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Results Recap: #8

Look back, so that you can move forward.

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Fans have now turned their attention to the FIM Motocross World Championship, hence why the Fox Head Europe ‘Results Recap’ looks a little different this week. Rather than reflect on what went on over the last two days, as we usually would, it seemed fitting to look at the results from a tedious off-season. Round one of eighteen is just four days away, so it is best that you are prepared.

MXGP

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Jeffrey Herlings MXGP
Antonio Cairoli MXGP
Glenn Coldenhoff MXGP

Note: Antonio Cairoli is entering the penultimate year of his current contract with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, whilst Glenn Coldenhoff is about to tackle the final year of his deal.

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Glenn Coldenhoff will be looking to continue his fine form from the latter part of last year.

KTM/Ray Archer

Marchetti Racing KTM

Jose Butron MXGP

Note: After finishing fifteenth in the premier class last year, Jose Butron signed a one-year extension with the Marchetti Racing KTM squad.

Hitachi KTM UK

Jake Nicholls MXGP

Note: The Hitachi Construction Machinery squad have switched to KTM, but retained the services of Jake Nicholls and Ben Watson. The duo will compete in all eighteen rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

Cofain Racing KTM

Lukas Neurauter MXGP

Scandinavian Racing Sports

Jonathan Bengtsson MXGP

Steel Dr Jack KTM

Riccardo Righi MXGP

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna

Max Nagl MXGP
Max Anstie MXGP
Gautier Paulin MXGP

Note: Max Nagl is currently completing a one-year deal with the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing outfit, so will have to hunt around for a new contract at the end of this year. His teammates, on the other hand, are in the midst of multi-year deals.

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Max Nagl, a former Grand Prix winner, is heading into the season very underrated.

Husqvarna/Bavo Swijgers

Husqvarna 8Biano Racing

Tanel Leok MXGP
Rui Goncalves MXGP

62 Motorsport Husqvarna

Klemen Gercar MXGP

Husqvarna Maurer-Gep

Jernej Irt MXGP

Honda HRC

Tim Gajser MXGP
Evgeny Bobryshev MXGP

Note: Although this may seem like a big change for Tim Gajser, he is actually on the same team that he was a year ago. The Gariboldi outfit now run the Honda HRC operation.

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Evgeny Bobryshev is hoping to take that next step and challenge for the MXGP title.

Honda Racing Corporation

Honda Red Moto

Alessandro Lupino MXGP
Valentin Guillod MXGP

Note: Valentin Guillod’s deal is intriguing. The Swiss pilot has a one-year deal with the Honda Red Moto team, but there is an option for a second year with Honda and it is also written into his deal that he is allowed to step over to the factory awning if one of their riders gets injured.

Carglass Honda Racing

Ander Valentin MXGP

Note: Like a lot of riders on this list, Ander Valentin will be restricted to the European rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship. Carglass Honda are a new to the paddock.

Monster Energy Yamaha

Romain Febvre MXGP
Jeremy Van Horebeek MXGP

Note: This is the start of Romain Febvre’s three-year deal with the Monster Energy Yamaha squad. Jeremy Van Horebeek only has a contract for this year, on the other hand, so this could be his final ‘blue’ term.

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Romain Febvre has had a turbulent month, but is healthy and poised to challenge.

Yamaha Racing

Wilvo Yamaha MXGP

Arnaud Tonus MXGP
Shaun Simpson MXGP

CDP Cortenuova

Nicola Recchia MXGP

E-MX Racing Yamaha

Bryan Boulard MXGP

I-Fly JK Racing Yamaha

Ryan Houghton MXGP

Note: Ryan Houghton fills the seat that was vacated by Alex Snow, but will only compete in five or six FIM Motocross World Championship rounds.

Suzuki World MXGP

Kevin Strijbos MXGP
Arminas Jasikonis MXGP

Note: The Suzuki World MXGP duo need to perform, as their contracts are up in October. Kevin Strijbos and Arminas Jasikonis will pilot the all-new 2018 RM-Z450WS throughout the season.

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Kevin Strijbos, a new father, needs to impress this year, as his contract is almost up.

Suzuki Racing

JTech Suzuki Valenti

Ken De Dycker MXGP

Note: Ken De Dycker mentioned that he had an option to compete in the flyaway events, but his name has been removed from the pre-entry list. The Italian team do not have too much support from Suzuki.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team

Clement Desalle

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Jordi Tixier

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Note: Clement Desalle’s two-year deal with the Monster Energy KRT will expire at the end of the season. Jordi Tixier is in the same position as his teammate.

Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki

Tommy Searle MXGP

Note: After undergoing corrective surgery to the muscle tissue in the lateral area of his right knee, following a practice crash in the USA, Tommy Searle is expected to miss the first two rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

Gebben Venrooy Kawasaki Racing

Maxime Desprey MXGP

MX2

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

Pauls Jonass MX2
Jorge Prado MX2

Note: Pauls Jonass has won just one moto in his short career, but enters the FIM Motocross World Championship as a favourite for the title. The Latvian may be a little rusty, however, after sustaining a “light concussion” just eight days ago.

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Jorge Prado has already made a statement this year, as he clinched the Italian title.

KTM/Ray Archer

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Davy Pootjes MX2
Brian Bogers MX2
Calvin Vlaanderen MX2

Hitachi KTM UK

Ben Watson MX2

Note: Ben Watson will be racing the full FIM Motocross World Championship with support from his team, unlike last year, as mentioned above. Watson missed fourteen of the eighteen rounds last year with a foot injury.

LRT KTM

Julien Lieber MX2

Note: Julien Lieber last raced a round of the FIM Motocross World Championship seventeen months ago. Various injuries have sidelined him since then, so he’ll have to rebuild from within his own outfit.

Marchetti Racing KTM

Ivo Monticelli MX2

Note: Ivo Monticelli was contemplating a switch to the premier class, but has opted to tackle the 250F division one last time. A seventh was his best moto finish last year.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna

Thomas Covington MX2
Thomas Kjer Olsen MX2
Conrad Mewse MX2

Note: Thomas Covington is the only rider in the MX2 class who has won a Grand Prix, amazingly, and typically excels at the flyaway events.

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Can Thomas Covington put the pieces of the puzzle together and fight for the title?

Husqvarna/Bavo Swijgers

Husqvarna 8Biano Racing

Iker Larranaga Olano MX2
Caleb Ward MX2

Husqvarna Maurer-Gep

Brian Hsu MX2

STC Racing

Henry Jacobi MX2

CEC Husqvarna Sweden

Anton Gole MX2

Honda HRC

Chihiro Notsuka MX2
Michele Cervellin MX2

Note: Chihiro Notsuka shot to fame after landing on Jason Anderson at the Motocross of Nations last year. The Japanese rider has not contested the full FIM Motocross World Championship before, but did compete in the Grand Prix of Switzerland last year.

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After taking the win at the final Italian round, Michele Cervellin is carrying momentum.

Honda Racing Corporation

Vamo Racing Team

Maykal Grisha Ivanov MX2
Lars Van Berkel MX2

Note: The Vamo Racing squad will make their debut at the fifth FIM Motocross World Championship round in Trentino in April.

Kemea Yamaha

Benoit Paturel MX2
Alvin Ostlund MX2
Brent Van Doninck MX2

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Benoit Paturel is poised to win his first Grand Prix this year.

Yamaha Racing

Ausio Yamaha Yamalube

Jorge Zaragoza MX2

I-Fly JK Racing Yamaha

Jay Wilson MX2

Note: James Dunn was initially pegged to sit alongside Ryan Houghton, but split from the team in January. Jay Wilson, who was racing the ArenacrossUK series for the team, has now been drafted in for the full series.

Suzuki World MX2

Jeremy Seewer MX2
Hunter Lawrence MX2
Bas Vaessen MX2

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Jeremy Seewer is gunning for the title in his final season aboard the 250F.

Suzuki Racing

JTech Suzuki Valenti

Giuseppe Tropepe MX2

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team

Adam Sterry MX2
Petar Petrov MX2
Stephen Rubini MX2

Note: Monster Energy KRT are almost in a year of transition, as two of their riders are new to the team and have never finished in the top five. Petar Petrov, on the other hand, has the potential to win a Grand Prix.

Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki

Vsevolod Brylyakov MX2
Darian Sanayei MX2

F&H Racing Kawasaki

David Herbreteau MX2

TM Factory Racing

Samuele Bernardini MX2

Words: Lewis Phillips | Lead Image: Husqvarna/Bavo Swijgers

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2024 Spain Intu Xanad̼ РArroyomolinos РMXGP Results

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We will post the 2024 MXGP results of Spain Intu Xanad̼ РArroyomolinos GP all weekend. Get the latest updates to your phone through MX Vice.

MXGP Qualification Race

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MX2 – Qualification Race

MX2 Timed Practice

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//PEARCY Stats Preview MXGP Intu Xanadu-Arroyomolinos

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Once again, our resident stats guru, Paul Pearcy, provides a breakdown of the MX2 class going into Intu Xanadu. Famed more for its access to a shopping mall and McDonald’s than actual passing, the MX2 contenders will be looking to make their mark. Last year, Simon Laengenfelder reigned supreme and was unstoppable on Sunday, with no rider able to match his pace. If you were a betting man, who would be your winner?

