wide in the opening turn. A later fall only deep-
ened his deficit before he fought back to seventh.
In race two, Febvre delivered a much stronger ride
and spent most of the moto battling MXGP rookie
Kay de Wolf. After five laps of back-and-forth
passing, the Frenchman got around the Husqvar-
na rider and held on for his second podium of the
season. This result also moved him to third in the
championship standings.
Kay de Wolf narrowly missed the overall podi-
um in fourth with 4-5 results, while French native
Maxime Renaux rounded out the top five.
Tom Vialle's day unraveled after a frightening
first-turn crash at the start of race two. The Honda
HRC Petronas rider was unable to restart due
to bike damage, dropping valuable points in the
championship chase.
MX2
Guillem Farres scored his first career overall
victory with a flawless 1-1 sweep for the Triumph
Racing Factory Team. The Spaniard showed vet
-
eran patience all weekend, capitalizing on other
riders' mistakes. Farres inherited the lead in race
one after Sacha Coenen crashed early and never
looked threatened, cruising to his third win of the
year.
In the second moto, Farres started near the
front and, with only a few laps to go, passed Janis
Reisulis for the lead. He battled his Triumph team-
mate Camden McLellan down to the wire and
took the win, with less than a second separating
the two. A perfect 1-1 weekend puts Farres third
in points, 20 back from the leader, Laengenfelder.
McLellan added to a memorable 1-2 finish for
Triumph Racing as he took home second overall.
The South African rider steadily worked forward
in both motos and showed excellent pace late
in the moto. The second race saw both Triumph
riders trade spots, with McLellan going for a final-
lap pass attempt on Farres for the race win. A 3-2
result marked one of his best rides of the season
and put him fifth in the championship standings.
French native Mathis Valin earned his second
consecutive podium with third overall. Valin won
the qualifying race on Saturday and ran near the
front throughout both motos on Sunday.
Liam Everts finished fourth overall with 5-4 fin-
ishes, with championship leader Simon Laengen-
felder rounding out the top five overall.
CN
MXGP (Top 5)
1. Jeffrey Herlings (Hon) 2-1
2. Lucas Coenen (KTM) 1-2
3. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 7-3
4. Kay de Wolf (Hus) 4-5
5. Maxime Renaux (Yam) 6-4
MX2 (Top 5)
1. Guillem Farres (Tri) 1-1
2. Camden McLellan (Tri) 3-2
3. Mathin Valin (Kaw) 2-3
4. Liam Everts (Hus) 5-4
5. Simon Laengenfelder (KTM) 4-7
WIND
IN THE
P64
Guillem Farres
swept the
weekend for his
first-ever overall
win in MX2.
