Prado, Coenen Send It at Spanish MXGP
R
ound six of the FIM Mo-
tocross World Motocross
Championship took place in
Lugo, Spain, May 11-12, at a new
venue, The Circuito Municipal
Jorge Prado, aka, The Circuit of
Jorge Prado, aptly named after
the defending series champion.
Prado completed a perfect week-
end in front of his home fans and
regained the championship lead
after losing it one round prior in
the Portugal mud. In MX2, Lucas
Coenen claimed his first overall
win of the 2024 campaign.
MXGP
Prado dominated the Ram Quali-
fying race before taking the hole-
shot in race one of the MXGP
division. The Spanish native led
every lap of the opening moto
despite the efforts from second-
place Romain Febvre.
Febvre stayed close but
couldn't get close enough to
make a pass stick. He finished
2.5 seconds back.
Yamaha's Calvin Vlaanderen
battled with points leader Tim
Gajser for third in the early
stages of the race before Gajser
fell and dropped to sixth. Vlaan
-
deren held it together to finish on
the podium in race one.
A gate malfunction forced
a restart in race two in which
Vlaanderen carried his momen
-
tum into a holeshot and early
lead. Prado rode hot on his tail
and passed for the lead on the
opening lap. But the race didn't
end there, as both Febvre and
Gajser battled up to the back
of Prado. Gajser eventually got
the upper hand and stalked the
Spaniard, the red plate hanging
in the balance. The Honda rider
slid out with a few laps to go,
dropping him from second to
third and losing the points lead
in the process. This fall allowed
Jeffrey Herlings to move into
second behind Prado, with Feb
-
vre taking fourth in the race.
Prado's 1-1-1 sweep of the
weekend saw him reclaim the
WIND
IN THE
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Jorge Prado swept the
weekend at his home
circuit and reclaimed
the points lead.
