shot with GasGas rookie Marc-
Antoine Rossi closely in tow.
Rossi passed for the lead on lap
one but found himself hunted
down by the other Coenen
brother, Husqvarna's Lucas
Coenen. The 96-machine made
his way to the top spot before
crashing out of race one with a
sprained thumb. This mistake
put the rookie Rossi back into
the lead before he, too, fell with
seven laps left. The MX2 veter
-
ans, Simon Laengenfelder and
Thibault Benistant capitalized on
the mistakes of the youngsters
and moved their way into the
lead during the closing stages of
the race. Laengenfelder took the
opening win while de Wolf se
-
cured a pass for second around
Benistant in the final turn.
Mikkel Haarup launched off
to the early lead in race two
aboard his new Triumph TF
250-X. He led the opening laps
and stayed close to the front
amid the chaos. Lucas Coenen
rebounded from a DNF in race
one and clawed his way to the
lead before crashing out of the
top spot two different times.
These mistakes allowed his
Husqvarna teammate, de Wolf,
to slide into the lead, claiming
the race win and the overall.
Harrup held on for second while
Lucas Coenen remounted for
third. Laengenfelder and Andrea
Adamo rounded out the day's
overall podium.
WIND
IN THE
P46
Jeffrey Herlings was eighth overall in
his first MXGP appearance since the
2023 Grand Prix of Germany. It wasn't
the best result for the former champ
but he left the race healthy.
