#8: MXGP of Latvia

Wtf man.
Reneaux also. That's his 3rd or 4th mechanical this season? Crazy
Welp this title is over. I guess the only silver lining is that maybe this title fight is a little less in his head at Thunder Valley if he has a 70 point lead now

Whats up with that Honda?! Damnnn Bullit... 

HRC sort this out!

Thzt ugly blue rear end has put a curse on these Hondas. Ugly as Fk

Yeah, I was just letting my mind flow when I was typing, the 3 dnfs were to emphasise his bad luck, but 2 mechanicals on HRC is still insane

After Herlings' last mechanical I was already thinking title is probably Coenen's unless he gets hurt. This just cements it

Anyone know how many technical/mechanical failures Gajser had in his entire time on the HRC 450? 

How many mechanical DNFs did Herlings have on KTM? How many did HRC have with Gajser or Fernandez? 

If Herlings didn't have bad luck he'd have no luck at all

I only know of some that were caused by incidents that Gajser had, but nothing like what Herlings is going through.. that is kinda insane

Good question.

I’m getting a refund on my 27 crf omg 

Soo bummed for Herlings & the series 

Raw speed during the second moto!

I was thinking that myself, I can’t remember a time the KTM just stopped on Herlings, a couple of years ago he ripped the foot peg off in France. 

Herlings has to be up there with the most unlucky riders in history. So many season ending injuries from small crashes, now this crap when he's the only guy who looks capable of keeping Coenen hoenst. Moto gods are cruel 

He had that chain derail in Sweden that prompted him to go Ironman that year. Other than that, last year in the mud in Portugal perhaps?

Yes, the chain snapped that day & I believe the bike died in the slop. 

I think he did and crashed in the 1st turn.

Yeah, he was interviewed prior to race 2 i think. 

MXGP overall 

1/1 = Lucas Coenen 
2/3 = Kay De Wolf 
4/2 = Romain Febvre 
5/4 = Tim Gajser 
7/5 = Pauls Jonass 
8/6 = Andrea Adamo 
6/11 = Ruben Fernandez 
13/7 = Jan Pancar 
12/9 = Kevin Horgmo 
3/21 = Jeffrey Herlings 

MXGP championship 

404 = Lucas Coenen 
342 = Jeffrey Herlings 
310 = Romain Febvre 
294 = Tim Gajser 
273 = Kay De Wolf 
261 = Maxime Renaux 
247 = Ruben Fernandez 
241 = Andrea Adamo
219 = Tom Vialle
175 = Pauls Jonass 

MX2 overall 

1/1 = Sacha Coenen 
3/2 = Camden Mc Lellan 
2/6 = Mathis Valin
4/4 = Guillem Farres 
6/3 = Karlis Reisulis 
7/7 = Liam Everts 
8/10 = Janis Reisulis 
10/9 = Kay Karssemakers 
9/12 = Jens Walvoort 
11/11 = Maxime Grau 

MX2 championship 

380 = Sacha Coenen 
343 = Simon Längenfelder 
340 = Guillem Farres 
326 = Camden Mc Lellan 
314 = Liam Everts 
308 = Mathis Valin
280 = Janis Reisulis 
223 = Karlis Reisulis 
216 = Valerio Lata 
161 = Kay Karssemakers 

EMX250 overall 

1/1 = Francisco Garcia 
3/2 = Liam Owens
2/6 = Gyan Doensen 
4/4 = Mads Fredsoe 
11/3 = Jekabs Kubulins 
6/8 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
8/7 = Jake Cannon 
7/12 = Saku Mansikkamäki 
31/5 = Tom Brunet
9/17 = Nicolo Alvisi 

EMX250 championship 

252 = Francisco Garcia 
199 = Jake Cannon 
186 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
172 = Gyan Doensen 
135 = Mads Fredsoe 
130 = Liam Owens 
122 = Nicolo Alvisi 
100 = Bernardo Tiburcio 
99 = Adria Monne
97 = Tom Brunet 

EMX125 overall 

2/1 = Moritz Ernecker 
4/2 = Levi Townley
1/9 = Ricardo Bauer 
6/3 = Gennaro Utech 
5/6 = Sleny Goyer 
11/5 = Bertram Thorius 
7/10 = Storm Maymann 
13/7 = Eliot Buysschaert 
10/11 = Riccardo Pini 
3/36 = Timo Heuver 

