MX2

Uddevalla (Sweden) 10 August 2024 – The steep slopes of the Glimminge Motorstadion near Uddevalla began a three-week run of racing for the MXGP World Motocross Championships today, with the RAM Qualifying Races producing some more stunning action in both classes as the amazing 2024 season continues!

The day began on a high note with an amazing and thrilling airplane show that captivated the fans and set the perfect tone for the action-packed event ahead.

The MXGP class saw a closely-fought victory for red plate holder Tim Gajser, who not only extended his Championship lead for Team HRC, but advanced to seven wins in RAM Qualifying Races this season, meaning that he is close to winning the RAM Driving Experience for the most Saturday wins on the year.  His main title challenger, reigning World Champion Jorge Prado, was right on his tail across the finish line for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing.

MX2 was witness to a brilliant battle at the front between Championship leader Kay de Wolf, who took his sixth RAM Qualifying Race victory of the year for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, and Dane Mikkel Haarup, who was close to his first race win for Monster Energy Triumph Racing.

Problems for Championship challengers Jeffrey Herlings and Lucas Coenen mean they have work to do to make up ground in tomorrow’s MXGP of Sweden!

Jeffrey Herlings showed his intent by topping the times for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing in both Free Practice and Time Practice, leaving Gajser with the second gate pick ahead of Prado.

However, disaster struck for Herlings in the first corner, as he started on the fringe of the top ten but was unable to avoid a falling Calvin Vlaanderen, who slid to the floor on his Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP machine just as Fantic Factory Racing star Brian Bogers took the holeshot ahead of the warring Gajser and Prado, who swapped places twice on the first lap!

Herlings had to fight from way outside the top twenty, and started picking off several riders at a time to break into the top ten on lap six.  Gajser, meanwhile, passed Bogers for the lead on lap four with a committed downhill leap, and Prado followed past a few turns later on the first cambered corner! 

On a hard-packed, slippery circuit, Bogers then lost third to Kawasaki Racing Team star Romain Febvre, who would finish in that position.  Bogers only kept fourth after a spirited attack from Isak Gifting, who wore a viking hat and Swedish flag on the sighting lap to stir up the crackling atmosphere, fell short as the home hero clipped the Fantic’s back wheel on the face of the finish line jump and hit the ground hard! The Swede did well to salvage two points for JK Yamaha Racing in ninth, just ahead of Bogers’ teammate Glenn Coldenhoff.

Herlings advanced to a respectable seventh after passing TEM JP253 Racing’s Jan Pancar, earning himself 4 points to keep him within 44 points of Gajser in the Championship.  Ahead of them, Uddevalla winner of the last two years, Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jeremy Seewer, moved past fellow Swiss rider Valentin Guillod for fifth in the closing laps. The Team Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR rider stayed in sixth, his best RAM Qualifying Race finish of the season so far.

At the front, Prado snapped at Gajser’s heels but could not make a pass! The final margin of victory was just 0.902 of a second, and the Slovenian knows that the Spaniard will be a handful tomorrow! The Honda man owes his entire points lead to his results in the Saturday races, however, and can now defend a 25-point advantage going into tomorrow, when Herlings will also look to make amends for his Saturday of struggles! It’s gonna be a hot one!

Tim Gajser:” I had a good start and Brian (Bogers) was in the beginning riding good, you know. It was not easy to pass, so I tried to manage to make a quick pass on him and then when I passed him Jorge passed him quickly after, so he was behind me the whole race. Towards the end, when we started to get to the lappers it was not easy for sure. But I’m happy with the win and hopefully tomorrow we can do the same.”

MXGP - RAM Qualifying Race – Classification:  1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 24:13.179; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:00.902; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:22.144; 4. Brian Bogers (NED, Fantic), +0:27.201; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:27.534; 6. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:31.525; 7. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:47.276; 8. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), +0:48.518; 9. Isak Gifting (SWE, Yamaha), +0:51.681; 10. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Fantic), +0:53.888

MXGP - World Championship Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 715 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 690 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 671 p.; 4. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 507 p.; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 485 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 420 p.; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 413 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 317 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 278 p.; 10. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HON), 274 pMain Photo: Jorge Prado

Main Photo: Tim Gajser

Bottom Photos: 1. Jorge Prado; 2. Romain Febvre

Lucas Coenen had set the best lap in Free Practice for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, but in Time Practice it was Kay de Wolf who beat him to the first gate pick, with Mikkel Haarup looking fast in both sessions to come to the line in third.

