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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.

At the MXGP of Great Britain held in Matterley Basin Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammates Jeffrey Herlings and Pauls Jonass set the TAG HEUER fastest lap in MXGP and MX2 respectively

Here below you have the details:

MXGP: Jeffrey Herlings at Race 2 Lap 14 with 2.19:285

MX2: Pauls Jonass at Race 1 Lap 9 with 2.25:53

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

MATTERLEY BASIN (Great Britain) 03 June 2018 - Under blue skies and sunshine FIM Europe’s EMX250 and EMX300 presented by FMF Racing classes have completed their British round at Matterley Basin. Aside from the epic weather and perfect track conditions the racing was phenomenal as well.

The British fans where especially treated when Car Glass Honda’s Steven Clarke took the EMX250 overall and Verde Substance KTM’s Brad Anderson won EMX300 presented by FMF Racing and took the championship points lead at the same time!

The ultra competitive EMX250 class continued this weekend in Matterley Basin for the 5th round of the season. Revo Husqvarna UK had high hopes for a home race win with both Martin Barr, the series points leader, and Mel Pocock, second in the standings, both racing in front of the home crowd. However when the gate dropped on Saturday for Race 1 both Barr and Pocock were out of the top 5 while Michael Sandner led the pack.

Behind Sandner was Tom Vialle from France but after 4 laps Vialle took the lead. Meanwhile Car Glass Honda’s Steven Clarke was charging forward from a 5th place start and was already up to 3rd past fellow Brit Josh Spinks.

With 4 laps to go Clarke took 2nd away from Sandner and started to close in on Vialle. On the final lap Clarke took the lead from Vaille and Spinks took 3rd from Sandner with Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Mathys Boisrame in 5th.

Race 2 kicked off with the first points leader of the season and round 1 winner BUD Racing Monster Energy’s Pierre Goupillon in the lead and Clarke in second. Running in third was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Mikkel Haarup ahead of Sandner and REVO Husqvarna UK’s Mel Pocock.

Clarke was the first of the top 5 to make a move, doing so on lap 4 to take the lead from Goupillon. On lap 5 Pocock and his REVO Husqvarna UK teammate Martin Barr both took a position from Sandner.

Pocock and Barr now ran 4th and 5th as Haarup made his way around Goupillon for 2nd. The following lap Barr passed Pocock for 4th and Haarup took the lead from Clarke. For the next 3 laps until the finish the top five held their positions and giving Clarke the overall win Spinks 2nd and Goupillin 3rd tied with Barr, Sandner, and Vialle at 32 points.

EMX250 Race 1 Top 10: 1. Steven Clarke (GBR, Honda), 30:08.019; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:01.900; 3. Josh Spinks (GBR, KTM), +0:03.028; 4. Michael Sandner (AUT, KTM), +0:03.933; 5. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Honda), +0:04.048; 6. Mel Pocock (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:06.089; 7. Martin Barr (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:06.139; 8. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), +0:13.606; 9. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:17.020; 10. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:18.252.

EMX250 Race 2 Top 10: 1. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Husqvarna), 32:24.782; 2. Steven Clarke (GBR, Honda), +0:04.680; 3. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:07.590; 4. Martin Barr (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:08.652; 5. Mel Pocock (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:10.674; 6. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Honda), +0:15.881; 7. Michael Sandner (AUT, KTM), +0:18.209; 8. Josh Spinks (GBR, KTM), +0:23.813; 9. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), +0:26.043; 10. Karlis Sabulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:35.080.

EMX250 Overall Top 10: 1. Steven Clarke (GBR, HON), 47 points; 2. Josh Spinks (GBR, KTM), 33 p.; 3. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KAW), 32 p.; 4. Martin Barr (GBR, HUS), 32 p.; 5. Michael Sandner (AUT, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Tom Vialle (FRA, HUS), 32 p.; 7. Mel Pocock (GBR, HUS), 31 p.; 8. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 31 p.; 9. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, HUS), 29 p.; 10. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), 25 p.

EMX250 Championship Top 10: 1. Martin Barr (GBR, HUS), 160 points; 2. Mel Pocock (GBR, HUS), 157 p.; 3. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 151 p.; 4. Steven Clarke (GBR, HON), 128 p.; 5. Dylan Walsh (NZL, HUS), 117 p.; 6. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, HUS), 110 p.; 7. Tom Vialle (FRA, HUS), 105 p.; 8. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KAW), 97 p.; 9. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KAW), 91 p.; 10. Giuseppe Tropepe (ITA, YAM), 85 p.

EMX250 Manufacturers: 1. Husqvarna, 223 points; 2. Honda, 208 p.; 3. KTM, 174 p.; 4. Yamaha, 162 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 149 p.; 6. Suzuki, 35 p.

Race 1 of EMX300 presented by FMF Racing was led by Verde Substance KTM’s Brad Anderson from the start with GL12 Racing’s Mike Kras in second and Ashley Wilde in 3rd. Voclav Kovar from the Czech Republic was 4th on his Gas Gas early with Greg Smets in 5th.

Erik Williems was on a charge from 7th passing Smets on lap 3 and a lap later Kovar jumped into 3rd. Meanwhile Kras was pressuring Anderson for the lead but on lap eight bad luck struck the points leader when his bike gave out.

