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LUGO (Spain) 9 May 2025 – In a monumental step forward for motocross fans across Italy, Infront Moto Racing is thrilled to announce a landmark partnership with Sky Italia, the premier sports broadcaster in the country. Starting with this weekend’s MXGP of Spain in Lugo, Sky Italia will broadcast both MXGP Race 1 and Race 2 LIVE, bringing the thrill of world-class motocross into Italian homes like never before.

A pillar of sports broadcasting in Italy, Sky Italia is synonymous with premium motorsport coverage, offering unparalleled access to the world’s most exhilarating competitions. With motorsports firmly in its DNA, Sky now adds the FIM Motocross World Championship to its prestigious portfolio — a match made in motorsport heaven.

From Sunday’s showdown in Lugo, fans can follow the action of MXGP directly on:

• Race 1 airing live on Sky Sport 251
• Race 2 live on Sky Sport MotoGP

For digital viewers, both races will also be available on NOW, Sky Italia’s OTT platform, ensuring unmatched accessibility across devices and locations.

This collaboration not only reinforces the international stature of MXGP but also deepens its roots in a country that lives and breathes motocross. Italy has long been a cornerstone of the sport. From its legendary riders and passionate fan base to iconic Grand Prix venues, and the arrival of Sky Italia as an official broadcaster further fuels that tradition.

With the 2025 MXGP season heating up, storylines intensifying, and title contenders emerging in both MXGP and MX2 classes, Italian fans can now follow every jump, pass, and podium celebrations with the immersive, high-quality coverage that Sky can deliver.

Infront Moto Racing proudly welcomes Sky Italia to the MXGP family, marking the beginning of a new chapter in motocross storytelling.

Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo: “Today marks a very important moment for the MXGP as we are back on one of the most iconic Television broadcaster network in the World. Sky Sports will broadcast LIVE the two races of MXGP class during every remaining weekend of the season. It will bring a fantastic coverage through the Italian market and it will continue to strengthen the position of the MXGP as the most popular and broadcasted off-road championship in the world. I would like to thank Sky Sport for their trust and collaboration and I wish all the Italian Motocross fans to enjoy the MXGP season."

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Honda HRC’s Tim Gajser has undergone a successful surgery on his injured right shoulder as a result of his crash in Switzerland on Monday 21^st April. The nasty incident at the Frauenfeld circuit, wasn’t initially showing such a serious prognosis but after attempting physiotherapy to try and improve the shoulder, surgery was deemed as the best option.

Unfortunately, this means that Gajser’s title aspirations are now over, despite a start to the season that saw him podium the first six rounds, winning three of them and pulling out a lead of nearly 50 points at one stage. He looked in imperious form, and although it was early-on, the way he was riding and the way he was continually increasing his lead had all the signs pointed towards a sixth world title for the Slovenian.

Instead, he will now be sitting on the sidelines for a number of weeks as his body heals up from this latest setback, working with his medical team to make sure everything is done correctly so that when he does return, it won’t take him long to reach that same level of performance.

“I am bitterly disappointed to have needed surgery, which effectively rules out any chance I have of the title this year. There isn’t a set recovery timetable for this, but I’ll be missing a number of rounds and even when I return, it’ll take some time to get back up to speed. My focus now though is to do everything I need to do to, to get fit and healthy and back to being 100% and we’ll just take it from there. I felt so good this season, and I think that showed with my results and how comfortably I was leading the championship, but this is motocross and anything can happen at any moment unfortunately. A big thanks to everyone in Honda HRC for all their work, and to all my fans around the world who support me. I hope to see everyone at the races later in the year.”

Photo Credit: Bavo Swijgers

HRC factory rider, Ruben Fernandez is one of the most likeable riders in the Grand Prix paddock, and no doubt this coming weekend, he will be the most popular. The Spanish rider has often shown true brilliance, with GP wins, moto wins and podiums and last weekend in Agueda, Portugal he picked up third place in the muddy round.

Sixth in the MXGP points standings, Fernandez is just a handful of points out of the top five and will head to Lugo in the north of Spain with the intentions is breaking back into the leading five riders in the 2025 season.

