Over the next week, the MXGP of Turkey will also stage the third and fourth rounds of the FIM Wommen’s Motocross World Championship. He is currently fifth in the championship standings, 10 points off fourth. After some time off during the break where he was able to rest and enjoy some down-time with family and friends, the Frenchman is looking forward to being back on track where he hopes to be quicker out of the gate, which will make it easier for the YZ250FM mounted star to challenge the podium. It was the only time Geerts has raced on Turkish soil and he finished second overall.įor Thibault Benistant, the Afyon circuit will pose a new challenge as the 19-year-old rookie has never raced in Turkey before. The last time the MX2 World Championship took place in Turkey was in 2019.
The young Belgian has celebrated four podium finishes during the first seven rounds and is hoping for more of that same success during the second half of the season. With two Grand Prix wins and three second-place finishes already this season, Renaux’s goal is to continue his impressive form and consistency.ģ6-points further adrift and currently third in the MX2 Championship Standings, Jago Geerts comes into Turkey in high spirits as he continues to build toward a title run in 2021.
The young Frenchman is the only rider to qualify inside the top-five at every round and has only missed the podium twice in the Grand Prix overalls. Maxime Renaux leads the way with a solid 34-point lead over Mattia Guadagnini. In MX2, the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team is enjoying a successful 2021 season, with all three riders sitting inside the top-five in the FIM MX2 World Championship Standings. The rookie remains the best-placed newcomer to the class. While most riders used ‘the break’ to rest and recover, Watson used it to train and prepare for an intense, tight and compact second half of the season, where he has focused on improving his speed on hard-packed surfaces. Currently eighth in the MXGP points, the ‘259’ hopes to achieve consistent results while fighting upfront during the next 12 rounds.Īs for Ben Watson, the 24-year-old Brit hopes to keep progressing as he continues to get to grips with the powerful YZ450FM and the highly competitive MXGP class. The Dutchman raced his YZ450FM during the break at a Belgian International in Mol, where he defeated one of the 2021 MXGP title favourites in three races for a convincing overall victory. Glenn Coldenhoff is confident after finishing second overall on the same points as the eventual round winner at the Turkish Grand Prix in 2019.
He is currently sixth in the MXGP Championship Standings.
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Nevertheless, the ‘91’ is mentally strong and hopes that a positive attitude will allow him to manage his energy wisely as he builds towards full fitness. The 27-year-old Swiss star used the break in the calendar to rest and recover but feels that he is still not in peak form. Jeremy Seewer has had a challenging start to the season, with health issues preventing him from reaching his full potential thus far in 2021.
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The season will restart with an action-packed double-header at the hard-packed, fast and jumpy Turkish venue, where the eighth and ninth rounds of the series will take place on Sunday 4th and Wednesday 8th of September. After a four-week break in the MXGP calendar, the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP and MX2 teams are excited for the FIM Motocross World Championship to resume this weekend as the series heads to Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, for the first time since 2019.