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SEMARANG (Indonesia-Asia) 14 July 2019 – Round 12^th of the FIM Motocross World Championship got under way at the clay challenging track of Semarang where Team HRC’s Tim Gajser & Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado took home a GP victory for the second Indonesian round. 

It would not be a Grand Prix of Indonesia without a huge amazed Indonesian crowd and a traditional opening ceremony featuring a typical 'legong' dance before the gate dropped for MXGP and MX2 riders. Following the traditional dance officials in attendance Youthstream CEO David Luongo, FIM/CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela, IMI President Sadikin Aksa and Mayor of Semarang Hendrar Prihadi, S.E. M.M. took the stage to welcome the fans and officially start the racing day. 

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser performances are nothing less than amazing: the Slovenian was looking confident as he led the MXGP field into the opening lap of MXGP first race taking his 6^th FOX Holeshot of the season, then came Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre, and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Arminas Jasikonis fifth.

After a lap the lead by the HRC rider was more than a second and riders were swapping positions throughout the field. Team Honda SR Motoblouz’s Jeremy Van Horebeek moved into seventh, then back to 11^th, and Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Gautier Paulin dropped from seventh to 10^th.

After four laps it was Gajser with a two second lead, then Jonass, Seewer, Jasikonis and Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus fifth. Febvre went down hard while battling with his teammate Seewer and was forced to go out of the race after bending his front end. Jonass closed up on Gajser, but then Gajser fastened his pace and was two seconds up after six laps.

Gajser continued to control the race up front and on lap nine he was still around two seconds ahead of Jonass, with Seewer third, Jasikonis fourth and Tonus fifth while Standing Construct KTM’s Max Anstie had moved past his team-mate Ivo Monticelli for eight position.

Jonass went down hard and dropped out of the top ten with an eventual race 1 disqualification result as he re-joined the race after leaving the track for ‘outside assistance’ while Tonus managed to pass Jasikonis for third.

After 13 laps the lead by Gajser was more than six seconds over Seewer, with Tonus third, Jasikonis fourth and Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff fifth. Seewer crashed up the hill on lap 14 and handed Tonus the second place. Seewer found himself in third place while Coldenhoff closed in on Jasikonis until he succeeded to overtake. Gajser would win the opening MXGP race from Tonus and Seewer.

In the second MXGP race, it was Seewer who took the FOX Holeshot out front early ahead of Gajser, Jasikonis, Jonass and Tonus. Gajser was pushing hard to get into the lead and did just that after half a lap of the race.

On lap two Jasikonis nearly crashed, but saved it, and Febvre also got sideways, but didn’t lose a position. Coldenhoff went past Jasikonis, and after three laps it was Gajser with more than two seconds over Seewer, then Tonus, Jonass, and Paulin inside the top five.

Van Horebeek crashed and dropped back to 12^th position, and after four laps it was Gajser ahead of Seewer, Tonus, Jonass and Paulin. Six laps in and Gajser still held the lead over Seewer and Tonus. Tonus made a mistake and Jonass moved into third place.

Tonus wasn’t about to hand third place to Jonass and fought back and was right on the back wheel of the Husqvarna rider. Jonass moved forward Seewer and so did Tonus though. A great battle between Jonass and Tonus for second place featured the last laps of race 2. At the end of race 2 it was Gajser who won his 15^thrace of the season followed by Jonass and Tonus. 

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser has won the MXGP of Asia with another perfect performance and 1-1 results. With his seventh Grand Prix win in a row the red plate owner has become the most successful Honda rider of all time for GP wins in a row. He also extended his points lead to 173 points over Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer who is now second in the points.

Second overall was Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus and third Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer.

Tim Gajser: “Unbelievable, I was enjoying that second race so much and that is the most important thing. I took the FOX Holeshot and I controlled the second race. I had a big crash yesterday and I got a lot of help with that from people around me. After the crash yesterday in time practice I was struggling a little bit, I had a good start in the first race, made a gap and I was enjoying it out there. I am very happy to go home safe, that is the most important thing.”

