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PIETRAMURATA (Trentino - Italy) 5 April 2019 -Youthstream is proud to announce that MXGP Mag issue number sixty-eight is online just as racing is about to kick off at the 2019 MXGP of Trentino! The newest issue of MXGP Mag features Honda SR Motoblouz’s Jeremy Van Horebeek and his emphatic return to MXGP in 2019. We give a recap of the events at the MXGP of Great Britain and the MXGP of the Netherlands in our racing catch up along with the updated Fox Holeshot report and standings. Then we introduce the new FIM E-XBike World Cup and recap the 21^st annual Bal Du Printemps by IRP. Finally, we take a look back to the past with Donny Schmit’s 1990 World Championship 125 andthen we feature motocross hall of famer Sven Breugelmans!

Click here to read the sixty-eighth issue of MXGP Mag or download it for FREE on Apple Store or Google Play.

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PIETRAMURATA (Trentino - Italy) 5th April 2019 - With the 2019 MXGP season well underway Youthstream regretfully announces that the previously anticipated 2019 MXGP of Hong Kong scheduled to take place in Hong Kong on the 22^nd of September has been cancelled. The revised calendar will see the MXGP of China in Shanghai as the final stop of the now 18 round FIM Motocross World Championship season.

The cancellation comes as a request by the organizer who is eager to refocus on holding MXGP in March 2020. Due to the timing of the cancellation no replacement will be made giving riders and teams an additional week prior to racing the final event of 2019, the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.

The updated 2019 Calendar can be viewed below:

You can download the updated calendar in PDF format HERE

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PIETRAMURATA (Trentino – Italy) 05 April 2019 – The 2019 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championship has arrived in the beautiful region of Trentino, Italy for this weekend’s MXGP action. The 2019 MXGP of Trentino in Pietramurata is the first hard packed circuit on the calendar and comes as the third back to back racing weekend.

TV coverage for this year’s first Italian MXGP will come from Youthstream’s TV partners around the world. Italian fans who didn’t make the trip can watch on the RAI Sports + HD Stream while the traditional broadcasters of MXGP elsewhere remain.

The entire event including Saturday’s Qualifying races and the additional classes of EMX250 and EMX125 presented by FMF Racing will be streamed LIVE around the world from Trentino on MXGP’s own online TV service, www.MXGP-TV.com.

As always fans can also watch the 26min Behind the Gate special feature via our TV partners or MXGP-TV on the Tuesday after each event. To find out when and where to watch in your home country check the listings below. 

USA - CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 am ET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 am ET – Live

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 18:00 CET – Delayed

BALTICS (Estonia – Latvia - Lithuania)

TV Play Sports + 

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

TV Play Premium

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 1

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

BULGARIA

BNT

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

FRANCE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 18:00 CET – Delayed

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

AUTOMOTO LA CHAINE  

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 1 – 20:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 1 – 21:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 2 – 22:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 2 – 23:30 CET – Delayed

ITALY

RAI SPORTS – WEB 

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live streaming

Sunday 7 April - MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live streaming

RAI SPORTS 

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live TBC

NETHERLANDS

NOS

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET –Live streaming

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

PORTUGAL

Sport TV 2

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 GMT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 GMT – Live

Sport TV 5

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 GMT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 GMT – Delayed

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV1

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

ASIA

FOX SPORTS 3 SEA (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia)

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 1 – 19:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 20:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 HKT – Live

FOX SPORTS INDONESIA 

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 1 – 09:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 1 – 10:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 HKT – Delayed

FOX SPORTS 2 MALAYSIA 

Sunday 14 April – MX2 Race 1 – 23:00 HKT – Delayed

Sunday 14 April – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 April – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 April – MXGP Race 2 – 02:00 HKT – Delayed

FOX SPORTS 2 SINGAPORE 

Sunday 14 April – MX2 Race 1 – 23:00 HKT – Delayed

Sunday 14 April – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 April – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 15 April – MXGP Race 2 – 02:00 HKT – Delayed