Haarup backed up his pace with a fine holeshot, his first of the year on a Saturday, and started to build a lead as De Wolf struggled to make his way past Simon Laengenfelder on the Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing machine. Liam Everts worked his way to fourth for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing but crashed on lap two and had to fight back to an eventual fifth. Lucas Coenen was also fighting from an average start and took until lap four to pass Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 pilot Rick Elzinga.

By lap three De Wolf was on Haarup’s case, but the Dane, in the closest thing he has to a home GP, was not giving up one bit, holding back the Championship leader with superb determination. On lap ten De Wolf, who had a stunning line over an uphill step-up that cleared a trough of deep ruts, finally succeeded in taking the lead with a pass at the end of the Pit Lane straight.

A lap later, Lucas Coenen fought past Laengenfelder, and the two who are disputing second in the series finished in third and fourth ahead of Everts and Team HRC’s Ferruccio Zanchi. Sacha Coenen took seventh for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, while his teammate Andrea Adamo grabbed the final point in tenth with a last lap pass on the other Monster Energy Triumph of Camden McLellan.  Elzinga dropped to eighth, ahead of his Monster Energy Yamaha teammate Karlis Reisulis.

It wasn’t over for the lead, however, as Haarup picked up on De Wolf’s superior lines and used them, closing in on the red plate holder and nearly taking the lead back! They finished just 0.886 seconds apart, and there may be a few more Danish fans on the ferry to Uddevalla tomorrow morning!

The gap between the two Nestaan Husqvarna teammates is now 67 points in De Wolf’s favour, but if MX2 has taught us anything this season, it’s that the 2024 cast of characters can serve up any result possible!  Don’t miss the Grand Prix races from Uddevalla, in front of a noisy and energetic crowd tomorrow afternoon!

Kay de Wolf: “Haarup was riding a really good race and yeah it was a fun one. The track is really technical at the moment so I really enjoy racing this track and it's an amazing place. Really looking forward for tomorrow, hopefully we can have similar conditions on the track tomorrow and I’m sure we're going to have an amazing day again.”

MX2 - RAM Qualifying Race – Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), 24:23.503; 2. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +0:00.886; 3. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:08.263; 4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:25.912; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:31.297; 6. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:33.263; 7. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:38.103; 8. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:46.744; 9. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:49.408; 10. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:49.701

MX2 - World Championship Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 693 points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 626 p.; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 613 p.; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 562 p.; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 474 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 458 p.; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 432 p.; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 395 p.; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 259 p.; 10. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), 255 p

Top Photo: Kay de Wolf

Bottom Photos: 1. Mikkel Haarup; 2. Lucas Coenen

​WATCH RAM QUALIFYING RACES HIGHLIGHTS HERE 

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You can find the complete results HERE.

MXGP OF SWEDEN QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1510m

Type of ground: Hard-Pack

Temperature: 20°

Weather conditions: Cloudy / Windy

TIMETABLE

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

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Uddevalla
 

Uddevalla (Sweden) 9 August 2024 – The 2024 MXGP World Motocross Championships comes to the three-quarter mark of the season at glorious Uddevalla for the MXGP of Sweden, as the first of three straight weekends of action gets underway!

The hard-pack circuit has thrown up some unusual winners in years gone by, and if anything this GP could be vital to the World Championship in both classes!

Five-time World Champion Tim Gajser still holds the MXGP World Championship lead, and will be looking to strike here before we return to the sand in a week’s time, while Jorge Prado, the reigning World Champion, has never won a GP at this circuit! Jeffrey Herlings, on blistering form, has to look back a whole decade to his last GP victory at Uddevalla, but do not count out “The Bullet” as he makes a charge to chase up the points leaders!  Jeremy Seewer is aiming to extend his two-year winning streak here, so could be a real fly in the ointment to the big three!

The MX2 class was won here last year by Simon Laengenfelder, and the German is on form again as he tries to chase down the Nestaan Husqvarna teammates Kay de Wolf and Lucas Coenen! Reigning World Champion Andrea Adamo won a race here last year and would dearly love another!

See below where you can find a list of TV channels that will air LIVE and delayed action of the MXGP of Sweden, as well as the 26-minute Behind The Gate magazine show featuring the best moments from the races, exclusive interviews and more.  All of this footage will be available on MXGP-TV.com and via our TV magazine partners following the Grand Prix.

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 wherever you are in the world.  The results of this round are tough to predict, so catch it LIVE to avoid the shock online spoilers! The Fight Is Still On!

