FIM MiniGP Austrian Series to begin in 2022

The new FIM MiniGP Austrian Series, starting in 2022, will provide the perfect entry level stepping-stone for young riders across the country looking to begin their path to becoming a motorcycle racer. The best riders will qualify for the FIM MiniGP World Final alongside the top riders from each country, with the possibility of promotions up for grabs on the Road to MotoGP™.

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Tulovic dominates for maiden electric class win

A stunning opening lap from the German sees him take victory in Austria as the podium fight goes to the wire

Tech3 E-Racing’s Lukas Tulovic is an FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup race winner after claiming victory at the Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich by 0.8s in another thrilling electric class battle. Comeback king Eric Granado (One Energy Racing) came out on top in a fantastic battle for the podium to grab P2 from P13 on the grid, with Dominique Aegerter (Dynavolt Intact GP) picking up the final rostrum spot in third.

A five-lap dash in Austria

Tulovic grabbed the holeshot from second on the grid to demote polesitter Fermin Aldeguer (Openbank Aspar Team) to P2 and unleashed a stellar opening lap. The German pulled out a 1.8s lead over the chasing pack and from there, he never looked back.

Starting 8th, Aegerter was soon in the thick of the action and managed to climb up to P2 by Lap 3, with Tulovic’s lead at 1.5s. A ferocious battle then played out between Aegerter, Aldeguer and Granado as the trio scrapped it out for the final two spots on the podium, with Turn 3 seeing Granado initially get the better of both, as the trio went into Turn 4 locked together.

Eventually, Granado did get the better of Aldeguer and Aegerter as the latter then grabbed P3 at Turn 9. Tulovic saw his lead slashed in the last couple of laps but held on for a maiden victory, as Granado and Aegerter made Aldeguer wait a little longer for a MotoE™ podium.

The remaining points scorers

Rookie Hikari Okubo (Avant Ajo MotoE) claimed P5 to celebrate his best result, the Japanese rider beat title leader Alessandro Zaccone (Octo Pramac MotoE) by just under half a second. Zaccone’s lead is seven points ahead of the final round of the season at Misano, reigning World Cup winner Jordi Torres (HP Pons 40) was 0.053s off the Italian in P7. Matteo Ferrari (Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE) slipped to P8 from the front row, the maiden World Cup winner crossed the line less than a second ahead of Kevin Zannoni (LCR E-Team) and Yonny Hernandez (Octo Pramac MotoE).

Andrea Mantovani (Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE) beat Miquel Pons (LCR E-Team) to the line to grab P11, Tech3 E-Racing’s Corentin Perolari, Jasper Iwema (HP Pons 40) and Stefano Valtulini (Ongetta SIC58 Squadracorse) were the final points scorers in P14 and P15 respectively.

11 points, four riders. Two races remain in the 2021 MotoE™ title race, who wins it from here? Zaccone still leads the way but Granado, Torres and Aegerter and waiting to pounce.

Top 10:
1. Lukas Tulovic (Tech3 E-Racing)
2. Eric Granado (One Energy Racing) + 0.839
3. Dominique Aegerter (Dynavolt Intact GP) + 1.145
4. Fermin Aldeguer (Openbank Aspar Team) + 1.163
5. Hikari Okubo (Avant Ajo MotoE) + 1.892
6. Alessandro Zaccone (Octo Pramac MotoE) + 2.371
7. Jordi Torres (HP Pons 40) + 2.424
8. Matteo Ferrari (Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE) + 4.805
9. Kevin Zannoni (LCR E-Team) + 5.199
10. Yonny Hernandez (Octo Pramac MotoE) + 5.510

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Rookie stars: Raul Fernandez fends off Ogura for victory

The title race takes another twist at the Red Bull Ring as Gardner suffers his worst finish of the season

For the fourth time in 2021, Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) is a Moto2™ race winner after producing a faultless ride at the Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich. The Spaniard fended off race-long pressure from Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) as two rookies stand on the top two steps, that’s Ogura’s first podium in the class, while Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) picks up a third consecutive podium in P3.

