Round 14 of the MXGP World Championship took the series to the iconic sands of Lommel, with the notoriously demanding circuit once again testing the world’s best. As the MXGP and MX2 title fights continued to unfold, revisit the weekend through our Captured feature, highlighting the defining moments in illustrated form.

Red Bull Ducati’s Andrea Bonacorsi returned to racing following two months on the sidelines, while teammate Calvin Vlaanderen was absent from round 14 after his crash in the Czech Republic. Bonacorsi claimed ninth in Saturday’s qualification race, and although he finished a lowly 19th overall, the Italian viewed the weekend as a positive step forward: “Racing here gave us the opportunity to do several tests on the bike and finish without making any major mistakes, allowing me to bring home excellent training ahead of the next races.”

Former MXGP points leader Lucas Coenen attempted to race his home GP, although he couldn’t manage more than a couple of laps at a time during practice: “I was able to ride in practice but couldn’t really manage more than two laps – too much pain. We did some scans, and there is more evaluation coming on Wednesday, when we’ll know more about the future.”

Honda HRC Petronas’ Jeffrey Herlings once again reminded the world why he is regarded as one of the greatest sand riders of all time, winning both MXGP motos by more than 39 seconds to extend his championship lead to 104 points with five rounds remaining.

The momentum continues for Triumph Factory Racing, with Camden McLellan and Guillem Farres delivering a 1-2 finish at the MXGP of Flanders. It’s another convincing performance from the British manufacturer.

A neat touch for Red Bull KTM’s Sacha Coenen, who sports a custom paint job on his helmet to celebrate his home GP. While sixth overall wasn’t the result he was chasing, it was still an impressive effort for a rider battling through a broken collarbone, with every point potentially proving crucial by the time the series reaches Australia.

Third overall went to Monster Energy Yamaha’s Tim Gajser, who is still searching for his first round victory with the new team. While another podium was a welcome result at Lommel, ‘Tiga’ admitted there is still work to do to close the gap to the front: “I’m happy to finish on the podium, but there’s still plenty of work to do. We’ll keep working hard, and hopefully I’ll soon be fighting consistently with the front runners.”

Kay de Wolf was the runner-up in the MXGP division, coming just days after signing a contract extension with Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing. The Dutchman posted a 2-2 scorecard and remains one of the sport’s brightest young stars to watch.

Fortunes were less favourable for teammate Liam Everts, who was forced out of moto one with a technical issue. He rebounded to fifth in race two, although admitted he was still lacking that little bit extra around the demanding Belgian circuit: “I also made a pretty decent start in the second moto. I think I was around second or third, but straight away, from the opening lap, I struggled a lot. There was no real way around it.”

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There was both good and bad news for defending MXGP world champion Romain Febvre at Lommel. The positive was moving into second in the championship standings, while the downside was doing so after a disappointing ninth overall finish. Running third in the closing stages of moto two despite a sizeable crash, Febvre’s bike expired just moments from the checkered flag, relegating him to 13th in the race: “The feeling right now could not be worse; the rest were so far behind, and I had given everything for the podium until the bike stopped in the last half lap.”