Tim Gajser won this Sunday the MXGP of Turkey in the MXGP motocross World Championship, in Afyonkarahisar. It is the Slovenian’s return to victory, which had eluded him since last year.
In the first race, Gajser (Team HRC) took the lead in the first lap, but was always pressured by Romain Febvre. The Kawasaki rider completed the pass on the seventh lap and from then on, Gajser was never able to recover it – finishing 4.675s behind his rival.
In third place was Maxime Renaux (Monster Energy Yamaha) with some comfort, but nearly ten seconds behind Gajser. Calvin Vlaanderen (Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha) and Alberto Forato (SM Action Racing Team/KTM) completed the top five. Jorge Prado (Red Bull GasGas), the championship leader, had bike problems at the start and could only finish 13th.
As for the second race, it was one-way traffic. Prado even got the holeshot, but was once again betrayed by the mechanics of his GasGas and lost several positions. Gajser stayed in front and never looked back. The four-time MXGP world champion crossed the finish line 5.834s ahead of Renaux, who also had some comfort securing second place.
Febvre finished third, where he had been throughout the race, followed by Rúben Fernández (Team HRC) and Vlaanderen. Prado could only recover to ninth after the initial setback.
The absolute winner was Gajser, with 47 points – two more than Febvre. Renaux was third with five points less than Gajser, followed by Vlaanderen and Forato. Prado was the tenth classified in the MXGP of Turkey.
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