FOX SPORTS SEA (Hong Kong – Macau – Thailand)

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 1 – 09:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 1 – 10:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 HKT – Delayed

FOX SPORTS ASIA 

Wednesday 10 April  – MX2 Race 1 – 10:30 HKT – Delayed

Wednesday 10 April  – MXGP Race 1 – 11:30 HKT – Delayed

Wednesday 10 April  – MX2 Race 2 – 12:30 HKT – Delayed

Wednesday 10 April  – MXGP Race 2 – 13:30 HKT – Delayed

CHINA

Star Sports 2 China 

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 1 – 19:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 20:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 HKT – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 HKT – Live

Star Sports China 

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 HKT – Delayed

Monday 8 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 HKT – Delayed

BRAZIL

BANDSPORTS 

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 1 – 09:00 Brazil timing – Live

Sunday 7 April – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 Brazil timing – Live

26mn “Behind the gate” partners:

USA – Canada: Motortrend // MAV TV 

Europe: Motorsport TV – Motortrend 

Croatia: Kreator TV 

Finland: MTV 

France: Automoto la Chaine 

Italy: Automototv 

Portugal: Sport TV 

Netherland: RTL 

Portugal: Sport TV 

Slovenia: Sport TV 

Spain: Movistar 

Latin America: FOX Sports

Brazil: Bandsports

Caribbean: Flow Sports 

Asia: FOX Sports 

Africa: Sport connect

MXGP will be 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 - CET - GMT+2/UTC+2

SATURDAY: 7:45 EMX125 Group 1 Free Practice, 08:10 EMX125 Group 2 Free Practice, 08:35 EMX250 Group 1 Free Practice, 09:00 EMX250 Group 2 Free Practice, 09:40 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 10:20 EMX125 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 11:00 EMX250 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 11:40 EMX250 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 12:30 MX2 Free Practice, 13:00 MXGP Free Practice, 13:55 EMX125 Race 1, 14:40 MX2 Time Practice, 15:15 MXGP Time Practice, 16:05 EMX250 Race 1, 16:55 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:40 MXGP Qualifying Race

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-Up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-Up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2

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PIETRAMURATA (Trentino - Italy) 03 April 2019 - The 3rd of 3 back to back weekends of racing takes to Trentino, Italy for the 4^th round of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship this Saturday and Sunday! Set against the Dolomite Mountains of Italy the 2019 MXGP of Trentino will also host the first Italian round of three this season. 

The beautiful Pietramurata venue is far from typical with its amazing location and surroundings. The circuit will be the first hard pack race of 2019 but with rain expected anything is possible. The Italian fans are expected in force as always and as some of the most passionate in the world the atmosphere created will be bar none.

This weekend’s addition classes of the FIM Europe Motocross Championship include the EMX250 category and EMX125 presented by FMF Racing. The EMX250 class lasrt raced in Great Britain where Maddii Racing Husqvarna’s Alberto Forato had a dominant 1-1 showing. Last weekend Forato was a wild card entry into MX2 where he scored an impressive 7^thoverall. This weekend the Italian returns to the EMX250 class for the home round against 92 other entries into the class. 

EMX125 presented by FMF Racing will also hold its second round in Trentino after the first take place last weekend in Valkenswaard. The category’s current points leader hails from the same Maddii Racing Husqvarna team as Forato, Mattia Guadagnini. The Italian will fight against 100 ultracompetitive entries for the second week in a row.

Continuing the home GP tradition is Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli as the MXGP points leader. Cairoli has won the Trentino GP 3 times of his 6 attempts and aside his worst result of 5^th he has never finished off the podium. Though the Sicilian has seen much success here the home venue is not his favorite and with the packed schedule it will be interesting to see how he handles the weekend.