Arnaud Tonus: “We had a tough time last week in Palembang, but we rebounded today with a second place and I didn't have a good feeling yesterday, so it is amazing for the team and it feels even better when you have struggled. I really like coming to these races, the people are so excited to see us, and we are always welcomed very well.”

Jeremy Seewer: “It is safe to say that I am now second in the championship, I saw some sketchy crashes and I didn't want to take risk and I knew I would have been on the podium and got a lot of point. I told my practice mechanic I would bring back the black plate (holeshot award) and I did that. I look forward to the next Grand Prix's now.”

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 35:12.232; 2. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:03.593; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:08.549; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:17.412; 5. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:20.948; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +0:34.782; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, KTM), +0:40.750; 8. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), +0:54.508; 9. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +1:17.388; 10. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +1:41.440;

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 35:33.827; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:03.270; 3. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:04.207; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:09.206; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:24.727; 6. Max Anstie (GBR, KTM), +0:26.526; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:29.437; 8. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:32.727; 9. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:43.128; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +1:08.483; 

MXGP - GP Classification Top 10: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 50 points; 2. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 42 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 38 p.; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 32 p.; 5. Max Anstie (GBR, KTM), 29 p.; 6. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 28 p.; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 26 p.; 8. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 25 p.; 9. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 22 p.;

MXGP Championship Standings Top 10: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 538 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 365 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 358 p.; 4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 346 p.; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 343 p.; 6. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 299 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 288 p.; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 271 p.; 9. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 268 p.; 10. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 243 p.; 

MXGP - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Honda, 547 points; 2. KTM, 501 p.; 3. Yamaha, 485 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 363 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 288 p.;

Main Photo: MXGP Start

Bottom Photos: 1. Tim Gajser; 2. Arnaud Tonus

Start of MX2 Race 1 was unpredictable; a minor surprise went on as it wasn’t Prado who led into the opening lap of the first MX2 race as Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen took the FOX Holeshot and would lead for the opening lap, then came the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing duo of Jorge Prado and Tom Vialle. Bud Racing Kawasaki rider Brian Moreau was fourth, followed by Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Mathys Boisrame, Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Jago Geerts and F&H Racing Kawasaki’s Henry Jacobi.

Prado was able to move into first place on lap two, and a lap later Vialle also moved past Olsen to relegate him to third place. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jed Beaton was also looking strong, right behind Vialle and Olsen. After four laps the lead by Prado was more than a second over Vialle, and Olsen was a further two seconds back in third place.

Six laps in the lead was extended to two seconds between Prado and Vialle and Olsen was five seconds off the leader in third place. After nine laps Prado was still two seconds ahead of Vialle, but 10 seconds ahead of Olsen and 15 seconds ahead of Beaton. Back in fifth place Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Mathys Boisrame was riding smoothly while Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen, who was on the move, passed the French and moved into fifth place.

Geerts got back past Jacobi, but then crashed and let the German move ahead. The lead by Prado was nine seconds after 14 laps, with Vialle second and Olsen third. Prado started cruising near the end and won easily it from Vialle and Olsen. 

When the gate dropped for MX2 race 2 it was Jacobi who took the FOX Holeshot and led the second race ahead of Prado and Vialle. A significant crash happened in the first corner as Olsen and Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee’s Bas Vaessen where out of the race with badly bent bikes. 

Prado took the lead at the end of the first lap and behind him were Vialle and Jacobi. After four laps Prado was five seconds ahead of Jacobi, with Vialle right on the back wheel of the German rider. Vialle brushed past Jacobi and the two collided and Vlaanderen was very close in fourth place.

Team SM Action Yamaha rider Maxime Renaux moved into fifth place while Jacobi found himself in fourth when Vlaanderen passed him. Jacobi continued to drop back as Renaux passed and moved into fourth position. Vlaanderen was charging hard as he moved second after managing to pass Vialle. Renaux was also on the charge as he moved past Vialle soon after.

Renaux moved into second place as his best career result in MX2, even if Vlaanderen was pushing hard to get him back. Prado still led with 12 seconds and won his 20^th race of the season from Renaux and Vlaanderen.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado eventually has won the MX2 class at the MXGP of Asia. The Spanish rider scored 1-1 results and extended his championship points lead over Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen to 78 points. Second overall at Semarang was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle and third overall Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen.

