Thomas Covington best MX2 mud devil in France
The American Thomas Covington has won the last Grand Prix of the season. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider was the most agile rider in the mud and on the slippery track. Covington was the best in the opening heat and came second in the closing heat, which was enough for his second GP victory of the season. Hunter Lawrence who won the second series, which was also his very first in the MX2 class, took second place on the podium. Third place went to HRC Honda rider Jed Beaton who, after Hunter Lawrence, was also the second Australian on the podium in Villars sous Escot.
Suzuki World MX2 rider Jeremy Seewer (2-5) lost a podium place in the very last round due to a fall and therefore ended up just off the podium in this final Grand Prix. Pauls Jonass, who secured the world title in the first series, finished fifth and fourth in the series. On the Belgian side we can be brief and Julien Lieber scored sixth place in the first series and Nathan Renkens took a nice 13th place, which was also his best result of the season. In the second series neither driver scored again. For Brent Van Doninck, the Sunday ride was dramatic with a retirement in the first heat and did not even start in the second heat. In the final standings of the world championship we get two compatriots in the top ten with Julien Lieber in sixth place and Brent Van Doninck in tenth place.
MX2 – Grand Prix Race 1 – Classification
1. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), 36:11.422; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:08.614; 3. Jed Beaton (AUS, Honda), +0:20.237; 4. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Suzuki), +0:53.472; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +2:11.199; 6. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), +2:16.250; 7. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 8. Ben Watson (GBR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 9. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), -2 lap(s); 10. Magne Klingsheim (NOR, Kawasaki), -2 lap(s); 11. Darian Sanayei (USA, Kawasaki), -2 lap(s); 12. Anton Gole (SWE, TM), -2 lap(s); 13. Nathan Renkens (BEL, KTM), -4 lap(s); 14. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), -4 lap(s); 15. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), -4 lap(s); 16. Henry Jacobi (GER, Husqvarna), -4 lap(s); 17. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), -5 lap(s); 18. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, KTM), -6 lap(s); 19. Stephen Rubini (FRA, Kawasaki), -6 lap(s); 20. Conrad Mewse (GBR, Husqvarna), -7 lap(s); 21. Michael Mantovani (ITA, Yamaha), -7 lap(s); 22. Luka Crnkovic (CRO, Yamaha), -8 lap(s); 23. Zachary Pichon (FRA, Suzuki), -9 lap(s); 24. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), -10 lap(s); 25. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), -11 lap(s); 26. Micha-Boy De Waal (NED, Honda), -11 lap(s); 27. Brad Todd (GBR, Yamaha), -13 lap(s); 28. Enzo Toriani (FRA, Husqvarna), -13 lap(s); 29. Jorge Zaragoza (ESP, Yamaha), -15 lap(s);
MX2 – Grand Prix Race 2 – Classification
1. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Suzuki), 34:29.429; 2. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +0:06.026; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:31.358; 4. Jed Beaton (AUS, Honda), +0:32.182; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:36.050; 6. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:46.028; 7. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), +0:48.764; 8. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), +1:04.132; 9. Stephen Rubini (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:10.619; 10. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, KTM), +1:14.259; 11. Darian Sanayei (USA, Kawasaki), +1:20.649; 12. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +1:23.806; 13. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), +1:30.100; 14. Henry Jacobi (GER, Husqvarna), +1:54.700; 15. Ben Watson (GBR, KTM), +1:58.237; 16. Conrad Mewse (GBR, Husqvarna), +3:33.436; 17. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), -1 lap(s); 18. Anton Gole (SWE, TM), -1 lap(s); 19. Magne Klingsheim (NOR, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 20. Micha-Boy De Waal (NED, Honda), -1 lap(s); 21. Nathan Renkens (BEL, KTM), -1 lap(s); 22. Michael Mantovani (ITA, Yamaha), -2 lap(s); 23. Luka Crnkovic (CRO, Yamaha), -2 lap(s); 24. Brad Todd (GBR, Yamaha), -10 lap(s); 25. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), -13 lap(s); 26. Enzo Toriani (FRA, Husqvarna), -16 lap(s);
