EMX125

(LOMMEL) Belgium, 6 August 2017 - The first overall race finishes to be decided at the Fiat Professional MXGP of Belgium were those of EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing. Over two days of racing GL12 Racing’s Mike Kras and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Mikkel Harrup came out ahead of the rest winning their respective classes.

At the beginning of the weekend the 125cc class had 74 racers entered and only 40 making it through qualifying. Saturday’s Race 1 started with BUD Racing Monster Energy’s Brian Strubhart Moreau leading Gianluca Facchetti and Alessandro Manucci but on the third lap mistakes took all of them out of the top 3.

The one rider who didn’t have any costly errors was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Mikkel Haarup who moved into the lead on lap 4 and stayed in the top spot the remainder of the race to take the win.

Behind Haarup was Creymert Racing’s Kevin Horgmo and Facchetti, who after crashing twice in one lap fought his way back from 11th on lap 3 passing 8 riders in 8 laps including points leader Moreau to take third.

Race 2 Facchetti and Moreau were up front again with Facchetti leading the French rider. The Italians lead was short lived though as he made a mistake in the corner before the start straight letting Moreau and Horgmo by.

Later on the 5th lap Facchetti went over the bars hard but managed to escape unscathed. Facchetti’s fall assisted Haarup’s charge forward from 7th on the first lap. Haarup caught Horgmo, passed him, and set his focus on catching Moreau.

5 laps later he was on the back wheel of the #225 and ended up launching by the frenchman to take the lead on the SIDI step down. While in the background Facchetti was working his way back from 7th and the big crash in a valiant effort.

Haarup took the double race victory for the overall as Moreau took second in both race 2 and the overall. 2nd through 4th were all decided via the better second race though as each were tied with forty points. 5th and 6th also tied with 27 points but it was Jeremy Sydow who took the final spot in the top 5.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Husqvarna), 31:06.291; 2. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), +0:29.891; 3. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:45.354; 4. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KTM), +0:49.813; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:59.544; 6. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +1:16.812; 7. Tim Edberg (SWE, Yamaha), +1:17.700; 8. Alessandro Manucci (ITA, Husqvarna), +1:18.463; 9. Jeremy Sydow (GER, KTM), +1:19.171; 10. Sergi Notario (ESP, KTM), +1:23.550.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Husqvarna), 31:35.883; 2. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KTM), +0:15.989; 3. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:19.730; 4. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), +0:20.156; 5. Emilio Scuteri (ITA, KTM), +0:45.403; 6. Jeremy Sydow (GER, KTM), +0:48.289; 7. Viking Lindstrom (SWE, KTM), +0:49.196; 8. Tim Edberg (SWE, Yamaha), +0:55.513; 9. Filip Olsson (SWE, Husqvarna), +1:01.344; 10. Sergi Notario (ESP, KTM), +1:10.354.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top 10: 1. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, HUS), 50 points; 2. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, HUS), 40 p.; 4. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), 40 p.; 5. Jeremy Sydow (GER, KTM), 27 p.; 6. Tim Edberg (SWE, YAM), 27 p.; 7. Sergi Notario (ESP, KTM), 22 p.; 8. Filip Olsson (SWE, HUS), 18 p.; 9. Emil Weckman (FIN, KTM), 18 p.; 10. Emilio Scuteri (ITA, KTM), 16 p.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top 10: 1. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KTM), 248 points; 2. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, HUS), 240 p.; 3. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, HUS), 229 p.; 4. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), 212 p.; 5. Sergi Notario (ESP, KTM), 136 p.; 6. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), 134 p.; 7. Tim Edberg (SWE, YAM), 102 p.; 8. Isak Gifting (SWE, KTM), 101 p.; 9. Paolo Lugana (ITA, TM), 100 p.; 10. Emilio Scuteri (ITA, KTM), 91 p.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. Husqvarna, 285 points; 2. KTM, 267 p.; 3. Yamaha, 139 p.; 4. TM, 117 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 10 p.; 6. Suzuki, 9 p.

Aboard the bigger more powerful 300cc bikes GL12 Racing’s Mike Kras led race 1 early with Brad Anderson in a close second. The pair of KTM riders rallied back and forth in a battle for the race win.

Micheal Hool had a front row seat to the entire race as he ran third behind them. The final result was Anderson crossing the finish first with Kras 2nd and Hool 3rd. Rounding out the top five was Dutch rider Rick Satink after he passed Belgian local Kenny Vandueren around the half way point of the race.

Race 2 started perfect for Greg Smets as he led the first lap after not finishing race 1. Smets fought to stay at the top but dropped the lead to Kras. Smets continued to battle for position as Kras led the remaining laps.

