MXoN - Sunday: Races

Hunter was saying after the race that Jett was more pumped on Jo’s 2nd place than Hunter winning. They’re a great team, I could see HRC Japan coming up with the extra budget to keep Jo on red if needed.

I am sure if Honda sees some advantage in the Japanese market to having Shimoda stay on red that will free up money to keep him. It makes sense to me but I am not Japanese. I would think the risk of having him on a euro bike would be not ok for the Japanese brands. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cs_3wR72jqA&pp=ygUZMjAyNSBtb3RvY3Jvc3Mgb2YgbmF0aW9ucw%3D%3D 

Imagine Honda going 1-3 on the podium outdoors next year. Fucking epic.

MXGP+MX2 fastest sectors 

Sector 1 

47.751 = Jett Lawrence 
47.978 = Lucas Coenen 
48.227 = Romain Febvre 
48.373 = Tim Gajser 
48.539 = Eli Tomac 
49.023 = Mathis Valin 
49.035 = Ruben Fernandez 
49.051 = Isak Gifting 
49.174 = Andrea Adamo 
49.207 = Sacha Coenen 

Sector 2 

33.073 = Lucas Coenen 
33.271 = Tim Gajser 
33.323 = Jett Lawrence 
33.529 = Eli Tomac 
33.545 = Romain Febvre 
33.952 = Ruben Fernandez 
33.988 = Isak Gifting 
34.059 = Kay De Wolf 
34.088 = Mathis Valin 
34.137 = Ken Roczen 

Sector 3 

22.873 = Sacha Coenen 
22.881 = Lucas Coenen 
23.007 = Jett Lawrence 
23.199 = Tim Gajser 
23.361 = Eli Tomac 
23.436 = Kay De Wolf 
23.510 = Romain Febvre 
23.644 = Ruben Fernandez 
23.874 = Mathis Valin 
23.636 = Justin Cooper 

Sector 4 

16.437 = Lucas Coenen 
16.668 = Jett Lawrence 
16.792 = Kay De Wolf 
16.843 = Tim Gajser 
16.931 = Romain Febvre 
17.024 = Mathis Valin 
17.052 = Isak Gifting 
17.112 = Eli Tomac 
17.161 = Ruben Fernandez 
17.267 = Sacha Coenen

Without a doubt, Jo's performance ( throughout his career so far - not just this MXdN) makes him one of the Great Japanese riders - with probably, much more success to come for him.

He just won SMX, with skill and honour, he just debuted ( outside of Japan, where I think he's done some off season Japanese race[s] on 450s) superbly on a 450, and, don't forget, just a few weeks ago, he won in front of The Head Of Honda, in the USA (I can't recall the Nationals name, sorry). All that makes me think Honda would be loathe to let him go. Or any of the Hunta Brothers.

I would be surprised if Honda Japan, would not find a piddly ( to a corporation of that size) few Million to give to Honda USA, to have Jo remain on their bikes.

Over many decades, Honda has nearly always funded a Japanese rider, or two , or more, to be in various Road Race World ( and other countries nationals) Championships. 

MX2+OPEN fastest sectors 

Sector 1 

48.425 = Hunter Lawrence 
49.131 = Jo Shimoda 
49.223 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
49.280 = RJ Hampshire 
49.496 = Jan Pancar 
49.592 = Kay De Wolf 
49.597 = Maxime Renaux 
49.697 = Valentin Guillod 
49.779 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
49.885 = Liam Everts 

Sector 2 

33.257 = RJ Hampshire 
33.533 = Hunter Lawrence 
33.646 = Jo Shimoda 
33.682 = Jan Pancar 
33.818 = Liam Everts 
33.957 = Mathis Valin 
34.085 = Maxime Renaux 
34.139 = Valentin Guillod 
34.155 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
34.198 = Calvin Vlaanderen 

