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Behind The Gate Episode 19 – Nerves of Steel is out! 

THE LAST EPISODE OF THE SEASON SEES THE ULTIMATE CLIMAX WITH THE CROWNING OF TWO NEW MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION!

The MXGP of Italy becomes the place of all celebrations with Jorge Prado and Andrea Adamo becoming the new MXGP and MX2 World champion! The rivalry with Romain Febvre comes to an end for 2023 with Prado keeping his nerves to stay ahead. 

In MX2, Adamo keeps his incredible calmness into the show to rise above his teammate Liam Everts! 

With one Grand Prix to go in Matterley Basin, one of the most amazing track in the world, MXGP riders want to finish on a high while in MX2 all eyes are turned to Jago Geerts, Simon Laengenfelder and Everts, battling to fill the rest of the MX2 podium.

The last BTG episode marks the apotheosis of a nail-biting season full of twists, surprises and thrilling riding! 

Behind The Gate – Episode 19| Witness the ultimate and ruthless fight for the crown

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 28 September 2023 – Infront Moto Racing has been delighted to see Acerbis sponsoring the Best Lap Competition for MXGP and MX2 during the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship. 

The Motocross World Championship has witnessed an astounding surge in intensity and competition. The sheer speed demanded to excel in the Championship, particularly on some of the world's most challenging tracks, is nothing short of extraordinary. As a result, achieving the distinction of setting the Acerbis Best Lap during a Grand Prix is a remarkable accomplishment worthy of recognition and reward.

How does the competition work?
The Acerbis Best Lap Competition rewards at the end of each event, the fastest rider in MXGP and MX2 with a point. The rider with the most points in each class at the conclusion of the Championship receives a prize from ACERBIS at the MXGP Awards.

This year, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado in MXGP and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts in MX2 were the ones who set the most Acerbis Best Lap with 6 points each. 

In MXGP, Prado started the season with three Acerbis Best Lap in a row to add two more later in the season while his closest rivals in the competition were the same ones who challenged him the most in the Championship, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings and Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre. Both Riders finished the season with 4 Acerbis Best Laps each.

In MX2, Geerts regularly set the fastest laps during the season. Setting 6 Acerbis Best Laps in total despite getting injured twice is an incredible feat for the Belgian who finished second in the MX2 Championship. Finishing second in the competition is the MX2 World Champion, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo with 4 Acerbis Best Lap while Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant finished third in the competition with 3 points. 

Main Photo: Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo, Acerbis' Michela Acerbis, Jorge Prado, Acerbis' Wynn Connell

Bottom Photo: Acerbis' Michaela Acerbis, Jago Geerts, Acerbis' Wynn Connell

Prado and Geerts were both presented with their Acerbis Best Lap awards during the MXGP Awards ceremony, which was broadcasted globally through live streams on MXGP's Facebook and YouTube channels, as well as www.MXGP-TV.com.

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 27 September 2023 – Infront Moto Racing has been thrilled to continue the Fox Holeshot competition throughout the 2023 season of the FIM Motocross World Championship. 

Throughout the years, with the standards in motocross increasing, the sophistication of equipment, and the skill levels of athletes, we have witnessed a corresponding increase in the significance of making a strong start. In every Grand Prix , the importance of strong starts is pivotal in securing an early lead to maximise the chances of success.

How does the competition work?
Every Grand Prix race, during both MXGP and MX2 races, the rider who crosses the white line painted on the ground at the exit of the first corner secures the Fox Holeshot and receives one point. At the end of the season, the two riders, one per category, with the most Fox Holeshot points will win the mega prize!

This year, Jorge Prado of Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing claimed the Fox Holeshot Award crown in MXGP, marking his third consecutive victory in this category. He reaffirmed his dominance as the rider to beat when it comes to lightning-fast starts. Throughout the 2023 season, Prado amassed an impressive 14 Fox Holeshot plates, facing stiff competition from Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer, who secured 11. Additionally, Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff both achieved 5 Fox Holeshots this season, sharing the third spot.

In the MX2 category, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder secured the Fox Holeshot Award for the very first time in his career, demonstrating an absolute dominance in getting out of the gate. In the 2023 season, Laengenfelder impressively notched up a total of 11 Fox Holeshots. His closest competitors were Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts, who achieved 7, and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts, who managed 4.

