Uddevalla next up for Team HRC’s Fernandez and Gajser
Both Team HRC riders Ruben Fernandez and Tim Gajser will make the trip to the Scandinavian country of Sweden for the 15th round of the 2023 MXGP World Championship after having a weekend-off to recover and prepare for the picturesque Uddevalla track near Gothenburg.
After a big incident in the first moto in Finland, that meant the Spaniard ‘Did Not Start’ the second race, Fernandez has used the available time just to recuperate from all the bumps and bruises he received after going over the handlebars on the landing of a jump at Vantaa track, whilst running an impressive fifth. It was a big shame for the #70 as he had been showing good speed in the race, but now he’ll be heading to Sweden trying to do the best he can in what will be challenging conditions.
Alongside him for the fourth race in a row will be Gajser who is gradually working his way up to the front of this competitive MXGP class, after going six-six for sixth in Finland last time out. The Uddevalla track is a bit more to his liking so the Slovenian will be hoping he can continue his upward trend and put his Honda CRF450R nearer to the podium as the season enters its final quarter.
With Lommel and Vantaa proceeding it, and Arnhem following on next weekend, this will be the only hard-pack track the series visits this month, giving everyone on the team slightly different settings to work with as they prepare for the rocky terrain. While the forecast isn’t great leading into the weekend, the weather does look like it should be okay by the time the riders hit the track on Saturday morning where once more there will two support classes mixed into the weekend schedule.
Ruben Fernandez 70
Finland was a tough one, that’s for sure. I was riding well in the first moto and then went over the handlebars on a jump and landed hard. I got pretty banged up, but thankfully nothing was too serious, so I’ve just spent this weekend off just resting and recovering and trying to make sure I’m feeling as good as possible for Uddevalla. I haven’t had the best results there in the past but this is a chance to change things and I will do my best to make that happen.
Tim Gajser 243
Solid, if not spectacular results in Finland, but another step on the ladder to getting back to the front of the field. Unfortunately we’ve had a lot of rain here in Slovenia this past week or so, and there has been a lot of flooding, so I hope those who have been affected are okay. Obviously this has meant that I haven’t been able to train as much as I’d have wanted, but I am still heading to Sweden in a positive frame of mind and excited to do another race this year.
Marcus Pereira de Freitas
Honestly, we are all just really glad that Ruben is okay after Vantaa. It is never nice seeing any rider on the ground like that, especially one that is under your awning so we are very thankful that it wasn’t anything too serious. It did mean that our plans with him for this break had to change, so recovery became the focus and anything he achieves in Sweden will be a bonus. Tim improved in Finland, as we expected, but we know he isn’t at the level that he expects from himself so we’ll keep working to help him get there.
Rider standings
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor |
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1 | Prado Garcia Jorge | 61 | SPA | 720 | Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing | GasGas |
2 | Febvre Romain | 3 | FRA | 622 | Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki |
3 | Seewer Jeremy | 91 | SWI | 550 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha |
