MXGP

Joining Michele Cervellin in HRC MX2, riding the CRF250RW, is 22-year-old Dutchman Lars Van Berkel who will be filling in for the injured Chihiro Notsuka.

Coming just one week after the MXGP of Trentino as the European season starts to come thick and fast, the MXGP of Europe represents the first real sand race of the year. Located just over the Dutch / Belgian border, Valkenswaard is old-school motocross and equally popular with the fans as it is challenging for the riders. 

Fresh from his MX2 debut with Honda Europe team Vamo Racing in Argentina and Trentino, Van Berkel is graduating to HRC for the next two rounds of the MX2 Category in Valkenswaard and Latvia. As a good sand rider, these two races should suit him well, and he is no stranger to Honda having won the Dutch championship on the Honda CRF150R in 2009. Vamo Racing have released Van Berkel to HRC to give the Dutchman the opportunity to showcase his talent as the Honda Racing Family continues to search for and promote new talent. This will be his last year in MX2 before moving up to the MXGP class next season. 

Lars Van Berkel: It is a dream come true to ride for the Honda Racing Corporation Factory team for the next two rounds. I am going to make the best of it and try to show that I deserve the ride. I was riding for Vamo Honda this year and I am grateful that they have allowed me to take this opportunity. I have ridden Hondas for many years so I know the bike well and it is a bike that I feel good on. Valkensward is a track I know fairly well as it is a home race so I am going to go there with my ‘A’ game. The most important thing for me is that I ride like I know I can.

Copyright: Photo: Honda Racing

(VALKENSWAARD) Netherlands, 21 April 2017 - MXGP is in Valkenswaard this weekend for the MXGP of Europe. The sandy soiled 6th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will receive television coverage from its partners including Netherland’s NOS who will cover the MXGP of Europe with a TV crew and live commentators, Eindhoven’s Omroep Brabant with a news crew, and also RTL 7 will be onsite covering the event and producing highlights. As always MXGP will be broadcasted LIVE to everyone worldwide from the Netherlands via www.MXGP-TV.com both days.

In addition don’t forget you can always watch MXGP’s 26mn Behind the Gate in Europe on motorsport.tv & MotorTrend two days after each round of the MXGP series. 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 Middle East and Africa on BeIn.

Check the guides below to find out how you can watch the MXGP of Europe from Valkenswaard:

USA- CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 23 April  – MX2 Race 2 – 12:00 pm EST (09.00 am PST)

Sunday 23 April  – MXGP Race 2  – 01.00 pm EST (10:00 am PST)

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 23 April  – MXGP Race 2  – 17:00 CET time – Live

Motorsport.tv

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 1 – 18:00 CET time – Delayed

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 1 – 18:50 CET time – Delayed

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 2 – 19:41 CET time – Delayed

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 2 – 20:30 CET time – Delayed

BELGIUM

PLAY SPORTS

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET time – Live

SPORZA

Sunday 23 April  –MXGP 30mn highlights – 23:30 CET

BULGARIA

BNT

Sunday 23 April  – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 Bulgaria time – Live

Sunday 23 April  – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 Bulgaria time – Live

FRANCE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 23 April  – MXGP Race 2  – 17:00 CET time – Live

Motorsport.tv

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 1 – 18:00 CET time – Delayed

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 1 – 18:50 CET time – Delayed

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 2 – 19:41 CET time – Delayed

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 2 – 20:30 CET time – Delayed

L’EQUIPE 21

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 2 – 18:50 CET time – Delayed

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 2 – 19:50 CET time – Delayed

ITALY

RAI Sports

Thursday 27 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:45 CET Time – Delayed

NETHERLAND

NOS

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET time – Live Stream

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET time – Live

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV1

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET time – Live

SPAIN

Open Sport

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET time – Live

UK

Motorsport.tv

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 1 – 18:00 UK time – Delayed

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 1 – 17:50 UK time – Delayed

