Gajser and Fernandez finish top five at the MXGP of Turkiye

Honda HRC’s MXGP duo of Tim Gajser and Ruben Fernandez finished fourth and fifth overall respectively at the MXGP of Turkiye, putting in consistent motos at the hard-pack circuit in Afyon and showing that they are both in good form to finish off this 2025 World Motocross Championship strongly.

Each GP back for Gajser has shown that he is getting closer and closer to the podium spots and this weekend was no exception with his four-four results. He was battling with the top three guys for the majority of the weekend, ending up just under nine seconds from the leader in race two, so with two more rounds left, there is time for the #243 to up his pace even further and get back to the form that saw him win three of the first five rounds of this season.

Fernandez also managed to put in two consistent scores, coming through the pack with some excellent passes and making it two CRF450Rs in the top five as he followed his teammate across the line in both races. It was good to see the Spaniard finish strongly in both motos as that has been an issue throughout this year, so with that boost of confidence, he now wants to make the next step and add a few more points to be able to get back on the podium again.

In the MX2 class, Valerio Lata showed some better speed throughout the weekend, with the fastest lap in timed practice being the highlight for the youngster. The points tally isn’t perhaps a fair reflection of his speed, but he knows that, and his moto speed for the duration of the races is something he’ll be working on once the season is over. Before that though, he has two races to attend in China and Australia that’ll be brand-new experiences for the Italian, so he wants to enjoy those as much as possible and good results will definitely make that possible.

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MX2 Race 1
1. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 35:04.806; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:05.873; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:10.287; 4. Mathis Valin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:15.332; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:16.246; 6. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), +0:17.173; 7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:17.757; 8. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:18.958; 9. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +0:22.234; 10. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:28.311;

MX2 Race 2
1. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 35:21.984; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:01.567; 3. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), +0:12.190; 4. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:13.194; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:14.504; 6. Mathis Valin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:21.860; 7. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:23.533; 8. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:30.278; 9. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:36.796; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +0:37.595;

MX2 GP Overall
1. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 45 points; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 44 p.; 3. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 43 p.; 4. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 35 p.; 5. Mathis Valin (FRA, KAW), 33 p.; 6. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 32 p.; 7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 27 p.; 8. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 25 p.; 9. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 25 p.; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 23 p.; 

MX2 Championship
1. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 833 points; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 821 p.; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 771 p.; 4. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 701 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 603 p.; 6. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 582 p.; 7. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 576 p.; 8. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 427 p.; 9. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 413 p.; 10. Mathis Valin (FRA, KAW), 409 p.;