Race Report

Alvin Östlund takes his CRF250R to eighth overall in Italy

8 Nov 2020

GP of Garda Trentino (ITA)

Pietramurata, Italy

MX2 2020, Round 18

The MX2 class once again saw a block of Honda CRF250Rs finish the day neck-and-neck in the overall points.

In race one Team Honda Assomotor’s Stephen Rubini finished the race in a very credible fifth place, ahead of Honda 114 Motorsport’s stand-in rider Morgan Lesiardo and Stephen’s teammate Alvin Östlund in 12th.

Rubini struggled to match his race one start hitting turn one in the mid-pack and dropping from 16th to 22nd on lap four. The likeable Frenchman managed to climb his way up to 17th at the chequered flag, but this was a disappointing end to the day as he was hoping for top five or a podium finish to his season end.

Team Honda Assomotor’s Alvin Östlund had a better end to the day with an eighth place finish – climbing his way up from 12th on lap one. Ninth and tenth place in race two went to Honda 114 Motorsport’s riders Bailey Malkiewicz and stand-in rider Morgan Lesiardo – the Italian finding quick form on the competitive CRF250R.

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Bailey Malkiewicz ⁴⁷

My day started off pretty slow. I didn’t feel so good in qualifying and only managed 19th.

I had a decent start in the first race and was held up quite a bit in the first half of the race and made a mistake and went off the track. I fought my way back to 15th and tried to regroup for the second moto.

In the second race I got stuck with another rider after they crashed but I fought hard and finished in 9th, so 15-9 put me in 11th overall, so I was 14th overall in the championship, which I’m pretty happy about for my first year.

Team Honda 114 Motorsports

Morgan Lesiardo ⁴⁴

In the first moto I got a good start in ninth on lap one. I felt a little bit stiff after crashing in qualifying but found a good flow and came back to 11th and I was happy with my riding and the CRF250R.

I made some small setup changes for the second moto. My start was OK but had another crash and finished the race in 10th, which gave me 9th overall and this is my first top-ten of the year, so I’m really happy and I think this a good result for me and the team.

Team Honda 114 Motorsports

Gordon Crockard

Honda Off Road Racing Manager

Today marks the close of the season and I think the performance of our guys pretty much sums this up correctly.

Rubini clinching fifth in race one of MX2 is super encouraging as we already look to next year. These are well backed with Östlund, Lesiardo, Malkiewicz.

Some inconsistencies need attention but the ingredients necessary are in place, good speed, good bikes, good starts and the all important team work to make the dreams a reality is all present.

I think today was a fitting end to conclude the most unusual season we’ve just encountered. Thank you to all our great athletes, team members and valued partners, it’s been a great pleasure going racing with you. See you next year!

Honda Motor

8 Nov 2020

GP of Garda Trentino (ITA)

Pietramurata, Italy

MX2 2020, Round 18

Sunny / 14

Sunday 8 Nov 2020, 13:50 UTC

Track Condition: Hard Pack
Air Temp: 14°C

#	Rider	Num	Nationality Nat.	Points Pts.	Team	Constructor Constr.	Time/Gap
1	Ben Watson	919	GBR	25	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team	Yamaha	34:17.030
2	Jed Beaton	14	AUS	22	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Husqvarna	+0:00.888
3	Isak Gifting	517	SWE	20	Diga Procross GasGas Factory Juniors	Gas Gas	+0:14.966
4	Maxime Renaux	959	FRA	18	Yamaha SM Action – M.C. Migliori	Yamaha	+0:16.839
5	Tom Vialle	28	FRA	16	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	+0:22.542
6	Thomas Kjer Olsen	19	DEN	15	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Husqvarna	+0:25.178
7	Conrad Mewse	426	GBR	14	Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee	KTM	+0:32.737
8	Alvin Ostlund	161	SWE	13	Honda Racing Assomotor	Honda	+0:38.692
9	Bailey Malkiewicz	47	AUS	12	Team Honda 114 Motorsports	Honda	+0:52.482
10	Morgan Lesiardo	44	ITA	11	Team Honda 114 Motorsports	Honda	+0:52.753
11	Kevin Horgmo	240	NOR	10	Marchetti Racing Team KTM	KTM	+0:58.592
12	Josh Gilbert	326	GBR	9	PAR Homes RFX Husqvarna	Husqvarna	+1:12.263
13	Wilson Todd	20	AUS	8	DRT Kawasaki	Kawasaki	+1:14.862
14	Jan Pancar	253	SLO	7	KTM Racestore MX2 Max Bart	KTM	+1:18.452
15	Petr Polak	313	CZE	6	iXS MXGP Team	Yamaha	+1:21.783
16	Michael Sandner	766	AUT	5	Diga Procross GasGas Factory Juniors	Gas Gas	+1:31.922
17	Stephen Rubini	118	FRA	4	Honda Racing Assomotor	Honda	+1:36.875
18	Glen Meier	192	DEN	3	Wildcard rider	Yamaha	+1:39.221
19	Jakub Teresak	224	CZE	2	Privateer	KTM	+1 Lap
20	Johannes Nerman	258	EST	1	Wildcard rider	Husqvarna	+1 Lap