The title race takes a twist in Austria

All three riders on the front row launched away well from the line and it was line astern into Turn 1, Lowes leading Raul Fernandez and Ogura on the opening lap. Drama unfolded further down the pack at the tight Turn 1, which saw Jorge Navarro (Lightech Speed Up) and Stefano Manzi (Flexbox HP40) crash. It also saw Albert Arenas (Aspar Team Moto2) come into pitlane at the end of Lap 1 to retire, with World Championship leader Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) forced down to P10 in the early stages after contact at Turn 1.  

Lap 3 saw Raul Fernandez slot up the inside of Lowes at Turn 3 to take the lead, as Ogura and Augusto Fernandez tagged onto the back of the top two. In two consecutive laps at Turn 3, Ogura and Augusto Fernandez carved past Lowes as the polesitter slipped to P4. The race then settled with Ogura chasing race leader Raul Fernandez, as Augusto Fernandez sat at around a second adrift of top spot. Lowes was keeping his teammate within touching distance, with both Gardner and Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) struggling to make progress in P8 and P9.

Heading into the final 10 laps, it was still as you were between the leading quartet. Lap times between them were almost identical, with no one looking like putting a foot wrong. With four laps to go though, Ogura was starting to make Raul Fernandez sweat a little more. Three tenths split the rapid rookies, with third place Augusto Fernandez and fourth place Lowes watching on from a couple of seconds back. Raul Fernandez then responded to the pressure, the gap was back up to half a second with two laps to go.

Two 1:29.2s saw Raul Fernandez get the gap up to 0.8s heading onto the final lap, and the Spaniard made no mistakes to return to the top step, his fourth win of the season. Ogura produced a phenomenal ride to keep Fernandez honest for a dream debut Moto2™ rostrum, Augusto Fernandez held on to take P3 ahead of teammate Lowes.

Mixed emotions for the points scorers

Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) went toe-to-toe with Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) as both riders claim their best intermediate class finishes in P5 and P6. That’s the order they crossed the line in, but Vietti was demoted one place for exceeding track limits – P5 for Chantra, an equal best P6 for Vietti.

After being beaten up at the opening corner, Gardner had to settle for P7 to see his title advantage slip to 19 points. The Australian eventually got the better of Aron Canet (Aspar Team Moto2), the Styrian GP podium finisher picks up P8 ahead of Tom Lüthi (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team). 2.4s adrift of ninth place Lüthi was Bezzecchi in P10, a crash in qualifying ultimately costing the Italian another shot at victory at the Red Bull Ring.

Jake Dixon (Petronas Sprinta Racing) edged out Fabio Di Giannantonio (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) and Tony Arbolino (Liqui Moly Intact GP) in the battle for P11, Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) and Hector Garzo (Flexbox HP40) completed the point scorers in P14 and P15 respectively.

Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Italtrans Racing Team), Barry Baltus (NTS RW Racing GP), Marcos Ramirez (American Racing) and Yari Montella (Lightech Speed Up) crashed out of contention.

19 points separate the teammates heading to Silverstone, can Gardner bounce back at the British GP? We’ll find out in a couple of weeks’ time.

Top 10:
1. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo)
2. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 0.845
3. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 2.747
4. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 4.412
5. Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 8.782
6. Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 8.850
7. Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 13.657
8. Aron Canet (Aspar Team Moto2) + 16.499
9. Thomas Luthi (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) + 17.108
10. Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 19.588

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Garcia unveils last lap thriller to pip Öncü in Austria

It’s a third victory of 2021 for the GASGAS star as Championship leader Acosta finishes off the podium

An exhilarating last lap from Sergio Garcia (Santander Consumer GASGAS) handed the Aspar star a third Moto3™ victory of the season in a classic lightweight class fight at the Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3) lost out at the penultimate corner but takes his second Grand Prix podium, with Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) taking a fantastic P3.

Garcia triumphs in another Moto3™ stunner

Polesitter Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) got an inch-perfect getaway as the lights went out and comfortably held P1 into Turn 1, with Öncü making a great start from the second row to grab P2. The Turkish rider didn’t take long to turn P2 into P1, Turn 4 the chosen passing place as Öncü took the lead on Lap 1. Acosta wasted no time in making his way to the front, the Spaniard taking the lead at the start of Lap 3, with second in the Championship Garcia also climbing his way through the pack expertly from 14th on the grid to the top five.

