The European MXGP had Tim Gajser (once again) as the great dominator in this season start, with the Honda HRC rider claiming another double victory.
In France and at the Saint Jean d’Angely track, Gajser once again had no rivals at his level, and in the first race only Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) provided some “shadow” to the Slovenian, who finished with a 3.930s advantage over the home rider. Lucas Coenen (KTM), who had been the fastest in qualifying during yesterday, finished third and ended a long 30.497s behind.
Mattia Guadagnini (Ducati) performed well and finished fourth, showing that the Italian machine, making its debut, is becoming increasingly competitive. Rúben Fernández was the fifth-placed rider.
In the second moto, it almost seemed like a copy of what happened in the first, as far as the top three were concerned, with Gajser winning again but this time by a much larger margin: 19.307s difference to Febvre, with Coenen this time staying closer to second place, crossing the finish line just over 2 seconds later.
Glenn Coldenhoff (Fantic) was fourth and Maxime Renaux (Yamaha) was fifth and the best Yamaha representative.
Overall, unsurprisingly, Gajser claimed all 50 points available and was the big winner of the GP!
Results in Saint Jean d’Angely – Click to enlarge:
