Australian J1 contender Ruprecht sits out the fourth round.
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Beta-mounted Bradley Freeman has earned a double victory at round four of the 2019 Maxxis FIM EnduroGP World Championship in Serres, Greece.
Freeman defeated reigning champion Steve Holcombe (Team Beta Factory) by 38 seconds in the EnduroGP classification in stage one, while Matteo Cavallo (Sherco) locked out the top three.
Freeman topped the E1 division ahead of Cavallo and Thomas Oldrati (Honda RedMoto World Enduro), as the E2 class was taken out by Giacomo Redondi (Husqvarna) followed by Loic Larrieu (TM Factory Enduro) and Benjamin Herrera (Team Beta Factory). The E3 category saw the top three completed by Holcombe, Daniel McCanney (TM Factory Enduro) and Anthony Geslin (Beta).
Stage two once gain saw Freeman reign supreme in the EnduroGP standings, this time defeating Oldrati and Cavallo – the results replicated in the E1 class. Christophe Charlier (Honda RedMoto World Enduro) rose to the top of the E2 class on day two ahead of Larrieu and Eero Remes (TM Factory Enduro). McCanney bested Holcombe in E3, as Geslin completed the top three.
Australian contender Wil Ruprecht (Yamaha Johansson MPE), who contests the J1 category, elected to sit out the weekend with ‘unsolved issues’ from the previous round. The EnduroGP series now heads to Rovetta in Italy this weekend for round five.
Former world champion Tim Gajser has earned his fourth-consecutive victory at Kegums’ ninth round of the 2019 MXGP World Championship in Latvia.
In a bizarre round where Red Bull KTM Factory Racing duo Jeffrey Herlings and Antonio Cairoli were ruled out with injury, Gajser reigned supreme in a podium that saw all three riders level on 40 points.
It was a race two triumph that ultimately handed the factory Honda pilot the victory ahead of Romain Febvre (Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing) and Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus. The top five was rounded out by Jeremy Seewer (Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing) and Jeremy van Horebeek (Honda).
In the MX2 category, reigning champion Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was triumphant once again, strengthening his points lead in the process.
The Spaniard defeated Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Jago Geerts and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen, followed by Ben Watson (Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2) and Bas Vaessen (Hitachi KTM).
Australians Jed Beaton (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) and Mitch Evans (Team Honda 114 Motorsports) were 10th and 15th overall respectively. Compatriot Caleb Grothues (SDM Yamaha), contesting the EMX250 category in the European Motocross Championship, was 15th overall.
The MXGP World Championship now heads to Teutschenthal in Germany this weekend for round 10 of the series.
Prado wins MX2 as Australians Evans and Beaton score top 10s.
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Former world champion Tim Gajser has stolen the premier class points lead from Antonio Cairoli (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) after earning his third-consecutive victory at the MXGP of Russia over the weekend.
The Honda HRC contender rode phenomenally, scoring a perfect 1-1 scorecard to capitalise on an unfortunate weekend from the Italian nine-time world champion.
It was an impressive day of racing for Arnaud Tonus (Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP), who wound up second overall, while Jeremy Seewer (Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing) claimed his maiden premier class podium in third.
The top five was completed by returning reigning champion Jeffrey Herlings (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Romain Febvre (Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing). Former points leader Cairoli was eighth overall.
In the MX2 category, defending champion Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) reigned supreme over Thomas Kjer Olsen (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing), the Spaniard extending his points lead with a 1-1 performance.
Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Jago Geerts locked out the podium in third, while fourth and fifth were credited to Tom Vialle (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Yamaha SM Action MC Migliori’s Michele Cervellin.
Australians Mitch Evans (Team Honda 114 Motorsports) and Jed Beaton (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) were sixth and 10th overall respectively. Compatriot Caleb Grothues (SDM Yamaha), contesting the EMX250 category in the European Motocross Championship, was ninth overall.
