racing

agosto 05, 2019 - KTM

Prado on the March to title defence with thirteenth Grand Prix win of 2019 in Belgium

Comunicato Stampa disponibile solo in lingua originale.

MXGP 2019 Round 14 of 18, Lommel (BEL)

Red Bull KTM’s #jorgeprado extended his unbeaten run in both the 2019 FIM #mx2 World Championship and the Grand Prix of Belgium with his thirteenth victory of the season in the sand of Lommel today. Teammate Tom Vialle rode well to take 4th and almost entered the podium ceremony for the sixth time this year.

MXGP landed in the bumpy and draining sand of Lommel for a sunny and busy Grand Prix of Belgium and the fourteenth round of eighteen in the 2019 series. Defending World Champion #jorgeprado led the brilliant #mx2 wing of Red Bull KTM (MXGP athletes Jeffrey Herlings and Tony Cairoli still absent through injury) to more success in front of a 33,000 crowd. The eighteen year old had won at Lommel in his debut season in 2017 and also his title-winning term of 2018 so therefore completed the hat-trick.

Credit to Standing Construct KTM with their first MXGP podium finish of the year thanks to Glenn Coldenhoff in 3rd place overall and teammate Max Anstie winning the second premier class #moto.

MX2

Starting from his tenth Pole Position of the season (from thirteen rounds contested) Prado duly aced his fifteenth holeshot and escaped with the first #moto for his 23rd chequered flag from 25. Those numbers improved to 24 from 26 in the second race as Prado repeated his start, first lap-speed and consistency to remain untouchable once more. A brief crash on the last lap, costing a few seconds, was the only blot on the copybook. The Spaniard now has thirteen grand prix wins (eleven of those with 1-1 scorecards) and twelve in a row, equalling Jeffrey Herlings’ record from 2014 and 2016. With a 124 point lead in the standings and just 200 left to win in 2019 Prado can now start to think about becoming KTM’s third back-to-back #mx2 champion this decade.

Rookie Tom Vialle was negotiating Lommel for the first time as a factory rider and qualified in a decent 3rd position on Saturday. The French star was able to count on typically bright starts in both the motos and showed the rate of his development by maintaining top five pace in the hot and difficult conditions. The eighteen year old went 4-4 for 4th overall (tying on points for the last podium spot) and has moved back to 3rd in the championship.

Jorge Prado: “Lommel is a very tough race and for sure you need to come here mentally ready – physically as well – but also relaxed and with the knowledge you are going to suffer. I knew the start was going to be key and I made two good ones and had good flow through both motos. I had a big lead and was going through the backmarkers when I had a small crash but it was nothing major. I think the bumps were smoother today but it was still very rough. Another perfect weekend.”

Tom Vialle: “A good day. I never rode too much in the sand when I was younger but for one year now I have been living in Belgium and have trained a lot on this terrain with Joel [Smets] and all the team. We made a great effort and I’m very happy to make two good race results on this tough track. It was technically difficult but kinda fun to jump through the bumps. We are third in the championship again and the last four races are on the hard-pack and that's good for me. I’m focussed for strong results and every time in the top five.”

MXGP will break for a week before back-to-back rounds in Italy (Imola) and Sweden (Uddevalla) will mean two more hard-pack outings for the best of Grand Prix.

Results MXGP Belgium 2019

1. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda (2-2)
2. Romain Febvre (FRA), Yamaha (1-4)
3. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED), KTM (3-3)
4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI), Yamaha (4-5)
5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL), Honda (6-7)

Standings MXGP 2019 after 14 of 18 rounds

1. Tim Gajser 626 points
2. Jeremy Seewer 439
3. Gautier Paulin 402
4. Arnaud Tonus 396
5. Tony Cairoli 358
Other KTM
24. Jeffrey Herlings 57

Results #mx2 Belgium 2019

1. #jorgeprado (ESP), Red Bull KTM (1-1)
2. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA), Honda (7-2)
3. Ben Watson (GBR), Yamaha (5-3)
4. Tom Vialle (FRA), Red Bull KTM (4-4)
5. Adam Sterry (GBR), Kawasaki (3-6)

Standings #mx2 2019 after 14 of 18 rounds

1. #jorgeprado 644
2. Thomas Kjer Olsen 520
3. Tom Vialle 416
4. Jago Geerts 413
5. Henry Jacobi 399

