Prado Wins MXGP Opener
R
ound one of the FIM Moto-
cross World Championship
headed to South America for the
MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina to
kick off the 2024 campaign. The
preseason hype came to a head
with the first gate drop of the
season, as Jorge Prado (MXG)
and Kay de Wolf (MX2) claimed
their respective overall victories.
MXGP
Defending MXGP Champion
Jorge Prado is fresh off his
Supercross stint in America and
back sporting a big number one
aboard his Red Bull Factory Gas
-
Gas machine. The Spaniard took
over the lead in race one on the
first lap and easily cruised to the
opening win by 10 seconds. Ka-
wasaki's Romain Febvre battled
his way to second at the check-
ers, just clear of Pauls Jonass in
third.
Race two saw qualifying win-
ner Tim Gajser rebound from
a disastrous race one with the
holeshot and early lead. The
Honda man controlled the lead
from the front and held the top
spot for all 18 laps. His 5-3
earned him third overall. Prado
rode a consistent second in
race two and used 1-2 scores to
take the overall win at the series
opener. Febvre again landed on
the podium with a third and put
together 2-3 finishes for second
overall.
"Honestly, this weekend has
gone so well," said Prado. "I feel
good about the bike, and we
made some key improvements
from last year. I feel like a better
rider now than I ever have before
and I'm super happy to leave
Argentina with the red plate and
the win."
MX2
Race one of the MX2 division
started with a bang as Sacha
Coenen rocketed off the hole-
WIND
IN THE
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MXGP is back in action with round
one taking place in Argentina.
