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JORGE PRADO TAKES HIS SECOND STRAIGHT MXGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WITH VICTORY AT THE MXGP OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA

COZAR (Spain) 29 September 2024 – The FIM Motocross World Motocross Championship came to a scorching conclusion in southern Spain today at the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha as the 20th and final round of the season saw reigning World Champion Jorge Prado retain his crown with overall victory for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing, but he was pushed all the way to the very last race with a final winning margin of just ten points!

From his dominant form in Saturday’s RAM Qualifying Race, the red plate holder made it clear that he had no intention of losing the title on home ground, and with two clear holeshots and scintillating early pace, he fought off the challenge of Team HRC’s Tim Gajser to clinch his fourth World Championship, to the delight of his home fans, although there was a scare for him on the way!

 


The writing was on the wall for the reigning Champion’s rivals after his clear win in the RAM Qualifying Race on Saturday, although Jeffrey Herlings again showed his pace with the fastest time in the morning Warm-Up session for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.

The sheer speed of Prado into the first corner of race one was once more nothing short of breath-taking, and he crossed the Fox Holeshot line on the exit with around five bike lengths on the next rider, Jeremy Seewer, in his last GP for the Kawasaki Racing Team.

Local fans had cause for concern, however, as Gajser immediately snapped past both Seewer and the fast-starting Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP rider Andrea Bonacorsi to get himself up into second place, and the Slovenian started hounding the rear wheel of the Spanish hero.

Coming out of the second corner, Herlings had run wide off the track, and was judged to have gained an advantage as he rejoined, resulting in a three-position penalty. Regardless, he charged through to third position on track by the close, relegated to sixth position by the penalty.

One of the riders he passed was Standing Construct Honda rider Alberto Forato, who fought forward throughout the race, passing Seewer with a strong move at the end of the start straight on lap 14. Sadly for the Italian, he tipped over in a corner on the following lap, allowing Seewer and his Kawasaki Racing Team stablemate Romain Febvre into what was ultimately third and fourth. Forato recovered to be classified in fifth.

Behind the top six were Bonacorsi, Team Ship To Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR rider Valentin Guillod, then Maxime Renaux in ninth for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP after a nasty crash in the early laps.  Jan Pancar rounded out the top ten on his TEM JP253 KTM.

At the front, Prado did what he does best, and despite Gajser’s best efforts the Spaniard edged away to build a seven-second lead before easing off in the closing laps to secure his 17th Sunday race win of the campaign and take a 12-point lead into the final race of the year!

 

That final race began in usual fashion for the Champ, with another clinical Fox Holeshot Award, his 18th for the season!  This time it was Gajser who ran off the circuit, exiting turn one and rejoining between some advertising boards.  He was judged not to have gained an advantage and was allowed to race on without penalty.

Seewer was again right at the sharp end, but Herlings blasted past him into the third corner and looked to be racing with intentions on a race win. Febvre and Gajser also advanced past Seewer before the start of the first full lap.

Behind the top five, the drying circuit was at its toughest, and most of the top ten held their positions until the end, including Guillod in a solid sixth, Fantic Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff, home rider Ruben Fernandez in eighth for Team HRC, with Renaux and Pancar again finishing ninth and tenth after Bonacorsi suffered a fall down the order.  Guillod would take sixth overall ahead of Forato, Coldenhoff, Renaux, and Pancar.

The big moment occurred on lap seven, as Prado’s rear wheel suddenly stepped out on a downhill and he was forced to run off the circuit!  Under pressure from Herlings at the time, “The Bullet” immediately led, and the fans looked worried as Prado seemed to cruise for a few corners, allowing Febvre and Gajser into second and third.  Fortunately for the #1, there was no issue with his machine, and he took it easy to the flag.  Gajser did all he could but couldn’t close on the leading pair, and Febvre tipped over in a corner as he tried to pressure Herlings, but kept hold of second place.

This left the top three in the series, Prado, Gajser, and Herlings to finish in that order overall, with Febvre and Seewer fourth and fifth in the GP.  Prado had the crowd fully behind him all the way to the chequered flag, and the celebrations are continuing long into the night! His 49th career GP win levels him with Gajser, and he becomes the first back-to-back MXGP World Champion since the Slovenian’s successful title defence of 2020.  It was a good day to be a Spanish Motocross fan in Cozar!