The MXGP World Championship nows heads to Kegums in Latvia this weekend for round nine of the series.
Prado earns MX2 win while Australia’s Evans finishes fourth overall.
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Former multi-time world champion Tim Gajser (Honda HRC) has taken out a commanding overall victory at Saint Jean d’Angely’s seventh round of the 2019 MXGP World Championship in France, marking the second-consecutive weekend that he’s swept both motos.
The Slovenian put on a strong display of riding, securing race wins in the pair of outings while capitalising on a challenging weekend for points leader Antonio Cairoli (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), cutting out 24 points in his lead to bring the difference to just 10 markers after the Italian finished seventh overall.
Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus was an impressive runner-up ahead of former world champion Romain Febvre (Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing), as Clement Desalle (Monster Energy Kawasaki Factory Racing) and Jeremy Seewer (Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing) locked out the top five.
In the MX2 category, reigning world champion Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) snatched the overall from Jago Geerts (Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2) on count-back, the duo each scoring a race win to ultimately level on points.
Thomas Kjer Olsen (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) rounded out the podium ahead of Australian Mitch Evans (Team Honda 114 Motorsports), who was fourth following a 7-4 scorecard, as Adam Sterry (F&H Racing Kawasaki) completed the top five.
Australian Jed Beaton (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) failed to complete the grand prix after finishing 20th in timed practice. Compatriot Caleb Grothues (SDM Yamaha) was 19th overall in the EMX250 category of the European Motocross Championship. The MXGP World Championship now heads to Orlyonok in Russia on 9 June.
Clean-sweep for resurgent Gajser in MXGP of Portugal
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Unbeaten season continues for Prado as Evans podiums again in MX2.
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Team HRC’s Tim Gajser was victorious in the MXGP of Portugal at Agueda on Sunday, in a round that saw Jorge Prado continue his winning streak and Australian rookie Mitch Evans return to the overall podium.
Gajser won both premier class motos for his second overall win of the 2019 season, defeating current points-leader Antonio Cairoli (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) in both motos.
Moto one saw Gajser top Cairoli by 1.197s before he was able to win by over 10 seconds in moto two, while Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus ended a two-year podium draught in third overall.
In MX2 it was defending world champion Jorge Prado who dominated both motos with Red Bull KTM to take charge of the points-lead, leading Thomas Kjer Olsen (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) and Evans, who scored his second podium of the year with Team Honda 114 Motorsports.
After lodging 4-3 finishes, Evans now sits seventh in the world championship standings, while fellow Australian Jed Beaton (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) was 21st overall, clawing his way to 12th in moto one and then exiting moto two with bike damage from a fall. He’s P13 in the point-standings.
The Women’s Motocross World Championship returned for the WMX round of Portugal. Following the opening round at Valkenswaard it was Belgium’s Amandine Verstappen carrying the red plate into Agueda this weekend.
Saturday hosted the first race of the two-day event and, unfortunately for Verstappen her winning ways would not be repeated. Instead, it was Bike IT DRT Kawasaki’s Courtney Duncan who dominated the field for her first win of the year. Duncan won Sunday’s round for the overall ahead of Nancy Van De Ven (Yamaha) and Larissa Papenmeier (Yamaha).
MXGP travels to the hard-pack hillside of St Jean D’Angely for the Grand Prix of France this weekend and the third meeting in as many weeks between 25-26 May.
Roczen breaks through in Hangtown Pro Motocross opener
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Cianciarulo rebounds with 250 Class overall to commence outdoor season.
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Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen has taken victory in the opening round of the 2019 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, marking his long-awaited return to the top step of the 450 Class podium.
The first 450 Class moto of the afternoon saw Roczen win over Jason Anderson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb.
Later, after finishing fourth in moto one, it was Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Kawasaki) who rode to victory ahead of Roczen and Zach Osborne (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) in challenging conditions.
