Podium effort for Gajser at the MXGP of Sweden
MXGP
Team HRC’s Tim Gajser got himself back on the podium at the MXGP of Sweden, held at the rocky Uddevalla track in front of a hugely vocal crowd. After a day of torrential rain on Friday, conditions were nearly perfect for the two motos today, where Gajser was able to go two-three for second overall.
In race one, the Honda CRF450R rider got a good start inside the top five, before gradually working his way forward. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the circuit, passing was at a premium and it took until the 13th lap before he finally got into the lead and after all that effort, a small error in judgement then saw it slip from his fingers. He regrouped quickly and put pressure on the leader for the rest of the moto, eventually crossing the line less than a second behind the winner.
Race two and the Slovenian didn’t have the best first bend, but a few passes on the first lap got him into third place. From there, the trio checked out from the field opening out a massive gap to the riders behind. Pushing hard, Gajser tried to keep in touch with the front two, but a combination of lappers and tricky conditions meant that he lost contact and couldn’t fight for the win. Still, a third place meant that he was back on the podium and he still leads the championship by 17 points as they head into the final five rounds of the season.
Next up is Arnhem, in the Netherlands, which a return to sandy terrain, where the #243 will be hoping to put in a strong effort and maintain his grip on the 2024 MXGP World Championship.
MX2
Ferruccio Zanchi had an excellent second moto in Uddevalla, Sweden, finishing seventh and riding a fast and consistent pace for the duration of the moto. Unfortunately a bike issue in race one when fighting for eighth robbed him of the opportunity for a strong overall position, but after a sixth in the qualifying race yesterday, the young Italian can be very happy with how he rode on what is a difficult challenge.
In what is the second of this triple-header, the series heads to Arnhem, Netherlands for what will be another sand track, where Zanchi will be trying to repeat his excellent riding from Lommel a few weeks ago.
Race 1
1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 34:58.112; 2. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +0:07.163; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:12.891; 4. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:14.217; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:47.235; 6. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:50.887; 7. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:52.471; 8. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +1:08.937; 9. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +1:15.671; 10. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +1:27.442;… 23. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), -15 lap(s);
Race 2
1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 34:39.588; 2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:05.003; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:06.761; 4. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:07.375; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:22.323; 6. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +0:27.740; 7. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:33.660; 8. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:34.783; 9. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:40.382; 10. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:42.612;
Overall
1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 50 points; 2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 40 p.; 4. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 37 p.; 5. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 32 p.; 6. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 32 p.; 7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 28 p.; 8. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 25 p.; 9. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 23 p.; 10. David Braceras (ESP, FAN), 20 p.;… 14. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 14 p.;
Tim Gajser 243
It was still a good weekend for the championship, going two-three after winning the qualification race yesterday. I would to like to have won that first moto but I was close when we crossed the line so I was still happy with my riding. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the same rhythm in the second race but it was still okay and I’m looking forward to these next few rounds.
Ferruccio Zanchi 73
It was good to get that second moto result and overall, I am happy with the weekend. My riding was good throughout and I felt like I kept a good pace over the course of all three races. Next up is Arnhem, which is a sand track and after Lommel, I am very excited to get back to riding the sand and show what I’m able to do once again. A big thanks to the team for all their work and I really want to finish the season on a strong note.
Marcus Pereira de Freitas
After yesterday’s win, we hoped that Tim would be able to go out there and take more good points today, and I think he was very close to making that happen. Just a small mistake when he got into the lead meant that he lost the position and, on this track, passing is just so critical that he couldn’t regain it. Still, he is back on the podium and with five rounds remaining, is in good position in the standings and we’ll keep fighting for every point.
Ferruccio also showed over the weekend that his level has gone up in recent weeks. He was inside the top 10 in all the motos and we’ll be hoping this kind of form continues next weekend, when we head to Arnhem, which is a track he actually won a moto at in his EMX250 career.