Fernandez fought through another muddy day in Portugal to finish sixth in the qualification race, on the Saturday. After horrendous conditions last year, rain once again hammered to track to make survival the number one priority and for the most-part the #70 was able to avoid making any big mistakes to cross the line just outside the top five.

“Not really my best day today,” Fernandez said of his qualifier. “Sixth place isn’t too bad in these conditions where anything can happen. At least, I believe I can get out of the gate better tomorrow with the improved gate-pick and that is the most important thing when the track is like this. It would be great if the track was dry, but it doesn’t look good on the forecast so we will just do our best and prepare as much as possible to be smart and score as many points as we can.”

Fernandez put himself on the podium for the first time in 2025, after a pair of third place finishes gave him third overall at the MXGP of Portugal, in what was a wet and muddy event at the Agueda circuit.

“I really like Agueda, but when the weather is like this, I wasn’t sure how it was going to go, but thankfully it went really well. I certainly didn’t expect my first podium to come in these conditions; however I know I’ve been riding well and I just needed to stay consistent across both races, and I’d make it happen. My starts were excellent, which was crucial, and I kept any mistakes to a minimum. A big thank you to the team and my friends, family and fans for all their support and I can’t wait to try to do even better in Lugo next weekend.”

With a Grand Prix win and Race win already in the pocket, you just know that the Spaniard will want to give his beloved fans a huge moment in Lugo, and nobody would be too surprised if he walked away with a victory. That sure would make the next round of the MXGP World Championship special, wouldn’t it?

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LUGO (Spain) 7 May 2025 – The 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship stays on the Iberian Peninsula this weekend as the teams and crews make the relatively short journey of under 400km to the north-western corner of Spain, and the Circuito Municipal Jorge Prado near the city of Lugo in the province of Galicia!

Obviously named after the reigning World Champion Jorge Prado, who grew up almost within sight of the circuit, this will be the second GP held at the venue after last season’s MXGP of Galicia. The new circuit was well received by riders and fans alike, with a woodland feel to the track creating a more enclosed, intense atmosphere with a softer, grippier surface than most Spanish venues traditionally offer. It’s one of 19 circuits to host a Motocross Grand Prix in Spain, but the only one in the region of Galicia. Home hero Prado won all three races here last year to keep his local fans happy, while the MX2 class saw race wins for both Lucas Coenen and Andrea Adamo, with the Belgian getting the overall verdict on the second race tie-breaker.

Coenen is coming off the back of two consecutive MXGP overall victories and, with the absence of injured Honda HRC's Tim Gajser in Portugal, the teenage sensation is suddenly a title contender for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, even though he has a sizeable 43-point gap to make up on new series leader Romain Febvre.  The Frenchman will wear the red plate on his Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP machine for the first time since the final round of the 2021 season, when he finished just five points off the world title!

Gajser’s HRC Honda teammate Ruben Fernandez claimed his first podium finish for 19 months in Portugal last weekend, which moved him up to fifth in the standings, and raises the hope that he can carry the home crowd’s expectations for success in his first GP at the Lugo circuit!

In contrast to MXGP, the MX2 class now sees its top three contenders all within ten points of each other, as reigning World Champion Kay de Wolf has just a four-point advantage for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing over the first of two Red Bull KTM Factory Racing riders, Simon Laengenfelder in second, just six points ahead of Adamo, who enjoyed the first perfect three-victory weekend of his career at Águeda!

Spanish hopefuls David Braceras of JM Honda Racing, Oriol Oliver of Gabriel SS24 KTM Factory Juniors, and Guillem Farres of Monster Energy Triumph Racing, currently sit all together in the series from 14th to 16th position, with just 11 points separating the three of them! The battle to be top Spaniard could be as hot as the battle at the front!

Lugo also hosts the second round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship, and all Spanish hopes will be on local heroine and last year’s Vice-Champion Daniela Guillen, who crashed from the lead of race one in Sardegna and lies seventh in the Championship, but with clearly enough speed to challenge reigning Champion and series leader Lotte van Drunen. The De Baets Yamaha rider has an eight-point lead over fellow Dutch pilots Shana van der Vlist and Van Venrooy KTM star Lynn Valk but watch for the #255 of Guillen on her RFME Spain National Team GASGAS to haul back the 23-point gap to the top!