The loss of Kras allowed Kovar into second, Wilde into third and promoted iFly JK Racing Yamaha’s Manuel Iacopi to 4th after starting in 8th. A1M Husqvarna’s Andero Lusbo took 5th from Smets with 3 laps to go and held onto the top 5 till the finish.

Race 2 was led by Iacopi off the start ahead of Lusbo, Kras, and Smets. Race 1’s winner Brad Anderson was back in 6th the first two laps. As Kras rode in third another mechanical took him out of the race and giving the red plate holder coming into the weekend a heart breaking double zero score.

With Kras out Anderson moved up into 4th on lap 3 while Lusbo took over the lead from Iacopi on lap 4. Smets was into 2nd only one lap later as Iacopi pulled of the track with a rear wheel issue. Next to take 2nd was Anderson from Smets as the Belgian dropped 4 positions. Into third was Erik Willems but he was passed only a lap later by Kovar.

Across the finish line Lusbo took the race win with Anderson second, Kovar third, Willems fourth, and Wilde fifth. In the overall result Brad Anderson won followed by Kovar and Lusbo. Anderson’s win along with the misfortune of Kras gives the defending champion the red plate and a 26 point lead in the championship.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 30:17.393; 2. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, Gas Gas), +0:01.156; 3. Ashley Wilde (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:33.564; 4. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:50.837; 5. Andero Lusbo (EST, Husqvarna), +0:56.326; 6. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), +1:08.897; 7. Ben Putnam (GBR, Yamaha), +1:14.736; 8. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +1:16.616; 9. Ashley Greedy (GBR, KTM), +1:17.240; 10. Jamie Skuse (GBR, Yamaha), +1:27.110.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top 10: 1. Andero Lusbo (EST, Husqvarna), 30:43.085; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:03.359; 3. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, Gas Gas), +0:03.929; 4. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:19.863; 5. Ashley Wilde (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:26.726; 6. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), +0:34.215; 7. Ashley Greedy (GBR, KTM), +0:34.629; 8. Ben Putnam (GBR, Yamaha), +0:41.642; 9. Tallon Verhelst (BEL, KTM), +0:45.944; 10. Tim Louis (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:47.207.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 47 points; 2. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, GAS), 42 p.; 3. Andero Lusbo (EST, HUS), 41 p.; 4. Ashley Wilde (GBR, HUS), 36 p.; 5. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 31 p.; 6. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), 30 p.; 7. Ben Putnam (GBR, YAM), 27 p.; 8. Ashley Greedy (GBR, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Michele Cencioni (ITA, KTM), 19 p.; 10. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 18 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 169 points; 2. Andero Lusbo (EST, HUS), 143 p.; 3. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), 132 p.; 4. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 130 p.; 5. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, GAS), 114 p.; 6. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 111 p.; 7. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 104 p.; 8. Youri van t Ende (NED, KTM), 50 p.; 9. Tim Louis (BEL, HUS), 48 p.; 10. Tallon Verhelst (BEL, KTM), 44 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 192 points; 2. Husqvarna, 147 p.; 3. Yamaha, 125 p.; 4. Gas Gas, 114 p.; 5. TM, 36 p.; 6. Honda, 15 p.

Click here to obtain the complete results

All the photos of the MXGP of Great Britain will be available HERE

MXGP Great Britain – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1950m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 24°

Weather conditions: sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 33,000

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 ROUNDS

The next round of the 2018 EMX250 Championship will be held next week in Saint Jean d’Angely during the MXGP of France while the next round of the EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Championship will take place in Loket, Czech Republic on July the 22.

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MXGP of Great Britain

MATTERLEY BASIN (Great Britain) 03 June 2018 - The 2018 edition of the MXGP of Great Britain is complete under sunny skies at the Matterley Basin circuit. Eager British fans lined the track witnessed some of the best races of the season so far and saw Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings and Pauls Jonass assert themselves as undisputed winners.

The unusually sunny British weather was scorching hot and when combined with the nearly 2,000 meter circuit provided testing but epic conditions for the world’s best motocross riders. The stadium like venue gave perfect viewing for all in attendance as the racing action kicked off.

Aside from the wild MXGP and MX2 racing the FIM Veterans Motocross World Cup was action packed with riders like last year’s winner, Martin Zerava, who won the VMX in 2014 and 2017 too, the 2 time Motocross World Champion KTM Rocket Juniors Mickael Pichon, and multi time GP winner Mervyn Anstie all joining in the racing. Saturday’s Race 1 was led from start to finish by Zerava while Pichon worked his way back to the front after a bad start while Anstie crashed out. Anstie's crash looked worse than it was fortunately but a fracture to his collar bone plus some injured ribs left him out of racing Sunday. When the racing returned Sunday so too did the dominant performance from Zerava with Pichon again second for a surprising result. Finland’s Niko Kalatie rode consistent all weekend taking 2 third place finishes to round out the podium behind Pichon and back to back winner Zerava.

MXGP Race 1 started with a Fox Holeshot from Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Antonio Cairoli just ahead of his teammate Glenn Coldenhoff. A few spots further back was the other Red Bull KTM of Jeffrey Herlings, the MXGP points leader.

