Pole position and a top five position for JM Racing Honda at the MXGP in France

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Henry Jacobi of JM Racing Honda has scored a top five position at round ten of the world championship in Ernee, France. Jacobi was riding in third position for a long time in the first moto and finally finished in a strong fourth position. In the second moto he was riding inside of the top fifteen till he got a setback in the closing stages of the race which forced him to retire. Ivo Monticelli managed to score points in both motos and Petr Polak took a twelfth position in the second moto of the MX2 class.

The track circumstances were perfect on Saturday but in the afternoon it started to rain so the track became really muddy and slippery. Several MXGP riders decided to sit out the qualifying heat but Jacobi and Monticelli both were racing. Jacobi took a really good start and dominated the heat to take his first ever pole position in the MXGP class. Monticelli came home in fifteenth position.

The track circumstances were much better on Sunday. Jacobi took a really good start in the opening moto and was riding in third position for a long time. In the closing stages of the race he lost this position and ended in fourth place. In the second moto he didn’t took a good start but worked his way inside of the top fifteen. Unfortunately he got a setback in the closing stages of the race and was forced to retire. Due to this he had to be satisfied with a twelfth position in the overall classification.

Ivo Monticeli is building further towards his old level and made a step in the good direction in France. The Italian finished in eighteenth and fifteenth position in the motos and took nine points.

Petr Polak took a good start in both motos of the MX2 class. In the first moto he got a set back when he was riding just outside of the top ten and was forced to retire from the race. In the second moto he was riding inside of the top ten for a long time and finally finished in a strong twelfth position.

JM Racing Honda will now focus themselves on the next round in Teutschenthal, Germany which will be held next weekend.

Overall MXGP France:
1 Jeremy Seewer 47 Pnt
2 Jorge Prado 42 Pnt
3 Glenn Coldenhoff 34 Pnt
4 Tim Gajser 34 Pnt
5 Ruben Fernandez 30 Pnt
12 Henry Jacobi 18 Pnt
16 Ivo Monticelli 9 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Tim Gajser 438 Pnt
2 Maxime Renaux 365 Pnt
3 Jeremy Seewer 339 Pnt
4 Jorge Prado 332 Pnt
5 Glenn Coldenhoff 306 Pnt
15 Henry Jacobi 132 Pnt
24 Ivo Monticelli 27 Pnt

Overall MX2 France:
1 Tom Vialle 45 Pnt
2 Jago Geerts 44 Pnt
3 Thibault Benistant 38 Pnt
4 Kevin Horgmo 36 Pnt
5 Simon Laengenfelder 36 Put
15 Petr Polak 9 Pnt

World Championship StandingsMX2:
1 Tom Vialle 427 Pnt
2 Jago Geerts 416 Pnt
3 Simon Laengenfelder 323 Put
4 Kevin Horgmo 295 Pnt
5 Mikkel Haarup 281 Pnt
20 Petr Polak 63 Pnt

Photocredits – Niklas Hampinen