Agueda: A perfect Portuguese Grand Prix for Guillem Farres (Triumph)

Second race of the MX2 class in Agueda, Portuguese Grand Prix: Pole-sitter Guillem Farres (Triumph) took the holeshot and controlled the race from the front ahead of Janis Martins Reisulis (Yamaha) and World Championship leader Sacha Coenen (KTM). Coenen, who once again managed to recover from two tricky moments after the start on the freshly watered track, took until halfway through the race to get the better of Janis Reisulis. In the end, the Belgian tried to close the gap on the leader, but Farres had already built up a lead of almost 10 seconds and gave the World Championship leader no chance of getting anywhere near him again.

Simon Längenfelder 6th

After finishing third in the first race, there were hopes that defending champion Simon Längenfelder might have overcome his slump in form, but the same scenario played out again in the second race: Simon started among the top six, held off Julius Mikula – who had once again got off to a good start – on lap 3 and had moved up to fifth place by the halfway point, but lost touch with the leading group with every lap. Halfway through the race, Camden Mc Lellan closed in from behind and overtook the German. Simon Längenfelder eventually finished in 6th place, 35 seconds behind the leader. In the championship standings, his gap to 3rd place widened from 59 to 62 points.

Janis Reisulis on the podium

With a 2-4 result, Janis Martins Reisulis secured his first MX2 Grand Prix podium. “A few days ago, I was dreaming of reaching the podium,” explained the Latvian. “Today I’ve done it.”

Sacha Coenen under pressure

With a 6-2 result, World Championship leader Sacha Coenen took third place on the podium. His lead in the World Championship standings dwindled from 41 to 27 points in Portugal

A perfect weekend for Guillem Farres

Guillem Farres secured the maximum 60 World Championship points with victories in all three races, putting himself in a position to emerge as one of the hot favourites for the title.

Liam Everts survives bizarre incident

The Belgian Husqvarna works rider fought hard for third place. In the rhythm section, he took a jump too short, landed on the crest of the following hill, was jolted about and only just managed to avoid a crash. As he crossed the finish line in third place, the lapped Swede Nike Korsbeck went off the track right in front of him. His motorbike rolled over several times and struck Everts on the head, tearing off his visor. This crash could have had serious consequences. Fortunately, neither rider was injured.

Next stop: South Africa

The action continues this coming weekend in Johannesburg, South Africa, with Round 11 of the World Championship.

Results: Grand Prix of Portugal, Agueda

1. Guillem Farres (E), Triumph, 1-1

2. Janis Martins Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, 2-4

3. Sacha Coenen (B), KTM, 6-2

4. Liam Everts (B), Husqvarna, 5-3

5. Simon Längenfelder (D), KTM, 3-6

6. Camden Mc Lellan (ZA), Triumph, 4-5

7. Julius Mikula (CZ), KTM, 7-9

8. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, 10-7

9. Kay Karssemakers (NL), Kawasaki, 13-8

10. Jens Walvoort (NL), KTM, 11-10

MX2 World Championship standings after round 10 of 19:

1. Sacha Coenen (B), KTM, 477

2. Guillem Farres (E), Triumph, 450 (-27)

3. Simon Längenfelder (D), KTM, 415 (-62)

4. Camden Mc Lellan (ZA), Triumph, 413 (-64)

5. Liam Everts (B), Husqvarna, 397 (-80)

6. Janis Martins Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, 355 (-122)

7. Mathis Valin (F), Kawasaki, 352 (-125)

8. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, 273 (-204)

9. Valerio Lata (I), Honda, 256 (-221)

10. Kay Karssemakers (NL), Kawasaki, 205 (-272)