Lucas Coenen claimed victory in the first race of the MXGP of Switzerland, a round of the MXGP World Motocross Championship in Frauenfeld. This marked the Belgian’s second race win – in his debut year in the premier class.
Coenen (Red Bull KTM) got off to a strong start with the holeshot, while Tim Gajser (Honda HRC) slotted into second on the opening lap. His teammate, Rúben Fernández, was third.
The top three remained unchanged until the end, with a dominant performance from Coenen to take the win 5.978s ahead of Gajser. Fernández secured third, finishing over ten seconds behind the winner.
Andrea Bonacorsi (Fantic Racing) took fourth place, while Maxime Renaux (Monster Energy Yamaha) was fifth – making it four different bikes in the top five.
Sixth place went to Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), who had to recover from a fall in the first ten minutes while battling for a top-five spot. Jeremy Seewer (Aruba.it Ducati) came home seventh.