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USA CANADA
 

CBS Sports Network

Sunday August 11 th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 ET – LIVE

Sunday August 11 th 2024 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 ET – LIVE

LATIN AMERICA

Direct TV

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

BRAZIL
 

Bandsports

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

MEXICO

FOX SPORTS Mexico

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

BELGIUM 
 

PLAY SPORTS OPEN

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

ESTONIA
 

Go3

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

FINLAND
 

MAX

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – Finnish timing - LIVE

FRANCE
 

AUTOMOTO TV LA CHAINE 

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 15:00 CET Delayed

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE Streaming

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE Streaming

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE. Streaming

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE Streaming

EUROSPORT 2

Monday August 12th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 09:00 CET Delayed

Monday August 12th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 10:00 – CET Delayed

Monday August 12th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 – CET Delayed

Monday August 12th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 – CET Delayed

ITALY

RAI SPORT

Monday August 12th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 13:15 – CET Delayed

Monday August 12th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 14:15 – CET Delayed
 

EUROSPORT 2

Monday August 12th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 09:00 CET Delayed

Monday August 12th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 10:00 – CET Delayed

Monday August 12th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 – CET Delayed

Monday August 12th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 – CET Delayed

LATVIA
 

TV3 Sport Open

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

LITHUANIA
 

Go3

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

SLOVENIA
 

Sport TV1

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 19:00 – CET Delayed

ASIA

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

EUROSPORT ASIA

Monday August 12th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 09:00 CET Delayed

Monday August 12th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 10:00 – CET Delayed

Monday August 12th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 – CET Delayed

Monday August 12th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 – CET Delayed

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

VIACOM  - Jio Cinema

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 16:30 IST – Streaming

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 17:30 IST – Streaming

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 19:30 IST – Streaming

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 20:30 IST – Streaming

INDONESIA

CHAMPIONS TV

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

VIDIO

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET LIVE

PACIFIC / AUSTRALIA
 

STAN SPORTS

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 AEST – LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 AEST – LIVE

Sunday August 11th 2024  – MX2 Race 2 – 00:00  AEST – LIVE

Monday August 12th 2024  – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 AEST - LIVE

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26min Behind-the-Gate Magazine Partners:
 

AMERICA

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

Mexico                        FOX Sports                              Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

USA                             BEiN USA                                 TBA

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                       Play sports                              tba

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                                                                        Wednesday after the event

INDONESIA                  Champions TV

                                    Moji

                                    Vidio

AUSTRALIA

Australia                      Stan Sport                               Wednesday after each event

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.

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MXGP of Sweden LIVE MXGP-TV.COM Timetable 

TIMETABLE 

SATURDAY: 08:20 EMX125 Group 1 Free practice, 08:50 EMX125 Group 2 Free practice, 09:20 EMX250 Free practice, 09:50 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 12:20 EMX125 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 13:00 EMX250 Qualifying practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:00 EMX125 Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP RAM Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

LINKS

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FIM

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Uddevalla
 

Uddevalla (Sweden) 7 August 2024 – After a week’s break, the FIM Motocross World Championship fires into the first of its last three-week run, the MXGP of Sweden for round 15 at the Glimminge Motorstadion venue near Uddevalla on the south-western coast of the country.

Sweden was one of the original powerhouse nations of World Motocross, claiming eight of the first nine World Championships ever to be held, and only Belgium and France can boast more World Champions than the Nordic nation.

The Uddevalla circuit has one of the longest histories of any in the 2024 calendar, with the first World Championship Grand Prix being held there in 1958, won by home hero and future double World Champion Sten Lundin on a Swedish Monark machine! There have been 25 GPs at the venue over the years, with the record of 6 GP wins here being held jointly by the legends Stefan Everts and Antonio Cairoli.

From the current field of today’s riders, it’s Kawasaki Racing Team pilot Jeremy Seewer who has won the most here with three victories in total, including the last two events in MXGP, plus an MX2 win in 2017!

The MXGP class will see a continuation of the stellar three-way scrap for the title, as red plate holder Tim Gajser holds a 24-point advantage for Team HRC over Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado, while Jeffrey Herlings is only 14 points further back for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing after an incredible win at Lommel!

The MX2 class is getting more spaced out in the standings, with Kay de Wolf holding a 65-point lead over his Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate Lucas Coenen, but the racing is still tough to predict, especially as last year’s winner Simon Laengenfelder is coming off a race win at Lommel for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing and is hungry for his first overall GP victory of 2024!

