Spain hosts season-finale as Gajser goes for the title

Cozar, Spain – the third time the MXGP calendar visits the country this year – will host the 2024 MXGP Championship finale in what has been an intense title run for Team HRC’s Tim Gajser. An unfortunate series of events at the penultimate round in China meant that he arrives in Spain seven points down on his title rival, with three races (one qualification and two GP-scoring motos) left to race. With 60 points up for grabs, the Honda CRF450R rider knows he has to score as close to the maximum as possible if he wants to win his sixth world motocross championship and everyone in the team will be trying their hardest to make that happen.

Teammate Ruben Fernandez will feel very much at home, as he gets to race in Spain for the first time this year. He was unlucky to miss the races in Lugo and Arroyomolinos due to the injury he sustained in Argentina, but now he has raced the last three rounds – with some excellent results – and is very much looking forward to putting three more good races in to finish 2024 on a high.

Also hoping that this final round will go well is Ferruccio Zanchi, who is finishing off his rookie MX2 campaign this weekend. The youngster needs a handful of points to cement a top 10 championship standing, which will be an excellent outcome after what has been a much longer season than he has ever experienced before. The Italian rider has had a number of good results in 2024 and will hope that he can make these last three races count, so that he can head into the off-season excited by his achievements and motivated for even more in the future.

After China’s schedule was affected by an incoming typhoon, we are back to the regular two-day format for the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha, with the free practice and timed practice sessions leading into the Saturday evening qualification race. With 10 points and gate position for the Sunday motos at stake, this will be another crucial day of action, before the entire 2024 campaign comes to its climax on Sunday afternoon when the 50 points are up for grabs in the two GP-scoring motos. Once they are concluded, we shall know who will be crowned 2024 MXGP Champion, and whether Tim Gajser will improve his standing amongst the legends of this sport even further.