#11: MXGP of South Africa

Thank you for those kind words Sandman...that means so much to us folk who could not make it.

Here's the thing. If the economy was not so shit then I'd say , easily another 5k - 10k fans...that's the sad reality.

Nevertheless, the whole SA fan base is raving about Vlaanderen's 2nd moto effort to bag 4th, for 4th overall. That is so uplifting for all us folk here and we are super proud of Calvin.

Would love to see farres and triumph get the championship. Lets go Farres!!!🤙

Another top ten finish for Oliver! I hope he gets the championship within the top 10, that would be amazing!

I think he's currently the best of the privateers in MXGP,  right?

And congrats to Lucas and Guillem!!

So crazy what Farres and Triumph are doing. Who had him as a contender at the start of the year?

MXGP has got to stop going to these janky tracks.  

MX2 season stats  

GP wins  

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

GP podiums  

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

Race wins  

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

Race top 3  

15 = Sacha Coenen 
14 = Simon Längenfelder 
12 = Guillem Farres 
10 = Camden Mc Lellan 
6 = Mathis Valin 
6 = Liam Everts 
2 = Janis Reisulis 
1 = Karlis Reisulis 

Laps lead  

141 = Guillem Farres 
131 = Sacha Coenen 
49 = Simon Längenfelder 
22 = Janis Reisulis 
22 = Mathis Valin 
15 = Camden Mc Lellan 
9 = Liam Everts  

Fastest lap of the race  

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

Qualifying race wins  

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

Qualifying race top 3  

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

Laps lead in Qualifying races  

59 = Sacha Coenen 
25 = Mathis Valin 
14 = Guillem Farres 
12 = Simon Längenfelder 
11 = Camden Mc Lellan 
9 = Janis Reisulis 
9 = Valerio Lata 

Fastest lap in practice  

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

MXGP season stats 

GP wins 

5 = Jeffrey Herlings 
5 = Lucas Coenen 
1 = Tom Vialle 

GP podiums 

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

Race wins 

13 = Lucas Coenen 
6 = Jeffrey Herlings 
2 = Tim Gajser 
1 = Tom Vialle 

Race top 3 

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

Laps lead 

243 = Lucas Coenen 
68 = Jeffrey Herlings 
29 = Tom Vialle 
27 = Romain Febvre 
22 = Tim Gajser 
4 = Andrea Adamo 
3 = Kay De Wolf 

Fastest lap of the race 

11 = Lucas Coenen 
6 = Jeffrey Herlings 
3 = Romain Febvre 
2 = Tom Vialle 

Qualifying race wins 

5 = Lucas Coenen 
3 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1 = Tom Vialle
1 = Romain Febvre 
1 = Tim Gajser 

Qualifying race top 3 

9 = Lucas Coenen 
5 = Jeffrey Herlings 
4 = Tim Gajser 
3 = Tom Vialle 
3 = Andrea Adamo 
3 = Romain Febvre 
2 = Kay De Wolf 
1 = Maxime Renaux 
1 = Jan Pancar 
1 = Ruben Fernandez 
1 = Pauls Jonass 

Laps lead in Qualifying races 

60 = Lucas Coenen 
40 = Jeffrey Herlings 
13 = Romain Febvre 
12 = Tom Vialle 
10 = Tim Gajser 
3 = Andrea Adamo
3 = Jan Pancar 

Fastest lap in practice 

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

If we count all pro races (MX2+MXGP+MX US (250/450), SX US (250/450), SMX, MXON.

Lucas Coenen has, since yersteday, led more laps than Hunter Lawrence. Lucas led 854 laps vs 851 for Hunter.

Among the active riders over this last week-end :

3 352 = Cairoli 

2 859 = Herlings

2 031 = Prado

1 562 = Gajser

1 521 = Jett 

1 148 = Vialle

1 082 = Febvre

854 = Lucas

851 = Hunter 

747 = Webb

MX2 overall 

1/1 = Guillem Farres 
3/2 = Simon Längenfelder 
4/3 = Janis Reisulis 
2/6 = Sacha Coenen
5/4 = Camden Mc Lellan 
6/5 = Liam Everts 
7/7 = Karlis Reisulis 
10/8 = Maxime Grau
8/12 = Jens Walvoort 
12/9 = Valerio Lata 

Championship 

518 = Sacha Coenen 
504 = Guillem Farres 
467 = Simon Längenfelder 
455 = Camden Mc Lellan 
433 = Liam Everts 
400 = Janis Reisulis 
352 = Mathis Valin 
307 = Karlis Reisulis 
278 = Valerio Lata
225 = Kay Karssemakers 

MXGP overall 

1/1 = Lucas Coenen 
2/2 = Jeffrey Herlings 
3/3 = Romain Febvre 
8/4 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
6/5 = Tim Gajser 
7/8 = Ruben Fernandez 
5/10 = Maxime Renaux
9/7 = Andrea Adamo
4/13 = Pauls Jonass 
10/9 = Oriol Oliver 

