Henry Jacobi takes first top ten moto finish of the season in Latvia

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Henry Jacobi of JM Racing Honda has scored his first top ten moto finish of the season at the sixth round of the world championship MXGP in Latvia. Jacobi finished in tenth position in the first moto and crossed the finish line in fourteenth place.

In the opening moto he took a not so good start and came out of the first turn around thirteenth position. During the race he worked his way up into eleventh position and due to a crash of Jorge Prado in the final lap he moved up a position and finished the race in tenth position.

His start in the second moto wasn’t better and again he came out of the first turn just inside of the top fifteen. In this moto it was more difficult to pass the riders in front of him and due to this he had to be satisfied with fourteenth position.

With these results he finished in eleventh position overall and sits in sixteenth position in the championship standings!

Ivo Monticelli is working hard to be better each weekend. In the first moto he finished in seventeenth position. In the second moto he started inside of the top ten but unfortunately things went wrong for Monticelli and was forced to retire from the race.

Petr Polak had to come back through the field after a crash in the first lap of the first moto. He gave everything he had and came close of scoring points but finally finished the race in 21st position. In the second moto he started the race just outside of the top twenty but he managed to pass several riders during the race and came home in nineteenth position. Overall he finished in 23rd position and after six rounds he sits in nineteenth position in the world championship standings.

In two weeks from now the series continues in Maggiora, Italy.

Overall Grand Prix MX2 Latvia:
1 Jago Geerts 50 Pnt
2 Kevin Horgmo 40 Pnt
3 Tom Vialle 36 Pnt
4 Kay de Wolf 31 Pnt
5 Thibault Benistant 31 Pnt
23 Petr Polak 2 Pnt

World Championship Standings MX2:
1 Jago Geerts 244 Pnt
2 Tom Vialle 244 Pnt
3 Simon Laengenfelder 181 Pnt
4 Kay de Wolf 181 Pnt
5 Mikkel Haarup 181 Pnt
19 Petr Polak 37 Pnt

Overall Grand Prix MXGP Latvia:
1 Tim Gajser 50 Pnt
2 Pauls Jonass 44 Pnt
3 Ruben Fernandez 38 Pnt
4 Glenn Coldenhoff 36 Pnt
5 Maxime Renaux 31 Pnt
11 Henry Jacobi 18 Pnt
20 Ivo Monticelli 4 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Tim Gajser 286 Pnt
2 Jorge Prado 220 Pnt
3 Maxime Renaux 215 Pnt
4 Jeremy Seewer 187 Pnt
5 Glenn Coldenhoff 177 Pnt
16 Henry Jacobi 77 Pot
26 Ivo Monticelli 7 Pnt

Ups and downs for JM Racing Honda in MXGP of Trentino

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JM Racing Honda has had a difficult fifth round of the MXGP World Championship in Arco di Trento, Italy. Ivo Monticelli has broken a toe and was forced to sit out the race on Sunday. Henry Jacobi only scored points in the first moto with a 14th position and Petr Polak took three points with an eighteenth position in the second moto of the MX2 class.

The track in Arco di Trento was ridden in the opposite direction. This was a new challenge for the riders. Despite the fact that the track had the same surface as in the previous years, it was really slippery and sketchy. 

The team had a huge set back on Saturday because home rider Ivo Monticelli came up short on a jump and broke a toe. Henry Jacobi was struggling to find his rhythm on Saturday and due to this he had to be satisfied with 18th position in the qualifying heat. Petr Polak qualified himself in 20th spot in the MX2 class.

In the first moto on Sunday it started to go better for Jacobi. During the race he managed to pass several riders and worked his way by Jed Beaton in the closing stages of the race to finally finish in 14th position. Disaster struck Jacobi in the beginning of the second moto when a rock damaged his front brake protector. Due to this he was forced to retire from the race.

Jacobi finished in eighteenth position overall and sits in seventeenth position in the world championship standings.

Petr Polak had a crash in the beginning of the first moto and had to come back through the field. He gave everything he had but failed to score points with a 26th position. In the second moto he was fighting inside off the points. His highest position was a sixteenth position but in the closing stages of the race he lost two positions and finally finished in eighteenth place.

