Tim Gajser and Lucas Coenen rob the 2 pink plates after intense Ram Qualifying Races in Argentina.
The noteworthy-anticipated 2024 MXGP World Championship burst into life at the not seemingly Villa La Angostura circuit for the YPF Infinia MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina. 5-time World Champion and basically the most successful rider ever at this circuit, Crew HRC spearhead Tim Gajser, took a commanding gate-to-flag victory within the MXGP RAM Qualifying Lag, after Nestaan Husqvarna Manufacturing unit Racing pilot Lucas Coenen emerged from an exhilarating wrestle to accumulate in MX2.
With sporadic rain showers sprinkling the be conscious so that you just can add to the free and slippery nature of the skin, the MX2 riders hit the be conscious first in free practice, and there was once a shock for heaps of as Red Bull GASGAS Manufacturing unit Racing rookie Marc-Antoine Rossi topped the timesheets at the pause of the session! He was once demoted to 3rd within the Time Be conscious session, that determined the gate decide for the RAM Qualifying Lag, by the Nestaan Husqvarna Manufacturing unit Racing pairing of Lucas Coenen and Kay De Wolf.
In MXGP’s early working it was once Kawasaki Racing Crew rider Romain Febvre who was once quickest in both practice sessions, at the moment displaying his adoration for this circuit, which was once answered by the packed hillsides of followers who cheered wildly as he hit the be conscious first within the session.
The RAM Qualifying Lag in MXGP saw a combating holeshot from Tim Gajser who fought again Febvre and a fascinating self-discipline from Standing Originate Honda’s Pauls Jonass, who had accomplished second-quickest to the Frenchman within the Time Be conscious session. Within the mid-pack, on the different hand, there was once a first-corner collision between final year’s winner Ruben Fernandez and Monster Vitality Yamaha MXGP Racing rookie Jago Geerts, which also easy the JK Yamaha of Isak Gifting! Gifting is factual to trek tomorrow, while Fernandez is waiting on a medical confirm-up sooner than making a name. Geerts re-started but crashed over again three laps later, and could perchance well well also quiet sadly be unable to trek tomorrow.
The identical is unfortunately factual of the sorrowful Brent van Doninck, who crashed his JM Racing Honda within the second corner. We wish them both all of the finest for a instant restoration.
Ivo Monticelli, on his return to stout-time MXGP racing, started within the pause five for MRT Racing Crew Beta, but had to yield to passes from Geerts’ teammate Monster Vitality Yamaha MXGP Racing‘s Maxime Renaux, who came underneath stress from the #1 plate holder, Red Bull GASGAS Manufacturing unit Racing’s Jorge Prado! The Champion took revenue of a cramped mistake from Renaux to originate a forceful pass into 4th home! Extra again, Monticelli on the subject of collided with Red Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing giant title Jeffrey Herlings over the keep line soar, giving the Dutchman additional motivation to pass into Sixth on the very subsequent corner.
Febvre’s fresh teammate at Kawasaki Racing Crew, Jeremy Seewer made a unhurried pass previous Monticelli to articulate seventh, but it was once Gajser all of the manner as he notorious his first ever aspects-paying RAM Qualifying Lag accumulate ahead of Febvre and Jonass.
Tim Gajser: “It went factual! In actuality I used to be once struggling a petite bit in Time Be conscious as the be conscious was once anxious and I didn’t trek right here final year too, so I counsel that’s also why within the origin I had some disorders. However within the trek as of late, I received a factual originate and started up front. I made a petite bit gap after which managed the trek. I used to be once truly playing it plenty. The essential RAM Qualifying Lag accumulate of the season and confidently the first of many extra to get again. It’s factual to originate adore that but tomorrow is a mountainous day with many aspects on the table so it would be crucial to defend aloof and get two factual starts.”
MXGP – RAM Qualifying Lag – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 24:43.663; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:06.489; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Honda), +0:07.798; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), +0:15.457; 5. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:18.382; 6. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:19.133; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:22.701; 8. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, Beta), +0:37.331; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:45.134; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +0:49.449
MXGP – World Championship – Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 10 aspects; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 9 p.; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HON), 8 p.; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 7 p.; 5. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 6 p.; 6. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 5 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 4 p.; 8. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, BET), 3 p.; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 2 p.; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 1 p.;
The MX2 RAM Qualifying Lag saw an unheard of wrestle between heaps of the leading pre-trek favourites, but it started with a Red Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing 1-2 as reigning Champion Andrea Adamo and Sacha Coenen fired within the route of the first corner pretty ahead of Red Bull GASGAS Manufacturing unit Racing rookie Marc-Antoine Rossi.
Monster Vitality Triumph Racing, of their first World Championship aspects-paying trek, had viewed Mikkel Haarup get fifth quickest in Time Be conscious, and he was once piquant up the listing except a wreck within the wave part, and a extra one within the route of the second corner, dropped him to nineteenth at the keep.
The 2 Nestaan Husqvarna Manufacturing unit Racing teammates Kay de Wolf and Lucas Coenen had given themselves a anxious job with uncomfortable starts, but both came flying throughout the pack, De Wolf catching and banging bars with Adamo, who was once using fantastically to defend them at bay. L.Coenen would no longer be denied on the different hand, and in an exhilarating pass took 2nd from his teammate through a a part of jumps, the 2 flying together in unison!
He ultimately made his pass to rob the lead from Adamo with lower than two laps final, and De Wolf pounced on the Champion as wisely to raise 2nd! It received conclude over again between the 2 men in white, but within the pause it was once Coenen who took his 3rd profession RAM Qualifying Lag Accumulate to articulate the Championship leader’s pink plate for the first time in his young profession! Adamo had to come to a decision for 3rd ahead of Simon Laengenfelder and Thibault Benistant.
Lucas Coenen: “The pink plate?! I better no longer originate wrathful by it on story of otherwise I could perchance well advise too noteworthy. It was once truly factual, despite the indisputable fact that I tousled my originate which was once no longer massive but after that I pretty kept going, I handed, and handed many riders, after which I managed to slip Kay (de Wolf) at the pause. Overall it was once factual trek, I stayed aloof and handed the rider in front of me one after the opposite and received the trek. However tomorrow is yet one more day!”
MX2 – RAM Qualifying Lag – Top 10 Classification: : 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 24:46.567; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:01.434; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:07.695; 4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:09.463; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:10.622; 6. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, GASGAS), +0:29.223; 7. Hakon Osterhagen (NOR, Honda), +0:39.612; 8. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:41.644; 9. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:42.708; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:46.105
MX2 – World Championship – Top 10 Classification : 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 10 aspects; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 9 p.; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 8 p.; 4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 7 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 6 p.; 6. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, GAS), 5 p.; 7. Hakon Osterhagen (NOR, HON), 4 p.; 8. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, YAM), 3 p.; 9. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 2 p.; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 1 p.;
TIMETABLE (Local Timing UTC-3)
SUNDAY: 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 12:15 MX2 Lag 1, 13:15 MXGP Lag 1, 15:10 MX2 Lag 2, 16:10 MXGP Lag 2.
MXGP OF PATAGONIA-ARGENTINA QUICK FACTS:
Circuit dimension: 1670m
Originate of floor: Exhausting Pack
Temperature: 14°
Climate prerequisites: Cloudy
