TAG Heuer continues with MXGP

MONACO (Principality of Monaco), 23 May 2016 – TAG Heuer has been the official timekeeper of the FIM Motocross World Championship since 2014. Not only does the world-renowned Swiss luxury watch brand power the timing system, they also gift the MXGP and MX2 championship winners, and the three riders and team manager that win the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, with an elegant TAG Heuer Formula 1 watch.

In addition, TAG Heuer also runs a fastest lap competition across the season, activating the #DontCrackUnderpressure campaign and spirit. The way it works is; at each and every round of the eighteen round MXGP series, the rider that sets the fastest lap time in each class, MXGP and MX2, will receive 1 point in the TAG Heuer fastest lap competition. The rider that has set the fastest lap at the most rounds throughout the season, and has the most points, will be awarded an elegant gift of prestige.

For the last two years, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s duo of Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings have won the TAG Heuer fastest lap competition. So far this season, eight rounds in, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser is leading the competition in the premier class with five points ahead of the defending world champion Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre, while Herlings is leading it in MX2 with a score of seven.

In 2016, TAG Heuer will continue as the official timekeeper of MXGP. They implement a new bridge on the track and some awesome new signs with the brand’s motto “Don’t crack under pressure!” Youthstream is proud to have TAG Heuer onboard as a partner of MXGP for yet another season.

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