers Classification:1. KTM, 283 points; 2. Yamaha, 248 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 219 p.; 4. Gas Gas, 180 p.; 5. Honda, 23 p.; 6. TM, 7 p.

Main Photo: EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing Podium

Bottom Photos: 1. EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing Start; 2. Manuel Iacopi

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MXGP of Italy – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,500m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 33°

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 24,896

EMX was available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

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IMOLA (Italy) 17 August 2019 – The inaugural FIM E-X Bike World Cup took place in Imola during the MXGP of Italy where contestants from several parts of Europe attempted the Italian MXGP track at ‘Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari’ for the first time with an electric bicycle. 

The unique race, which took place at the end of the MX racing day to make the track adapted to electric bicycles, combined together 2 classes of e-bicycles, the premier class EXBGP which saw bikes whose assistance can exceed the can exceed 25 km/h but does not exceed 45 km/h and the second class EXB2 whose assistance can not exceed the 25 km/h both with separated classifications for men and women. 

While among the E-X Bike athletes big names such as former MXGP rider Davide Guarneri, current WorldSBK star Marco Melandri, EMX2T Presented by FMF racing rider Todd Kellet and former Dakar riders such as Marek Dabrowski were in attendance, surprising winners were the Slovenian Anze Svetek in EXBGP class who also won the overall race, Italian Roberto Fabbri in EXB2 category and the 2 female E-X Bike riders attending the event, the French Caroline Duchene and Hungarian Niki Makk in EXBGPW and EXB2 respectively. 

When the gate dropped it was the German Mark Scheu who took the first holeshot of this competition followed by the Slovenian Anze Svetek who was able to take the lead straight away running on the outside of Scheu and managed to lead for the whole race. 

Following the Slovenian the second position changed as Italian Gianni Meschini made past the early leader Scheu who was able to passed him back a few second after. The first EXB2 rider was the Italian Mattia Arduino in 4^th followed by Superenduro E-Bike rider Mattia Folchi in 5^th while Italian athletes Davide Guarneri and Marco Melandri both riding the EXB2 category were in 8^th and 10^th position respectively. 

While the race carried on Folchi found himself in fourth as Finnish Eddie Findling went trough for third and a few seconds later Davide Guarneri, who pushed hard for a podium on his category, the EXB2, managed for a 5^th place after battling with Folchi and Mattia Arduino. The French lady Caroline Duchene was consistent on her 14^th place and Hungarian Niki Makk was back in the pack after a bicycle technical issue she suffered at the start. 

Scheu kept going to push hard in second position in the EXBGP class, the same category of the race leader Svetek while Roberto Fabbri finished third overall in the race and first in category EXB2. 

At the end of the 25 minutes plus 1 lap Slovenian Anze Svetek won the EXBGP category followed by the German Mark Scheu and Italian Gianni Meschini while Caroline Duchene was the first ever EXBGPW World Cup Winner.

The top step of the podium in EXB2 was for Roberto Fabbri followed by Davide Guarneri and Mattia Folchi while Niki Makk was the 2019 EXB2W World Cup Winner.

EXBGP World Cup Winner Anze Svetek: “It was not as easy as it looked and I had no idea on what to expect today but it was just an amazing day. I had Slovenian fans cheering on me at every corner and it was a fantastic feeling”

EXBGPW World Cup Winner Caroline Duchene: “It’s a honour for me to be here. I normally ride the E-Bike French Championship but the circuits are very different. The start was the hardest part for me but I really enjoyed the whole race. It’s such a nice feeling to be a World Cup winner”

EXB2 World Cup Winner Roberto Fabbri: “I had a very good race and I did not expect it was that fun. I trained on my e-bike just a few days and I did not expect it could work so well on a motocross track.”