Race 1 winner Anderson started around 4th and was one of the riders who Smets faced as the race went on. Andero Lusbo shifted between 2nd and 3rd with Smets before he was passed by Anderson. Anderson then went on to drop Smets to third and try to catch Kras who had opened up a gap.

Smets then faced Lusbo for a second time who would make the pass stick this time around. Meanwhile Vandueren and Satink raced to the front both getting Smets but only Satink would get Lusbo. At the finish Kras took the race win ahead of Anderson, Satink, Lusbo, and Vandueren.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 30:11.353; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), +0:04.224; 3. Michael Hool (NED, KTM), +0:09.566; 4. Rick Satink (NED, KTM), +0:17.806; 5. Kenny Vandueren (BEL, KTM), +0:35.157; 6. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:53.626; 7. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), +0:55.106; 8. Joshua van der Linden (NED, Yamaha), +1:33.286; 9. Andero Lusbo (EST, Yamaha), +1:36.099; 10. Valtteri Malin (FIN, KTM), +1:48.191.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 30:25.621; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:43.648; 3. Rick Satink (NED, KTM), +0:52.835; 4. Andero Lusbo (EST, Yamaha), +1:00.792; 5. Kenny Vandueren (BEL, KTM), +1:02.530; 6. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), +1:19.523; 7. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), +1:44.846; 8. Tom Meijer (NED, Yamaha), +2:02.526; 9. Joshua van der Linden (NED, Yamaha), +2:25.307; 10. Gordano Natale (BEL, KTM), -1 lap(s).

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top 10: 1. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 47 points; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 47 p.; 3. Rick Satink (NED, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Kenny Vandueren (BEL, KTM), 32 p.; 5. Andero Lusbo (EST, YAM), 30 p.; 6. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Joshua van der Linden (NED, YAM), 25 p.; 8. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 25 p.; 9. Michael Hool (NED, KTM), 20 p.; 10. Jacky Tausch (NED, YAM), 17 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 191 points; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 170 p.; 3. Kenny Vandueren (BEL, KTM), 139 p.; 4. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 123 p.; 5. Andero Lusbo (EST, YAM), 107 p.; 6. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), 95 p.; 7. John Cuppen (NED, KTM), 83 p.; 8. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 65 p.; 9. Valtteri Malin (FIN, KTM), 65 p.; 10. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), 56 p.;

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 200 points; 2. Husqvarna, 125 p.; 3. Yamaha, 122 p.; 4. CZ, 22 p.; 5. Honda, 8 p.

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Circuit length: 1880m

Type of ground: sand

Temperature: 23°C

Weather conditions: sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 30,000

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The Next round of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and the Final round of the EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing will be held in Frauenfeld/Gachnang for the MXGP of Switzerland presented by iXS.

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(OTTOBIANO) Lombardia, Italy, 25 June 2017 - The Fiat Professional Fullback MXGP of Lombardia hosted tough racing and the EMX classes were no different. The toughest riders in the European Championships proved to be Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team's Morgan Lesiardo in EMX250, IceOne Husqvarna Racing’s Mikkel Haarup in EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and Brad Anderson in EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing.

EMX250 race 1 was a dominant performance by Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team's Morgan Lesiardo, only the second race win of the season in which he leads points in. Honda Redmoto’s Mathys Boisrame ran 2nd 13 of 15 laps before the scorching heat took the rider out of the race.

Meanwhile Italian Nicholas Lapucci started 4th dropped to 5th but then put in a strong second half of the race to finish 2nd. Another Italian, Yamaha SM Action’s Simone Furlotti was a hard charger as he came from 8th to 3rd.

Nearly as impressive was F&H Racing Team’s Ruben Fernandez who took 4th after starting lap 1 in 7th. Sahkar Racing KTM’s Jago Geerts was having a stellar performance battling into the top 3 but had a huge get off in the roller section. Geerts remounted his KTM but in 32nd but would finish 26th and one lap down.

Race 2 started with a holeshot from Simone Furlotti who held the lead to the finish and the race 1 winner, Lesiardo, started 8th. Lesiardo worked his Kawasaki into 2nd after going back and forth for 4th with iFly JK Racing's Ken Bengtson. Though Bengston who took 7th in race 1 came home 4th in race 2 to score 5th overall.

Lapucci started race 2 in 16th, finished 8th, and took 4th overall after his 2nd in race 1. While Fernandez improved on his race 1 result taking 3rd in both the race and the overall.

