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Stat Sheet: GP of Argentina

Focusing on the details that you may have overlooked.

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There is so much that goes on at each FIM Motocross World Championship round that it is inevitable that you will overlook certain things. That is where our regular ‘Stat Sheet’ feature comes into play, however, as we focus on the details that you may have overlooked.

MXGP

Holeshot (Moto One)

Glenn Coldenhoff

Best Times (Moto One)

Tim Gajser

1:44.749

Romain Febvre

1:44.892

Jeremy Van Horebeek

1:44.972

Antonio Cairoli

1:45.294

Arminas Jasikonis

1:45.295

Laps Led (Moto One)

Tim Gajser

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Arminas Jasikonis continues to show some small bursts of speed at each round.

Suzuki Racing

Holeshot (Moto Two)

Glenn Coldenhoff

Best Times (Moto Two)

Antonio Cairoli

1:46.568

Romain Febvre

1:46.719

Tim Gajser

1:46.905

Clement Desalle

1:46.963

Jeremy Van Horebeek

1:46.982

Laps Led (Moto Two)

Tim Gajser

16

Clement Desalle

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– Tim Gajser had a brilliant maiden season in the MXGP division, right? We can all agree on that. ‘243’ swept both motos at four of the rounds last year and managed that for a fifth time at the Grand Prix of Patagonia-Argentina. He actually went a step further this past weekend, however, as he won the qualifying heat also. How many times has he won all three races on an MXGP weekend? Three, as he managed it in Spain and Great Britain last year.

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Tim Gajser appears to be back to his best, after an illness at rounds one and two.

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– Shall we take that statistic a step further? Neuquen may not have been his most dominant sweep, as he failed to lead three of the fifty laps that were run on the weekend. That is impressive, of course, but in Spain last year he led every lap but two. How long will be until he leads every single lap that is run at a Grand Prix?

– Although Gajser dealt with an illness through rounds one and two, he is actually in a great position right now. Ten points is his advantage at the head of the field. That obviously does not mean much at this point in the season, but it took him nine rounds to establish a cushion that large last year. His lead grew from four points to twenty-four following the Spanish fixture in May 2016.

– It seems that the raw speed that Tim Gajser possesses right out of the gate played a large part in his success on Sunday. Gajser was the fastest rider on track on the first three laps of each moto and then rarely occupied that title again each time. He was the quickest on five of the nineteen laps in moto one, then five of the eighteen that were run in the second encounter.

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Argentina could potentially be considered a turning point in the season.

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– You may have been surprised to see Clement Desalle fade on Sunday, but perhaps this data offers an explanation. Desalle was not the fastest rider on track at any point in either moto, so that explains why he felt he “struggled with the track” all weekend, and has not spent much time at the front recently either. The last time that he led more than the three laps he did on Sunday was six hundred and five days ago, which is quite a drought! He did, of course, enjoy a brief stint out front in moto two in Assen last year.

– Jeremy Van Horebeek is capable of challenging for a spot on the podium whenever he lines up, right? The forty-two points that he acquired in Argentina was a step forward, however, as he has not achieved that many at a round since the Grand Prix of Lombardia-Italy in 2015! He has actually only been on the box twice since that event (not including this past weekend).

– Antonio Cairoli had to make a significant number of passes in Argentina, in an attempt to overcome the mistakes that he made. Cairoli made twenty-three moves in the two motos on Sunday, but how does that compare to the events that he partook in last year? Well, the eight-time world champion made more passes on Sunday than he did through the first eighteen races combined last year.

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Antonio Cairoli was on top form, but some mistakes didn't allow him to show it.

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– The Grand Prix of Patagonia-Argentina was kind to a lot of MXGP riders. Tim Gajser (first), Jeremy Van Horebeek (second), Evgeny Bobryshev (second), Gautier Paulin (fourth), Max Nagl (sixth), Max Anstie (seventh), Jeffrey Herlings (seventh), Arminas Jasikonis (thirteenth) and Valentin Guillod (fifteenth) achieved season-best finishes.

– Romain Febvre may not have gained his best moto finish of the season, but he did acquire more points than he did at the first two rounds (thanks to an eighth and fourth). The Frenchman appears to be in a rut, as various crashes and mistakes have held him back. This was actually his third-highest haul of points since Matterley Basin last year. Things certainly have not been the same since, as he has finished in the top two just once in the last seventeen motos.

– Who made the most progress in the MXGP standings following round three of nineteen? Jeffrey Herlings and Max Nagl gained four positions each. Herlings went from seventeenth to thirteenth, whilst Nagl jumped from sixteenth to twelfth. It is safe to assume that both riders, along with their respective teams, expect a lot more.

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Jeffrey Herlings is getting better, but is still quite far from where he needs to be.

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– Speaking of Nagl, he has not started a season this poorly since his maiden year with Honda (2013). The German amassed forty-five points through the first three rounds that year, which is one less than he has currently, despite the fact that he missed the second round through illness. There appear to be no issues this year, however, as he stated that he is “happy with the way things are going” on Sunday night.

