Third for Gajser, Bogers 11th in MXGP of Asia qualification - results, standings 13.07.2019: MXGP of Asia (Indonesia) MXGP 2019 Round 12 As the sun was setting at this Semarang circuit, Tim Gajser crossed the line in third position to cap another solid Saturday performance for the Team HRC rider. With a large Honda following in this

MXGP of Asia (Indonesia)
MXGP 2019   Round 12




As the sun was setting at this Semarang circuit, Tim Gajser crossed the line in third position to cap another solid Saturday performance for the Team HRC rider. With a large Honda following in this capital city of Central Java, Indonesia, Gajser delighted those fans by getting out the gate in second position.



However with a mixed track surface of deep ruts and slippery landings causing problems for a lot of riders, he took the decision to safely finish in third place and save himself for tomorrow’s motos. Brian Bogers also kept things smooth and steady in the qualification race to place 11th, which should be still good enough for him to try and make it two top 10 overalls in a row tomorrow when the gate drops.



With the hot temperatures making track maintenance extremely tricky, Gajser had a crash in timed practice as he was three quarters of the way to getting another pole position spot for the qualification race. Tweaking his ankle slightly, he instead had to settle for second gate pick and put his mind onto getting a good result in tomorrow’s motos where he’ll be looking to extend his GP winning streak to seven in a row.


Unlike most weeks when the Team HRC riders are able to practice between races, this week saw them stay in Indonesia away from the track. This meant that Bogers wasn’t able to get up to speed right away, especially with the testing track conditions posing real problems.



Timed practice went a bit better as the Honda CRF450RW rider posted an 11th place time, but that gate pick wasn’t good enough to see him challenge those in front and instead he rode for the duration of the qualification race in 11th place. He’ll be hoping that tomorrow he can get out of the gate better and once again break into the top 10 overall, like he managed in Palembang last weekend.



With another hot day forecast tomorrow, both riders are hoping that the track crew can improve the racing surface, which should then allow them to ride a bit more freely when the MXGP gate drops at 13:15 and 16:10 on Sunday 14th July.   
   
       



Tim Gajser  243


I was feeling okay in free and timed practice. I just made a mistake in the last section of the last lap when I was going for a fast lap and I tweaked my ankle a bit. We worked on it during the break, to make it good for the qualification race and overall I’m happy with my third place finish. Tomorrow it’s going to be two long races and I need to get two good starts because the track is quite sketchy, it’s really slippery in places. I just need to make sure I ride smart.         

   
       
   
Brian Bogers  189


It was quite a difficult day because it wasn’t an easy track and I had ridden all week after spending the week here in Indonesia. That meant the first free practice, I took as a real warm-up session just to get the feeling back. My timed practice wasn’t the best though as the gap to the top five was too big so I wasn’t happy with that and I know I needed to be faster.



This meant that I didn’t have the best start in the qualification race and 11th is pretty much where I stayed the entire race. The track is sketchy so I didn’t want to push and instead save it for tomorrow which I am looking forward to.         


   
       
Marcus Pereira de Freitas
HRC General Manager - MXGP


It was a bit of a test today for the team with this qualification race. Neither Tim nor Brian had ridden in the week and it seemed like they missed it. Tim rode well but the track was very slippery in places because of the water they put on it and it is better to keep things safe, rather than push unnecessarily in the qualification race.



Third place gate pick still gives him a good chance to get a holeshot and he proved in the last two rounds that his is capable of doing it on his CRF450RW so we are still hopeful of some good results tomorrow. We also feel that Brian can do a bit better after his riding today, and that with a good warm-up session tomorrow morning, he’ll be ready for when the gate drops in the two motos.         