MXGP Intu Xanadu-Arroyomolinos Preview

MX2

Kay de Wolf

Venue Visits: 21’, 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 3rd
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 3rd
  • Qualifying Race Finish: 4th
  • Qualifying Points: 7
  • Race First Lap Position: 6th
  • Race Finishes: 5th in Race 1, 11th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 8th
  • Race Points: 54

Total Points: 61

Simon Laengenfelder

Venue Visits: 21’-23’

  • Race Podiums: 4; 22’, 23’
  • Race Wins: 2; 1-1 in 23’
  • Overall Podiums: 2; 22’, 23’
  • Overall win: 1; 23’
  • Race Laps Led: 34; all in 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 4.667
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 4th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 3rd
  • Qualifying Points: 8
  • Race First Lap Position: 5.167
  • Race Finishes: 4.333 in Race 1, 5th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 4.333
  • Race Points: 113

Total Points: 121

Thibault Benistant

Venue Visits: 21’-23’

  • Race Podium: 1; 23’
  • Race Laps Led: 1, 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 6.667
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 4th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 5.5
  • Qualifying Points: 5
  • Race First Lap Position: 12.667
  • Race Finishes: 5.667 in Race 1, 6.333 in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 6.333
  • Race Points: 92

Total Points: 97

Mikkel Haarup

Venue Visits: 21’-23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 9th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 12th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 12th
  • Race First Lap Position: 12.5
  • Race Finishes: 12.333 in Race 1, 9.667 in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 10.667
  • Race Points: 60

Total Points: 60

Andrea Adamo

Venue Visits: 21’-23’

  • Race Podium: 1; 23’
  • Overall Podium: 1; 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 11th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 9.5
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 6.5
  • Qualifying Race Points: 6
  • Race First Lap Position: 11.667
  • Race Finishes: 9.333 in Race 1, 12.667 in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 10.333
  • Race Points: 70

Total Points: 76

Lucas Coenen

Venue Visit: 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 6th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 2nd
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 2nd
  • Qualifying Points: 9
  • Race First Lap Position: 17.5
  • Race Finishes: 6th in Race 1, 26th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 14th
  • Race Points: 15

Total Points: 24

Sacha Coenen

Venue Visit: 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 19th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 24th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 17th
  • Race First Lap Position: 8.5
  • Race Finishes: 9th in Race 1, 11th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 9th
  • Race Points: 22

Total Points: 22

Rick Elzinga

Venue Visits: 22’, 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 10th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 14th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 21.5
  • Race First Lap Position: 4.25
  • Race Finishes:13th in Race 1, 10th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 14.5
  • Race Points: 27

Total Points: 27

Jack Chambers

Venue Visit: 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 22nd
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 15th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 15th
  • Race First Lap Position: 24.5
  • Race Finishes:17th in Race 1, 16th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 17th
  • Race Points: 9

Total Points: 9

Oriol Oliver

Venue Visits: 21’, 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 17.5
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 16th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 13th
  • Race First Lap Position: 12.75
  • Race Finishes:17th in Race 1, 17th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 17.5
  • Race Points: 19

Total Points: 19

David Braceras

Venue Visit: 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 16th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 14.5
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 15.5
  • Race First Lap Position: 12.75
  • Race Finishes:14.5 in Race 1, 16th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 16.5
  • Race Points: 23

Total Points: 23

Emil Weckman

Venue Visit: 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 17th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 10th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 11th
  • Race First Lap Position: 12.5
  • Race Finishes: 15th in Race 1, 19th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 18th
  • Race Points: 8

Total Points: 8

Bobby Bruce

Venue Visit: 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 20th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 12th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 26th
  • Race First Lap Position: 23rd
  • Race Finishes: 27th in Race 1, 21st in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 17th

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Jorge Prado

Venue Visits: 20’-23’

  • 1st in Timed Practice: 1; 22’
  • Qualifying Race Podiums: 2; 22’, 23’
  • Qualifying Race Win: 1; 23’
  • Qualifying Race Laps Led: 12
  • Race Podiums: 6
  • Race Wins: 2
  • Overall Podiums: 2; 20’, 21’
  • Overall Win: 1; 20’ (1-1 in 20’)
  • Race Laps Led: 56

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 3rd
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 2.5
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 1.5
  • Qualifying Race Points: 10
  • Race First Lap Position: 2.125
  • Race Finishes: 2nd in Race 1, 5th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 3rd
  • Race Points: 160

Total Points: 170

Romain Febvre

Venue Visits: 20’, 21’, 23’

