MX2

It isn’t hard to be impressed with Monster Energy Yamaha MX2 factory rider Jago Geerts as is the man of the moment in the MX2 class. While his injury from the French Grand Prix saw him go from having a large point lead, to being 63 points behind, it was easy to write him off, but since his surprising return at the MNC MXGP of Sumbawa-Indonesia, he has reduced that lead with MX2 Championship leader Red Bull KTM Factory’s Andrea Adamo to just 13 points as they head into Finland this weekend. 

The quiet, but very talented Belgian rider is more than impressed with his current form, and his points haul at home at Lommel last weekend gave him every reason to be proud of his current situation.

"60-points this weekend,” Geerts said last weekend. “And in front of my home crowd, to win three races, it’s an amazing feeling. I felt good on the track all weekend, and actually, as the weekend went on, I kept feeling better and better. The second race in particular, I felt so good out there and didn’t make any mistakes, so hopefully, I can continue like this for the rest of the season and be in the fight for the title."

While Geerts is happy with how the 2023 MX2 championship is now going, his team owner, Hans Corvers is over the moon with the current situation, considering that after the MXGP of France, his rider was possibly going to lose another shot at a MX2 World Title, before he moves up to the MXGP class in 2024.

“Yes,” Corvers said. “It is his last year in MX2, and everyone expects him to fight for the title, after fighting with Maxime (Renaux) and Tom (Vialle) for the last few MX2 titles. Then we broke the wrist, and we thought it was over. To miss the two Indonesian rounds, it would have been over, but it was a miracle that he could come back in 23 days. Thanks to the surgeon that he could come back in that time, ride a GP and collect 23 points. So, we came back on track, 63 points behind and then you have to attack. You can’t lose points anymore, you have to attack, you have to fight. We came to Lommel, 40 points behind and we thought, if we can get 10 points back in Lommel, that should be really nice, but we got a gift in Lommel, because 27 points in one GP, that is a lot. So, our team, Jago, the family and the fans, everyone is really, really happy how it went in Lommel. Just 13 points behind with six races to go means that it will be a battle until the end”

So, with both Geerts and Corvers smiling in Finland this weekend, it will take a lot more of those 60 points scoring weekends by Geerts to finally see a Belgian rider be crowned MX2 World Champion, and we know as Corver mentioned that Andrea Adamo won’t be just handing the points lead to Geerts.

Photo Credit: Yamaha

VANTAA (Finland) 28 July 2023 – The fourteenth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship is arriving in Vantaa this weekend for the MXGP of Finland. 

Finland is one of those lands that hosted the World Championship in the early years of its creation, continuously developing its population's interest in Motocross. From Torsten Hallman in 1963, to Stefan Everts more recently, all the greatest riders in history have regularly competed on the Vantaa track. 60 years later, a more than talented succession is about to hit the gas on a legendary circuit, despite its renovation in 2020.

As it has done in a long partnership that has lasted since 2012, MTV channel will be LIVE and ON SITE throughout the weekend, covering the MXGP and MX2 RAM Qualifying Races on Saturday, through to Race 2 in each category on Sunday. Additionally, there will again be a large worldwide LIVE coverage which includes CBS Sports Network, Automoto TV la chaine, Teledeporte, Stan Sports, MOJI, and more.

Below you can find a list of TV channels that will air LIVE and delayed action of the MXGP of Finland, as well as the 26min Behind-the-Gate magazine featuring the best moments from the races, exclusive interviews and more will be available on MXGP-TV.com and via our TV magazine partners following the Grand Prix.

This weekend will mark the anticipated comeback of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings to the competition after his neck injury in Germany and will line-up for the first time this season altogether with Team HRC's Tim Gajser, Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre and Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado. As always, MXGP fans can follow the races LIVE throughout the weekend, all you need to do is log onto www.MXGP-TV.com Saturday and Sunday, from anywhere you wish.
 

