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ottobre 05, 2020 - Honda Racing

Overall victory for Gajser as he increases championship lead

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Team HRC’s #timgajser put in his best result of what is already a championship-leading season as he swept to one-two races results to take the MXGP of Europe overall.

Held for the third #event in succession at the #mantova sand-track, the Slovenian rider got out of the gate well in both races and made passes when he needed to, in order to not only get the win, but also extend his red-plate margin to over 10 points. Teammate #mitchevans also put in his joint-best results of the year to go four-eight for fifth overall and move to within striking distance of the top 10 in this competitive MXGP class.

For Gajser, it was a culmination of a lot of hard work to step onto the top of the podium and it was nothing more than the Honda CRF450RW rider deserved after his seven race wins in the ten rounds before today. He then added to that total in another display of speed and control on the fast-paced #mantova circuit. The Honda rider then came very close to making it a convincing one-one performance, finishing just a couple of seconds behind the leader after a small mistake mid-race caused him to lose a position. Now, with seven rounds still to race, Gajser sits 11 points ahead in the 2020 MXGP world championship and filled with confidence after he was able to get this overall victory.

Mitch Evans also heads to the next round in Spain with renewed belief that he can battle at the front of the field, after battling hard to a fourth place in the first #moto. It is the third time that he’s finished fourth this year and it is further confirmation that the Australian in his rookie year can challenge for podium spots. An eighth in race two wasn’t quite what he was after but it still meant an overall finish of fifth, which was what he achieved at the first round of the series in Great Britain, back in March.

Now Team HRC head to the Spanish capital of Madrid for what is a new venue near the intu Xanadú-Arroyomolinos shopping complex. While no riders have ridden there yet, it is believed to be hard-pack terrain which should suit the Honda duo, who have just a few days to get ready for the #racing on Sunday 11th October.

Tim Gajser  243 :"It’s an amazing feeling to be back on the top step of the podium. I’ve won many motos this year but never an overall, so I’m super happy to have been able to have done that at this round in #mantova. The races were nice, although I did get a little arm-pump towards the end of the first race which made it a little closer than I’d have liked but I still won, so that was good. Then in the second race I had another good start, and passed for the lead almost immediately. Unfortunately, I fell in the middle of the race and dropped back to second. I pushed hard to get the lead back but ended up second for first overall. A big thanks to everyone at Team HRC who have supported me this year and who have kept pushing me towards this goal. Next up is Spain and I can’t wait!"

Mitch Evans  43 :"Today was a good day and a bit of a disappointing day too. In the first #moto I got a good start, made a few passes and was in third for most of the race. I ended up fourth but it was still a good #moto and I enjoyed running with the top guys. In #moto two I didn’t get the best jump which made things difficult because it was still hard to pass, but I got back to eighth for fifth overall. This was the same as in Matterley Basin at the first GP of the year, so I’m pleased with that. I did really want that podium today but it didn’t quite happen but there are still seven more rounds to get it done and that’s what I’m focusing on when we head to Spain."

Marcus Pereira de Freitas (HRC General Manager - MXGP) :"It was a really good day for Team HRC, especially in the first #moto when Tim and Mitch were running in first and third for a long period of time. Tim added to his race win tally but we knew that the second #moto was crucial and thankfully, Tim once again showed his speed to get a second place to go one-two for first overall. He is now over 10 points ahead in the championship and it is another confidence booster for everyone in the team. It was also a good performance for Mitch to go four-eight for fifth overall. He showed he had the speed to run up front and he matched his best overall of the season so it is a good sign as we head to Spain."

