Gajser, Benistant Best MXGP Of Germany
R
ound 11 of the FIM MXGP
World Championship brought
riders to the iconic Teutscenthal
Circuit for the Grand Prix of Ger-
many. As usual, lots of action took
place with both points chases
being shaken up by the time the
final checkered flag flew. In the
end fans saw Tim Gajser bounce
back for the MXGP overall while
Thibault Benistant earned his first
MX2 overall victory.
MXGP
Big news in the MXGP division
as championship contender
Maxime Renaux suffered a
massive crash in the qualifying
race. He endoed off the finish
line jump, ejected from the bike
and broke his T1, T2, T5, and
T7 vertebrae. Renaux did walk
off under his own power but will
likely miss several rounds. He
was second in the championship
before the crash. Romain Febvre
also returned to action this week-
end. This was his first race back
after a nasty crash at the Paris
Supercross that resulted in a leg
injury.
Race one of the MXGP began
with Tim Gajser executing the
holeshot over Pauls Jonass,
Febvre and Jeremy Seewer. Feb-
vre held the final podium spot
for some time, not bad for his
first race back, but Seewer later
moved past him for third. Behind
the front runners, Jorge Prado
looked to be climbing through
the ranks but later fell while
in fifth. Gajser however was
untouched out front and easily
claimed the win in race one.
Seewer grabbed his first
holeshot of the year in race two
just ahead of Gajser and Prado.
IN
THE
WIND
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Tim Gajser took the overall win
at the MXGP of Germany. He
now leads the championship by
101 points over Jeremy Seewer.
Former runner-up Maxime Renaux
is out with an injury.
