COZAR (Spain) 28 September 2024 – The 2024 FIM Motocross World Motocross Championships started its 20^th and final round today in glorious sunshine at the Cozar Motor Ranch in southern Spain, as a technical racetrack with a drying red clay surface presented a tough challenge for the riders in the RAM Qualifying Races at the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha.

Looking to tie up his second straight MXGP world title this weekend, his first to be decided at the final round and in his home country, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing star Jorge Prado kept all of his fans happy with a trademark holeshot to chequered flag win, giving him just a tiny bit more breathing room for tomorrow’s races over his Championship challenger Tim Gajser, who was third for Team HRC.

The MX2 race started with a multi-rider crash in the turn one, but in-form Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing pilot Lucas Coenen was already in the lead and looking uncatchable, although his teammate and series leader Kay de Wolf kept calm and delivered a fine third place finish to maintain a healthy advantage in the points table.

Although his chances of a world title are virtually zero coming into Cozar, Jeffrey Herlings set the fastest lap time in both Free Practice and Time Practice for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, ahead of Gajser and Prado, with Jan Pancar showing impressive speed again for TEM JP253 KTM Racing with the fourth best time.

On the freshly groomed downhill start straight into a sharp left-handed corner, Prado made no mistakes and took his customary holeshot as Maxime Renaux ran wide on the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP machine. Jeremy Seewer was initially second for Kawasaki Racing Team, ahead of Alberto Forato on the Standing Construct Honda.  The Italian flinched slightly on the line, causing Romain Febvre of the Kawasaki Racing Team and Alessandro Lupino of the Ducati Factory MX Team to hit the gate and start from the back!

Herlings looked on a mission, however, and after a lunge up the inside of turn three to pass Team HRC’s Ruben Fernandez for fourth, tore around the outside of both Forato and Seewer to claim second halfway through the opening lap!  Gajser, meanwhile, had not started well, and pushed hard to get past Forato at the end of the first full circuit.  It took the Slovenian until the halfway point of the race to force past Seewer for third, but he was unable to get near the leading pair.

Seewer and Forato kept fourth and fifth to the flag ahead of Renaux, Fernandez and Fantic Factory Racing rider Glenn Coldenhoff.  Andrea Bonacorsi made a nice switchback move to take ninth place for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, passing Team Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR rider Valentin Guillod, who took the final point in tenth ahead of the recovering Febvre.

At the front of the pack, Herlings looked to be reeling in Gajser before a massive moment on lap nine nearly saw the Dutchman crash off the track, but he saved it and closed in again on the Spaniard, to within a second and a half on the final lap! 

 “The Bullet” could not find his way through, however, and Prado took his sixth RAM Qualifying Race win of the season.  Gajser, having already won the RAM Driving Experience with the most Saturday wins for the year, finished in third and saw the gap to the reigning Champ rise to nine points. 

This means that if Gajser wins both races tomorrow, then Prado will need to take a second and a third place to retain his crown! The Spaniard’s form looks ominous for his competition, but the 2024 MXGP Motocross World Championship has shown that anything can happen in this sport, and usually does!

Jorge Prado: ”It was a very good day. Actually, these conditions are not my favourite track. It’s unbelievable hard but yeah, we got the job done. It was the main thing, so I had to go, you know, I had to push for it not in my favourite conditions, but we are still making it happen. P1 today, let’s go for two P1s tomorrow!”

MXGP – RAM Qualifying Race – Classification:  1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), 25:21.529; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:01.069; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:06.981; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:12.881; 5. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:15.165; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:20.152; 7. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:23.797; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Fantic), +0:45.490; 9. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:47.179; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:49.050

MXGP – World Championship Classification: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 953 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 944 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 904 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 650 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 611 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 577 p.; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 550 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 428 p.; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 360 p.; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, FAN), 319 p

Lucas Coenen declared his intent with the fastest laps in both the Free and Time Practice sessions earlier in the day, with Mikkel Haarup again showing good pace with second fastest for Monster Energy Triumph Racing, as Simon Laengenfelder took third for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing.