USA CANADA
 

CBS Sports Network

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 23:00 ET – Delayed

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 09:00 ET – LIVE

LATIN AMERICA 

Direct TV 

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST - LIVE

BRAZIL
 

Bandsports

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST - LIVE

MEXICO

FOX SPORTS Mexico

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST - LIVE

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 CEST – Delayed

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – Delayed

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST - LIVE

BELGIUM 
 

PLAY SPORTS OPEN

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST - LIVE

VRT- SPORZA 

Sunday July 30 2023  – 18:30 News 

ESTONIA
 

Go3

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST - LIVE

FINLAND
 

MTV MAX

Saturday July 29 2023  – MX2 RAM Qualifying Race – 15:15 Local time– LIVE

Saturday July 29 2023  – MXGP RAM Qualifying Race – 16:00 Local time– LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 Local time - LIVE

C More

Saturday July 29 2023  – MX2 RAM Qualifying Race – 15:15 Local time– LIVE streaming

Saturday July 29 2023  – MXGP RAM Qualifying Race – 16:00 Local time– LIVE streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 Local time – LIVE streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 Local time – LIVE streaming 

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 Local time – LIVE streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 Local time - LIVE streaming

FRANCE
 

AUTOMOTO TV LA CHAINE 

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST – LIVE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 CEST – Delayed

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – Delayed

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST - LIVE

ITALY

RAI SPORT HD

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 20:30 CEST –  Delayed

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 21:30 CEST - Delayed

RAI SPORT Play

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 CEST – Delayed

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – Delayed

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST - LIVE

LATVIA
 

TV3 Sport Open

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST – LIVE

LITHUANIA
 

Go3

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST – LIVE

NETHERLANDS

NOS

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Highlight – Sport Bulletin        18:45 CET 

SLOVENIA
 

Sport TV1

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST – LIVE

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CEST – Delayed

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST - LIVE

Teledeporte 

Monday July 31 th 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 02:35 CEST – Delayed

RTVE Play

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

ASIA

Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
 

EUROSPORT ASIA

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 CEST – Delayed

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CEST – Delayed

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST - LIVE

INDIA and Subcontinent (Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives)
 

VIACOM  - Jio Cinema

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

INDONESIA

CHAMPIONS TV

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST – LIVE

MOJI

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

VIDIO

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST – LIVE Streaming

PACIFIC / AUSTRALIA
 

STAN SPORTS 

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 22:00 Aus. timing – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 23:00 Aus. timing – LIVE 

Monday July 31 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 01:00 Aus. timing – LIVE 

Monday July 31 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 02:00 Aus. timing – LIVE 

MENA (Middle East North Africa)

The Saudi Sport Company - SSC Extra 3 

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CEST – LIVE

Sunday July 30 2023  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CEST – LIVE
 

26min Behind-the-Gate Magazine Partners:
 

AMERICA 

Direct TV                     Latin America                          Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm 

AFRICA 
Africa                           AXP                                          During the week after the event

EUROPE 

Albania                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Austria                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Baltics                          TV3 Sport Open                      Thursday after each MXGP

Belgium                       SPORT TEN                              tba 

Bosnia                         GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Croatia                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Finland                        MTV                            During the week after the event

Hungary                      GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Kosovo                        GP1                                        Thursday after each event at 20:15

Montenegro                GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Northern Macedonia  GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Portugal                      SPORT TV                                Tuesday after the event         

Romania                      Look Sport                               Wednesday after each event

Serbia                          GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Slovenia                      Sport TV                                  Tuesday after the event 

INDIA and Subcontinent (Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives)
 

VIACOM 18                                                                        TBC

INDONESIA                  Champions TV 

                                    Moji 

                                    Vidio

WORLDWIDE

Worldwide                  Motorvision                            During the week after the event

Worldwide                  Redbull TV                               Race Craft and Vlog 

Worldwide                  YouTube – MXGP TV               16 days after the event. 

MXGP of Finland  LIVE MXGP-TV Timetable

LINKS

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Vantaa

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 26 July 2023 - The FIM Motocross World Championship embarks for Vantaa in Finland for the third Grand Prix in three weeks. The fourteenth round of the season will continue on sand track following Lommel for the MXGP of Finland.