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 2 – 19:40 UK time – Delayed

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 2 – 19:30 UK time – Delayed

MIDDLE EAST – AFRICA

BEIN

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET time – Live

BRAZIL

BANDSPORTS

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 1 – 11:00 Brazil timing – Delayed

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 Brazil timing – Live

ASIA

FOX SPORTS 2 SEA

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET time – Live

CHINA

FOX China

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET time – Live

Sunday 23 April – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET time – 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 Europe will be available here

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:00; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 08:45; EMX250 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 09:30; EMX250 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 10:15; MX2 Free Practice 11:45; MXGP Free Practice 12:15; EMX125 Last chance Qualifying Race 13:10; EMX250 Last chance Qualifying Race 13:55; MX2 Time Practice 14:30; MXGP Time Practice 15:00; EMX125 Race 1 15:30; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:25; MXGP Qualifying Race 17:10; EMX250 Race 1 17:55.

Sunday: EMX125 Race 2 09:45; MX2 Warm up 10:25; MXGP Warm up 10:45; EMX250 Race 2 11:30; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

MXGP of Europe

VALKENSWAARD (The Netherlands), 21 April 2017 – As the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship takes to the demanding dark sand of Valkenswaard so to will the season opener of the EMX125 class Presented by FMF Racing. With FMF Racing renewing is presenting sponsorship of both the EMX125 and EMX300 classes, it clearly shows, once again, its support for the top level of two stroke racing in Europe.

FMF, Flying Machine Factory, is a world leader in aftermarket power exhaust systems for dirt bikes and ATV’s, and was set up in 1973 by a youthful twenty-two year old by the name of Donny Emler, a typical Southern California native who like everybody else in the seventies found the urge to ride and race dirt bikes simply irresistible. While FMF’s bread and butter have be taken care of on home turf in America you may have noticed their presence gain traction in MXGP over the past few years, not only as a series partner but also as team sponsors with Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing as one of the main beneficiaries.

You can sense the 2-stroke thing is something the team at FMF still feels passionately about, which is no surprise considering that two of FMF’s biggest advocates are the biggest 2-stroke fans; the boss himself and a former 250cc world champion, Danny LaPorte.

David Luongo, Youthstream Vice-President and Head of Operations stated: “It has always been our target to maintain and to develop the two-stroke series! They are so important for our sport, for the development of the young riders. Today we can see that the two-strokes live a very good moment and the success of the EMX125cc and the EMX300cc classes are proof of it. We are glad that one of the strongest American  motocross companies, FMF Racing, shares the same vision as us and strengthen its support in such categories, which are very fun to watch and to listen to.”

Don Emler Jr, FMF Racing’s Marketing Director said: “Two-Strokes are easy to work on, inexpensive to own and a blast to ride. That’s why at FMF Racing we still ride every chance we get and support those that help promote the 2-stroke movement. The feedback we have received on working with the MXGP 2-Stroke classes has been phenomenal and shows our steadfast dedication to supporting the sport.”

Two-Stroke racing is a main focus of Youthstream, with full backing of FIM Europe. Both entities strongly believe in the crucial role two-strokes play in the development of the young riders in preparation for the jump to the big, more challenging, and more powerful four-stroke motorcycles. Since their inception both classes have become increasingly popular, offering highly entertaining racing. The EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing class was first kickstarted in 2011 and has since been an important step taken before the World Championship, riders such as the 2016 MXGP champion and red plate holder Tim Gajser along with 2015 MX2 vice World Champion and current MX2 points leader Pauls Jonass have raced in the class among many others.

Both championships have attracted increasing attention and interest over the years with the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing class receiving near 100 entries for the opening round this weekend. The EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing class will have its first race alongside the MXGP of Germany in Teutschenthal.