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser also had a good start and ran third after the start but by the end of the 1st official lap Herlings moved into second as Coldenhoff dropped to fifth behind the surging Clement Desalle on his Monster Energy Kawasaki.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre and Jeremy Van Horebeek ran 6^th and 7^th with BIKE IT DRT Kawasaki’s Tommy Searle in 8th. Febvre later jumped into 5th past Coldenhoff which he held for the remainder of the race.

Searle was looking strong before a piece of plastic caught in his chain started to distract the Brit. Meanwhile Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Julien Lieber was gaining ground and with 4 laps remaining Lieber took a spot from Searle along with Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer. Searle took the 9^th back when Seewer fell in a turn and lost a handful of positions before finishing fourth.

Back at the front the battle was on between Cairoli and Herlings. A bad lap and some mistakes left Herlings in a position to take the lead but Cairoli fought back and the two carried on for the next laps. With 2 laps to go Herlings dove to the inside of Cairoli and both bobbled with Cairoli going down. Herlings took the race win but Cairoli got up quickly and managed second with Gajser 3rd.

Race 2 started just the same with Cairoli taking the FOX Holeshot and Herlings around 4th with Febvre and Desalle in between. Meanwhile Gajser lost traction and had a big save in front of Pit Lane. After the first few corners Herlings was already into 2nd and chasing down Cairoli while Desalle took 3rd from Febvre.

The front two started to pull away from Desalle after a couple of laps as both were setting their fastest laps each time around. On lap 6 Desalle fell, letting both Febvre and Gajser through before remounting his Kawasaki.

Gajser then started to close on Febvre coming within passing distance several times but couldn’t make it through. As Gajser continued to try to get by Febvre it was Desalle who ended up making it past the Slovenian.

When the 2 lap board came out Herlings was still behind Cairoli by a few seconds and realized he need to make a pass for the lead. As the pair started the final lap and came down the start straight into the first turn Herlings spotted his opportunity and took the spot! Herlings’ pace on the final lap resulted in the fastest lap of the race with a 2:19.285 and gave him the race win for maximum points and the clear overall. Herlings win gave him his 100th World Championship podium as Cairoli finished 2nd and Febvre took 3rd.

Jeffrey Herlings: “I am very happy to be here in this spot and to win… we made it happen and it’s a pleasure. It was a great race, both times I managed to get the lead, the first race 2 laps until the end and in the last race it was in the last lap, it was an amazing fight and a great way to get my 100th podium.”

Romain Febvre: “I am really happy to be on the podium again as the last few weeks have been tough…”

MXGP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:58.965; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:10.188; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:14.527; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:32.384; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:47.533; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:50.591; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:58.183; 8. Julien Lieber (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:01.933; 9. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +1:06.611; 10. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Suzuki), +1:09.122.

MXGP Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:26.698; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:01.150; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:40.145; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:42.049; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:54.266; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:58.266; 7. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +0:59.513; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +1:01.221; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Suzuki), +1:32.712; 10. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +1:39.421.

MXGP Overall Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 36 p.; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 36 p.; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 36 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 30 p.; 7. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, SUZ), 23 p.; 8. Tommy Searle (GBR, KAW), 23 p.; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 22 p.; 10. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 17 p.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 436 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 382 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 314 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 291 p.; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 267 p.; 6. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 257 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 237 p.; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 207 p.; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 198 p.; 10. Julien Lieber (BEL, KAW), 162 p.

MXGP Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 447 points; 2. Kawasaki, 325 p.; 3. Yamaha, 314 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 283 p.; 5. Honda, 272 p.; 6. TM, 160 p.; 7. Suzuki, 139 p.

Much like in the MXGP class tension is building within the MX2 championship as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass and Jorge Prado each try to assert themselves as the top rider. Prado who won yesterday’s Qualifying Race by a near mile took the Race 1 Holeshot but Jonass responded before the pair excited turn 3.

While Jonass was leading and Prado held second F&H Racing Team’s Ruben Fernandez was off to a blistering start. Fernandez ran third in front of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Covington and Thomas Kjer Olsen. Fernandez held the position the first 5 laps before Covington took the spot.

On the same lap as Covington’s move forward his teammate, Olsen, was shifted back by Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen. The following lap both Vlaanderen and Olsen moved Fernandez down the running order.

Things then started happening fast for the #70 of Fernandez dropping another 2 positions the next lap and 4 more after that. Olsen however found his groove again and passed Vlaanderen back and went even further forward to pass Covington. Olsen then faced a mechanical issue and was unable to finish the race while Jonass and Prado crossed the finish line followed by Covington, Vlaanderen, and Jumbo No Fear Vamo Honda’s Marshal Weltin, who had a stellar ride. Also impressive was Kemea Yamaha Official MX2 Team’s Ben Watson who after having an issue on the start came back from dead last to finish 6th.

Race 2 was another Fox Holeshot from the fast starting spaniard, Jorge Prado. Race 1 winner Jonass was behind Prado from the start but didn’t let the #61 get far away. In third was STC Racing Husqvarna’s Henry Jacobi with Olsen and Vlaanderen giving chase.