The venue is not new to MXGP as it hosted the FIM Junior Motocross World Championship last year at the renowned track of Lavanko in the city of Vantaa. Vantaa is a historical place and first hosted the FIM Motocross World Championship in 1963 which was won by Torsten Hallman, 4-time World Champion. 30 years later in 1993 it was the legend Stefan Everts who clinched the victory in 250cc. The track saw a complete renovation in 2020 to get a fine sand track and softer surface. The circuit of Vantaa has been branded the ‘Finnish Lommel’. The 2023 MXGP of Finland will also mark the 70th anniversary of the Moto Club Vantaa and the 60th anniversary of the first GP in Vantaa.

The 2022 MXGP of Finland was held in Hyvinkää and marked the 16th round of the season where a full Monster Energy Yamaha podium happened as it was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff who clinched the victory in front of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Maxime Renaux. 

Still comfortable leader of the Championship Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado comes to Vantaa with a race win in Lommel and a 2nd place on the podium. Prado is doing everything right to keep this big points cushion at the lead after performing week in week out to consistently get podiums. The Spanish rider makes it difficult for his pursuers to catch him and he knows that he doesn’t need to win every GPs to get sacred World Champion at the end of the season.

Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre is simply unstoppable at the moment with an outstanding 4th Grand Prix win in a row in Lommel. Febvre showed an immense determination during race 2 in Lommel with a mountain to climb after finding himself 20th after the first few corners. Febvre managed the incredible feat to finish 2nd on one of the toughest tracks in the world to clinch his 4th Grand Prix. In that state of mind and form, Febvre showed that he can turn any bad situation into something quite impressive.

Jeremy Seewer is third in the Championship after another solid weekend finishing 4th overall. Seewer has not finished lower than 4th over the last 4 Grand Prix which proved that he found what he was looking for in the beginning of the season. Going to Finland, Seewer will want to make sure to increase the gap again with riders behind him in the Championship

Team HRC’s Rubén Fernández who is 4th in the Championship had to fight against himself on the tough sand track of Lommel as the Spaniard crashed a couple of times to get an 8th overall. Although Fernandez wants to fight for podiums, he is pretty consistent and is always one of the top riders on the track. Vantaa could be the perfect chance for him to get back on top and put pressure on Seewer in front of him in the Standings.

Glenn Coldenhoff arrives in Finland with another podium and will also get the opportunity to ride on sand again which will give him an advantage on this surface that he loves. As he mentioned, he found the click he needed to fight consistently at the front and is now eager to win a Grand Prix this season. Coldenhoff also won the MXGP of Finland last year. It could be the perfect timing for the Dutch rider to come to Vantaa, with his recent form and positive riding, to get what he wants the most, a Grand Prix win.

Unsurprisingly, 6th in the Championship Team Gebben Van Venroy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderenperformed again very well at Lommel and managed to get 5th overall. Vlaanderen is really one rider who knows what consistent performances are but still chases after that first podium that has bizarrely escaped him so far this season. Vlaanderen will want to pull two good races on Sunday on a surface where he can express himself to finally jump on the podium. 

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings is still waiting to be able to come back on track although the season will be a missed one in the end for the five-time Motocross World Champion.

8th in the Championship, SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery MXGP’s Alberto Forato came back to great performances with a 6th overall. That will boost his confidence as he will come to Finland to get even better results. Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Valentin Guillod got injured in training leading to Lommel which puts a small stop into his good results this season. Guillod is set to miss out on Finland to come back stronger in Sweden.

Team HRC's Tim Gajser had a complicated round in Flanders going 15-13 but as he mentioned, the five-time Motocross World Champion is treating the rest of the season like a training for next season, to get back to the top. 

Main Photo: MXGP Start Finland 2022

Bottom Photos: 1. Glenn Coldenhoff 2023; 2. Romain Febvre 2023

Championship Standings

1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 665 points;
2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 566 p.;
3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 506 p.;
4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 481 p.;
5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 480 p.;
6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 444 p.;
7. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 386 p.;
8. Alberto Forato (ITA, KTM), 331 p.;
9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 276 p.;
10. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, GAS), 203 p.;

2022 MXGP of Finland - MXGP Top 3:
 

1. Glenn Coldenhoff 
2. Jeremy Seewer
3. Maxime Renaux

Last year, the MXGP of Finland was won by Tom Vialle in front of Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts

Coming to the last third of the 2023 season, the MX2 Championship Title is really open with several riders still in the chase.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo leads the Championship by thirteen points and has shown in Lommel a huge improvement on sand which will be vital in Vantaa. Adamo also has been one of the most consistent riders this season and always showed that no matter what happens in a race he will fight his way up to the front of the pack. This is all down to his quality, skills and determination  which put him at the top of the Championship.

