Convincing qualification victory for Gajser in Germany 22.06.2019: MXGP of Germany MXGP 2019 Round 10 Team HRC’s Tim Gajser led from start to finish in the MXGP of Germany qualification race, setting himself up nicely with first gate pick for tomorrow’s motos at the 10th round of the world motocross championshi

 MXGP of Germany
MXGP 2019   Round 10


Team HRC’s Tim Gajser led from start to finish in the MXGP of Germany qualification race, setting himself up nicely with first gate pick for tomorrow’s motos at the 10th round of the world motocross championship.


The Teutschenthal track was a much different test than the last few rounds with deep ruts around a lot of the circuit, but Gajser looked comfortable as he took the win by over five seconds. Team mate Brian Bogers also posted a solid 12th place result as he continues to push towards his goal of regular top 10 finishes.



Extending his lead in the MXGP championship to 33 points at the last round in Latvia, Gajser came into Germany full of confidence and it showed in every session as he posted the fastest times in free and timed practice. With a great setup on his Honda CRF450RW, the #243 then rocketed off to a holeshot in the qualification race and never looked back, pushing out the lead to over 10 seconds at one stage of the race. Gajser then cruised it home to take another qualification victory, making a positive step to towards a possible sixth GP overall when the gate drops in tomorrow’s races.



For Bogers, a good timed qualifying session left him with 11th gate pick and he was able to translate that into a solid start on a track that had been rough from the very first MXGP session of the day. A lot of watering and rain from the week, combined with some deep ripping of the soil surface meant that choosing the right rut was of supreme importance and Bogers was able to do that for the majority of his qualification race. Battling right around the top 10, the CRF450RW rider was pushing hard to break into that pack and he looked at one stage to have made the necessary passes to do so.



 Unfortunately one lap with a couple of errors dropped him out of contention and he had to settle for 12th place. He is still feeling positive though and knows that with a good start, he can match the speed of those around him and if he rides a mistake-free race, he’ll achieve his goal of two solid moto finishes.



The MXGP races begin at 14:15 local time (GMT +1) on Sunday 23rd June, after a morning warm up at 10:45am. The second moto gate drop is then at 17:10 where Gajser will be looking to extend his lead in the championship race.   
   
       


Tim Gajser  243


It was a great day today. Immediately from the start of free practice I felt good and I enjoyed myself throughout the whole day. It’s definitely a different type of track than the last couple of weekends with deep ruts where we really have to find some good lines.


In the qualifying race I had a good start and I could lead from the beginning and create a bit of a gap to the second place, which allowed me to control the race. I really like these type of tracks with the ruts and the hard pack style of riding so I’m really looking forward to tomorrow. Of course the start will be important but I’m feeling really good.         

   




       
Brian Bogers  189


The day went pretty good, I felt solid on the track. Only the first free practice was tough because by one o’clock when we get on the track, the surface was already really rough and I couldn’t really ease myself into the day. Timed practice went a lot better and I was in 11th place for that, so I was happy with that session and that meant I was able to get a good jump in the qualification race from a decent gate pick.



Unfortunately I made a small mistake in the start straight and had to come through the pack in that first lap and I felt I did that well. I was around 10th place and was having a good battle with some passing backwards and forwards. Unfortunately in one lap I made two or three mistakes and two riders passed me so I know that if I can cut those mistakes out, I have the speed to do well. For tomorrow I need to focus on the start again and focus on my riding and to not make these mistakes and I feel like I’ll get two good results.         

   


       
   
Marcus Pereira de Freitas
HRC General Manager - MXGP



On tracks like these, it is a real pleasure to watch Tim ride. He makes a tricky track look so easy and we couldn’t ask him to do anything more in today’s qualification race. Getting the holeshot shows once again that all the work that the team is doing, both here and in Japan is paying off. And then when you combine that with the way he is riding the rest of the track, we are all really hopeful that he can score good points and extend his lead in the championship by a good amount.




It was also good to see Brian battling with those guys around the 10th place position. He came very close to finishing inside the top 10 and he knows what it’ll take to get there. Now he just has to put it all together in motos tomorrow and we are going to try and make sure he is able to do that.         