Coenen got his exit to the first corner absolutely perfect to jump into the lead ahead of Laengenfelder, before Quentin Prugnieres also edged ahead of the German to hold second place on his F & H Racing Kawasaki.  Meanwhile, Thibault Benistant collided with David Braceras and the pair hit the floor, giving David’s Fantic Factory Racing teammate Kay Karssemakers nowhere to go but to add to the pile-up. KTM SB Racing’s Jens Walvoort was also involved, while Max Palsson of Becker Racing fell in a separate crash!  Benistant would recover the best to finish 11^th for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2.

Coenen marched away, but his teammate De Wolf was marching forward, passing WZ Racing Team’s local boy Oriol Oliver, Laengenfelder, and on lap three completed a stunning move on Prugnieres to take second!

After his initial struggles, Laengenfelder, who is already confirmed as the bronze medallist for the year, rose back to prominence by also passing Prugnieres, then tucking to the inside of De Wolf for second on lap five. The top three would stay in that order as the Dutchman accepted a humble two-point loss to Coenen in the race.

Prugnieres held on for an MX2 career-best fourth place finish, ahead of the Triumph riders, as Camden McLellan took fifth ahead of Haarup after the Dane fell with three laps to go, but picked it back up in time to hold sixth ahead of Karlis Reisulis for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2.

Eighth position went to Team HRC’s Ferruccio Zanchi after a late move on Oliver. The Spaniard slipped to tenth as outgoing World Champion Andrea Adamo recovered from a poor start to claim ninth on the last lap!

Coenen’s win drops the gap to De Wolf down to 34 points, so the Dutchman can take the Championship in race one tomorrow if he finishes fourth or better, even if the Belgian takes another race win!  On this treacherous track, however, things might not ever be that simple!

Don’t miss the final day of the series tomorrow, with the chance to see the World Champion of each class clinch their titles in tomorrow’s MXGP of Castilla La Mancha!

Lucas Coenen:” I need to do everything possible to get at least a chance at the title. Like now, I just rode my own race, I was smooth and didn’t push. So, yeah, I mean, it was a good race. Tomorrow we try to do the same, get a good start and just do our own laps. And that’s how it’s done and maybe we get a chance for the title but at least I want to ride well.”

MX2 – RAM Qualifying Race – Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 25:27.674; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:16.605; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:23.090; 4. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:23.739; 5. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:24.370; 6. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +0:32.221; 7. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:38.457; 8. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:41.007; 9. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:44.228; 10. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +0:45.860;

MX2 – World Championship Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 923 points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 889 p.; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 820 p.; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 749 p.; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 663 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 634 p.; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 555 p.; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 456 p.; 9. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 401 p.; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 362 p.

MXGP OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1550m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 27°

Weather conditions: Sunny

TIMETABLE 

SUNDAY: 09:45 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

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MATHIS VALIN SACRÉ CHAMPION D’EUROPE DE MOTOCROSS EMX250

En s’imposant lors de la 1^ère manche de la finale du Championnat d’Europe EMX250 de Motocross, ce samedi 28 septembre, sur le tracé de Cozar en Espagne, Mathis Valin clotûre sa saison 2024 de la plus belle des manières avec un nouveau sacre, cette fois-ci Européen ! Il succède à Thibault Benistant (2020), dernier pilote tricolore à avoir été honoré de la même distinction.

Le parcours de Mathis débute en terres bretonnes. Sa progression est fulgurante et il débute sa carrière en 2016 sur le Championnat de France Minivert 65cc. Dès la saison suivante, du haut de ses 10 ans, il s’impose dans la catégorie de quoi lancer sa carrière sur la scène nationale. Le potentiel du garçon lui permet d’intégrer l’Équipe de France 85cc en 2019 pour bénéficier d’un accompagnement personnalisé. Dès lors, il se construit un palmarès de la trempe des très grands : Champion de France Espoirs 85cc en 2021, Champion de France SX Junior et Champion de France Junior en 2022, Champion du Monde Junior 125cc et Champion de France Junior en 2023, Champion de France des Sables Junior 125cc 2T en 2023-2024 ou encore Champion de France Élite MX2 cette saison.