The EMX250 European Championship is approaching its halfway stage with round six on the horizon at Lugo, and VHR VRT Yamaha Official EMX250 rider Janis Reisulis put in a stunning maximum in the Portuguese mud to build up his series lead to 12 points.  JM Racing Honda’s Hungarian star Noel Zanocz is second to the Latvian, but the biggest cheers will be readied for Venum BUD RACING Kawasaki rider Francesco Garcia, who is only two points behind Zanocz and scored a second place in his last race on Spanish soil, back at Cózar in March!

It was all change at the top of the MXGP World Championship after Portugal, as Romain Febvre took ownership of the red plate with second overall, aided of course by the absence of Tim Gajser through a shoulder injury. It is still yet to be confirmed whether or not the Slovenian will be able to line up at Lugo. There is a full GP race’s worth of points between Febvre and Gajser at the top, although for sure the Frenchman will have eyes on the gap back to third place Lucas Coenen, who is only 18 points away from Gajser and 43 behind the Kawasaki man.

Febvre, who has yet to win a GP in Spain during his long career, took 2-4 finishes to climb the podium in third overall here last year, matching the points of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing star Jeffrey Herlings, who was second on the tie-break, while Gajser was fourth overall with 6-3 finishes after a small crash early in race one.  Calvin Vlaanderen took a top three finish in the opener last year for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, and is starting to show some good form this season after working his way back to fitness from last year’s knee injury.

Coenen won two of three MX2 GPs held in Spain last season, including the victory in Galicia, although his two-GP winning streak has come at circuits where he really struggled in 2024, so who knows how he will go at a track where he has won before!  He could become the first MXGP rookie since Herlings in 2017 to win three GPs in a row, and who would bet against him?

Still fourth in the Championship is Fantic Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff, who took seventh overall at Lugo last year and might be hoping for more rain to play to his strengths. Local favourite Fernandez is within striking distance of the Dutchman in the standings after moving up to fifth with his podium in Portugal, and for sure he will find strength from the local fans who will make their presence felt as they get behind him for another good result!

Like Fernandez, Maxime Renaux was out injured for last year’s MXGP of Galicia, and the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP man is once more fighting for fitness after his big crash in Switzerland.  With decent speed in Portugal, he won’t have given up on a title charge and will surely feel at home on the Lugo circuit.

The MXGP machines are tough to handle around the twisty corners and big jumps of the Spanish track, so the action is bound to be spectacular in the premiere class!

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 330 Points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 305 Points; 3. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 287 Points; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 250 Pts; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 223 Pts; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 217 Points; 7. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, FAN), 194 Points; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 177 Pts; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 162 Pts; 10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, DUC), 156 Pts.

Main Photo: MXGP Start Lugo 2024

Bottom Photos: 1. Ruben Fernandez; 2. Romain Febvre

The MX2 class continues to be gloriously unpredictable in 2025, as Andrea Adamo took his first ever wins in wet conditions, and he took all three over the course of last weekend’s MXGP of Portugal to put himself within ten points of series leader Kay de Wolf!

The battles in Lugo last year saw Adamo claim second overall and the first race win, the second and ultimately the final one he enjoyed as defending Champion, but he has shown much better form in 2025, already more than doubling his career total with three GP victories, while adding three race wins, and two Qualifying Race triumphs to boot!

De Wolf just missed the podium with fourth overall in Lugo last year, on a tie-break with his 2025 Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate Liam Everts! Simon Laengenfelder had a worse time of it in 2024 with 7-9 scores for just ninth overall, and for sure he will be looking to improve on that to shoot for the red plate from just four points back of the defending Champ!

Everts had a nightmare weekend in Portugal with just 18 points, and is now an amazing 59 behind his teammate, although still fourth in the standings. A repeat of his 2024 podium must be the bare minimum of his ambitions coming to Lugo this year. 