With his excellent run of three GP wins in a row, it is obvious to say that Jago Geerts has the momentum with him as he comes in Finland with 13 points off the lead. The Belgian rider got what he wanted at his home GP, the maximum points possible over the weekend to put pressure on Adamo. Knowing that he could potentially get the Red Plate back in Vantaa will be the additional motivator for the on-form rider.

Kay de Wolf missed out on the Grand Prix of Flanders in the end as he retired from the GP on the first lap of race one. That meant that he has lost a place to Geerts and is now 3rd in the Championship and will miss the MXGP of Finland.

4th in the Championship, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts gained a place in the Championship thanks to his solid performance at his home GP last weekend with a 4th overall. Except for Czech Republic, Everts had performed to very high standards with no lower finish than 5th over the last 5 GPs. Everts responded to his dip in Loket from the best of manners with a solid weekend in Lommel on sand. Going to another sand track in Vantaa will be another opportunity for the Belgian to get closer to the 3rd place in the Championship.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant has been quite unlucky over the last weeks and that continued with Lommel where he picked up an injury following a fall in the RAM Qualifying Race and decided to miss out Sunday races to focus on recovery and his health. 

Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder is getting back to his best as he achieved 3 podiums out of the last 3 Grand Prix. The German rider did the incredible feat to perform that well on one of the toughest sand tracks while he could only trained once on sand since coming back from injury. Laengenfelder is very fast and grows in strength every time he races. The 6th in the Championship will be one to watch in Finland as he has all the talent to top the podium as he has shown it in Spain this season.

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk is 7th in the Championship now as he has missed Lommel and will not take part in the MXGP of Finland after getting injured in Loket. 

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen is 8th in the Championship and finally made it back to the podium after his thunderous Grand Prix win in Sumbawa. The rookie L.Coenen took the opportunity to compete on his first MX2 home GP to get back to the front. He got 2nd overall and showed great speed on sand which will be needed in Vantaa.

F&H Kawasaki Racing Team’s Kevin Horgmo is 9th in the Championship and comes to Finland on the back of two top 5 and good confidence. Horgmo has found back his consistency and his speed which is going to be important to go to another sand track. TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team’s Jan Pancar who is 10th in Championship has been less incisive over the last two Grand Prix finishing out of the top 10s with some crashed in Lommel. The Slovenian will need to bounce back to stay in the top 10 because Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Rick Elzinga behind him is starting to be consistent and got his season’s best finish in Lommel in 6th place.

The MXGP of Finland will be a home GP for Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Emil Weckmanwho will come back home on the back of a 13th overall in Lommel. The Finnish is 14th in the Championship and will be giving his all to get into the top 10 this weekend. He will be able to count on the amazing support from the home fans who will add an extra boost for Weckman to ride his best in Vantaa.

Main Photo: MX2 Start Finland 2022

Bottom Photos: 1. Jago Geerts 2023; 2. Lucas Coenen 2023

Championship Standings

1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 564 points;
2. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 551 p.;
3. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 501 p.;
4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 487 p.;
5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 462 p.;
6. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 438 p.;
7. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, HUS), 433 p.;
8. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 425 p.;
9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 361 p.;
10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 253 p.;

2022 MXGP of Finland – MX2 Top 3:
 

1. Tom Vialle
2. Kay de Wolf
3. Jago Geerts

TIMETABLE (Local Time / GMT +3)

SATURDAY: 10:35 MX2 Free Practice, 11:15 MXGP Free Practice, 13:20 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time Practice, 15:25 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 16:10 MXGP RAM Qualifying Race

SUNDAY:  10:20 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2.