Jorge Prado: “I am happy about the weekend. I went first in every single session. It is a good feeling to come to Indonesia and win both races. I felt good and I enjoyed today. It is good to be on the podium, on the top step of the box. I had a very good jump out of the gate in the first race, but I braked too much and two guys passed me. I made a pass early on Olsen and I am enjoying the track way more today. I was looking forward to the second race and it was a good one, I pulled away and put it in cruise control. I had some sketchy moments so I took it easy as I felt a little dizzy”

Tom Vialle: “It is good for the team and all the hard work. Second again on the podium, it is fantastic, and I am very happy. The first race was good for me following Jorge, but then I made a mistake. The second race I didn’t have a good rhythm and I just tried to control myself to be sure to be on the podium.”

Calvin Vlaanderen: “First podium of the year. It feels good to be back and I didn’t expect it as it is just my second race back. I recovered well during the week. Renaux was riding really well and he was catching me, then I started thinking of the podium and he passed me. I want to thank the team for being behind me and also my girlfriend and everyone back home. We spent some time in Bali between the races and I got to do some surfing and really enjoyed that. I enjoy coming to these races, but am looking forward to heading back to Europe too.”

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 35:45.473; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:11.411; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:14.405; 4. Jed Beaton (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:16.869; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), +0:21.914; 6. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Honda), +0:25.846; 7. Henry Jacobi (GER, Kawasaki), +0:26.182; 8. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:36.313; 9. Adam Sterry (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:45.831; 10. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:55.630; 

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 34:45.752; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:03.916; 3. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), +0:07.887; 4. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:11.826; 5. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Honda), +0:13.925; 6. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:14.813; 7. Henry Jacobi (GER, Kawasaki), +0:28.841; 8. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Honda), +0:42.207; 9. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, KTM), +0:44.253; 10. Mitchell Harrison (USA, Kawasaki), +0:44.854.

MX2 Grand Prix Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 50 points; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 36 p.; 4. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 35 p.; 5. Henry Jacobi (GER, KAW), 28 p.; 6. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 28 p.; 7. Jed Beaton (AUS, HUS), 28 p.; 8. Brent Van doninck (BEL, HON), 26 p.; 9. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 26 p.; 10. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 23 p.

MX2 - World Championship Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 544 points; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 466 p.; 3. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 366 p.; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 360 p.; 5. Henry Jacobi (GER, KAW), 335 p.; 6. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 246 p.; 7. Adam Sterry (GBR, KAW), 242 p.; 8. Mitchell Evans (AUS, HON), 228 p.; 9. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 227 p.; 10. Jed Beaton (AUS, HUS), 220 p.

MX2 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 582 points; 2. Husqvarna, 479 p.; 3. Yamaha, 445 p.; 4. Honda, 390 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 367 p.

Main Photo: Jorge Prado

Bottom Photos: 1. Tom Vialle; 2. Calvin Vlaanderen

Complete results can be found HERE

All Photos from the MXGP of Asia can be found HERE

MXGP of Asia – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1730

Type of ground: clay

Temperature: 35°

Weather conditions: Sunny 

Weekend crowd Attendance: 50,000

MXGP 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.

NEXT ROUND

The 13^th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship is taking place in Loket, Czech Republic on July the 28^th. 

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PIETRAMURATA (Italy), 14 July 2019 - The well-known Italian venue of Pietramurata, which has hosted for six consecutive years the FIM Motocross World Championship, saw today the most talented young riders giving their best to clinch the fastest lap times on day one of the 2019 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship. The more than 220 participants are riding to be the best motocross riders in their own categories (65cc, 85cc and 125cc) and also to obtain the best result possible to classify their nation in the highest step of the podium. 

The temperature in Pietramurata was just perfect to host the free and qualifying practices from which the best 36 riders of each class classify directly to Sunday’s finals. At the end of the day four more riders from each class could classify at the Last Chance sessions. 