Prado and Laengenfelder were both presented with their FOX Holeshot awards during the MXGP Awards ceremony, which was broadcasted globally through live streams on MXGP's Facebook and YouTube channels, as well as www.MXGP-TV.com.

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 27 September 2023 – Infront Moto Racing had the pleasure to welcome the second stage of the Ride to FIM Awards – the future of Motorcycle during the MXGP of Great Britain. This project was launched by the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) for the first time in 2022, with the aim of promoting the celebration of the World Champions, through a series of events aimed at addressing issues of fundamental importance for the development of motorsport as a journey towards the FIM Awards ceremony which this year will be held for the first time in the UK, in Liverpool on December the 2nd.

The workshop dedicated to young riders, who were recruited from the UK National Championships of the various offroad disciplines was hosted in collaboration with the FIM and the ACU (Auto-Cycle Union). 

The theme was ‘Communication and the best approach towards the Media and one's working environment.’

Expert speakers from the paddock from the offroad world gave the best advice to more than forty boys and girls who were present, all aged 7 to 16, who together with their parents contributed to the workshop debate.

David Luongo, Infront Moto Racing CEO: “Thank you for your participation in this workshop at one of the most spectacular tracks in the Championship. You guys are our future, we work for a championship where you can express your talents and you must work on your potential and professionalism. Today qualified professionals will give you advice on how to approach the media, a fundamental tool for your exposure and the popularity of our sport on a global level. I wish everyone a fruitful weekend!”

Antonio Alia Portela, FIM Motocross Commission Director: “On behalf of the FIM I would like to welcome you to the ‘Ride to FIM Awards’ the event that will lead us to the Awards Ceremony of the World Champions. It may seem like a long journey to become Champions, but all of you will be able to reach this goal. I recommend that you get the best you can from this workshop, always trying to express your personality, in a professional and positive way, enhancing your commitment and passion for our sport.”

Other speakers included Marionna Leiva, Infront Moto Racing Marketing Director; Nikki Malin Yamaha Moto Europe MXGP Media Manager; David Bulmer HRC Honda Racing MXGP Press Officer; Roger Harvey HRC MXGP Advisor and Shaun Simpson, former MXGP rider, now Manager of Team Gabriel SS24. Adam Duckworth, Chief Editor of MotoHead acted as moderator.

Everyone, with their many years of experience, gave advice on how to approach the media and to manage social media correctly, a very important showcase for attracting sponsors, with the awareness of being ambassadors of their sport and of the motorcycling companies that they represent. Suggestions on the content to post, not strictly linked to sporting results but which show everyday life, in a spontaneous and natural way, always remaining faithful to one's personality.

Other topics also emerged, such as an always positive approach towards the outside world and the ability to react to the inevitable failures that the path of a rider entails, learning to manage emotional tension in a constructive way. Knowledge of languages is of fundamental importance to communicate with the entire team, who often speak a language other than their native language.

The highly anticipated guest was the British MXGP MRT Racing Beta Team rider Ben Watson, who told the participants about his first steps in motorsport, enthralling the audience of young riders.

The workshop closed with the speech from Matthew Wear, ACU General Secretary: “It was a great occasion and opportunity for you all to be able to participate in this event, I thank the FIM and Infront Moto Racing who hosted these very young British talents in such a provoking and spectacular setting.” This was followed by the presentation of the certificates to the participants by the FIM and the ACU to all riders, who were then able to attend the last round of the 2023 MXGP World Championship.

The next stage of the Ride to FIM Awards will be held on 25th November at Birmingham, UK at Motorcycle Live, an exhibition dedicated to two wheels, with the ‘FIM World Champions Day’, where some of the most decorated British World Champions will be in attendance. Among these will be two riders who together have won ten World titles, namely Carl Fogarty and Jonathan Rea.

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 26 September 2023 – MXGP and Athena joined forces for the third year in a row to continue the Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena competition!

Fans have had the chance to vote for the 'Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena' in the MXGP category throughout the year, with votes collected at each Grand Prix. During each race in 2023, a GP rider was picked, and the rider with the most picks at the conclusion of the season was named the winner and won the ultimate reward and got presented with the special award for 'Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena'!

Every Grand Prix dedicated post was shared on MXGP’s official Instagram page under which fans were able to comment who their favourite rider of the weekend was. The comments were then counted and the rider with the most votes was chosen as the best rider of that GP.  

