Honda HRC
MXGP 2023
Qualifying Round 17   Turkey

Gajser on pole as storm disrupts MXGP of Turkiye qualification

A storm hit the MXGP of Turkiye track in Afyon, just moments before the MXGP riders headed to the gate for their qualification race, and after waiting to see if conditions improved, the decision was made to cancel the race and take the results from the timed practice into the two GP-scoring motos tomorrow.

This means mixed fortunes for the Team HRC duo, with Tim Gajser on pole position now, after posting a laptime 0.798 seconds ahead of his nearest challenger. Teammate Ruben Fernandez is down in 14th, after being unable to find a good rhythm on what was a hard-pack track in the earlier sessions, so he will have to start from a bit wider on the gate.

With the thunder and lightning passing through, work will now begin to make sure that the track is in rideable conditions for the morning warm-ups tomorrow, which should then give the riders some idea of their bike setup for the two motos in the afternoon.

With the lack of qualification race today, no points would be handed out and so the championship standings will remain the same as they were this morning, with the GP overall still being decided by the two motos they will run tomorrow.

Tim Gajser 243

It’s a bit disappointing not to be able to race today, but with the storm conditions it was the right call. I felt really good in both practice sessions, and to get first gate-pick is nice for us, even if the track will be completely different when the gate drops. Hopefully they can do the worked needed to make sure we have two good races tomorrow.

Ruben Fernandez 70

I didn’t have the best timed practice result so my gate-pick isn’t so great, but I still feel like I can do well tomorrow and we just have to wait and see what the track will be like. Whatever it is, I know we will be ready and now I just have to focus on getting out the gate well and challenging with the top guys.

Marcus Pereira de Freitas

HRC General Manager - MXGP

For Tim to be 0.8 seconds up on second and over 1.5 seconds ahead of third in timed practice showed just how well he was riding earlier today. Unfortunately the weather didn’t give him a chance to show that in the race but it is still a good confidence boost for him and sets him up nicely for tomorrow’s motos. Ruben has to start from a worse position but he has proved he can get good starts and I’m sure he’ll be fighting for much higher places in the motos. A big congratulations to the team for working well and making sure the weather didn’t affect the bikes or our pit too much in the storm. We have a good group of people and in these moments that really shows.