Championship 

566 = Lucas Coenen 
498 = Jeffrey Herlings 
443 = Romain Febvre 
404 = Tim Gajser 
364 = Maxime Renaux 
343 = Andrea Adamo
332 = Ruben Fernandez 
287 = Tom Vialle 
273 = Kay De Wolf 
268 = Pauls Jonass

Fastest laps of the races 

MX2 race 1 

1.56.199 = Sacha Coenen 
1.56.605 = Guillem Farres 
1.56.681 = Simon Längenfelder 
1.56.969 = Liam Everts 
1.57.022 = Janis Reisulis 
1.57.651 = Camden Mc Lellan 
1.58.071 = Julius Mikula
1.58.269 = Jens Walvoort 
1.58.287 = Karlis Reisulis 

MXGP race 1 

1.53.166 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1.53.682 = Lucas Coenen 
1.53.716 = Romain Febvre 
1.54.435 = Tom Vialle
1.54.977 = Pauls Jonass 
1.55.753 = Tim Gajser 
1.56.251 = Maxime Renaux 
1.56.258 = Ruben Fernandez 
1.56.289 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
1.56.940 = Andrea Adamo 

MX2 race 2 

1.57.185 = Guillem Farres 
1.57.392 = Camden Mc Lellan 
1.57.509 = Janis Reisulis 
1.57.567 = Liam Everts
1.57.838 = Simon Längenfelder 
1.58.152 = Sacha Coenen
1.59.277 = Maxime Grau
1.59.437 = Valerio Lata
1.59.658 = Karlis Reisulis 
2.00.100 = Julius Mikula 

MXGP race 2 

1.53.701 = Romain Febvre 
1.54.413 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1.54.689 = Lucas Coenen 
1.55.004 = Tom Vialle 
1.55.752 = Tim Gajser 
1.56.016 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
1.56.471 = Andrea Adamo
1.56.641 = Ruben Fernandez 
1.57.246 = Oriol Oliver 
1.57.796 = Pauls Jonass

I thought the track looked like great, very wide, lots of places to pass.  Sure it doesn't have the scenery around it, but it looked like a proper gp track to me, albeit very high speed.

Track itself was ok, but it looked like it was built last week, by a couple of guys on bulldozers, on some vacant land next to the highway.

It looked like what I’d expect if I went to local motocross track.

Farres is making this fun. I thought Sacha was going to walk away with it. 

What do you expect a man made track in the middle of nowhere to look like ? 

Its South Africa, its hot and dusty,  Unadilla would look like that if it was there.

What would Roczen be? 

Johannesburg area is very dry during winter. Had this GP taken place in summer, you'd have lush dark green grass everywhere around the track and the trees would be in full bloom with purple flowers.

I liked the track but it definitely could be slowed down a bit..throw in a few 180 corners to start with.

The Mlimi's, who own the track will learn from this and if they get another GP then I'd hope they secure a date for later in the year.

I was there. Lots of spectators. Racing was excellent. Track was rough where it needed to be. The track is built on the side of the hill so elevation everywhere. Not sure what race was shown on tv, but all the comments made so far here, don't reflect the even I went to on Sunday. 

I don't understand how anyone can complain about the track, it was great. I hope this round becomes a regular in the GP schedule.

You have enough slow narrow tracks in the series. Lets see them boys open up the throttle with big jumps it makes it more exciting to watch. Track was good and many riders enjoyed it. 

Your great work is being noticed and appreciated.  If MX ever bores you, the cricket statisticians will welcome you with open arms . 

Track looked epic, like a Southern California style track from the drone footage, very Pala'esque. If they get the event to be held in Cape Town area in future the attendance will be even better I think, and you can choose between a sand or hard pack style track all within 30min of Cape Town (they would just need the same track builders as the Terra Topia track as existing tracks in the Cape would not cut it for MXGP)- WSX had a good turnout and that same fan base will show up for MXGP. 

I was under the impression that everyone was complaining that the track was too fast. 

I enjoyed the racing, and for sure, the track layout was pretty decent. A few small changes here and  there could make the track better. 

If they could run this GP in summer, then we'd have nice green grass and awesome trees in full-bloom.

Also the soil will be loamier that time of the year. 

Johannesburg area is bone dry in winter.

They did a great job. Trying to slow down a track is always a learning curve. This is by far a decent GP track. I hope it stays. South Africa needs to be on the schedule. 

 Kenny would have to be between Herlings and Prado somewhere? He led like 150 laps this year in SX alone. I'd guess he has like 800-900 laps led in SX over his career. Add to that outdoors 450, 250 and MX2 and he shoudl be easily over 2000 total

Farres has been amazing, 6 straight wins here (qualifiers and OA’s). Where did this come from. Absolutely amazing to watch, he has looked like a totally different guy, confidence he has currently is undeniable!

..yeah, I'm enjoying watching Farres progress. He has a bright future and here's betting that HRC Honda will sign him for 450s at some point. 

Where has Coldenhoff been?

They need to bring the following corner(s) in as they are out too wide. This way they could eliminate these "equalizer" jumps. Most of the outsides are too far outside.

Racing in Brazil.