the championship. Ducati's
Jeremy Seewer crossed the
line in third place, earning
third overall and marking his
60th career podium.
"Winning at home is just
incredible," Febvre said. "The
atmosphere, the fans—it
means so much to me. Both
races were intense battles,
and to come out on top here
in France makes it even
more special. We were lucky
with the weather too, so a
big thank you to everyone
who came out and sup
-
ported!"
MX2
In the MX2
division,
defending champion Kay
de Wolf entered race day
with a nine-point lead in the
standings. He faced two
disastrous motos, finishing
outside the top 10, which caused
him to drop to third in the cham
-
pionship.
Race
one saw Red Bull KTM
Factory Racing's Simon Laengen-
felder secure his third holeshot
of
the year. The German rider,
who was second in points, domi-
nated the race, taking advan-
tage of de Wolf's mistakes and
claiming
the red plate by the
time the checkered flag flew.
After two significant crashes,
de Wolf finished in 14th place.
Laengenfelder's teammate,
Andrea Adamo, took second,
while Honda HRC's Valerio Lata
crossed the line in third.
Race two again saw the two
KTMs up front as Adamo took
the holeshot with Laengen
-
felder right on his rear fender.
Laengenfelder jumped past
his
teammate and made his move to
the lead on lap one, with Adamo
trailing closely behind. The duo
battled for over 30 minutes with
the overall win of the weekend
hanging in the balance. Adamo
finally made a mistake with one
lap remaining, virtually handing
the win to Langenfelder. The
German finished 1-1 on the day,
securing the overall win and
the points lead in the process.
Adamo's pair of second-place
finishes put him second overall,
while Lucas Coenen's 6-4 results
earned him third overall, giving
the top three spots to the Red
Bull KTM team.
Laengenfelder now leads the
series 11 points over Adamo and
25 clear of de Wolf.
"Two wins and the red plate—
what a weekend," Laengenfelder
said. "The first race felt
great, and in the second I
had to dig deep because
Andrea [Adamo] was really
pushing me. The track was
tricky with all the slick lines,
but I stayed focused and
managed it well. I'm really
happy with how everything
came together."
De Wolf crashed at the
start of race two but even
-
tually made his way back
to
12th place. His 14-12
scores placed him 13th
overall and caused him to
drop to third in the champi
-
onship.
"I
picked up an ankle
injury in timed practice, and
from there it felt like things
just didn't go our way," de
Wolf said. "The conditions
on Sunday were tricky with
the rain overnight, and I had a
couple of crashes in the first
race that set me back. In the
second moto, I got caught up in
a first-lap incident, which made
it another tough fight from the
back. I did what I could and kept
pushing, but obviously losing the
red plate is frustrating."
CN
MXGP (Top 5)
1. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 2-1
2. Lucas Coenen (KTM) 1-2
3. Jeremy Seewer (Duc) 5-3
4. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 3-5
5. Andrea Bonacorsi (Fan) 6-6
MX2
1. Simon Laengenfelder (KTM) 1-1
2. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 2-2
3. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 6-4
4. Oriol Oliver (KTM) 4-7
5. Valerio Lata (Hon) 3-10
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Simon Laengenfelder
swept the weekend
with 1-1 finishes
and took over the
MX2 points lead.
