It was pleasure for the Spanish crowd on the first European race of the season as house hero Jorge Prado took his customary holeshot and regarded untouchable on his method to a runaway victory within the MXGP RAM Qualifying Race, while Kay de Wolf additionally re-asserted his authority with a decisive early transfer and withstood additional stress to win in MX2.
The gang had already been warmed up by an excellent win for an additional native hero, Daniela Guillen on her RFME GASGAS MX Junior Group machine, and so they made an unbelievable noise for her as she gained the opening race of the season within the WMX Ladies’s World Motocross Championship. Then the opening EMX250 encounter noticed an excellent scrap that resulted in victory for Beddini GASGAS MX Juniors rider Valerio Lata of Italy.
Quickest in follow by over half a second, it’s clear that defending World Champion and Purple Bull GASGAS Manufacturing facility Racing workforce chief Prado was in no temper to be crushed on house floor. The trademark begin method was solely practically matched by Monster Power Yamaha Manufacturing facility MXGP man Maxime Renaux, though Group Ship to Cycle Honda’s rookie Kevin Horgmo rushed into flip two in 2nd place! Romain Febvre for Kawasaki Racing Group and Purple Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing star Jeffrey Herlings have been mired deep within the pack, and Group HRC’s Tim Gajser needed to battle previous each Horgmo and Fantic Manufacturing facility Racing rider Glenn Coldenhoff to get to third on the finish of the second lap.
Horgmo then crashed out of fifth and his teammate Valentin Guillod bought collected within the incident, as did Standing Assemble Honda’s lone ranger Pauls Jonass. Though Horgmo didn’t end, all three riders are high-quality for the beginning of tomorrow’s Grand Prix races.
No person was getting wherever close to to Prado, and Gajser handed Renaux for 2nd at round half-distance, going through an not possible activity to haul within the #1 plate holder. The cost, as traditional, got here from Herlings. “The Bullet” had a near-accident in the identical nook that claimed Horgmo & co, however discovered a candy line in entrance of the grandstands that was each quick, and saved him on the bottom. This he used to nice impact, dispatching Kawasaki Racing Group rider Jeremy Seewer with three laps to go, after which Coldenhoff the very subsequent lap to maneuver as much as 4th! A late cost on Renaux’s third place solely simply fell quick, however the Dutchman definitely has the velocity across the Intu-Xanadú Arroyomolinos circuit, if solely he may begin with Prado.
The Champion prolonged his collection lead by some extent to 4 over Gajser, and Febvre continues to be third within the factors after preventing again to eighth on the chequered flag. He’s additionally main the best way within the Ram Award Expertise that may reward the MXGP rider with essentially the most RAM Qualifying Race wins on the finish of season.
Jorge Prado: “What to say, I bought a superb begin! IT was my key to get a holeshot after which lead. I’ve been the quickest all day so i had the velocity. I push a bit within the first lap and made a superb hole. I actually loved the final lap too with the followers and on the triple. It’s nice weekend and pleased to start out this house weekend in Spain with a win so let’s preserve it for tomorrow as properly”
MXGP – RAM Qualifying Race – High 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), 24:11.409; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:13.320; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:16.278; 4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:18.438; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Fantic), +0:23.171; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:26.056; 7. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:30.645; 8. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:32.224; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:37.607; 10. Isak Gifting (SWE, Yamaha), +0:50.055
MXGP – World Championship – High 10 Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 64 factors; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 60 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 54 p.; 4.Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 47 p.; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HON), 46 p.; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 39 p.; 7. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 39 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 34 p.; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 28 p.; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 25 p
The MX2 RAM Qualifying Race was holeshot, as soon as once more, by Purple Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing’s Sacha Coenen, however Purple Bull GASGAS Manufacturing facility Racing workforce chief Simon Laengenfelder moved beneath the younger Belgian by the third nook, adopted by purple plate holder De Wolf on the Nestaan Husqvarna Manufacturing facility Racing machine.
De Wolf wasted no time to quickly lower underneath Laengenfelder within the very subsequent nook, and though the German, winner of each GP races right here final 12 months, pressured the Dutchman halfway by the race, Kay bought the hammer down once more to tug clear and win by simply over three seconds on the flag.
Behind them, Laengenfelder’s teammate Rossi battled previous Sacha Coenen early, as F&H Kawasaki rookie Quentin Prugnieres moved Andrea Adamo vast by the Pit Lane, permitting the Champion’s Purple Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing teammate Liam Everts by into fifth as he handed them each!
With three laps to go, after Sacha Coenen has been dropped all the way down to eighth, Everts made a forceful transfer on Rossi to assert third place, a high-quality return after lacking the Argentina opener as a result of pre-season damage.
A mighty battle ensued behind them, as Rossi, Adamo, Lucas Coenen for Nestaan Husvarna Manufacturing facility Racing, and Monster Power Triumph Racing’s Mikkel Haarup all fought over 4th place! Lucas simply emerged on prime in that battle and Haarup accomplished a masterful cost by from tenth to assert fifth on the line.
De Wolf celebrated in type and prolonged his Championship result in 7 factors over Laengenfelder. Tomorrow’s races promise some absolute fireworks because the battle for the title continues!
Kay de Wolf: “It was a superb Qualifying! At the beginning I attempted to push a bit bit vast however I went rapidly as much as second after which to first. I’m actually pleased about my using and I simply managed it. Tomorrow we’ll have an additional 10 extra minutes so an additional 10 minutes the place I can present my physicality”
MX2 – RAM Qualifying Race – High 10 Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), 24:17.585; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:03.028; 3. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:13.102; 4. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:17.132; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +0:20.915; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:23.941; 7. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, GASGAS), +0:26.772; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:29.290; 9. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:38.102; 10. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:51.191
MX2 – World Championship – High 10 Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 66 factors; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 59 p.; 3. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 44 p.; 4. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 42 p.; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 42 p.; 6. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 37 p.; 7. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, GAS), 36 p.; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 31 p.; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 28 p.; 10. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 25 p
MXGP OF SPAIN QUICK FACTS:Circuit size: 1650mType of floor: Exhausting PackTemperature: 21°Climate circumstances: Sunny
TIMETABLE (CET)
SUNDAY: 08:40 EMX250 Race 2, 09:25 MX2 Heat-up, 09:45 MXGP Heat-up, 10:30 WMX Race 2, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2.
