VOLUME 58 ISSUE 30 JULY 27, 2021 P31
Prado, Guadagnini Rule MXGP
of Czech Republic
R
edBull KTM factory rid-
ers Jorge Prado and Mat-
tia Guadagnini came away with
the MXGP and MX2 wins at the
MXGP of Czech Republic (Loket),
July 25, round five of the MXGP
series. There was a different win-
ner in each of the four motos, but
it was the KTM duo who were the
most consistent on the day.
Prado traded moto wins with
teammate Antonio Cairoli in
MXGP. Prado edged out defend-
ing champ Tim Gajser in the
first moto, taking the checkers
less than a second ahead of the
Honda rider, Gajser, after leading
the whole way.
Romain Febvre (Kawasaki),
Glenn Coldenhoff (Yamaha) and
Jeremy Seewer (Yamaha) round-
ed out the top five.
In moto two, Cairoli, who had
a bad start in moto one, had a
much better jump in moto two
and ran off with the win after
passing holeshotter Prado on the
first lap, crossing the finish line
4.3 seconds ahead of Seewer for
his third moto win of the season.
Prado was another three sec-
onds back in third, followed by
Coldenhoff and Italian Ivo Monti-
celli (Kawasaki).
Prado's 1-3 was good enough
to give him his first win of the
season. Cairoli was second over-
all and Seewer third.
Gajser finished 15th in the sec-
ond moto after a hard get-off but
still leads the championship over
Cairoli, 194-183. Prado is third
with 177, just three points ahead
of Febvre.
Gaudagnini led the whole way
in the first MX2 moto and held off
teammate Tom Vialle at the end,
finishing just 2.6 seconds ahead
of the Frenchman, Vialle.
Australian Jed Beaton
(Husqvarna) was third another
two seconds back. Spain's
Ruben Fernandez (Honda) and
Frenchman Maxime Renaux (Ya-
maha) rounded out the top five.
Thibault Benistant, of France,
won moto two with room to spare
over fellow Yamaha rider Renaux.
Jago Geerts (Yamaha) was third,
followed by Austria's Rene Hofer
(KTM) and Guadagnini, who
recovered after a bad start.
Guadgnini's 1-5 was good
enough for the overall win,
followed by Renaux (5-2) and
Benistant (9-1).
Renaux leads the MX2 Cham-
pionship but not by much. Just
two points separate him from
Guadagnini. Fernandez is third,
another 12 points back.
CN
MXGP Overall:
1. Jorge Prado (KTM)
2. Antonio Cairoli (KTM)
3. Jeremy Seewer (Yam)
4. Glenn Coldenhoff (Yam)
5. Romain Febvre (Kaw)
MX2 Overall:
1. Mattia Guadagnini (KTM)
2. Maxime Renaux (Yam)
3. Thibault Benistant (Yam)
4. Jed Beaton (Hus)
5. Ruben Fernandez (Hon)
Jorge Prado captured
his first MXGP victory
of the year at Loket,
Czech Republic.PHOTO:
RAY ARCHER
