New venue at Oss welcomes Team HRC 16.07.2021: MXGP of Netherlands MXGP 2021 Round 4 Reigning world motocross champion and current red-plate holder Tim Gajser and Team HRC head to a new GP circuit, located in Oss, Netherlands this weekend, for what should be the first sand track of the 2

MXGP of Netherlands
MXGP 2021   Round 4




Reigning world motocross champion and current red-plate holder Tim Gajser and Team HRC head to a new GP circuit, located in Oss, Netherlands this weekend, for what should be the first sand track of the 2021 calendar.



After a difficult weekend in Italy, when the rain ruined the magnificent Maggiora venue, the weather forecast for Oss – a town located near Nijmegen and the German border – is looking excellent and should give the riders a chance to showcase their skills on the most challenging surface of them all, sand. For Gajser, this is another opportunity to impress everyone with the progress he’s made on a terrain that used to be his weakness.



 Last year the Honda CRF450RW rider claimed 143 out of 150 possible points from the triple-header at Lommel, known as the most difficult track in the world, and he’ll be hoping for more of the same at what is the first of three sand MXGPs in the next four rounds.



While many of the GP paddock is based close to this new venue, Gajser is unfamiliar with the circuit and Sunday will be the first time he’s ridden the track in any capacity. However, as proved by his success last year, the Slovenian rider adapts quickly to new challenges, and learning and getting setup for this MXGP of the Netherlands will just be another obstacle to overcome as he looks for his third MXGP world championship title in a row.


The #243 will hit the track at 10:15 for a combined free then timed practice to determine gate pick for the motos which begin at 13:15 and 16:10 on Sunday 18th July.   
    
       


    
Tim Gajser  243


It is always nice to go to new tracks and race at different places and I’m extremely excited to race at Oss this weekend. The last round in Maggiora didn’t go to plan, but I’m still leading the championship and I’ve been working hard to get myself ready for this round.


While I’ve never ridden there, I know it’s sandy and that will make things interesting as we haven’t raced on that surface this year so everyone will be trying extra hard to show their speed. Still, I am confident in the work that I’ve done this off-season and I know the team will have done everything possible to make sure we are all as ready as can be for Sunday.         

    
       
    
Marcus Pereira de Freitas
HRC General Manager - MXGP


The weekend off gave everyone a chance to look back and assess the season so far, but also to prepare for this tough run of races we have coming up. Tim has still got the red-plate and this is always the goal, but we can’t afford to stop working hard because there is still a lot of races to go and we need to keep performing at the top level to stay there.



Oss will be a new track for us, but we have done as much research as possible, and we will be collecting data during the weekend to make sure we have everything setup right for when the gate drops.         

    
       
    
Rider Standings


1    GAJSER Tim     243    SLO    124    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda
2    HERLINGS Jeffrey     84    NDL    118    Red Bull KTM Factory Racing    KTM
3    FEBVRE Romain     3    FRA    107    Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing    Kawasaki
4    CAIROLI Antonio     222    ITA    105    Red Bull KTM Factory Racing    KTM
5    PRADO GARCIA Jorge     61    SPA    97    Red Bull KTM Factory Racing    KTM
6    SEEWER Jeremy     91    SWI    86    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha
7    COLDENHOFF Glenn     259    NDL    82    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha
8    JONASS Pauls     41    LAT    82    Standing Construct GasGas Factory Racing Team    GasGas
9    LUPINO Alessandro     77    ITA    69    MRT Racing Team KTM    KTM
10    VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy     89    BEL    60    Beta SDM Corse MX Team    Beta
11    KJER OLSEN Thomas     19    DEN    45    Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing    Husqvarna
12    WATSON Ben     919    GBR    44    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha
13    STRIJBOS Kevin     22    BEL    38    Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing    Yamaha
14    TONUS Arnaud     4    SWI    36    hostettler Yamaha Racing    Yamaha
15    VLAANDEREN Calvin     10    NDL    36    Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing    Yamaha
16    VAN DONINCK Brent     32    BEL    32    Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing    Yamaha
17    ÖSTLUND Alvin     161    SWE    30    JK Racing Yamaha Active    Yamaha
18    JACOBI Henry     29    GER    27    JM Honda Racing    Honda
19    SIMPSON Shaun     24    GBR    27    SS24 KTM MXGP    KTM
20    STERRY Adam     811    GBR    22    Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee    KTM
21    TIXIER Jordi     911    FRA    19    JT911 KTM Racing Team    KTM
22    BOGERS Brian     189    NDL    15    Standing Construct GasGas Factory Racing Team    GasGas
23    MONTICELLI Ivo     128    ITA    10    Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing    Kawasaki
24    CLOCHET Jimmy     520    FRA    4    Beta SDM Corse MX Team    Beta
25    WATSON Nathan     991    GBR    4    Honda SR Motoblouz    Honda
26    LOCURCIO Lorenzo     183    VEN    3    JD Gunnex KTM Racing Team    KTM
27    BRYLYAKOV Vsevolod     18    RUS    2    JWR Honda Racing    Honda
28    GOLE Anton     297    SWE    1    JWR Honda Racing    Honda
29    GUILLOD Valentin     92    SWI    1    Standing Construct KTM    KTM
    

    
Team HRC - MXGP,  photos Honda