You can follow FMF at @fmf73 on social media channels or visit www.fmfracing.com

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

FIM Europe

FMF Racing

MXGP of Europe

Kiara Fontanesi will make history this weekend in the sand of Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, as the first ever female to race the FIM MX2 World Championship on Dutch soil. The Italian star will make her MX2 debut as a temporary replacement for the injured Jorge Zaragoza on the Ausio Yamaha Supported team on a YZ250F.

Fresh off of winning her home grand prix - WMX round of Trentino, Italy - the challenge of going up against the fastest, fittest and strongest males in the world on one of the toughest surfaces (sand) is something the fearless twenty-three-year-old WMX star is looking forward to. Fontanesi is already the most successful WMX rider of all-time having won four FIM WMX world titles, but she is not satisfied with that incredible accomplishment alone. Ready to add to her already decorated resume, the Yamaha ace will try her best to become the first ever female to score world championship points at the MXGP of Europe.

Erik Eggens, Yamaha Motor Europe Off-road Racing Manager: "This is a positive that can be taken from an unfortunate situation for the Aussio team who are missing a rider due to injury. For Kiara, it will be an amazing experience, she is already at an elite level in women's racing and is one of the most successful WMX riders ever, so it makes sense for her to try and race the best men in the world. It is definitely not going to be easy, it will be tough and a big challenge, but I think it is something exciting and it will be interesting."

Kiara Fontanesi: I am really happy to race MX2 this weekend, it has always been a dream of mine. After the race in Arco di Trento I got the opportunity from Aussio Yamaha to replace Jorge Zaragoza at the MXGP of Europe in Valkenswaard. For me it was an easy decision to race because it's the last year I can race in MX2 because of my age. I love the track in Valkenswaard, it's one of my favourites, so everything is perfect."

Red Bull KTM Factory rider Glenn Coldenhoff will enter the sixth round of this year’s MXGP championship with a lot to prove. Down in 13^th place in the MXGP points standings, holding onto 77 points it hasn’t had the start he would have hope for. While he scored a brilliant runner-up spot in the mud of Indonesia, the rest of his performances haven’t been what his fans, or he would have expected.

Coldenhoff like all Dutchmen loves the sand, and his performances around Valkenswaard have usually given him top ten finish, with the highlight being a podium in the deep sand in Assen last year.

2017 thought has been like a rollercoaster, and last weekend’s round in Pietramurata was one of the down sides. 14^th overall, and just 15 points.

“We had some issues on Saturday, made some changes and then felt much better. We had a problem in the Qualification Heat and it made me a bit wary but I was hopeful for the Sunday’s races because if I knew I had the start then I’d be OK. I had to use the clutch a little in the first start and didn’t get away well. I wasn’t comfortable in that race and I couldn’t do what I wanted. I was fighting hard but I was stuck behind Tanel Leok for a while. I finished seventeenth and I was really disappointed. The second race start was much better and I was in the top four but I didn’t have the speed like the top guys; I was a little bit off the pace. Tenth is a solid result but I’m still disappointed.”

A couple of weeks earlier at Leon in Mexico, it was another poor performance, with 15^th overall and 14 points. In tough conditions and with a shoulder injury, the KTM rider was just happy to get out of the weekend healthy.

“I am quite happy to go home in one piece. I felt bad yesterday and I had a lot of pain this morning and I was quite worried the shoulder would pop out. I saw in the first moto it was OK to have solid pace but not my normal speed. I got a bit more confidence that my shoulder was strong enough. Eleventh in the second moto was quite good damage control and I was really looking forward to Pietramurata which is one of my favourite tracks.”

Coming off the brilliant third place in Indonesia, it was expected Coldenhoff would be strong in Argentina, but that wasn’t to be the case. Just seven points and 18^th place wasn’t what he would have wanted. A DNF in the second moto made sure his points haul was minimum.

“My starts were great and we’d done a lot of testing: our work was really paying off here and that was the positive part of the weekend because I was struggling here quite a bit. We made some changes [to the set-up] for the second race which were better and I felt more comfortable and it was a shame we had a mechanical issue. Fifteenth place in the first race really isn’t good and I wasn’t happy we didn’t get the chance to make it better.”