RACE 1

1GAJSER Tim243SLO25Team HRC - MXGP34:17.344
2COLDENHOFF Glenn259NDL22Standing Construct GasGas Factory #racing Team0:01.263
3PRADO GARCIA Jorge61SPA20Red Bull KTM Factory Racing0:04.925
4EVANS Mitch43AUS18Team HRC - MXGP0:08.675
5CAIROLI Antonio222ITA16Red Bull KTM Factory Racing0:09.994
6SEEWER Jeremy91SWI15Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team0:11.544
7PAULIN Gautier21FRA14Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team0:19.247
8MONTICELLI Ivo128ITA13Standing Construct GasGas Factory #racing Team0:20.654
9BOGERS Brian189NDL12Marchetti #racing Team KTM0:21.495
10FEBVRE Romain3FRA11Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing0:21.844
11VLAANDEREN Calvin10NDL10Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing0:26.995
12DESALLE Clement25BEL9Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing0:28.124
13JACOBI Henry29GER8Yamaha SM Action - M.C. Migliori0:56.506
14VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy89BEL7Honda SR Motoblouz1:03.716
15LAPUCCI Nicholas211ITA6Steels - Dr. Jack Racing1:09.348
16GUILLOD Valentin92SWI5Standing Construct KTM1:13.417
17LEOK Tanel7EST4A1M Husqvarna1:17.246
18BUTRON Jose17SPA3JD Gunnex KTM #racing Team1:33.536
19PETROV Petar152BUL2Team VRT Nordpesca Holland1:39.479
20STERRY Adam811GBR1JD Gunnex KTM #racing Team1:51.930

RACE 2

1CAIROLI Antonio222ITA25Red Bull KTM Factory Racing34:09.190
2GAJSER Tim243SLO22Team HRC - MXGP0:02.652
3SEEWER Jeremy91SWI20Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team0:06.339
4FEBVRE Romain3FRA18Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing0:08.174
5COLDENHOFF Glenn259NDL16Standing Construct GasGas Factory #racing Team0:20.703
6DESALLE Clement25BEL15Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing0:26.332
7PAULIN Gautier21FRA14Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team0:30.752
8EVANS Mitch43AUS13Team HRC - MXGP0:33.840
9VLAANDEREN Calvin10NDL12Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing0:35.952
10BOGERS Brian189NDL11Marchetti #racing Team KTM0:37.138
11MONTICELLI Ivo128ITA10Standing Construct GasGas Factory #racing Team0:38.621
12JACOBI Henry29GER9Yamaha SM Action - M.C. Migliori0:57.845
13LEOK Tanel7EST8A1M Husqvarna1:22.514
14BUTRON Jose17SPA7JD Gunnex KTM #racing Team1:25.984
15WALSH Dylan53NZL6JM Honda Racing1:28.534
16PETROV Petar152BUL5Team VRT Nordpesca Holland1:29.484
17PRADO GARCIA Jorge61SPA4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing1:31.032
18LAPUCCI Nicholas211ITA3Steels - Dr. Jack Racing1:41.723
19STERRY Adam811GBR2JD Gunnex KTM #racing Team2:02.976
20GUILLOD Valentin92SWI1Standing Construct KTM1 Lap

Rider Standings

1GAJSER Tim243SLO399Team HRC - MXGP
2CAIROLI Antonio222ITA388Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
3SEEWER Jeremy91SWI369Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team
4COLDENHOFF Glenn259NDL341Standing Construct GasGas Factory #racing Team
5PRADO GARCIA Jorge61SPA341Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
6FEBVRE Romain3FRA304Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing
7PAULIN Gautier21FRA285Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team
8HERLINGS Jeffrey84NDL263Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
9DESALLE Clement25BEL262Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing
10JASIKONIS Arminas27LTU248Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
11EVANS Mitch43AUS228Team HRC - MXGP
12VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy89BEL197Honda SR Motoblouz
13VLAANDEREN Calvin10NDL137Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing
14TIXIER Jordi911FRA127Team VHR KTM Racing
15JACOBI Henry29GER118Yamaha SM Action - M.C. Migliori
16BOGERS Brian189NDL116Marchetti #racing Team KTM
17MONTICELLI Ivo128ITA105Standing Construct GasGas Factory #racing Team
18LUPINO Alessandro77ITA82Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing
19CERVELLIN Michele747ITA73SDMCORSE Yamaha
20TONUS Arnaud4SWI71Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team
21PATUREL Benoit6FRA45JM Honda Racing
22LEOK Tanel7EST41A1M Husqvarna
23WALSH Dylan53NZL41JM Honda Racing
24BOBRYSHEV Evgeny777RUS33PAR Homes RFX Husqvarna
25SIMPSON Shaun24GBR31SS24 KTM MXGP
26PETROV Petar152BUL31Team VRT Nordpesca Holland
27JONASS Pauls41LAT26Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
28STERRY Adam811GBR25JD Gunnex KTM #racing Team
29RAUCHENECKER Pascal281AUT19Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing
30SABULIS Karlis116LAT18Wildcard Rider