Overall, Roczen’s 1-2 outing provided him with his first win since the final round of his championship-winning 2016 season, topping Tomac and Anderson. Roczen holds a slim four-point lead over Tomac in the 450 Class standings.
Australian champion Dean Ferris was ninth overall in his debut with Monster Energy Yamaha after recording 11-8 results, while countryman Todd Waters (Husqvarna) claimed 12th via 12-13 finishes.
Round one of the 250 Class season saw Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo rebound from his heartbreaking end to the AMA Supercross season with a hard-fought win.
Cianciarulo’s 2-1 finishes earned him the overall ahead of opening moto winner Justin Cooper (Monster Energy Star Yamaha), while his teammate Colt Nichols completed the podium. Australia’s Hunter Lawrence (Geico Honda) took P11, with Wilson Todd (KTM) 12th.
The 2019 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship continues next Saturday, 25 May, with American motocross’ anticipated return to Fox Raceway in Pala, California, for the first time since the 2011 season.
YART emerges with EWC victory at 8 Hours of Slovakia
Australians Parkes and Hook on the podium at round three.
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After an epic eight-hour battle filled with drama, Yamaha Austria Racing Team emerged the winners at the Slovakia Ring for round three of the 2018/2019 FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC), finishing ahead of Suzuki Endurance Racing Team and F.C.C. TSR Honda France.
The Austrian Yamaha squad has won the 8 Hours of Slovakia for the second year in a row, with Australian Broc Parkes and teammates Marvin Fritz and Niccolo Canepa failing to lose the lead in the encounter.
After battling Honda Endurance Racing and F.C.C. TSR Honda France from the start of the race, they ended up sole leader, a lap ahead of points leader Suzuki Endurance Racing Team. In the saddle of the Suzuki number two, Vincent Philippe, Etienne Masson and Gregg Black offered their team manager Dominique Meliand another podium after a perfectly executed race.
On the F.C.C. TSR Honda France bike, Australian Josh Hook, Freddy Foray and Mike Di Meglio climbed back up at lightning speed to take the third step of the podium. The Japanese Honda squad – the reigning champions – had slid to the bottom of the rankings, three laps behind the leader, after a brake problem in the early part of the race.
Di Meglio’s determination saw them leaping up the timesheets, and after posting the fastest lap early on, he broke the track record with a 2m3.938s lap.
Wepol Racing pipped VRD Igol Pierret Experiences at the post for fourth and fifth respectively. The EWC now heads to Germany for the 8 Hours of Oschersleben, scheduled on 9 June.
Australia’s Ruprecht records 3-8 scorecard in J1 category.
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Beta-mounted Bradley Freeman has earned victory on both days of racing at Santiago de Compostela in Spain for round three of the 2019 Maxxis FIM EnduroGP World Championship.
Freeman topped reigning champion Steve Holcombe (Team Beta Factory) in the EnduroGP standings on day one, as Daniel McCanney (TM Factory Enduro) locked out the top three.
It was Freeman who comfortably took out the E1 category, completing the stage in front of Thomas Oldrati (Honda RedMoto World Enduro) and Matteo Cavallo (Sherco), while in E2, Loic Larrieu (TM Factory Enduro) beat home Alex Salvini (Honda) and Giacomo Redondi (Husqvarna). The E3 category was taken out by Holcombe ahead of McCanney and David Arbgrall (Beta Oxmoto).
Freeman was once again dominant in the outright EnduroGP classification on day two, this time defeating McCanney and Redondi. Freeman claimed top honours in E1 over Davide Guarneri (Honda) and Cavallo, as Redondi, Salvini and Larrieu completed the podium in E2. The E3 division saw McCanney emerge victorious over Holcombe and Arbgrall.
Australian contender Wil Ruprecht (Yamaha Johansson MPE) concluded the weekend with a respectable 3-8 scorecard in the J1 category. The EnduroGP series now heads to Serres in Greece on 14-16 June.