   
       
   


    Qualification Race



1    FEBVRE Romain     461    FRA    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha    24:18.499
2    COLDENHOFF Glenn     259    NDL    Standing Construct KTM    KTM    9.065
3    GAJSER Tim     243    SLO    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda    13.481
4    JONASS Pauls     41    LAT    Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing    Husqvarna    24.292
5    JASIKONIS Arminas     27    LTU    Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing    Husqvarna    24.996
6    SEEWER Jeremy     91    SWI    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha    27.802
7    VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy     89    BEL    Honda SR Motoblouz    Honda    30.058
8    MONTICELLI Ivo     128    ITA    iFly JK Racing    Yamaha    32.506
9    PAULIN Gautier     21    FRA    Wilvo Yamaha MXGP    Yamaha    41.268
10    TONUS Arnaud     4    SWI    Wilvo Yamaha MXGP    Yamaha    57.190
11    BOGERS Brian     189    NDL    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda    1:07.461
12    ANSTIE Max     99    GBR    Standing Construct KTM    KTM    1:13.737
13    LEOK Tanel     7    EST    A1M Husqvarna    Husqvarna    1:35.419
14    LUSBO Andero     621    EST    Wildcard Rider    Yamaha    1:58.229
15    STEWART Lewis     336    AUS    Wildcard Rider    KTM    1 Lap
16    MILESEVIC Joel     626    AUS    Wildcard Rider    KTM    1 Lap
17    COLES Adam     227    AUS    Wildcard Rider    Husqvarna    1 Lap
18    VAN NOBELEN Jordi     131    NDL    Wildcard Rider    Husqvarna    2 Laps
19    DARIAS VAPANEN Bruno     251    SPA    Wildcard Rider    KTM    2 Laps
20    LAZARONI Aldi     288    IDN    Wildcard Rider    Husqvarna    2 Laps
   
   
       
   
    Rider Standings


1    GAJSER Tim     243    SLO    488    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda
2    CAIROLI Antonio     222    ITA    358    Red Bull KTM Factory Racing    KTM
3    SEEWER Jeremy     91    SWI    327    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha
4    PAULIN Gautier     21    FRA    318    Wilvo Yamaha MXGP    Yamaha
5    TONUS Arnaud     4    SWI    304    Wilvo Yamaha MXGP    Yamaha
6    JASIKONIS Arminas     27    LTU    271    Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing    Husqvarna
7    COLDENHOFF Glenn     259    NDL    256    Standing Construct KTM    KTM
8    JONASS Pauls     41    LAT    246    Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing    Husqvarna
9    VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy     89    BEL    245    Honda SR Motoblouz    Honda
10    FEBVRE Romain     461    FRA    227    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha
11    DESALLE Clement     25    BEL    208    Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing    Kawasaki
12    ANSTIE Max     99    GBR    184    Standing Construct KTM    KTM
13    LIEBER Julien     33    BEL    184    Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing    Kawasaki
14    MONTICELLI Ivo     128    ITA    161    iFly JK Racing    Yamaha
15    SIMPSON Shaun     24    GBR    129    RFX KTM Racing    KTM
16    BOGERS Brian     189    NDL    126    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda
17    LEOK Tanel     7    EST    112    A1M Husqvarna    Husqvarna
18    SEARLE Tommy     100    GBR    103    Bike It DRT Kawasaki    Kawasaki
19    LUPINO Alessandro     77    ITA    103    Gebben V Venrooy Kawasaki    Kawasaki
20    TIXIER Jordi     911    FRA    81    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    BRYLYAKOV Vsevolod     18    RUS    44    JWR Yamaha Racing    Yamaha
24    STRIJBOS Kevin     22    BEL    43    JWR Yamaha Racing    Yamaha
25    GOLE Anton     297    SWE    30    iFly JK Racing    Yamaha
26    PETROV Petar     152    BUL    24    Team Honda Red Moto    Honda
27    BUTRON Jose     17    SPA    18    JD Gunnex KTM Racing Team    KTM
28    LUSBO Andero     621    EST    15    Wildcard Rider    Yamaha
29    BERNARDINI Samuele     321    ITA    15    Ghidinelli Racing Team    Yamaha
30    GUILLOD Valentin     92    SWI    14    Standing Construct KTM    KTM
   
   

   
   
       
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