MXGP World Championship
Stat Sheet: MXGP Facts
MXGP facts to sink your teeth into.
Knowing unique facts adds another element to the racing, therefore making it a lot more enjoyable. It was that thought process that inspired this exclusive MX Vice feature. The top-twenty MXGP finishers from the previous FIM Motocross World Championship term are listed below, plus a stat that applies to their racing and career. There are some intriguing things that are uncovered.
– Tim Gajser (782 points): Tim Gajser has been in the premier division for quite some time now, four seasons to be exact. In that time, he has clinched two world titles – he is sat on a fifty percent success rate – and nineteen Grand Prix victories. That is a rather eye-catching stat. Take it a step further and it becomes even more impressive: He has won twenty-six percent of the motos in those four years.
– Jeremy Seewer (580 points): Jeremy Seewer is insanely consistent and does not get the credit that he deserves. Seewer first joined the FIM Motocross World Championship as a fresh-faced rookie six terms ago. That was a while ago now! There have been one hundred and ten Grands Prix since he entered the series. How many has he lined up at? Well, one hundred and ten. Seewer has never missed an event! What a streak.
– Glenn Coldenhoff (535 points): Glenn Coldenhoff is being pegged as a title contender in the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship. What do the stats say though? The closest that Coldenhoff has got to the premier-class title was actually last season – he was two hundred and forty-seven points down on the eventual champ. Before that, the closest that he came was being two hundred and ninety-eight points down in 2017.
– Gautier Paulin (527 points): Gautier Paulin is actually a wily veteran, as he is entering his ninth year in the premier class. How many moto wins has he acquired on the 450F in that time? Twenty-one. Paulin picked up nine on a Kawasaki, three on a Honda, one on a Husqvarna and then one on a Yamaha too. It will be one thousand and forty-four days since he last won when gates drop this weekend.
– Arnaud Tonus (462 points): Arnaud Tonus has a reputation for being somewhat injury prone – that is no secret. Do the stats reflect that? Well, in his premier-class career that has run across three years, he has raced sixty-five out of a possible one hundred and thirteen races. How does that actually stack up as a percentage? Tonus has missed forty-two percent of the races as a Yamaha rider.
– Pauls Jonass (458 points): KTM has been ridiculously successful in the MX2 division. The Austrian manufacturer has won one hundred and seventy-two motos out of a possible two hundred and sixty-six (since 2004). Insane! Pauls Jonass contributed to that with his fair share of victories, as he won thirty of those motos in orange colours. Jonass has not yet won in the MXGP class.
– Arminas Jasikonis (442 points): Arminas Jasikonis started the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship rather well, as he acquired a trio of fourths early on. That is why most believe that he started better than he finished. The stats do not support that though! Jasikonis had an average finish of ninth in the first half of the term, then followed that up with an average finish of ninth in the second half. Consistent!
– Jeremy Van Horebeek (433 points): Jeremy Van Horebeek has one premier-class victory to his name, but he is not alone. Both Van Horebeek and Evgeny Bobryshev head into the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship with a single win on their respective scoresheets. How long has it been since Van Horebeek stood atop the podium though? Two thousand one hundred and thirty days (at the time of writing). Wow.
– Romain Febvre (384 points): Romain Febvre was the most successful Yamaha rider last decade, as he got twelve Grand Prix wins in the premier division. Those victories actually account for fifty-four percent of the victories that Yamaha had in those ten years. Febvre only spent five years in blue too! That is an impressive stat to sit on. Febvre now begins a clean slate with Monster Energy KRT.
– Antonio Cairoli (358 points): Antonio Cairoli has won eighty-nine Grands Prix in his career and stood on the podium one hundred and sixty-four times. Additionally, he has won one hundred and seventy-six motos. Cairoli has also managed to finish inside of the top three in three hundred and thirty motos. Insane statistics! Is there even anything else that needs to be said?