Sunny / 13

Sunday 8 Nov 2020, 10:54 UTC

Track Condition: Hard Pack
Air Temp: 13°C

#	Rider	Num	Nationality Nat.	Points Pts.	Team	Constructor Constr.	Time/Gap
1	Tom Vialle	28	FRA	25	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	34:05.231
2	Maxime Renaux	959	FRA	22	Yamaha SM Action – M.C. Migliori	Yamaha	+0:06.133
3	Ben Watson	919	GBR	20	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team	Yamaha	+0:07.118
4	Jago Geerts	193	BEL	18	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team	Yamaha	+0:11.295
5	Stephen Rubini	118	FRA	16	Honda Racing Assomotor	Honda	+0:13.465
6	Isak Gifting	517	SWE	15	Diga Procross GasGas Factory Juniors	Gas Gas	+0:14.807
7	Jed Beaton	14	AUS	14	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Husqvarna	+0:15.700
8	Conrad Mewse	426	GBR	13	Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee	KTM	+0:27.320
9	Roan Van De Moosdijk	39	NDL	12	F&H Racing Team	Kawasaki	+0:36.297
10	Ruben Fernandez	70	SPA	11	SDM Racing	Yamaha	+0:40.397
11	Morgan Lesiardo	44	ITA	10	Team Honda 114 Motorsports	Honda	+0:43.137
12	Alvin Ostlund	161	SWE	9	Honda Racing Assomotor	Honda	+0:44.937
13	Thomas Kjer Olsen	19	DEN	8	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Husqvarna	+0:56.583
14	Jan Pancar	253	SLO	7	KTM Racestore MX2 Max Bart	KTM	+1:13.491
15	Bailey Malkiewicz	47	AUS	6	Team Honda 114 Motorsports	Honda	+1:18.497
16	Nathan Renkens	83	BEL	5	NR83	KTM	+1:20.316
17	Petr Polak	313	CZE	4	iXS MXGP Team	Yamaha	+1:20.538
18	Jakub Teresak	224	CZE	3	Privateer	KTM	+1:27.448
19	Michael Sandner	766	AUT	2	Diga Procross GasGas Factory Juniors	Gas Gas	+1:27.448
20	Josh Gilbert	326	GBR	1	PAR Homes RFX Husqvarna	Husqvarna	+1 Lap

Sunny / 13

Sunday 8 Nov 2020, 09:12 UTC

Track Condition: Hard Pack
Air Temp: 13°C

#	Rider	Num	Nationality Nat.	Team	Constructor Constr.	Time/Gap
1	Roan Van De Moosdijk	39	NDL	F&H Racing Team	Kawasaki	1:43.937
2	Conrad Mewse	426	GBR	Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee	KTM	+0:00.877
3	Jed Beaton	14	AUS	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Husqvarna	+0:00.939
4	Thomas Kjer Olsen	19	DEN	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Husqvarna	+0:01.163
5	Maxime Renaux	959	FRA	Yamaha SM Action – M.C. Migliori	Yamaha	+0:01.191
6	Alvin Ostlund	161	SWE	Honda Racing Assomotor	Honda	+0:01.191
7	Jago Geerts	193	BEL	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team	Yamaha	+0:01.550
8	Tom Vialle	28	FRA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	+0:01.814
9	Michael Sandner	766	AUT	Diga Procross GasGas Factory Juniors	Gas Gas	+0:01.873
10	Ben Watson	919	GBR	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team	Yamaha	+0:01.891
11	Ruben Fernandez	70	SPA	SDM Racing	Yamaha	+0:01.926
12	Kevin Horgmo	240	NOR	Marchetti Racing Team KTM	KTM	+0:02.390
13	Stephen Rubini	118	FRA	Honda Racing Assomotor	Honda	+0:02.394
14	Isak Gifting	517	SWE	Diga Procross GasGas Factory Juniors	Gas Gas	+0:02.424
15	Wilson Todd	20	AUS	DRT Kawasaki	Kawasaki	+0:02.499
16	Bas Vaessen	98	NDL	Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee	KTM	+0:02.933
17	Josh Gilbert	326	GBR	PAR Homes RFX Husqvarna	Husqvarna	+0:03.702
18	Morgan Lesiardo	44	ITA	Team Honda 114 Motorsports	Honda	+0:03.990
19	Bailey Malkiewicz	47	AUS	Team Honda 114 Motorsports	Honda	+0:04.000
20	Nathan Renkens	83	BEL	NR83	KTM	+0:04.000

