Lucas Coenen wins two series in China, heavy crash for Liam Everts

Lucas Coenen won the MXGP of China today. In Shanghai he won both series and beat Kay de Wolf and Simon Laengenfelder in the final standings. Kay de Wolf is now one step closer to the world title. Liam Everts crashed in the early stages of the second series and remained under the engine for a long time. 

First series

Lucas Coenen took the holeshot ahead of Simon Laengenfelder and Liam Everts. Kay de Wolf got away from the gate in fifth place. Yamaha rider Karlis Reisulis made an immediate impression by attacking Everts and taking his place on lap four. Kay de Wolf started to put pressure on Everts after ten minutes, who in turn got alongside Reisulis again.

Karlis Reisulis also had to let de Wolf pass on the fast circuit of Shanghai a little later. On lap 14 Kay de Wolf passed Everts and took over P3 from the Belgian. At the front Lucas Coenen was still in the lead while Laengenfelder never managed to get on the wheel of the Husqvarna rider.

Lucas Coenen won the series ahead of Laengenfelder and de Wolf. Everts came fourth ahead of Mikkel Haarup.

Second series

Karlis Reisulis took the lead ahead of Simon Laengenfelder and Kay de Wolf. Then followed Liam Everts, Lucas Coenen and Camden Mclellan. In the first lap Liam Everts crashed after a collision with Lucas Coenen and remained under the bike. The medical team was quickly on the scene to provide assistance.

Rick Elzinga disappeared from the race at about the same time and seemed to have sustained an injury. At the front, Reisulis had already driven away by six seconds while Laengenfelder and de Wolf fought a tough battle for second place. Lucas Coenen rode behind McLellan for laps and had difficulty connecting with the South African.

At the front, Reisulis gradually lost his lead over Laengenfelder and de Wolf. On lap 12, Reisulis went down in a bend and had to watch Laengenfelder, de Wolf, Coenen and Haarup pass him. Kay de Wolf then took the lead from the German.

Lucas Coenen finally got going and with five minutes left on the clocks he was suddenly in P2. His teammate Kay de Wolf was just ahead of him. A small mistake by de Wolf allowed Lucas to pass Coenen. He also won the first series ahead of Kay de Wolf. Simon Laengenfelder came in third. Coenen took the final victory ahead of Kay de Wolf and Simon Laengenfelder with a new double series victory.

Kay de Wolf is one step closer to a first world title and has a lead of 36 points on Lucas Coenen. The last GP of the year will be held in Spain in two weeks.

MX2 Race 1

1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 34:14.906; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:05.254; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:08.778; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:10.654; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +0:13.566; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:14.215; 7. Camden McLellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:35.439; 8. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:40.450; 9. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:43.135; 10. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:43.409; 11. David Braceras (ESP, Fantic), +0:50.306; 12. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:54.764; 13. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Fantic), +0:58.391; 14. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), +1:04.203; 15. Jayce Cosford (AUS, Yamaha), +1:44.768; 16. Zou Shao Hui (CHN, Honda), -3 lap(s); 17. Xiang Liang Fang (CHN, Yamaha), -3 lap(s); 18. Hao Yu LI (CHN, KTM), -7 lap(s); 19. Brodie Connolly (NZL, Honda), -13 lap(s);

MX2 Race 2

1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, Husqvarna), 35:06.258; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:05.588; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GASGAS), +0:14.320; 4. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Triumph), +0:19.558; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:24.841; 6. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:25.316; 7. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:47.565; 8. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:53.134; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), +0:55.614; 10. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Fantic), +1:04.080; 11. Jayce Cosford (AUS, Yamaha), +1:54.724; 12. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), -1 lap(s); 13. Hao Yu LI (CHN, KTM), -3 lap(s); 14. Zou Shao Hui (CHN, Honda), -3 lap(s); 15. Xiang Liang Fang (CHN, Yamaha), -3 lap(s); 16. David Braceras (ESP, Fantic), -13 lap(s); 17. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), -19 lap(s); 18. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), -19 lap(s); 19. Brodie Connolly (NZL, Honda), -19 lap(s);