Öncü, Fenati and Acosta stood as the top three for a number of laps in the opening exchanges, as we saw top 10 competitors Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing) tagging Ayumu Sasaki (Red Bull KTM Tech3) at the final corner on Lap 6, the latter crashing out of contention unhurt. A lead group of six then formed, Garcia, Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Foggia joining the aforementioned trio, with Petronas Sprinta Racing’s Binder and John McPhee sat a second adrift.

The Petronas duo breached the gap with 10 laps to go, which meant we had a lead group of eight fighting for victory in Austria. Öncü was a mainstay in the lad of the race and with eight laps to go, the Turkish rider had eked a slight lead. Typically, though, Acosta and co. reeled Öncü back in, and it was starting to get busy. Acosta and Fenati made slight on the exit of Turn 4 with six laps to go, as Binder and McPhee lost touch.

At Turn 3 with three to go, Garcia got two for the price of one. The Spaniard took the lead as Acosta followed him through on Öncü, with Acosta then taking the lead at Turn 4. However, a stunning run out of Turn 8 saw Öncü return to P1 heading onto Lap 22 of 23. Last lap, Öncü led onto it with Acosta right behind him. The latter was up the inside at Turn 3 but Öncü got the cutback, as Garcia then passed title rival Acosta at Turn 4, which cost the Championship leader dearly.

Garcia then locked his radar onto race leader Öncü and chose Turn 9 as the place to pounce. Up the inside went Garcia, Öncü could do nothing to fight back as Garcia held the defensive line into the final corner. The GASGAS rider managed to hold his advantage to the line and claim victory at the Red Bull Ring by 0.027s, with Foggia getting the better of Acosta on the last lap to demote the number 37 to P4.

The points finishers

Fenati finished less than half a second from the win and takes home a P5 for his efforts, another great race from the experienced Italian, who edged out Masia on the last lap. McPhee claimed a commendable P7 ahead of a late charging Izan Guevara (Santander Consumer GASGAS). Binder faded in the latter stages to claim P9, as Japan’s Kaito Toba (CIP Green Power) rounded out the top 10.

Compatriot Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) was less than a second away from Toba in P11, with Filip Salac (CarXpert PrüstelGP) beating Stefano Nepa (BOE Owlride) to P12. Six seconds behind 13th place Nepa was Jeremy Alcoba (Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3), the Spaniard leading home Andi Farid Izdihar (Honda Team Asia) in 15th.

Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) crashed out at the final corner on the opening lap after contact with teammate David Salvador, Adrian Fernandez (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) retired from the Austrian GP.

A third win of the season and a third podium on the bounce sees Garcia close the gap to Acosta down to 41 points ahead of Silverstone, the battle between the two Spaniards is well and truly on in 2021. A weekend off now awaits for the Moto3™ field as they recover from a Red Bull Ring double header, while setting sights on Silverstone. What does the legendary layout have in store at the end of the month?

Top 10:
1. Sergio Garcia (Santander Consumer GASGAS)
2. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3) + 0.027
3. Denis Foggia (Leopard Racing) + 0.319
4. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.394
5. Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) + 0.462
6. Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.794
7. John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 1.331
8. Izan Guevara (Santander Consumer GASGAS) + 1.440
9. Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 2.339
10. Kaito Toba (CIP Green Power) + 6.135

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Quartararo takes charge as Zarco crashes unhurt

World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) set the pace in MotoGP™ Warm Up to kickstart his Sunday in perfect fashion at the Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich. The Frenchman’s 1:23.629 was enough to beat compatriot Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) by 0.382s, but the man second in the title race suffered a fast crash at Turn 9. Thankfully Zarco was unhurt, as fellow Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) completed the top three.

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Augusto Fernandez leads rookie duo in Moto2™ Warm Up

Moto2™ Warm Up has gone the way of Augusto Fernandez as the Elf Marc VDS rider’s 1:28.153 gave him a narrow 0.007s margin over Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) at the Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix of Austria. It’s the perfect start to the day for the Spaniard as he chases down a third consecutive podium for the first time in the intermediate class, while he was only one of three riders to dip into the 1.29s, with rookies Ogura and Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) the others.