EXB2W World Cup Winner Niki Makk: "Unfortunately at the first lap I had an issue with the engine of my bike but I made it work eventually, it was tough but I’m happy I have done it. It was such a cool experience and I smiled the whole race. I wish to thank all people who supported me to make it real” 

Main Photo: from left to right: FIM/CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela, Anze Svetek, Caroline Duchene, Roberto Fabbri, Niki Makk, Youthstream CEO David Luongo, FIM CEO Tony Skillington

Bottom Photos: 1. FIM E-X Bike World Cup Start; 2. Anze Svetek Action

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MXGP of Italy – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,500m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 32°

Weather conditions: sunny

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MXGP of Italy

IMOLA (Italy) 17 August 2019 – The Italian circuit of Imola hosted the opening race day of the MXGP of Italy amidst the Italian and Slovenian fans who gathered to cheer their heroes up. 

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser continued to be the man in the MXGP class with another solid, mistake free ride today at Imola. The soon to be crowned MXGP champion now goes into Sunday’s races with pole position and no doubt will be hoping to celebrate his third Motocross World Championship after the first race tomorrow. Second and third in the qualifier were Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff and teammate Ivo Monticelli.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado dominated the Saturday MX2 qualification race at the Imola circuit today. The Spanish rider led early and never gave his lead away. Second was F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Henry Jacobi and third Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen.

Together with MXGP and MX2 Qualifying races, the opening EMX2T presented by FMF Racing and WMX races were taking place with JK Racing wild card Manuel Iacopi winning his first race but the championship battle is still between Ecomaxx Fuels Mike Kras and Brad Anderson of the Verde Substance KTM team.

Bike It DRT Kawasaki’s Courtney Duncan has won a very eventful opening race for the Women’s Motocross World Championship. The New Zealander led early, only to give the lead to Nancy Van De Ven, before catching and passing the Dutch women, who eventually finished third behind Duncan and German rider Larissa Papenmeier. Duncan now has a 19-point lead in the championship points.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team’s Romain Febvre led the qualification race from Team HRC’s Tim Gajser, Gebben Van Venrooy Kawasaki Racing’s Alessandro Lupino, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Tommy Searle, Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Gautier Paulin, Standing Construct KTM’s Ivo Monticelli, Standing Construct KTM’s Max Anstie, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass, Volodymyr Tarasov, and Samuele Bernardini in 10^th. 

After a lap the lead was less than a second, and Monticelli moved into third place, ahead of Jonass and Paulin. Febvre and Gajser remained close going into the fourth lap and Gajser clocked the quickest lap of the race. Coldenhoff made it for fifth place, with Anstie sixth and Searle losing places fast in 10^thplace.

On lap five Gajser took the lead, but Febvre quickly repassed and managed to be back in front. Behind them were Monticelli, Coldenhoff, and Jonass. After eight laps Gajser went for another charge towards Febvre and closed right up to his back wheel, the Slovenian moved into the lead but once again Febvre charged Gajser and made it for first. Back in the pack Seewer was charging Paulin and he managed to go through.  

Febvre made a mistake and Gajser passed him while Monticelli moved into second place for a moment and Gajser pulled to nearly three seconds away from those two. Soon after Coldenhoff also started pushing Febvre and moved past on lap 10.

Coldenhoff, who is in great form at the moment, moved into second place, relegating Monticelli to third, then came Febvre and Anstie. Tim Gajser won his sixt qualifying race of the season from Coldenhoff and Italian sensation Ivo Monticelli.

Gebben Van Venrooy Kawasaki’s Alessandro Lupino had a good start but he could not finish the race due to issues on his exhaust pipe. 

Tim Gajser: “I’m really happy for my qualifying racer, I was feeling very good, the track is gnarly, and I liked it. I had a nice battle with Romain (Febvre), and I enjoyed that because it was clean, and I look forward to tomorrow. It’s going to be a special day”

MXGP - Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 24:46.048; 2. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:03.653; 3. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), +0:05.396; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:06.791; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:09.631; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:11.601; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, KTM), +0:25.225; 8. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:27.267; 9. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:28.224; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +0:28.987. 

