Camden McLellan in the top 15 at the Grand Prix of Germany

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Camden McLellan of JM Racing Honda finished inside of the top fifteen at round nine of the World Championship MX2 in Teutschenthal in Germany. McLellan came home in 14th and 12th position in the motos respectively and finished in fourteenth position overall. Delvintor Alfarizi was riding his first full Grand Prix for the team and made good progression during the weekend.

McLellan was feeling himself at home on the track of Teutschenthal but wasn’t able to put a complete lap together in time practice. He finished the session in eighteenth and was determined to do better in the qualifying heat. He didn’t took a good start in the heat but was riding a strong race. He was closing down the gap to a group of riders till he made a big mistake which cost him a lot of time. McLellan crossed the finish line in fifteenth and was ready to go for it on Sunday. For Alvarizi it was a great experience. It was the first time in his life that he saw ruts because at home in Indonesia they don’t have this. In every session he booked progression and this was the main focus for this weekend.

McLellan had to come back through the field in both motos. He gave everything he had and finished in fourteenth and twelfth position respectively and this gave him fourteenth position overall. Delvintor was feeling himself better and better as the weekend progressed. This gives him a boost for his home Grand Prix’s which are in two weeks from now.

In the World Championship Standings, McLellan has moved up to eighteenth position. JM Racing Honda has a weekend off from MXGP and will prepare themselves for both Indonesion Grand Prix’s.

Overall Grand Prix MX2 Germany:
1 Liam Everts 47 Pnt
2 Andrea Adamo 42 Pnt
3 Thibault Benistant 38 Pnt
4 Roan van de Moosdijk 32 Pnt
5 Mikkel Haarup 31 Pnt
14 Camden McLellan 16 Pnt
27 Delvintor Alfarizi

World Championship Standings MX2:
1 Andrea Adamo 405 Pnt
2 Thibault Benistant 392 Pnt
3 Kay de Wolf 388 Pnt
4 Roan van de Moosdijk 345 Pnt
5 Jago Geerts 341 Pnt
18 Camden McLellan 46 Pnt

Brent van Doninck injured in MXGP of Latvia, McLellan 11th

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JM Racing Honda has had mixed fortunes at the MXGP of Latvia last weekend. Camden McLellan is coming closer to his good form and finished in eleventh position in both motos of the MX2 class but Brent van Doninck crashed in the opening moto of the MXGP class and dislocated his hip.

Van Doninck finished in tenth position in the qualifying heat on Saturday. He took a poor start and had some difficulties by passing the riders in front of him. After that things started to go better and he managed to finish the race in tenth position. Van Doninck wasn’t satisfied with this and was fired up for the first moto on Sunday. Unfortunately things went wrong for him in the beginning of the race. Brent crashed and dislocated his hip. He was transported to the hospital to put the hip back in position. Due to this, Brent will be out for the next few races!

Camden McLellan improved himself in each session on Saturday. He took a decent start in the qualifying heat and managed to finish the race in tenth position. In both motos he took a good start but unfortunately he wasn’t able to stay there. Camden gave everything he had and finished in eleventh position in both races.

The world championship will continue in Teutschenthal, Germany, next weekend.

Overall MXGP Latvia:
1 Jeffrey Herlings 50 Pnt
2 Jorge Prado 42 Pnt
3 Romain Febvre 37 Pnt
4 Glenn Coldenhoff 36 Pnt
5 Jeremy Seewer 30 Pnt
DNF Brent van Doninck 0 Pnt

World Championship standings MXGP:
1 Jorge Prado 351 Pnt
2 Jeffrey Herlings 328 Pnt
3 Ruben Fernandez 271 Pnt
4 Romain Febvre 269 Pnt
5 Jeremy Seewer 243 Pnt
12 Brent van Doninck 114 Pnt

Overall Grand Prix MX2 Latvia:
1 Kay de Wolf 50 Pnt
2 Roan van de Moosdijk 40 Pnt
3 Thibault Benistant 37 Pnt
4 Andrea Adamo 34 Pnt
5 Kevin Horgmo 31 Pnt
11 Camden McLellan 22 Pnt

World Championship Standings MX2:
1 Kay de Wolf 367 Pnt
2 Andrea Adamo 355 Pnt
3 Thibault Benistant 348 Pnt
4 Jago Geerts 319 Pnt
5 Roan van de Moosdijk 303 Pnt
23 Camden McLellan 30 Pnt

Brent van Doninck eighth in the MXGP of France

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Brent van Doninck of JM Racing Honda finished inside of the top ten at round seven of the World Championship MXGP in Villars sous Ecot in France. With a 10-8 score in the motos he took eighth overall. Camden McLellan made his comeback in the MX2 class and managed to score a solid twelfth position in the second moto.