As we mentioned though, it’s now onto Valkenswaard, and hopefully the current run of disappointment will turn around in his beloved sand.

Copyright: Photo: Ray Archer

This weekend during the MXGP of Europe which is taking place in Valkenswaard we run a competition where you could WIN a massive Twin Air prize, a copy of MXGP2, The Official MXGP Videogame and an all 2017 season pass to www.mxgp-tv.com.

All you have to do is to guess the MXGP of Europe’s top-three overall in MXGP class. Competition ends on Sunday, April the 23rd at 17:00

Click HERE to play the quiz on MXGP Facebook and follow this link to enter from a mobile phone: https://twinaircompetition.pgtb.me/Gq8g60

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider Thomas Covington has made good inroads into the MX2 top ten after his brilliant win in Leon, Mexico a couple of weeks ago, and he followed that up with a solid performance in Italy last weekend, scoring fifth place overall.

Now eighth in the series points the American rider will try and be consistent in the sand of Valkenswaard, Holland and Kegums, Latvia, before the series heads back to his favoured hard pack track in Teutschenthal, Germany.

Q: What about last weekend, how did that feel?

Covington: It was a good GP for us. We had some ups and downs but we showed the speed is there. I had a bad start in the opening moto and then it was really hard work to come through the pack. I made some good passes but as I was battling to get inside the top six I went over the bars so had to settle for 11th. Then in moto two my start was much better. I was fourth for most of the race but I felt really good and pushed hard for third. Overall, I’m really happy with my riding in Italy. The goal is to minimise mistakes so that we can consistently fight for the top three in each of the coming GPs.

Q: You won Mexico, how did it feel?

Covington: It was great. I think I always do well at Mexico, and it isn’t anything to do with the track, but I seem to do well that I spend some time at home before that round, I spend time with family, they are always in Mexico and it gives me a better feeling.

Q: How did you feel about the track conditions in Mexico?

Covington: The track and conditions, it was super wet on Saturday, but Sunday it was a lot better. They fixed a lot of the jumps. I am trying to get the same feeling in Europe. In Trentino I was fastest in timed practice, so I am getting there.

Q: You are looking faster, is that confidence or your bike?

Covington: I think another part is we have the bike really dialled in right now and the suspension is working perfect and really happy with the bike. I think we will keep it going and we have some sand races coming up and I will try and be top five in those.

Q: Onto Holland this week. Do you look forward to that?

Covington: Sand races are not my favourite races and the Dutch and Belgian guys grew up on it. I have some tracks back home that are sand, but nothing like the sand tracks in Europe.

Q: It was announced recently that the MXGP of US is going to Gaterback. That is a track you must have raced a lot of a junior?

Covington: I am looking forward to the Monster Energy MXGP of US. I know that track well, having spent a lot of weekends racing there, so I am pumped we go there. I only heard the week before Mexico that they have built a new track there, but I know when they had a GP track, it was always cool. It’s always good to have a home GP, always good to get home and talk to fans I speak the same language and maybe some of my family will drive down from Alabama. 

Copyright: Photo: Juan Pablo Acevedo

VALKENSWAARD (The Netherlands), 19 April 2017 - The 6th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship is upon us for the MXGP of Europe. After last weekend’s amazing and historic racing MXGP, MX2, and EMX250 classes are ready to do it all over again. The sandy track of Valkenswaard will also host the first round of the European Motocross Championship EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing with 91 2-strokes signed up to race.  It’s not one to miss!

While in MXGP and MX2, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Jorge Prado Garcia will go to Valkenswaard with a GP victory in the pocket and the Red Plate holders Team HRC’s Tim Gajser and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass are keen to show their supremacy at the MXGP of Europe.