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser has been the fastest rider not to win this year and this is mostly due to his massive crashes at the past two rounds. Even so the Slovenian has a perfect podium record so far and with the added fans expected to make the trip across the Slovenian border Gajser is the other favorite for the win in Trentino this weekend. Gajser won the MX2 category here in 2015, reached the podium in 2016 and 2017 but finished 7^th last year.

Standing Construct KTM’s Max Anstie is one to watch this weekend after leading laps in the Netherlands before a small but costly error set him back. The Brit had a top 5 result in Trentino during his 2015 MX2 campaign but with potential rain forecasted his years of British mud riding could help propel him to the podium for the first time this season.

Also worth considering is Belgium’s Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team rider Clement Desalle who took 2^ndoverall last weekend and at this very GP last year. Desalle surprised even himself with the result in the Netherlands after injuring his hand one week prior. Winning the Trentino GP in 2014 and taking the past two wins on the MXGP of Russia’s similar soil don’t be surprised to see the “MX panda” back on the podium.

Belgian compatriot Jeremy van Horebeek from Honda SR Motoblouz made hard charges through the field in the Netherlands to tie in points for 3^rd overall but finish 4^th. Van Horebeek’s best Trentino result also comes from 2014 when he finished 2^nd behind Desalle.

Additional Italian fans' favorites this week include Standing Construct KTM’s Ivo Monticelli and Gebben Van Venrooy Kawasaki’s Alessandro Lupino. Monticelli has looked like a new rider so far this year battling in the top ten and even proving to be a hard customer to pass in the battle for the top 5 last week. 

2018 MXGP of Trentino top 3 (MXGP):

1. Jeffrey Herlings
2. Clement Desalle
3. Antonio Cairoli

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 147 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 125 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 103 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 102 p.; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 102 p.; 6. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 92 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 78 p.; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 64 p.; 9. Julien Lieber (BEL, KAW), 62 p.; 10. Max Anstie (GBR, KTM), 56 p.

Main Photo: MXGP Start Trentino 2018

Bottom Photos: 1. Antonio Cairoli; 2. Tim Gajser

The MX2 category is currently led by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen but the return of defending MX2 Champion Jorge Prado and his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machine was a dominant one last Sunday in Holland. 

Prado has strong memories from Trentino as well seeing as he won his first ever MX2 overall here in 2017 then took the win again last year. In addition, Prado now considers Italy his second home as he rides and lives with the Italian based De Carli squad. All of which combined make him the favorite for this weekend. 

Aside from Olsen looking to take the win away from Prado F&H Racing Kawasaki’s Henry Jacobi will be looking for his first career win. The German has made massive strides in his riding as of late and has consistently been battling for the top 5 if not the podium so far this season. Jacobi’s career best finish prior to the 2^ndoverall in Great Britain two weeks ago was his 3^rd place here in 2018.

Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen is 2^nd in the points presently but has just missed the podium with 4^th place finishes at each of the first three rounds this season. Vlaanderen’s drive to improve his results by at least one position could take him even further forward this weekend.

Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Ben Watson and Jago Geerts will be one to watch this week after Geerts reached the podium via a last lap pass on Olsen days ago. Watson currently is 5^th in the points standings but one issue or another has held the British rider from reaching his full potential.

Other riders to note this weekend include the Italian entry, Yamaha SM Action MC Migliori’s Michele Cervellin and newly signed BUD Racing Kawasaki rider Mitchell Harrison from the USA. Cervellin is a native of the region making it a true home GP while Harrison has raced 3 prior GP’s in the MX2 category scoring 5^th at the 2017 Monster Energy MXGP of the USA, 3^rd at the 2016 Monster Energy MXGP of the USA, and 7^th at the 2016 Monster Energy MXGP of the Americas.

