MXGP of Great Britain - MX2 Tom Vialle defend the title 24.06.2021: 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship MXGP of Great Britain MATTERLEY BASIN Much like Gajser, the MX2 defending world champion, Tom Vialle from Red Bull KTM Factory Racing also started the season with a perfect score, carrying 50 points and the

2021 FIM Motocross World Championship
MXGP of Great Britain
MATTERLEY BASIN


 
Much like Gajser, the MX2 defending world champion, Tom Vialle from Red Bull KTM Factory Racing also started the season with a perfect score, carrying 50 points and the red plate into the second round this weekend.


For Vialle the goal this season is consistency, something that he was able to perfect last season and so far in 2021 he has done the same. Though it is early days, the Frenchman has matured as a rider quite a lot since the start of the season last year, so mistakes that he made in Matterley Basin last year are unlikely to happen again, therefore a bet that we will see Vialle on the podium is looking pretty safe at this stage.



His teammate Rene Hofer was close to a podium finish in Orlyonok a couple of weeks ago and also last season in Matterley Basin too. Hofer is back this season from injury and so far he is looking strong. His performance last year in Great Britain was good too, as he finished second in the second heat behind Vialle. We could expect something like this once again, as the Austrian will be keen to show what he can do this season.



Ruben Fernandez of Honda 114 Motorsport will enter the British Grand Prix off the back of his first podium finish in MX2, a big confidence boost for the Spaniard no doubt. Though it will be interesting to see whether Fernandez can deliver once again and add a couple of strong races to his tally.



Meanwhile Mathys Boisrame will want to do the same. There’s no secret that the Frenchman is a strong hardpack rider and with Matterley Basin a venue with a hard base, we could see the F&H Kawasaki Racing Team rider excel once again, he’ll just need the start to stick with the leaders.


And his teammate Roan Van De Moosdijk and Mikkel Haarup will aim for the same. Haarup didn’t get off to the best start in Orlyonok, while Van de Moosdijk edged close to a podium finish. No doubt the Kawasaki riders will push for a podium spot, especially Haarup who finished third overall in Great Britain in 2020.



This weekend will also be an opportunity for redemption for Maxime Renaux, Thibault Benistant and Jago Geerts. Renaux was looking like a likely podium finisher in Russia, though struggled and only managed a 6th overall. Meanwhile Benistant and Geerts had problems of their own and placed 11th and 12th respectively. For Geerts it’s not the start of the season that he needed, so will be keen to claw back as many points as possible this time around.  



Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jed Beaton and Kay De Wolf are another pair to look out for as both will hope for two clean heats and solid points. Beaton finished 7th in Orlyonok and De Wolf 16th, as both got caught up in some unfortunate crashes with only slowed them down. Though the British GP is another opportunity to showcase what they can do and fight up there with the leaders.



Returning for his home Grand Prix will be Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee rider Conrad Mewse, who didn’t line up the races in Orlyonok due to illness. With two weeks of recovery time, the hope is that we will see Mewse line-up healthy and ready to fight for top positions in front of his home crowd.




2020 MXGP of Great Britain Top 3 – MX2:

1.    Jago Geerts
2.    Tom Vialle
3.    Mikkel Haarup


MX2 - World Championship top 10 Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 50 points; 2. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 42 p.; 3. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, KAW), 40 p.; 4. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, KAW), 36 p.; 5. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), 34 p.; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 27 p.; 7. Jed Beaton (AUS, HUS), 24 p.; 8. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, KTM), 23 p.; 9. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 22 p.; 10. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 22 p.
       
 




Infront Moto Racing photo MXGP