– What happened to Arnaud Tonus in that first moto? He just disappeared, right? A freak issue with a footpeg forced him to retire, unfortunately, and then he was hindered by that crash at the start of the second moto. Interestingly, Tonus was the fastest rider on track on two of the laps that were run in race two.

MX2

Holeshot (Moto One)

Jorge Prado

Best Times (Moto One)

Pauls Jonass 1:44.374
Thomas Kjer Olsen 1:44.502
Darian Sanayei 1:44.506
Benoit Paturel 1:44.692
Jorge Prado 1:44.927

Laps Led (Moto One)

Pauls Jonass 18
Jorge Prado 1

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There's no denying Thomas Kjer Olsen's raw speed, just look at those times

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Holeshot (Moto Two)

Jorge Prado

Best Times (Moto Two)

Pauls Jonass 1:46.580
Jeremy Seewer 1:46.664
Jorge Prado 1:46.867
Thomas Kjer Olsen 1:47.294
Julien Lieber 1:47.316

Laps Led (Moto Two)

Pauls Jonass

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– Much like Tim Gajser in the premier division, Pauls Jonass won every single race at the Grand Prix of Patagonia-Argentina. He was actually more dominant than Gajser, believe it or not, as he failed to lead just one lap across the entire weekend! That is exactly what happened at the Qatari fixture; he led all but one lap there as well.

– It is early, of course, but the amount of laps that Pauls Jonass has led this season is quite impressive. Ninety-seven laps have been run overall and Jonass has led seventy-eight of them. It is hard to deny the fact that he is the man to beat, but that inconsistent outing in Indonesia cost him dearly.

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Pauls Jonass could be the one to beat, despite the fact that he doesn't have the red plate.

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– A real game of cat and mouse ensued in the second moto, as Jeremy Seewer attempted to cut into the advantage that Pauls Jonass had established. Rather than explain how many times the ball was batted back and forth, this visual aid may do more for you. It seems that we could see a lot of this between these two this year!

Pauls Jonass

Jeremy Seewer

Lap 1 1:47.152 1:47.912
Lap 2 1:49.210 1:49.768
Lap 3 1:46.656 1:46.664
Lap 4 1:46.580 1:47.383
Lap 5 1:46.972 1:47.189
Lap 6 1:47.445 1:46.914
Lap 7 1:47.221 1:47.219
Lap 8 1:47.555 1:47.631
Lap 9 1:47.188 1:47.075
Lap 10 1:47.642 1:47.081
Lap 11 1:47.075 1:48.118
Lap 12 1:47.573 1:48.369
Lap 13 1:48.601 1:47.873
Lap 14 1:48.186 1:47.733
Lap 15 1:48.597 1:48.621
Lap 16 1:48.240 1:48.094
Lap 17 1:48.840 1:48.798
Lap 18 1:49.141 1:50.151

– Jeremy Seewer now holds the red plate for the first time in his career, but this is not the best start to a season that he has ever had (if you are looking at the points). ‘91’ had two more points than this following three rounds last year, despite the fact that he did not crack the top two at all in that time. That just serves as proof of how inconsistent this class is! Crazy, huh?

– The red plate is a big deal for those on the Suzuki World MX2 team, as it rarely lands beneath their awning. The last time that Suzuki had a red plate in the FIM Motocross World Championship was with Clement Desalle in 2015. What about in MX2? They held it once with Ken Roczen in 2010. That actually happened after the third round too, funnily enough.

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Jeremy Seewer achieved another career milestone at the MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina.

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– Who grabbed a season-best finish in one of the motos on Sunday? Jorge Prado (third), Vsevolod Brylyakov (eighth), Darian Sanayei (fourth), Ivo Monticelli (fourteenth) and Chihiro Notsuka (twentieth).

– Who made up the most ground in the series standings following the Argentine fixture? Darian Sanayei! Following a brilliant showing in the spectacular setting, in which he claimed a career-best finish, he jumped from sixteenth to eleventh. The American could be even higher than that too, but was struck down by an illness at the previous round.

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Darian Sanayei was arguably the most impressive MX2 rider in Argentina.

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– Speaking of illnesses, both Jorge Prado and Thomas Covington were attempting to overcome some issues on Sunday. “I was a bit tired today and I don’t know what happened but sometimes when I am not feeling so good I can still make good results,” Prado commented in a post-race statement. Neuquen was the site of his second trip to the overall podium.

– Julien Lieber was a picture of consistency through the first two FIM Motocross World Championship rounds, but that all fell apart in moto one in Argentina. A seventeenth, following a crash, saw him lose a substantial amount of points, but should we really be surprised? Lieber had four top fives in succession to start the season and has never managed that kind of consistency before. In fact, the longest streak of top-five finishes that Lieber had before this year was just two! The results that he garnered in Qatar and Indonesia were quite the step up.

Words: Lewis Phillips | Lead Image: Honda Racing Corporation

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2024 Spain Intu Xanadú – Arroyomolinos – MXGP Results

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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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