Après avoir intégré le Team 737 Performance, il a rejoint Bud Racing en début de saison, équipes ayant contribué à son ascension au plus haut niveau.

Pour le calendrier 2025, les dés sont jetés. Le jeune membre de l’Équipe de France Espoir 250cc fera son entrée dans le grand bain en intégrant le Championnat du Monde MX2 de Motocross au sein du team officiel Kawasaki Racing.

Sébastien Poirier, Président de la Fédération Française de Motocyclisme : « Je tiens à féliciter Mathis pour cette saison exceptionnelle. Il porte haut les couleurs de la France et est l’un des ambassadeurs de cette nouvelle génération de pilotes ! La Fédération est très heureuse de compter un tel élément dans ses rangs, qui plus est membre de la filière Motocross depuis son plus jeune âge. Mathis a toutes les qualités pour réussir, ses résultats en attestent. Je tiens une nouvelle fois à le féliciter pour ce parcours admirable ainsi que le team Bud Racing pour cette première année commune.« 


Crédits photos : MXGP

COZAR (Spain) 29 September 2024 – The ultimate round of the European Motocross Championship in Cózar, held during the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha, brought intense drama as the season’s champions were decided on a brand-new, challenging track. The stakes couldn’t have been higher, with riders battling the technical Spanish terrain that demanded serious skill and precision.

The stage was set for a thrilling finale as both riders fought for the ultimate prize in the season’s last race. And in the EMX250 class, Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Mathis Vali rose to the occasion in spectacular fashion. Dominating the first race on Saturday, he pulled off an impressive victory to clinch the EMX250 Championship before the weekend even wrapped up, showcasing his dominance and mastery of the track. He followed up by winning race two to perfect his weekend.

The EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing delivered even more tension, with the title coming down to the wire. Noel Zanocz’s Fantic Factory Racing EMX125 snatched the red plate back from Racestore KTM Factory Rookies’s Gyan Doensen in the first race, taking a crucial lead. With just a 4-point advantage heading into the final race, Zanocz knew he had to hold off the Dutch rider to be crowned champion. A thing that he managed to do to finally get the crown champion of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing.

In EMX 250 Race 1, a champion could be crowned if things went the way of Mathis Valin. This is exactly what the Frenchman wanted to do as he got off to a flying start, pulled a hole shot, while his nearest rival in the championship Beddini GASGAS Factory Juniors’s Valerio Lata was buried outside of the top 10, following a crash in the first corner that slowed him down. Valin had a good wingman behind him in the form of Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Benjamin Garib.

VRT Yamaha Racing’s Gavin Towers went off track early on and gained a couple of positions which was looked at later on in the race and as he got himself up into 5th he was then demoted to seven positions towards the end of the race to 12th.

Gabriel SS24 KTM’s Cas Valk made a decent start to find himself in 5th place but then made the move of the day on the opening lap as he dived up the inside of both Cat Moto Bauerschmidt Husqvarna’s Nico Greutmann and VRT Yamaha Racing’sIvano Van Erp on the straight in front of the pitlane.

On lap 5, Lata who was up to 8th on the opening lap had to reduce the gap to less than 4 points deficits with Valin to have a shot at the title in Race 2. The Italian had  JM Honda Racing’s Max Werner in his way and took 4 laps to pass him for 7th. However, could not display the speed he used to show us this year. In the end, he couldn’t pass Van Erp in front of him nor could he Towers or Greutmann on the last lap. Therefore, with a 7th that turned into 6th thanks to Towers penalty, it wasn’t enough to prevent Valin to win it all.

Valin who displayed incredible control and speed to put the cherry on the cake of the celebration with another strong win in front of his teammate Garib for a Bud Racing Kawasaki 1-2, that handed him the EMX250 crown in the best possible way!