LINKS

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Vantaa
 

MONACO (Principailty of Monaco) 25 July 2023 – The 14th round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championshipis embarks to Vantaa for the MXGP of Finland.

Checkout the Timetable and Entry Lists for the MXGP of Finland below:

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

DE WOLF SET TO MISS THE UPCOMING GRAND PRIX OF FINLAND

Kay de Wolf of the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing team could not complete yesterday's Grand Prix of Flanders. De Wolf was keen to push through the pain that was prompted by an unfortunate practice crash on Wednesday, July 19, but that proved to be impossible.

De Wolf put in a valiant effort to qualify in sixth place, but a crash at the start of moto one only added to his troubles. It has been a tricky six weeks for de Wolf, who was at the forefront of the fight for the world championship, and he will now take the necessary time to allow his body to heal. '74' has the full support of the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing outfit.

Lucas Coenen will be Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing's sole representative at the upcoming Grand Prix of Finland, as Roan van de Moosdijk is still recovering from the collarbone injury that he sustained in the Czech Republic. Updates on both van de Moosdijk and de Wolf will be provided in due course.

Rasmus Jorgensen (Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing Team Manager): "It has been a turbulent year for us. There were superb highs, like the Grand Prix win that Kay took in Latvia, and now we are experiencing the tough side of the sport. Kay will take the time for his battered and bruised body to heal, then he will return when he is ready to put his FC 250 back on the box."

Photo Credit: Husqvarna

It’s time for Acerbis Best Lap! The Monster Energy MXGP of Flanders took place in the sand of Lommel for the thirteenth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship. In one of the toughest tracks of the season, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff who finished on the third step of the podium set the fastest lap in MXGP on the first Lap of Race 1. Coldenhoff set the best lap for the second time this season. Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing's Jorge Prado still leads the competition with five fastest lap for the season in front of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings who has four.

In MX2 it was the perfect winner in Flanders, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts who also set the fastest lap on Lap 1 of race 1. Geerts set his 5th best lap of the season and leads the competition in front of Red Bull KTM Factiory Racing Andrea Adamo with 3 and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant with 2.

With both fastest laps set in the first lap of race 1, we comprehend the hard task that the new layout of Lommel represented for all the riders this weekend.

Here below you have the details of Lommel:

MXGP: Glenn Coldenhoff on Race 1 Lap 4 with 2:06.600

MX2: Jago Geerts on Race 2 Lap 7 with 2:07.440
 

In order to remind fans of what the competition consists of; at the end of each event, the fastest rider in MXGP and MX2 will obtain a point. The rider with the most points in each class at the conclusion of the Championship will receive a prize from ACERBIS, which will be awarded at the MXGP Awards.

Scroll Down the main page at MXGP.com to see Acerbis Best Lap leader board situated directly underneath the FOX Holeshot results grid.

MXGP is delighted to continue the running of the FOX Holeshot competition through the thirteenth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship season together with MXGP Partner FOX.

The Monster Energy MXGP of Flanders took place at the mythical sand track of Lommel which was completely revamped for the occasion. In race 1 it was Monster Energy Yamaha factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer who clinched his ninth FOX Holeshot of the season to catch up with Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado. In race 2, it was Team HRC’s Rubén Fernández who took his first FOX Holeshot of the season. 

It is now Jeremy Seewer and Jorge Prado who both lead the competition with nine just well in front of of the third in the competition, Kawasaki Racing Team’ Romain Febvre who has 3. 

In MX2, it was once again the Grand Prix winner, Monster Energy Yamaha factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts who clinched the FOX Holeshot in race one while it was Hakon Osterhagen who took his first FOX Holeshot of the season. 

Jago Geerts extends his lead in the competition with 6 FOX Holeshots  in front of Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder with 4 FOX Holeshots and Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen who has 3.

The way it works is that 1 point is awarded per MXGP and MX2 Championship race. The first rider who crosses the white line painted on the ground at the exit of the first corner will be given a point. At the end of the season the 2 riders - one per category - with the most FOX Holeshot points will win a mega prize. 
 

Scroll Down the main page at MXGP.com to Check the FOX Holeshot results grid.