Benistant wins, Geerts bites Vialle's teeth
The fact that Jago Geerts set the fastest lap of the race said everything about his speed. Still, the first moto was a frustrating experience for the Monster Energy Yamaha rider. After all, Geerts was third for almost the entire race, behind winner Thibault Benistant and home favorite Tom Vialle.
There was a commotion at the start of race 1 as Horgmo went straight and was the last to continue his race. The holeshot went to Andrea Adamo, who had Benistant, Vialle and Längenfelder behind him. Benistant almost immediately moved to the front while Geerts took the lead from Adamo and Längenfelder.
Overtaking opportunities and therefore effective overtaking actions were extremely rare in the first moto. Leader Benistant was able to control to take his fourth series victory of the season. Both Vialle and Geerts had to swallow their frustrations. They both got into the wheel of their predecessor, but that was it. In the championship standings, Jago lost two points to title rival Vialle.
After a steady race, Längenfelder and Mikkel Haarup finished 4th and 5th. Liam Everts, third in yesterday's qualifying race, now finished 7th. For Roan van de Moosdijk and Kay De Wolf, 13th and 14th respectively, the opening race was one to quickly forget. Kay Karssemakers quickly dropped out.
The decisive second MX16 round will start at 10:2 PM.
MX2 Race 1
1. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), 34:13.423; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:01.860; 3. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:04.781; 4. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:26.284; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Kawasaki), +0:29.579; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, GASGAS), +0:31.352; 7. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:32.122; 8. Stephen Rubini (FRA, Honda), +0:48.509; 9. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), +0:50.911; 10. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Kawasaki), +1:23.049; 11. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), +1:28.605; 12. Jakub Teresak (CZE, KTM), +1:30.273; 13. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Husqvarna), +1:37.407; 14. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +1:42.182; 15. Emil Weckman (FIN, Honda), +1:56.952; 16. Joel Rizzi (GBR, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 17. Leopold Ambjörnson (SWE, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 18. Florent Lambillon (BEL, Suzuki), -2 lap(s); 19. Kay Karssemakers (NED, KTM), -16 lap(s);
Photos: Full Spectrum Media
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