MX2 – GP Classification
1. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 47 points; 2. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, SUZ), 43 p.; 3. Jed Beaton (AUS, HON), 38 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 38 p.; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 36 p.; 6. Thomas Kjer Olsen (THE, HOUSE), 23 p.; 7. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 21 p.; 8. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), 21 p.; 9. Darian Sanayei (USA, CAW), 20 p.; 10. Alvin Östlund (SWE, YAM), 20 p.; 11. Ben Watson (GBR, KTM), 19 p.; 12. Calvin Vlaanderen (NOW, KTM), 16 p.; 13. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), 15 p.; 14. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 14 p.; 15. Magne Klingsheim (NOR, COW), 13 p.; 16. Stephen Rubini (FRA, CAW), 12 p.; 17. Anton Gole (SWE, TM), 12 p.; 18. Conrad Mewse (GBR, HUS), 9 p.; 19. Nathan Renkens (BEL, KTM), 8 p.; 20. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 7 p.; 21. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), 4 p.; 22. Michael Mantovani (ITA, YAM), 3 p.; 23. Luke Crnkovic (CRO, YAM), 2 p.; 24. Micha-Boy De Waal (NED, HON), 1 p.;
MX2 – World Championship Classification
1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 771 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 732 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (THE, HOUSE), 579 p.; 4. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 532 p.; 5. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 504 p.; 6. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), 490 p.; 7. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), 460 p.; 8. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 407 p.; 9. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, SUZ), 395 p.; 10. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 309 p.; 11. Darian Sanayei (USA, KAW), 280 p.; 12. Michele Cervellin (ITA, HON), p.263; 13. Calvin Vlaanderen (DOWN, KTM), 261 p.; 14. Alvin Östlund (SWE, YAM), 242 p.; 15. Ben Watson (GBR, KTM), 228 p.; 16. Conrad Mewse (GBR, HUS), 225 p.; 17. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, COW), 129 p.; 18. Low Vaessen (NED, SUZ), 120 p.; 19. Samuel Bernardini (ITA, TM), 111 p.; 20. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 108 p.; 21. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, HUS), 105 p.; 22. Anton Gole (SWE, TM), 99 p.; 23. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 97 p.; 24. Brian Hsu (GER, HUS), 97 p.; 25. Adam Sterry (GBR, COW), 72 p.; 26. Jed Beaton (AUS, HON), 71 p.; 27. Stephen Rubini (FRA, CAW), 70 p.; 28. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), 65 p.; 29. Freek Van Der Vlist (DOWN, KTM), 52 p.; 30. RJ Hampshire (USA, HON), 50 p.; 31. Lars van Berkel (DOWN, HOUSE), 50 p.; 32. David Herbreteau (FRA, COW), 45 p.; 33. Magne Klingsheim (NOR, COW), 39 p.; 34. Anthony Rodriguez (VEN, HON), 34 p.; 35. Petar Petrov (BULL, COW), 32 p.; 36. Mitchell Harrison (USA, YAM), 30 p.; 37. Giuseppe Tropepe (STONE, HUS), 30 p.; 38. Chase Sexton (USA, HON), 28 p.; 39. Marshall Welting (USA, COW), 20 p.; 40. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, CAW), 17 p.; 41. Nathan Renkens (BEL, KTM), 15 p.; 42. Caleb Ward (AUS, HUS), 14 p.; 43. Karel Kutsar (EST, HUS), 14 p.; 44. Justin Cooper (USA, YAM), 13 p.; 45. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, KAW), 13 p.; 46. Micha-Boy De Waal (NED, HON), 13 p.; 47. Hayden Mellross (AUS, YAM), 11 p.; 48. Simone Furlotti (ITA, YAM), 10 p.; 49. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), 6 p.; 50. Nicholas Dercourt (FRA, YAM), 5 p.; 51. Brandon Scharer (USA, YAM), 5 p.; 52. Alexis Verhaeghe (FRA, KTM), 4 p.; 53. Ken Bengtson (SWE, YAM), 3 p.; 54. Michael Mantovani (ITA, YAM), 3 p.; 55. Justin Hill (USA, CAW), 3 p.; 56. Richard Sikyna (SVK, KTM), 2 p.; 57. Luke Crnkovic (CRO, YAM), 2 p.; 58. Rene De Jong (NED, KTM), 2 p.; 59. Austin Root (USA, HUS), 2 p.; 60. Jorge Zaragoza (ESP, YAM), 2 p.; 61. Ivan Petrov (BULL, HUS), 1 p.; 62. Jay Wilson (AUS, YAM), 1 p.; 63. Michael Grisha Ivanov (BULL, HON), 1 p.; 64. Bradley Lionnet (USA, CAW), 1 p.; 65. Aaron Tanti (AUS, HUS), 1 p.; 66. Chihiro Notsuka (JPN, HON), 1 p.; 67. Marcel Conijn (NED, COW), 1 p.;
Text: @Kris…
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