Race 1
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prado Garcia Jorge | 1 | SPA | 25 | Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing | GasGas | 35:08.557 |
2 | Gajser Tim | 243 | SLO | 22 | Team HRC - MXGP | Honda | 0:00.809 |
3 | Febvre Romain | 3 | FRA | 20 | Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki | 0:06.860 |
4 | Seewer Jeremy | 91 | SWI | 18 | Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki | 0:09.811 |
5 | Herlings Jeffrey | 84 | NDL | 16 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 0:13.203 |
6 | Vlaanderen Calvin | 10 | NDL | 15 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha | 0:31.367 |
7 | Gifting Isak | 517 | SWE | 14 | JK Racing Yamaha Active | Yamaha | 0:37.674 |
8 | Pancar Jan | 253 | SLO | 13 | TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team | KTM | 0:39.113 |
9 | Coldenhoff Glenn | 259 | NDL | 12 | Fantic Factory Racing MXGP | Fantic | 0:40.347 |
10 | Guillod Valentin | 92 | SWI | 11 | Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz | Honda | 0:41.563 |
11 | van Doninck Brent | 32 | BEL | 10 | JM Honda Racing | Honda | 0:41.779 |
12 | Paturel Benoit | FRA | 9 | 0:48.893 | |||
13 | Forato Alberto | 303 | ITA | 8 | Standing Construct Honda MXGP | Honda | 0:53.204 |
14 | Tondel Cornelius | 17 | NOR | 7 | Schmicker Racing | KTM | 1:01.605 |
15 | Bonacorsi Andrea | 132 | ITA | 6 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha | 1:03.138 |
16 | Koch Tom | GER | 5 | 1:07.112 | |||
17 | Horgmo Kevin | 24 | NOR | 4 | Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz | Honda | 1:11.608 |
18 | Guadagnini Mattia | 101 | ITA | 3 | Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna | 1:17.901 |
19 | Brumann Kevin | 87 | SWI | 2 | SixtySeven Racing Team | Husqvarna | 1:19.677 |
20 | Gole Anton | SWE | 1 | 1:21.061 |
Race 2
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prado Garcia Jorge | 1 | SPA | 25 | Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing | GasGas | 34:35.275 |
2 | Herlings Jeffrey | 84 | NDL | 22 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 0:14.445 |
3 | Gajser Tim | 243 | SLO | 20 | Team HRC - MXGP | Honda | 0:18.918 |
4 | Febvre Romain | 3 | FRA | 18 | Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki | 0:54.273 |
5 | Vlaanderen Calvin | 10 | NDL | 16 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha | 0:56.586 |
6 | Coldenhoff Glenn | 259 | NDL | 15 | Fantic Factory Racing MXGP | Fantic | 1:00.561 |
7 | Horgmo Kevin | 24 | NOR | 14 | Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz | Honda | 1:02.431 |
8 | Seewer Jeremy | 91 | SWI | 13 | Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki | 1:04.136 |
9 | Guillod Valentin | 92 | SWI | 12 | Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz | Honda | 1:19.134 |
10 | Gifting Isak | 517 | SWE | 11 | JK Racing Yamaha Active | Yamaha | 1:20.054 |
11 | Pancar Jan | 253 | SLO | 10 | TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team | KTM | 1:24.065 |
12 | van Doninck Brent | 32 | BEL | 9 | JM Honda Racing | Honda | 1:27.171 |
13 | Bonacorsi Andrea | 132 | ITA | 8 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha | 1:29.428 |
14 | Forato Alberto | 303 | ITA | 7 | Standing Construct Honda MXGP | Honda | 1:31.049 |
15 | Koch Tom | GER | 6 | 1:47.994 | |||
16 | Paturel Benoit | FRA | 5 | 1 Lap | |||
17 | Guadagnini Mattia | 101 | ITA | 4 | Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna | 1 Lap |
18 | Tondel Cornelius | 17 | NOR | 3 | Schmicker Racing | KTM | 1 Lap |
19 | Brumann Kevin | 87 | SWI | 2 | SixtySeven Racing Team | Husqvarna | 1 Lap |
20 | Gole Anton | SWE | 1 | 1 Lap |
Rider standings
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gajser Tim | 243 | SLO | 757 | Team HRC - MXGP | Honda |
2 | Prado Garcia Jorge | 1 | SPA | 740 | Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing | GasGas |