Just outside the top 5 was F&H Racing Team’s Jed Beaton in 6th but on his third time around he ejected of the uphill triple and did not finish the race. Inheriting 6th position from Beaton was LRT KTM’s Davy Pootjes.

On around lap 6 the battle for 3rd intensified between Jacobi and Olsen. Olsen went around the outside of Jacobi but the German fought back which caused him to miss his line and as Olsen tried to charge by again Jacobi slammed the door causing Olsen to go down. The battle allowed Vlaanderen to pass both and jump into third. Olsen tried to rebound from the fall but his bike again gave out forcing another DNF.

Just after the battle for third was decided Pauls Jonass charged past Prado for the lead. Meanwhile Watson was again fighting forward after another bad start and with 2 laps to go the British hero took 4th from Jacobi as Jonass won the race ahead of Prado and Vlaanderen. The overall finished the same as race 2 with Jonass on the top step, Prado second, and Vlaanderen taking 3rd for the second time.

Pauls Jonass: “Today I managed to turn it around and in the first race on the start I was just behind Prado and managed to pass him right away. I am happy to go 1-1 again and especially like this because in previous races when Jorge has got the holeshot and a lead he just pulls away, so for me it was good to catch him and pass him in the last laps today.”

Jorge Prado: “It was tough, really tough, he (Jonass) was riding really good this weekend so I did my best and I am happy with that.”

Clavin Vlaanderen: “It is really good to get back to back podiums. There is a big battle for 3rd place on the podium with about 5 guys so it is fun to battle with them, it is good racing and it’s always clean.”

MX2 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 36:21.354; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:00.840; 3. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +0:49.040; 4. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, Honda), +0:55.651; 5. Marshal Weltin (USA, Honda), +0:59.351; 6. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +1:00.863; 7. Henry Jacobi (GER, Husqvarna), +1:01.791; 8. Jed Beaton (AUS, Kawasaki), +1:06.628; 9. Anthony Rodriguez (VEN, Yamaha), +1:10.412; 10. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Yamaha), +1:16.918

MX2 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 36:42.951; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:01.294; 3. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, Honda), +0:38.493; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:40.283; 5. Henry Jacobi (GER, Husqvarna), +0:54.081; 6. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, Husqvarna), +0:58.663; 7. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:59.296; 8. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), +1:07.559; 9. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +1:13.917; 10. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Yamaha), +1:23.880.

MX2 Overall Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 50 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, HON), 38 p.; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 33 p.; 5. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 32 p.; 6. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 30 p.; 7. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, HUS), 25 p.; 8. Marshal Weltin (USA, HON), 24 p.; 9. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 22 p.; 10. Anthony Rodriguez (VEN, YAM), 22 p.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 401 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 373 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 288 p.; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 279 p.; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, HON), 234 p.; 6. Jed Beaton (AUS, KAW), 216 p.; 7. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 187 p.; 8. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 179 p.; 9. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 166 p.; 10. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 161 p

MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 444 points; 2. Husqvarna, 356 p.; 3. Yamaha, 301 p.; 4. Honda, 296 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 251 p.; 6. TM, 104 p.

Click here to obtain the complete results

All the photos of the MXGP of Great Britain will be available HERE

MXGP Great Britain – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1950m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 24°

Weather conditions: sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 33,000

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 next round of the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship is taking place in St. Jean d’Angely, France on June the 10^th.  

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MXGP of Great Britain

MATTERLEY BASIN (Great Britain) 02 June 2018 - The 2018 MXGP of Great Britain is underway at the Matterley Basin circuit after today’s busy Qualifying races. Gifted with warm weather and sunshine the grass lined and hilly British track was epic today. Taking holeshots and winning their respective qualifying races by massive margins were Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Jorge Prado.

The circuit, which hosted the 2017 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations Presented by Fiat Professional, was in top shape today after rain earlier in the week created perfect soil. The MXGP and MX2 class where also joined by the first races of EMX250, EMX300 presented by FMF Racing, and the FIM Veterans Motocross World Cup. Regardless of the class on track the racing was always full of action!

The ultra competitive EMX250 class had 73 riders entered but taking the Saturday race win was Carglass Honda Racing’s Steven Clarke in a wild last lap pass for the lead on Tom Vialle. Winning Race 1 of EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing was one of the British favorites, Verde Substance KTM’s Brad Anderson. Anderson held on to the win against a late charge from Vaclav Kovar who took second ahead of Ashley Wilde.

In the FIM Veterans Motocross World Cup first race of the weekend Martin Zarava took full advantage of a strong start and beat out KTM Rocket Junior’s Mickael Pichon, a two time FIM Motocross World Champion.

Straight from the start Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli set a blistering pace, with the Holeshot and a clear track ahead he sprinted away from the MXGP field. Just behind Cairoli was another Red Bull KTM but instead of the usual Jeffrey Herlings chasing the #222 it was Glenn Coldenhoff. Herlings however wasn’t much further back than Coldenhoff as he sat in 4th position.

Splitting the KTM trio was Team HRC’s Tim Gajser who gave chase to Coldenhoff in 3rd. Gajser was on the back wheel of Coldenhoff lap after lap as Cairoli slipped away and Herlings dangerously lingered behind.