With the ninth race win of the season, the Frenchman could finally go to his team and family to celebrate this magnificent title with a lot of emotions on his rookie year which add another superlative to his masterful season.

With the title decided, the second race, there was still a battle for the silver and bronze medal between Lata and Valk. Valin took the holeshot but it was Lata who emerged at the lead on the second turn in front of the newly crowned Valin.

Valk was down to 12th position with a poor start and a lot of work to do. Towers kept on his good rhythm as he went up to 3rd early on in front of Werner and MAXBARTMOTOSPORT’s Alfio Pulivirenti. Then coming hot was Ghidinelli Racing Team’s Saad Soulimani who was behind Pulivirenti and pushing hard while Valk made a stunning charge to 8th on the 1st lap passing Van Erp on the way. Van Erp had to retire fro, the race later on.

The top three were edging away from Werner already on lap 3 with Lata and Valin on a battle of their own.

On lap 5, Valin picked up his pace and Lata didn’t see it coming anf the Frenchman swiftly passed Lata to take the lead determined to get a 1-1 but both riders kept riding together.

Towers showed great pace as the American was the only one able to follow the insane pace of the top 2. Valk was up to 7th and knew that clinching the 2nd place in the championship was going to be pretty much impossible with Lata securing his spot up in at least 2nd. Valk unfortunately lost the front of his bike before a corner a fell to pick himself up in 8th. He had to fight a bit more to secure his spot on the overall podium.

Although the stakes were not high anymore between Valin and Lata as they both were settled in the 1st and 2nd place in the overall and the EMX250 Championship, the battle was still raging between them as both wanted to show who was the best on that last race of the season.

On lap 11, the top 6 remained settled with Towers, Werner, Pulivirenti and Soulimani keeping their ranks. Although Mads Fredsoe was picking up his pace to fight for 6th position with Soulimani.

Meanwhile Garib made a good comeback after a poor start that saw him in 14th place on the opening lap. Garib managed to get back to 9th to briefly get on the virtual podium in 3rd on lap 12. However Valk had the last word as he made up for his two falls and pushed in the last couple of laps to Fredsoe and Soulimani to finish 6th and secure his 3rd spott on the overall podium.

On his side Towers was the only rider able to stay in contact with Valin and Lata, and finished at an encouraging 3rd place, which is perfect to finish his first European season before next year.

At the top, Valin, who woke up feeling sick in the morning, held on Lata’s charge to win the race for a 1-1 on the last round to celebrate his new EMX250 title!

Mathis Valin: “This season was honestly incredible. I was expecting to be between 5 and 8 at the beginning of the season. But I’m champion now and I’m so happy. I just wanted to say thank you to all the people. I’m so happy. I wanted to say thank you to all the people around me. Thank you to team, Lili, Stephane, my coach, my family all my friends! We will now enjoy this title with everyone!”

EMX250 –  Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Mathis Valin (FRA, Kawasaki), 30:05.168; 2. Benjamin Garib (CHI, Kawasaki), +0:03.050; 3. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), +0:04.308; 4. Ivano Van Erp (NED, Yamaha), +0:21.701; 5. Nico Greutmann (SUI, Husqvarna), +0:25.457; 6. Valerio Lata (ITA, GASGAS), +0:48.055; 7. Ryan Alexanderson (AUS, KTM), +0:59.300; 8. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, GASGAS), +1:02.692; 9. Elias Escandell (ESP, GASGAS), +1:13.984; 10. Bradley Mesters (NED, KTM), +1:20.555      

EMX250 – Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Mathis Valin (FRA, Kawasaki), 29:11.359; 2. Valerio Lata (ITA, GASGAS), +0:01.313; 3. Gavin Towers (USA, Yamaha), +0:43.272; 4. Maximilian Werner (GER, Honda), +1:11.046; 5. Alfio Samuele Pulvirenti (ITA, Husqvarna), +1:11.576; 6. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), +1:13.080; 7. Saad Soulimani (MAR, Yamaha), +1:15.666; 8. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, GASGAS), +1:15.924; 9. Benjamin Garib (CHI, Kawasaki), +1:22.331; 10. Ryan Alexanderson (AUS, KTM), +1:28.978;