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Öncü impresses to top lightweight class Warm Up

Deniz Öncü recorded a 1:36.181 to end Moto3™ Warm Up quickest at the Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix of Austria. The Red Bull KTM Tech 3 rider put in some impressively quick laps as the lightweight class made some final tweaks ahead of lights out, with the Turk having 0.228s to spare over Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing), while teammate Ayumu Sasaki completes the top three.

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Jett closes in on championship lead with Unadilla victory

2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 8 – Unadilla

Images by Jeff Kardas


The final, five-round run to crown a pair of champions kicked off with Round 8 and the Circle K Unadilla National, which signified the anticipated return of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship to Central New York’s iconic Unadilla MX. The world’s best racers were challenged all afternoon long on the legendary circuit, which was regarded as the toughest track of the 2021 season thus far. In the end, Team Honda HRC left the field seeing red as they swept the overall victories across both the 450 Class and 250 Class.

After a bit of a rough stretch to open the second half of the summer season, Ken Roczen bounced back in a big way with perhaps the most dominant outing of 2021 thus far. The German rider was in a class of his own in both 450 Class motos and cruised to a 1-1 sweep for his second win of the season, which also helped him gain valuable points in the ongoing title fight.

In the 250 Class, Jett Lawrence rose to the occasion in Moto 2 with one of the best rides of his young career, where an overdue moto win allowed him to prevail with his second victory of the season. The triumphant effort also paid dividends in the championship standings, as Lawrence closed to within just a handful of points of recapturing the red plate.


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450 Moto 1

As the gate dropped on the opening 450 Class moto it was Roczen clear ahead of the field exiting the first turn to easily capture the MotoSport.com Holeshot. As the rest of the field jockeyed for position behind him, it was the Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing duo of Aaron Plessinger and Dylan Ferrandis who slotted into second and third. Roczen was able to drop the hammer on the opening lap and took full advantage of the clear track to establish a multi-second lead over Plessinger and Ferrandis, as the lead trio surged out to a significant margin over the remainder of the 40-rider field.

450

Soon the race became a two-rider affair as both Roczen and Plessinger continued to pull away from Ferrandis. Roczen was comfortable in control of the moto, but Plessinger continually kept him honest by mirroring the lap times. No more than two seconds separated the lead pair through the first half of the moto. Plessinger looked to be faster than Roczen in some places and even showed a wheel a couple times, but the Honda kept him at bay and put a few bike lengths between them.

Plessinger went down

With 10 minutes remaining in the moto, as he gave chase to Roczen, Plessinger suffered a frightening crash that saw his Yamaha loop out and resulted in heavy impact with the ground. Fortunately, Plessinger was able to get up and walk away under his own power, but it brought what began as a strong start to the afternoon to an abrupt and heartbreaking conclusion.

Hard!

With the pressure no longer a factor, Roczen rode alone out front and managed a double-digit lead through the remainder of the moto to earn an impressive wire-to-wire win. He took the checkered flag 10.6 seconds ahead of Ferrandis, while Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac followed in a distant third. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Marvin Musquin was fourth, with his teammate Cooper Webb fifth.

Ken Roczen

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Gap
1 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 15 Laps
2 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +10.653
3 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +27.755
4 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +43.307
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +48.171
6 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +52.340
7 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +1m05.802
8 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m12.099
9 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m20.902
10 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m24.494
11 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +1m25.081
12 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m27.604
13 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F +1m45.929
14 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1m50.598
15 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m53.644
16 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +2m15.754
17 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m26.575
18 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +2m31.024
19 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +2m31.955
20 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +2m41.159
21 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 14 Laps
22 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +17.690
23 William Clason KAW KX450 +29.706
24 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +54.815
25 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F +1m00.213
26 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F +1m05.346
27 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 +1m06.897
28 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m08.459
29 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m10.444
30 Dominique Thury YAM YZ 450F +1m28.674
31 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +1m42.001
32 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m44.320
33 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F +1m57.356
34 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m01.727
35 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F 13 Laps
36 Brandon Gregoire YAM YZ 450F +1m20.843
37 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R +2m09.990
38 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 8 Laps
39 Brock Papi KAW KX450 4 Laps
40 Felix Lopez KAW KX450 2 Laps

450 Moto 2

The second and deciding moto began with Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton out front with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Webb, Ferrandis and Roczen. As Sexton looked to take advantage of his position at the front of the field Roczen was incredibly aggressive and made passes on both Ferrandis and Webb to surge up into second behind his teammate. Shortly thereafter Ferrandis put the pressure on Webb for third and successfully moved into podium position.