   
       
   
    Qualification Race



1    GAJSER Tim     243    SLO    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda    25:33.189
2    SEEWER Jeremy     91    SWI    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha    6.404
3    COLDENHOFF Glenn     259    NDL    Standing Construct KTM    KTM    7.508
4    PAULIN Gautier     21    FRA    Wilvo Yamaha MXGP    Yamaha    9.389
5    FEBVRE Romain     461    FRA    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha    10.823
6    LIEBER Julien     33    BEL    Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing    Kawasaki    11.888
7    MONTICELLI Ivo     128    ITA    iFly JK Racing    Yamaha    26.124
8    JONASS Pauls     41    LAT    Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing    Husqvarna    29.289
9    JASIKONIS Arminas     27    LTU    Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing    Husqvarna    30.852
10    VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy     89    BEL    Honda SR Motoblouz    Honda    31.653
11    TIXIER Jordi     911    FRA    Team VHR KTM Racing    KTM    33.857
12    BOGERS Brian     189    NDL    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda    36.159
13    SEARLE Tommy     100    GBR    Bike It DRT Kawasaki    Kawasaki    40.057
14    TONUS Arnaud     4    SWI    Wilvo Yamaha MXGP    Yamaha    43.138
15    STRIJBOS Kevin     22    BEL    JWR Yamaha Racing    Yamaha    46.022
16    LEOK Tanel     7    EST    A1M Husqvarna    Husqvarna    49.100
17    GUILLOD Valentin     92    SWI    Standing Construct KTM    KTM    51.951
18    GOLE Anton     297    SWE    iFly JK Racing    Yamaha    1:02.924
19    ANSTIE Max     99    GBR    Standing Construct KTM    KTM    1:09.563
20    RAUCHENECKER Pascal     281    AUT    Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing    Husqvarna    1:12.290
   
   
       
   
    Rider Standings


1    GAJSER Tim     243    SLO    391    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda
2    CAIROLI Antonio     222    ITA    358    Red Bull KTM Factory Racing    KTM
3    SEEWER Jeremy     91    SWI    256    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha
4    PAULIN Gautier     21    FRA    254    Wilvo Yamaha MXGP    Yamaha
5    TONUS Arnaud     4    SWI    246    Wilvo Yamaha MXGP    Yamaha
6    JASIKONIS Arminas     27    LTU    226    Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing    Husqvarna
7    DESALLE Clement     25    BEL    208    Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing    Kawasaki
8    VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy     89    BEL    200    Honda SR Motoblouz    Honda
9    COLDENHOFF Glenn     259    NDL    190    Standing Construct KTM    KTM
10    JONASS Pauls     41    LAT    186    Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing    Husqvarna
11    LIEBER Julien     33    BEL    184    Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing    Kawasaki
12    FEBVRE Romain     461    FRA    157    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha
13    SIMPSON Shaun     24    GBR    129    RFX KTM Racing    KTM
14    MONTICELLI Ivo     128    ITA    122    iFly JK Racing    Yamaha
15    ANSTIE Max     99    GBR    117    Standing Construct KTM    KTM
16    LUPINO Alessandro     77    ITA    103    Gebben V Venrooy Kawasaki    Kawasaki
17    SEARLE Tommy     100    GBR    96    Bike It DRT Kawasaki    Kawasaki
18    BOGERS Brian     189    NDL    82    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda
19    LEOK Tanel     7    EST    82    A1M Husqvarna    Husqvarna
20    TIXIER Jordi     911    FRA    71    Team VHR KTM Racing    KTM
21    PATUREL Benoit     6    FRA    65    Gebben V Venrooy Kawasaki    Kawasaki
22    HERLINGS Jeffrey     84    NDL    57    Red Bull KTM Factory Racing    KTM
23    STRIJBOS Kevin     22    BEL    43    JWR Yamaha Racing    Yamaha
24    BRYLYAKOV Vsevolod     18    RUS    38    JWR Yamaha Racing    Yamaha
25    PETROV Petar     152    BUL    24    Team Honda Red Moto    Honda
26    BUTRON Jose     17    SPA    18    JD Gunnex KTM Racing Team    KTM
27    GOLE Anton     297    SWE    16    iFly JK Racing    Yamaha
28    BERNARDINI Samuele     321    ITA    14    Ghidinelli Racing Team    Yamaha
29    VAN DER MIERDEN Sven     94    NDL    13    Wildcard Rider    Yamaha
30    KULLAS Harri     151    FIN    11    Wildcard Rider    Husqvarna
   
 

   
   
   
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