A masterclass from Honda HRC’s Tim Gajser, saw the #243 win both races at the MXGP of Trentino, giving him the maximum 50 points and extending his lead in the 2025 MXGP championship to 39 points. Behind him, Ruben Fernandez narrowly missed the podium after his seven-four results for fifth overall, in what was a great day for the Honda CRF450R riders.
Despite finishing second in yesterday’s qualification race, Gajser felt there was more to come and after working with the team on some changes with the bike, man and machine was in perfect synchronisation in today’s GP-scoring races. In race one, a good start saw him move into second place very early on, where he then proceeded to stalk the leader, waiting for the right time to pass. That moment came with five laps to go, as the Slovenian swept through in one of the rutted corners. Despite pressure, he held on for the win, but also knew that he’d have to repeat that performance in race two if he wanted to take his sixth overall at the picturesque Pietramurata circuit.
Rising to that pressure, the CRF450R flew out of the gate, behind teammate Fernandez as the pair were one and two around the first few turns. Gajser then took over, pulling out a lead that the chasing pack couldn’t overcome, taking a comfortable victory and delighting the thousands of travelling Slovenians who cheered him every lap around ‘Gajser Corner’. The podium then had some crazy scenes as the #243 made it three GP wins out of five, and continuing his dominating start to the 2025 World Motocross Championship.
Lining up with fifth gate-pick after an excellent result in qualification yesterday, Fernandez was full of confidence for the motos, and if it weren’t for a couple of small mistakes in race one, he could easily have joined Gajser on the podium. Overall though, his speed was excellent and the fourth in race two was another sign that the Spaniard is finding his form and getting closer and closer to the level that saw him win a GP.
In the MX2 class, Valerio Lata had his best race result of the season, with a fifth in the first moto. The Italian stormed out of the gate and was in second place around the first turn, which he then held for almost half the race. Unfortunately some more experienced riders did make their way past, but it was good to see him matching the pace of the best 250F riders in the world and although things didn’t go to plan in race two, he can still take a lot of confidence from that result and keeping building momentum.
Ferruccio Zanchi knew he had a very difficult day ahead of him, starting from last gate-pick, but he didn’t let that deter him and got decent starts from the outside in both races. From there is worked his way into the top 10, finishing ten-eight and just pipping his teammate to ninth overall.
Due to the Easter holiday next weekend, the MXGP of Switzerland is taking place on the Saturday and Monday, but all four riders are excited to see what they can do on the Frauenfeld circuit, where Gajser in particular has some fond memories after his one-one there last year.
MX2 Race 1
- Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), 35:08.624; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:03.027; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:04.610; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:11.910; 5. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +0:36.882; 6. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), +0:39.842; 7. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:42.869; 8. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:51.174; 9. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:53.425; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:57.018;
MX2 Race 2
- Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), 34:47.031; 2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:01.822; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:03.514; 4. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:04.468; 5. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), +0:32.127; 6. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +0:36.412; 7. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:45.012; 8. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:51.405; 9. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:52.984; 10. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:55.422; … 14. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +1:25.076;
MX2 GP Classification
- Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 42 points; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 40 p.; 3. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 34 p.; 4. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 34 p.; 5. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 31 p.; 6. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 30 p.; 7. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 26 p.; 8. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 25 p.; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 24 p.; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 23 p.;
MX2 Championship
- Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 231 points; 2. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 219 p.; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 213 p.; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 203 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 171 p.; 6. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 169 p.; 7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 155 p.; 8. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 151 p.; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 121 p.; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 111 p.;
Tim Gajser 243
Very happy with how the weekend went. It wasn’t easy, and I wasn’t so good yesterday but today we made some changes and it really worked out. I need to thank all the team for the work they did to help me and it’s great to get both the wins today. I’d also like to thank all the fans who come to support me and make this into a ‘home’ GP for me. It is so nice to see so many in front of me when I stand on the podium and I am thankful for each of them. Now, onwards to Switzerland to try and keep this momentum going!
Ruben Fernandez 70
Overall I have to happy with how this weekend went, to get a fourth place in race two and to get fifth overall. I felt like my pace was good all weekend and it was nice to run first and second with Tim for a long period of that second race. There were a few moments over the weekend that I wish I could change but that happens sometimes in motocross. The positives definitely outweighed those moments though and I’m excited to keep building for Switzerland next weekend.
Ferruccio Zanchi 73
Coming into today, I knew it would be tough because of the gate-pick. This isn’t an easy track to pass on, and with last gate-pick I knew I had to do the best I could early-on in the race to get as far forward as possible. I managed to get just outside the top 10 in the first few laps and then gradually worked my way forward. 10-8 isn’t what I’m after but in these circumstances, it wasn’t too bad. Next weekend, I want to be challenging much nearer the front though.
Valerio Lata 18
I felt really good this weekend and I think I showed that in some of my riding. To be in second place for a lot of laps in moto one was a big confidence boost for me, and confirms that I do have the pace of the top riders. Now I need to keep going for the whole race and keep focusing on what I’m doing. Race two didn’t go as well, and there were a couple of moments I wish I could change, but I’m moving in the right direction and excited for Switzerland.
Marcus Pereira de Freitas
HRC General Manager – MXGP
What more can we say about Tim and his performance. He just rode so well, pressuring the whole time in race one before pouncing on a mistake and taking the lead and the victory. And then in race two, knowing that the start is so important, he nailed a good one and just controlled the moto to win both races in front of all his fans. Ruben also got a great start and led for a little bit, which is a good showcase for the Honda CRF450R.