This season has been very thrilling and tough with a number of great champions riding for the win. The strong contest was transposed on to the ‘Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena' competition and it was Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado who began the competition at the top with his Red Plate in Patagonia-Argentina but then got caught by an impressive Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings who started to pick up some good GP victories, establishing a new Grand Prix wins record along the way. Kawasaki Racing Team's Romain Febvre joined the battle in that competition, thanks to his outstanding winning streak of five Grand Prix in a row.

However Jorge Prado stayed the most consistent throughout the season to clinch the MXGP World Championship and collect 6 points in the competition just ahead of Jeffrey Herlings who collected 5 points and Romain Febvre with 4 points. The other two riders to collect points this season were Team HRC's Tim Gajser and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer who both collected 2 points. 

Prado was presented with the 5,000€ cheque for winning the competition at the annual MXGP Awards.

Photo: Infront Moto CEO David Luongo, Jorge Prado

2023 Best Rider of the Year, Sponsored by Athena Standings:

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It’s time for Acerbis Best Lap! The MXGP of Great Britain was held in Matterley Basin for the nineteenth and ultimate round of 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship.

The British Grand Prix saw some incredible battles across the board with a perfect win from Team HRC’s Tim Gajser and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts finishing his MX2 career with a GP win. 

The fastest rider who mastered Matterley Basin during the weekend was Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre in MXGP and took his 4^th best lap of the season. Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado kept his lead in the competition with 6^th Best lap this season.

In MX2 it was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Thibault Benistant who rode the best lap, getting his third on of the campaign while his teammate Jago Geerts kept the lead in the competition with 6 Best lap. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Andrea Adamo is second in the competition with 4 best lap.

Here below you have the details of Matterley Basin’s best times:

MXGP: Romain Febvre on Race 1 Lap 7 with 2:21.412

MX2: Thibault Benistant on Race 1 Lap 4 with 2:22.330
 

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.

The Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena continued with the ultimate round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship at Matterley Basin for the MXGP of Great Britain.

Votes are counted at the end of every Grand Prix, with the ‘Best Rider of the GP’ being chosen during each event of 2023. The rider who is voted the most times by our MXGP fans as the best rider, will ultimately receive the final prize and become the ‘Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena’ at the end of the year!

Following the MXGP of Great Britain it was the perfect winner Team HRC’s Tim Gajser who collected the most votes with 50% to reward the 2022 MXGP World Champion after his second Grand Prix victory. Behind in 2^nd position was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer who clinch a back-to-back podium after his win in Maggiora, Italy and got 11% of the votes. 

How to vote:

Every Grand Prix Sunday a dedicated post is shared on MXGP’s official Instagram page under which fans can comment who their favourite rider of the weekend is. This competition is only for MXGP riders and the voting closes at 8pm on Sunday.

The comments are then counted and the rider with the most votes is chosen as the best rider of that GP. 

The Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena competition will conclude at the MXGP of Great Britain where we will officially crown the champions of 2023!

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

The MXGP of Great Britain took place in the riders’ favourite Matterley Basin. In MXGP, both FOX Holeshot were clinched by Monster Energy Yamaha factory MXGP Team’s Glenn Coldenhoff for his 4th and 5th of the season.

In the end Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge leads the competition with 14 FOX Holeshots in front of Monster Energy Yamaha factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer who has 11 and Glenn Coldenhoff and Kawasaki Racing Team’ Romain Febvre are tied third is third with 5 in total.

In MX2, it was the same as Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder clinched the first FOX Holeshots for his 11th one while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Liam Everts took the second FOX Holeshot of the day. Simon Laengenfelder leads the competition in front of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts who has 7 FOX Holeshots.

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

MATTERLEY BASIN (Great Britain) 25 September 2023 – The ultimate round of the EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing displayed a lot of great racing across the board at the riders’ favourite track of Matterley Basin for the round of Great Britain.

In EMX250, it was Team VRT KTM Factory Juniors’ Marc-Antoine Rossi who closed the season from the best of manners with his second overall win of the season in front of his teammate Ferruccio Zanchi and Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Karlis Reisulis who cliched his first podium of the season in third place.

