the championship, but a proper sand track
spelled hope for the Dutch native. De Wolf
looked good from the get-go this weekend,
with a win in the qualifying race before Sun-
day's action. In race one, he chipped away at
the leaders
and made a pass for the lead on
lap four over Andrea Adamo. The two front-
runners towed Thibault Benistant along to
the front, and all finished within 10 seconds.
Series points leader Simon Laengenfelder
started up front but jumped off course in the
second turn. After his struggles on lap one,
he crossed the line back in sixth.
In race two, Sacha Coenen shot out of the
gate to take the holeshot and the early lead.
Once again, de Wolf found himself moving
through the field but clicking off passes in
quick succession. By lap 11, he found the
rear wheel of Coenen and jumped a series
of braking bumps in his pass for the lead.
Coenen still held on for second over his
teammate Adamo, but the two flip-flopped in
the overall rankings. De Wolf scored maxi
-
mum points but still sits third in the series
standings behind Adamo
and Laengenfelder,
who finished fifth overall and continues to
lead the points race by 43 points.
"We had a good plan with the team and
executed it perfectly: three races, three
wins," said de Wolf. "I managed my rhythm
well and stayed patient when I needed to.
All the hard work paid off, and I'm super
thankful to my team. This was a big one for
the championship, and I'm already looking
forward to the next round."
CN
MXGP (Top 5)
1. Lucas Coenen (KTM) 1-1
2. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 5-2
3. Calvin Vlaanderen (Yam) 4-3
4. Glenn Coldenhoff (Fan) 2-5
5. Andrea Bonacorsi (Fan) 3-8
MX2 (Top 5)
1. Kay de Wolf (Hus) 1-1
2. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 2-3
3. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 4-2
4. Thibault Benistant (Yam) 3-4
5. Simon Langenfelder (KTM) 6-5
VOLUME 62 ISSUE 28 JULY 15, 2025 P39
2025 MX2 & MXGP of Finland Highlights
Defending MX2
Champion Kay de
Wolf swept the
weekend for his first
overall win in more
than two months.