Running a surprisingly strong qualifying race in 5th and 6th were the two Brits of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie and Bike It DRT Kawasaki’s Tommy Searle. Anstie led Searle for the first 5 laps before Anstie fell in a turn on the bottom section of the track. The fall dropped Anstie to 9th and moved Searle into 5th briefly.

Only one lap after Searle moved into the top 5 he was forced out of it by Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing’s Clement Desalle who was on his way forward from 8th on the first lap. At the same time Herlings started to charge and quickly caught the Honda of Gajser.

On lap 8 Herlings moved to 3rd and on the next lap he continued his charge to take 2nd from Coldenhoff. Cairoli however was too far gone and finished the race 20 seconds ahead of Herlings, Coldenhoff, Gajser, and Desalle.

Antonio Cairoli stated: “I’m really happy because we had again a good start which at the last race was a struggle, hopefully also tomorrow we can have another good start. I rode smooth, and really liked the track and how they prepared it today.”

Tommy Searle finished the race 7th after being passed by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin on the last lap. Searle in the press conference: “I’m feeling better after a few weeks on the bike. This weekend I feel better coming in, I’m a lot more confident in myself, and it started off well with a 7th.”

Max Anstie: “It is nice to be back in Matterley Basin, I have great memories here from the Motocross of Nations. You know I come here and everybody says I need to do the same as I did at the MXoN and it’s hard but at the end of the day I’m always going to do my best.”

MXGP Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 25:51.194; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:20.021; 3. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:24.133; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:28.038; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:32.821; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:35.508; 7. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:37.473; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:44.604; 9. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:46.521; 10. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:48.041.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado has clearly been reading the playbook of his older teammate Antonio Cairoli as he took the Holeshot of the MX2 Qualifying Race and checked out from his competitors. Prado rode full of confidence and flow throwing whips and scrubbing jumps all while gaining time on the rest of the field.

Chasing Prado from the first turn was the MX2 points leader and his championship rival Pauls Jonass aboard another Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machine. Jonass simply couldn’t match the pace of Prado and was instead in a battle of his own to hold off Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen.

Olsen was followed by the British fans MX2 favorite, Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Ben Watson. Watson’s good start helped him to close in to within striking distance of Olsen but at about the halfway point Watson had to ride defensive because the returning Team 114 Motorsports rider Hunter Lawrence was coming up fast.

Lawrence was 7th on the opening lap but by the time he made his way to 6th he had a gap up 5th. Lawrence was able to reel in Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen and made the pass on lap 6. Also coming up through the field was F&H Racing Team’s Jed Beaton after an early fall. Beaton was able to charge his way forward and pass Vlaanderen for 6th with 2 laps to go. Prado went on to take home the win with Jonass second, Olsen third, and Watson 4th.

Jorge Prado said: “I was having fun the whole time so I think that was the key for me, I was really relaxed and able to make a gap and control the race, even try some different lines for tomorrow.”

Ben Watson: “I’m quite happy with the 4th gate pick but I didn’t feel so good today, like I wasn’t riding like myself, I’m not sure if it has to do with the home GP but I’m taking it like any other race, I just want to treat it normal and have the same preparation.”

MX2 Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 26:32.136; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:06.044; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:07.270; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:12.487; 5. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Honda), +0:13.580; 6. Jed Beaton (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:14.388; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, Honda), +0:19.818; 8. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Yamaha), +0:25.368; 9. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, Husqvarna), +0:28.663; 10. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Kawasaki), +0:35.801.

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MXGP Great Britain – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1950m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 23°

Weather conditions: sunny

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 (GMT+1)

Sunday: 08h45 EMX300 Race 2, 09h45 VMX Race 2, 10h25 MX2 Warm-up, 10h45 MXGP Warm-up, 11h30 EMX250 Race 2, 13h15 MX2 Race 1, 14h15 MXGP Race 1, 16h10 MX2 Race 2, 17h10 MXGP Race 2

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MATTERLEY BASIN (Great Britain), 01 June 2018 - MXGP is in Great Britain this weekend for the 9th round of the 2018 season. The MXGP of Great Britain will be held at the famous Matterley Basin circuit just over an hour from London.

The challenging hillsides and long circuit have led to spectacular racing in the past including last year’s Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations Presented by Fiat Professional. This weekend the best riders of MXGP and MX2 such as Jeffrey Herlings, Antonio Cairoli, Clement Desalle, Pauls Jonass, Jorge Prado, Ben Watson and more return to further their championship quest.

The MXGP of Great Britain will receive worldwide television coverage from its usual television partners with special Live coverage from France’s La Chaine l’Equipe, Italy’s RAI Sport and CBS Sports Network in the US and Canada!

The strong live offering returns to the CBS Sports Network for the 3rd GP in a row after successful Latvian and German airings plus it will reach the French motocross community on La Chaine l’Equipe just before the series heads their direction next weekend and RAI Sport gives Italian fans the ability to watch MX2 and MXGP Races 2 and witness Sicilian Superstar Antonio Cairoli’s actions.

