Montevarchi: Guillem Farres (Triumph) wins Race 1, Längenfelder takes 3rd place

First MX2 race: Grand Prix of Italy in Montevarchi: Although defending champion Simon Längenfelder didn’t have the best starting position in 11th place, he managed to take the holeshot and move into the lead.

Holeshot for Simon Längenfelder

The German MX2 World Champion led the race for five laps ahead of Julius Mikula (KTM) and Valerio Lata (Honda). Spanish Triumph works rider Guillem Farres started in the top six but charged forward with tremendous intensity, seizing the first opportunity to overtake Längenfelder on lap 7 and take the lead.

World Championship leader Sacha Coenen makes mistakes

World Championship leader Sacha Coenen started in the top three, but made a few mistakes in the early stages, causing him to drop back to sixth place initially. Once he had found his rhythm, he charged forward with his usual intensity. Just as Sacha had moved up to second place on Längenfelder’s tail, the lapped riders came into play. Längenfelder tried to use the outside lines, but was held up there, allowing Sacha to have an easy time of it on the inside line and take second place. Längenfelder managed to hold on to third place until the end.

Farres wins and closes the gap

In the final laps, Sacha Coenen tried to close the gap on the leading Spaniard, but Farres made no mistakes and won the first race with a lead of 2.8 seconds over Coenen and Längenfelder. As a result, Coenen lost three points at the top of the standings to Farres in second place. Ahead of the second race, Sacha Coenen holds a 35-point lead over Guillem Farres. Simon Längenfelder, in third place, trails by 46 points.

MX2 Race 1, Montevarchi

1. Guillem Farres (E), Triumph, 34:45.276

2. Sacha Coenen (B), KTM, +2.860

3. Simon Längenfelder (D), KTM, +5.485

4. Liam Everts (B), Husqvarna, +7.077

5. Mathis Valin (F), Kawasaki, +19.954

6. Julius Mikula (CZ), KTM, +21.997

7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA), Triumph, +24.723

8. Janis Martins Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, +30.710

9. Maxime Grau (F), Honda, +32.717

10. Ferruccio Zanchi (I), Ducati, +35.969

11. Valerio Lata (I), Honda, +50.201

12. Kay Karssemakers (NL), Kawasaki, +54.827

13. Noel Zanocz (H), KTM, +1:04.409

14. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, +1:09.018

15. Andrea Rossi (I), KTM, +1:18.407

16. Remo Schudel (CH), KTM, +1:21.099

17. Alessandro Gaspari (I), KTM, +1:28.008

18. Morgan Bennati (I), Triumph, +1:32.516

19. Jens Walvoort (NL), KTM, +1:35.588

20. Nike Korsbeck (S), Triumph, +1 lap

World Championship Standings

1. Sacha Coenen (B), KTM, 409

2. Guillem Farres (E), Triumph, 374 (-35)

3. Simon Längenfelder (D), KTM, 363 (-46)

4. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA), Triumph, 348 (-61)

5. Mathis Valin (F), Kawasaki, 334 (-75)