The track of Villars sous Ecot was really sketchy on Saturday. Long, deep ruts made it difficult for the riders. Van Doninck found his rhythm immediately in the qualifying heat and started to pass the riders in front of him. In the closing stages of the race he tried to pass Valentin Guillod who was riding in eighth place but he wasn’t able to make a pass stick and due to a mistake by himself in the final corner he lost a position to Matt Guadagnini and came home in tenth position.

In both motos on Sunday things were going well for him again. He managed to finish in tenth and eighth place in the motos which gave him eighth place overall. After seven rounds he sits in twelfth position in the championship now!

McLellan didn’t took a good start in the qualifying heat on Saturday and due to a mistake in the beginning of the race he lost some valuable time. During the race he found his rhythm and charged back to eighteenth position.

Due to a lack of race rhythm he crashed in the beginning of the opening moto as well and had to be satisfied with 23rd position. In the second moto he took a much better start and was riding inside of the top ten in the first half of the race. In the second part of the race he started to become a bit tired but he kept fighting and finished the race in a strong twelfth position.

In two weeks from now the series continues in Kegums in Latvia.

Overall MXGP France:
1 Jeremy Seewer 47 Pnt
2 Romain Febvre 45 Pnt
3 Jorge Prado 38 Pnt
4 Ruben Fernandez 34 Pnt
5 Calvin Vlaanderen 29 Pnt
8 Brent van Doninck 24 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Jorge Prado 342 Pnt
2 Jeffrey Herlings 318 Pnt
3 Romain Febvre 263 Pnt
4 Ruben Fernandez 263 Pnt
5 Jeremy Seewer 243 Pnt
12 Brent van Doninck 113 Pnt

Overall MX2 France:
1 Thibault Benistant 47 Pnt
2 Andrea Adamo 40 Pnt
3 Liam Everts 40 Pnt
4 Lucas Coenen 39 Pnt
5 Kay de Wolf 34 Pnt
16 Camden McLellan 9 Pnt

More misfortune for Brent van Doninck in the MXGP of Spain

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Brent van Doninck of the JM Racing Honda team has had more misfortune at round six of the world championship MXGP in Arroyomolinos in Spain. Van Doninck was riding in tenth position in the opening moto till his chain came off the bike which forced him to retire from the race. Because this happened in the final lap he was still classified in sixteenth place and scored five world championship points. In the second moto he had nasty get off and didn’t finish the moto.

The track of Arroyomolinos was hard and slick on Saturday. The temperatures were high as well so it was a physical demanding day for the riders. Brent set the fifteenth fastest time in time practice and was motivated to do better in the qualifying heat. Things went wrong for him at the start because he collided with a few other riders and crashed. Because the race was red flagged he had to start again. This time he didn’t took a good start and had to play catch up. This went well till he came behind Alessandro Lupino. In one of the corners Lupino hit the brakes really hard and because Brent wasn’t able to avoid him, he hit his rear tyre and crashed. Despite the crash, Brent still managed to finish the race in thirteenth position and was ready to go for the Sunday.

In the opening moto he had a good rhythm and everything went well for him. Brent worked himself up from eleventh to tenth position and was riding in this position till the last lap. Unfortunately he had misfortune because his chain came off the bike which forced him to retire from the race. Because he was still classified in sixteenth position he scored five points.

In the second moto he had another set back because on the finish jump he lost control over his bike and had a nasty get off. Because he hit the ground pretty hard with his head, he wasn’t able to continue and had to retire from the race.

Brent finished in twentieth position in the overall classification and sits in thirteenth position in the world championship standings. In two weeks from now the series continues in Villars Sous Ecot, France!

Overall MXGP Spain:
1 Jeffrey Herlings 50 Pnt
2 Mattia Guadagnini 40 Pnt
3 Ruben Fernandez 38 Pnt
4 Jorge Prado 38 Pnt
5 Glenn Coldenhoff 33 Pnt
20 Brent van Doninck 5 Pnt

World Championship MXGP standings:
1 Jorge Prado 294 Pnt
2 Jeffrey Herlings 288 Pnt
3 Ruben Fernandez 224 Pnt
4 Romain Febvre 214 Pnt
5 Maxime Renaux 202 Pnt
13 Brent van Doninck 88 Pnt

Brent van Doninck scores top ten position in the MXGP of Portugal

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Brent van Doninck of JM Racing Honda has scored a top ten moto finish at round five of the world championship MXGP in Agueda, Portugal. Van Doninck scored this position in the second moto. In the first moto he was forced to retire from the race after his chain came off the bike.

