Preview Report

MXGP of France up next for Team HRC duo

The motocross world championships heads to St Jean D’Angely, France this weekend for what will be the seventh round of the season and another chance for Tim Gajser to put himself on the top of the podium, like he achieved at the last round in Portugal. It also gives fellow CRF450RW rider Brian Bogers a chance to get back to his Mantova form, when he finished second in race two at the MXGP of Lombardia.

After riding so well to win in Portugal, Gajser is hoping for more of the same in St Jean D’Angely where he’ll arrive at the track filled with confidence. To come from behind and win both motos was an impressive statement and one that stands him in good stead on another track that will provide a real test for both rider and machine. The big uphills and downhills, as well as the rocky surface make it a tricky terrain to negotiate but the #243 machine is fully prepared to add to his two GP victories already this season.

For Bogers, the quick turnaround gives the Dutch rider a chance to move on from his Portugal results and build towards this seventh round of the series. In what is essentially his rookie season in the MXGP class, after missing all of 2018 with injury, Bogers has had a mixed bag of results so far and is looking to try and find a consistent level as the season heads towards it’s halfway point.

Unfortunately Calvin Vlaanderen won’t be joining the team in France as he recovers from the operation to clean up the infection in his right leg. After pulling out of the MXGP of Portugal on the advice of the medical team at the track, he swiftly returned home to have the necessary surgery and is now looking to recover from the latest procedure. It is disappointing news for the CRF250RW rider and everyone in the team is wishing him the best after this latest setback.

This weekend the MXGP and MX2 riders are joined by the EMX250 and EMX125 classes for what should be another great weekend of racing. The first Team HRC bike hits the track at 13:00 (MXGP free practice) local time on Saturday 25^th May with the qualifying race starting at 17:40. The first gate drop for the motos then happens at 14:15 on Sunday 26^th May.

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Tim Gajser ²⁴³

France is always filled with a lot of great fans so it’s always really cool to race motocross there. The hillside track makes a really nice venue to race motocross and it’s a place that I enjoy riding. I’ve had a couple of really good races in the past and hopefully I can continue the momentum from my one-one performance in Portugal and do well again this year. It will be another tough challenge but I am really looking forward to it.

Team HRC – MXGP

Brian Bogers ¹⁸⁹

I definitely like the St Jean D’Angely track, I think it’s a good track for me as I have had a few good races there already and I’m looking forward to going there and trying to get two more good results. This week I will go to France for training for a couple of days. It’s a good idea to ride on some French-style tracks to get a good feeling so I’ll be doing that on Wednesday and Thursday.

Team HRC – MXGP

Marcus Pereira De Freitas

HRC General Manager - MXGP

Having three races in a row is tough for the riders and everyone in the team, but we are all doing a great job and staying focussed on the task at hand. France is always a nice race to go to with very passionate fans and hopefully a lot of them will be cheering on our pair of riders. Tim is obviously excited to get back onto the track again after winning in Portugal and Brian is hoping to perform like he did in Mantova, so we head to St Jean fully motivated to work hard and deliver some more good results. Unfortunately Calvin won’t be with us but we hope that he can make it a full Team HRC line up soon.

Team HRC – MXGP

22 May 2019

GP of France

St-Jean d’Angely, France

MXGP 2019, Round 7

STANDINGS

Rider Standings

Sunday, 19 May 2019 - Open world standings grid

#	Rider	Num	Nationality Nat.	Points Pts.	Team	Constructor Constr.
1	Antonio CAIROLI	222	ITA	285	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM
2	Tim GAJSER	243	SLO	251	Team HRC – MXGP	Honda
3	Gautier PAULIN	21	FRA	197	Wilvo Yamaha MXGP	Yamaha
4	Clement DESALLE	25	BEL	175	Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki
5	Arminas JASIKONIS	27	LTU	166	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Husqvarna
6	Jeremy SEEWER	91	SWI	153	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team	Yamaha
7	Pauls JONASS	41	LAT	137	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Husqvarna
8	Jeremy VAN HOREBEEK	89	BEL	136	Honda SR Motoblouz	Honda
9	Arnaud TONUS	4	SWI	122	Wilvo Yamaha MXGP	Yamaha
10	Glenn COLDENHOFF	259	NDL	120	Standing Construct KTM	KTM
11	Shaun SIMPSON	24	GBR	116	RFX KTM Racing	KTM
12	Julien LIEBER	33	BEL	114	Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki
13	Alessandro LUPINO	77	ITA	85	Gebben V Venrooy Kawasaki	Kawasaki
14	Ivo MONTICELLI	128	ITA	78	Standing Construct KTM	KTM
15	Max ANSTIE	99	GBR	74	Standing Construct KTM	KTM
16	Tommy SEARLE	100	GBR	71	BOS GP	Kawasaki
17	Brian BOGERS	189	NDL	56	Team HRC – MXGP	Honda
18	Tanel LEOK	7	EST	51	A1M Husqvarna	Husqvarna
19	Romain FEBVRE	461	FRA	47	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team	Yamaha
20	Benoit PATUREL	6	FRA	40	Gebben V Venrooy Kawasaki	Kawasaki
21	Jordi TIXIER	911	FRA	36	Team VHR	KTM
22	Vsevolod BRYLYAKOV	18	RUS	31	JWR Yamaha Racing	Yamaha
23	Harri KULLAS	151	EST	18	Wildcard Rider	Honda
24	Jose BUTRON	17	SPA	16	JD Gunnex KTM Racing Team	KTM
25	Kevin STRIJBOS	22	BEL	15	JWR Yamaha Racing	Yamaha
26	Petar PETROV	152	BUL	14	North Europe Racing	KTM
27	Samuele BERNARDINI	321	ITA	14	Ghidinelli Racing Team	Yamaha
28	Anton GOLE	297	SWE	13	JWR Yamaha Racing	Yamaha
29	Sven VAN DER MIERDEN	94	NDL	8	Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing	Yamaha
30	Dean FERRIS	111	AUS	6	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team	Yamaha
31	Joaquin POLI	179	ARG	3	Wildcard Rider	Honda
32	Pascal RAUCHENECKER	760	AUT	2	Wildcard Rider	KTM
33	Juan Pablo LUZZARDI	171	ARG	1	Wildcard Rider	KTM
34	Jetro SALAZAR	220	ECU	1	Wildcard Rider	Honda