Ken Roczen

As the points leader took over control of third, the Hondas out front had built a lead of more than five seconds. Sexton showed impressive pace to maintain a lead of about a second over Roczen, but the German bided his time and waited for the race to come to him. As the moto reached its opening 10 minutes Roczen pulled the trigger and went on the attack. An impressive outside move allowed Roczen to make quick, easy work of his teammate. From there he cemented his control of the moto with one of his fastest laps of the race.

Sexton kept Roczen honest and was within reach as the moto reached its halfway point, but Roczen responded to open up his biggest lead of the moto. The German never looked back and put the finishing touches on one of the most dominant outings of his career. He wrapped up a sweep of the motos by six seconds over Sexton, while Ferrandis withstood a persistent threat from his fellow Frenchman Musquin to finish third.

Ken Roczen

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Gap
1 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 15 Laps
2 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +06.063
3 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +26.121
4 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +35.498
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +44.653
6 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +50.795
7 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +1m03.934
8 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m23.157
9 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m33.668
10 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m42.458
11 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +2m11.718
12 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m24.302
13 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m29.310
14 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +2m31.721
15 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 14 Laps
16 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +04.247
17 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +08.083
18 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +11.036
19 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +16.336
20 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +31.085
21 William Clason KAW KX450 +35.747
22 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F +37.752
23 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m21.045
24 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 +1m37.011
25 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +1m54.031
26 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F +1m54.178
27 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m57.160
28 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m09.374
29 Brandon Gregoire YAM YZ 450F +2m16.660
30 Felix Lopez KAW KX450 13 Laps
31 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +2m20.516
32 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +2m52.343
33 Jonah Geistler KTM 450 SX-F +3m01.117
34 Thomas Lanphear HQV FC450 +4m46.134
35 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 6 Laps
36 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F 3 Laps
37 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 2 Laps
38 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE +33.027
39 Brock Papi KAW KX450 +1m12.750
40 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R DNF

450 Overall

It’s the second 1-1 effort for Roczen this season and signifies the 20th victory of his career, which moves him into a tie with James Stewart for sixth on the all-time wins list. It’s also the second straight victory for Roczen at Unadilla, where he won the last time the championship visited during the 2019 season.

“This was unreal,” exclaimed Roczen, who won earlier this season at Thunder Valley. “I just felt like I got into the zone today. The track was brutal, and it was easy to make a mistake, but I was able to find great lines and ride really consistent. The crowd was awesome today. They were so passionate and really kept me going. I just want to thank everyone for their support and my team for all the hard work.”

Ferrandis finished in the runner-up spot (2-3) for his eighth podium result this season, which effectively minimized the damage done in the championship standings. Musquin captured his first podium result of the season in third (4-4) to complete an overall podium composed entirely of international competitors.

“I came here to win, but Ken (Roczen) was way too strong today,” said Ferrandis. “It’s fine. Second overall is still good. I lost some points in the championship, but there’s four rounds to go. We’ll see. I think we got the maximum today out of myself and the bike. Ken was just better. We’ll come back and try to be on the top step (of the podium).”

Roczen gained eight points on Ferrandis in the 450 Class standings, and now 39 points sit between them with four rounds remaining. Tomac, who finished fourth (3-7), is third, 62 points out of the lead.