2018 MXGP of Trentino top 3 (MX2):

1. Jorge Prado
2. Thomas Covington
3. Henry Jacobi

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 136 points; 2. Henry Jacobi (GER, KAW), 113 p.; 3. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 107 p.; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 100 p.; 5. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 95 p.; 6. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 86 p.; 7. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 81 p.; 8. Davy Pootjes (NED, HUS), 65 p.; 9. Adam Sterry (GBR, KAW), 63 p.; 10. Mitchell Evans (AUS, HON), 60 p.

Main Photo: MX2 Start Trentino 2018

Bottom Photo: 1. Jorge Prado; 2. Henry Jacobi

TIMETABLE in Local Time GMT+2/UTC+2

SATURDAY: 7:45 EMX125 Group 1 Free Practice, 08:10 EMX125 Group 2 Free Practice, 08:35 EMX250 Group 1 Free Practice, 09:00 EMX250 Group 2 Free Practice, 09:40 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 10:20 EMX125 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 11:00 EMX250 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 11:40 EMX250 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 12:30 MX2 Free Practice, 13:00 MXGP Free Practice, 13:55 EMX125 Race 1, 14:40 MX2 Time Practice, 15:15 MXGP Time Practice, 16:05 EMX250 Race 1, 16:55 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:40 MXGP Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-Up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-Up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2

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MXGP is ready for the 4th stop of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship at the fascinating Pietramurata circuit for the MXGP of Trentino. 

Timetable and Entry lists for the event are available here below to be downloaded in PDF format.

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

EMX250 Entry List

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Entry List

MXGP is happy to keep running the FOX Holeshot competition trough the 19 rounds of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship season together with MXGP Partner FOX. 

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

At the MXGP of The Netherlands taking place on March the 31^stin Valkenswaard Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Jorge Prado took both FOX Holeshot in Race 1 and Race 2 respectively.

Watch the FOX Holeshots Films HERE below. 

MXGP FOX Holeshot Film

MX2 FOX Holeshot Film

If Claudio De Carli was nervous a little over two weeks ago, as his two riders complained of feeling uncomfortable from slight injuries, that feeling of doubt was quickly squashed around the rough sand track of Valkenswaard last weekend.

Sure, Antonio Cairoli, the MXGP red-plate owner, had come back to win at the Grand Prix of Great Britain, so his place on the Dutch podium was pretty much assured, but Prado, who missed England because of a painful injury, was a question mark.

That doubt was gone after the Saturday qualification races, after both Cairoli and Prado won, and headed into Sunday with big smiles and pole positions.

“I have a couple of good tracks where I have good results in the past and Valkenswaard is one of them,” Cairoli said. “A very nice weekend. I didn’t really feel great all week. On hard-pack I was OK but this small shoulder problem in the sand made things difficult. Anyway, looking at the bigger picture we took two wins and you cannot get more than fifty point’s, so it was a great weekend. Also, no crashes, which was important on this track where we saw a lot of people going down. It will be a busy week now with my home GP, but I hope to see a lot of public at Arco and KTM again on top of the podium.”

As for Prado, the discomfort wasn’t enough to give his competition a sniff of victory as he went 1-1 and close up the points gap on Thomas Kjer Olsen after his British DNS.

“It was a great weekend,” Prado said. “Four days ago, I could not think about riding. I had too much pain and I didn’t really know how my body was reacting. I had to rest these weeks and take it easy. I wasn’t happy at all to miss Matterley Basin. I don’t think we really expected these results here this weekend: the goal had been just to ride and get some points! On Saturday I had some issues and didn’t feel comfortable but today I woke up and I felt better. So, to win both races was great and to get some points back. I took some painkillers today just to be safe but everything that we did for this weekend turned out well. It is a long championship and my rivals are riding well. We just need to keep going, keep focussed, limit the mistakes and keep trying to improve.”

Now onto Italy and something of a home GP for the De Carli Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team. Hard pack, and a massive crowd should help Cairoli through is current injury pains, and for Prado it is a chance to bring Olsen a little closer in the championship.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings made a welcomed return to the Grand Prix paddock last weekend at the Grand Prix of Netherlands, held at the Valkenswaard circuit. While he wasn’t racing, just to see the defending champion back was great for the fans.