Both the MX2 guys put in strong races, with Valerio especially good in race one, where he was able to run in second place for a long time. Both know there is still work to do, but things are getting there and with good starts, they have both showed they have the pace.
Race 1
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Time/Gap
1 Gajser Tim 243 SLO 25 Honda HRC – MXGP 34:50.568
2 Febvre Romain 3 FRA 22 Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP 0:17.678
3 Coenen Lucas 96 BEL 20 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 0:34.468
4 Renaux Maxime 959 FRA 18 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team 0:42.879
5 Coldenhoff Glenn 259 NDL 16 Fantic Factory Racing MXGP 0:44.042
6 Seewer Jeremy 91 SWI 15 Ducati Factory MX Team 0:45.141
7 Fernandez Ruben 70 SPA 14 Honda HRC – MXGP 0:45.540
8 Vlaanderen Calvin 10 NDL 13 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team 1:04.347
9 Pancar Jan 253 SLO 12 TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team 1:10.324
10 Herlings Jeffrey 84 NDL 11 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:12.767
11 Stauffer Marcel 411 AUT 10 Wildcard Rider 1:16.669
12 Watson Ben 919 GBR 9 MRT Racing Team Beta 1:17.022
13 Cairoli Antonio 222 ITA 8 Ducati Factory MX Team 1:19.043
14 Horgmo Kevin 24 NOR 7 Honda SR Motoblouz 1:21.723
15 Geerts Jago 93 BEL 6 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team 1:28.228
16 Bonacorsi Andrea 132 ITA 5 Fantic Factory Racing MXGP 1:30.734
17 van de Moosdijk Roan 34 NDL 4 KTM Kozak Team 1:32.569
18 Sterry Adam 811 GBR 3 KTM Kozak Team 1:33.940
19 Koch Tom 226 GER 2 MRT Racing Team Beta 1:55.639
20 Gilbert Josh GBR 1 1 lap
Race 2
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Time/Gap
1 Gajser Tim 243 SLO 25 Honda HRC – MXGP 34:52.569
2 Febvre Romain 3 FRA 22 Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP 0:05.958
3 Coldenhoff Glenn 259 NDL 20 Fantic Factory Racing MXGP 0:08.216
4 Fernandez Ruben 70 SPA 18 Honda HRC – MXGP 0:17.086
5 Horgmo Kevin 24 NOR 16 Honda SR Motoblouz 0:21.747
6 Coenen Lucas 96 BEL 15 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 0:38.862
7 Renaux Maxime 959 FRA 14 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team 0:43.142
8 Pancar Jan 253 SLO 13 TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team 0:44.644
9 Bonacorsi Andrea 132 ITA 12 Fantic Factory Racing MXGP 0:47.053
10 Geerts Jago 93 BEL 11 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team 0:48.613
11 Herlings Jeffrey 84 NDL 10 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 0:51.099
12 Watson Ben 919 GBR 9 MRT Racing Team Beta 0:53.148
13 Stauffer Marcel 411 AUT 8 Wildcard Rider 1:03.025
14 Koch Tom 226 GER 7 MRT Racing Team Beta 1:07.000
15 Monticelli Ivo ITA 6 1:10.258
16 Vlaanderen Calvin 10 NDL 5 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team 1:12.426
17 Brumann Kevin 87 SWI 4 Wildcard Rider 1:17.269
18 Sterry Adam 811 GBR 3 KTM Kozak Team 1:25.506
19 Cairoli Antonio 222 ITA 2 Ducati Factory MX Team 1:31.120
20 Evans Mitch 43 AUS 1 Wildcard Rider 1:33.408
Rider Standings
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team
1 Gajser Tim 243 SLO 274 Honda HRC – MXGP
2 Febvre Romain 3 FRA 235 Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP
3 Coldenhoff Glenn 259 NDL 196 Fantic Factory Racing MXGP
4 Coenen Lucas 96 BEL 176 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
5 Renaux Maxime 959 FRA 164 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team
6 Fernandez Ruben 70 SPA 148 Honda HRC – MXGP
7 Horgmo Kevin 24 NOR 137 Honda SR Motoblouz
8 Bonacorsi Andrea 132 ITA 122 Fantic Factory Racing MXGP
9 Vlaanderen Calvin 10 NDL 102 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team
10 Seewer Jeremy 91 SWI 99 Ducati Factory MX Team
11 Jonass Pauls 41 LAT 86 Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP
12 Watson Ben 919 GBR 85 MRT Racing Team Beta
13 Guadagnini Mattia 101 ITA 84 Ducati Factory MX Team
14 Gifting Isak 517 SWE 78 JK Racing Yamaha Active
15 Pancar Jan 253 SLO 71 TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team
16 Geerts Jago 93 BEL 68 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team
17 Bogers Brian 189 NDL 61 Fantic Factory Racing MXGP
18 Guillod Valentin 92 SWI 59 Wildcard Rider
19 van de Moosdijk Roan NDL 40
20 Herlings Jeffrey NDL 36
21 Sterry Adam GBR 29
22 Brumann Kevin 87 SWI 25 Wildcard Rider
23 Koch Tom 226 GER 24 MRT Racing Team Beta
24 Stauffer Marcel 411 AUT 18 Wildcard Rider
25 Spies Maximillian GER 13
26 Ludwig Noah GER 11
27 Cairoli Antonio 222 ITA 10 Ducati Factory MX Team
28 Gilbert Josh GBR 9
29 Tondel Cornelius 17 NOR 7 JWR Honda Racing
30 Monticelli Ivo ITA 6
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