2024 MXGP of Latvia - JWR Honda Racing Team Just Outside The Top 10
Round 9 - MXGP of Latvia - FIM World Motocross Championship
Our supported MXGP team - JWR Honda Racing and rider Alvin Östlund, competed at the MXGP of Latvia, Kegums at the weekend. Alvin Östlund has always done well at the MXGP of Latvia and last weekend was no exception. He put in an excellent performance on the sands of Kegums over the whole weekend. Steady riding was absolutely key, as the track went from very dry and dusty on the Saturday to a nearly perfect racing surface on the Sunday.
MXGP of Latvia Timed Practice & Qualifying Race - Sat 8th June 2024
Whilst finding the perfect lap during Timed Practice on Saturday was difficult, it all turned positive in the Qualifying Race. On a new, slightly adjusted track layout which changed the flow a bit, Östlund managed to use the new layout to his advantage and made multiple passes on his Honda CRF 450 R. He moved through the field well, taking P14 and giving him a good gate pick for Sunday's races. Click here to see a video of Östlund leaving the pits between practice laps.
Östlund had a strong Qualification Race with a P14. Ph. Niklas Hampinen
Race 1 - MXGP of Latvia - Sun 9th June 2024
Short bursts of heavy rain in the morning gave the track the perfect amount of water it needed for some good racing. In Race 1, Östlund got a superb start a few places outside the top 10. From then on, he raced hard and made some great passes for a P11 finish.
Race 2 - MXGP of Latvia - Sun 9th June 2024
Heading into Race 2, the track dried out a bit more and Östlund found himself towards the back of the pack off the start. He had to dig deep to find the perfect lines and passes to come back through the field, which he did with aplomb for a P12 finish. This gave Östlund and the JWR Honda Racing team P12 overall for the GP and 19 World Championship Points. Congratulations to the whole team from all of us at AS3 Performance! JWR Honda Racing now heads to Maggiora in Italy for Round 10 of the FIM World Motocross Championship next weekend and we look forward to seeing how they get on there.
Östlund went P11 and P12 for P12 Overall in Kegums. Ph. Niklas Hampinen
Who won the 2024 MXGP of Latvia?
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Dutch rider, Jeffrey "The Bullet" Herlings (#84) won the 2024 MXGP of Latvia. Herlings finished 1st in Race 1, completing 36 laps in a time of 36 minutes and 13 seconds, 14.8 seconds in front of 2nd placed finisher Tim Gajser. Herlings took a P3 in Race 2, completing 37 laps in 35 minutes and 35 seconds and finished only 3.4 seconds behind race winner Jorge Prado. This was enough to give Herlings the overall win with a points total of 45, one point more than Tim Gajser on 44.
How many MXGP overall wins does Jeffrey Herlings have?
With Herlings winning in Latvia, The Bullet has now amassed 103 MXGP wins, which includes wins when he was in the MX2 class. Herlings holds the current record for total number of wins and his first ever GP win came in his very first season of racing, back in 2010!
How many times has Jeffrey Herlings won the MXGP World Championship?
Jeffrey Herlings has won the MXGP World Championship 5 times - three times in the MX2 Class and twice in the MXGP Class. The rider with the most MXGP Championship wins is Stefan Everts with 10!
Were there any Latvian MXGP Class riders competing in Kegums?
Unfortunately, Standing Construct Honda MXGP Team rider - Pauls Jonass - couldn't race his home round, due to breaking his arm at Teuschenthal the previous weekend. However, Latvian GasGas riders Uldis Freibergs and Tomass Sileika were competing at their home GP in the MXGP Class. Freibergs went P17 and P19 for P19 overall, with Sileika going P21 and P18 for P23 Overall.
Who won the MX2 Class Overall in the 2024 MXGP of Latvia?
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Belgium rider - Sacha Coenen (#79) - won the MX2 Class overall in Latvia for his first ever GP win! Coenen went P3 in Race 1 then P1 in Race 2, beating his older brother - Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing's Lucas Coenen (#96) - into second place. Lucas Coenen went P2 in Race 1 then P3 in Race 2 for P2 overall.
Where was the 2024 MXGP of Latvia?
The 2024 MXGP of Latvia was in Kegums, which is situated just outside the Latvian city of Riga. Kegums is classified as a hard sand motocross track with a total length of 1790 metres (1.112 miles). It has been modified and extended a bit this year - previously it was 1540 metres (0.960 miles). The track is known locally as Motocenter "Zelta Zirgs" and was only opened in 2019. There has been an MXGP round there every year since 2020.
MXGP of Latvia 2024 Results - Who were the MXGP Class Top 5 Overall?
P1 - Jeffrey Herlings (#84), KTM
P2 - Tim Gajser (#243), Honda
P3 - Jorge Prado (#1), GasGas
P4 - Glenn Coldenhoff (#259), Fantic
P5 - Brian Borgers (#189), Fantic
JWR Honda Racing's Alvin Östlund came P12 overall on the hard sands of Kegums. Ph. Niklas Hampinen
MXGP of Latvia 2024 Results - Who rounded out the MX2 Class Top 5 Overall?
P1 - Sacha Coenen (#79), KTM
P2 - Lucas Coenen (#96), Husqvarna
P3 - Simon Längenfelder (#516), GasGas
P4 - Kay de Wolf (#74), Husqvarna
P5 - Liam Everts (#72), KTM