Main Photo: Tim Gajser

Bottom Photos: 1. Glenn Coldenhoff; 2. Ivo Monticelli

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado led the MX2 qualifying race early from Jacobi, Nicholas Lapucci, Bike It DRT Kawasaki’s Darian Sanayei, Honda 114 Motorsports’ Zach Pichon, Joakin Furbetta, Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Jago Geerts, Honda 114 Motorsports’ Mitchell Evans, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle in 10^th. After a lap Prado was more than two seconds ahead of Jacobi, with Lapucci still in third, followed by Sanayei, Pichon, Geerts, Vialle, Olsen, Furbetta and Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Mathys Boisrame in 10^th. Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Ben Watson was 11^th, Evans had dropped to 13^th, Team HRC Calvin Vlaanderen was 14th.

Olsen was on the move as he passed Geerts and Pichon to get into sixth and Pichon dropped back to eight position. Vialle made a mistake and crashed, then lost three positions as he struggled to remount. Geerts and Olsen were battling for fifth position as they swapped places while Vlaanderen, Evans and Sterry fought to get inside the top ten.

On Lap 5 Geerts went down and dropped to 10^th, Vlaanderen moved into ninth place, and Maxime Renaux was up to seventh.

After six laps the lead was 13 seconds between Prado and Jacobi, and Sanayei moved into third place with Olsen fourth and Lapucci relegated to fifth position. Prado extended his lead to 19 seconds on lap nine and Olsen moved into third place, with Vlaanderen up to seventh, and the top ten was Prado, Jacobi, Olsen, Sanayei, Lapucci, Vlaanderen, Renaux, Geerts, Watson in 10^th. Prado won his 11^thQualifying race after leading the whole race from Jacobi, Olsen, Sanayei and Vialle in fifth place. 

Jorge Prado: “Good qualifying race in Imola, I led all of the laps,I hit my hand on one of the banks twice but I feel good now with no pain. I had good speed and I really enjoyed the race”

MX2 - Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 23:30.524; 2. Henry Jacobi (GER, Kawasaki), +0:15.300; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:17.217; 4. Darian Sanayei (USA, Kawasaki), +0:19.640; 5. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:21.213; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), +0:22.258; 7. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), +0:25.071; 8. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:25.909; 9. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:27.030; 10. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:27.669.

Main Photo: Jorge Prado

Bottom Photos: 1. Henry Jacobi; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen

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MXGP of Italy – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,500m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 32°

Weather conditions: sunny

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Sunday: 09h45 EMX2T Race 2, 10h25 MX2 Warm-Up, 10h45 MXGP Warm-Up, 11h30 WMX Race 2, 13h15 MX2 Race 1, 14h15 MXGP Race 1, 16h10 MX2 Race 2, 17h10 MXGP Race 2.

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Today the Team Great Britain announced the official line up for the upcoming Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations which will compete in Assen, Netherlands in September the 28^th and 29^th. 

Max Anstie will lead the squad in MXGP Class, while Ben Watson will compete in MX2 and Shaun Simpson will enter the OPEN class. 

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The 2019 Edition of the MXGP of Italy kicked off today with an outstanding signing session which took place today at ‘Villaggio della Salute’ a unique waterpark located on the hillsides between Imola and Bologna. 

The event started with a tasting of typical products from the area and a warm welcome from the founder of the park, Professor Antonio Monti and General Director Graziano Prantoni. The flavour experience was followed by a tour of the park and the signing session that saw hundreds of fans waiting the MXGP, MX2 and WMX riders. 

Italian heroes Gebben Van Venrooy Kawasaki Racing’s Alessandro Lupino, Standing Construct KTM’s Ivo Monticelli and Yamaha SM Action Migliori’s Michele Cervellin, JK Racing’s Manuel Jacopi joined by the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle, Team HRC’ Brian Bogers, Bike It Kawasaki racing’s Gustavo Pessoa, Yamaha SM Action Migliori’s Maxime Renaux, 2T Racing’s Enzo Toriani among others took part at the event and enjoyed the peace and the unforgettable atmosphere of that unique Opening event. Also representatives from the WMX were in attendance such as Courtney Duncan, Larissa Papenmeier and Lynn Valk before heading to the race day of tomorrow. 

The Media Event marked the ideal starting point of the MXGP of Italy which is bound to be an epic round!