2022 MXGP of Trentino Results

Cycle News Staff | April 12, 2022

Round five of the MXGP World Championship took place at one of the sport’s most picturesque tracks in the Italian mountains of Pietramurata for the MXGP of Trentino, April 8-10. Fans saw Honda HRC’s Tim Gajser and Red Bull KTM’s Tom Vialle top the Trentino podiums.

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Yamaha’s Glenn Coldenhoff grabbed the early lead in MXGP race one and battled for much of the race with championship leader Gajser. Gajser made his way past the Dutchman well into the moto and went on to his fifth race win of the season. Coldenhoff held tough for second place despite pressure by a closing Jorge Prado on the Red Bull KTM.

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Prado grabbed another one of his patented holeshots in race two ahead of Yamaha’s Jeremy Seewer and Gajser. Prado stalled his bike early in the race which dropped him back to fifth and allowed Gajser to slip into the lead with Seewer in second.

Seewer and Husqvarna’s Brian Bogers exchanged passes and mistakes while running in podium contention. They both dropped positions and gave themselves more work later in the race.

Gajser controlled the race from there on out, sweeping Trentino with perfect 1-1 scores.

Frenchman Maxime Renaux came charging through the field to claim second in race two. His decisive pass on Yamaha teammate, Seewer, boosted the former MX2 champ to second overall. Seewer rebounded and came home third in race two for fourth in the overall rankings.

Prado’s 3-4 proved consistent enough for third overall. He remains second in the championship, 33 points behind Gajser.

“It was a great weekend,” Gajser said. “Two good races, second one was perfect, taking a good start and quickly passing in the beginning. I made a comfortable lead and controlled the race. I’m really happy.”

For Renaux a podium could not have come at a better time. “It was really good,” he said. “This podium feels super special for me because after last weekend, doubts starting to come. It was good to bounce back and get back on the podium.”

Prado, said, “It was a tough weekend for me. I didn’t show very good speed in the timed practice, but then once the gate dropped, with my starts I could get my rhythm, and I was happy with that. We worked on the bike to find the settings to be competitive, so the team did a great job to figure out how to be as close as possible to perfect. Two races—two difficult races—first race I was stuck behind Glenn and Tim in the first laps, they pulled away but, in the end, I came back to Glenn, but I couldn’t pass him. In the second race, I knew again I couldn’t throw it in the first corner and that start was also good, so I passed Tim and thought, ‘okay,’ but then I stalled the bike, so it was a pity.”

Tom Vialle at 2022 MX2 of Trentino — **Tom Vialle also had a perfect day in MX2.**

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The holeshot master Vialle, once again, grabbed the start in MX2 race one. He led wire to wire to take the win, but Dutchman Mikkel Haarup (Kawasaki) did not make it easy for the Red Bull KTM rider. Haarup pushed his way into second early on and rode right on Vialle’s rear fender for most of the race. Small mistakes in the final laps solidified their running order, going 1-2, respectively.

A poor start for points leader Jago Geerts (Yamaha) put him back in the pack, but the Belgian moved his way into third with three laps left in the race.

Vialle grabbed the start again in moto two, while Geerts struggled to break the top five by the end of lap one. Kay De Wolf (Husqvarna) found his form in race two as the Dutchman charged into second place early on. Geerts later had a spectacular crash which ended his weekend early.

Vialle went on to sweep the day, going 1-1 for the overall. De Wolf stayed close to Vialle near the end and finished a close second in moto two for second overall. Haarup put on a late-race charge to finish sixth and secured another podium with third overall.

Vialle overtook Geerts in the championship and now leads by 14 points.

“It was a great weekend overall,” said Vialle. “I had two good starts and two good races, for sure, it wasn’t easy. In the first race, I was struggling in the beginning to find the flow and was not riding as good as the second race. But Mikkel was pushing until the last lap, I didn’t make so many mistakes and could grab the win, which was nice. In the second start, I got another holeshot and again was tough, Kay was pushing, but I was a little bit better in the second race.”CN