- Fotogallery (11)

Jorge Prado KTM 250 SX-F 2019 Lommel-1

1200x800, 190KB

Jorge Prado KTM 250 SX-F 2019 Lommel-2

1200x800, 212KB

Jorge Prado KTM 250 SX-F 2019 Lommel-3

1200x800, 238KB

Jorge Prado KTM 250 SX-F 2019 Lommel-4

1200x800, 221KB

Jorge Prado KTM 250 SX-F 2019 Lommel-5

1200x800, 223KB

Jorge Prado KTM 250 SX-F 2019 Lommel

4500x3000, 2MB

Tom Vialle KTM 250 SX-F 2019 Lommel-1

1200x800, 212KB

Tom Vialle KTM 250 SX-F 2019 Lommel-2

1200x800, 206KB

Tom Vialle KTM 250 SX-F 2019 Lommel-3

1200x800, 197KB

Tom Vialle KTM 250 SX-F 2019 Lommel-4

1200x800, 151KB

Tom Vialle KTM 250 SX-F 2019 Lommel

1200x800, 167KB

- Documenti (4)

Press release

4KB

20190805 File Legend Prado on the march to title defence with thirteenth Grand Prix win of 2019 in B

3KB

20190805 Info Prado on the march to title defence with thirteenth Grand Prix win of 2019 in B

0KB

20190805 Short Text Prado on the march to title defence with thirteenth Grand Prix win of 2019 in B

0KB

News correlate

gennaio 08, 2024	settembre 21, 2023	settembre 18, 2023
Get to know the real Jorge Prado in the latest episode of Gasgas dirt	Reflect on Jorge Prado's title-winning term with GASGAS video	Jorge Prado è il nuovo campione del mondo MXGP: il giovane talento vince il suo primo Campionato del Mondo MXGP. Un obiettivo raggiunto con tenacia, sacrifici e costanza
Comunicato Stampa disponibile solo in lingua originale. WE SIT DOWN WITH THE THREE-TIME MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMP AT HOME IN ROME WHER...	Comunicato Stampa disponibile solo in lingua originale. RED BULL #gasgas FACTORY #racing STAR ENTERS RECORD BOOKS WITH GREAT SEASO...	Quando a ventidue anni sei considerato il futuro del motocross mondiale, non può essere un caso. #jorgeprado - classe 2001 - aveva...
Sport Entertainment Racing	Automotive Racing	Fashion&Beauty Racing
#racing #sport #gasgas #jorgeprado #motocross #mxgp	#racing #moto #people #mxgp #gasgas #jorgeprado #automotive #event	#racing #moto #fashion #scarpe #people #mxgp #abbigliamentosportivo #jorgeprado #sidicrossfire3srs
Scarica tutto	Scarica tutto	Scarica tutto
1	1 5	9 1

Ti potrebbe interessare anche

settembre 17, 2023	giugno 25, 2023	giugno 12, 2023
Jorge Prado crowned 2023 MXGP World Champion on MC 450F	Jorge Prado extends series lead as MXGP hits Asia	Jorge Prado sweeps the MXGP of Germany. Prado more than triples his MXGP championship lead.
Comunicato Stampa disponibile solo in lingua originale. Jorge Prado has been the class of the MXGP pack since the first round of t...	Comunicato Stampa disponibile solo in lingua originale. Red Bull #gasgas Factory #racing competed in a rather different setting ea...	Comunicato Stampa disponibile solo in lingua originale. Red Bull #gasgas Factory Racing's #jorgeprado has just finished an incredi...
Automotive Pop Racing	Automotive Pop Racing	Automotive Events Racing
#racing #moto #trial #rally #people #gasgas #premio #podio #jorgeprado #automotive #pop #motocross #2023mxgp	#racing #moto #trial #rally #people #gasgas #jorgeprado #automotive #pop #motocross #sumbawa #2023fimmotocrossworldchampionship	#germania #racing #moto #people #mxgp #gasgas #jorgeprado #motocross #teutschenthal #germany #mxgpofgermany #2023fimmotocrossworldchampionship
Scarica tutto	Scarica tutto	Scarica tutto
8 1	6 1	39