Joel Rizzi fill in rider at JM Racing Honda

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The JM Racing Honda team has signed an agreement with the young Brit Joel Rizzi to fill in for the injured Camden McLellan and Muhammad Delvintor Alfarizi. Both riders are working on their recovery and are hoping to be back as soon as possible.

Rizzi will make his first appearance for the team at round four of the world championship MX2 in Arco di Trento, Italy this weekend. Earlier in the year he was riding the second round of the championship in Sardinia and managed to finish in 15th and 17th position respectively.

Besides Rizzi, Brent van Doninck will race in the MXGP class in Italy.

Brent van Doninck scores five world championship points in Switzerland

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Brent van Doninck of JM Racing Honda has scored five world championship points at round three of the world championship series in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Van Doninck managed to finish in sixteenth position in the opening moto. In the second moto he had a collision in the opening lap and had to charge back through the field. He worked himself back up into sixteenth position but due to two more mistakes he finally finished in 21st position. Muhammad Delvintor Alfarizi had bad luck in the MX2 class. Alfarizi has broken his fibula on Saturday and will be out for a few weeks!

The track of Frauenfeld was really technical and sketchy in places. Brent set the fourteenth fastest time in time practice on Saturday and qualified himself in thirteenth spot in the qualifying heat.

In the opening moto he didn’t took a good start and came by start/finish in twentieth position at the end of the first lap. On a track where it was difficult to pass on he worked himself back up to fifteenth position. In the closing stages of the race he lost a spot and crossed the finish line in sixteenth place.

The second moto started with a setback for Brent because during the opening lap he collided with another rider and crashed. From the back of the pack he fought his way back up to sixteenth but due to two more mistakes he finally finished the race in a disappointing 21st position.

Overall he finished in 21st position as well and after three rounds he sits in fifteenth position in the world championship standings. Next weekend the series continues in Arco di Trento, Italy.

Overall MXGP Switzerland:
1 Maxime Renaux 47 Pnt
2 Jorge Prado 45 Pnt
3 Romain Febvre 42 Pnt
4 Jeffrey Herlings 33 Pnt
5 Calvin Vlaanderen 32 Pnt
21 Brent van Doninck 5 Pnt

World Championship MXGP standings:
1 Jorge Prado 155 Pnt
2 Jeffrey Herlings 134 Pnt
3 Maxime Renaux 131 Pnt
4 Romain Febvre 129 Pnt
5 Calvin Vlaanderen 101 Pnt
15 Brent van Doninck 50 Pnt

Brent van Doninck finishes in eighth place in the MXGP in Sardinia

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Brent van Doninck of JM Racing Honda finished in eighth position in the second round of the world championship MXGP in Sardinia. Due to an arm injury he wasn’t completely fit for the start of the weekend so he didn’t knew what to expect. Despite this he finished eighth overall with a 9-8 in the motos.

Van Doninck had picked up an arm injury at the Dutch Masters of Motocross a week prior to the race. Despite this his riding went well in free practice. In time practice he made to many mistakes and couldn’t ride a perfect lap. Due to this he ended the session in fourteenth place. In the qualifying heat he took a really good start and came out of the first corner around third position. Due to a few mistakes he lost a few spots in the beginning of the race. Things were going well for him and he was riding a good heat to finally finish the race in fourth!

Unfortunately he was struggling to find a good flow on the track in the motos on Sunday. The track was difficult and fast. In the first moto he was riding too tight and this cost him a lot of energy. In the closing stages he lost two positions and finally finished the race in ninth place. In the second moto things were going better and this time he crossed the finish line in eighth place.

After two rounds he sits in twelfth position in the world championship standings. In two weeks from now the series continues at Frauenfeld in Switzerland.

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Jorge Prado 100 Pnt
2 Jeffrey Herlings 93 Pnt
3 Maxime Renaux 78 Pnt
4 Romain Febvre 78 Pnt
5 Glenn Coldenhoff 75 Pnt
12 Brent van Doninck 45 Pnt

Ups and downs for JM Racing Honda in MXGP of Argentinia

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JM Racing Honda has had ups and downs at the opening round of the World Championship MXGP in Argentina. An injury and an electricity problem made it difficult for the team.

Camden McLellan had a huge setback in free practice. He dislocated his shoulder without even crashing and this meant the end of his weekend.

Brent van Doninck set the tenth fastest time in time practice. The track was fast and sketchy and van Doninck wasn’t feeling completely comfortable on it. In the qualifying heat he didn’t took a good start but it didn’t took him long to make up positions. He was riding in eleventh position till he collided with a back marker and crashed. He lost three positions and finished the race in fourteenth place but he also hurt his wrist in the crash.

Van Doninck was riding a really strong first moto and managed to finish the race in eighth place.

He was motivated to do well again in the second moto. He took a really good start and came out of the first corner in fourth position. Unfortunately his bike stopped in the second corner due to a electricity problem and this forced him to retire from the race.

Due to this set back he had to be satisfied with sixteenth position overall. Next weekend Van Doninck will participate in the Dutch Masters of Motocross in Harfsen!

World Championship Standings MXGP after 1 round:
1 Jorge Prado 50 Pnt
2 Ruben Fernandez 48 Pnt
3 Romain Febvre 44 Pnt
4 Jeffrey Herlings 41 Pnt
5 Maxime Renaux 40 Pnt
16 Brent van Doninck 13 Pnt

JM Honda Racing presents line up for season 2023

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JM Honda Racing is proud to announce their line up for the 2023 season. The team has signed Camden McLellan for MX2 and Brent van Doninck for MXGP.

With this complete new line up, JM Honda Racing will battle for success in the 2023 season. Brent van Doninck had a strong season in 2022 and finished in fifteenth position in the World Championship MXGP. Eighth times he finished inside of the top ten with a top three position in the opening moto in France as the highlight of the season.

Camden McLellan will race in the MX2 class for the team. The talented South African finished fourth in the EMX250 Championship this year and scored two overall podiums. In the structure of JM Honda Racing he aims to make the step to MX2 in a good way.

For the next season we also have a special collaboration with Astra Honda Indonesia. Delvintor Alfarizi will be our final rider joining the team.

Jacky Martens, team owner: ‘’I’m really happy with this line up. Brent is a rider from here in the area and he has made great steps in the last few years. Together we will work hard that he becomes a regular top ten rider in the MXGP class. I was following Camden McLellan already for a longer period. It’s great that he will ride his debut season in the MX2 class for our team. I believe in his potential and that we can achieve lots of successes together!’’