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MONACO (Principailty of Monaco) 12 September 2023 – The 18th round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship come to historic Maggiora for the MXGP of Italy.

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

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MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

The Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP is happy to announce that Jeremy Seewer will join the official Kawasaki factory squad for the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship season.

First gaining international recognition in the MX2 class, Seewer was runner up in the Championship on two occasions before switching to the premier MXGP class at the age of 24.
 
A racing pedigree that includes 11 visits to the top of the podium as race winner, seven overall GP victories and no less than 28 MXGP podiums is an impressive record for the 29 year old Swiss rider who is determined to secure overall Championship honours in MXGP where he has previously taken the silver medal in 2019, 2020 and again in 2022.
 
Team Manager of KRT, Antti Pyrhönen commented: “On behalf of KRT I want to express how excited we are to have Jeremy on board for 2024. Romain Febvre has shown that the factory KX450-SR is a race winning machine and we are sure it is capable of winning the Championship. With Jeremy as part of KRT in 2024 we have a formidable rider line up and a very real prospect to achieve our goal of overall Championship success.”  
 
Race Planning Manager for Kawasaki Motors Europe, Steve Guttridge, concluded: “For sure Jeremy will add to the momentum that the Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP has achieved recently. To win at the highest level of motocross is a big ask. For 2024, Kawasaki with KRT will have two top riders able to race for regular podiums and fight for that coveted MXGP Championship title.” 

Yamaha Motor Europe announces the departure of Jeremy Seewer from the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team at the conclusion of the  season. After a successful six-year partnership, both parties will part ways amicably, with Seewer choosing to pursue a new challenge in 2024. 

Following an impressive MX2 career, during which the Swiss star earned two FIM MX2 World Championship silver medals, Seewer joined Yamaha in 2018 to begin his career in the premier MXGP class. Since then, '91' has consistently showcased his talent and dedication in his pursuit of a maiden MXGP world title. 

During his tenure with Yamaha, Seewer has achieved an impressive record that includes 64 top-three race finishes, 28 podiums, 11 race wins, and seven Grand Prix victories. Most notably, his outstanding performances in the 2019, 2020, and 2022 seasons saw him finish as the runner-up in the MXGP World Championship, underscoring his exceptional talent and consistency. 

As the final two rounds of the 2023 MXGP season approach, both Yamaha and Seewer are determined to conclude their successful six-year collaboration on a high note by vying for race wins, podium finishes, and ultimately securing another championship medal. 

Yamaha Motor Europe would like to extend its appreciation to Seewer for his immense contribution to the Yamaha family over the past six years and to wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours. 

Alexandre Kowalski: Off-Road Racing Manager, Yamaha Motor Europe

“As we reach the end of our journey with Jeremy, we would like to thank him for the immeasurable value he has brought to the Yamaha racing family over the last six years. Counting among his notable achievements on the YZ450FM, a haul of 28 podium finishes, 11 race wins, and seven Grand Prix victories, Jeremy's record establishes a lofty benchmark many top motocross riders aspire to attain. While we are sorry to see Jeremy

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 7 September 2023 - Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, grandson of Umberto II, the last king of Italy, will be guest of honor at the MXGP of Italy which will take place in Maggiora the 16th and 17th September. 

During the two-day program Prince Emanuele Filiberto, will meet Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo onsite while several activities will be planned, including a meeting with the President of the Italian Motorcycle Federation Giovanni Copioli who will gift the Prince with the Maglia Azzurra Team Italy will use to participate at the upcoming Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations the 7th and 8th October in Ernèe, France. 

Additionally Ship To Cycle Team Honda SR in honor of the Prince's visit will wear the colors and emblem of the Royal House of Savoy with special and dedicated graphics, designed by Kenny's technicians, both for racing jersey and bikes. As a sign of recognition, Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy will receive a customised team racing uniform created for this special occasion. 

This extraordinary initiative, unprecedented in the history of Motocross, represents an exceptional opportunity to spread the passion for this sport beyond conventional borders, involving an increasingly large audience of enthusiasts and sportsmen just like the Prince is. 