Prado wins MX2 as Evans and Beaton finish fourth and seventh respectively.
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Nine-time world champion Antonio Cairoli (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) has dominated a rain-soaked weekend at Mantova for the fifth round of the 2019 MXGP World Championship in Lombardia, Italy.
The factory KTM pilot put on a stellar display, taking out both MXGP motos commandingly to extend his championship lead to 40 points over Tim Gajser (Honda HRC).
Premier class rookie Pauls Jonass (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) broke through for second overall, as Gautier Paulin (Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP) locked out the podium in third. Fourth and fifth were credited to Clement Desalle (Monster Energy Kawasaki Factory Racing) and Glenn Coldenhoff (KTM).
In the MX2 category, reigning world champion Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) notched up a double race victory for the overall, moving to just seven points of series leader Thomas Kjer Olsen (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing), who was second on the podium at Mantova.
Davy Pootjes (Team DIGA-Procross Husqvarna) was third ahead of an impressive showing from Australian Mitch Evans (Team Honda 114 Motorsports), lodging 8-6 moto scores for fourth, as the top five was completed by Marchetti Racing Team KTM’s Iker Larranaga.
Australia’s Jed Beaton (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) finished seventh overall, charging a to a well-earned P3 in moto one before a heavy fall in the final encounter saw him salvage 17th. The MXGP World Championship now heads to Agueda in Portugal on 19 May.
Monster Energy Yamaha signs MotoGP eSport world champion
Teenage gamer Lorenzo Daretti officially confirmed as factory Yamaha rider.
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The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team has signed double MotoGP eSport world champion Lorenzo Daretti to represent the organisation in the 2019 season, becoming the first factory gamer in the sport.
Yamaha made the official announcement on the eve of Jerez, where 19-year-old Daretti joined Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales in the presentation led by Yamaha Motor Racing managing director Lin Jarvis.
Jarvis introduced a video showing the highlights of Daretti’s career, securing the 2017 and 2018 MotoGP eSport crowns. Daretti then entered the stage, which featured a custom Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP replica YZF-R1, sporting his race number of 58 and personal logo, ‘Trast73’.
“First of all, I want to say welcome to Lorenzo,” commented Jarvis. “This is a very special occasion for him as well as Yamaha – he has become the first official eSport rider signed by a MotoGP team. It’s a significant step, as we believe eSports and MotoGP can have a great shared future.
“We have kept an eye on the developments of the MotoGP eSport championship in the last two years and Lorenzo struck us with his talent and professionalism and obviously also with his two world champion titles. The fact that he is also the proud owner of an R6 that he uses for track days was really the icing on the cake that convinced us he had to be our eSports rider!
“It won’t be easy to make it a hat-trick crown. eSports is a sector that is rapidly growing, so the competition gets fiercer every year, but we have a lot of faith in Lorenzo’s abilities and are looking forward to a good championship year for him. He will also be joining us at several MotoGP races and other Yamaha promotional events.”
Daretti later showed off his skills on the big screens, doing a lap around Jerez on the MotoGP 18 game by Milestone, before he went on to challenge any journalists that dared to take on his eSport skills.
“I’m really proud to start this new season as an official eSport rider for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP,” Daretti beamed. “Being a part of this team, which immediately welcomed me with open arms, is an indescribable emotion.
“After two world titles, this year it will be harder to repeat myself because my rivals are getting more and more professional and determined. But the fact that I am the first officially signed rider in the history of the sport gives me an extra boost and I will prepare myself to the maximum to get ready for the challenge.
“I would like to thank Yamaha for the trust they have placed in me since day one and I’m looking forward to starting the 2019 championship qualifying and beginning this new adventure on the track.”
As Daretti is a biker himself, he will also participate in various Yamaha events on-track. One of the first of such opportunities will be the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp in May, which was established as one of the highlight activities promoting Yamaha’s goal to support, encourage, and train young talents from around the world.
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