MXGP of Italy - Maggiora

No EMX, a few are riding in MX2.

Herlings is entered but don't know if he's riding. Looks like Jack Chambers is back.

FIM_MXGP_MX2_Motocross_World_Championships_-_Entry_list_-_Maggiora__ITA___17_September.pdf (fim-moto.com)

Maggiora replaced Vietnam. Vietnam had no EMX classes, being a flyaway, and therefore Maggiora doesn't.

Best track!!

If it’s the full track yes, one of the best in the world, but with the usual 1:45 lap time needed for mxgptv it’s not. The MXON track was the full track l. 

A lot of rain… will be interesting

Yeah but the weather looks ok for tomorrow.

I’m at less then 2 hours from the track chilling by the pool. Meanwhile in Maggiorra it’s a total mudfest… crazy weather in Italy. 

Honestly the best thing that could have happened for Everts.

That off track move by Gifting! How did he stay on?

Maggiora is my favorite GP.  Can't wait to watch tomorrow.

Bummer for Everts having  Coenen go down in front of him. 

And Gifting is lucky that the Ad Sheets are just  ( I assume) corrugated plastic. It was a wild ride down that hill.

There was a Lot going on. Mud, and that track, makes for interesting / hairy moments.

Adamo held steady.

They removed the uphill loop that's right in line of the restaurant. I'm not sure if that was how it was to be no matter what, or if they took it out because of the conditions. 

Nonetheless, I swear I saw a roost of dry dirt come out of a (Giftings?) rear wheel on the back of a jump latter in the race. Things change rapidly.

This Is Motocross folks, though I daresay there'll be people bitching about how the mud has 'rooned' the viewing for them. 

Big bikes up now. 

Should be good. 

Well, that was awesome to see Forato get his first win. Elbow to elbow down that hill.....

Romaine trying everything, Prado withstanding all that pressure.

For a while there with the 4 front runners battling, it could have been anyone's. 

Great stuff. 

Bed time, and then catch up on the re-play of Chicago. It's got a good time for we here on the East coast of OZ - 9.30 am, but I'm going to be a Slovenly Spud, and have a sleep in for once. 

This weekend they are racing at Muddyora !

Fastest laps of saturday races

MX2

1.59.245 = Camden Mc Lellan 

1.59.410 = Simon Laengenfelder 

2.00.476 = Jago Geerts

2.00.859 = Lucas Coenen

2.02.075 = Andrea Adamo

2.02.916 = Kevin Horgmo 

2.03.160 = Isak Gifting

2.03.455 = Emil Weckman

2.03.469 = Roan Van De Moosdijk 

2.03.580 = Thibault Benistant 

MXGP

1.56.940 = Romain Febvre 

1.57.243 = Alberto Forato 

1.58.019 = Tim Gajser

1.58.252 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

1.58.804 = Ruben Fernandez 

1.59.389 = Jeremy Seewer 

2.00.042 = Calvin Vlaanderen 

2.00.598 = Mattia Guadagnini 

2.01.971 = Glenn Coldenhoff 

2.02.040 = Ivo Monticelli 

Live timing shows that Romain dropped out on lap 6. Bike issue or did he have a big off?

First he has a tip over in a turn and 2 laps later the bike stops in a hill ...

Congrats Prado Well deserved! Spain is an important market in Motorsport so this is good for all involved!

Prado looks like a young Tom Cruise and is a great face for our sport!

Thank you. Glad he is not hurt.

Prado World champion!!!

Febvre had a small crash and a few laps later his bike broke... He was looking down for a few corners.... Dont know if it is related to the crash... 

Congrats to Prado!

Everts just had a heavy hit into the face of a  jump.

With that, it looks like Andrea (Jimmy!) Adamo will get his WC this moto. The Italians will go berko on this one!

And, He did!

And, They did!

Almost the only way he could have missed it was if he had something as terrible as what happened to (from what I think I heard Paul Malin say, Andrea's  soon to be Father In Law??? , Corrado Maddi ) Maddi when he had a near unsurmountable lead in 1984, to have his leg broken in practice in the last round. 

Congratulations to Him, and, again Prado.

What a difference a day makes  - from a Mudfest, to Maggiora in all of it's hard pack glory.

Can’t help but feel sorry for Jago. He’s face on the podium says it all. He’s been the fastest in the class since 2020. He must be very very pissed inside.

And the way he lost it is extra painful. 
If he had taken a different line last year in Turkey or even this year in Finland. Such a shame, he really deserved that title. 
In 450 it will be even more difficult to get a title, let’s hope he won’t be a 2nd Bervoets.

I won’t say he really deserved that title, because year after year he’s keep making the same mistakes and keeps crashing and pushing while there is no must for that.

