Honda Returns to MX2
H
onda HRC will return to
MX2-class racing in MXGP
in 2024. Honda officially an-
nounced its three-rider GP
squad, which includes returning
MXGP riders Tim Gajser and
Ruben Fernandez and new MX2
rider Ferruccio Zanchi.
Honda said it was a big step
for Team HRC to be re-joining
the MX2 class but also a crucial
one for the brand to be racing
competitively on the smaller
250cc machines, and Zanchi
was seen as the perfect pros
-
pect to lead this new venture for
2024.
"We are very excited to have
signed Ferruccio for this upcom-
ing season in the MX2 class,"
said Tetsuhiro Kuwata, HRC
Director - General Manager
Race Operations Management
Division. "It was a decision we
thought a lot about because it
is an important one for Honda
and HRC to come back to racing
our CRF250R, and we knew that
we had to do it the right way. We
believe that Ferruccio is the right
rider for this project and that he
can grow with the bike and de
-
velop it so that we can get back
to winning races and being suc-
cessful in the MX2 class as we
have done in the MXGP class."
The 17-year-old, Zanchi, made
his Honda HRC racing debut at
the pre-season Internazionali
d'Italia in Riola Sardo, Sardinia,
on February 4, and the Italian
scored the overall win with 4-1
motos. Red Bull/GasGas rider
Simon Langenfelder was second
overall with a 1-4.
Gajser won the MX1 class.
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After a brief leave of absence,
Honda HRC will, once again, have a
presence in MX2 with new signee
Ferruccio Zanchi.
