Triumph factory rider, Guillem Farres continues to close the points lead of Sasha Coenen, by winning the opening MX2 moto in South Africa, with Coenen finishing second and third was defending world MX2 champion, Simon Langenfelder. Championship points for the top three are now Sacha Coenen 503 points, Guillem Farres 479pts and Simon Längenfelder 445pts.

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Guillem Farres: Decent start, around third and made some quick passes early then Sasha was pushing and he made it tough, but we made it work.

MX2 Moto One

Langenfelder led the opening MX2 moto, with Coenen second, then Farres, but the Spaniard passed both guys and took the lead. Walvoort fourth, then Janis Reisulis, Karssemakers, Karlis Reisulis, McLellan, Everts and Mikula 10th.

Lap one the top ten was Farres, Coenen, Langenfelder, Walvoort, Janis Reisulis, McLellan, Karlis Reisulis, Everts, Karssemakers and Mikula. Janis Reisulis passed Walvoort to take over fourth place.

Farres continued to lead after six laps, with a two second lead over Coenen, and Langenfelder six seconds behind the Spaniard. Then came Janis Riesulis, McLellan, Walvoort, Karlis Reisulis, Everts, Mikula and Karssemakers.

Lap 10 and not a lot of changes, as this fast circuit doesn’t really allow close racing in MX2 moto one. Farres held a 2.3 second lead over Coenen, with Langenfelder still around six seconds back, then came Janis Reisulis, McLellan, Walvoort, Everts, Karlis Reisulis, Mikula and Grau in 10th.

Coenen making a little ground on Farres as the race moved into the 14th lap, but not close enough yet to make a fight for the lead. Langenfelder also catching the leader, if so slightly. Top ten was Farres, Coenen, Langenfelder, Janis Reisulis, McLellan, Everts, Walvoort, Karlis Reisulis, Mikula and Grau.

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 - Classification

1. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), 35:02.592; 2. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:01.208; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:02.451; 4. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:20.794; 5. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:25.238; 6. Liam Everts (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:25.922; 7. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:45.086; 8. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), +0:46.263; 9. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), +0:56.226; 10. Maxime Grau (FRA, Honda), +1:01.333; 11. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Kawasaki), +1:06.646; 12. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +1:09.263; 13. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Ducati), +1:25.713; 14. Trey Cox (RSA, KTM), +1:31.643; 15. Jordan van Wyk (RSA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 16. Riley Rocher (ZIM, GASGAS), -1 lap(s); 17. Martin Ashton (RSA, Yamaha), -2 lap(s); 18. Aiden Henley (RSA, Yamaha), -2 lap(s); 19. Thor Johnson (RSA, Yamaha), -2 lap(s); 20. Tristan Durow (RSA, KTM), -2 lap(s); 21. Luke John Grundy (RSA, Husqvarna), -15 lap(s);

MX2 - World Championship Classification

1. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 503 points; 2. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 479 p.; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 445 p.; 4. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 437 p.; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 417 p.; 6. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 380 p.; 7. Mathis Valin (FRA, KAW), 352 p.; 8. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 293 p.; 9. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 266 p.; 10. Kay Karssemakers (NED, KAW), 215 p.; 11. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), 212 p.; 12. Maxime Grau (FRA, HON), 165 p.; 13. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), 138 p.; 14. Noel Zanocz (HUN, KTM), 136 p.; 15. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, DUC), 113 p.; 16. Cas Valk (NED, TM), 87 p.; 17. Andrea Rossi (ITA, KTM), 76 p.; 18. Scott Smulders (NED, HUS), 57 p.; 19. Pelle Gundersen (NOR, HUS), 46 p.; 20. Ollie Colmer (GBR, KTM), 40 p.;