This weekend, the Motocross of Nations is taking place at Matterley Basin. Yesterday was the day for the qualifying races, with Spain emerging as the strongest team.
In the Open category, Jett Lawrence (Australia/Honda) dominated the event: he took the lead on the second lap by overtaking Rúben Fernández (Spain/Honda), finishing 6.145s ahead of his rival. Maxime Renaux (France/Yamaha) finished third, maintaining that position from start to finish.
In MXGP, the world champion for 2023 and 2024 showcased his superior performance. The Spaniard outpaced his championship rival, Tim Gajser (Slovenia/Honda), by 5.630s. Romain Febvre (France/Kawasaki) passed Hunter Lawrence (Australia/Honda) on the last lap to secure third place.
Tom Vialle (France/KTM) also dominated the MX2 qualifying race. The rider led from start to finish, surpassing Lucas Coenen (Belgium/Husqvarna) by 9.653s. Simon Längenfelder (Germany/GasGas) comfortably finished third after overtaking Max Anstie (Great Britain/Yamaha) on the penultimate lap.
In the overall standings from the three qualifying races, Spain is in the lead with three points, one ahead of France and two ahead of Australia. Points are directly equivalent to the final position in each race, meaning that the fewer points a team has, the better its ranking.
Estonia finished in 19th place with 31 points, the same as Japan, but secured that top 19 by tiebreaking on the third result, thus qualifying for the main final. Japan, along with 12 other teams, will compete for the last spot in the main final during the B-Final. One of these teams will be the winner of C-Final, featuring Croatia, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, and Poland.