EMX250 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, Kawasaki), 29:11.013; 2. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), +0:04.562; 3. Simone Furlotti (ITA, Yamaha), +0:07.733; 4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Kawasaki), +0:29.192; 5. Jere Haavisto (FIN, KTM), +0:33.407; 6. Tristan Charboneau (USA, Kawasaki), +0:36.684; 7. Ken Bengtson (SWE, Yamaha), +0:39.554; 8. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +0:46.535; 9. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:49.265; 10. Todd Kellett (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:53.787.

EMX250 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Simone Furlotti (ITA, Yamaha), 29:28.301; 2. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, Kawasaki), +0:27.449; 3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Kawasaki), +0:31.062; 4. Ken Bengtson (SWE, Yamaha), +0:31.383; 5. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +0:40.509; 6. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), +0:46.580; 7. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:48.679; 8. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), +0:58.769; 9. Jere Haavisto (FIN, KTM), +1:01.614; 10. Marshal Weltin (USA, Kawasaki), +1:03.670.

EMX250 Overall Top 10: 1. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, KAW), 47 points; 2. Simone Furlotti (ITA, YAM), 45 p.; 3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, KAW), 38 p.; 4. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Ken Bengtson (SWE, YAM), 32 p.; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, YAM), 29 p.; 7. Jere Haavisto (FIN, KTM), 28 p.; 8. Alberto Forato (ITA, HON), 26 p.; 9. Marshal Weltin (USA, KAW), 19 p.; 10. Mike Stender (GER, SUZ), 16 p.; 11. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), 16 p.; 12. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), 15 p.; 13. Filippo Zonta (ITA, HON), 15 p.; 14. Tristan Charboneau (USA, KAW), 15 p.; 15. Tom Koch (GER, KTM).

EMX250 Championship Top 10: 1. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, KAW), 210 points; 2. Simone Furlotti (ITA, YAM), 191 p.; 3. Alberto Forato (ITA, HON), 152 p.; 4. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), 143 p.; 5. Ken Bengtson (SWE, YAM), 138 p.; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, KAW), 134 p.; 7. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), 117 p.; 8. Marshal Weltin (USA, KAW), 103 p.; 9. Josiah Natzke (NZL, KTM), 99 p.; 10. Nick Kouwenberg (NED, YAM), 98 p.

EMX250 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 257 points; 2. Yamaha, 236 p.; 3. Kawasaki, 231 p.; 4. Honda, 202 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 113 p.; 6. Suzuki, 96 p.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing was taken over by IceOne Husqvarna Racing’s Mikkel Haarup. The Dane took the lead in race 1 6 laps through and never looked back winning by 34 seconds. Race 2 Haarup started 4th but made his way forward eventually to the lead on the 10th of 15 laps. Haarup’s unbeatable 1-1 performance gained him 14 points on the championship leader.

Gianluca Facchetti had cosistent finishes in adverse conditions. Facchetti started race 1 in 3rd then gained one spot on Isak Gifting to finish second. Gifting led the first 6 laps of race 1 before dropping to 3rd by the checkered flag.

Race 2 was similar for the pair where instead Faccheti led the first 10 laps then dropped to 2nd while Gifting started and finish third securing the same spots in the overall.

BUD Racing Monster Energy’s Brian Strubhart Moreau also had identical race finishes. Moreau was 4th the entirety of race 1. Though the #225 had a better start in race 2 a fall in a corner dropped him back to the 4th spot once again.

Rounding out the top 5 was Kini KTM Junior Racing’s Rene Hofer. The Austrian placed 6th in race 1 even after a 12th place start. Race 2 saw a slightly better start of 7th and finish of 5th resulting in 5th overall.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Husqvarna), 29:12.600; 2. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:34.030; 3. Isak Gifting (SWE, KTM), +0:41.164; 4. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KTM), +0:45.520; 5. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), +0:56.428; 6. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), +1:07.786; 7. Raf Meuwissen (NED, KTM), +1:12.754; 8. Matteo Puccinelli (ITA, KTM), +1:17.081; 9. Raivo Dankers (NED, KTM), +1:20.341; 10. Christopher Mills (GBR, Yamaha), +1:22.441.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Husqvarna), 29:55.137; 2. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:15.153; 3. Isak Gifting (SWE, KTM), +0:23.246; 4. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KTM), +0:37.709; 5. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), +0:43.323; 6. Emilio Scuteri (ITA, KTM), +0:50.284; 7. Raivo Dankers (NED, KTM), +1:07.052; 8. Paolo Lugana (ITA, TM), +1:15.855; 9. Viking Lindstrom (SWE, KTM), +1:20.206; 10. Meico Vettik (EST, KTM), +1:27.644.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top 10: 1. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, HUS), 50 points; 2. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, HUS), 44 p.; 3. Isak Gifting (SWE, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), 31 p.; 6. Raivo Dankers (NED, KTM), 26 p.; 7. Paolo Lugana (ITA, TM), 21 p.; 8. Sergi Notario (ESP, KTM), 17 p.; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), 16 p.; 10. Emilio Scuteri (ITA, KTM), 15 p.