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 rider Thibault Benistant has had an inconsistent pair of GPs since winning the second race in Trentino, and his fifth in the series is under threat from Sacha Coenen, who put in a solid second in race two at Águeda for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, and is now only three points behind the Frenchman. Sacha moved past the Monster Energy Triumph Racing rider Camden McLellan, one of eight race winners in the series this year, but now back to seventh in the Championship.

Picking a winner in MX2 before the start of the weekend is a complete lottery! Have a sweepstake at home, no matter how big your family is, any of the top ten could win at Lugo in what is sure to be another wild affair!

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 328 Points; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, KTM), 324 Points; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 318 Pts; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 269 Pts; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 225 Pts; 6. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 222 Pts; 7. Camden McLellan (RSA, TRI), 210 Pts; 8. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 189 Pts; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 168 Pts; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 160 Pts.

Top Photo: MX2 Start Lugo 2024

Bottom Photos: 1. Guillem Farres ; 2. David Braceras

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

You can find the complete results HERE.

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY:
09:30 WMX Free Practice, 10:00 EMX250 Free Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 12:20 WMX Qualifying Practice, 13:00 EMX250 Qualifying Practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:00 WMX Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY:
09:40 EMX250 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 WMX 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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ÁGUEDA (Portugal) 4 May 2025 – As continuous rain lashed the Crossodromo Internacional de Águeda venue for the 40th Anniversary of the first GP held at the circuit, round seven of the FIM Motocross World Championship took place in very muddy conditions for the second year running at the MXGP of Portugal!

The enthusiastic crowd endured the weather, and a slight delay in proceedings in order to deal with a massive downpour prior to the GP races themselves, so the hardy souls remained to enjoy the spectacle of the World Championship elite fighting through some of the toughest positions possible.

In the absence of injured Championship leader, Honda HRC’s Tim Gajser, it was Lucas Coenen who completed a perfect weekend with a stirring double victory for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, although he was chased all the way by Romain Febvre, who could console himself with second overall and the red plate as the new World Championship leader for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP.  Honda HRC also had their spirits kept high by local boy Ruben Fernandez, as the Spaniard who lives near the circuit took his first podium for well over a year with two consistent third place finishes.

Also for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, Andrea Adamo completed his first ever perfect three-victory weekend with great starts and solid riding to put himself right into Championship contention, even though his other title rivals Kay de Wolf and Simon Laengenfelder joined him on the podium for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.

The teams and crew now have just a short journey, once things have all had a thorough clean-off, to the MXGP of Spain next weekend at Lugo. Very few will forget another tough weekend at Águeda, however!

After his best result of the season in yesterday’s Qualifying Race, Calvin Vlaanderen set the fastest time in the Warm-Up session for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, ahead of Febvre and Calvin’s teammate Maxime Renaux.

With a similar game plan to his race on Saturday, however, Coenen went elbow-to-elbow with Febvre to claim his third Fox Holeshot Award of the season, while Fernandez also looked in contention for the early laps, although Renaux hit the floor as he exited turn two from what was looking like fifth position, allowing Aruba.it Ducati Factory MX Team pilot Mattia Guadagnini through into that spot.

Although Glenn Coldenhoff was left at the start gate initially, his Fantic Factory Racing teammate Brian Bogers was loving the tricky conditions and passed Guadagnini, then went around the outside of Fernandez to take third through the wave section at the far end of the track.  Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP rider Pauls Jonass moved up to fifth past Guadagnini.

Vlaanderen had pace, and was making moves, including two passes in two corners on the Aruba.it Ducati Factory MX Team’s Jeremy Seewer, then banged-up Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Jeffrey Herlings.  Herlings had an up and down race to end up in tenth behind Guadagnini, who was also battling the pain from his early season injuries.  They both fell prey to a charging Coldenhoff who rose to eighth in the closing laps behind a strong ride from Team Motul Honda Motoblouz SR pilot Kevin Horgmo.