This last round witnessed the final decider in EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing that saw MJC Yamaha Official EMX125’s Janis Reisulis taking the European Title on the first race with a dominant win. The Latvian made it even better on his last outing in the category with a perfect win to clinch the last round of the season that he has ruled. Completing the podium of the round of Great Britain were Simone Mancini in second place for the first time this season and the ever-consistent Fantic Racing MX’s Maximilian Werner in third place.

Both classes experienced the final Championship podiums on the Sunday that saw in EMX250, Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Andrea Bonacorsi who was competing in MX2 over the weekend, getting officially crowned and received his gold medal while Husqvarna BT Racing Team’s Kay Karssemakers got the silver medal in front of Fantic Racing MX’s Cas Valk who received the bronze medal.

In EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing, Janis Reisulis jumped on the highest step of the podium to receive the Gold Medal while 737 Performers GASGAS’s Mathis Valin got his silver medal after securing it in the last round and Maximilian Werner accepted his bronze medal after a strong season.

In EMX250, Cas Valk got the best start as he came out of the second corner at the front ahead of Marc-Antoine Rossi and Fantic Racing MX’s Alexis Fueri. Unfortunately for Fueri, his good start went to waste when he crashed out of the 3rd place in the opening lap and retired rom the race. In the meantime, Valk was looking comfortable while Rossi had a close call but stayed in two wheels. After that Rossi regroup and started to look at one with his livery. This was acted when Rossi caught up with Valk on lap 4 of 12 and made a successful pass. Rossi quickly pulled away and flew to victory with a lot of confidence. Valk kept confirming his form with a solid 2nd place. 

Behind them, Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Karlis Reisulis made a really good start to place himself in 4th and then 3rd after Fueri’s issue. From then on, Reisulis showed a good speed although he got caught with a couple of laps to go by Husqvarna BT Racing Team’s Maxime Grau and KTM Beddini Racing Team’s Valerio Lata. The Latvian showed that he can defend his position and finished 3rd in the end. Grau had also to contain a late charging Lata which he did efficiently with Grau finishing 4th and Lata 5th. 

Following an average start in 11th place, the talented VRT KTM Factory Juniors’ Ferruccio Zanchi paced forward on lap 2 to overtake 2 riders and capitalised on Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Quentin Prugnieres bike issue as the Frenchman retired from the race while he was 7th. Zanchi in 8th put pressure on Husqvarna BT Racing Team’s Kay Karssemakers who didn’t have his usual flow. Zanchi made the difference on lap 8 when he passed the Dutch rider to finish 6th while Karssemakers finished 7th. Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Benjamin Garib showed very good promises as he rode for the first half of the race in 5th but made a mistake and moved down to 8th and finished there. 

In Race 2, Grau made a great start as he quickly took the lead in front of Reisulis, however the Latvian showed great speed as he overtook him on lap 3 of 12 and pulled away. In the meantime, Zanchi started to pick up his pace and flow and quickly put Grau under pressure. Zanchi passed him on lap 4 and kept pushing to close on Reisulis. A lap later Grau got threatened by Rossi who was on a mission to win the round. Rossi didn’t take long to overtake his French countryman to go 3rd on lap 5. Zanchi‘s pace was incredible as he charged forward to launch an attack on Reisulis to take the lead. Not long after that it was the turn of Rossi to let his speed talk to go the long way round Reisulis and move to 2nd.  Reisulis got overtaken again a lap later by Lata. 

No one could challenge Zanchi for the lead as he brought it home to get on the second step of the podium while Rossi comfortably finished in 2nd position to secure his second overall win of the season and end this year on the best of ways before jumping up in MX2. Lata on his side made an excellent race two but came just short of the podium with the 4th overall but another solid weekend for the Italian. Reisulis in the end managed to finish 4th to climb on his first podium of the season which is encouraging for next season.

Following a great start Grau could not contain the riders charging behind and had to settle for the 5th place, to go4-5 for 5th overall in front of Prugnieres who rode positively to gain several positions throughout the race overtaking the second in the championship, Karssemakers, on lap 9 to move up to 6th in the end. Karssemakers could not find the speed we saw throughout the season and settles for 7th after an average start for his standard finding himself in 8th on the opening lap. Prugnieres got another good 6th overall while Karssemakers finished 7th overall to keep his excellent silver medal in the championship. 

Similarly to Karssemakers, Valk was not on his best form in Matterley Basin as he could not pass many riders in race two and had to settle for 9th to finish 6th overall and missed the podium for the first time in three rounds.

