MXGP of Spain Qualifying Race

Words and images courtesy of Ducati

The FIM Motocross World Championship, for the eighth round of the season, visits Galicia. It will be held at the municipal track of Lugo, a city located in the north-east of the Iberian Peninsula.

The track consists of a rather compact volcanic soil and hosts an MXGP race for the second time in history. As in the previous season, the changes of the

weather conditions affected the first day of racing. The free and timed sessions were held on a dry and particularly fast track. The Qualy race was run under the rain, which made the ground slippery and treacherous.

Qualified respectively in 14th and 15th place at the end of the timed session, Mattia Guadagnini and Jeremy Seewer lined up for the qualifying moto, just as the rain begins to fall harder.

The MXGP event was becoming more challenging with the weather change.

Jeremy’s start was perfect and the Desmo450 MX came out of the gate in the leading group. This allowed the Swiss to pass 2nd at the first corner, racing the first half of the MXGP heat in the top 5. He lost a position at the end, finishing 6th, taking home 5 points and an excellent position at the gate for the start of Sunday’s motos.

Mattia’s race was more complicated, as he was involved in a scary crash at the first corner. He restarted last with a damaged bike and a torn clutch cable. Without giving up, the Italian continued to race in very difficult MXGP conditions. He passed under the checkered flag in 21st position, still obtaining an excellent lap time.  The MXGP fans witnessed a thrilling comeback despite the setbacks.