Bogers looked strong until the halfway point, when he twisted awkwardly up a hill and let the bike go from underneath him, visibly wincing with pain from his shoulder.  It looked like he would retire as he held his arm limply, but then suddenly re-joined the race to finish 18th at the flag.  His Fantic Factory Racing teammate Andrea Bonacorsi fought into the top five as Vlaanderen made a succession of mistakes in the deep mud that dropped him to 12th, but one of the best performances of the race came from Renaux, who fought from the very back of the pack to pinch fifth from Bonacorsi on the very last lap!

While Fernandez and Jonass rode lonely races to third and fourth, Febvre repeatedly attacked Coenen for the lead, but the rookie proved equal to the challenge to take the win by just over six seconds.  A frustrated Febvre nonetheless moved ahead in the Championship by just three points from the absent Gajser.

The start of race two was almost a carbon copy as Coenen moved to the top of the season’s Fox Holeshot Award standings with his fourth of the year, millimetres ahead of Febvre, as Fernandez fought past Vlaanderen to take third place on the downhill towards turn three.

In slightly drier conditions that made the lap times a few seconds faster than race one, Renaux slipped out of fifth on the first full lap to allow Bonacorsi into that spot ahead of his teammate Coldenhoff. The drying circuit made the going quite thick and one-line, and while Herlings made a good move to pass Coldenhoff for sixth on lap ten, he fell back down a position with a small crash on the following lap! This would leave “The Bullet” ninth in the GP.

Very few were making progress, and as Horgmo veered off the side of a jump to avoid a sideways Renaux, he sunk his Honda into some off-track mud that left him unable to finish! That advanced Guadagnini to tenth, where he would finish overall, as Renaux only got back to ninth to leave him seventh overall ahead of his teammate Vlaanderen, who rode well for fourth in race two. 

Jonass claimed fifth overall with eight in race two, losing fourth to Bonacorsi on the second race tie-break. 

Fernandez fought to keep the leading pair in view, but ultimately finished third for his first podium result since Maggiora in September 2023!  Meanwhile, Febvre threw everything at Coenen, who survived a few scary moments in the tricky conditions, but finally it was Febvre who made the biggest mistake with a near-crash that left him resigned to another second place!

The 12th GP win of Lucas Coenen’s career, and second on the bounce, puts him 43 points behind new leader Febvre in the Championship, and just 18 away from overtaking Gajser’s total.  It’s unclear when the Slovenian will be back, and how close to the top pace he will be, but for sure the teenage Belgian will be a real challenger in the races to come. The red plate will be attached to Febvre’s Kawasaki however, for the first time since the end of 2021, when they line up at Lugo next weekend!

Lucas Coenen: "It was a really good weekend overall. I didn’t expect this kind of result coming in, especially with the mud—I struggled a lot here last year. I knew the starts would be key, and I managed to get them today. Romain (Febvre) was pushing hard the whole time, and I got a bit nervous, but on the last lap he made a mistake and I didn’t see him anymore. That was probably my best lap of the race. Now it’s time to get back to work and focus on Lugo."

Romain Febvre: "These mud races can go either way—you win big or lose big. In Spain, I struggled and lost a lot of points, so I came here really focused on making good starts, and I did that in both motos. I battled with Lucas (Coenen) the whole way; I passed him twice in the first race, but he came back strong. At one point I had to think smart—I had more to lose than to gain—so I took second overall and grabbed the red plate. I’m feeling very very good about that and looking forward to next weekend."

Ruben Fernandez: "It’s been a while since I was on the podium—last season I missed a lot of races, and it took some time to get back into rhythm. Honestly, I didn’t know what to do with my hands! But it feels great to be back, especially here in Portugal, which always feels like a home GP for me. That will give me a big boost for my home GP in Lugo next week!"