MX2 Overalls

1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 50 points; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 42 p.; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 42 p.; 4. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 34 p.; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 31 p.; 6. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 27 p.; 7. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 26 p.; 8. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 26 p.; 9. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 22 p.; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 21 p.; 11. Kay Karssemakers (NED, FAN), 19 p.; 12. Jayce Cosford (AUS, YAM), 16 p.; 13. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), 16 p.; 14. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 16 p.; 15. David Braceras (ESP, FAN), 15 p.; 16. Zou Shao Hui (CHN, HON), 12 p.; 17. Hao Yu LI (CHN, KTM), 11 p.; 18. Xiang Liang Fang (CHN, YAM), 10 p.; 19. Brodie Connolly (NZL, HON), 4 p.;

MX2 Standings

1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 915 points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 879 p.; 3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 811 p.; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 749 p.; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 658 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 632 p.; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 555 p.; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 456 p.; 9. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 395 pts.; 10. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 359 p.; 11. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 312 p.; 12. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), 299 pp.; 13. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KAW), 287 p.; 14. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), 250 p.; 15. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 232 p.; 16. David Braceras (ESP, FAN), 190 p.; 17. Jack Chambers (USA, KAW), 180 p.; 18. Kay Karssemakers (NED, FAN), 155 p.; 19. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, GAS), 122 p.; 20. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, YAM), 83 p.; 21. Leopold Ambjörnson (SWE, HUS), 80 p.; 22. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), 75 p.; 23. Hakon Osterhagen (NOR, HON), 62 p.; 24. Yago Martinez (ESP, TM), 60 p.; 25. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 58 p.; 26. Valerio Lata (ITA, KTM), 55 p.; 27. Arvid Lüning (SWE, GAS), 50 p.; 28. Federico Tuani (ITA, KTM), 40 p.; 29. Filip Olsson (SWE, KTM), 33 p.; 30. Bobby Bruce (GBR, KAW), 32 p.; 31. Ivano Van Erp (NED, YAM), 31 pts.; 32. Dave Kooiker (NED, KTM), 27 p.; 33. Emil Weckman (FIN, KTM), 20 pts.; 34. Hakon Fredriksen (NOR, KTM), 18 p.; 35. William Voxen Kleemann (DEN, KTM), 18 p.; 36. Scott Smulders (NED, HON), 16 p.; 37. Jayce Cosford (AUS, YAM), 16 pts.; 38. Sampo Rainio (FIN, KTM), 16 p.; 39. Martin Venhoda (CZE, GAS), 15 p.; 40. Jiraj Wannalak (THA, KTM), 15p.; 41. Zou Shao Hui (CHN, HON), 12 p.; 42. Delvintor Alfarizi (INA, HON), 12 p.; 43. Hao Yu LI (CHN, KTM), 11 p.; 44. Bradley Mesters (NED, KTM), 11 p.; 45. Peter Koenig (GER, KTM), 10 p.; 46. ​​Xiang Liang Fang (CHN, YAM), 10 p.; 47. Jaroslav Katrinak (SVK, GAS), 8 p.; 48. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, YAM), 6 p.; 49. Peyman Mohammadalizadeh (IRI, KTM), 5 p.; 50. Nicolas Vennekens (BEL, GAS), 5 p.; 51. Nakami Vidi Makarim (INA, KTM), 5 p.; 52. Samuel Nilsson (ESP, KTM), 4 p.; 53. Brodie Connolly (NZL, HON), 4 p.; 54. Muhammad Arsenio Algifari (INA, HON), 3 p.; 55. Thibault Maupin (FRA, GAS), 3 p.; 56. Oscar Brix (DEN, KTM), 3 p.; 57. Yigit Ali Selek (TUR, GAS), 3 p.; 58. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, GAS), 2 p.; 59. Gavin Towers (USA, YAM), 1 p.; 60. Maximilian Werner (GER, HON), 1 p.; 61. Jan Krug (GER, HUS), 1 p.; 62. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, YAM), 1 p.;

Photos: FullSpectrum
Tekst: Danny Hermans