In addition Round 2 of the EMX250 championship will take to Valkenswaard this weekend as well. Simone Furlotti is in the points lead after winning the season opener in Trentino. Furlotti will have to battle with several top level competitors on a circuit that is quite different from the previous. With Morgan Lesiardo, Miro Sihvonen, Karlis Sabulis, and Nick Kouwenberg hot on Furlotti’s heals you can expect some close battles and shifting of the points.

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser had an impressive race 2 in Trentino and so far this season he has shown that he is the one to beat. Gajser has never won in Valkenswaard, his best result here came last year when he reached the 3rd spot overall. The pressure of the points lead shrinking after Cairoli’s win in Trentino may propel the Slovenian to respond and claim his first Valkenswaard win this weekend.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli is coming into Valkenswaard after an amazing weekend in Trentino. The Italian has won in the GP in Valkenswaard 6 times, 5 of which in the MXGP class. It’s been 2 years though since he has seen the top step of the podium here. Striving to keep momentum from his impressive and historic race in Trentino you can be sure Cairoli will come out ready to fight.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle is another rider who has yet to win in Valkenswaard. The Belgian has finished on the podium twice there in the past and will hope to do the same this time. Desalle still sits third in the championship but only 6 points ahead of 4th and 5th.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin had some of the fastest laps in Trentino where he finished 5th overall. Paulin won the MXGP of Europe in 2015 and he has what it takes to win this year. Expect the #21 Husqvarna machine impress when the gate drops in Valkenswaard.

Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev has had some strong results this year and narrowly missed the podium in Trentino. The Russian has never finished outside of the top ten in Valkenswaard with his best result being 3rd in 2013. All things considered if he can have two consistent races his speed will put him in the top 5 if not the podium.

Last year’s winner and 2015 MXGP Champion Monster Energy Yamaha Racing Team’s Romain Febvre hasn’t had the season he has wanted and after a disappointing 13th overall last weekend he will be searching for the Valkenswaard form of past years this Sunday.

This weekend will be a home GP for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings. Herlings just had his best 450 result this season during the Race 2 at Trentino finishing 4th. The #84 has never lost a world championship race in Valkenswaard and he hopes to keep it that way by scoring his 8th victory on this track and 1st on a 450 Sunday.

Swiss rider, Wilvo Yamaha MXGP’s, Arnaud Tonus is coming into Valkenswaard with new found confidence and momentum after Trentino, where he reached the podium for his first time ever in the MXGP class

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl was on the podium here last year and is still looking for his first one of the season in this ultra competitive class.

Glenn Coldenhoff is another Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider that  will be racing at home this weekend. The dutchman has had some terrific starts this year and is now looking to do the same to impress the home fans.

2016 MXGP of Europe MXGP Top 3

1. Romain Febvre
2. Max Nagl
3. Tim Gajser

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 201 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 183 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 151 p.; 4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 145 p.; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 145 p.; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 144 p.; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 106 p.; 8. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 101 p.; 9. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 95 p.; 10. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 90 p.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass is continuing to shine this season finishing on the podium once again in Trentino. The Latvian is accustom to soft soil similar to that of Valkenswaard. Jonass finished second here last year but only to Herlings who is no longer a challenger. Jonass may very well score his first victory in Valkenswaard this weekend.

Team Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer lost his points’ lead he had worked so hard for in Trentino. Seewer will look to forget the problems of the past weekend and try to respond by out finishing his main competitor, Pauls Jonass.

LRT KTM’s Julien Lieber is an experienced soft soil rider hailing from Belgium. Lieber last raced here in 2014 and he finished 9th. With multiple podiums under his belt this season he’s striving for his first race win and overall in Valkenswaard.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen rode the best we’ve seen of him in Trentino, he won the qualifying race and he finished fourth overall on Sunday. The former EMX250 Champion will try to learn from the few mistakes of Trentino, which most likely caused him to miss his first podium, and focus on the racing ahead.

