Gajser, Vialle Fastest In France
T
he FIM MXGP World Cham-
pionship headed to France
at the iconic Saint Jean D'Angely
circuit for the penultimate round
of the series. The MXGP crown
has already been clinched by Tim
Gajser, but the rest of the points,
along with the MX2 title, are still
wide open. After another tight
weekend of racing, fans saw Ga-
jser and Tom Vialle take the wins.
With the title still on the line, all
eyes were on the MX2 class.
MX2
Going into France, only two
rounds were left to decide the
MX2 World Championship, as
Jago Geerts and Tom Vialle
continue to slug it out in the final
few races. Geerts maintained
the edge at just 15 points coming
into Saint Jean. Race one saw
France's own Thibault Benistant
and Vialle lead the way ahead of
Geerts. These three maintained
even gaps throughout the race
and finished 1-2-2, respectively.
After cutting two points from
Geerts' championship lead in
race one, Vialle quickly jumped
to the lead in race two. Geerts,
meanwhile, rounded the first lap
in fifth place. He worked up to
fourth but two crashes during the
moto eventually dropped him to
seventh. Vialle cruised to victory,
going 2-1 for the day's overall.
Benistant traded wins with Vialle
and came home second overall
with two French riders on the
podium. A 3-7 still gave Geerts
third overall while his points lead
is cut to just two.
CN
MXGP
1. Tim Gajser (Hon) 2-1
2. Jeremy Seewer Yam (1-3)
3. Jorge Prado (GG) 4-2
4. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 3-5
5. Maxime Renaux (Yam) 5-4
MX2
1. Tom Vialle (KTM) 2-1
2. Thibault Benistant (Yam) 1-2
3. Jago Geerts (Yam) 3-7
4. Tom Guyon (KTM) 9-3
5. Liam Everts (KTM) 7-6
IN
THE
WIND
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The MX2 Championship is as close as ever. Tom Vialle took the
win in France and now trails championship leader
Jago Geerts by just two points with one round to go.
