The “Talkessel Circuit” is a rutty hard-pack track that sprawls out over the Teutschental hillside, offering plenty of climbs and drops with many tricky square-edged bumps. The venue is very familiar to all the MXGP riders. It hosted its first Grand Prix in 1971, and then after a 22-year hiatus, the popular venue made its return to the calendar in 1993 and has since become a familiar fixture, with 24 Grands Prix taking place over the last 29-years.
Excited to attack the fun old-school track is last weekend’s Grand Prix winner Jeremy Seewer. Having grown up racing in Germany and as a native German speaker, the ‘91’ has had many happy memories at the venue. The hilly clay-based venue has played to his strengths in the past. After a confidence-boosting victory at the Monster Energy MXGP of France a few days ago, the Swiss star is optimistic he can uncork another bottle of podium champagne this weekend. He is currently third in the MXGP Championship Standings, 26-points shy of teammate Maxime Renaux.
Also aiming for more podium silverware, Glenn Coldenhoff arrives ready to build on the same astonishing form that took him to an emphatic race win and a third consecutive podium finish in Ernee (France) last weekend. After many months of hard work, the Dutchman feels better than ever aboard his YZ450FM, and while he is yet to reach the box on German soil, he is determined to keep his podium streak alive this weekend. He is currently fifth in the championship chase.
Renaux is ready to bounce back from a rare weekend of frustration at his home Grand Prix and is looking forward to returning to Teutschenthal, the same venue where he won the MX2 Grand Prix of Germany last year. Still a rookie inside the premier class and by far the most successful, the 22-year-old Frenchman will test a few small things in terms of suspension this week before lining up eager to challenge the front runners. He is second in the championship standings.
In MX2, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s Jago Geerts is determined to reel in the championship leader Tom Vialle. Second in the standings, just 11-points down, Geerts focus is to inch closer to his maiden MX2 world title.
As for Thibault Benistant, the Frenchman is not in the hunt for the title after missing the first three rounds of the 2022 series. After celebrating his second podium finish of the season, and an impressive race win at his home Grand Prix, the 19-year-old feels fit and fast and ready to chase more race wins. He has already raced his way to ninth in the standings.
Joining the MXGP and MX2 riders on the hunt for glory this weekend, the Hutten Metaal Yamaha Official EMX250 and MJC Yamaha Official EMX125 teams will also be in action for the sixth rounds of the EMX250 and EMX125 series.
Hutten Metaal’s Rick Elzinga currently leads the way in the EMX250 series after reclaiming the win in France last weekend, while teammate Andrea Bonacorsi leaped up to third. With four round wins, from a possible five, between the pair of Yamaha stars, the team and both riders are expecting more podium success in Germany.
While in EMX125, all three of MJC Yamaha Official EMX125’s youngsters are looking to build on their current positions in the championship. Karlis Reisulis is second, Ivano van Erp is fourth, and Ferruccio Zanchi rounds out the top-10. It is also worth mentioning that at the EMX125 round of Germany in Teutschenthal last year, van Erp celebrated his first EMX125 race and round victory.