MXGP 2023
Qualifying Round 17   Turkey

Timed Practice

Storm
Air Temp
20°C
Track Cond
Hard Pack
Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Gajser Tim 243 SLO Team HRC - MXGP Honda 1:44.446
2 Prado Garcia Jorge 61 SPA Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing GasGas 0:00.798
3 Seewer Jeremy 91 SWI Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team Yamaha 0:01.572
4 Febvre Romain 3 FRA Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP Kawasaki 0:01.792
5 Evans Mitch 43 AUS Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP Kawasaki 0:02.126
6 Guillod Valentin 92 SWI Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz Honda 0:02.135
7 Guadagnini Mattia 101 ITA Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing GasGas 0:02.270
8 Jonass Pauls 41 LAT Standing Construct Honda MXGP Honda 0:02.348
9 Vlaanderen Calvin 10 NDL Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing Yamaha 0:02.547
10 Forato Alberto 303 ITA SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery KTM 0:02.569
11 Renaux Maxime 959 FRA Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team Yamaha 0:02.585
12 Coldenhoff Glenn 959 NDL Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team Yamaha 0:03.021
13 Lupino Alessandro 77 ITA MRT Racing Team Beta Beta 0:03.401
14 Fernandez Ruben 70 SPA Team HRC - MXGP Honda 0:03.761
15 Paturel Benoit 6 FRA De Baets Yamaha MX-Team Yamaha 0:03.810
16 Östlund Alvin 161 SWE JWR Honda Racing Honda 0:04.316
17 Bogers Brian 189 NDL Standing Construct Honda MXGP Honda 0:04.809
18 Watson Ben 919 GBR MRT Racing Team Beta Beta 0:05.292
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Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Prado Garcia Jorge 61 SPA 821 Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing GasGas
2 Febvre Romain 3 FRA 729 Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP Kawasaki
3 Seewer Jeremy 91 SWI 652 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team Yamaha
4 Coldenhoff Glenn 959 NDL 600 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team Yamaha
5 Fernandez Ruben 70 SPA 542 Team HRC - MXGP Honda
6 Vlaanderen Calvin 10 NDL 498 Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing Yamaha
7 Herlings Jeffrey 84 NDL 455 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
8 Forato Alberto 303 ITA 414 SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery KTM
9 Guillod Valentin 92 SWI 295 Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz Honda
10 Renaux Maxime 959 FRA 260 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team Yamaha
11 Paturel Benoit 6 FRA 224 De Baets Yamaha MX-Team Yamaha
12 Evans Mitch 43 AUS 220 Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP Kawasaki
13 Watson Ben 919 GBR 211 MRT Racing Team Beta Beta
14 Guadagnini Mattia 101 ITA 203 Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing GasGas
15 Bogers Brian 189 NDL 202 Standing Construct Honda MXGP Honda
16 Östlund Alvin 161 SWE 194 JWR Honda Racing Honda
17 Gajser Tim 243 SLO 151 Team HRC - MXGP Honda
18 Koch Tom 226 GER 150 KTM Kosak Team KTM
19 Lupino Alessandro 77 ITA 140 MRT Racing Team Beta Beta
20 Spies Maximillian 71 GER 114 KTM Kosak Team KTM
21 van Doninck Brent 32 BEL 113 JM Honda Racing Honda
22 Jonass Pauls 41 LAT 110 Standing Construct Honda MXGP Honda
23 Van Horebeek Jeremy 89 BEL 110 Standing Construct Honda MXGP Honda
24 Petrov Petar BUL 53
25 Roosiorg Hardi 75 EST 52 JWR Honda Racing Honda
26 Haavisto Jere FIN 51
27 Brumann Kevin 87 SWI 43 JK Racing Yamaha Active Yamaha
28 Jacobi Henry GER 29
29 Rubini Stephen 38 FRA 27 Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz Honda
30 Stewart Lewis AUS 25
31 Murray Nicholas 167 AUS 21 Wildcard Rider Husqvarna
32 Kullas Harri FIN 20
33 Maksum Hilman IDN 17
34 Koch Tim 86 GER 15 Wildcard Rider Suzuki
35 Gerhardsson Albin 52 SWE 15 Wildcard Rider Husqvarna
36 Sterry Adam 811 GBR 13 Wildcard Rider KTM
37 Kerhoas Lionel 988 FRA 12 Wildcard Rider Husqvarna
38 Ivanov Michael 97 BUL 11 Wildcard Rider Husqvarna
39 Leok Tanel EST 10
40 Goupillon Pierre 57 FRA 10 Wildcard Rider KTM
41 Krestinov Gert EST 10
42 Dickinson Ashton 115 GBR 9 Wildcard Rider KTM
43 Tonus Arnaud SWI 8
44 Sileika Tomass 637 LAT 7 Wildcard Rider GasGas
45 Monticelli Ivo ITA 6
46 Jost Simon 53 SLK 6 Wildcard Rider KTM
47 Sihvonen Miro FIN 6
48 Purdon Tristan 141 RSA 6 Wildcard Rider KTM
49 Scheu Mark 991 GER 5 Wildcard Rider Husqvarna
50 Lusbo Andero EST 5
51 Poli Joaquin 179 ARG 5 Wildcard Rider Kawasaki
52 Mewse Conrad 426 GBR 4 Wildcard Rider Honda
53 Karlsson Danne 692 SWE 4 Wildcard Rider GasGas
54 Alberto Paulo POR 4
55 Tondel Cornelius NOR 3
56 Kohut Tomas 45 CZE 3 Wildcard Rider KTM
57 Koch Nico 260 GER 2 Wildcard Rider KTM
58 Conijn Marcel NDL 2
59 Jazdauskas Domantas 181 LTU 2 Wildcard Rider KTM
60 Joergensen Mathias 221 DEN 2 Wildcard Rider Yamaha
61 Croci Simone 771 ITA 2 Wildcard Rider Husqvarna
62 Malaval Adrien FRA 2
63 De Waal Micha-Boy NDL 2
64 Poli Agustin 98 ARG 1 Wildcard Rider Kawasaki
65 Ubach Simeo 724 SPA 1 Wildcard Rider Husqvarna
66 Van Berkel Lars 107 NDL 1 Wildcard Rider Honda
67 Van der Mierden Sven NDL 1
68 Jasikonis Arminas 2 LTU 1 Wildcard Rider GasGas
69 Clochet Jimmy 520 FRA 0 Wildcard Rider Honda
70 Outeiro Luis 147 POR 0 Wildcard Rider Yamaha
71 Sandner Michael 766 AUT 0 Wildcard Rider KTM
Location Information

Sadıkbey Mahallesi, Dörtyol Mah. Turgut Özal Cad., Afyon Yeni Şehir Stadyumu Yanı, 03200 Merkez/Afyonkarahisar - View in Google Maps

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