Petr finished in 21st position overall and sits in seventeenth position in the world championship standings.

In two weeks time the World Championship continues in Kegums, Latvia.

Overall Grand Prix MX2 Arco di Trento:
1 Tom Vialle 50 Pnt
2 Kay de Wolf 37 Pnt
3 Mikkel Haarup 37 Pnt
4 Thibault Benistant 36 Pnt
5 Mattia Guadagnini 32 Pnt
21 Petr Polak 3 Pnt

World Championship Standings MX2:
1 Tom Vialle 208 Pnt
2 Jago Geerts 194 Pnt
3 Mikkel Haarup 169 Pnt
4 Simon Laengenfelder 154 Put
5 Kay de Wolf 150 Pnt
17 Petr Polak 35 Pnt

Overall MXGP Arco di Trento:
1 Tim Gajser 50 Pnt
2 Maxime Renaux 40 Pnt
3 Jorge Prado 38 Pnt
4 Jeremy Seewer 36 Pnt
5 Glenn Coldenhoff 32 Pnt
18 Henry Jacobi 7 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Tim Gajser 236 Pnt
2 Jorge Prado 203 Pnt
3 Maxime Renaux 184 Pnt
4 Jeremy Seewer 160 Pnt
5 Glenn Coldemhoff 141 Pnt
17 Henry Jacobi 59 Pnt

Mixed Fortunes For JM Racing Honda At Portuguese MXGP Round

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JM Racing Honda experienced mixed fortunes during the fourth round of the MXGP world championship series at Agueda in Portugal. Henry Jacobi again claimed a holeshot, but only got to 14th position in the first race. Ivo Monticelli made his comeback after seven months and focused on getting race rhythm while Petr Polak scored in both MX2 heats, and finished 14th overall for the day.

Jacobi was in good form during the qualifying heat on Saturday. After a good start, he was part of the mix in this strong class and finished eighth.He followed this up with a holeshot in the opening heat on Sunday, but battled to settle into a rhythm. This caused him to drop back down the field. He held steady in a points-scoring position and finished 14th. In the second heat, Jacobi landed next to the track after an altercation, and by the time he got going again, any hopes of scoring points were far gone. He was 18th overall for the day, and is 17th in the world standings.

Ivo Monticelli made his racing comeback after a seven month long injury-related layoff. It was important to gain race rhythm, which he did in abundance, even scoring some points in the second heat with an 18th place finish.

Petr Polak qualified 15th in the MX2 class. He held steady in a top 15 spot in the first heat, and was involved in some fierce tussles. He eventually crossed the line in 14th position. He rode in 13th spot initially as the second heat got going, but a mistake cost him four spots. He recovered and regained one position to finish 16th. He was 14th overall, and is likewise to be found in 17th position in the world standings.

The series continues next weekend at Arco di Trento in Italy

Overall Grand Prix MXGP Portugal:
1 Jorge Prado 47 Pnt
2 Tim Gajser 45 Pnt
3 Brian Bogers 40 Pnt
4 Glenn Coldenhoff 38 Pnt
5 Pauls Jonass 30 Pnt
18 Henry Jacobi 7 Pnt
20 Ivo Monticelli 3 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Tim Gajser 186 Pnt
2 Jorge Prado 165 Pnt
3 Maxime Renaux 144 Pnt
4 Jeremy Seewer 124 Pnt
5 Glenn Coldenhoff 109 Pnt
17 Henry Jacobi 52 Pnt
30 Ivo Monticelli 3 Pnt

Overall Grand Prix MX2 Portugal:
1 Tom Vialle 47 Pnt
2 Mikkel Haarup 40 Pnt
3 Jago Geerts 37 Pnt
4 Kay de Wolf 35 Pnt
5 Kevin Horgmo 33 Pnt
14 Petr Polak 12 Pnt

World Championship Standings MX2:
1 Jago Geerts 174 Pnt
2 Tom Vialle 158 Pnt
3 Mikkel Haarup 132 Pnt
4 Simon Laengenfelder 130 Pnt
5 Andrea Adamo 115 Pnt
17 Petr Polak 32 Pnt

Photocredits – Niklas Hampinen