He is clearly the fastest rider in that class for a while now but can’t figure it out or keep it together. When you let it slip 3 years in a row you can’t really say he “deserved” it’ when he isn’t able to learn from his own mistakes. 

Jago is the son of Bervoets mechanic back in the day. But I think you know it 

Fastest laps of the races

MX2 race 1

1.53.297 = Andrea Adamo 

1.53.316 = Simon Laengenfelder 

1.53.316 = Lucas Coenen

1.53.327 = Jago Geerts 

1.53.515 = Kevin Horgmo 

1.54.125 = Liam Everts

1.54.146 = Thibault Benistant 

1.54.641 = Rick Elzinga 

1.54.699 = Kay De Wolf

1.54.744 = David Braceras 

MXGP race 1

1.50.098 = Romain Febvre 

1.50.375 = Alberto Forato 

1.50.579 = Jeremy Seewer

1.50.688 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

1.51.075 = Calvin Vlaanderen 

1.52.049 = Pauls Jonass

1.52.081 = Tim Gajser 

1.52.280 = Ruben Fernandez 

1.52.281 = Maxime Renaux 

1.52.369 = Benoit Paturel

MX2 race 2

1.48.200 = Jago Geerts 

1.48.268 = Simon Laengenfelder 

1.49.250 = Andrea Adamo

1.49.492 = Lucas Coenen 

1.49.636 = Thibault Benistant 

1.50.027 = Oriol Oliver

1.50.296 = Kay De Wolf 

1.50.400 = Kevin Horgmo 

1.50.922 = David Braceras 

1.50.953 = Jan Pancar

MXGP race 2

1.48.845 = Ruben Fernandez 

1.49.197 = Jeremy Seewer 

1.49.297 = Romain Febvre 

1.49.506 = Tim Gajser

1.49.597 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

1.49.755 = Alberto Forato

1.50.208 = Calvin Vlaanderen 

1.50.266 = Glenn Coldenhoff 

1.50.527 = Valentin Guillod

1.50.566 = Alessandro Lupino

MXGP season statistics 

GP wins

6 = Romain Febvre 

4 = Jeffrey Herlings 

3 = Jeremy Seewer 

2 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

1 = Maxime Renaux

1 = Ruben Fernandez

1 = Tim Gajser 

GP podiums

16 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

12 = Romain Febvre 

6 = Jeffrey Herlings 

6 = Jeremy Seewer 

5 = Glenn Coldenhoff 

4 = Ruben Fernandez 

3 = Maxime Renaux 

1 = Mattia Guadagnini 

1 = Tim Gajser 

Race wins

14 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

9 = Romain Febvre 

6 = Jeffrey Herlings 

2 = Jeremy Seewer

1 = Ruben Fernandez 

1 = Maxime Renaux

1 = Glenn Coldenhoff 

1 = Calvin Vlaanderen 

1 = Tim Gajser 

Race top 3

26 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

25 = Romain Febvre 

13 = Jeremy Seewer 

11 = Jeffrey Herlings 

9 = Maxime Renaux 

8 = Glenn Coldenhoff 

7 = Ruben Fernandez 

3 = Tim Gajser

2 = Mattia Guadagnini 

1 = Calvin Vlaanderen 

1 = Alberto Forato 

Qualifying race wins

10 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

3 = Romain Febvre 

1 = Ruben Fernandez 

1 = Jeffrey Herlings 

1 = Glenn Coldenhoff 

1 = Alberto Forato 

Qualifying race top 3

13 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

9 = Romain Febvre 

6 = Jeffrey Herlings 

6 = Jeremy Seewer

5 = Ruben Fernandez 

4 = Glenn Coldenhoff 

2 = Maxime Renaux

2 = Calvin Vlaanderen 

2 = Alberto Forato 

1 = Mattia Guadagnini 

1 = Tim Gajser

Laps lead

221 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

179 = Romain Febvre 

62 = Jeremy Seewer 

52 = Jeffrey Herlings 

36 = Ruben Fernandez 

35 = Glenn Coldenhoff 

23 = Tim Gajser

19 = Maxime Renaux 

6 = Mattia Guadagnini 

4 = Calvin Vlaanderen 

Fastest lap of the race

10 = Romain Febvre 

8 = Jeffrey Herlings

7 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

5 = Jeremy Seewer

2 = Glenn Coldenhoff 

1 = Alberto Forato 

1 = Tim Gajser 

1 = Ruben Fernandez 

Fastest practice lap 

6 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

4 = Jeffrey Herlings 

2 = Maxime Renaux 

2 = Tim Gajser

2 = Romain Febvre 

1 = Jeremy Seewer

1 = Calvin Vlaanderen