The entire event including Qualifying heats and the races of EMX250, EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing, and the Veterans Motocross World Cup will be LIVE worldwide from Matterley Basin on www.MXGP-TV.com both Saturday and Sunday.

As usual you can watch the 26min Behind the Gate in Europe on motorsport.tv & MotorTrend two days after the event. It can also be viewed in the USA/Canada on BeIn and MAV TV, Finland on MTV 3, Croatia on Kreator TV, South America on FOX Sports, Asia on FOX Sports, China on Fox Sports and SINA, and the Africa on Africa XP.

Check the guides below to find out how you can watch the MXGP of Great Britain:

USA- CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 am ET (08:00 am PT) - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 pm ET (09.00 am PT) - Live

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 20:45 – CET - Delayed

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 21:15 – CET - Delayed

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 21:45 – CET - Delayed

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 22:15 – CET - Delayed

Motorsport.tv

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – CET - Live

BELGIUM

PLAY SPORTS 3

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – CET - Live

BULGARIA

BNT

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 16:00 – Bulgaria timing - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 19:00 – Bulgaria timing - Live

FRANCE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 20:45 – CET - Delayed

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 21:15 – CET - Delayed

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 21:45 – CET - Delayed

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 22:15 – CET - Delayed

Motorsport.tv

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – CET - Live

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – CET – Live

ITALY

RAI Sports 2 HD

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – CET - Live

NETHERLAND

NOS

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 – CET - Live streaming

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – CET – Live streaming

PORTUGAL

Sport TV 2

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – GMT+1 - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – GMT+1 - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – GMT+1 - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – GMT+1 - Live

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV1

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – CET - Live

UK

Motorsport.tv

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – GMT+1 - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – GMT+1 - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – GMT+1 - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – GMT+1 - Live

ASIA

FOX SPORTS SEA (Hong Kong – Macau – Thailand – Singapore – Indonesia)

Thursday 7 June   – MX2 Race 1 – 01:00 Asia time – Delayed

Thursday 7 June   – MXGP Race 1 – 02:20 Asia time – Delayed

Thursday 7 June   – MX2 Race 2 – 03:00 Asia time – Delayed

Thursday 7 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 04:00 Asia time – Delayed

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

FOX SPORTS SEA (Hong Kong – Macau – Thailand – Singapore – Indonesia)

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 23:00 Asia time – Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 Asia time – Live

Monday 4 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 01:00 Asia time – Live

Monday 4 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 02:00 Asia time – Live

CHINA

STAR Sports 2 China

Tuesday 4 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 17:00 Asia time – Delayed

Tuesday 4 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 18:00 Asia time – Delayed

Tuesday 4 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 19:00 Asia time – Delayed

Tuesday 4 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 Asia time – Delayed

BRAZIL

BANDSPORTS

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 06:00 – Brazil timing - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 07:00 – Brazil timing - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 09:00 – Brazil timing - Live

Sunday 3 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 10:00 – Brazil timing – Live

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.

All the photos of the MXGP of Great Britain will be available HERE

TIMETABLE in Local Time (GMT+1)

Saturday: 08h15 EMX300 Free/Time Practice, 09h00 VMX Free/Time Practice, 09h45 EMX250 Group 1 Free/Time Practice, 10h30 EMX250 Group 2 Free/Time Practice, 11h30 MX2 Free Practice, 12h00 MXGP Free Practice, 13h00 EMX250 Last Chance Race, 14h00 MX2 Time Practice, 14h40 MXGP Time Practice, 15h25 EMX300 Race 1, 16h25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17h10 MXGP Qualifying Race, 17h55 VMX Race 1, 18h40 EMX250 Race 1

Sunday: 08h45 EMX300 Race 2, 09h45 VMX Race 2, 10h25 MX2 Warm-up, 10h45 MXGP Warm-up, 11h30 EMX250 Race 2, 13h15 MX2 Race 1, 14h15 MXGP Race 1, 16h10 MX2 Race 2, 17h10 MXGP Race 2

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MXGP of Great Britain

MONACO (Principality of Monaco), 01 June 2018 - Youthstream is proud to announce that the fifty-eighth issue of MXGP Mag is now online. In the newest issue MXGP Mag features the life of Eric Geboers in a dedicated tribute article. Also included in Issue #58 we feature WMX points leader Courtney Duncan, give a recap of rounds 6-8 of the FIM Motocross World Championship, highlight the competitiveness of the European Motocross Championships and afterwards we throw it back to the past with a write-up on Kurt Nicoll’s 1987 Kawasaki 500 and Motocross Hall of Famer Shayne King.

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

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

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Back in 2012, on a warm and sunny day in England, Steve Dixon Kawasaki rider Tommy Searle powered to a Grand Prix victory at the Matterley Basin circuit in England. Beating defending world MX2 champion Jeffrey Herlings in a shoot-out, the British rider created a little piece of his own legacy in the sport.

Now, six years later, and out of the MX2 class, Searle is going to his home Grand Prix with a lot less pressure, but also a lot less expectations. Injury, after injury have really stalled the career of the talented British rider, and now somewhat fit, he will go into this weekends race with a solid performance on his mind.