3 | Herlings Jeffrey | 84 | NDL | 709 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
4 | Vlaanderen Calvin | 10 | NDL | 538 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha |
5 | Seewer Jeremy | 91 | SWI | 516 | Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki |
6 | Febvre Romain | 3 | FRA | 451 | Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki |
7 | Coldenhoff Glenn | 259 | NDL | 447 | Fantic Factory Racing MXGP | Fantic |
8 | Horgmo Kevin | 24 | NOR | 335 | Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz | Honda |
9 | Guillod Valentin | 92 | SWI | 301 | Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz | Honda |
10 | Jonass Pauls | 41 | LAT | 274 | Standing Construct Honda MXGP | Honda |
11 | Bogers Brian | 189 | NDL | 265 | Fantic Factory Racing MXGP | Fantic |
12 | Bonacorsi Andrea | 132 | ITA | 222 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha |
13 | Guadagnini Mattia | 101 | ITA | 217 | Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna |
14 | Pancar Jan | 253 | SLO | 202 | TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team | KTM |
15 | Paturel Benoit | FRA | 197 | |||
16 | Tondel Cornelius | 17 | NOR | 181 | Schmicker Racing | KTM |
17 | Gifting Isak | 517 | SWE | 157 | JK Racing Yamaha Active | Yamaha |
18 | Watson Ben | 919 | GBR | 110 | MRT Racing Team Beta | Beta |
19 | Östlund Alvin | SWE | 96 | |||
20 | Koch Tom | GER | 94 | |||
21 | Monticelli Ivo | 128 | ITA | 78 | MRT Racing Team Beta | Beta |
22 | Renaux Maxime | 959 | FRA | 63 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha |
23 | van Doninck Brent | 32 | BEL | 59 | JM Honda Racing | Honda |
24 | Spies Maximillian | GER | 57 | |||
25 | Forato Alberto | 303 | ITA | 40 | Standing Construct Honda MXGP | Honda |
26 | Brumann Kevin | 87 | SWI | 34 | SixtySeven Racing Team | Husqvarna |
27 | Gilbert Josh | 326 | GBR | 29 | Gabriel SS24 KTM | KTM |
28 | Sterry Adam | GBR | 27 | |||
29 | Okura Yuki | 163 | JPN | 25 | Wildcard Rider | Honda |
30 | Kerhoas Lionel | FRA | 20 | |||
31 | Haavisto Jere | FIN | 18 | |||
32 | Tropepe Giuseppe | ITA | 15 | |||
33 | Mewse Conrad | GBR | 14 | |||
34 | Jacobi Henry | GER | 13 | |||
35 | Edberg Tim | 37 | SWE | 13 | JM Honda Racing | Honda |
36 | Valentin Ander | SPA | 7 | |||
37 | Scuteri Emilio | 228 | ITA | 6 | Wildcard Rider | Honda |
38 | Quarti Yuri | ITA | 6 | |||
39 | Kohut Tomas | CZE | 6 | |||
40 | Gerhardsson Albin | SWE | 6 | |||
41 | Freibergs Uldis | 684 | LAT | 6 | Wildcard Rider | GasGas |
42 | Teresak Jakub | 224 | CZE | 6 | Wildcard Rider | Husqvarna |
43 | Kellet Todd | GBR | 5 | |||
44 | Van Berkel Lars | NDL | 5 | |||
45 | Scheu Mark | GER | 5 | |||
46 | Zonta Filippo | ITA | 4 | |||
47 | Cordovez Miguel | ECU | 4 | |||
48 | Ludwig Noah | 300 | GER | 4 | Wildcard Rider | KTM |
49 | Petrov Petar | BUL | 3 | |||
50 | Aparecido dos Santos Fabio | 238 | BRA | 3 | Wildcard Rider | Yamaha |
51 | Nickel Cato | 131 | GER | 3 | Wildcard Rider | Husqvarna |
52 | Sileika Tomass | LAT | 3 | |||
53 | Pezzuto Stefano | ITA | 3 | |||
54 | Croci Simone | ITA | 3 | |||
55 | Nagy Anton | 60 | SWE | 3 | Wildcard Rider | Yamaha |
56 | Polak Petr | CZE | 2 | |||
57 | Rolando Nicolas | URU | 2 | |||
58 | Gole Anton | SWE | 2 | |||
59 | Villaronga Sergio | CHI | 1 | |||
60 | Purdon Tristan | RSA | 1 | |||
61 | Benenaula Andres | ECU | 1 | |||
62 | Blanken Boris | 521 | NDL | 1 | Wildcard Rider | Fantic |
63 | Stewart Lewis | AUS | 0 | |||
64 | van de Moosdijk Roan | 39 | NDL | 0 | Team HRC - MXGP | Honda |
65 | Repcak Pavol | 322 | CZE | 0 | Wildcard Rider | KTM |
66 | Grimshaw Tom | GBR | 0 | |||
67 | Geerts Jago | 93 | BEL | 0 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha |
Location Information
Äsperödsvägen 81, 451 34 Uddevalla, Sweden - View in Google Maps