out there. The track was not easy,
so you have to be smart and also
pick the right lines."
MX2
Yamaha's Thibault Benistant
returned from injury and made
his presence known by taking the
holeshot in the first MX2 race.
The French rider led early in moto
one before falling and handing
the lead to current points leader
Kay de Wolf. De Wolf then man
-
aged the race from the front and
claimed the opening win. Liam
Everts moved his way to second
in the closing stages of the race,
while Benistant passed his Ya-
maha teammate, Rick Elzinga, for
the final spot on the box.
Benistant started up front
again in race two, but another
Yamaha of Karlis Reisulis quickly
took over the top spot. The
Husqvarna's of de Wolf and Lu
-
cas Coenen had their fair share
of struggles on the opening lap,
which allowed GasGas' Simon
Laengenfelder to break away
and set his sights on the leader,
Reisulis. Laengenfelder clicked
off several fast laps and chipped
away at Reisulis, who clearly felt
comfortable during his first time
at the front. With only a few laps
left in the race, Laengenfelder
passed for the lead and claimed
his fourth race win of the sea
-
son. Reisulis held on for second,
with de Wolf charging back to
third at the line. De Wolf's 1-3
earned him another overall win
and extended his points lead
to 61 over Coenen. A 4-1 score
gave Laengenfelder second on
the day, with Everts taking third.
"The second race wasn't as
easy as the first one," said de
Wolf. "The first few guys were
really fast, and I was struggling
with my pace a little bit, but I
brought it home safe and gained
some massive points in the
championship."
CN
MXGP
1. Tim Gajser (Hon) 1-1
2. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 2-2
3. Jorge Prado (GG) 3-3
4. Jeremy Seewer (Kaw) 4-5
5. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 6-4
MX2
1. Kay de Wolf (Hus) 1-3
2. Simon Laengenfelder (GG) 4-1
3. Liam Everts (KTM) 2-5
4. Karlis Reisulis (Yam) 7-2
5. Mikkel Haarup (Tri) 5-4
WIND
IN THE
P46
Husqvarna's Kay de
Wolf won the MX2
class with a 1-3. With
three rounds to go, he
enjoys a comfortable
championship lead
over Lucas Coenen.