“I think it is helpful (racing at home),” Searle said. “It’s home, and I like the track. I always like racing at home, and it’s helpful for sure. I would rather do that than fly to some track I don’t know. There isn’t much pressure, because it isn’t like I am racing for a win. I just want to do my best and it is nice to be in front of the British fans. Hopefully I can put on a good race and give them something to cheer about. I have been out so long, there can’t be pressure. If you put any rider who has been out for 18 months, and jump on the podium, that isn’t possible these days. Steve has been around a long time and he knows what is takes and the team has been great.”

The circuit hidden in the valley is a track Searle just loves to race, and his memories of his Grand Prix victory there are as good now as when he won it in 2012. Being the man of the moment, with the adulation of so many fans is something he will never forget.

“Matterley Basin is special, for the fans, they can see from the start to the finish. From a racer’s perspective the track has everything you ask for, the elevation and the jumps. The 2012 Grand Prix was one of the best days of my life. Everyone came out to see the battle and I came out on top, a day I will never forget. Racing in front of the home crowd, they just give you the encouragement and you feel like you want to do it for them as well.”

But now the hard work of once again putting in a performance to give his countrymen something to cheer about. With a lack of bike time, and still recovering from his injuries Searle can’t expect to be winning, or even making the podium, but maybe for a moment he can show what he is capable of.

MATTERLEY BASIN (Great Britain) 30 May 2018 - The FIM Motocross World Championship jumps across the pond this weekend for the 2018 MXGP of Great Britain at the famous Matterley Basin circuit for the 9th round of the year. It has been nearly two weeks since the last race in Germany where Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings dominated and his teammate and main title rival Antonio Cairoli had his worst finish of the year with a 6th overall.

While the battle has recently been between Herlings and Cairoli many others are stepping up their game such as Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin, Monster Energy Kawasaki Factory Racing’s Clement Desalle and Team HRC’s Tim Gajser. The Matterley Basin track has long been famous in the world of motocross for not only hosting some of the biggest races in the world such as the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations Presented by Fiat Professional as recent as least year where Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie led team GB to the podium but also for its rolling hills and grassy natural terrain.

In the MX2 category Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado and Pauls Jonass continue to battle in ultra competitive but clean racing. The teammates speed is however starting to be matched by some of the other youngsters in the class like Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen and Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Ben Watson who will have the extra motivation of racing in front of his home fans!

Joining the MXGP and MX2 riders this weekend will be the EMX250 Championship, the EMX300 presented by FMF Racing Championship, and the FIM Veteran Motocross World Cup. In EMX250 REVO Husqvarna UK’s Martin Barr holds the points advantage but by only 2 points over his teammate Mel Pocock. Meanwhile in EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing GL12 Racing’s Mike Kras leads the way with 3 rounds complete of the 7 this season. The one off event, the Veteran’s Motocross World Cup, will host interesting racing with past winners such as Martin Zerava battling against Bogomir Gajser and Mervyn Anstie among others.

Looking to continue his strong start to the MXGP is Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings. Herlings now leads the championship by 48 points over Antonio Cairoli. Both Herlings and Cairoli race the MXoN at Matterley Basin last year where Herlings had a 1st and a 2nd while Cairoli scored an 11th and a 7th. Historically Herlings has raced MX2 here on 5 occasions and never missed the top five including 2 wins in 2014 and 2016. Cairoli on the other hand has raced this GP 7 times scoring 4 overall victories.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle has been consistently strong this season and is the only rider to win outside of Herlings and Cairoli. Desalle has raced here 6 times since 2006 and won the GP in 2013 then followed it up with second overall in 2014 and 2015.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin has recently been focused on improving his starts and it clearly worked in Germany when he took both Fox Holeshots, for the first time this season. Paulin has been on the GP podium at Matterly Basin 3 times but has never won here with the monumental exception of leading team France to MXoN victory here last October 2017.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre has stepped up his game lately even leading and challenging for a race win in Latvia’s race 1. The Frenchman who damaged tendons in his arm during Latvia’s race 2 will have taken full advantage of the weekend off to get back to 100%. Febvre’s best result at Matterley Basin came in 2015 with 3rd overall. Also not to forget is that he has more good memories from the circuit last year when he was part of the French MXoN winning team with Paulin.

TM Factory Racing’s Max Nagl has been working to improve on his results so far this year and Matterley Basin may be one track that could host a strong performance from the German, he took second overall here in 2016.

Also to mention is Team HRC’s Tim Gajser as he not only is gaining ground on the speed of the championship leaders but he won the overall here at the last World Championship event in 2016 and he had his first ever FIM MX2 World Championship podium finish in 2014.

Last but not least is the home GP heroes, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie and Bike IT DRT Kawasaki’s Tommy Searle. Both have had a difficult season so far but Anstie and Searle teamed up here at the 2017 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations Presented by Fiat Professional to score team GB their first MXoN podium in several years.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 386 points;2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 338 p.;3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 278 p.;4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 258 p.;5. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 255 p.;6. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 221 p.;7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 207 p.;8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 193 p.;9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 176 p.;10. Julien Lieber (BEL, KAW), 149 p.