EMX250 Overall – Top 10 Classification: 1. Mathis Valin (FRA, KAW), 50 points; 2. Valerio Lata (ITA, GAS), 37 p.; 3. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 35 p.; 4. Benjamin Garib (CHI, KAW), 34 p.; 5. Gavin Towers (USA, YAM), 29 p.; 6. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, GAS), 26 p.; 7. Maximilian Werner (GER, HON), 25 p.; 8. Ryan Alexanderson (AUS, KTM), 25 p.; 9. Alfio Samuele Pulvirenti (ITA, HUS), 24 p.; 10. Saad Soulimani (MAR, YAM), 24 p

EMX250 Championship – Top 10 Classification: 1. Mathis Valin (FRA, KAW), 470 points; 2. Valerio Lata (ITA, GAS), 436 p.; 3. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 424 p.; 4. Ivano Van Erp (NED, YAM), 331 p.; 5. Saad Soulimani (MAR, YAM), 247 p.; 6. Nico Greutmann (SUI, HUS), 214 p.; 7. Benjamin Garib (CHI, KAW), 204 p.; 8. Maximilian Werner (GER, HON), 201 p.; 9. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, GAS), 151 p.; 10. Francisco Garcia (ESP, GAS), 150 p

EMX250 Manufacturers – Top 10 Classification: 1. Kawasaki, 470 points; 2. GASGAS, 459 p.; 3. KTM, 452 p.; 4. Yamaha, 430 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 259 p.; 6. Honda, 211 p.; 7. Fantic, 118 p.;

 penultimate race of the season at the final round in Castilla La Mancha delivered huge excitement in the EMX125 class, presented by FMF Racing.

The first turn was absolutely shaking up the leader board right from the start. Red plate holder Gyan Doensen was caught up in the chaos, while his closest championship rival, Noel Zanocz, emerged unscathed in second place, just behind early leader, Casper Lindmark. The Hungarian quickly took the lead off Lindmark, with Zanocz’s teammate Fantic Factory Racing EMX125’s Simone Mancini quickly gaining momentum, making swift passes to move from fourth to third as he set his sights on his teammate following in his wake to 2nd.

TM moto SteelsDrJack‘s Brando Rispoli settled into fourth behind Niccolo Mannini who both passed Lindmark on the opening lap. Lindmark would finally finish 17th.  Doensen has some hard work to do as he found himself 13th at the turn of the opening lap, putting him in a tough spot and losing precious points to his rival Zanocz.

Doensen, the championship leader, was on a mission. After picking off several riders, he found his way past Filippo Mantovani on lap 6 to move up to sixth place. Ahead of him, Francesco Bellei from Dreams Racing muscled past Rispoli to take 4th on lap 9 and soon after, Doensen followed through, pushing Rispoli back to 6th.

As the race progressed, Bellei overtook Manini to claim 3rd, and Mannini had to fend off a relentless challenge from Doensen, who was breathing down his neck to pass for 4th. When the checkered flag finally dropped, it was Noel Zanocz who took the win, catapulting him to the top of the championship standings with just one race remaining. Mancini secured 2nd, with Bellei completing the podium in third. Doensen finished 5th in the end and had to be spotless and have some hope to beat Zanocz in the second race on Sunday.

With just one race to go, the championship battle was tighter than ever, setting the stage for an epic showdown.

And this was what happened as there were good starts from Doensen and Zanocz in 3rd and 4th respectively on the opening lap in what was their most important race of their career. It was Mancini who took control of the race and showed good pace.

Mantovani kept riding well over the weekend in 2nd position. Meanwhile Zanocz managed to attack Doensen and take command of his destiny with a pass on lap 3 of 14. Afterwqrd the Hungarian quickly went up to 2nd with a pass on Mantovani and was folloed by an impressive Bellei. Bellei passed Doensen and hampered the Dutch’s chance of a Championship title. Bellei managed to get in contact with Zanocz in 3rd place as they both closed on race leader Mancini.