The fastest 65cc rider in Group A was Australian Ky Woods clinching the best lap time at 2:03.108, followed by Dutch Lotte Van Drunen and other Australian Kayden Minear. The best local rider in Group A was Paolo Martorano in fifth position and Niccolò Mannini ended eleventh. In Group B the fastest lap time was for the Czech rider Vitezslav Marek with 1:59.621; Italian rider Edoardo Martinelli was second and the Dutch rider Gyan Doensen was third. The best Italian rider in Group B was Filippo Mantovani in seventh place and Andrea Maria Roberti and Samuele Mecchi were eleventh and twelfth respectively. 

1. Ky Woods; 2. Vitezslav Marek

The fastest 85cc rider in Group A was the Latvian rider Edvards Bidzans with a 1:51.770 lap time, ahead of the Spanish rider Edgard Canet and the Italian Ferruccio Zanchi. In Group B home rider Matteo Luigi Russi obtained the fastest lap time with an excellent 1:50.884; second was Valerio Lata and the Latvian rider Karlis Alberts Reisulis was third. 

1. Edvards Bidzans; 2. Matteo Luigi Russi

French rider Tom Guyon was the fastest of Group A in the 125cc class with a lap time of 1:45.589; second was the Spanish rider Oriol Oliver and third the Italian Andrea Bonacorsi. In Group B the best lap time (1:43.956) was for the current leader of the 125cc European Championship Mattia Guadagnini. The Italian was fastest ahead of Estonian Jorgen Matthias Talviku and South African Camden Mc Lellan. Besides the top 3 the best Italian rider of the group was Mirko Valsecchi in the eleventh place. 

Main Photo: Mattia Guadagnini

Bottom Photo: Tom Guyon

Click HERE for the full results on the 2019 Junior Motocross World Championship

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Timetable Sunday 14^th July 2019

Warm-up 9,00; Opening Ceremony 10.30; 65cc Race 1 11,30; 85cc Race 1 12,15; 125cc Race 1 13,10; Race 2 65cc 14,30; Race 2 85cc 15,15; 125cc Race 2 16,10; Podium ceremonies 17:00

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SEMARANG (Indonesia-Asia) 13 July 2019 – The 12^th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship kicks off today in Semarang for the second year in a row where Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado went pole. 

The MXGP of Asia started spectacular either in Time and Qualifying heats today with officials in attendance as the Governor of Central Java Mr. Ganjar Pranowo who enjoyed the MXGP show together with Youthstream CEO David Luongo and IMI President Sadikin Aksa from the MXGP Skybox Terrace. 

At the start of the MXGP qualifying race it was Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff who led from Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre, Team HRC’s Tim Gajser, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Arminas Jasikonis and Pauls Jonass. 

Gajser moved into second place as he went past Febvre and around the same time Standing Construct KTM’s Ivo Monticelli and Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus moved into the top ten, with Team HRC’s Brian Bogers and Standing Construct KTM’s Max Anstie dropping out of the top ten.

Coldenhoff was looking very confident up front, although Gajser slowly started closing in. Two laps in and Gajser was all over Coldenhoff, while Febvre was three seconds back in third place. Gajser made a small mistake in a corner and Febvre was back in second place.

Coldenhoff continued to lead from Febvre and Gajser and after seven laps it was just a second between the Dutchman and the Frenchman for the lead. Febvre eventually passed Coldenhoff three laps to go. 

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre has won is third MXGP qualifying race at the MXGP of Asia. Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff finished second after leading for much of the race and Team HRC’s Tim Gajser came home third after a small mistake.

Romain Febvre: “I had a good start in first place, and then coming into the first corner I slowed down and Coldenhoff moved around me. I am satisfied about my riding, I feel good and it wasn’t so hot today. I was second and then Gajser passed me after I made a mistake and I got him back when he made a mistake. I felt I could push today, and I made it happen. First pick of gate tomorrow, so I am happy. The track has been slightly changed, I like it, the layout is nice”

MXGP - Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), 24:18.499; 2. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:09.065; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:13.481; 4. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:24.292; 5. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:24.996; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:27.802; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +0:30.058; 8. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), +0:32.506; 9. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:41.268; 10. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:57.190. 

