With no MotoGP this weekend, all eyes were on the Czech Republic, which hosted the MXGP and MX2 championships.
MX2: Czech Republic hosts the weekend
In addition to WorldSBK Superbike, motocross races were held in the Czech Republic this weekend. In MX2, Sacha Coenen took the first holeshot of the day, but the race was brought to a halt by a red flag following a heavy crash by Jack Chambers. The American made a point of being reassuring on his various communication channels as he left hospital.
On the restart, Sacha Coenen again got the better of his brother Lucas, followed by Rick Elzinga. Lucas, who had won the qualifiers ahead of his brother, would take over after the latter's crash. Simon Laengenfelder managed to hold on to second place, followed by Kay de Wolf, Mikkel Haarup, and Liam Everts.
Andrea Adamo: the reigning champion on the mat
It's easy to forget (although we weren't getting our hopes up) that Andrea Adamo is the reigning champion. Unfortunately, he seems to have conceded it for good. Victim of a crash that aggravated an injury sustained that very morning, the Italian rider left with stitches in his torso, but no broken bones. The second round was therefore run without the reigning champion.
Like his brother earlier in the weekend, Lucas had to endure the rigors of the Loket track as he chased down the leading trio of Liam Everts, Simon Laengenfelder and Kay de Wolf. Simon Laengenfelder managed to overtake Liam Everts, but could do nothing against Kay de Wolf's comeback and his red plate in the final minutes.
Loket MX2 Grand Prix standings (Top 5):
Kay de Wolf takes his 13th career win, bringing his total number of victories this season to eight, and extends his championship lead to 46 points. Simon Laengenfelder and Lucas Coenen complete the MXGP Czech Republic podium in MX2. Quentin Prugnières and Thibault Benistant did not take part...
1. Kay de Wolf - 45 points;
2. Simon Laengenfelder - 44 p.;
3. Lucas Coenen - 43 p.;
4. Liam Everts - 36 p. ;
5. Mikkel Haarup - 34 p.
MX2 2024 provisional overall standings
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MXGP Czech Republic summary
Absent since the German GP at the beginning of June, Romain Febvre made his return to competition alongside Benoit Paturel, the other French rider. The latter distinguished himself by coming third out of the first corner, but was no match for Jorge Prado and Jeffrey Herlings. Herlings surprised Prado and flew to victory. Tim Gajser, back in the race, took third place.
Broadening our perspective, we see that Frenchmen Romain Febvre and Benoit Paturel finished in the top 7, behind Jeremy Seewer, author of the holeshot, and Calvin Vlaanderen.
For the second round, the drivers in the top 5 remained unchanged, with one exception: Febvre took 5th place from Seewer. As a result, the positions remain in a state of flux. It has to be said that for winner J.Herlings, the race had to be run differently after two crashes and a delay accumulated on the first lap. Gajser finished in the lead, ahead of Prado and an impressive Jeffrey Herlings, who had come back from a long way behind.
Grand Prix Loket MXGP standings (Top 5):
1. Tim Gajser - 45 points;
2. Jorge Prado - 44 p.;
3. Jeffrey Herlings - 43 p.;
4. Calvin Vlaanderen - 36 p. ;
5. Jeremy Seewer - 33 p.
MXGP 2024 provisional overall standings
Tim Gajser won the 13th round of the championship in Loket, Czech Republic. The Slovenian now has a 36-point lead over Jorge Prado, who is struggling to regain his early-season supremacy. Romain Febvre finished sixth overall and Benoit Paturel ninth, having finished 13th in the second round.
From nothing to everything, or rather from (almost) nothing to everything?
Criticism was rife after the two Indonesian rounds, the last of which took place 15 days ago. Fortunately, the performances in Loket were very different, on a concrete track as complex as ever, as Gajser points out: “I don't like riding on this track, but I'm not giving up, so this first victory in many years...!” He signs his first Grand Prix victory on Czech soil, becoming the 51ᵉ winner since 1995.
MXGP and MX2 2024 race calendar
1 MXGP de Patagonie Argentina, Villa La Angostura circuit, March 10. Winners: Jorge Prado (MXGP) and Kay de Wolf (MX2)
2 MXGP of Spain, intu Xanadú - Arroyomolinos circuit, March 24. Winners: Jorge Prado (MXGP) and Kay de Wolf (MX2)
3 MXGP of Sardinia (Italy), Riola Sardo circuit, April 7. Winners: Jorge Prado (MXGP) and Kay de Wolf (MX2)
4 MXGP de Trento (Italy), Pietramurata circuit, April 16. Winners: Jorge Prado (MXGP) and Liam Everts (MX2)
5 MXGP of Portugal, Agueda circuit, May 5. Winners: Pauls Jonass (MXGP) and Liam Everts (MX2)
6 MXGP of Galicia (Spain), Lugo circuit, May 12. Winners: Jorge Prado (MXGP) and Lucas Coenen (MX2)
7 MXGP de France, St Jean d'Angely circuit, May 19. Winners: Tim Gajser (MXGP) and Lucas Coenen (MX2)
8 MXGP Germany, Teutschenthal circuit, June 2. Winners: Jorge Prado (MXGP) and Lucas Coenen (MX2)
9 MXGP of Latvia, Kegums circuit, June 9. Winners: Jeffrey Herlings (MXGP) and Sacha Coenen (MX2)
10 MXGP of Italy, Maggiora circuit, June 16. Winners: Tim Gajser (MXGP) and Sacha Coenen (MX2) 11 MXGP of Sumbawa (Indonesia), Sumbawa circuit, June 30
11 MXGP West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesia), Lombok circuit, June 30. Winners: Jorge Prado (MXGP) and Kay de Wolf (MX2)
12 MXGP Lombok (Indonesia), Lombok circuit, July 7. Winners: Jeffrey Herlings (MXGP) and Lucas Coenen (MX2)
13 MXGP of Czech Republic, Loket circuit, July 21. Winners : Tim Gajser (MXGP) and Kay de Wolf (MX2)
14 MXGP of Flanders (Belgium), Lommel circuit, July 28
15 MXGP of Sweden, Uddevalla circuit, August 11
16 MXGP of the Netherlands, Arnhem circuit, August 18
17 MXGP of Switzerland, Frauenfeld circuit, August 25
18 MXGP of Turkey, Afyonkarahisar circuit, September 8
19 MXGP of China, Shanghai circuit, September 16
20 MXGP of TBA (Italy), September 29
Monster Energy FIM Motocross des Nations , Matterley Basin circuit (UK), October 6
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