Herlings, who injured his foot in a practice crash in Spain during the off-season is working hard to come back for the second Italian GP at Mantova. Something that would be rather amazing considering he won’t get back on the bike until the end of April, giving him just a couple of weeks to prepare.

“Obviously the longer I wait, the better the foot will be,” Herlings said. “KTM want me back as soon as possible, so when I have no pain, they want me to race. It isn’t good to line-up at Mantova and finished 15^th, but when I am capable of riding, I will race as quickly as possible. It will be two or three months before I am back where I should be.”

What the Dutchman can’t work out is why it is him that seems to break so many bones. Despite a near perfect off-season just one accident and it was all over for defending his World MXGP championship.

“I never crash, but when I crash, I usually break a bone and when I crashed in Spain, I looked at it and thought it was broken. I didn’t crash once all winter and then one crash and I break my foot, I didn’t understand why this happened. I should be racing with the guys and winning on the weekend. I am not a healthy human being and I want to come back when I am fully healed. I prefer having it in the pre-season than while I am leading a championship.”

As for going for records, which is generally his goal, the idea of winning a GP is still in his mind and come the second part of the season, Herlings wants to be on top of the podium and drinking champagne. For the time being though his 84 GP wins will remain just that.

“Hard to say how many GP wins I can get. The second part of the season I want to be as good as I was last season. The last seven or eight races I want to be the Jeffrey Herlings I know. I will practice anyway, and KTM want me as good as possible, as long as I am there signing autographs and riding around. It isn’t realistic to see me at the front, but I will see it just as a practice.”

So now, just as we have done the last two months, we wait to see when the four-time World Motocross Champion returns and can claim his place on the start grid of the MXGP Championship. Obviously, a sand circuit like Mantova will be a good place to begin, but don’t expect fireworks as he slowly comes back from what has probably been the most difficult injury of his career.

TAG Heuer has been the official timekeeper of the FIM Motocross World Championship since 2014 and together with MXGP are running the fastest lap competition across each season. 

The way it works is: at each and every round of the MXGP season, the rider that sets the best lap time in each class, MXGP and MX2, will receive 1 point in the TAG Heuer competition. The rider that has set the fastest lap at the most rounds throughout the season in MXGP and MX2 classes, and has the most points, will be awarded.

This weekend at the MXGP of The Netherlands it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Jorge Prado who set the TAG HEUER best lap of the weekend in MXGP and MX2 respectively.

Here below you have the details: 

MXGP: Antonio Cairoli at Race 2 Lap 2 with 1:52:731

MX2: Jorge Prado at Race 2 Lap 3 with 1:52:873

Check out MXGP.com home page for the the Top 3 TAG Heuer Best Lap competition’s ranking.

VALKENSWAARD (the Netherlands) 31 March 2019 – In addition to the World Championship classes of MXGP, MX2, and WMX this weekend the 125cc two-stroke of EMX125 presented by FMF Racing ripped around the Dutch circuit of Valkenswaard. The fastest and most consistent of all proved to be Maddii Racing Husqvarna’s Mattia Guadagnini.

Spring weather combined with the ring and premix of two strokes invoked some of the most unique racing all weekend. The FIM Europe Championship is one of the most competitive and popular in the world hosting 100 entries through two days of racing.

With the entries capped at 100 even more attempted to take part but through two groups of timed qualifying sessions on Saturday the field was trimmed down to a 40-man gate stacked with competition.

The 125cc riders started their fight through the deep and challenging sand of Valkenswaard for the first race Saturday. Taking the lead from the first lap was Guadagnini while Team VRT’s Tom Guyon from France gave pursuit. The #912 of RFX KTM Racing’s Joel Rizzi ran 3rd, RFME MX Junior Team’s Orio Oliver was 4th, and A1M Husqvarna’s Jorgen Matthias Talviku held 5th.

