He finished third on the podium, just two points ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer who was within touching distance of a spot on the box. Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado was not on the form he may have expected in Trentino, after his GP victory in Portugal. Having also won the GP in Latvia last year, he is looking like the favourite for this year too. That’s now four GP victories for Gajser out of five, which are very strong stats as he aims for the title this season. Meanwhile Team HRC’s Tim Gajser will be the man to beat as he will no doubt be full of confidence following his first 1-1 victory of the season in Trentino. In Trentino, Jonass struggled with illness but here’s to hope that he has had the time to fight that and be on top form for his home GP this weekend. A win in the qualifying race in Argentina was the boost of confidence he needed and since then has delivered a string of top five finishes. Despite set-back in the off-season which then translated in a lack of bike time and a tough first few races, the Latvian did not let this affect him. In MXGP, all eyes will be on the home hero Pauls Jonass of Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing who has been working towards a spot on the podium in the last couple of rounds. Meanwhile in the EMX Open category, Michael Sandner of Raths Motorsports will look to extend his championship lead over Jose Butron of JD Gunnex KTM Racing Team and Raf Meuwissen of Raths Motorsports. Reisulis was one of the podium finishers in Trentino, alongside Alexis Fueri of Fantic Factory Team Maddii who took away the series lead from his teammate Cas Valk who also finished on the box. This weekend, alongside the regular MXGP and MX2 action, we will see further rounds of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and EMX Open classes, as Latvia’s Karlis Alberts Reisulis of Yamaha Europe EMX125 MJC and his brother Janis Martins Reisulis will aim for top positions on home soil in the 125cc class. Though with Cairoli retired and Herlings still recovering from injury, this leaves the door open for new riders to write their name in the history books of Motocenter “Zelta Zirgs”. Along with hosting some of the best Grand Prix weekends, in 2014 the Latvian venue had the pleasure of holding the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations which was won by Team France.Īs it stands, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings holds the record for the most victories in Kegums, with six ahead of Cairoli who has five. In the years that followed, Kegums has hosted 14 GPs, including the first ever triple-header in 2020. The first official MXGP race to take place at the Motocenter “Zelta Zirgs” circuit was in 2009, with the inaugural event won by none other than Antonio Cairoli in MX1 and Rui Goncalves in MX2. Since 2005, when Kegums first made its FIM Motocross World Championship debut by holding the MX3 World Championship round, the Latvian track has built an impressive portfolio. Isak Gifting (Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee) didn’t let his testing weekend in England distract him from a superb second place, while series leader Tom Vialle (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) completed the top three at the Motocenter “Zelta Zirgs” circuit.With the Easter break finished and batteries re-charged, it’s time for the FIM Motocross World Championship to get back to work as round six is set to take place in Kegums for the MXGP of Latvia this weekend. Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s Jago Geerts had a comfortable win in the MX2 qualifying race. Local boy Pauls Jonass (Husqvarna Factory Racing) gave the Latvian fans something to cheer with a confident second-place ride as he held off red-plate holder Tim Gajser (Team HRC). Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado takes his first pole of the 2022 FIM Motocross World Championship season with a wire-to-wire win at Kegums. MXGP of Latvia Qualifying results from Kegums on April 23, 2022.
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