EMX125 championship 

270 = Moritz Ernecker 
222 = Ricardo Bauer 
197 = Sleny Goyer 
148 = Bertram Thorius 
137 = Gennaro Utech 
136 = Emil Ziemer 
129 = David Cracco 
115 = Edoardo Riganti 
112 = Lucas Leok
111 = Andrea Uccellini

MXGP season stats 

GP wins 

4 = Lucas Coenen 
3 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1 = Tom Vialle 

GP podiums 

5 = Jeffrey Herlings 
5 = Lucas Coenen 
3 = Tom Vialle 
3 = Tim Gajser 
3 = Romain Febvre 
1 = Maxime Renaux 
1 = Andrea Adamo 
1 = Ruben Fernandez 
1 = Kay De Wolf 

Race wins 

10 = Lucas Coenen 
4 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1 = Tom Vialle 
1 = Tim Gajser 

Race top 3 

13 = Jeffrey Herlings 
12 = Lucas Coenen 
7 = Romain Febvre 
6 = Tim Gajser 
3 = Kay De Wolf 
2 = Tom Vialle
1 = Maxime Renaux 
1 = Andrea Adamo 
1 = Ruben Fernandez 

Laps lead 

183 = Lucas Coenen 
38 = Jeffrey Herlings 
29 = Tom Vialle 
27 = Romain Febvre 
18 = Jeffrey Herlings 
8 = Tim Gajser 
3 = Kay De Wolf 

Fastest lap of the race 

9 = Lucas Coenen 
3 = Jeffrey Herlings 
2 = Tom Vialle 
2 = Romain Febvre 

Qualifying race wins 

3 = Jeffrey Herlings 
3 = Lucas Coenen 
1 = Tom Vialle
1 = Romain Febvre 

Qualifying race top 3 

7 = Lucas Coenen 
4 = Jeffrey Herlings 
3 = Tom Vialle 
3 = Tim Gajser 
2 = Andrea Adamo 
2 = Romain Febvre 
2 = Kay De Wolf 
1 = Maxime Renaux 

Laps lead in Qualifying races 

40 = Jeffrey Herlings 
35 = Lucas Coenen 
13 = Romain Febvre 
12 = Tom Vialle 
3 = Andrea Adamo 

Fastest lap in practice 

3 = Jeffrey Herlings 
2 = Tim Gajser 
1 = Lucas Coenen 
1 = Ruben Fernandez 
1 = Kay De Wolf

MX2 season stats  

GP wins  

3 = Simon Längenfelder 
2 = Sacha Coenen 
1 = Camden Mc Lellan 
1 = Guillem Farres 
1 = Mathis Valin 

GP podiums  

5 = Sacha Coenen 
5 = Camden Mc Lellan 
4 = Simon Längenfelder 
4 = Guillem Farres 
4 = Mathis Valin 
2 = Liam Everts  

Race wins  

6 = Sacha Coenen 
4 = Simon Längenfelder 
4 = Guillem Farres 
1 = Camden Mc Lellan 
1 = Mathis Valin 

Race top 3  

11 = Sacha Coenen 
10 = Simon Längenfelder 
9 = Camden Mc Lellan 
7 = Guillem Farres 
6 = Mathis Valin 
4 = Liam Everts 
1 = Karlis Reisulis 

Laps lead  

122 = Sacha Coenen 
58 = Guillem Farres 
44 = Simon Längenfelder 
22 = Janis Reisulis 
22 = Mathis Valin 
9 = Liam Everts 
6 = Camden Mc Lellan  

Fastest lap of the race  

8 = Sacha Coenen 
4 = Simon Längenfelder 
1 = Camden Mc Lellan 
1 = Liam Everts 
1 = Guillem Farres 
1 = Mathis Valin 

Qualifying race wins  

6 = Sacha Coenen 
1 = Mathis Valin 
1 = Camden Mc Lellan 

Qualifying race top 3  

6 = Sacha Coenen 
4 = Guillem Farres 
3 = Camden Mc Lellan 
3 = Janis Reisulis 
3 = Simon Längenfelder 
2 = Mathis Valin
2 = Valerio Lata 
1 = Liam Everts 

Laps lead in Qualifying races  

59 = Sacha Coenen 
12 = Mathis Valin 
11 = Camden Mc Lellan 
9 = Janis Reisulis 
9 = Valerio Lata 
1 = Guillem Farres 

Fastest lap in practice  

2 = Sacha Coenen 
2 = Valerio Lata
1 = Camden Mc Lellan 
1 = Janis Reisulis 
1 = Guillem Farres 
1 = Simon Längenfelder 
 

