Celebrating a milestone 100th Grand Prix start, Geerts confirmed his triumphant return to full fitness since his wrist injury at the MXGP of France. The Belgian tackled the challenge of the brand-new track and venue in Lombok with confidence and displayed incredible skill and adaptability as he raced to a convincing Qualifying Race victory – his fifth of the season.
At the same time, Rick Elzinga put up an impressive fight on the tight and jumpy circuit to finish sixth after battling the top-three for the first two laps, while Thibault Benistant showed his fighting spirit, overcoming illness to secure an eighth-place finish.
In MXGP, Seewer showed his grit as he went bar-to-bar with his closest championship rivals Ruben Fernandez and Romain Febvre in an intense battle for second. The Swiss star got off to a rip-roaring start but struggled to find his comfort zone on the challenging gravel-like dirt of Lombok and ultimately finished fourth after a few costly errors.
At the same time, Glenn Coldenhoff put in an epic ride to finish seventh after falling on the opening lap.
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Geerts Powers to Pole Position in Lombok as Seewer Fights to Fourth
Geerts Powers to Pole Position in Lombok as Seewer Fights to Fourth
Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2's Jago Geerts powered his YZ250FM to Pole Position with a statement performance in qualifying at the 11th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Lombok, Indonesia. At the same time Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer put in a thrilling ride to finish fourth in the premier class with teammate Glenn Coldenhoff fighting back from a fall to seventh.