Main Photo: Lucas Coenen

Bottom Photos: 1. Romain Febvre; 2. Ruben Fernandez

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 37:05.111; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:06.214; 3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:57.873; 4. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Kawasaki), +1:08.227; 5. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +1:15.921; 6. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Fantic), +1:17.935; 7. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Honda), +1:22.965; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Fantic), +1:34.164; 9. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, Ducati), +1:40.208; 10. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +1:50.129;

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 36:41.817; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:10.991; 3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:28.685; 4. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:32.578; 5. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Fantic), +0:36.145; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Fantic), +0:37.655; 7. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:40.649; 8. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Kawasaki), +1:16.611; 9. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +1:42.021; 10. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, Ducati), +1:52.353

MXGP Overall - Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 50 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 44 p.; 3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 40 p.; 4. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, FAN), 31 p.; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KAW), 31 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 28 p.; 7. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 28 p.; 8. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 27 p.; 9. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 25 p.; 10. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, DUC), 23 p

MXGP - World Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 330 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 305 p.; 3. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 287 p.; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 250 p.; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 223 p.; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 217 p.; 7. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, FAN), 194 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 177 p.; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 162 p.; 10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, DUC), 156 p.

MXGP - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Honda, 364 points; 2. Kawasaki, 336 p.; 3. KTM, 306 p.; 4. Yamaha, 288 p.; 5. Fantic, 274 p.; 6. Ducati, 201 p.; 7. Beta, 115 p.; 8. Husqvarna, 51 p.;

Yesterday’s Qualifying Race winner Andrea Adamo set the fastest time in morning warm-up to declare his intent for the races ahead, but the MX2 class had the worst of the weather, even after the delay to help track workers clear the worst of the water from the track and the surrounding areas.

With the track in a similar condition to last year, many considered 2024 winner Liam Everts to be the favourite for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, and he duly took the Fox Holeshot Award for the second time this season, as Adamo ran wide to allow the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machine of Sacha Coenen through into second, with De Wolf right on his tail.

Everts’ day wouldn’t get any better, however, as he fell on the corner before the Pit Lane tunnel jump, and would suffer many more crashes to leave him just 11th at the flag.  Coenen took up the lead, then De Wolf dropped his machine to give second up to Adamo.  As the Champ remounted, he pushed Monster Energy Triumph Racing’s Camden McLellan wide and left the South African on the ground instead!

Oriol Oliver briefly held fourth for Gabriel SS24 KTM Factory Juniors, until he crashed on lap three.  Then right at the start of lap four, Coenen jumped to the edge of the track and left the bike buried, firing himself over the bars!  The bike was stood up where he left it!  The young Belgian had another off-track excursion which left him in 19th by the end.

Adamo then held the lead, and with his pit-board telling him to ride “ENDURO STYLE!”, he pulled clear from De Wolf and the chasing Laengenfelder, as both riders pushed to the limit in a battle with clear Championship implications!

Behind the leaders, David Braceras claimed a solid tenth for JM Racing Honda with a late pass on his Monster Energy Triumph Racing compatriot Guillem Farres, although a crash on the last lap by Thibault Benistant cost the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 man a top ten finish.  Valerio Lata claimed ninth for Honda HRC, with his teammate Ferruccio Zanchi in seventh ahead of the TM Moto CRD Motosport machine of Julius Mikula.

Back from injury, the Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 rookie Mathis Valin maintained a great fourth position for most of the race, before a frustrating tumble on the penultimate lap dropped him to sixth at the flag. This allowed Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 man Rick Elzinga through to a season-best fifth place finish, and WZ-Racing KTM’s Quentin Prugnières through to a career-best fourth!

Among the title contenders there was a twist in the tale, as De Wolf finally made one mistake too many, sliding sideways on an uphill corner to allow Laengenfelder, with no goggles, past into second! The four-point swing put the German to within two points of the series leader heading into race two, although winner Adamo closed in on the pair of them with his second race win of the season!

This time Adamo was making no mistake to claim his second Fox Holeshot Award of the season, but Laengenfelder was not so fortunate as he lost his front end from second position in turn two! Then Coenen attacked the Italian over the finish line jump to take the lead, while Farres got the best start of his season yet to place third at the end of the first full lap!

Everts’ day went from bad to worse as he slid off the side of a jump and was unable to continue with his buried machine, while Zanchi was lucky to survive a similar incident on the same jump to hold on to sixth behind Valin in fifth and De Wolf in fourth.

Laengenfelder, meanwhile, was on a rampage, up to twelfth by the end of the first full lap and steaming through his competition! De Wolf managed to fire past Farres in lap three and give chase to the KTMs ahead. By lap seven, however, Adamo had worn down Coenen to take the lead with a decisive inside pass, and set sail for the win!