Sector 3 

23.434 = RJ Hampshire 
23.542 = Liam Everts 
23.546 = Jan Pancar 
23.554 = Kay De Wolf 
23.555 = Jo Shimoda 
23.600 = Maxime Renaux 
23.627 = Justin Cooper 
23.654 = Hunter Lawrence 
23.725 = Francisco Garcia 
23.733 = Andrea Adamo 

Sector 4 

16.840 = RJ Hampshire 
16.928 = Jo Shimoda 
16.968 = Liam Everts 
17.016 = Kay De Wolf 
17.072 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
17.159 = Jan Pancar 
17.171 = Hunter Lawrence 
17.199 = Maxime Renaux 
17.258 = Kyle Webster 
17.307 = Calvin Vlaanderen

omg

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If RJ rides safe and finished both Motos in the top 5 USA still gets 2nd.  He sent it going for the win, they got 2nd.  It worked out.  Unless he beat one of the Lawrence, they weren't winning the event.  

Hunter and Jett cleaned house on the weekend. 

I mean, WTF. The guy cant even take himself out of a race if he tries 😄
Unbeatable.

MXGP+OPEN fastest sectors 

Sector 1 

48.557 = Hunter Lawrence 
49.020 = Lucas Coenen 
49.055 = Eli Tomac 
49.073 = Tim Gajser 
49.152 = Jo Shimoda 
49.167 = Liam Everts 
49.310 = Maxime Renaux 
49.512 = Isak Gifting 
49.523 = Ken Roczen 
49.547 = Ruben Fernandez 

Sector 2 

33.746 = Lucas Coenen
33.788 = Eli Tomac 
33.882 = Hunter Lawrence 
33.919 = Jett Lawrence 
33.947 = Ken Roczen 
34.140 = Tim Gajser 
34.177 = Isak Gifting 
34.198 = Jo Shimoda 
34.217 = Romain Febvre 
34.264 = Liam Everts 

Sector 3 

23.348 = Tim Gajser 
23.385 = Jett Lawrence 
23.457 = Hunter Lawrence 
23.664 = Maxime Renaux 
23.739 = Eli Tomac 
23.794 = Jo Shimoda 
23.887 = Romain Febvre 
24.062 = Valentin Guillod 
24.211 = Antonio Cairoli 
24.227 = Jan Pancar 

Sector 4 

17.163 = Tim Gajser 
17.218 = Hunter Lawrence 
17.241 = Jett Lawrence 
17.261 = Eli Tomac 
17.276 = Romain Febvre 
17.288 = Liam Everts 
17.373 = Lucas Coenen
17.433 = Valentin Guillod 
17.490 = Isak Gifting 
17.532 = Pauls Jonass

Is there any video or pictures of RJ hitting the camera stand or JCoop hitting Sashas bike?

That's the jump Sexton crashed on ending his outdoor run.

Did anyone get a photo or video of the opening ceremony and Tomac’s brother flypast in the big transport plane?

Cancelled, right? Government shutdown.

Number of participations 

14 = Valentin Guillod 
13 = Antonio Cairoli
13  = Jeremy Seewer 
12 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
9 = Jeffrey Herlings 
9 = Tim Gajser 
9 = Ken Roczen 
7 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
7 = Jan Pancar 
6 = Romain Febvre 
6 = Hunter Lawrence 
6 = Eli Tomac 
6 = Simon Laengenfelder 
5 = Pauls Jonass 
5 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
5 = Camden Mc Lellan 
5 = Maxime Renaux
5 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
4 = Liam Everts 
4 = Kay De Wolf 
4 = Jett Lawrence 
4 = Ruben Fernandez 
3 = Lucas Coenen 
3 = Isak Gifting 
3 = Mikkel Haarup 
3 = Kyle Webster 
3 = Karlis Reisulis 
2 = Jo Shimoda 
2 = Janis Reisulis 
1 = Chase Sexton 
1 = Janis Reisulis 