The EMX250 European Championships will again be in action in Sweden, and Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Mathis Valin still leads by 13 points ahead of Gabriel SS24 KTM teamster Cas Valk, with Valerio Lata just five points further back for Beddini GASGAS Factory Juniors! Sweden’s best hopes of success lie with August Frisk, who has been in the top ten several times this season.

The EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing European Championship series returns from a near two-month break for the first of a three-week run, With Fantic Factory Racing EMX125 star Noel Zanocz leading the Championship by 14 points over Gyan Doensen for Racestore KTM Factory Rookies. Freddie Bartlett and Sandro Sols will fly the flag for Sweden after several top ten results this year!

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None of the big three who are fighting for the world title in 2024 have got particularly good records around the Uddevalla circuit.  Jeremy Seewer has taken the overall victory in each of the last two seasons, and would dearly love to continue that winning streak! Before that, it was current Fantic Factory Racing star Glenn Coldenhoff who won overall in 2019, although Gajser did take the second race win that day.

Current red plate holder Gajser took the overall back in 2017 in MXGP, as well as in his MX2 title year of 2015, while Herlings has to look back to his dominant MX2 years for victories in 2013 and 2014. A broken chain here in 2017 put paid to his world title hopes in his first MXGP season, and he hasn’t raced here since!

This is one of the few circuits on the calendar where Jorge Prado hasn’t won a GP, although he did win individual races in 2017 and ’19 in MX2 and last season’s first outing.  Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre took a double victory in 2015, plus a race win in 2017, as well as finishing second overall last year.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Calvin Vlaanderen is still fourth in the series, and he took an MX2 race win here in 2019, so he has good history here and is in good form despite a crash-ruined second race in Lommel. Sadly, his teammate Jago Geerts, MX2 winner here in 2022, will not be here after his return in Flanders did not go to plan.

JK Racing Yamaha rider Isak Gifting will be fit and is looking forward to his home GP after a frustrating sequence of races since Indonesia, while Alvin Ostlund will be looking for more points after scoring one at Lommel. The two Swedes are 17th and 19th in the Championship.

The lack of a clear form guide makes it difficult to guess who will come out on top in 2024, but with another big sand GP to come the week after, you can bet that Gajser will be particularly eager to get a result this weekend before they return to Herlings and Prado’s playground!

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 705 Points;   2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 681 Points; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 667 Pts; 4. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 507 Pts; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 479 Pts; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 419 Pts; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 405 Points; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 317 Pts; 9. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HON), 274 Pts; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 273 Pts.

Main Photo: MXGP Start Uddevalla 2023

Bottom Photos: 1. Jeremy Seewer; 2. Isak Gifting

The MX2 World Championship saw a huge momentum swing towards Kay de Wolf at the MXGP of Flanders, but as always this season, the result is never a foregone conclusion and his teammate Lucas Coenen will be going all-out to make sure that the fight is not over!

Neither of them have particularly fond memories of Uddevalla, although Lucas did win an EMX250 race here in 2022. Last year, he crashed spectacularly in qualifying, while De Wolf was out injured. Kay had a so-so 7-7 scorecard here in 2022.

Ater his surprise win in race two at Lommel, Simon Laengenfelder could have high hopes for a great result this weekend, after finishing on the podium in each of the last two years here, including last year’s overall victory. He has just 12 points between himself and Lucas Coenen for second in the series, and he is the only rider in MX2 this year to have won a GP in Sweden.

 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s reigning World Champion Andrea Adamo won race two last year to claim third overall, with his teammate Liam Everts taking second overall with 2-3 finishes. Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 pilot Rick Elzinga scored his best race finish of the whole year with third in race one, and is on form after his best GP result yet at Lommel. 

The top Swede in the series, Leopold Ambjörnson, had one of his best GPs yet at Lommel for Team Leoparden Racing, so will be keen to show his form on home ground, as will Young Motion Powered by Resa pilot Arvid Lüning, who scored top 15 in each race at Lommel for the first time this season.

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 683 Points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 618 Pts;  3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 606 Points;  4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 556 Pts; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 465 Pts; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 457 Pts;  7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 429 Pts; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 391 Pts; 9. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), 255 Pts; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 254 Pts.

Main Photo: MXGP Start Uddevalla 2023

Bottom Photos: 1. SImon Laengenfelder; 2. Rick Elzinga

Don’t miss your chance to watch the MXGP of Sweden this weekend. Get your tickets HERE!