2016 MXGP of Great Britain MXGP Top 3:

            1. Tim Gajser

            2. Maximilian Nagl

            3. Gautier Paulin

Just as in MXGP the MX2 class is led by 2 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing riders, Pauls Jonass leads the points and was dominant early in the season while Jorge Prado has continued to improve and has the momentum in his favor.

Jonass has raced the circuit twice in his career opting out of racing the MXoN event last year but scoring a 4th in 2015 and a 3rd in 2016. Prado on the other hand has only raced here during the 2017 MXoN event where he finished a disappointing 28th and 40th in the two races.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen is the only rider to have won this season apart from Jonass or Prado. Olsen’s win came only 2 GPs ago in Latvia. Olsen, similar to Prado, only raced here last year with race results of 9th and 10th.

Holding down 4th in the MX2 championship is Great Britain’s own Kemea Yamaha Official MX2 rider, Ben Watson. Watson has had his strongest season on record yet including his career first podium and he still continues to impress. Watson’s only MX2 result at Matterly Basin comes from 2015 when he finished 18th. Going off of his season thus far and the added benefit of the home fans it is likely to see Watson battling for the top five if not the podium or even a win this weekend.

F&H Racing Team’s Jed Beaton currently is 5th in the points but has Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen just 7 points further back. Both Beaton and Vlaanderen have had stand out rides this year but Vlaanderen seems to have the momentum after scoring his first podium of the season at the last GP in Germany.

Also to keep in mind is the return of Bike IT DRT Kawasaki’s Darien Sanayei this weekend who is no stranger to the Matterley Basin circuit. Sanayei showed serious speed early in the year before injuring his knee and may be a wild card for the podium.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 351 points;2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 329 p.;3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 288 p.;4. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 246 p.;5. Jed Beaton (AUS, KAW), 203 p.;6. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, HON), 196 p.;7. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 160 p.;8. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 157 p.;9. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 140 p.;10. Michele Cervellin (ITA, HON), 139 p.

2016 MXGP of Great Britain MX2 top 3:

            1. Jeffrey Herlings

            2. Dylan Ferrandis

            3. Pauls Jonass

All the photos of the MXGP of Great Britain will be available HERE

TIMETABLE in Local Time (GMT+1)

Saturday: 08h15 EMX300 Free/Time Practice, 09h00 VMX Free/Time Practice, 09h45 EMX250 Group 1 Free/Time Practice, 10h30 EMX250 Group 2 Free/Time Practice, 11h30 MX2 Free Practice, 12h00 MXGP Free Practice, 13h00 EMX250 Last Chance Race, 14h00 MX2 Time Practice, 14h40 MXGP Time Practice, 15h25 EMX300 Race 1, 16h25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17h10 MXGP Qualifying Race, 17h55 VMX Race 1, 18h40 EMX250 Race 1.

Sunday: 08h45 EMX300 Race 2, 09h45 VMX Race 2, 10h25 MX2 Warm-up, 10h45 MXGP Warm-up, 11h30 EMX250 Race 2, 13h15 MX2 Race 1, 14h15 MXGP Race 1, 16h10 MX2 Race 2, 17h10 MXGP Race 2.

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Great Britain have a handful of Motocross World Champions on their books. Five British riders have been awarded a motocross world championship, Dave Thorpe with three, Jeff Smith with two, and Neil Hudson, Graham Noyce and James Dobb with one apiece.

Despite the somewhat short list, British riders have always been a major part of the FIM Motocross World Championships and they will continue to fight for that ninth world championship for their country.

The first British motocross world champion was Jeff Smith, who won the 500cc class in 1964 and 1965, and was a regular on the world championship top three, finishing third in 1963, third in 1966 and second in 1967. He also finished second in the world 250cc championship in 1962, and second and third in 1960 and in 1961, just prior to it being classed a world championship. Smith didn’t miss a top three spot in eight years, from 1960 until 1967, rather amazing really.

Another British rider Dave Bickers was a little unlucky, having won the 250cc championship before it became a world championship in 1960 and 1961 and then finishing third in the 1965 250 world championship and third in the 1967 500cc world championship. Bickers is still considered one of the best British riders ever despite his lack of a world championship.

Graham Noyce would be Great Britain’s next world champion when he won the 1979 500cc world championship and two years later Neil Hudson joined him with the 1981 250cc world championship.

The rider many believe to be the best British motocross rider of all time, Dave Thorpe joined the British world champions with 500cc world championships in 1985, 1986 and 1989.

British riders struggled somewhat on the world scene for a number of years, with the odd second place of third place, Kurt Nicoll the most obvious, with second in the world in 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1992. Jeremy Whatley scored third in the 250cc world championship in 1984, and Paul Malin second in the 1996 125cc world championship, but it wasn’t until 2001 that James Dobb joined his other world championship winning countrymen.

Since Dobber, no other British rider has won a motocross world championship in the premier classes, and at present it doesn’t look like they have one around the corner. Tommy Searle came close and won a bunch of Grand Prix’s, but that future world champion from Great Britain isn’t in sight just yet.

Now this coming weekend at the Matterley Basin circuit in England, Tommy Searle, Shaun Simpson, Max Anstie, Ben Watson, Conrad Mewse, and a long list of other British riders will be working hard to make the next step. Who knows, maybe within that group is that next motocross world champion.

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