  • Race Podiums: 3
  • Race Win: 1; 21’
  • Overall Podium: 1; 20’
  • Race Laps Led: 11

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 5.667
  • Race First Lap Position: 8.5
  • Race Finishes: 1.5 in Race 1, 5th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 3.5
  • Race Points: 81

Total Points: 81

Tim Gajser

Venue Visits: 20’-22’

  • 1st in Timed Practice: 1; 20’
  • Race Podiums: 4
  • Overall Podiums: 2; 20’, 21’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 1.667
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 5th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 11th
  • Race First Lap Position: 3.5
  • Race Finishes: 3rd in Race 1, 3.333 in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 3rd
  • Race Points: 119

Total Points: 119

Pauls Jonass

Venue Visits: 21’, 22’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 8.5
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 3rd
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 9th
  • Race First Lap Position: 7.25
  • Race Finishes: 7.5 in Race 1, 7th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 7.5
  • Race Points: 55

Total Points: 55

Maxime Renaux

Venue Visit: 22’, 23’

  • Race Wins: 2; 22’ (1-1 in 22’)
  • Overall Win: 1; 22’
  • Race Laps Led: 31

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 4th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 5th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 13th
  • Race First Lap Position: 2nd
  • Race Finishes: 1st in Race 1, 1st in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 1st
  • Race Points: 50

Total Points: 50

Jeremy Seewer

Venue Visits: 20’-23’

  • Qualifying Race Podium: 1; 23’
  • Qualifying Race Laps Led: 1; 22’
  • Race Laps Led: 5

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 6.5
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 2nd
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 4th
  • Qualifying Race Points: 8
  • Race First Lap Position: 5.375
  • Race Finishes: 8.5 in Race 1, 5.25 in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 7th
  • Race Points: 115

Total Points: 123

Jeffery Herlings

Venue Visits: 21’, 23’

  • 1st in Timed Practice: 2; 21’, 23’
  • Qualifying Race Podiums: 1; 23’
  • Race Podiums: 4;(Jeffrey has podiumed 100% of the races he has competed in)
  • Race Wins: 3; (Herlings has won 75% of the victories he has vied for)
  • Overall Wins: 2; (100% win rate)
  • Race Laps Led: 27

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 1st
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 2nd
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 2nd
  • Qualifying Race Points: 9
  • Race First Lap Position: 4.75
  • Race Finishes: 2nd in Race 1, 1st in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 1st
  • Race Points: 95

Total Points: 104

Glenn Coldenhoff

Venue Visits: 20’-23’

  • Qualifying Race Win: 1; 22’
  • Qualifying Race Laps Led: 12
  • Race Podium: 1; 22’
  • Overall Podium: 1; 22’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 7.25
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 4th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 3.5
  • Qualifying Race Points: 5
  • Race First Lap Position: 5.125
  • Race Finishes: 6th in Race 1, 6.5 in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 5th
  • Race Points: 123

Total Points: 128

Calvin Vlaanderen

Venue Visits: 20’-23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 12th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 14.5
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 11th
  • Qualifying Race Points: 2
  • Race First Lap Position: 15.625
  • Race Finishes: 11.5 in Race 1, 12.75 in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 12.25
  • Race Points: 71

Total Points: 73

Valentin Guillod

Venue Visits: 20’-23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 18th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 19.5
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 12.5
  • Qualifying Race Points: 1
  • Race First Lap Position: 14.75
  • Race Finishes: 12th in Race 1, 15.25 in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 14.25
  • Race Points: 62

Total Points: 63

Ben Watson

Venue Visits: 21’-23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 14.667
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 20.5
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 24.5
  • Race First Lap Position: 16.5
  • Race Finishes: 19th in Race 1
  • Overall Finishes: 22nd
  • Race Points: 2

Total Points: 2

Ivo Monticelli

Venue Visits: 20’, 22’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 12th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 9th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 24th
  • Race First Lap Position: 16.75
  • Race Finishes: 15th in Race 1, 13th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 13th
  • Race Points: 28

Total Points: 28

Kevin Brumann

Venue Visit: 23’

Averages

  • Timed Practice: 17th
  • Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 20th
  • Qualifying Race Finishes: 20th
  • Race First Lap Position: 20th
  • Race Finishes: 14th in Race 1, 17th in Race 2
  • Overall Finishes: 15th
  • Race Points: 11

Total Points: 11

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Between The Races Podcast: Adam Sterry – MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina Recap and Spain Preview

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The Between The Races podcast returns with Adam Sterry, Ed Stratmann and Brad Wheeler, as they review the 2024 MXGP season opener and look ahead to Spain.

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