Rider Standings

Sunday, 8 Nov 2020 - Open world standings grid

#	Rider	Num	Nationality Nat.	Points Pts.	Team	Constructor Constr.
1	Tom VIALLE	28	FRA	759	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM
2	Jago GEERTS	193	BEL	679	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team	Yamaha
3	Maxime RENAUX	959	FRA	583	Yamaha SM Action – M.C. Migliori	Yamaha
4	Jed BEATON	14	AUS	564	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Husqvarna
5	Ben WATSON	919	GBR	553	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team	Yamaha
6	Thomas KJER OLSEN	19	DEN	540	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Husqvarna
7	Roan VAN DE MOOSDIJK	39	NDL	466	F&H Racing Team	Kawasaki
8	Conrad MEWSE	426	GBR	365	Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee	KTM
9	Ruben FERNANDEZ	70	SPA	343	SDM Racing	Yamaha
10	Stephen RUBINI	118	FRA	279	Honda Racing Assomotor	Honda
11	Alvin OSTLUND	161	SWE	262	Honda Racing Assomotor	Honda
12	Isak GIFTING	517	SWE	247	Diga Procross GasGas Factory Juniors	Gas Gas
13	Mathys BOISRAME	172	FRA	234	F&H Racing Team	Kawasaki
14	Bailey MALKIEWICZ	47	AUS	163	Team Honda 114 Motorsports	Honda
15	Bas VAESSEN	98	NDL	162	Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee	KTM
16	Alberto FORATO	303	ITA	156	Team Maddii Racing Husqvarna	Husqvarna
17	Morgan LESIARDO	44	ITA	138	Team Honda 114 Motorsports	Honda
18	Kevin HORGMO	240	NOR	137	Marchetti Racing Team KTM	KTM
19	Mikkel HAARUP	11	DEN	124	F&H Racing Team	Kawasaki
20	Jan PANCAR	253	SLO	115	KTM Racestore MX2 Max Bart	KTM
21	Josh GILBERT	326	GBR	112	PAR Homes RFX Husqvarna	Husqvarna
22	Nathan RENKENS	83	BEL	99	NR83	KTM
23	Nathan CRAWFORD	199	AUS	94	Team Honda 114 Motorsports	Honda
24	Thibault BENISTANT	198	FRA	90	Wildcard rider	Yamaha
25	Cyril GENOT	105	BEL	85	iXS MXGP Team	Yamaha
26	Richard SIKYNA	102	SLK	74	JD Gunnex KTM Racing Team	KTM
27	Rene HOFER	711	AUT	73	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM
28	Michael SANDNER	766	AUT	66	Diga Procross GasGas Factory Juniors	Gas Gas
29	Mattia GUADAGNINI	101	ITA	62	Wildcard rider	Husqvarna
30	Simon LAENGENFELDER	516	GER	59	Diga Procross GasGas Factory Juniors	Gas Gas
31	Petr POLAK	313	CZE	45	iXS MXGP Team	Yamaha
32	Jeremy SYDOW	104	GER	35	Diga Procross GasGas Factory Juniors	Gas Gas
33	Hardi ROOSIORG	75	EST	33	Sahkar KTM Racing	KTM
34	Mitchell HARRISON	12	USA	22	BUD Racing Kawasaki	Kawasaki
35	Enzo TORIANI	783	FRA	21	E2T Racing Team	Husqvarna
36	GIanmarco CENERELLI	209	ITA	21	Wildcard rider	Husqvarna
37	Wilson TODD	20	AUS	20	DRT Kawasaki	Kawasaki
38	Johannes NERMAN	258	EST	17	Wildcard rider	Husqvarna
39	Ashton DICKINSON	115	GBR	14	Wildcard rider	KTM
40	Jakub TERESAK	224	CZE	13	Privateer	KTM
41	Glen MEIER	192	DEN	13	Wildcard rider	Yamaha
42	Filippo ZONTA	200	ITA	6	Maggiora Park Racing Team	KTM
43	Roland EDELBACHER	109	AUT	5	A1M Husqvarna	Husqvarna
44	Joakin FURBETTA	275	ITA	3	KTM Beddini MX2	KTM
45	Maximilian SPIES	707	GER	2	Wildcard rider	Husqvarna
46	Jere HAAVISTO	142	FIN	2	JK Racing Yamaha	Yamaha