#18: MXGP of Turkey

I think if i rode tomorrow i would finish ahead of arli burak in the mx2 and i haven't ridden a dirt bike for years...and i wouldn't be last in mxgp either

seems like Gajser had a really gnarly crash in free practice

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Just saw TG being interviewed - said something like "I had a Big one, but the Landing was Soft", and laughed about it. Better him than me.

He's hovering from 3rd to 5th in Timed practice, currently, so is none the worse for that hit. 

EMX250 race 1 

+0.000 = Francisco Garcia 
+6.365 = Janis Reisulis 
+17.679 = Elias Escandell
+24.560 = Liam Owens 
+30.033 = Adria Monne
+32.211 = Lyonel Reichl 
+33.233 = Jake Cannon 
+39.162 = Mads Fredsoe 
+41.567 = Nico Greutmann 
+49.293 = Noel Zanocz 

WMX race 1 

+0.000 = Daniela Guillen
+5.606 = Kiara Fontanesi 
+12.133 = Lotte Van Drunen 
+51.820 = Martine Hughes
+54.694 = Amandine Verstappen 
+57.347 = Lucy Barker 
+58.052 = April Franzoni
+1.07.862 = Larissa Papenmeier 
+1.30.781 = Malou Jakobsen 
+1.36.848 = Shana Van Der Vlist

Time practice 

MX2 

1.51.496 = Valerio Lata
1.51.910 = Kay De Wolf 
1.52.076 = Simon Laengenfelder 
1.52.251 = Andrea Adamo
1.52.535 = Sacha Coenen
1.52.659 = Camden Mc Lellan 
1.52.712 = Thibault Benistant 
1.53.483 = Liam Everts 
1.53.679 = Mathis Valin
1.53.707 = Guillem Farres 

MXGP 

1.49.871 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1.49.997 = Lucas Coenen 
1.50.220 = Romain Febvre 
1.50.247 = Tim Gajser 
1.50.542 = Jan Pancar 
1.51.101 = Pauls Jonass 
1.51.120 = Ruben Fernandez 
1.51.204 = Maxime Renaux 
1.51.670 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
1.51.841 = Andrea Bonacorsi

After a few amazing GP's, Turkey is a GP I'm not that excited about... One of those races that doesn't deserve to be in the calendar IMO. Track isn't awesome, low entries, no spectators...

That's a bummer. Been thinking about how serious TM is with their effort, but this kinda answers the question.

Let's Go Luca!!!

Mikula has been putting up positive results this year too, massive shame as he seemingly deserves better

What a sh*t track 

I’d be interested in seeing a points standings for the “real” MX tracks only

I agree, I doubt he will be racing TM's next year.

That is a simply awful track.  

MXGPs finest. 😉

This is a prestigious world championship venue?

Not great but still better than what we just saw in superdupercross.

That track is not to bad , Its a fast /wide track . Should get rougher sunday. There has been many shit tracks in mxgp but this one is decent, imo.

Exactly. The track is not bad at all. The swiss track is trash also and a couple of others I can't remember the names but this one is decent.

Fastest laps of sunday races 

WMX race 1 

2.01.130 = Kiara Fontanesi 
2.01.699 = Daniela Guillen
2.02.156 = Lotte Van Drunen 
2.04.143 = April Franzoni 
2.06.124 = Larissa Papenmeier 
2.06.227 = Martine Hughes
2.06.321 = Lucy Barker
2.06.449 = Amandine Verstappen
2.08.063 = Danee Gelissen
2.08.101 = Malou Jakobsen 

EMX250 race 1 

1.56.615 = Francisco Garcia 
1.56.924 = Jake Cannon 
1.57.066 = Janis Reisulis 
1.57.315 = Elias Escandell 
1.57.358 = Liam Owens
1.57.468 = Noel Zanocz 
1.58.095 = Lyonel Reichl 
1.58.419 = Mads Fredsoe 
1.58.460 = Nico Greutmann 
1.58.476 = Adria Monne 

MX2 qualifying race 

1.54.746 = Sacha Coenen 
1.54.985 = Guillem Farres 
1.55.100 = Simon Laengenfelder 
1.55.351 = Valerio Lata
1.55.499 = Camden Mc Lellan 
1.55.673 = Liam Everts
1.55.707 = Andrea Adamo
1.55.757 = Thibault Benistant 
1.55.974 = Kay De Wolf 
1.56.163 = Mathis Valin 

MXGP qualifying race 

1.52.991 = Lucas Coenen 
1.53.675 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1.53.681 = Tim Gajser 
1.53.832 = Romain Febvre 
1.55.068 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
1.55.304 = Ruben Fernandez 
1.55.572 = Maxime Renaux 
1.55.860 = Isak Gifting 
1.55.943 = Mattia Guadagnini 
1.56.012 = Pauls Jonass 
 

I have a feeling De Wolf can get this done. Laengenfelder has been struggling for some reason and De Wolf has been solid lately. It’s never over till the last moto for either but it’s heating up.

Damn, Farres was ripping in that qualifying race

I have a feeling that Garcia will have a better MX2 career than both Reisulis and Zanocz

i was suprised and impressed by Simon’s bounceback in race 1 today. Also him backing off to attack the Wolf for P2 was strong thinking.

It could ultimately to the line in Australia and if we look at how that track is going to look like, de Wolf has the best papers. Who ever will win it’s a true spectacle to see develop.

Herlings hanging on....

The Netherlands must have a decent squad for the nations if they’re got Herlings on the bench 🤯

He's going to race a 450 (open) for the Spanish team at  MXON 👍