JM Racing Honda looking back on the 2022 season

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The 2022 season is over! JM Racing Honda was riding with three riders this year. Henry Jacobi and Ivo Monticelli were riding in the MXGP class and Petr Polak came out in the MX2 class.

Jacobi scored five top ten moto finishes this year. His highlight of the season was a fourth position at the opening moto of the MXGP in France. In this race he took his first ever pole position as well in the MXGP class. After eighteen rounds Jacobi, finished in 18th position in the championship standings.

Monticelli missed the opening rounds of the championship due to a shoulder surgery. Due to this he missed a lot of race rhythm in the first few rounds when he came back. During the season he became better and better and scored his best result at the team’s home event in Lommel with an eleventh position in the second moto. Because he missed several rounds during the championship he ended up in 24th position.

Petr Polak came close of finishing inside of the top twenty in the final standings but due to a knee injury he missed the last four rounds and ended up in 21st position. During the season he was consistent and showed some good progress during the season.

Jacky Martens: ‘’It was a season with ups and downs. Jacobi showed some good things but also made some mistakes and didn’t score points. He finally finished just outside of the top fifteen and ended up in sixteenth place. Ivo started the season injured and it took him a long time to find the right rhythm. During the season he became better and better and was showing what he is capable of in a few rounds. Petr was riding consistent and showed some good progress. Unfortunately he injured himself and lost the final four rounds. Due to this he finished just outside of the top twenty and ended up in 21st position.”

JM Racing Honda would like to thank the partners, crew and fans for your support and hopefully we see each other next season!

Henry Jacobi close to the top ten at the MXGP of Turkye

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Henry Jacobi of JM Racing Honda came close to the top ten at the final round of the World Championship MXGP in Afyonkarahisar in Turkye. Jacobi finished in eleventh position in both motos and this was his position in the overall classification as well. Ivo Monticelli ended his world championship campaign in seventeenth place.

With temperatures above the 30 degrees it was really warm in Turkey. Ivo Monticelli found his rhythm immediately in the practice sessions and set the eleventh fastest time in time practice. In the qualifying heat he had a good battle with his team mate Jacobi en they finished in sixteenth and seventeenth position.

Jacobi was riding a consistent race in the opening moto. He managed to follow the high pace of the riders in front of him and managed to finish the race in eleventh position. His team mate Monticelli had a more difficult moto and crossed the finish line in sixteenth place.

Jacobi continued with his strong riding in the second moto. He was fighting for a top ten position and finally finished the race in eleventh position again, Monticelli made a crash in the beginning of the race and lost a lot of time. Despite this set back he kept pushing and finally came home in fifteenth position.

Jacobi finished in eleventh position overall while Monticelli ended his weekend in seventeenth place. After eighteen rounds, Jacobi finished in sixteenth position in the championship and Monticelli ended his season in 24th position.

Overall MXGP Turkye:
1 Tim Gajser 42 Pnt
2 Jeremy Seewer 42 Pnt
3 Romain Febvre 38 Pnt
11 Henry Jacobi 20 Pnt
17 Ivo Monticelli 11 Pnt

Final World Championship standings MXGP:
1 Tim Gajser 763 Pnt
2 Jeremy Seewer 657 Pnt
3 Jorge Prado 589 Pnt
16 Henry Jacobi 236 Pnt
24 Ivo Monticelli 64 Pnt