MXGP
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Ben Watson Joins Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team for 2021
26 October 2020 Yamaha Motor Europe is pleased to announce that Ben Watson will take an exciting step up the Yamaha Racing pyramid and will join the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team for the 2021 MXGP season.
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Monster Energy Yamaha Trio Leave Lommel Inside the Top Six
25 October 2020 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s trio of Jeremy Seewer, Gautier Paulin and Arnaud Tonus showed good strength at the 15th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship to finish the third and final Grand Prix at Lommel inside the top six. Seewer collected his fifth piece of podium silverware this season from the third step of the podium and has moved up into third in the MXGP Championship Standings. Paulin scored a mere 4-points less than his teammate and finished fourth overall, while Tonus made an impressive return to form finishing sixth.
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Seewer Finishes Fifth in Lommel As Paulin Fights Back in Final Race
21 October 2020 Early morning rain made Lommel's power-sapping sand extra difficult to navigate at the 14th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the Grand Prix of Limburg in Belgium. Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer was the best-placed Yamaha rider earning fifth overall. An unlucky technical issue cost Gautier Paulin points in the opening race, but the Frenchman banked 15-points for sixth in the final race of the day, which he added to the 2-points salvaged in the first race for 12th overall.
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Paulin Celebrates MXGP Race Win on Emotional Run to the Podium
18 October 2020 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Gautier Paulin celebrated his first MXGP race win since 2017 on his way to second overall at the 13th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Lommel, Belgium. Jeremy Seewer recovered from some costly mistakes to finish fifth overall, while Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP teammate Arnaud Tonus made a positive return from injury to round out the top-10.
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Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP & MX2 Teams Ready for ‘Home’ Triple-Header
14 October 2020 The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP and MX2 teams are excited to return ‘home’ for the next three Grands Prix. They don’t have to travel far with the 13th, 14th and 15th rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship set to take place on Sunday 18th, Wednesday 21st and Sunday the 25th of October in Lommel, Belgium.
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Top-10 Finish to Challenging Spanish Grand Prix for Seewer & Paulin
11 October 2020 MXGP’s new one-day format presented its challenges at the 12th round of the series with the event taking place at an unfamiliar track in Madrid, Spain. Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer and Gautier Paulin made the most of the difficult day to finish seventh and ninth, respectively.