As the racing reached it’s 6th lap Guyon fell out of 2nd and back to 7th which moved Rizzi into the runner up position. 4 laps later Oliver took 2nd from the German but then Rizzi fought back holding on for another 3 laps until Talviku made it past both.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf was battling for a top 5 throughout race 1 starting 6th then running in 4th before eventually finishing 5th. Guadagnini took the race win after leading every one of the 14 laps with Talviku finishing 2nd and Rizzi 3rd.

This morning Valkenswaard hosted Race 2 just prior to the first MX2 and MXGP Races where De Wolf kickstarted the action leading Rizzi, Talviku, Guyon, and Oliver. Race 1 winner Guadagnini was back outside of the top 5 as the second race started.

Guyon was the one making moves forward however and after starting in fourth his road to the lead was short yet challenging. The first 6 laps Guyon looked for a way past Talviku and both gained a spot when Rizzi dropped out of contention due to a mechanical issue. 

When Guyon finally found a way past the process started all over again as the Frenchman spent another 6 laps searching for a move to get past De Wolf and into the lead. With only 2 laps remaining Guyon found the position he was looking for at the front of the pack which he held for the race win. De Wolf stayed second ahead of Talviku, Guadagnini, and Oliver.

In the overall classification it was Guadagnini’s 1-4 that earned the win while Talviku took 2nd and Guyon beat out De Wolf by only one point for the final podium spot! Guadagnini also takes the first EMX125 presented by FMF Racing red plate of 2019 as the championship will now head to his home round of Trentino, Italy next week.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, Husqvarna), 29:33.564; 2. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, Husqvarna), +0:18.504; 3. Joel Rizzi (GBR, KTM), +0:20.491; 4. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +0:22.052; 5. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:23.129; 6. Kjell Verbruggen (NED, Husqvarna), +0:24.242; 7. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), +0:29.100; 8. Max Palsson (SWE, KTM), +0:46.761; 9. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), +1:04.343; 10. Florian Miot (FRA, Yamaha), +1:04.942.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), 30:08.811; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:01.038; 3. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, Husqvarna), +0:03.653; 4. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:05.709; 5. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +0:08.459; 6. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:19.924; 7. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), +0:38.339; 8. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, KTM), +0:39.467; 9. Rasmus Pedersen (DEN, KTM), +0:47.521; 10. Eddie Jay Wade (GBR, KTM), +0:53.018.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top Ten: 1. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, HUS), 43 points; 2. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, HUS), 42 p.; 3. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), 39 p.; 4. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 38 p.; 5. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), 34 p.; 6. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), 26 p.; 7. Max Palsson (SWE, KTM), 21 p.; 8. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, KTM), 20 p.; 9. Joel Rizzi (GBR, KTM), 20 p.; 10. Alessandro Facca (ITA, KTM), 17 p.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing ChampionshipTop Ten: 1. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, HUS), 43 points; 2. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, HUS), 42 p.; 3. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), 39 p.; 4. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 38 p.; 5. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), 34 p.; 6. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), 26 p.; 7. Max Palsson (SWE, KTM), 21 p.; 8. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, KTM), 20 p.; 9. Joel Rizzi (GBR, KTM), 20 p.; 10. Alessandro Facca (ITA, KTM), 17 p.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. Husqvarna, 47 points; 2. KTM, 45 p.; 3. Yamaha, 14 p.

Main Photo: EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Start

Bottom Photos: 1. Mattia Guadagnini; 2. EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Podium

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MXGP OF THE NETHERLANDS – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1780

Type of ground: SAND

Temperature: 14°

Weather conditions: sunny

Weekend crowd Attendance: 26,000

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NEXT STOP

The next Round of the 2018 EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing championship will take place in 1-week time in Pietramurata, Trentino together with the second round of the EMX250 class. 

LINKS

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