Main Photo: Romain Febvre

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

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado led into the first lap of the MX2 qualifying race ahead of Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Jago Geerts, Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Mathys Boisrame, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle, F&H Racing Kawasaki Henry Jacobi, and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen who dropped shortly a few places while there was movement up front as Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen moved into eight place and Team SM Action Yamaha's Maxime Renaux moved into fourth place.

After two laps the lead was less than a second, and Geerts was again putting pressure on Prado as the hard-packed red dirt of the Semarang circuit made conditions challenging for the riders. 

Olsen moved into fourth place when he passed Renaux and Jacobi and Vlaanderen were swapping paint in seventh and eighth. Soon after Vlaanderen passed Renaux and Boisrame for sixth position.

Prado extended his lead to more than three seconds on lap eight, and then came Geerts, Vialle, Olsen and Renaux. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jed Beaton was riding well to move into the top ten. 

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado won his 8th MX2 qualification race with a flag to flag victory on a warm day in Semarang, Indonesia today. Second was Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Jago Geerts and third Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle.

Jorge Prado: "It was a very good race and I felt comfortable and we will see how it goes tomorrow. The day started well for me. I had a good feeling all day long. I enjoyed the track even if it was a bit rough in the start. The start was actually the key and I led all the way. I was riding very careful today. It was hot, but not like last weekend, also, last weekend the racing was okay, but I feel better on this track, it is fun to ride."

MX2 - Qualifying Race Top Ten:1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 24:36.734; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:06.473; 3. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:08.100; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:09.922; 5. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:12.077; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), +0:14.141; 7. Henry Jacobi (GER, Kawasaki), +0:25.333; 8. Adam Sterry (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:33.091; 9. Jed Beaton (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:40.857; 10. Zachary Pichon (FRA, Honda), +0:45.432.

Main Photo: Jorge Prado

Bottom Photos: 1. Jago Geerts; 2. Tom Vialle

Complete results can be found HERE

All Photos from the MXGP of Asia can be found HERE

MXGP of Asia – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1730

Type of ground: clay

Temperature: 34°

Weather conditions: Sunny 

MXGP is 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.

TIMETABLE in Local Time (GMT+7) 

Sunday: 10:25 MX2 Warm-Up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-Up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2

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PIETRAMURATA (Trentino) 13 July 2019 – The prestigious 2019 Edition of the Junior Motocross World Championship is set to take place this weekend, July 13^th and 14^th at the stunning track of Pietramurata, Trentino, home of the MXGP of Trentino.

The Pietramurata track, which lies among the Dolomite mountains is getting ready to witness the best Junior motocross riders in the world.

The first edition of the Junior Motocross World Championship was held in 1999 and since that time many young talents were crowned Junior Motocross World Champion or Junior World Cup winner such as MX2 and MXGP champions Jeffrey Herlings, Pauls Jonass and Tim Gajser. 

The young 125cc, 85cc and 65cc riders will not only compete for their individual position but also for their nation pride as at the end of the weekend a Nation’s winning team will be also determined taking the best three results of its riders, the best result in the 65cc, the best result in the 85cc class and the best result in the 125cc class. 

On Friday evening riders and teams from 32 countries attended the opening ceremony which kicked off the event. The event was held at the Podium area of Pietramurata. The Opening ceremony opened with some images from the 2018 Edition of the Junior Motocross World Championship held in Australia and was followed by a welcome speech from Youthstream Representative Patricia Maskarova, FIM CEO Tony Skillington and President of Motoclub Gianfranco Pasqua. 

During the opening ceremony also the 2020 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship was officially presented to the crowd. As previously announced the 2020 edition is going to be held in Greece at the former Motocross World Championship venue of Megalopolis.

This edition is bound to be a one to remember, the host team, Team Italy is lining up with 21 riders, while winning Team Australia is participating with 6 riders among an outstanding starting list of 234 riders who go bar-to-bar on Sunday with the hope to be crowned on Italian soil and receive the awesome Scott bike SCALE 990.

As for riders expectations, in the premier 125cc class several top riders ca be capable of becoming 2018 Junior World Champion. Team Italy is lining up 2018 125cc Junior second overall Mattia Guadagnini and Alessandro Facca among the others, Team Belgium will field Liam Everts, while Team France has on his side Tom Guyon and EMX rider Florian Miot along with Netherlands’ Kay de Wolf and Swiss’ Mike Gwerder. Other well known names are South African Camden MC Lellan and Russian Nikita Kucherov. 