Ken Roczen

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Ken Roczen 1 1 50
2 Dylan Ferrandis 2 3 42
3 Marvin Musquin 4 4 36
4 Eli Tomac 3 7 34
5 Chase Sexton 11 2 32
6 Cooper Webb 5 5 32
7 Christian Craig 7 6 29
8 Max Anstie 8 9 25
9 Justin Bogle 9 12 21
10 Coty Schock 12 10 20
11 Dean Wilson 15 8 19
12 Ryan Surratt 14 11 17
13 Joseph Savatgy 6 20 16
14 Chris Canning 17 13 12
15 Brandon Hartranft 10 37 11
16 Jeremy Hand 16 16 10
17 Jace Kessler 13 22 8
18 Tyler Stepek 21 14 7
19 Justin  Rodbell 18 17 7
20 Ben LaMay 22 15 6
21 Jacob Runkles 19 18 5
22 Jeremy Smith 24 19 2
23 Scott Meshey 20 25 1
24 William Clason 23 21 0
25 Ricci Randanella 27 24 0
26 Bryce Backaus 29 23 0
27 Nathen LaPorte 26 26 0
28 Matthew Hubert 28 27 0
29 Cody Groves 25 35 0
30 Nicolas Rolando 34 28 0
31 Bryce Hansen 31 32 0
32 Brandon Gregoire 36 29 0
33 Bryton Carroll 33 36 0
34 Felix Lopez 40 30 0
35 Trevor Schmidt 32 38 0
36 Rody Schroyer 37 40 0
37 Brock Papi 39 39 0
38 Dominique Thury 30 0
39 Cory Carsten 31 0
40 Jonah Geistler 33 0
41 Thomas Lanphear 34 0
42 Robert Piazza 35 0
43 Aaron Plessinger 38 0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 8 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 345
2 Ken Roczen 306
3 Eli Tomac 283
4 Chase Sexton 270
5 Justin Barcia 239
6 Aaron Plessinger 217
7 Marvin Musquin 213
8 Christian Craig 211
9 Cooper Webb 209
10 Joseph Savatgy 160
11 Adam Cianciarulo 147
12 Max Anstie 126
13 Dean Wilson 121
14 Justin Bogle 107
15 Brandon Hartranft 96
16 Coty Schock 78
17 Fredrik Noren 58
18 Chris Canning 40
19 Justin  Rodbell 40
20 Ryan Surratt 39
21 Zachary Osborne 33
22 Ben LaMay 33
23 Jason Anderson 29
24 Jeremy Hand 19
25 Tyler Stepek 18
26 Scott Meshey 12
27 Jacob Runkles 10
28 Phillip Nicoletti 9
29 Jace Kessler 8
30 Alessandro  Lupino 8
31 Ryan Sipes 8
32 Tyler Medaglia 6
33 William Clason 5
34 Curren Thurman 4
35 Alex Ray 4
36 Carson Brown 3
37 Mitchell Falk 3
38 Cody Groves 3
39 Robert Piazza 3
40 Kyle Chisholm 2
41 Jeremy Smith 2
42 Jacob Hayes 2
43 Bryce Backaus 1
44 Hunter Schlosser 0
45 Bryce Hansen 0
46 Cole Thompson 0
47 Nathan Augustin 0
48 Matthew Hubert 0
49 Brian Borghesani 0
50 Ricci Randanella 0
51 Nicolas Rolando 0
52 Bryson Gardner 0
53 Bryton Carroll 0

250 Moto 1

The opening 250 Class moto saw championship point leader Justin Cooper emerge with the MotoSport.com Holeshot aboard his Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing machine just ahead of Lawrence, Cooper’s championship rival, and Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Jeremy Martin, who brought a two-race win streak into Unadilla. Lawrence applied heavy pressure on Cooper on the opening lap and looked for a way around, but to no avail. Instead, Cooper withstood the challenge and put a few bike lengths on the field, as Martin looked to close in from third.

Jett Lawrence

The field stabilized about 10 minutes into the moto, but the lead trio were closer than ever with less than two seconds between them. Lawrence appeared to be the fastest of the leaders and once again went on the attack. The top two riders in the championship put on a show as they went to battle for control of the race, which allowed them to drop Martin in third, but Cooper was able to respond to the challenge again. As they reached the halfway point of the moto the leaders settled into their positions, where Cooper managed a multi-second advantage over Lawrence as Martin continued to give chase from third.

Jeremy Martin

Cooper was able to pick up the pace over the second half of the moto and pulled away from Lawrence to establish a lead of more than five seconds. He continued to charge through to the finish and capped off a wire-to-wire victory by 3.3 seconds over Lawrence, with Martin third, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire fourth, and Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence fifth.

