Vanluchene/Bax win Belgian GP sidecarcross
Belgian Marvin Vanluchene and his Dutch driver Robbie Bax have won the Belgian GP sidecar cross. They did this just ahead of Robbie's brother Etienne Bax, who came second with his Czech baking player Cermak. The Estonian/Finnish tandem Varik/Kunnas finished third in Lommel.
In the first heat, Bax took the holeshot and quickly managed to pull away from his pursuers and won the heat by force majeure. Veldman/Janssens started 5th, finished 20 seconds behind in second with Varik/Kunnas in third. In the very last phase, Vanluchene/Bax managed to outpace Hermans/Musset for fourth place.
Race 1
1. Etienne Bax/Ondrej Cermak
2. Julian Veldman/Glenn Janssens
3. Kert Varik/Lari Kunnas
4. Marvin Vanluchene/Robbie Bax
5. Koen Hermans/Nicolas Musset
6. Marco Heinzer/Reudi Betschart
7. Daniel Willemsen/Rodolphe Lebreton
8. Stuart Brown/Josh Chamberlain
9. Tim Leferink/Kostas Beleckas
10.Gert van Werven/Ben Van Den Bogaart
In the second heat Bax was again the fastest, but in the first corner the sidecar caught in the sand and the riders rolled over. Hermans/Musset and Veldman/Janssens could no longer avoid Bax and were also stuck.
Vanluchene/Bax took advantage and won the heat and the Belgian Grand Prix. Varik/Kunnas finished second in a few seconds and thus became second overall. Veldman finished third and Bax took fourth place, finishing third overall and narrowly retaining the lead in the Sidecar Cross World Championship.
Race 2
1. Marvin Vanluchene/Robbie Bax
2. Kert Varik/Lari Kunnas
3. Julian Veldman/Glenn Janssens
4. Etienne Bax/Ondrej Cermak
5. Gert Van Werven/Ben Van Den Bogaart
6. Brett Wilkinson/Joe Millard
7. Daniel Willemsen/Rodolphe Lebreton
8. Stephan Wijers/Jorrit van der Putten
9. Marco Heinzer/Reudi Betschart
10. Davy Sanders/Luc Rostingt
Final ranking GP of Belgium
1. Marvin Vanluchene / Robbie Bax 43 pts
2. Etien Bax/ Ondrej Cermac 43
3. Kert Varik/Lari Kunnas 42
4. Julian Veldman/Glenn Janssens 42
5. Gert Van Werven/Ben Van Den Bogaart 28
6. Daniel Willemsen/Rodolphe Lebreton 28
7. Marco Heinzer/Reudi Betschart 27
8. Stuart Brown/Josh Chamberlain 23
9. Stephan Wijers/Jorrit van der Putten 22
10. Tim Leferink/Kostas Beleckas 20
World Championship standings after 3 GPs
1. See/Cermak 117
2. Varik/Kunnas 113
3. Veldman 108
4. Van Werven 95
5. Vanluchene 79
6. Wilkinson 74
Photos: Rendel baetens photography
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