EMX250 stats  

Overall wins  

3 = Francisco Garcia 
2 = Jake Cannon 
1 = Nicolai Skovbjerg  

Overall podiums  

5 = Francisco Garcia 
4 = Jake Cannon
2 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
2 = Gyan Doensen 
1 = Mano Faure
1 = Simone Mancini 
1 = Aron Katona 
1 = Liam Owens 
1 = Nicolo Alvisi 

Race wins  

8 = Francisco Garcia 
2 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
1 = Mads Fredsoe 

Race top 3  

9 = Francisco Garcia 
5 = Jake Cannon
4 = Gyan Doensen 
4 = Liam Owens
3 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
1 = William Askew
1 = Mano Faure 
1 = Bernardo Tiburcio 
1 = Alexis Fueri 
1 = Simone Mancini 
1 = Aron Katona 
1 = Sebastian Leok
1 = Adria Monne 
1 = Mads Fredsoe 
1 = Lyonel Reichl 
1 = Jekabs Kubulins 

Laps lead  

93 = Francisco Garcia 
28 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
16 = Mano Faure
15 = Mads Fredsoe 
7 = Brando Rispoli 
5 = Jekabs Kubulins 
4 = Nico Stenberg
3 = Simone Mancini 
2 = Jake Cannon 
2 = Alexis Fueri 
1 = Liam Owens 

Fastest lap of the race  

7 = Francisco Garcia 
2 = Jake Cannon 
1 = Mano Faure 
1 = Brando Rispoli 
1 = Aron Katona 

Fastest in practice  

4 = Francisco Garcia 
2 = Aron Katona
1 = Mads Fredsoe 
1 = Simone Mancini
1 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
1 = Gyan Doensen 
1 = Tom Brunet

EMX125 stats  

Overall wins  

4 = Moritz Ernecker 
2 = Ricardo Bauer  

Overall podiums  

6 = Moritz Ernecker 
4 = Ricardo Bauer 
3 = Sleny Goyer 
1 = Bertram Thorius
1 = Liam Bruneau 
1 = Emil Ziemer 
1 = Riccardo Pini 
1 = Levi Townley 

Race wins  

6 = Moritz Ernecker 
3 = Ricardo Bauer 
1 = Bertram Thorius
1 = Liam Bruneau 
1 = Sleny Goyer  

Race top 3  

11 = Moritz Ernecker 
8 = Ricardo Bauer 
6 = Sleny Goyer
2 = Andrea Uccellini 
1 = Ryan Oppliger
1 = Bertram Thorius 
1 = Liam Bruneau 
1 = Riccardo Pini 
1 = Emil Ziemer 
1 = Lucas Leok 
1 = Timo Heuver
1 = Levi Townley 
1 = Gennaro Utech 

Laps lead  

91 = Moritz Ernecker 
46 = Ricardo Bauer 
14 = Bertram Thorius 
13 = Liam Bruneau 
6 = Sleny Goyer 
5 = Riccardo Pini 
1 = Gennaro Utech 

Fastest lap of the race  

8 = Moritz Ernecker 
2 = Ricardo Bauer 
1 = Liam Bruneau 
1 = Sleny Goyer  

Fastest in practice  

4 = Moritz Ernecker 
4 = Ricardo Bauer
2 = Gennaro Utech 
1 = Sleny Goyer
1 = Andrea Uccellini

Needham was only his practice mechanic. Race weekend has been the same. The woman and Furlotti. 

That was his practice mechanic. 

I just watched the Latvia MXPG highlights on YouTube.  The track looked like it had lots of different lines to me.

But, I counted only 19 riders on the line for the 2nd MX2 moto and only 25 riders on the line for the 2nd MXGP moto.  That is pretty pathetic.  I remember when World Championship Moto-cross GP's had 40 riders on the line, in the 125, 250, and 500 classes.

The racing today was better with 20 riders than your national yesterday with 40 riders,just saying!

I hate to say it but he's right. It's pathetic that riders have to pay to ride in a world championship, some even have to pay to be on a team. I don't think Reese wanted to bash the series itself, it's a product of greedy promoters and it will only get worse in the future. Obviously we still have some rounds with incredible full starting gates but still.. also too many riders in the EMX class because it's easier and less expensive than doing the full Mx2 schedule.

I will take your word for that.  As I wrote, I only watched the Latvia highlights on YouTube.  I did watch the entire Hangtown US National on Peacock yesterday, and the only really good battle I remember was in the first 250 moto with Shimoda trying to get around Romano.  Romano did a great defensive job keeping Shimoda behind him.  And that was not due to a lack of lines on the track.