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top 10: 1. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KTM), 164 points; 2. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, HUS), 147 p.; 3. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, HUS), 144 p.; 4. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), 134 p.; 5. Sergi Notario (ESP, KTM), 95 p.; 6. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), 94 p.; 7. Isak Gifting (SWE, KTM), 85 p.; 8. Paolo Lugana (ITA, TM), 81 p.; 9. Alessandro Manucci (ITA, HUS), 63 p.; 10. Jeremy Sydow (GER, KTM), 58 p

EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. Husqvarna, 185 points; 2. KTM, 179 p.; 3. TM, 95 p.; 4. Yamaha, 90 p.; 5. Suzuki, 9 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing race 1 was a battle between GL12 Racing’s James Dunn and Mike Kras. However points leader Brad Anderson split the teammates. Dunn managed to take the race win followed by Anderson and 2016 Champion Mike Kras.

Behind the top 3 was Belgian Kenny Vandueren. Starting 10th he passed a handful of riders at time, 3 on lap 2, 2 on lap 8, and 1 more on lap 10 to finish 4th. In race 2 Vandueren’s position changed from lap to lap making leaps forward then falling back before finish 2 spot better then his 10th place start with 8th. The 4-8 scores were enough to take 5th overall.

The lone Husqvarna in the top ten group of KTM’s was the #98 of Erik Willem’s. 5th in race 1 after falling to 8th early in the race was a strong rebound. Willems would find 5th again in race 2 after a 7th place start before being passed on lap 8 and ending up 6th.

For the GL12 Racing riders of Dunn and Kras race 2 was more of a struggle. Dunn would still manage a 3rd after a testing 17th place start but Kras wouldn't have the same level of success in coming through the field starting 14th and finishing 7th.

While Dunn took 2nd overall and Kras 3rd, it was Brad Anderson a top the podium with a solid 2-1 finish scoring 47 points, 2 more than Dunn’s 1-3 would give.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top Ten: 1. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), 29:01.039; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:05.243; 3. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), +0:56.208; 4. Kenny Vandueren (BEL, KTM), +1:04.729; 5. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +1:12.335; 6. Andero Lusbo (EST, Yamaha), +1:21.353; 7. John Cuppen (NED, KTM), +1:35.144; 8. Mathias Plessers (BEL, KTM), +1:39.695; 9. Robert Holyoake (GBR, Husqvarna), +1:47.338; 10. Valtteri Malin (FIN, KTM), +1:52.853.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 30:21.440; 2. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), +0:15.231; 3. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), +0:22.118; 4. Michael Hool (NED, KTM), +0:25.346; 5. Valtteri Malin (FIN, KTM), +0:28.687; 6. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:33.437; 7. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), +0:35.940; 8. Kenny Vandueren (BEL, KTM), +0:36.847; 9. John Cuppen (NED, KTM), +0:57.740; 10. Mathias Plessers (BEL, KTM), +1:07.068.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 47 points; 2. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), 45 p.; 3. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 34 p.; 4. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 31 p.; 5. Kenny Vandueren (BEL, KTM), 31 p.; 6. Michael Hool (NED, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Valtteri Malin (FIN, KTM), 27 p.; 8. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), 26 p.; 9. John Cuppen (NED, KTM), 26 p.; 10. Mathias Plessers (BEL, KTM), 24 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 144 points; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 123 p.; 3. Kenny Vandueren (BEL, KTM), 107 p.; 4. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 98 p.; 5. Andero Lusbo (EST, YAM), 77 p.; 6. John Cuppen (NED, KTM), 69 p.; 7. James Dunn (GBR, KTM), 67 p.; 8. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 60 p.; 9. Valtteri Malin (FIN, KTM), 54 p.; 10. Thomas Marini (SMR, HUS), 51 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 150 points; 2. Husqvarna, 100 p.; 3. Yamaha, 91 p.; 4. CZ, 22 p.; 5. Honda, 8 p.

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Fiat Professional FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1575m

Type of ground: Sand

Temperature: 32°C

Weather conditions: changeable

Crowd Attendance: 33,000

MXGP was available across the board in high definition and was also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Here below the MXGP-TV LIVE Program and by clicking here you can check the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

NEXT ROUND

The next round of the European Championship EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing will be held in 1 week-time in Agueda, Portugal, while the next round of the the European Championship EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing is taking place on August, the 6^th in Lommel, Belgium.

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