Discovering every weekend a new track, Jake Cannon got at Ernée during the French Grand Prix his best result in the European Championship. Sixth overall he scored his first overall top ten this season in the EMX250 and offered to team Venum Bud Racing Kawasaki his best result this weekend.
Many fans, a sunny weather, a renewed track and many guests who came to visit us, this gP was once again lived up the reputation of the French Grand Prix!
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On the sporting side the weekend started well for Francisco Garcia, with a second-fastest time in the timed practice period, followed by a fifth-place finish in the first race on Saturday. Once again fighting for a top-five finish on Sunday, Francisco was unfortunately forced to retire due to mechanical issue, but he is still third in the championship.
While he had only achieved one top-10 finish in the last four European races, Jake Cannon had his best weekend of the year at Ernée. On both days, after starting in the pack, his comeback from eighteenth to eight on Saturday & ninth on Sunday confirming that the hard work he had put in was paying off, with a fine sixth-place finish overall.
Riders and staff will now enjoy one weekend ‘off’ after seven race weekends in a row, and then we’ll be back racing in Latvia on June 7-8.
Jake Cannon : “We’re heading in the right direction with good races in both motos. I still have a lot of things to iron out and put together but we’re getting there. This was a proper race track where you had to be smart and be patient because things could happen quickly. And the public were crazy; there was a hillside there but all I could see were people and you could hear them all moto!”
Francisco Garcia: Eleventh overall (5/DNF) and third of the championship
Jake Cannon: Sixth overall (9/9) and sixteenth of the championship