David Luongo, Infront Moto Racing CEO: “It is with great pleasure that we are welcoming for the first time Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy as a guest of honour for the MXGP of Italy. The importance of this event in this historical venue of Maggiora speaks for itself. The fact that Emanuele Filiberto will take the time to visit and enjoy this racing weekend of motocross makes the event even more special. It also shows how motocross can be a vector of shared passion that crossed traditional borders thanks to the success and reach of MXGP worldwide. We are very much looking forward to host Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy in Maggiora.”

Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy: 'With great and sincere pleasure I will attend the two-day MXGP, I am very flattered to be the guest of such a great and important world sporting event. I sincerely thank the organisers of this magnificent event and it will be a great honour for me to attend and follow the Ship To Cycle Honda SR Team, which for the first time will wear the coat of arms and colours of my Royal House on their race uniforms. This is a special gesture and sensitivity that moves me and makes me proud, because being close to sport and to young people is a renewed commitment for all of us as bearers of healthy and clean values such as respect, altruism, constructive competition and the best sportsmanship that are reflected in the history of our beautiful nation and the people as a whole”.

Pier Carlo Bottero, Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR: "We are happy and honoured that Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy will attend the MXGP of Italy and be present with Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR. Having a character of such high lineage represents an added value for the sport and an absolute value for Ship To Cycle and Honda France’.

Stefano Avandero, CEO A Sport Group: “I am honored to receive Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy in what I consider to be the house of my passions. For all of us at Maggiora Park it is a great honor to share the passion for motocross, for speed and for adrenaline with him. We all can’t wait to share with him a great weekend of sport in what is our 10th anniversary.”

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It’s time for Acerbis Best Lap! The MXGP of Türkiye took place at the usual Afyon track as it had done during the last 5 times for seveteenth round of 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship.

The weekend has been full of event with severe weather condition on the Saturday that changed the characteristics of the track overnight for Sunday races. This proved to add another challebnge for the riders. In the end it was Team HRC's Tim Gajser who finally signed his way back to the top with a Grand Prix win, a year after his last voctory already in Türkiye. Gajser als set the fastest time of the weekend along the way for the first time this season. Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing's Jorge Prado still lead the competition with six fastest time this season in front of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings who has four.

In MX2 it was Red Plate Red Bull KTM Factiory Racing Andrea Adamo who set the fastest lap on a tough Grand Prix for the Itlian who finished 6th overall. Adamo still showed that speed is not an issue as he set his fourth fastest lap of the season closing the gap in the competition with Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team’s Jago Geerts who keeps leading the competition with 5 best laps.

Here below you have the details of Afyion's best times:

MXGP: Tim Gajser on Race 2 Lap 4 with 1:52.428

MX2: Andrea Adamo on Race 2 Lap 11 with 1:53.649
 

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 seventeenth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship in Afyon for the MXGP of Turkiye.

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 Grand Prix of Turkiye, it was the triumphal and returning winner of the Grand Prix Team HRC’s Tim Gajser who got voted best rider of the Grand Prix with 53% of the votes. Second in the votes ranking was another rider who returned on the podium after his injury and who finished third on the podium Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP's Maxime Renaux with 15% of the votes. Both Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado and Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre followed as they gathered 10% 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 seventeenth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship season together with MXGP Partner FOX.

The MXGP of The Turkiye took place for the 5th time in Afyon. The FOX Holeshot was clinched in Race 1 by Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’s Valentin Guillod for the second time this season while Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado took the second FOX Holeshot of the day to get with 12th of the season. 

Jorge Prado gets the edge on Monster Energy Yamaha factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer who has 11th and Kawasaki Racing Team’ Romain Febvre is third with 4 in total.

In MX2, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder clinched the first FOX Holeshot while the second FOX Holeshot of the day was taken by Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk for the first time this season.

Simon Laengenfelder takes the lead in the competition for the first time with 8th FOX Holeshot and overtakes 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.