 

Jorge Prado: “This is just unbelievable like at the beginning of the season I wouldn't imagine to be sitting in this position right now and I was just enjoying it so much that second race was so long it just didn't end and you know so much work goes behind this and all the fans came over they were supporting every single lap of every race and this is amazing to see this. Amazing to feel in that atmosphere over there when I was in the party and just unbelievably grateful to get the world title over here in Spain with my fans with my family my friends with everyone. Just thank you everyone, it's been an awesome year again!.”

Tim Gajser: “I mean we had a great season, you know, nice battle with Jorge and with Jeffrey. So, congrats to Jorge for winning the title. I was really close this year, I was giving my best and I think we had a really good championship. So, I want to say a huge thank you to all my team, the bike was amazing for the all year and everybody around me. So, a huge thank you. Thank you very much guys.”

Jeffrey Herlings: “So first of all over the weekend, yeah, you know to finish 3rd in the championship I'm quite happy with. Coming out today with a podium it's okay obviously had quite some bad luck with some decisions. But Jorge, he was the best for the whole year. Starts is one thing he was the king of that and furthermore he he's a champion so big congrats to him. But I think today the result is and furthermore he was he's a champion so big congrats to that. I’m looking forward to next year.”

 

     

Main Photo: Jorge Prado Celebration

Top Photo: Jorge Prado

Bottom Photos: 1. Tim Gajser; 2 Jeffrey Herlings

 

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), 34:12.045; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:02.766; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:22.715; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:24.473; 5. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:34.497; 6. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:16.287; 7. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:45.920; 8. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:49.842; 9. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:50.227; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), +0:58.662

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 34:19.434; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:05.501; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:12.077; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:20.893; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:21.282; 6. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:23.183; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Fantic), +0:24.978; 8. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:25.889; 9. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:55.998; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), +0:57.416;

MXGP Overall - Top 10 Classification: . Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 43 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 42 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 40 p.; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 36 p.; 6. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 28 p.; 7. Alberto Forato (ITA, HON), 25 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 24 p.; 9. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 24 p.; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 22 p.

MXGP - World Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 996 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 986 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 944 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 686 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 651 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 601 p.; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 550 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 428 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 388 p.; 10. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, YAM), 340 p.

MXGP - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Honda, 1017 points; 2. GASGAS, 996 p.; 3. KTM, 956 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 867 p.; 5. Yamaha, 748 p.; 6. Fantic, 643 p.; 7. Husqvarna, 327 p.; 8. Beta, 171 p.; 9. Ducati, 19 p.

 

 

All the photos from the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

 

 

MXGP OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1550m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 27°

Weather conditions: Sunny

Crowd Attendance: 36,300

 

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THE 2024 MXGP AWARDS CONCLUDE A THRILLING SEASON IN SPAIN

COZAR (Spain)  30 September 2024 – The 2024 MXGP Awards concluded another thrilling season of the FIM Motocross World Championship at the ultimate round of the season at Cózar. The final chequered flag waved at the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha to officially confirm the 2024 World Champions, and the celebrations soon followed with the annual awards ceremony.

Hosted at the VIP Gold Skybox Hospitality, the event welcomed the season’s winners in an exciting and celebratory atmosphere. Once again, the MXGP Awards were led by MXGP-TV Commentator Paul Malin and MXGP-TV Presenter Lisa Leyland, streamed globally on MXGP-TV as well as on the official MXGP YouTube Channel and Facebook.

The ceremony kicked off with a special message from Infront Moto Racing’s CEO David Luongo, congratulating all the 2024 Champions for their outstanding efforts throughout the season:

Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo: "On behalf of Infront Moto Racing, it’s a pleasure to be here tonight celebrating our incredible champions. We’ve had 20 Grand Prix races this season, plus the upcoming Motocross of Nations next week, which will be huge. This season has been thrilling, from Argentina to Spain, with amazing Spanish fans supporting us and especially our MXGP Champion, Jorge Prado. It’s a great pride for us to have made this global 20-round season possible. I’d like to thank the FIM, with Antonio Alia, and all our organizers who worked tirelessly to deliver each event. Thanks to our manufacturers—this championship has the most official brands in motorsport, and that’s something to be proud of. And of course, to all the riders—thank you for putting on such a great show for the fans. Lastly, a huge thank you to the MXGP fans. The atmosphere today, and throughout the season has been amazing because they are always very fair, very positive toward our sportsmen and our rider. We are here to celebrate our champions. So let's celebrate. Thank you very much”