All the photos from the MXGP of Sweden will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

TIMETABLE 

SATURDAY: 08:20 EMX125 Group 1 Free practice, 08:50 EMX125 Group 2 Free practice, 09:20 EMX250 Free practice, 09:50 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 12:20 EMX125 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 13:00 EMX250 Qualifying practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:00 EMX125 Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP RAM Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

LINKS

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FIM

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 6 August 2024 – Infront Moto Racing is excited to announce the online release of issue #130 of the MXGP Magazine. This edition features an exclusive spotlight on the Coenen brothers, and dives into the latest race action from Indonesia, Loket, and Belgium!

This Month’s Cover Story is on the Coenen brothers, Sacha and Lucas. As twin sensations in the MX2 category, their recent achievements have taken the motocross world by storm. This in-depth feature explores their beginnings, their unique bond, how they live and train, and the similarities and differences that define them both on and off the track. While Lucas shone last year, this season both brothers are winning, making history together in a way we’ve never seen before.

Racing Catch-up covers the exciting rounds from Indonesia, Loket, and Belgium, while Our Special Feature this month shines a light on Fantic Factory Racing MX2, offering readers an inside look at their incredible and dramatic story.

In the Hall of Fame, we celebrate the illustrious career of Shaun Simpson, recounting his journey and achievements in motocross while the Vintage Bike section revisits the iconic 2010 Suzuki ridden by Ken Roczen, taking enthusiasts on a nostalgic journey.

The Blog section features an insightful piece on Filippo Camaschella, the HRC physiotherapist, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the crucial role he plays in the riders' performances and recovery at Team HRC.

All this and more awaits you in the 130th edition of MXGP Magazine, available for FREE on the Apple Store or Google Play. Read it HERE

Users who have already downloaded other issues on their iOS device can automatically download the new issue by opening the News Stand and clicking on the cover of the MXGP Mag. Whereas those readers using an Android device will be able to download the magazine for free thanks to this app: http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid.

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Lotte van Drunen is fast becoming one of the biggest stars in motocross. At the MXGP of Flanders, this super friendly 16-year-old made history by scoring a point at the 14th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Lommel, Belgium, in MX2. But what made Lotte's decision to race MX2 so ground-breaking was not just her age or the fact that she is female but the track she chose for this challenge.

Lommel is recognized worldwide as one of the most challenging motocross tracks on the planet. Its sea-deep sand and brutal bumps make it the ultimate test of both rider and machine, often breaking even the best in MXGP. This is why many of the MXGP paddock choose Lommel as their training base during the winter. The track demands maximum physical and mental strength; any sign of weakness, and the track will eat you alive.

For Lotte, racing against the men in MX2 at the most difficult track on the calendar added to the thrill. "I've always loved racing the boys," she said. "Now I've got the opportunity to race here in Lommel. It's something I've always wanted to do. And why Lommel? Well, why not? I was basically born in the sand. I've done so many laps in the sand throughout my life, ever since I was on 65cc, and I have always loved it. I never give up, whereas a lot of people stop when the track gets too rough or too difficult."

"When most people go home because they're tired and the track is too rough to ride, I stay out there riding and just keep going. I think this is why I am so good now."

Lotte approached her first MX2 race with realistic expectations but managed to surprise everyone by scoring a championship point. "I didn't expect too much from it, honestly, but now I've got one point, so it's unbelievable!" she smiled. "It was really weird because in WMX, I am the one passing everyone, but in MX2, I was the one getting passed. I enjoyed it, though. It was really tough, but I definitely learned a lot from this."

So, what exactly did she learn? "I think pushing till the last lap was the hardest part because the track is so rough here," she explained. "Especially in the second race, because after the first race, I was already so tired, and then I had to go again. But it was really fun, especially to leave with a point—that definitely made it all worth it. I also think if I get a bit stronger, I can ride with the same style as the top boys. Right now, I need to change my style a little bit because I am just 16 years old and a girl, but in a few more years, as I get stronger, I think I can ride like them."

Having crossed 'racing the boys in MX2' off her bucket list, Lotte's next big event will be the sixth round of the FIM Women's Motocross World Championship, held on home soil in Arnhem, The Netherlands. She will arrive at the penultimate round with a 3-point lead in the championship. "I am really looking forward to my home GP and racing in front of my home fans. I won there last year and know I am fast in the sand. I am prepared for it, so I know I have a really good shot at winning again, as I did last year. The goal is to win there with a big gap and then go into the final round in Turkey with a lead so I can wrap up the championship."

Watch Lotte van Drunen and the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory riders "Inside MXGP" video here :

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