Race wins 

5 = Antonio Cairoli 
4 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
4 = Jeffrey Herlings 
4 = Romain Febvre 
4 = Jett Lawrence 
3 = Tim Gajser 
2 = Maxime Renaux 
2 = Hunter Lawrence 
1 = Ken Roczen 
1 = Eli Tomac 

Race top 3 

10 = Jeffrey Herlings 
9 = Antonio Cairoli 
7 = Romain Febvre 
7 = Jett Lawrence 
6 = Ken Roczen 
6 = Tim Gajser 
6 = Eli Tomac 
5 = Glenn Coldenhoff
4 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
4 = Maxime Renaux 
3 = Hunter Lawrence 
2 = Pauls Jonass 
2 = Chase Sexton 
1 = Valentin Guillod 
1 = Liam Everts 
1 = Ruben Fernandez 
1 = Simon Laengenfelder 
1 = Lucas Coenen 
1 = Jo Shimoda 
1 = Jan Pancar 

Qualfying race wins 

5 = Antonio Cairoli 
4 = Jeffrey Herlings 
3 = Ken Roczen 
2 = Romain Febvre 
2 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
2 = Jett Lawrence 
2 = Justin Cooper 
1 = Tim Gajser 
1 = Jeremy Seewer 
1 = Pauls Jonass 
1 = Maxime Renaux 
1 = Hunter Lawrence 
1 = Sacha Coenen 

Qualfying race top 3 

10 = Antonio Cairoli 
7 = Jeremy Seewer 
5 = Jeffrey Herlings 
5 = Ken Roczen 
5 = Romain Febvre 
5 = Hunter Lawrence 
4 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
4 = Jett Lawrence 
4 = Tim Gajser 
3 = Justin Cooper
2 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
2 = Simon Laengenfelder 
2 = Maxime Renaux 
2 = Ruben Fernandez 
2 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
1 = Kyle Webster 
1 = Pauls Jonass 
1 = Eli Tomac 
1 = Chase Sexton 
1 = Liam Everts 
1 = Lucas Coenen 
1 = Sacha Coenen 
1 = Kay De Wolf 
1 = Jo Shimoda 

Laps led 

87 = Jeffrey Herlings 
75 = Antonio Cairoli
63 = Romain Febvre 
60 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
54 = Jett Lawrence 
38 = Ken Roczen 
33 = Tim Gajser 
32 = Hunter Lawrence 
25 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
21 = Eli Tomac 
20 = Maxime Renaux 
9 = Ruben Fernandez 
3 = Valentin Guillod 
3 = Glenn Coldenhoff 

Moto win rate (%) 

50.00% = Jett Lawrence 
33.33% = Romain Febvre 
22.22% = Jeffrey Herlings 
20.00% = Maxime Renaux 
19.23% = Antonio Cairoli 
16.67% = Tim Gajser 
16.67% = Glenn Coldenhoff 
16.67% = Hunter Lawrence 
8.33% = Eli Tomac
5.56% = Ken Roczen 

Moto top 3 rate 

87.50% = Jett Lawrence 
58.33% = Romain Febvre 
55.56% = Jeffrey Herlings 
50.00% = Eli Tomac 
40.00% = Maxime Renaux 
34.62% = Antonio Cairoli
33.33% = Ken Roczen 
33.33% = Tim Gajser 
28.57% = Jorge Prado Garcia 
25.00% = Hunter Lawrence 
25.00% = Jo Shimoda 
20.83% = Glenn Coldenhoff 
20.00% = Pauls Jonass 
16.67% = Lucas Coenen 
12.50% = Liam Everts 
12.5% = Ruben Fernandez 
8.33% = Simon Laengenfelder 
7.14% = Jan Pancar 
3.57% = Valentin Guillod 

Average position at the end of the moto (without counting the DNF) 

2.12 = Jett Lawrence 
2.50 = Chase Sexton 
3.00 = Romain Febvre 
3.59 = Jeffrey Herlings 
4.50 = Eli Tomac
5.67 = Hunter Lawrence 
 

Yes, it was cancelled.

