Brent van Doninck scores an eighth position in the MXGP of Trentino

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Brent van Doninck of JM Racing Honda has scored an eighth position at round four of the world championship MXGP in Arco di Trento, Italy. Van Doninck managed to finish in this position after a strong ride in the second moto. In the first moto he had a crash at the start and wasn’t able to make it back into the points.

Van Doninck was struggling to find his rhythm on the track in free practice and time practice. He wasn’t worried about this because this is never been his strongest point. In the qualifying heat he almost took the holeshot and was in the leading group. Van Doninck needed a few laps to get his rhythm but was riding strong and managed to finish the race in sixth position.

The first moto started with a set back for Van Doninck because he crashed in the first corner after the start and lost a lot of time. He started a charge through the field but wasn’t able to make it back into the points and finished in 23rd position.

Van Doninck was motivated to do well in the second moto. He took a good start and was riding a really strong race. He finished in eighth position and took some decent points for the championship.

With a DNF-8 in the motos, van Doninck finished in thirteenth position overall. This is his position in the World Championship as well.

Joel Rizzi was riding his first race for the team in Trentino. During the weekend it went better and better. After a 21st position in the qualifying heat he finished in nineteenth place in the first moto and crossed the finish line in fourteenth place in the second moto.

The JM Racing Honda team will now prepare themselves for the Grand Prix of Portugal, which will be held in the weekend of 29 and 30 April.

Overall MXGP Trentino:
1 Jorge Prado 45 Pnt
2 Maxime Renaux 44 Pnt
3 Jeffrey Herlings 37 Pnt
4 Ruben Fernandez 34 Pnt
5 Mattia Guadagnini 29 Pnt
13 Brent van Doninck 13 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Jorge Prado 201 Pnt
2 Maxime Renaux 184 Pnt
3 Jeffrey Herlings 175 Pnt
4 Romain Febvre 166 Pnt
5 Ruben Fernandez 136 Pnt
13 Brent van Doninck 68 Pnt

Overall Grand Prix MX2 Trentino:
1 Andrea Adamo 44 Pnt
2 Liam Everts 40 Pnt
3 Jago Geerts 39 Pnt
4 Simon Laengenfelder 37 Pnt
5 Kay de Wolf 34 Pnt
15 Joel Rizzi 9 Pnt

World Championship Standings MX2:
1 Jago Geerts 205 Pnt
2 Andrea Adamo 183 Pnt
3 Thibault Benistant 182 Pnt
4 Kay de Wolf 173 Pnt
5 Simon Laengenfelder 158 Pnt
18 Joel Rizzi 19 Pnt

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