The Slovenian Tim Gajser (Honda) won the final exam of world of the top category of motocross, MXGP, the British Grand Prixheld at Matterley Basin, where a fall in the second race eliminated the champion, the Spaniard, from the race Jorge Prado (GasGas).
Gajser, world champion in 2019, 2020 and 2022, and prevented from competing until half of this edition due to an injury, won his second grand prix of the season after his victory in Turkey, in the penultimate event.
In the first race the Slovenian won with a lead of 1,627 over Swiss Jeremy Seewer and 2,791 over Dutchman Glenn Coldenhoff (Yamaha). Jorge Prado, who wore the gold ‘1’ on his motorcycle for the first time, finished fourth ahead of the rider he competed against for the title he certified last weekend in Italy, Frenchman Romain Febvre ( Kawasaki).
In the afternoon race, the young driver from Lugo, 22 years old, fell in the second corner and lost all his options, destined for an impossible comeback that left him in eighteenth place, but with peace of mind of having good in his pocket. Purpose of the course.
Coldenhoff started in the lead again, but Gajser soon took the lead and went into the double with absolute authority. Febvre took second position and Spaniard Rubén Fernández, who was sixth in the first race, sealed an impressive third position in the end by overtaking the Swiss.
In this way, Gajser won the Grand Prix joined by Seewer and Febvre on the podium, with Fernández fifth and Prado tenth, his worst result of the season.
The final general classification of the 2023 World Championship ends with Prado as champion with 921 points ahead of Febvre with 854, Seewer with 759, Coldenhoff with 695 and Fernández with 654, while among the constructors it is finally Yamaha took the title with the 939 by grabbing first. place in GasGas (937).
The season will close on October 8 at the French Ernee circuit with the motocross of the countries, where the Spanish team will consist of Jorge Prado, Rubén Fernández and David Braceras.
Source: La Verdad
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