Liam Everts left Afyonkarahisar as the winner of the MXGP of Turkey in the MX2 motocross World Championship. Despite not winning any of the two races, the Belgian was the most consistent.
The holeshot in the first race was by Simon Längenfelder (Red Bull GasGas), but at the end of the first lap it was Isak Gifting (VHR Racing Team/GasGas) leading. The Swede was in the lead for a good part of the race, until he was overtaken by Längenfelder on the tenth lap. From then on, the German never lost the lead, eventually beating Jago Geerts (Monster Energy Yamaha) by 3.146s. Everts (Red Bull KTM) finished third, followed by Roan van de Mosdijk (Nestaan Husqvarna) and Gifting – who lost momentum towards the end.
Van de Moosdijk had a better start in the second race and led in the early laps, until in the fourth lap he lost positions in quick succession to Everts and Kevin Horgmo (F&H Kawasaki). Everts then established himself in the lead, but couldn’t shake off the pursuit of Horgmo. The Norwegian even managed to overtake on the 13th lap, and then finished 2.636s ahead of Everts. Van de Moosdijk was third, holding off Geerts behind him, while Andrea Adamo (Red Bull KTM) crossed the finish line in fifth.
In the final standings of the MXGP of Turkey, Everts was the winner with 42 points, compared to the 40 points scored by Horgmo and Geerts. Despite finishing sixth 15 points behind the winner, Adamo retains the championship lead:
Race 1 results:
Résultats de la course 2:
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