The winners get a cheesy paper plaque.  Where did Amerika Finish ?  battling it out with Slovenia again. 

Tied on points with France for second place, second place to USA due to Tomac's better moto results.

You're alive!

Reading this post....have you been compromised by a previous eastern block hottie?

Always one of my favorite post race content, wish they would be allowed in the AMA aswell again. Looking clean af.

lol you’ll need to pick your drink back up when he gets to the 450’s. Have a good one. 

Honda releases a 350 and Joe will race it! 

Jett almost yard sailed a couple of times over the last bump heading into the woods too.  He was taking a super fast line where he bounced to the top and skipped over the jump, got cross rutted a couple of times.  After his last scare in moto 3 he quit doing it, and backed it down a bit.  Guy is unreal.  The slowest and smoothest looking insanely fast dude I have ever seen.  Always makes me think he has a couple seconds more per lap in the tank if needed.

Also spoke to a few Aussies there that seemed to have some knowledge of Websters Honda deal. They said his total income was about $300k in 2025 with all his bonuses.  That could certainly be way off, but that is what they had heard...

What if it was MXGP championship scoring per categories ? Take a look

MXGP 

55 = Jett Lawrence 
44 = Tim Gajser 
42 = Eli Tomac 
40 = Romain Febvre 
38 = Lucas Coenen 
31 = Isak Gifting 
22 = Ruben Fernandez 
21 = Ken Roczen 
16 = Jeremy Seewer 
11 = Antonio Cairoli 

MX2 

35 = Kay De Wolf 
30 = Justin Cooper
22 = Mathis Valin 
20 = Kyle Webster 
19 = Andrea Adamo 
16 = Camden Mc Lellan 
14 = Guillem Farres 
11 = Sacha Coenen 
10 = Mikkel Haarup
7 = Simon Laengenfelder 

OPEN 

60 = Hunter Lawrence 
46 = Jo Shimoda 
37 = Liam Everts 
32 = Maxime Renaux 
28 = Jan Pancar 
26 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
21 = RJ Hampshire 
20 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
16 = Pauls Jonass 
13 = Valentin Guillod 
 

Every rider al.ost yard sailed many times over the weekend!

Here is the perfect lap for each of the top 10 racers if you combine their fastest sectors :

MXGP+MX2 

2.00.369 = Lucas Coenen 
2.00.749 = Jett Lawrence 
2.01.686 = Tim Gajser 
2.02.213 = Romain Febvre 
2.02.277 = Eli Tomac 
2.03.792 = Ruben Fernandez 
2.03.823 = Kay De Wolf 
2.04.009 = Mathis Valin
2.04.111 = Isak Gifting 
2.05.121 = Justin Cooper 

MX2+OPEN 

2.02.783 = Hunter Lawrence 
2.02.811 = RJ Hampshire 
2.03.260 = Jo Shimoda 
2.03.883 = Jan Pancar 
2.04.213 = Liam Everts 
2.04.481 = Maxime Renaux
2.04.519 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
2.04.675 = Kay De Wolf 
2.05.101 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
2.05.203 = Justin Cooper 

MXGP+OPEN 

2.03.114 = Hunter Lawrence 
2.03.724 = Tim Gajser 
2.03.751 = Jett Lawrence 
2.03.843 = Eli Tomac 
2.04.546 = Lucas Coenen 
2.04.764 = Liam Everts 
2.04.988 = Romain Febvre 
2.04.991 = Jo Shimoda 
2.05.432 = Isak Gifting 
2.05.438 = Maxime Renaux

Did they specify Australian or US dollars for that figure? I would think that's in AUD but I'm not exactly an insider

I like Deegan. Before the race I thought he might have had a chance to win a moto outright. I was at the race. No way would he have won a moto against the Lawrence's on that track