Geerts concludes MX2 campaign with overall win at Matterley Basin.
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A 1-1 scorecard saw Team HRC’s Tim Gajser conclude the 2023 MXGP World Championship on the best foot, as Jago Geerts completed his MX2 stint on top at Matterley Basin.
Gajser’s victory sweep on Sunday saw him convincingly take the overall at the MXGP of Great Britain, while a 2-4 scorecard secured Jeremy Seewer (Monster Energy Yamaha) second for the round.
Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre went 5-2 for third, as Monster Energy Yamaha’s Glenn Coldenhoff (3-5) and Team HRC’s Ruben Fernandez (6-3) completed the top five.
MXGP champion Jorge Prado (Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing) won the qualifying race and was fourth in moto one, but an early fall in moto two left him on the back foot and he would ultimately take the checkers P18, landing 10th overall for the round.
Prado was crowned champion last time out in Italy, with Febvre second and Seewer third in the 2023 MXGP World Championship standings.
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MXGP-bound Geerts concluded his MX2 career with an overall victory at Matterley Basin, going 3-1 to secure the round-winning honors.
Qualifying race winner Simon Laengenfelder (Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing) went 1-4 for second overall, as MX2 champion Andrea Adamo concluded his memorable campaign with a P3 overall in Great Britain, notching 4-3 results.
A 6-2 scorecard saw Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf fourth overall, edging Monster Energy Yamaha’s Thibault Benistant (2-6) on countback.
Adamo was also crowned champion last time out in Italy, as Geerts and Laengenfelder concluded the championship in positions two and three. Attention now turns to the 2023 Motocross of Nations, set for 6-8 October at Ernee, France.
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