4 | Coldenhoff Glenn | 959 | NDL | 525 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha |
5 | Fernandez Ruben | 70 | SPA | 489 | Team HRC - MXGP | Honda |
6 | Vlaanderen Calvin | 10 | NDL | 477 | Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing | Yamaha |
7 | Herlings Jeffrey | 84 | NDL | 418 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
8 | Forato Alberto | 303 | ITA | 350 | SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery | KTM |
9 | Guillod Valentin | 92 | SWI | 276 | Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz | Honda |
10 | Paturel Benoit | 6 | FRA | 204 | De Baets Yamaha MX-Team | Yamaha |
11 | Guadagnini Mattia | 101 | ITA | 203 | Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing | GasGas |
12 | Renaux Maxime | 959 | FRA | 202 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha |
13 | Watson Ben | 919 | GBR | 189 | MRT Racing Team Beta | Beta |
14 | Evans Mitch | 43 | AUS | 188 | Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki |
15 | Östlund Alvin | 161 | SWE | 172 | JWR Honda Racing | Honda |
16 | Bogers Brian | 189 | NDL | 168 | Standing Construct Honda MXGP | Honda |
17 | Lupino Alessandro | 77 | ITA | 131 | MRT Racing Team Beta | Beta |
18 | Koch Tom | 226 | GER | 123 | KTM Kosak Team | KTM |
19 | van Doninck Brent | 32 | BEL | 113 | JM Honda Racing | Honda |
20 | Van Horebeek Jeremy | 89 | BEL | 110 | Standing Construct Honda MXGP | Honda |
21 | Spies Maximillian | 71 | GER | 100 | KTM Kosak Team | KTM |
22 | Gajser Tim | 243 | SLO | 78 | Team HRC - MXGP | Honda |
23 | Jonass Pauls | 41 | LAT | 56 | Standing Construct Honda MXGP | Honda |
24 | Roosiorg Hardi | 75 | EST | 52 | JWR Honda Racing | Honda |
25 | Petrov Petar | BUL | 43 | |||
26 | Brumann Kevin | 87 | SWI | 43 | JK Racing Yamaha Active | Yamaha |
27 | Haavisto Jere | FIN | 33 | |||
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 | Sterry Adam | 811 | GBR | 13 | Wildcard Rider | KTM |
36 | Kerhoas Lionel | 988 | FRA | 12 | Wildcard Rider | Husqvarna |
37 | Ivanov Michael | 97 | BUL | 11 | Wildcard Rider | Husqvarna |
38 | Leok Tanel | EST | 10 | |||
39 | Goupillon Pierre | 57 | FRA | 10 | Wildcard Rider | KTM |
40 | Krestinov Gert | EST | 10 | |||
41 | Dickinson Ashton | 115 | GBR | 9 | Wildcard Rider | KTM |
42 | Tonus Arnaud | SWI | 8 | |||
43 | Gerhardsson Albin | 52 | SWE | 8 | Wildcard Rider | Husqvarna |
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 | Scheu Mark | 991 | GER | 5 | Wildcard Rider | Husqvarna |
49 | Lusbo Andero | EST | 5 | |||
50 | Poli Joaquin | 179 | ARG | 5 | Wildcard Rider | Kawasaki |
51 | Mewse Conrad | 426 | GBR | 4 | Wildcard Rider | Honda |
52 | Alberto Paulo | POR | 4 | |||
53 | Kohut Tomas | 45 | CZE | 3 | Wildcard Rider | KTM |
54 | Purdon Tristan | 141 | RSA | 3 | Wildcard Rider | KTM |
55 | Koch Nico | 260 | GER | 2 | Wildcard Rider | KTM |
56 | Joergensen Mathias | 221 | DEN | 2 | Wildcard Rider | Yamaha |
57 | Croci Simone | 771 | ITA | 2 | Wildcard Rider | Husqvarna |
58 | Malaval Adrien | FRA | 2 | |||
59 | Jazdauskas Domantas | 181 | LTU | 2 | Wildcard Rider | KTM |
60 | Poli Agustin | 98 | ARG | 1 | Wildcard Rider | Kawasaki |
61 | Ubach Simeo | 724 | SPA | 1 | Wildcard Rider | Husqvarna |
62 | Van Berkel Lars | 107 | NDL | 1 | Wildcard Rider | Honda |
63 | Jasikonis Arminas | 2 | LTU | 1 | Wildcard Rider | GasGas |
64 | Clochet Jimmy | 520 | FRA | 0 | Wildcard Rider | Honda |
65 | Sandner Michael | 766 | AUT | 0 | Wildcard Rider | KTM |
66 | Outeiro Luis | 147 | POR | 0 | Wildcard Rider | Yamaha |
Location Information
Äsperödsvägen 81, 451 34 Uddevalla, Sweden - View in Google Maps