Kay de Wolf secured the overall win and extended his championship lead, while Lucas Coenen faced a tough weekend to finish seventh. Mattia Guadagnini overcame injuries to finish 13th in MXGP.
MATTIGHOFEN, AUSTRIA – July 29, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – At what is widely regarded as one of the most unforgiving and challenging motocross circuits in the world, Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing MX2 rider and current Red Plate championship leader Kay de Wolf delivered a superb qualifying win, and a set of 1-2 finishes on Sunday, to secure the overall victory and extend his championship lead by 65 points.
De Wolf arrived at what could be considered his alternate home circuit – just 25 km down the road from his hometown of Valkenswaard in the Netherlands – in full confidence; having secured his fifth win of the season just a week earlier at the MXGP of the Czech Republic.
Winning Saturday’s qualifying in Lommel was just the beginning. Using his gate slot to full effect for the first moto, de Wolf made a blistering start, quickly moving into second position by the end of the opening lap. It didn’t take long for de Wolf to leverage his natural sand-riding skills to take the lead. Despite a mistake on lap six, where he momentarily fell to second place behind Sacha Coenen, de Wolf regained control by lap seven and maintained a measured race pace to the finish, scoring maximum points. In the second moto, the treacherous deep sand of Lommel again proved why it is never to be underestimated, with de Wolf facing difficulties on laps eight, 11, and 15. Despite these setbacks, he secured a second-place finish, clinching the overall win.
Team mate Lucas Coenen fell foul of the home Gran Prix jinx at Lommel, ultimately ending his weekend in an uncharacteristically low seventh position. Despite showing flashes of his natural sand riding brilliance, Coenen qualified eighth, and finished 5-8 across Sunday’s motos. The final race of Sunday showed off Coenen’s true grit, with the Belgian battling back to ninth after an opening lap crash and a pitlane goggle change.
In MXGP Mattia Guadagnini bravely faced a series of challenges that tested mettle at the notorious Lommel circuit. A crash during Saturday’s free practice resulted in a thumb injury, followed by another mishap during the qualifying race that left him pinned under his bike with a burned leg. Despite these adversities, Guadagnini showed steady improvement on Sunday. After another crash at the…
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