Hunter Lawrence

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 15 Laps
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +03.306
3 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +11.756
4 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +34.549
5 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +37.176
6 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +44.201
7 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +44.345
8 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +59.693
9 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 +1m00.787
10 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m06.769
11 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1m16.027
12 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m17.672
13 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m25.761
14 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m29.489
15 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +1m30.068
16 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m54.320
17 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 +2m05.210
18 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F +2m17.726
19 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +2m41.673
20 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 14 Laps
21 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F +07.026
22 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +21.969
23 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +26.100
24 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +29.911
25 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +37.653
26 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +38.034
27 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +59.334
28 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 +1m00.988
29 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +1m05.658
30 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +1m19.490
31 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m26.123
32 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F +2m30.863
33 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R 13 Laps
34 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +12.298
35 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F +37.562
36 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 10 Laps
37 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F 8 Laps
38 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +5m12.687
39 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 3 Laps
40 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +21.938

250 Moto 2

As they field charged through the first turn to start Moto 2 it was Cooper who wrapped up each of the day’s MotoSport.com Holeshots, with Martin in tow. Behind them, Jett Lawrence and Hampshire duked it out for third. Martin didn’t waste any time trying to put the pressure on his teammate as the Yamaha-mounted riders went bar-to-bar on multiple occasions on the opening lap. Cooper held him off as Lawrence closed in to make it a three-way fight.

Jett Lawrence

Martin’s persistence paid off five minutes into the moto when he took advantage of a slight bobble by Cooper to take over the lead. Lawrence then proceeded to follow his way into second, but only briefly, as Cooper responded and reclaimed second. Meanwhile, Martin moved out to a lead of nearly two seconds. A lap later Lawrence found his way back onto Cooper’s rear fender and seized the moment to make the pass once again for second. The Australian then set his sights on Martin for the lead.

As Lawrence continued his pursuit of Martin out front, Cooper was facing additional pressure from behind, this time from Hampshire. The Husqvarna rider needed a couple tries, but soon dropped Cooper outside the top three. Not long after that, Lawrence’s path to the front was complete with a decisive pass on Martin just before the halfway point of the moto.

Jett Lawrence

Once out front, Lawrence was able to sprint away from his rivals and quickly built a lead of more than five seconds. He maintained that advantage through to the finish to earn his first moto win since RedBud, taking the checkered flag 3.6 seconds ahead of Martin, with Hampshire in third and Cooper a distant fourth.

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 15 Laps
2 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +03.607
3 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +49.005
4 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +1m11.190
5 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1m19.107
6 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +1m23.931
7 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m26.681
8 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m35.334
9 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +1m47.001
10 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m47.336
11 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +2m00.583
12 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +2m10.123
13 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +2m15.491
14 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +2m23.075
15 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +2m23.722
16 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +2m38.266
17 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 14 Laps
18 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +02.305
19 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F +02.549
20 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 +16.751
21 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 +19.565
22 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +41.225
23 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +43.759
24 Gabe Gutierres YAM YZ 250F +50.178
25 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +1m25.102
26 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +1m33.666
27 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m44.894
28 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +1m52.814
29 Blaze Cremaldi YAM YZ 250F +2m08.791
30 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F 13 Laps
31 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +17.039
32 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +35.590
33 Dennis Gritzmacher KTM 250 SX-F +51.398
34 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +1m03.348
35 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F +1m34.325
36 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 11 Laps
37 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 8 Laps
38 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F 5 Laps
39 Zack Williams GAS MC250F 3 Laps
40 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F 1 Laps

250 Overall

The triumph in the second moto vaulted Lawrence to the overall win (2-1), the third of his young career. It ended a three-race drought from the podium and follows up his season-opening victory at Fox Raceway in May.

“I finally got my starts sorted and that helps a lot,” said Lawrence. “The boys (fellow competitors) were hooking, but I got some lines, and they were working. I just felt really good there. It felt like home. I got into a groove and felt so fast. It’s just awesome. My mentality isn’t going to change (for the rest of the season). I’m going to come into these last four rounds trying to do everything I can, because Justin (Cooper) is riding well.”

Cooper finished in the runner-up spot (1-4) to miss out on a win in his home state but has still finished on the overall podium in all eight rounds this season. Martin rounded out the podium in third (3-2).

