Jorge Prado serves second match ball for historic MXGP title win

Galician Jorge Prado This weekend in Maggiola, he will be competing in his second competition to make Spanish motorcycling history and become the first world champion of the top category of MXGP motocross at the age of 22, but he did not give up on the red plate. Another great feat will be achieved. He has been a leader throughout the season.

To do so, the GasGas driver must either finish first or lose within six points of the Frenchman from the KRT team. romain fèvre 2nd place in the world cup, At the Italian Grand Prix held in Maggiola. Prado will be able to earn points in both Saturday’s qualifying race (1 point out of 10 for the top 10) and Sunday’s two rounds, with 25 points distributed to the winner of each race and 22 points to second place. Ru. 3rd is 20, 4th is 18, 5th is 16, 6th is 15, etc. At 20th he increases to 1 point.

if Febvre To take the lead in qualifying this Saturday, the Galician needs to be at least second on Saturday, win at least one of Sunday’s two races, and if he wins, win the other. Febvre, Even if you miss the Matare Basin tournament (UK) the following week, you can still win the title by finishing within the top five. They reached it 67 points ahead of Kawasaki, and the rest have already been mathematically eliminated.

schedule

Saturday, September 16th
10:35 – MX2 ​​Free
11:15 – MXGP free practice
13:20~MX2 time practice
14:00 – MXGP time practice
15:25~MX2 qualifying race
16:15 – MXGP Qualifying Race
Sunday, September 17th
10:20 – MX2 warm up
10:45 – MXGP warm up
10:30 – EMX250 Race 2
12:15 – MX2 ​​Race 1
13:15 – MXGP Race 1
15:10 – MX2 ​​Race 2
16:10 – MXGP Race 2
TV: Eurosport/Tele Deporte

Prado has dominated the world championship since the first round, the Argentine Grand Prix, and winning in qualifying was the key to rising to first place overall.From there he signed up for the 13th round, but the Frenchman romain fèvre He has come a long way in the last three Tests. The last Turkish Grand Prix was particularly tough, with a crash in the first race and a bike failure in the second dropping him to 10th place overall, and the Frenchman dropping 25 points.

There are only two world champions in Spanish motocross. Jorge Prado With the players who won the MX2 title in 2018 and 2019 carlos campano He won the MX3 championship in 2010. They must win the crown in the highest category, which Prado is already close to touching.

in MX2 The crown can also be decanted. The four candidates are Andrea Adamo, Liam Everts, Jago Geertz and Simon Regenfelder.