FIM/CMS Director Antonio Alia: "What a way to end this fantastic season. We started in Argentina and finished here in Spain. It’s not just about the people producing the images we’ve seen on the screen this year. You’ve all been through so many different kinds of soil and difficult situations but we made it through. The season is over, but I’m already looking forward to seeing the 2025 calendar unveiled, we’ll continue next year with all the passion and effort that you put into organizing these events. I know some of the event organizers are here today, and as David mentioned, this was a very demanding season. It was special, and without your hard work and dedication, none of this would be possible. You made us believe it could be done, and we achieved something great. Thank you very much for all your efforts and to everyone behind the scenes who made this happen."

 

The 2024 MXGP Awards recognised the top manufacturers, teams, and riders across all categories, including the much-anticipated "Jan De Groot" Award, which was given to Sacha Coenen for his exceptional showing as a young rider. The celebration also honoured the stars of tomorrow, with Roko Ivandic taking the EMX65 European Champion title, Sleny Goyer winning the EMX85 European Champion, and Noel Zanocz claiming the EMX125 European Championship and 125cc Junior World Championship crowns.

The 2024 MXGP Awards celebrated the season’s finest across all categories, recognizing the champions who stood out on the global stage. Sacha Coenen was awarded the prestigious "Jan De Groot" Award for his exceptional showing as a young rider. The celebration also honoured the stars of tomorrow and the next generation of riders with Roko Ivandic crowned EMX65 European Champion, Sleny Goyer securing the EMX85 European Championship, and Noel Zanocz triumphing as the EMX125 European Champion. In the EMX250, it was Mathis Valin who claimed the title, while Marcel Stauffer took home the EMX2T European Championship, and Jakub Teresak emerged as the EMX Open European Champion.

Then, following the Organizers prizes, it was the turns of the champions in the 2024 FIM Junior World Champions categories included Noel Zanocz securing his second prize of the evening with the  125cc Junior World Champion title, then Kash Van Hamond as the 65cc Junior World Cup Winner and the 85cc Junior World Champion, and Levi Townley.

 

We also celebrated the WMX Champion as Lotte Van Drunen took the stage to receive her plate and Champion Ring, marking a fantastic and historic season as the youngest winner in the Women’s Motocross World Championship.

Additionally, Jorge Prado and Lucas Coenen were awarded the Acerbis Best Lap Competition prizes in MXGP and MX2, respectively, highlighting their incredible speed with 14 and 8 fastest laps this season. The Fox Holeshot Award went to both Jorge Prado and Sacha Coenen for their lightning-fast starts throughout the year, with Prado dominating the category for now seven consecutive wins.

The evening concluded with the crowning of the FIM Motocross World Champions. Jorge Prado and Kay de Wolf took to the stage to receive their championship plates and rings, with Prado also being presented with his replica MXGP Trophy, marking the end of an unforgettable season.

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Here is the full list of 2024 winners:

Manufacturer and Champions

·       MXGP World Champion: Jorge Prado

·       MX2 World Champion: Kay de Wolf

·       WMX Champion: Lotte Van Drunen

·       MXGP Manufacturer World Champion: Honda

·       MXGP Winning Team: Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing

·       MX2 Manufacturer World Champion: Husqvarna

·       MX2 Winning Team: Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing

·       WMX Manufacturer World Champion: Yamaha

·       WMX Winning Team: De Baets Yamaha MX-Team

·       "Jan De Groot" Award: Sacha Coenen (BEL)

·       Junior e-Motocross Series Winner: Lucas Bos (FRA)

·       65cc Junior World Cup Winner: Kash Van Hamond (NED)

·       85cc Junior World Champion: Noel Zanocz (HUN)

·       125cc Junior World Champion: Levi Townley (NZL)

·       EMX65 European Champion: Roko Ivandic (CRO)

