Guillem Farres (Triumph) secures his first qualifying victory in Agueda

Qualifying race for the Grand Prix of Portugal in Agueda: Kawasaki works rider Mathis Valin was fastest in free practice and started the qualifying race from pole position. Längenfelder qualified in fifth place, 3.7 seconds behind.

Qualifying, Agueda:

1. Mathis Valin (F), Kawasaki, 2:10.709

2. Janis Martins Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, +0.470

3. Sacha Coenen (B), KTM, +1.686

4. Guillem Farres (E), Triumph, +2.460

5. Simon Längenfelder (D), KTM, +3.769

6. Camden Mc Lellan (ZA), Triumph, +8.067

7. Kay Karssemakers (NL), Kawasaki, +8.547

Race abandoned following Valin’s crash

Pole-sitter Mathis Valin took the holeshot and led the race ahead of Janis Reisulis and Sacha Coenen. Reisulis put pressure on the leader right from the start. The Frenchman jumped too far on a long table, landed in the brake bumps, flew over the handlebars and remained on the ground. Valin was lucky not to be hit by either his own motorbike or any of the riders behind him. The race was red-flagged. Valin received medical attention and, after a few minutes, was able to walk away from the scene of the incident under his own steam. He was unable to take part in the restart.

First qualifying win for Guillem Farres

After the restart, Guillem Farres took the holeshot ahead of Valerio Lata, Sacha Coenen, Liam Everts and Simon Längenfelder. On lap 7, Simon Längenfelder fought his way past Liam Everts to move into third place. Sacha Coenen pushed hard right up to the end, but was unable to get close enough to the leading Guillem Farres to launch an overtaking manoeuvre. Farres secured the first MX2 qualifying victory of his career with a lead of 1.5 seconds. Simon Längenfelder finished third, 4.8 seconds behind.

MX2 Qualifying Race, Agueda:

1. Guillem Farres (E), Triumph, 24:40.965

2. Sacha Coenen (B), KTM, +1.508

3. Simon Längenfelder (D), KTM, +4.822

4. Liam Everts (B), Husqvarna, +5.734

5. Camden Mc Lellan (ZA), Triumph, +12.024

6. Janis Martins Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, +13.188

7. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, +39.849

8. Kay Karssemakers (NL), Kawasaki, +41.555

9. Julius Mikula (CZ), KTM, +42.900

10. Valerio Lata (I), Honda, +43.955

11. Ferruccio Zanchi (I), Ducati, +54.638

12. Maxime Grau (F), Honda, +59.892

13. Noel Zanocz (H), KTM, +1:10.803

14. Ben Mustoe (GB), GASGAS, +1:17.890

15. Ollie Colmer (GB), KTM, +1:23.694

World Championship standings:

1. Sacha Coenen (B), KTM (440)

2. Guillem Farres (E), Triumph (-40)

3. Simon Längenfelder (D), KTM (-60)

4. Camden Mc Lellan (ZA), Triumph (-61)

5. Liam Everts (B), Husqvarna (-79)