Facchetti nips faster than De Wolf!
Gianluca Facchetti also starts from pole position during the fourth race of the European 250cc Championship. The Yamaha rider trained fastest on the Kegums circuit, narrowly ahead of Kay de Wolf (photo). The leader in the standings, Thibault Benistant, was good for the third fastest time, followed by Mattia Guadagnini and Hakon Fredriksen. Liam Everts trained to 24th starting place, Twan van Essen (26th), Twan Wagenaar (39th) and Koen Gouwenberg (40th) also managed to qualify.
In the EMX Open, Karel Kutsar was fastest ahead of the Finns Kim Savaste and Miro Sihvonen. Greg Smets starts tenth, Mike Bolink (17th) and Damian Wedage (22nd) also qualified for both races later today.
EMX250 – Time Practice – Classification
1. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, Yamaha), 1:57.536; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:00.043; 3. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:00.408; 4. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:00.655; 5. Hakon Fredriksen (NOR, Yamaha), +0:01.032; 6. Adam Zsolt Kovacs (HUN, Husqvarna), +0:01.232; 7. Tim Edberg (SWE, Yamaha), +0:01.294; 8. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, Husqvarna), +0:01.454; 9. Bastian Boegh Damm (DEN, KTM), +0:01.772; 10. Lorenzo Locurcio (VEN, Kawasaki), +0:01.948; 11. Maximilian Spies (GER, Husqvarna), +0:01.988; 12. Isak Gifting (SWE, KTM), +0:02.016; 13. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), +0:02.375; 14. Lion Florian (GER, KTM), +0:02.389; 15. Meico Vettik (EST, KTM), +0:02.522; 16. Joel Rizzi (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:02.663; 17. Glen Meier (DEN, Yamaha), +0:02.732; 18. Camden McLellan (RSA, Husqvarna), +0:02.788; 19. Lorenzo Corti (ITA, KTM), +0:02.983; 20. Tomass Sileika (LAT, KTM), +0:03.146; 21. Marcel Conijn (NED, KTM), +0:03.473; 22. Matteo Del Coco (ITA, KTM), +0:03.489; 23. Kaarel Tilk (EST, Husqvarna), +0:03.594; 24. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:03.683; 25. Rainers Zuks (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:03.834; 26. Twan Van Essen (NED, KTM), +0:04.110; 27. Raffaele Giuzio (ITA, Yamaha), +0:04.228; 28. Yuri Quarti (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:04.324; 29. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), +0:04.335; 30. Kimi Koskinen (FIN, KTM), +0:04.387; 31. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), +0:04.413; 32. Gianmarco Cenerelli (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:04.942; 33. Marnique Appelt (GER, KTM), +0:05.468; 34. Erlandas Mackonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:05.487; 35. Maurice Chanton (SUI, KTM), +0:05.651; 36. Matteo Puccinelli (ITA, Yamaha), +0:05.835; 37. Axel Louis (FRA, Honda), +0:05.982; 38. Christopher Mills (GBR, Yamaha), +0:06.229; 39. Twan Wagenaar (NED, KTM), +0:06.266; 40. Koen Gouwenberg (NED, Husqvarna), +0:06.412; 41. Kjeld Stuurman (NED, KTM), +0:06.489; 42. Kristians Freimanis (LAT, KTM), +0:07.247; 43. Nikolay Malinov (BUL, KTM), +0:07.592; 44. Adrien Wagener (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:09.868; 45. Emil Jonrup (SWE, KTM), +0:05.571;
EMXOpen – Time Practice – Classification
1. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), 1:56.583; 2. Kim Savaste (FIN, KTM), +0:00.432; 3. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, Husqvarna), +0:02.221; 4. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, Honda), +0:02.629; 5. Juuso Matikainen (FIN, Husqvarna), +0:03.093; 6. Toms Makuks (LAT, KTM), +0:03.313; 7. Stefan Ekerold (GER, Suzuki), +0:03.367; 8. Domantas Jazdauskas (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:03.414; 9. Andero Lusbo (EST, Husqvarna), +0:03.642; 10. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), +0:03.929; 11. Karlis Kalejs (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:03.986; 12. Eugenio Barbaglia (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:04.582; 13. Simeo Ubach (ESP, Husqvarna), +0:04.656; 14. Federico Tuani (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:05.054; 15. Nathan Dixon (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:05.057; 16. Rene Rannikko (FIN, Husqvarna), +0:05.532; 17. Mike Bolink (NED, KTM), +0:05.927; 18. Tomas Ragadini (ITA, Suzuki), +0:05.943; 19. Szymon Staszkiewicz (POL, KTM), +0:06.696; 20. Arnolds Snickers (LAT, Yamaha), +0:07.604; 21. Salvador Ubach Sala (ESP, Husqvarna), +0:08.325; 22. Damian Wedage (NED, KTM), +0:10.128; 23. Angel Arribas Luque (ESP, Husqvarna), +0:10.199; 24. Stanislav Vasicek (CZE, KTM), +0:10.530;
By: Steven van Kempen/KEMCO
Photo: JP Acevedo
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