·       EMX85 European Champion: Sleny Goyer (FRA)

·       EMX125 European Champion: Noel Zanocz (HUN)

·       EMX250 European Champion: Mathis Valin (FRA)

·       EMX2T European Champion:  Marcel Stauffer (AUT)

·       EMX Open European Champion: Jakub Teresak (CZE)

Organizers

·       MXGP Best Media Opportunity: MXGP of China

·       MXGP Best Promotion: MXGP of Galicia

·       MXGP Best Fan Engagement: MXGP of Turkiye

·       MXGP Best Organizer: MXGP of The Netherlands

Performance Awards

·       FOX Holeshot Award MXGP & MX2: Jorge Prado & Sacha Coenen

·       ACERBIS Best Lap Competition: Jorge Prado & Lucas Coenen

·       MXGP RAM Qualifying Race Award: Tim Gajser

 

The celebratory evening marked the end of another remarkable season of motocross, with the spotlight now shifting to 2025. The passion and determination of the riders, teams and organizers ensured that the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship will be remembered as one of the most exciting in the sport’s history.

 

All the photos from the MXGP Awards will be available HERE.

WATCH the 2024 MXGP Awards HERE

 

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WINNING WAYS CONTINUE FOR PRADO & COENEN IN THE RAM QUALIFYING RACES AT THE MXGP OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA

COZAR (Spain) 28 September 2024 – The 2024 FIM Motocross World Motocross Championships started its 20th and final round today in glorious sunshine at the Cozar Motor Ranch in southern Spain, as a technical racetrack with a drying red clay surface presented a tough challenge for the riders in the RAM Qualifying Races at the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha.

Looking to tie up his second straight MXGP world title this weekend, his first to be decided at the final round and in his home country, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing star Jorge Prado kept all of his fans happy with a trademark holeshot to chequered flag win, giving him just a tiny bit more breathing room for tomorrow’s races over his Championship challenger Tim Gajser, who was third for Team HRC.

The MX2 race started with a multi-rider crash in the turn one, but in-form Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing pilot Lucas Coenen was already in the lead and looking uncatchable, although his teammate and series leader Kay de Wolf kept calm and delivered a fine third place finish to maintain a healthy advantage in the points table.


Although his chances of a world title are virtually zero coming into Cozar, Jeffrey Herlings set the fastest lap time in both Free Practice and Time Practice for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, ahead of Gajser and Prado, with Jan Pancar showing impressive speed again for TEM JP253 KTM Racing with the fourth best time.

On the freshly groomed downhill start straight into a sharp left-handed corner, Prado made no mistakes and took his customary holeshot as Maxime Renaux ran wide on the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP machine. Jeremy Seewer was initially second for Kawasaki Racing Team, ahead of Alberto Forato on the Standing Construct Honda.  The Italian flinched slightly on the line, causing Romain Febvre of the Kawasaki Racing Team and Alessandro Lupino of the Ducati Factory MX Team to hit the gate and start from the back!

Herlings looked on a mission, however, and after a lunge up the inside of turn three to pass Team HRC’s Ruben Fernandez for fourth, tore around the outside of both Forato and Seewer to claim second halfway through the opening lap!  Gajser, meanwhile, had not started well, and pushed hard to get past Forato at the end of the first full circuit.  It took the Slovenian until the halfway point of the race to force past Seewer for third, but he was unable to get near the leading pair.

Seewer and Forato kept fourth and fifth to the flag ahead of Renaux, Fernandez and Fantic Factory Racing rider Glenn Coldenhoff.  Andrea Bonacorsi made a nice switchback move to take ninth place for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, passing Team Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR rider Valentin Guillod, who took the final point in tenth ahead of the recovering Febvre.

At the front of the pack, Herlings looked to be reeling in Gajser before a massive moment on lap nine nearly saw the Dutchman crash off the track, but he saved it and closed in again on the Spaniard, to within a second and a half on the final lap! 

 “The Bullet” could not find his way through, however, and Prado took his sixth RAM Qualifying Race win of the season.  Gajser, having already won the RAM Driving Experience with the most Saturday wins for the year, finished in third and saw the gap to the reigning Champ rise to nine points. 

