2021 FIM Motocross World Championship - RND #3 - GP Of Italy, Maggiora (NO)

Convincing performances for Adamo and Horgmo at the GP of Italy at Maggiora, the third round of the FIM Motocross World Championship season. The Italian was fast and solid and at the end of the day was just shy of the “top 10”; the Norwegian made some mistakes and finished 15^th. In MXGP Forato improved but still did not make it to the “top 20”.

On the first weekend of July, the FIM Motocross World Championship went to the historical circuit of Maggiora (Novara, Italy), which was absent from the calendar for 6 years. The MXGP of Italy, which was the third round of the 2021 season, also hosted the second round of the EMX125 Championship and the first round of the EMX Open Championship.

Accordingly to the schedule, as the EMX250 Championship was not there, the Norwegian Kevin Horgmo #240 decided to take sides in the MX2. On Sunday morning Kevin, after the 22^nd position in Free Practice, gained 12^th place in Qualifying. Andrea Adamo #80, in MX2 too, made the 20^th fastest lap time in Free Practice and gained the same position in Quali. Alberto, in MXGP, conquered 19^th place in Free Practice but was not able to repeat himself in Timed Practice, as he finished out of the “top 20” in 23^rd position.

SM Action GasGas Racing Team Yuasa Battery riders made a good start at the beginning of MX2 Race 1, as they entered the “top 20” by the end of lap 1: Horgmo was 11^th and Andrea was 16^th. While Adamo conducted a regular race and gained the final 13^th position after keeping a good pace, Kevin made a mistake at lap 2 and moved back to 19^th place, vanishing the good start. He was then forced to recover and after 18 laps Horgmo passed by the finish line in 14^th place, just behind his teammate.

In MX1 Race 1, the placement at the starting gate did not ease Alberto’s start, as he was in the back of the group, in 29^th position, by the end of lap 1. The comeback of Forato was not very steady and he passed by the checkered flag with his GasGas #303 in 25^th place.

Race 2 start was not much different from the previous one for Kevin and Andrea. The riders of the MX2 started well and after lap 1 they were respectively in 12^th and 16^th place. As it happened in Race 1, Andrea managed to be consistent, avoiding mistakes and making a good move to gain 10^th place, which is an excellent result for him. Kevin had more up and down moments instead, and between small mistakes and little recoveries, the Norwegian closed the race in 16^th position. At the end of the day, Andrea was 11^th and he gained one position in the General Classification, as he is now 13^th; Kevin made it to the 15^th final position and he is now 22^nd in the GC.



The start of Race 2, in MXGP, coincided with the arrival of the rain, which fell heavily on the track during the first laps of the race. Alberto made his move to 23^rd place after lap 1 but then, while he was furiously moving up (he was 20^th), he made a mistake and moved back. He did not give up but he had to make it all again, on a surface that was muddy and insidious, and he finished Race 2 in 21^st place. At the end of the day, he closed in 25^th position but the rider from Veneto did not enter the points area for the second consecutive round.

The FIM Motocross World Championship will be back on the weekend of the 17^th and the 18^th of July for the MXGP of the Netherlands, which will take place at the new Oss circuit. On that occasion, the riders of the EMX250 will be back on track too for the second round of their season.

Alberto Forato # 303: “This round of Maggiora went better for me than the first. We are working well and making progress. In qualifying, I was two seconds behind the leaders so I feel satisfied. Regarding the heats, in race 1 I struggled a little in the first laps and when I found the right place, the others were far away. In race 2 the track became very slippery due to the rain but I had a good pace. Too bad I was unable to make it into the 'top 20'. We keep working and for the next race, we will certainly be more competitive. "