Spain 6th at Motocross of Nations 2022

The Spanish motocross team of Jorge Prado, Rubén Fernandes and Guillem Juarez achieved their second-best result ever at the Motocross of Nations. in Michigan).

The host team, the USA, lifted the coveted “Chamberlain Trophy” 23 times, with France and Australia joining the final podium.

Prado, Fernandes and Juarez arrived at the American arena in hopes of sneaking onto the coveted podium for the first time, accessible only to the nine best drivers on the planet. After Saturday’s practice session, Spain had a great performance by all the riders (Prado his 5th, Fernandes his 4th, Juarez his 4th) and he took 4th. The sensation was very good and they started in a good position on the grid heading into Sunday.

Rain on Saturday night and all day Sunday made the circuit very muddy and suitable only for specialists. In the first round, Jorge finished his Prado his 6th and Juarez his 25th after a crash. In the second round, Rubén signed his Fernandez for fifth place, Spain’s best result, but Guillem again knocked him down twice in the mud, demoting him to 27th without repercussions.

In the final and decisive race, Jorge Prado finished 7th and Rubén Fernández 8th, leaving the Spanish team in 6th, just one point behind the Belgian team.

This result matches the 6th place achieved by Barragán/Campano/Lozano in 2007 at Budds Creek (USA). But Spain’s best result at the Motocross of Nations is his 2004 Namur (Belgium) in a team made up by Vico/Lozano/. Bernardes.

classification

1. United States 16
2. France 23
3. Australia 26
4. Italy 49
5. Belgium 50
6. Spain 51