“I just felt really good in the first moto, but I think we needed to make a bike change for the second moto,” explained Cooper. “The track was a lot rougher than I expected. I just lost my rhythm out there. It was still a positive day. We’ll come out swinging (for the final four rounds) and try to wrap up this championship.”

After eight rounds, just four points separate Cooper and Lawrence in the 250 Class standings. Hunter Lawrence, who finished sixth (5-11), is third, 61 points out of the lead, while Martin sits an additional point back in fourth.


250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Jett Lawrence 2 1 47
2 Justin Cooper 1 4 43
3 Jeremy Martin 3 2 42
4 RJ Hampshire 4 3 38
5 Maximus Vohland 6 5 31
6 Hunter Lawrence 5 11 26
7 Jalek  Swoll 8 9 25
8 Levi Kitchen 12 7 23
9 Jarrett Frye 13 8 21
10 Ty Masterpool 11 14 17
11 Carson Mumford 10 15 17
12 Preston Kilroy 16 10 16
13 Austin Forkner 39 6 15
14 Dilan Schwartz 15 12 15
15 Joshua Varize 14 13 15
16 Jo Shimoda 7 36 14
17 Seth Hammaker 9 21 12
18 Garrett Marchbanks 40 16 5
19 Stilez Robertson 17 4
20 Xylian Ramella 24 17 4
21 Christopher Prebula 22 18 3
22 Alex Martin 18 38 3
23 James Harrington 21 19 2
24 Jerry Robin 19 37 2
25 Luke Renzland 28 20 1
26 Vincent Luhovey 23 22 0
27 TJ Uselman 20 26 1
28 Garrett Hoffman 26 23 0
29 Tommy Rios 27 28 0
30 Maxwell Sanford 33 25 0
31 Jared Lesher 31 27 0
32 Joseph Tait 32 30 0
33 Blake Ashley 30 34 0
34 Zack Williams 25 39 0
35 Noah Willbrandt 34 31 0
36 Pierce Brown 29 40 0
37 Hunter Calle 38 32 0
38 Stephen  Hooker 35 35 0
39 Gabe Gutierres 24 0
40 Blaze Cremaldi 29 0
41 Dennis Gritzmacher 33 0
42 Derek Kelley 36 0
43 Ramyller Alves 37 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 8 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Justin Cooper 324
2 Jett Lawrence 320
3 Hunter Lawrence 263
4 Jeremy Martin 262
5 RJ Hampshire 243
6 Jo Shimoda 192
7 Jalek  Swoll 173
8 Colt Nichols 172
9 Michael Mosiman 154
10 Austin Forkner 152
11 Maximus Vohland 151
12 Garrett Marchbanks 146
13 Pierce Brown 126
14 Dilan Schwartz 116
15 Carson Mumford 110
16 Jarrett Frye 105
17 Stilez Robertson 90
18 Ty Masterpool 84
19 Joshua Varize 56
20 Nathanael Thrasher 52
21 Levi Kitchen 37
22 Ramyller Alves 31
23 Derek Kelley 25
24 Seth Hammaker 22
25 Alex Martin 19
26 Preston Kilroy 16
27 Brandon Scharer 13
28 Kailub Russell 11
29 Derek  Drake 9
30 Xylian Ramella 8
31 Christopher Prebula 7
32 James Harrington 7
33 Cameron Mcadoo 6
34 Grant Harlan 6
35 Zack Williams 5
36 Jace Kessler 5
37 Jerry Robin 4
38 Jesse Flock 3
39 Max Miller 3
40 Jake Pinhancos 2
41 Dominique Thury 2
42 Gared Steinke 1
43 TJ Uselman 1
44 Garrett Hoffman 1
45 Luke Renzland 1
46 Joseph Tait 0
47 Gabe Gutierres 0
48 Vincent Luhovey 0
49 Levi Newby 0
50 Tre Fierro 0
51 Kaeden Amerine 0
52 Ryder Floyd 0
53 Kyle Greeson 0

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will continue next weekend with a visit to Southern Maryland, in the shadow of the nation’s capital of Washington D.C., where Mechanicsville’s famed Budds Creek Motocross Park will host Round 9 of the championship and the Circle K Budds Creek National.

Source: MCNews.com.au

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