Andrea Bonacorsi: “It’s a season that we’ve worked for as we struggled last season a lot but we came back this season and we made it. It’s really good, I’m really happy and I want to thank all the team because without them I couln’t have achieve what I did this year. I’m very proud to be part of the Yamaha family and I want to thank everybody”

Marc-Antoine Rossi: “It’s a perfect weekend for me! Coming back like that after my injury is so great! Thanks to my all team for this great year, and especially this end of season, it has been really good!”

EMX250 - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, KTM), 31:23.498; 2. Cas Valk (NED, Fantic), +0:07.978; 3. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:14.629; 4. Maxime Grau (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:16.137; 5. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), +0:18.094; 6. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, KTM), +0:18.545; 7. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Husqvarna), +0:30.004; 8. Benjamin Garib (CHI, Kawasaki), +0:31.724; 9. Cato Nickel (GER, KTM), +1:00.793; 10. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), +1:04.211

EMX250 - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification:  1. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, KTM), 31:40.564; 2. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, KTM), +0:07.760; 3. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), +0:19.387; 4. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:23.350; 5. Maxime Grau (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:25.099; 6. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:30.368; 7. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Husqvarna), +0:32.926; 8. Cato Nickel (GER, KTM), +0:33.421; 9. Cas Valk (NED, Fantic), +0:33.715; 10. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), +0:51.670;

EMX250 - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, KTM), 47 points; 2. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 38 p.; 4. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Maxime Grau (FRA, HUS), 34 p.; 6. Cas Valk (NED, FAN), 34 p.; 7. Kay Karssemakers (NED, HUS), 28 p.; 8. Cato Nickel (GER, KTM), 25 p.; 9. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), 22 p.; 10. Joe Brookes (GBR, KTM), 19 p.

EMX250 - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, YAM), 393 points; 2. Kay Karssemakers (NED, HUS), 362 p.; 3. Cas Valk (NED, FAN), 339 p.; 4. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, KTM), 312 p.; 5. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), 277 p.; 6. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KAW), 264 p.; 7. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, KTM), 246 p.; 8. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 235 p.; 9. Ivano Van Erp (NED, YAM), 190 p.; 10. Maxime Grau (FRA, HUS), 168 p

EMX250 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 445 points; 2. KTM, 411 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 376 p.; 4. Fantic, 346 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 283 p.; 6. GASGAS, 176 p.; 7. TM, 93 p.; 8. Honda, 2 p

Main Photo: EMX250/125 Champions: Chairman of the FIM Europe Motocross Commission Andrea Barbieri, Janis Reisulis, Andrea Bonacorsi, Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo

Top Photo: Marc-Antoine Rossi

Bottom Photos: 1. EMX250 Podium Great Britain 2. EMX250 Championship Podium: Andrea Barbieri, Kay Karssemakers, Andrea Bonacorsi, Cas Valk, David Luongo

In Race 1, the best start was for Janis Reisulis who quickly got the lead and pulled away, showing great speed while his first rival in the championship 737 Performers GASGAS’s Mathis Valin was falling early in the race. Reisulis needed to finish at least 8th the get officially crowned but the Latvian didn’t wait for no one and flew at the lead to go and secure comfortably his European Title with a dominant race win. The whole MJC Team and his family was there to greet him after the chequered flag to celebrate this title in style. Reisulis showed again that he was the best out there. 

Behind him, the two Fantic Racing MX riders, Elias Escandell and Maximilian Werner got a great start in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Escandell showed great speed as he found himself riding with no one around him to get an excellent and season’s best finish in 2nd position. Werner kept his usual flow and consistency to control his race and finish 3rd in the end. 

Behind them, Julius Mikula pulled out a good performance after finding himself 7th on the turn of lap 1 of 12. Mikula overtook Noel Zanocz on lap 2 and rode behind the solid Simone Mancini for a while. Mancini who was 5th managed to pass Sturm STC Racing Team’s Mads Fredsoe on lap 8 to go 4th but had to deal with the fast-pacing Mikula again behind him on lap 10. Mikula got great lines and managed to pass Mancini with two laps to go to finish 4th while the Italian settled for a good 5th place. 

In Race 2, Simone Mancini took a great start to jump out of the gate at the lead in front of the two riders at the top of the Championship, Reisulis and Valin. In the meantime, the two teammates, Werner and Escandell clashed on the first corner which jeopardised Escandell’s hope of a podium as he picked himself up in 20thposition. Werner was quick to get back on it to go back in 7th. Escandell would make an outstanding comeback to finish 11th and still get an excellent 4th overall.

