Kawasaki factory rider Mathis Valin has won the MX2 qualification race in horrible conditions as the motocross gods continue to bring us a season of mud, mud and more mud. Second was HRC factory rider Valerio Lata and third Nestaan Husqvarna factory rider, Kay De Wolf, who had come from near last in the opening lap.

Mathis Valin: I needed that. I had a good start in these conditions, which was good. I just did my own race and now we need to stay focused for tomorrow.

MX2 Qualification race

Valin led from Lata at the start of the MX2 qualifier with McLellan third, but he went down in the first lap, which brought Adamo into second, then Karssemakers, Reisulis, Mikula, Langenfelder, de Wolf (who had come from around 30th place in the start) and Valk was 10th. Coenen was 19th and McLellan 15th after his crash.

After two laps it was Valin, Lata, Adamo, Benistant, de Wolf, Karssmakers, Mikula, Reisulis, Langenfelder and McLellan fighting his way back into 10th place. The lead by Valin was 2.4 seconds on lap three, with Adamo 4.6 back in third place, then Benistant, de Wolf, Karssmakers, Reisulis, McLellan and Langenfelder 10th.

Lap seven Valin held a 6.7 second lead over Lata, with Adamo 8.7 seconds back, then Benistant, de Wolf, Langenfelder, Mikula, Karssmakers, Coenen, and Reisulis. Coenen really charging and moved into 8th place. Valin wins it from Lata and De Wolf.

MX2 - Qualifying Race - Classification

1. Mathis Valin (FRA, Kawasaki), 25:00.296; 2. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +0:06.500; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:08.517; 4. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:09.581; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:12.940; 6. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:47.651; 7. Julius Mikula (CZE, TM), +1:09.668; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +1:20.935; 9. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), +1:26.560; 10. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), +1:33.083; 11. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +1:39.161; 12. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +1:42.285; 13. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Kawasaki), +1:46.232; 14. Lyonel Reichl (LIE, Husqvarna), +1:47.565; 15. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +1:49.921; 16. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), +1:53.627; 17. Martin Venhoda (CZE, GASGAS), +1:59.524; 18. Jaroslav Katrinak (SVK, GASGAS), +2:02.326; 19. Valentin Kees (GER, KTM), +2:10.795; 20. Filip Olsson (SWE, KTM), -1 lap(s); 21. Scott Smulders (NED, Triumph), -1 lap(s); 22. Davide Zampino (ITA, KTM), -1 lap(s); 23. David Widerwill (CZE, GASGAS), -1 lap(s); 24. Emile De Baere (BEL, TM), -1 lap(s); 25. Vaclav Janout (CZE, KTM), -1 lap(s); 26. Maximilian Werner (GER, KTM), -1 lap(s); 27. Martin Michelis (EST, KTM), -1 lap(s); 28. Nicolas Vennekens (BEL, KTM), -1 lap(s); 29. Daniel Mandys (CZE, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 30. Pelle Gundersen (NOR, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 31. Jaka Peklaj (SLO, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 32. Akbar Lubis (INA, TM), -1 lap(s); 33. Petr Rathousky (CZE, KTM), -7 lap(s); 34. David Braceras (ESP, Honda), -9 lap(s);

MX2 - World Championship Classification

1. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 618 points; 2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 577 p.; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 573 p.; 4. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 485 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 464 p.; 6. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 464 p.; 7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 393 p.; 8. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 306 p.; 9. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 289 p.; 10. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 273 p.; 11. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), 246 p.; 12. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 235 p.; 13. Mathis Valin (FRA, KAW), 232 p.; 14. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 220 p.; 15. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KTM), 215 p.; 16. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 193 p.; 17. David Braceras (ESP, HON), 167 p.; 18. Julius Mikula (CZE, TM), 162 p.; 19. Maxime Grau (FRA, KTM), 86 p.; 20. Magnus Smith (DEN, KTM), 56 p.; 21. Nicolas Vennekens (BEL, KTM), 33 p.; 22. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), 32 p.; 23. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), 28 p.; 24. Scott Smulders (NED, TRI), 23 p.; 25. Saad Soulimani (MAR, TM), 19 p.; 26. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, YAM), 14 p.; 27. Kay Karssemakers (NED, KAW), 13 p.; 28. Filip Olsson (SWE, KTM), 13 p.; 29. Kasimir Hindersson (FIN, KTM), 12 p.; 30. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, HUS), 11 p.; 31. Samuel Nilsson (ESP, TRI), 10 p.; 32. Roan Tolsma (NED, GAS), 7 p.; 33. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, KTM), 6 p.; 34. Marcello Silva (BRA, YAM), 4 p.; 35. Ivano Van Erp (NED, YAM), 4 p.; 36. Liam Owens (AUS, HUS), 4 p.; 37. Collin Wohnhas (GER, HUS), 3 p.; 38. Bence Pergel (HUN, KTM), 3 p.; 39. Jules Pietre (FRA, YAM), 2 p.; 40. Manuel Carreras (ESP, HON), 2 p.; 41. Benjamin Pascual (ARG, HON), 2 p.; 42. Rodolfo Bicalho (BRA, KTM), 1 p.; 43. Pietro Piroli (BRA, YAM), 1 p.;

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