The 85cc and 65cc classes are packed of young talents to watch out as possible winners such as: Netherlands’ Lotte Van Drunen and Czech Marek Vitězslav who won 65cc race 1 in 2018.

A TV crew is onsite to film the event which is going to be shortly aired on www.mxgp-tv.com in a 22 min and 44 min program format. The 44 min program is going to be broadcasted on CBS SN on August the 6^th, but the meantime click HERE to see the welcome message of the event. 

Updates from Trentino can be found via our live timing HERE, www.mxgp.com, Facebook, Twitter, as well as Instagram plus don’t forget to subscribe to our MXGP-TV YouTube Channel HERE for freevideo content.

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FIM Junior MX World Championship

SEMARANG (Indonesia-Asia) 12 July 2019 – The MXGP of Asia is about to start in Semarang and many of the world’s most talented motocross riders joined Youthstream, the local authorities and international and national media for a traditional welcome dinner. 

This evening the welcome dinner was held at the ballroom of the exclusive Gumaya Tower Hotel. The popular Indonesian presenters Kamidia Radisti and Aris Sandro hosted the event which opened with a LIVE performance from the Indonesian famous singer Ifani Khairunisa and followed by a typical dance and speeches from the officials in attendance such as Youthstream CEO Mr. David Luongo, FIM/CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela, General Secretary Sekda Kota SMG on behalf of the Mayor of Semarang Mr Hendrar Prihadi and IMI General Secretary Jeffrey JP.  

Youthstream CEO David Luongo: On behalf of Youthstream I wish to thank the IMI and the Mayor of Semarang for the huge efforts they put in this event. It’s a big honour to be here in Semarang for the second year in a row. The track is one of the best of the MXGP calendar and it’s a pleasure to see MXGP riders who have fun there and enjoy this beautiful country. Every time we go to Indonesia we feel like home and this is due to the warm welcome and support the local authorities and the people give to MXGP. I wish the best to our riders for this weekend but in the meantime enjoy this evening!

FIM/CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela: “On Behalf of the FIM I would like to thank the local authorities for such a beautiful reception and congratulate the dancers for the spectacular performance. After the interesting races we had in Palembang, we are all looking forward to this weekend here in Semarang as we still keep in our memories the races we had last year. I would like to thank all the parties involved in the preparation of the event, our partners and promoters at Youthstream, the local authorities for their support, IMI for providing the necessary officials to run the events and the organizer without whom these two events would not have been possible.”

IMI General Secretary Jeffrey JP and Mayor of Semarang General Secretary Sekda Kota SMG then took the stage to welcome everybody to Semarang and thank Youhtstream and the FIM to give to the IMI and local authorities the opportunity to run MXGP here in Semarang for the second year in a row. They also took the occasion to invite everybody to enjoy the typical culture and atmosphere of Semarang city.

Adding to the list of notable representatives was the riders Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado and Tom Vialle, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Arminas Jasikonis, Pauls Jonass, Jed Beaton and Thomas Kjer Olsen, F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Henry Jacobi and Adam Sterry, Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha MX2 official team’s Ben Watson and Jago Geerts, Standing Construct KTM’s Max Anstie, Honda 114 Motorsport’s Zach Pichon, A1M Husqvarna’s Tanel Leok, Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Mitchell Harrison and Brian Moreau, Team Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Brent van doninck and Bruno Darias Vapanen together with national riders.

After the official welcome speeches everybody was able to relax in a warm atmosphere tasting some special Indonesian plates prepared for dinner. The exclusive welcome dinner is the perfect opening for a one to remember MXGP of Asia. 

All Photos from the MXGP of Asia can be found HERE

TIMETABLE in Local Time (GMT+7) 

Saturday: 10:45 MX2 Free Practice, 11:15 MXGP Free Practice, 13:20 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time Practice, 15:25 Qualifying Race, 16:10 Qualifying Race

Sunday:10:25 MX2 Warm-Up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-Up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

MXGP of Asia