Kemea Yamaha Official MX2 Team’s Benoit Paturel was left scratching his head in Trentino where he finished 19th. Paturel has struggled off the start and he is taking the hard route to the top. Last year the French finished 5th in Valkenswaard, he is now 5th in the championship and could really use another top five this weekend’s visit to the starting gate.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado Garcia scored his first career victory in Trentino at 16 years old last weekend. The self proclaimed soft track rider will go for 2 wins in a row on the sandy soil of Valkenswaard.

HSF Logistics Motorsport Team’s Brian Bogers and Clavin Vlaanderen are no strangers to this track and they will look to use their experience of racing on this soil and the home fans to their advantage.

2016 MXGP of Europe MX2 Top 3

1. Jeffrey Herlings
2. Pauls Jonass
3. Jeremy Seewer

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 192 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 183 p.; 3. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), 175 p.; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 158 p.; 5. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 147 p.; 6. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 123 p.; 7. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), 117 p.; 8. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 113 p.; 9. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, KAW), 110 p.; 10. Michele Cervellin (ITA, HON), 99 p.

All the photos of the MXGP of Europe will be available here

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:00; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 08:45; EMX250 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 09:30; EMX250 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 10:15; MX2 Free Practice 11:45; MXGP Free Practice 12:15; EMX125 Last chance Qualifying Race 13:10; EMX250 Last chance Qualifying Race 13:55; MX2 Time Practice 14:30; MXGP Time Practice 15:00; EMX125 Race 1 15:30; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:25; MXGP Qualifying Race 17:10; EMX250 Race 1 17:55.

Sunday: EMX125 Race 2 09:45; MX2 Warm up 10:25; MXGP Warm up 10:45; EMX250 Race 2 11:30; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

MXGP of Europe

MONACO (Principality of Monaco), 19 April 2017 – Youthstream and Magneti Marelli After Market Parts and Services are delighted to announce the renewal of the partnership agreement for the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship.

Magneti Marelli After Market Parts and Services is the commercial division dedicates to spare parts and workshops network. It distributes spare parts, automotive components and it offers training and technical know-how to the independent Aftermarket.

The company, via the Magneti Marelli Checkstar brand, which identifies the network of 4,000 specialised garages and body shops throughout the world, aims to consolidate its presence in all of the stages of the MXGP championship, strengthen relations between the brand and enthusiasts who share a passion for the motoring world, and develop initiatives dedicated to clients and partners from all around the globe.

David Luongo, Vice President of Youthstream Group and Head of Operations stated: We are proud to renew our partnership with Magneti Marelli After Market Parts and Services. This agreement shows the interest of mainstream companies for the MXGP World Championship. For sure we will continue to propose our onsite services such as the VIP Skybox to allow such companies to live the motocross experience and to follow the action from the closest point of view.”

“Thanks to the extraordinary results achieved during the last sporting season, we were delighted to renew the sponsorship agreement with MXGP,” confirmed Stefano Sancassani, the CEO of Magneti Marelli After Market Parts and Services. “The world championship offers us the opportunity to bring our brand closer to action sports and an audience of enthusiasts who love the most authentic traditions of motor sport, as well as satisfy clients and partners with exclusive and dedicated competition experiences”.

MXGP has as its undisputed lead figure the eight-time world champion Antonio Cairoli, who, in this first part of the season, has demonstrated excellent performance and character, with great results in the rankings despite the injuries he suffered last year. Antonio Cairoli is a testimonial for Magneti Marelli Checkstar as well as a great talent in rallying, where he participates flying the Team Magneti Marelli Checkstar flag.

Magneti Marelli Checkstar is the official sponsor of the FIM Motocross World Championship, and will be visible within the world championship competition areas through the display of the brand, which is ever increasingly a by-word for passion and competence in the world of car repair and in the sale of quality spare parts.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

Magneti Marelli Checkstar

Copyright: Photo: MMC