Podium performance for Gajser in Sardinia

Honda HRC’s Tim Gajser put in a strong second-place finish in race two, to get himself onto the MXGP of Sardegna podium, and continue his excellent start to this 2025 world motocross championship season.

Both motos, the #243 didn’t get the best of starts as he had to avoid fallen rivals, but he made his characteristic first-lap passes to put himself in a position to challenge for the top honours. In race one, he wasn’t able to find the rhythm on the deep-sand Riola Sardo circuit, and could only work his way into fifth position. This left him leaving a big effort in race two and that’s exactly what he was able to deliver, receiving the chequered flag just 0.6 seconds behind the winner. Overall though, third step on the podium and increasing his lead from 29 points to 34 points over the course of the weekend is what the Honda HRC rider is aiming for and he now heads to Trentino – his ‘home’ GP – full of confidence he can keep this podium streak going.

Alongside him Ruben Fernandez showed excellent speed in the sand to get sixth overall, which would have been even better had he not made a small mistake in race two. The Spaniard recovered really well though, moving up from 20^th to 11^th and showing real improvement in conditions that aren’t his favourite. This followed on from a third yesterday in the qualification race, and another good ride in race one, when the #70 worked his way through to a sixth-place finish. It was a weekend to be happy with and further confirmation that he is improving as an MXGP rider.

In the MX2 class, it wasn’t quite such a good weekend for the CRF250R duo of Ferruccio Zanchi and Valerio Lata. Both riders struggled out of the gate, and never really were able to match the speed of best performers and instead had to settle for positions around the top 10. It was a shame for the pair as they were expecting more from the weekend coming onto the island, but the leave for Trentino fit and healthy and motivated to put things right for what should be an exciting home GP next week.

MX2 Race 1
1. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), 35:07.830; 2. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:01.809; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:08.105; 4. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:10.914; 5. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:29.939; 6. Liam Everts (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:30.995; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:50.718; 8. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), +0:51.758; 9. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +1:12.555; 10. David Braceras (ESP, Honda), +1:13.136; 11. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +1:14.068; 12. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +1:16.537;

MX2 Race 2
1. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), 34:51.084; 2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:03.601; 3. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:07.124; 4. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:11.509; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:22.341; 6. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:25.973; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:29.478; 8. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KTM), +0:53.423; 9. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +1:02.548; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +1:07.145; 11. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), +1:08.682; 12. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +1:13.792;

MX2 GP Classification
1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 50 points; 2. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 42 p.; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 34 p.; 6. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 31 p.; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 28 p.; 8. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 24 p.; 9. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KTM), 21 p.; 11. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 20 p.; 12. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 19 p.; 

MX2 Championship
1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 185 points; 2. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 177 p.; 3. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 175 p.; 4. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 171 p.; 5. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 143 p.; 6. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 128 p.; 7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 118 p.; 8. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 115 p.; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 97 p.; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 84 p.;