The MX2 Motocross World Championship season has started, with Kay de Wolf winning the MXGP of Patagonia Argentina in Villa La Angostura – although he only won one of the two races.
In the first race, Marc-Antonie Rossi (Red Bull GasGas) started strong and led for the first 11 laps before being overtaken by Thibault Benistant (Monster Energy Yamaha). Benistant only held the lead for two laps before Simon Längenfelder (Red Bull GasGas) took over. The German was stronger in the final stages and ended up as the winner, beating de Wolf by just 2.085s. Benistant finished third 2.482s behind, followed by Rossi and Mikkel Haarup (Monster Energy Triumph).
The story of the second race was different. Haarup finished the first lap in the lead and stayed there until being overtaken by Längenfelder. The German was aiming for victory in Argentina, but ended up breaking down in the second part of the race. He was overtaken by Lucas Coenen (Nestaan Husqvarna) on lap 11. The Belgian fell behind on the final lap, allowing de Wolf to take the lead and win by 1.555s ahead of Haarup. Coenen finished third, 11.627s behind, with Längenfelder and Andrea Adamo (Red Bull KTM) completing the top five. In the final standings, de Wolf was the winner of the MXGP of Patagonia Argentina with 47 points – four more than Längenfelder. Haarup finished third with 38 points.