– Ivo Monticelli (267 points): Ivo Monticelli has a bizarre stat to hang his hat on. The GasGas rider was the only one inside the top twenty in the premier class points last year, and therefore the only one in this article, who has not experienced that feeling of standing up on the Grand Prix podium. That makes his results quite impressive, right? Eleventh is nothing to sniff at.
– Max Anstie (256 points): Max Anstie is not going to start the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship. There is a chance that he will never race in Grands Prix again! That makes the fact that he signed off with a race win at the Grand Prix of Belgium even more impressive. Very few guys have managed to exit the series on such a high note. Stefan Everts is the only one that comes to mind in the four-stroke era.
– Brian Bogers (228 points): Brian Bogers has not had a good time of it since exiting the MX2 class. In his what was second term with HRC, he had an average race finish of fifteenth (excluding the two he did not start in Sweden). A second in moto two at the Grand Prix of Lombardia could not even help bring that average down. Finishing fourteenth in the points was not bad at all, all things considered.
– Clement Desalle (208 points): Clement Desalle has always been prone to injuries, one could argue, but the problem has become increasingly apparent in recent years. Desalle made it to every Grand Prix in the following seasons: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2018. That means he has completed a full term once in the last six years. Consistency is a strength of his when he is actually healthy though.Â
– Tanel Leok (198 points): Tanel Leok has been around a while. This statistic really makes that clear: Leok last won a Grand Prix at the opening round of the 2009 FIM Motocross World Championship. How long ago was that though? That was three thousand nine hundred and eighty-six days ago! Jeez. Leok has two overall wins to his name, as he also won in Northern Ireland in 2008.Â
– Jordi Tixier (185 points): Jordi Tixier has had a dismal time of it since joining the premier class, but a part of that is down to the fact that he has not even got much seat time. Tixier has started thirty-eight out of a possible seventy-five Grands Prix since moving to the premier division, which puts him right at fifty percent. Tixier does not even have a team to go racing with now.
– Julien Lieber (184 points): Julien Lieber was riding extremely well when he crashed out of the previous season, which a lot of people have forgotten about. He was running second in that moto! Lieber crashed out on the twelfth lap of the race, but on the eleventh go-around he actually set his quickest lap of the race. Who knows how different things could have been had he stayed on?
– Shaun Simpson (175 points): Shaun Simpson has achieved a lot during his career and yet that is overlooked for the most part. Simpson will actually be the eighth winningest premier-class guy on the line at the Grand Prix of Great Britain this weekend. Romain Febvre, Kevin Strijbos, Gautier Paulin, Clement Desalle, Jeffrey Herlings, Tony Cairoli and Tim Gajser are the only guys who have experienced more success in the MXGP category.
– Jeffrey Herlings (172 points): Jeffrey Herlings and the reigning premier-class champ, Tim Gajser, have gone at it aboard bigger bikes for three years now. How does Herlings stack up against the three-time world champ though? Herlings has beaten Gajser in sixty-one of the seventy-eight motos that they have done at the highest level. It is an incredible stat to consider as we begin another twenty-round duel.
– Tommy Searle (163 points): Tommy Searle will not be a Grand Prix rider this year, but what did he achieve at the highest level? Searle took fourteen overall victories and twenty-five moto wins. It is also worth noting that he stood on the overall podium forty-seven times in his career, a massive figure, and had eighty-two individual moto podiums. It was an impressive run.
Words: Lewis Phillips | Lead Image: Bavo Swijgers
MXGP World Championship
2024 Spain Intu Xanadú – Arroyomolinos – MXGP Results
We will post the 2024 MXGP results of Spain Intu Xanadú – Arroyomolinos GP all weekend. Get the latest updates to your phone through MX Vice.
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EMX 250 – Timed Practice
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//PEARCY Stats Preview MXGP Intu Xanadu-Arroyomolinos
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
MXGP
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
Photo: KTM Group
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Between The Races Podcast: Adam Sterry – MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina Recap and Spain Preview
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