In sunny weather and pleasant temperatures, the second round of the ADAC MX Masters took place just one week after the start of the season in Dreetz, Brandenburg. In front of 7,500 spectators, reigning champion Max Nagl (D/KMP-Honda-Racing powered by Krettek) dominated with three race victories on the deep sand track of MC Dreetz at the weekend.

Maximilian Spies (D/Kosak Racing Team) and Jordi Tixier (F/KMP-Honda-Racing powered by Krettek) rounded out the podium of the event. Nagl extended his lead in the championship with maximum points in Dreetz, while Spies took over second place in the standings from Adam Sterry (GB/Schmicker Racing).

Max Nagl dominates in deep sand Four-time ADAC MX Masters champion Max Nagl dominated the weekend at Dreetz right from the start. Already in the qualification he prevailed as LS2 Best Qualifier against the strong competition. As at the start of the season, he won the first race on Saturday with a lights-to-flag victory, well ahead of Maximilian Spies and Jordi Tixier.

In the second race, Nagl initially settled for second position behind Red Bull Holeshot winner Noah Ludwig (D/KTM Sarholz Racing Team) before taking the lead on lap four and once again pulling clear of the rest of the field. In the third race, Nagl again proved his class and current form with a start-to-finish victory that was never in danger ahead of Oriol Oliver Vilar (E/WZ-Racing KTM). With the overall victory in Dreetz, he extended his lead in the championship to 21 points.

"Although it didn't look like it from the outside," Nagl said. "It wasn't an easy weekend. The track was already heavily worn, which made it difficult to find a rhythm. You could hardly attack because it took too much strength. Over the weekend, we worked with the team on improvements and continued to learn. I had a lot of fun driving here in Dreetz, especially with the many fans and the great atmosphere."

Maximilian Spies in second place with Konstanz Maximilian Spies once again showed his strength as a sand rider in the difficult conditions. In the first race, he took over the chasing position from Noah Ludwig after three laps and drove a controlled race in which he extended his lead over the third-placed driver to around 14 seconds by the finish. In the second race, he first had to work his way up from seventh place after the opening lap. In the middle of the race, he edged Cornelius Töndel (NO/Schmicker Racing) out of second place and kept enough of a lead over Adam Sterry to cross the finish line in second place.

In the third race, Spies again did not come out of the starting gate optimally, but fought his way up from tenth to fourth place within five laps. In the closing stages, he attacked third-placed Töndel, was almost over, but then made a small mistake and finished the race in fourth place. With Dreetz's second place in the event standings, he also improves to second place in the championship.

"It was an exciting but also consistent weekend for me. I didn't have a crash, I didn't have a retirement, that's good, I'm happy. On the one hand, I'm annoyed that I wasn't "able to finish third in the last race, but on the other hand, I've often lost good overall results in the past due to a crash in the last run. I'm pleased that I'm acting smarter now," Spies summed up at the award ceremony.

Jordi Tixier bites through despite pain Jordi Tixier's season could have ended prematurely at the season opener after a heavy crash in qualifying. Therefore, it was all the more surprising that he stood on the overall podium in Dreetz in third place a week later, despite a bruised back. Already on Saturday, he proved his fighting spirit with third place in the first race. In the second race, he outdid himself when he crashed out of third place at the start of the race, but worked his way back up from tenth to fourth by the finish. He also showed his willpower and fitness in the third race as he moved up to fifth place after a start outside the top ten.

"I would like to thank everyone around me, without whom I wouldn't be here after last week's crash. I was lucky in my misfortune and didn't suffer any broken bones. I've been recovering all week and not training. I didn't think I'd be able to finish on the podium on such a demanding and exhausting track. With every bump in the road, it felt like a knife was being stabbed in my back. Many thanks also to all the fans at the track who cheered me on," said an emotional Jordi Tixier.

In the standings, Max Nagl leads ahead of Maximilian Spies and Adam Sterry. Cornelius Töndel, Jere Haavisto and Tom Koch (D/Kosak Racing Team), who was doing damage limitation with a back injury as he did last week, are tied for fourth to sixth place.