GP of FINLAND QUALY HIGHLIGHTS 2022!!!

Scritto sabato 13 Agosto 2022 alle 15:24.

GP of FINLAND QUALIFYING HIGHLIGHTS 2022!!!

HYVINKÄÄ (Finlandia) 13 agosto 2022 – Il primo giorno di gare della MXGP di Finlandia a Hyvinkää è stato memorabile con le vittorie in gara di qualificazione di Romain Febvre del Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP e Jago Geerts di Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing.

Per Febvre è stata la sua prima pole position dal 2020, mentre Geerts si è assicurato la quinta vittoria in qualifica della stagione e sembra fiducioso per le gare principali di domani.

E non è tutto, dato che Cas Valk del Fantic Factory Team Maddii si è assicurato la corona dell’EMX125 Presentata da FMF Racing dopo aver tagliato il traguardo alla fine della gara di apertura, e senza dubbio sarà molto più rilassato con la targa d’oro durante la seconda gara Domani.

IMETABLE (Local Timing GMT – ORARI IN ITALIA)

SABATO: 06:40 Prove Libere EMX Open, 07:05 Prove Libere EMX250, 07:35 Prove Libere Gruppo 1 EMX125, 08:00 Prove Libere Gruppo 2 EMX125, 08:30 Prove Libere di Qualificazione EMX Open, 09:50 Prove Libere MX2, 10:20 Prove Libere MXGP, 11:10 Prove di qualificazione EMX125 Gruppo 1, 11:45 Prove di qualificazione EMX125 Gruppo 2, 12:25 Prove a tempo MX2, 13:00 Prove a tempo MXGP, 13:45 Gara 1 EMX Open, 14:30 EMX250 Gara 1, 15:25 MX2 Gara di qualificazione, 16:10 MXGP Gara di qualificazione, 16:55 EMX125 Gara 1.

DOMENICA: 07:45 EMX Open Gara 2, 08:45 EMX125 Gara 2, 09:25 MX2 Warm-up, 09:45 MXGP Warm-up, 10:30 EMX250 Gara 2, 12:15 MX2 Gara 1, 13:15 MXGP Gara 1, 15:10 MX2 Gara 2, 16:10 MXGP Gara 2.

GP of FINLAND 2022 – Qualifying – Time Practice!

EMX250 FINLAND – HYVINKÄÄ 2022 – Risultati e Video!

EMX125 FINLAND – HYVINKÄÄ 2022 – Risultati e Video!

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Febvre and Geerts Secure Pole Positions in Qualifying at the MXGP of Finland

HYVINKÄÄ (Finland) 13 August 2022 – The first day of racing at the MXGP of Finland in Hyvinkää has been a memorable one with qualifying race victories by Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Romain Febvre and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts.

For Febvre it was his first pole position since 2020, while Geerts secured his fifth qualifying victory of the season and is looking confident for tomorrow’s main races.

And that was not all, as Fantic Factory Team Maddii’s Cas Valk secured the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing crown after he crossed the line at the end of the opening race, and will no doubt be far more relaxed with the gold plate during the second race tomorrow.

 

In the MXGP qualifying race, the holeshot went to Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer who led Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Romain Febvre, Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Brian Bogers, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff and Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado, while Team HRC’s Tim Gajser started in around 10th position.

By the end of the opening lap, Febvre took over the lead from Seewer, who quickly began to come under pressure from Bogers from behind.

Further down the order, Gajser managed to pass his teammate Mitch Evans though did not make further progress as the pair finished in sixth and seventh.

Febvre got comfortable in the lead and held a 3.467 second gap over Seewer and Bogers, while Coldenhoff began to feel the pressure from Prado and Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen who was making good progress up the order.

On lap three, Vlaanderen caught Prado by surprise as he stole fifth from the Spaniard and was quick to latch on to Coldenhoff who was ahead in fourth.

Febvre set the fastest lap of the race as he began to break free of the other riders, while Seewer got caught and passed by Bogers on lap six. The Swiss dropped a further two positions as both Coldenhoff and Vlaanderen got by.

Vlaanderen was looking to keep pushing further, though a mistake saw him crash and fall back to 10th where he eventually finished.

Febvre ended up winning the qualifying race ahead of Bogers, Coldenhoff, Seewer and Prado.

Romain Febvre: “I’m really happy about today. I felt great out there since free practice. I got a good start, was behind Jeremy, made a pass and could put a good gap. I’m happy about my speed today but we still need to work, hopefully, tomorrow we secure a good result”. 

   

Main Photo: Romain Febvre

Bottom Photos: 1. MXGP Start 2. Glenn Coldenhoff

GP of FINLAND 2022 – Qualifying – Time Practice!

 

The MX2 qualifying saw two gate drops after a false start on the first try that saw the riders brought in after a couple of laps.

The second time around it was Mikkel Haarup of Big Van World Kawasaki who got off to a flying start and led championship leader Jago Geerts of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing while his rival Tom Vialle of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing crashed on the second corner.

By the end of the official first lap, Geerts was already in the lead, with Haarup keeping strong in second position, while Vialle got going in 12th.

Geerts stretched out his lead to a comfortable 5.624 seconds, while behind him Simon Längenfelder of Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing got by Kay Karssemakers of Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee for fifth.

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van de Moosdijk got off to a solid start in third, as did Tom Guyon of Team VRT KTM VERITISE, though the same could not be said for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf who struggled outside the top 15.

On lap four, Moosdijk got himself into second, as Vialle closed in on Diga Procross KTM Racing’s Liam Everts for eighth. Everts responded immediately to take back his position though Vialle was able to make it stick eventually. Though that only lasted two laps, as the Frenchman dropped back to ninth by the end of the race.

de Wolf though was a man on a mission, as he broke into the top 10 by lap seven and was looking strong as the race progressed to eventually finish in sixth.

F&H Kawasaki Racing Team’s Kevin Horgmo was challenging well inside the top 10 before a bike issue forced him out of the race which means he will start tomorrow’s races from the back of the grid.

In the end, Geerts secured his seventh pole position of the 2022 season ahead of Moosdijk, Haarup, Längenfelder and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Thibault Benistant who rounded out the top five.

Jago Geerts: “I’m feeling really good on the track today, already in free practice and time practice I felt really good. And now, I got a good start, just took the lead after the first lap and rode my own pace the entire race to get the win. I am feeling really good at the moment and will try to do the same tomorrow”.

   

Top Photo: Jago Geerts

Bottom Photos: 1. Roan Van De Moosdijk 2. Mikkel Haarup

GP of FINLAND 2022 – Qualifying – Time Practice!

WEEKEND TIMETABLE (Local Time UTC+3)

SUNDAY: 08:45 EMX Open Race 2, 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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