Doensen could find his way through to better his positioned than 4th. It was Bellei who showed up to the occasion with a stunning move on first Zanocz and then Mancini to take control of the race on lap 11. The Italian was now flying to victory for a strong last race of the season to get 2nd on the overall podium.

Zanocz then secured completely his title as he passed his teammate Mancini to finish 2nd while Doensen got stuck in 4th place and missing out on the podium and finishing 2nd in the Championship. It was a tough and emotional weekend for the young Dutch star has he had to settle for 2 in the Championship.

On the other side, it was all celebration for the Hungarian with the whole team and family waiting for him after the finish line. The first Hungarian to win EMX title A lot of emotions was on display for a great celebration. The final round was completely his to take the final say of the season in great fashion as he finally proved to the best of the 125 Class.

Noel Zanocz:  «  This year I win the Junior World Championship with a 1-2 and I win the season here now with 1-2. I could not imagine that before the weekend because I was leading for nine rounds the championship, then in Switzerland I had some technical issues, and lost the red plate. I was training so hard for this event and I would like to say thanks to everyone who helped me to reach my goal and I would like to say thanks to everyone who helped me to reach my goal to be World and European champion! I’m so happy, thanks to everyon!”

EMX125 – Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Noel Zanocz (HUN, Fantic), 30:33.261; 2. Simone Mancini (ITA, Fantic), +0:04.182; 3. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), +0:26.555; 4. Niccolo Mannini (ITA, Yamaha), +0:27.926; 5. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +0:28.496; 6. Brando Rispoli (ITA, TM), +0:39.872; 7. Alessandro Gaspari (ITA, KTM), +0:43.089; 8. Tom Brunet (FRA, KTM), +0:55.140; 9. Filippo Mantovani (ITA, KTM), +0:58.056; 10. Salvador Perez (ESP, GASGAS), +1:01.167

EMX125 – Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: . Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), 30:17.812; 2. Noel Zanocz (HUN, Fantic), +0:08.195; 3. Simone Mancini (ITA, Fantic), +0:10.232; 4. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +0:12.070; 5. Nicolò Alvisi (ITA, KTM), +0:22.053; 6. Niccolo Mannini (ITA, Yamaha), +0:37.890; 7. Jayson van Drunen (NED, Yamaha), +0:40.122; 8. Brando Rispoli (ITA, TM), +0:41.859; 9. Filippo Mantovani (ITA, KTM), +0:50.534; 10. Salvador Perez (ESP, GASGAS), +0:52.511

EMX125 Overall – Top 10 Classification: 1. Noel Zanocz (HUN, FAN), 47 points; 2. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), 45 p.; 3. Simone Mancini (ITA, FAN), 42 p.; 4. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 34 p.; 5. Niccolo Mannini (ITA, YAM), 33 p.; 6. Brando Rispoli (ITA, TM), 28 p.; 7. Filippo Mantovani (ITA, KTM), 24 p.; 8. Nicolò Alvisi (ITA, KTM), 23 p.; 9. Salvador Perez (ESP, GAS), 22 p.; 10. Alessandro Gaspari (ITA, KTM), 22 p

EMX125 Championship – Top 10 Classification: . Noel Zanocz (HUN, FAN), 389 points; 2. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 382 p.; 3. Simone Mancini (ITA, FAN), 358 p.; 4. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), 314 p.; 5. Salvador Perez (ESP, GAS), 269 p.; 6. Dani Heitink (NED, YAM), 223 p.; 7. Áron Katona (HUN, KTM), 199 p.; 8. Maximilian Ernecker (AUT, GAS), 195 p.; 9. Mano Faure (FRA, YAM), 185 p.; 10. Brando Rispoli (ITA, TM), 155 p

EMX125 Manufacturers – Top 10 Classification: 1. Fantic, 473 points; 2. KTM, 455 p.; 3. GASGAS, 377 p.; 4. Yamaha, 347 p.; 5. TM, 161 p.; 6. Husqvarna, 90 p.;