This means that if Gajser wins both races tomorrow, then Prado will need to take a second and a third place to retain his crown! The Spaniard’s form looks ominous for his competition, but the 2024 MXGP Motocross World Championship has shown that anything can happen in this sport, and usually does!

 

Jorge Prado: ”It was a very good day. Actually, these conditions are not my favourite track. It's unbelievable hard but yeah, we got the job done. It was the main thing, so I had to go, you know, I had to push for it not in my favourite conditions, but we are still making it happen. P1 today, let's go for two P1s tomorrow!”

 

MXGP - RAM Qualifying Race – Classification:  1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), 25:21.529; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:01.069; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:06.981; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:12.881; 5. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:15.165; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:20.152; 7. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:23.797; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Fantic), +0:45.490; 9. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:47.179; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:49.050

MXGP - World Championship Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 953 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 944 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 904 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 650 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 611 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 577 p.; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 550 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 428 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 360 p.; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, FAN), 319 p

     

Main Photo: Jorge Prado

Bottom Photos: 1. Jeffrey Herlings; 2. Tim Gajser

 


Lucas Coenen declared his intent with the fastest laps in both the Free and Time Practice sessions earlier in the day, with Mikkel Haarup again showing good pace with second fastest for Monster Energy Triumph Racing, as Simon Laengenfelder took third for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing.

Coenen got his exit to the first corner absolutely perfect to jump into the lead ahead of Laengenfelder, before Quentin Prugnieres also edged ahead of the German to hold second place on his F & H Racing Kawasaki.  Meanwhile, Thibault Benistant collided with David Braceras and the pair hit the floor, giving David’s Fantic Factory Racing teammate Kay Karssemakers nowhere to go but to add to the pile-up. KTM SB Racing’s Jens Walvoort was also involved, while Max Palsson of Becker Racing fell in a separate crash!  Benistant would recover the best to finish 11th for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2.

Coenen marched away, but his teammate De Wolf was marching forward, passing WZ Racing Team’s local boy Oriol Oliver, Laengenfelder, and on lap three completed a stunning move on Prugnieres to take second!

After his initial struggles, Laengenfelder, who is already confirmed as the bronze medallist for the year, rose back to prominence by also passing Prugnieres, then tucking to the inside of De Wolf for second on lap five. The top three would stay in that order as the Dutchman accepted a humble two-point loss to Coenen in the race.

Prugnieres held on for an MX2 career-best fourth place finish, ahead of the Triumph riders, as Camden McLellan took fifth ahead of Haarup after the Dane fell with three laps to go, but picked it back up in time to hold sixth ahead of Karlis Reisulis for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2.

Eighth position went to Team HRC’s Ferruccio Zanchi after a late move on Oliver. The Spaniard slipped to tenth as outgoing World Champion Andrea Adamo recovered from a poor start to claim ninth on the last lap!

Coenen’s win drops the gap to De Wolf down to 34 points, so the Dutchman can take the Championship in race one tomorrow if he finishes fourth or better, even if the Belgian takes another race win!  On this treacherous track, however, things might not ever be that simple!

Don’t miss the final day of the series tomorrow, with the chance to see the World Champion of each class clinch their titles in tomorrow’s MXGP of Castilla La Mancha!

 

Lucas Coenen:” I need to do everything possible to get at least a chance at the title. Like now, I just rode my own race, I was smooth and didn't push. So, yeah, I mean, it was a good race. Tomorrow we try to do the same, get a good start and just do our own laps. And that's how it's done and maybe we get a chance for the title but at least I want to ride well.”

 

MX2 - RAM Qualifying Race – Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 25:27.674; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:16.605; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:23.090; 4. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:23.739; 5. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:24.370; 6. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +0:32.221; 7. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:38.457; 8. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:41.007; 9. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:44.228; 10. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +0:45.860;

MX2 - World Championship Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 923 points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 889 p.; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 820 p.; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 749 p.; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 663 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 634 p.; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 555 p.; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 456 p.; 9. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 401 p.; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 362 p.

 

     

Top Photo: Lucas Coenen

Bottom Photos: 1. Simon Laengenfelder; 2. Kay de Wolf

 

 

All the photos from the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

 

 

MXGP OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1550m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 27°

Weather conditions: Sunny

 

 

TIMETABLE 

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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