At the front the fast-starting Mancini quickly got caught by Valin and Reisulis on the opening lap to move down to 3rd. Valin took the lead but the newly EMX125 European Champion was simply too quick this weekend and took the lead a lap later and pulled away very quickly. Reisulis went to ride the perfect race and won, 40 seconds clear of Valin who finished comfortably 2nd. Reisulis had the perfect end of the season to win his 4thround in a row and further dominate the category to jump in EMX250 with a sense of duty accomplished. 

Mancini managed to hang on in 3rd place while keeping Vitezslav Marek at bay. Marek was pushing hard to pass Mancini but jumped too long at one point and went off track. Mancini solidly stayed 3rd until the end to clinch his first podium of the season. After having to retire in race 1, Marek showed that he has all the qualities to fight at the top with a really good 4th place in the end. Behind him was Maximilian Ernecker who kept riding consistently to finish 5th and go 8-5 for 6th overall. 

It was another solid performance for Werner who gain a position from the opening lap to finish the race in 6thand clinch another podium. With a 3rd overall, the German rider who is still looking for a team next season proved that he has been one of the most consistent riders of the season to finish with a final 3rd place in the Championship.

Janis Reisulis: “What an absolute banger of a weekend it was! I also had the perfect race in the second race. I would call this season where I learned the most, some up and downs but I learned from them. This is the perfect way to the season especially with this round. I really want to thank everyone around me, the team, the whole Yamaha squad and my family as the put so much worked into it.”

EMX125 - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), 31:56.162; 2. Elias Escandell (ESP, Fantic), +0:28.862; 3. Maximilian Werner (GER, Fantic), +0:38.625; 4. Julius Mikula (CZE, Yamaha), +0:40.824; 5. Simone Mancini (ITA, Yamaha), +0:46.226; 6. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), +0:47.223; 7. Noel Zanocz (HUN, KTM), +0:48.660; 8. Maximilian Ernecker (AUT, GASGAS), +1:01.816; 9. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +1:03.218; 10. Filippo Mantovani (ITA, KTM), +1:11.551

EMX125 - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification:  1. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), 31:58.595; 2. Mathis Valin (FRA, GASGAS), +0:40.137; 3. Simone Mancini (ITA, Yamaha), +0:52.688; 4. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), +0:58.479; 5. Maximilian Ernecker (AUT, GASGAS), +1:05.079; 6. Maximilian Werner (GER, Fantic), +1:14.628; 7. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), +1:15.470; 8. Kasimir Hindersson (FIN, KTM), +1:17.021; 9. Julius Mikula (CZE, Yamaha), +1:13.162; 10. Noel Zanocz (HUN, KTM), +1:22.922

EMX125 - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 50 points; 2. Simone Mancini (ITA, YAM), 36 p.; 3. Maximilian Werner (GER, FAN), 35 p.; 4. Elias Escandell (ESP, FAN), 32 p.; 5. Julius Mikula (CZE, YAM), 30 p.; 6. Maximilian Ernecker (AUT, GAS), 29 p.; 7. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), 29 p.; 8. Mathis Valin (FRA, GAS), 27 p.; 9. Noel Zanocz (HUN, KTM), 25 p.; 10. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 20 p

EMX125 - Championship Top 10 Classification:  1. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 413 points; 2. Mathis Valin (FRA, GAS), 353 p.; 3. Maximilian Werner (GER, FAN), 286 p.; 4. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), 254 p.; 5. Elias Escandell (ESP, FAN), 244 p.; 6. Francisco Garcia (ESP, GAS), 219 p.; 7. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), 205 p.; 8. Noel Zanocz (HUN, KTM), 181 p.; 9. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 176 p.; 10. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, YAM), 146 p

EMX125 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Yamaha, 419 points; 2. GASGAS, 390 p.; 3. Fantic, 329 p.; 4. KTM, 322 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 164 p

Main Photo: Janis Reisulis

Bottom Photos: 1. EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing podium Great Britain 2. EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Championship podium 

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MXGP OF GREAT BRITAIN QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 2,120m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 16°

Weather conditions: Sunny/Cloudy

Weekend Crowd Attendande: 25000

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