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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
1 | GAJSER Tim | 243 | SLO | 25 | Team HRC - MXGP | 34:17.344 |
2 | COLDENHOFF Glenn | 259 | NDL | 22 | Standing Construct GasGas Factory #racing Team | 0:01.263 |
3 | PRADO GARCIA Jorge | 61 | SPA | 20 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 0:04.925 |
4 | EVANS Mitch | 43 | AUS | 18 | Team HRC - MXGP | 0:08.675 |
5 | CAIROLI Antonio | 222 | ITA | 16 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 0:09.994 |
6 | SEEWER Jeremy | 91 | SWI | 15 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | 0:11.544 |
7 | PAULIN Gautier | 21 | FRA | 14 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | 0:19.247 |
8 | MONTICELLI Ivo | 128 | ITA | 13 | Standing Construct GasGas Factory #racing Team | 0:20.654 |
9 | BOGERS Brian | 189 | NDL | 12 | Marchetti #racing Team KTM | 0:21.495 |
10 | FEBVRE Romain | 3 | FRA | 11 | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing | 0:21.844 |
11 | VLAANDEREN Calvin | 10 | NDL | 10 | Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing | 0:26.995 |
12 | DESALLE Clement | 25 | BEL | 9 | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing | 0:28.124 |
13 | JACOBI Henry | 29 | GER | 8 | Yamaha SM Action - M.C. Migliori | 0:56.506 |
14 | VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy | 89 | BEL | 7 | Honda SR Motoblouz | 1:03.716 |
15 | LAPUCCI Nicholas | 211 | ITA | 6 | Steels - Dr. Jack Racing | 1:09.348 |
16 | GUILLOD Valentin | 92 | SWI | 5 | Standing Construct KTM | 1:13.417 |
17 | LEOK Tanel | 7 | EST | 4 | A1M Husqvarna | 1:17.246 |
18 | BUTRON Jose | 17 | SPA | 3 | JD Gunnex KTM #racing Team | 1:33.536 |
19 | PETROV Petar | 152 | BUL | 2 | Team VRT Nordpesca Holland | 1:39.479 |
20 | STERRY Adam | 811 | GBR | 1 | JD Gunnex KTM #racing Team | 1:51.930 |
RACE 2
1 | CAIROLI Antonio | 222 | ITA | 25 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 34:09.190 |
2 | GAJSER Tim | 243 | SLO | 22 | Team HRC - MXGP | 0:02.652 |
3 | SEEWER Jeremy | 91 | SWI | 20 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | 0:06.339 |
4 | FEBVRE Romain | 3 | FRA | 18 | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing | 0:08.174 |
5 | COLDENHOFF Glenn | 259 | NDL | 16 | Standing Construct GasGas Factory #racing Team | 0:20.703 |
6 | DESALLE Clement | 25 | BEL | 15 | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing | 0:26.332 |
7 | PAULIN Gautier | 21 | FRA | 14 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | 0:30.752 |
8 | EVANS Mitch | 43 | AUS | 13 | Team HRC - MXGP | 0:33.840 |
9 | VLAANDEREN Calvin | 10 | NDL | 12 | Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing | 0:35.952 |
10 | BOGERS Brian | 189 | NDL | 11 | Marchetti #racing Team KTM | 0:37.138 |
11 | MONTICELLI Ivo | 128 | ITA | 10 | Standing Construct GasGas Factory #racing Team | 0:38.621 |
12 | JACOBI Henry | 29 | GER | 9 | Yamaha SM Action - M.C. Migliori | 0:57.845 |
13 | LEOK Tanel | 7 | EST | 8 | A1M Husqvarna | 1:22.514 |
14 | BUTRON Jose | 17 | SPA | 7 | JD Gunnex KTM #racing Team | 1:25.984 |
15 | WALSH Dylan | 53 | NZL | 6 | JM Honda Racing | 1:28.534 |
16 | PETROV Petar | 152 | BUL | 5 | Team VRT Nordpesca Holland | 1:29.484 |
17 | PRADO GARCIA Jorge | 61 | SPA | 4 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:31.032 |
18 | LAPUCCI Nicholas | 211 | ITA | 3 | Steels - Dr. Jack Racing | 1:41.723 |
19 | STERRY Adam | 811 | GBR | 2 | JD Gunnex KTM #racing Team | 2:02.976 |
20 | GUILLOD Valentin | 92 | SWI | 1 | Standing Construct KTM | 1 Lap |
Rider Standings
1 | GAJSER Tim | 243 | SLO | 399 | Team HRC - MXGP |
2 | CAIROLI Antonio | 222 | ITA | 388 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
3 | SEEWER Jeremy | 91 | SWI | 369 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team |
4 | COLDENHOFF Glenn | 259 | NDL | 341 | Standing Construct GasGas Factory #racing Team |
5 | PRADO GARCIA Jorge | 61 | SPA | 341 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
6 | FEBVRE Romain | 3 | FRA | 304 | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing |
7 | PAULIN Gautier | 21 | FRA | 285 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team |
8 | HERLINGS Jeffrey | 84 | NDL | 263 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
9 | DESALLE Clement | 25 | BEL | 262 | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing |
10 | JASIKONIS Arminas | 27 | LTU | 248 | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing |
11 | EVANS Mitch | 43 | AUS | 228 | Team HRC - MXGP |
12 | VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy | 89 | BEL | 197 | Honda SR Motoblouz |
13 | VLAANDEREN Calvin | 10 | NDL | 137 | Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing |
14 | TIXIER Jordi | 911 | FRA | 127 | Team VHR KTM Racing |
15 | JACOBI Henry | 29 | GER | 118 | Yamaha SM Action - M.C. Migliori |
16 | BOGERS Brian | 189 | NDL | 116 | Marchetti #racing Team KTM |
17 | MONTICELLI Ivo | 128 | ITA | 105 | Standing Construct GasGas Factory #racing Team |
18 | LUPINO Alessandro | 77 | ITA | 82 | Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing |
19 | CERVELLIN Michele | 747 | ITA | 73 | SDMCORSE Yamaha |
20 | TONUS Arnaud | 4 | SWI | 71 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team |
21 | PATUREL Benoit | 6 | FRA | 45 | JM Honda Racing |
22 | LEOK Tanel | 7 | EST | 41 | A1M Husqvarna |
23 | WALSH Dylan | 53 | NZL | 41 | JM Honda Racing |
24 | BOBRYSHEV Evgeny | 777 | RUS | 33 | PAR Homes RFX Husqvarna |
25 | SIMPSON Shaun | 24 | GBR | 31 | SS24 KTM MXGP |
26 | PETROV Petar | 152 | BUL | 31 | Team VRT Nordpesca Holland |
27 | JONASS Pauls | 41 | LAT | 26 | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing |
28 | STERRY Adam | 811 | GBR | 25 | JD Gunnex KTM #racing Team |
29 | RAUCHENECKER Pascal | 281 | AUT | 19 | Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing |
30 | SABULIS Karlis | 116 | LAT | 18 | Wildcard Rider |
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