Prugnières had to fight back from his own poor start to claim tenth in the race, but that was still good enough for a career-best fifth overall. Zanchi took sixth overall with 7-9 finishes, while the Yamaha teammates Elzinga and Benistant finished eighth and ninth overall.

Having a better second race, after getting stuck in the first outing, was the Venrooy Racing KTM of Cas Valk, who took a fine sixth at the flag behind Valin, who took his best result yet in MX2 with fourth overall.  Farres suffered a small crash with four laps to go which dropped him to eighth in the race, still good enough for tenth overall.

Laengenfelder’s charge amazingly took him all the way to the rear wheel of De Wolf, and he very nearly passed his Dutch rival on the final lap, although neither could catch Coenen who put a confidence-boosting ride in for second place, and seventh overall.

Adamo completed his first ever perfect three-win weekend with a four-second margin to take his fifth career GP win, and third of the series! He has already won more GPs this season than he did the year he was World Champ! Due to De Wolf undoing the damage from race one to Laengenfelder, there is now four points between first and second, with Adamo now just six points behind the German!  It’s a true three-way Championship battle as we head to the forests of north-western Spain!

Andrea Adamo: " I rode really well this weekend. It was amazing, no mistakes, and the starts were really strong, especially yesterday. That put me in a good position for today (first gate pick), which was important because the conditions, especially in the first race were wild . The second one wasn’t as bad, but still tricky. To go 1-1-1 for the first time in my career is just incredible. I’m super happy with the result."

Kay de Wolf: "The track was really difficult this weekend—super muddy—but we made the best out of it. It was a bit of damage limitation, but I scored solid points and even gained a few in the championship, so I’m pretty happy overall. The riding was decent, the results were decent, and now we look ahead to next weekend. It looks like more rain is coming, but we’ll deal with it and try to enjoy it. Big thanks to the team and everyone around me for their support."

Simon Längenfelder: "It was a tough weekend, and I really had to dig deep, especially in that second race. The track had basically one good line, and going off it cost a lot of time. I made a mistake at the start and had to fight through the pack. I came back to fourth and closed the gap to Kay (de Wolf) in the last two laps, but I was just one lap short of making a move. I know I should be happy, but I’m not really happy because I want to win now”

Main Photo: Andrea Adamo

Bottom Photos: 1. Kay de Wolf; 2. Simon Laengenfelder

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 - Top 10 Classification:  1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 37:06.238; 2. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:12.695; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:13.987; 4. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KTM), +0:52.418; 5. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +1:07.460; 6. Mathis Valin (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:10.396; 7. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +1:31.473; 8. Julius Mikula (CZE, TM), +1:57.299; 9. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +2:17.675; 10. David Braceras (ESP, Honda), +2:20.281

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 36:42.637; 2. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:04.354; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:27.673; 4. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:29.999; 5. Mathis Valin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:49.120; 6. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), +0:51.145; 7. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +1:00.184; 8. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), +1:22.713; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +1:32.143; 10. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KTM), +1:42.814

MX2 Overall – Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 50 points; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 40 p.; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 40 p.; 4. Mathis Valin (FRA, KAW), 31 p.; 5. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KTM), 29 p.; 6. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 26 p.; 7. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 24 p.; 8. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 24 p.; 9. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 22 p.; 10. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 22 p.

MX2 - World Championship Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 328 points; 2. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 324 p.; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 318 p.; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 269 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 225 p.; 6. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 222 p.; 7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 210 p.; 8. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 189 p.; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 168 p.; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 160 p.

MX2 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 382 points; 2. Husqvarna, 363 p.; 3. Yamaha, 258 p.; 4. Triumph, 232 p.; 5. Honda, 217 p.; 6. TM, 88 p.; 7. Kawasaki, 78 p.

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

You can find the complete results HERE.

MXGP OF PORTUGAL QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1630m

Type of ground: Red Dirt

Temperature: 18°

Weather conditions: Rainy

Crow Attendence: 20,600

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