Van Doninck started his weekend strong on Saturday. He set the tenth fastest time in time practice and qualified himself in a strong seventh position. Van Doninck had a good rhythm on the track and was looking forward to the races on Sunday.

In the opening moto on Sunday he got a set back because his chain came off the bike and due to this he was forced to retire. In the second moto he took a decent start but in the second corner he went to wide and lost several positions. Van Doninck managed to take them back in the first couple of laps but then had a little dip. After a small mistake he finally finished the race in tenth position.

Brent van Doninck: ‘’I want more than this tenth position. I would like to finish around seventh or eighth position. When we look at my results from the beginning of the year this has to be possible. Of course a top ten finish is not bad in MXGP. We need a little bit more luck as well because here in Portugal we only score in one moto.’’

Van Doninck finished in fifteenth position in the overall classification and sits in thirteenth place in the world championship standings.

Before the start of the first MX2 moto, the organization had watered the track. Joel Rizzi was struggling in the muddy, slippery conditions and finished in 21st position. In the second moto he took a good start and was riding inside of the top fifteen in the first half of the race. Then disaster struck the young Brit because a stone ripped the gear shifter out and damaged the bike. This resulted in a DNF of Rizzi in the second moto.

The World Championship continues in Arroyomolinos in Spain next weekend.

Results MXGP Portugal:
1 Jeffrey Herlings 3-1
2 Romain Febvre 2-3
3 Jorge Prado 1-6
4 Ruben Fernandez 7-2
5 Jeremy Seewer 5-4
15 Brent van Doninck DNF-10

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Jorge Prado 246 Pnt
2 Jeffrey Herlings 229 Pnt
3 Romain Febvre 214 Pnt
4 Maxime Renaux 202 Pnt
5 Ruben Fernandez 182 Pnt
13 Brent van Doninck 83 Pnt

Brent van Doninck scores an eighth position in the MXGP of Trentino

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Brent van Doninck of JM Racing Honda has scored an eighth position at round four of the world championship MXGP in Arco di Trento, Italy. Van Doninck managed to finish in this position after a strong ride in the second moto. In the first moto he had a crash at the start and wasn’t able to make it back into the points.

Van Doninck was struggling to find his rhythm on the track in free practice and time practice. He wasn’t worried about this because this is never been his strongest point. In the qualifying heat he almost took the holeshot and was in the leading group. Van Doninck needed a few laps to get his rhythm but was riding strong and managed to finish the race in sixth position.

The first moto started with a set back for Van Doninck because he crashed in the first corner after the start and lost a lot of time. He started a charge through the field but wasn’t able to make it back into the points and finished in 23rd position.

Van Doninck was motivated to do well in the second moto. He took a good start and was riding a really strong race. He finished in eighth position and took some decent points for the championship.

With a DNF-8 in the motos, van Doninck finished in thirteenth position overall. This is his position in the World Championship as well.

Joel Rizzi was riding his first race for the team in Trentino. During the weekend it went better and better. After a 21st position in the qualifying heat he finished in nineteenth place in the first moto and crossed the finish line in fourteenth place in the second moto.

The JM Racing Honda team will now prepare themselves for the Grand Prix of Portugal, which will be held in the weekend of 29 and 30 April.

Overall MXGP Trentino:
1 Jorge Prado 45 Pnt
2 Maxime Renaux 44 Pnt
3 Jeffrey Herlings 37 Pnt
4 Ruben Fernandez 34 Pnt
5 Mattia Guadagnini 29 Pnt
13 Brent van Doninck 13 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Jorge Prado 201 Pnt
2 Maxime Renaux 184 Pnt
3 Jeffrey Herlings 175 Pnt
4 Romain Febvre 166 Pnt
5 Ruben Fernandez 136 Pnt
13 Brent van Doninck 68 Pnt

Overall Grand Prix MX2 Trentino:
1 Andrea Adamo 44 Pnt
2 Liam Everts 40 Pnt
3 Jago Geerts 39 Pnt
4 Simon Laengenfelder 37 Pnt
5 Kay de Wolf 34 Pnt
15 Joel Rizzi 9 Pnt

World Championship Standings MX2:
1 Jago Geerts 205 Pnt
2 Andrea Adamo 183 Pnt
3 Thibault Benistant 182 Pnt
4 Kay de Wolf 173 Pnt
5 Simon Laengenfelder 158 Pnt
18 Joel Rizzi 19 Pnt