2021 FIM Motocross World Championship - RND #06, GP Of Flanders-Belgium, Lommel

The Belgian round of Lommel saw the comeback of Horgmo on the podium of the EMX250 Championship, as the Norwegian ranked 3^rd Overall. Good performances for Adamo in MX2 and for Forato in MXGP, as they both entered the points-area in both races.

The sixth appointment of the FIM Motocross World Championship was hosted at the Lommel circuit on the weekend between July and August. The circuit is known as difficult and technical, surfaced with sand. The weekend of the Belgian GP also included the third round of the EMX250 Championship so, consequently, SM Action GasGas Racing Team Yuasa Battery was already working on Saturday to support Kevin Horgmo #240, who is 2^nd in the General Classification and is not far away from the leader.

Divided into two groups, the young riders of the EMX250 Championship had to gain the qualification to the race while trying to enter the 40 fastest lap times. Kevin was assigned to group 2, and he made two excellent sessions as he qualified 2^nd in both, gaining the 4^th starting gate for the races.



In Race 1 Kevin made an excellent start as he gained 2^nd place straight away. After a few laps, Horgmo got closer to the leader and at lap 7 he overtook him and conquered the lead. Rapidly Kevin put some gap but his leadership lasted only one lap. During lap 8, the GasGas rider lost control of his bike and finished out of the track. His bike was significantly damaged but he went back on the circuit and, thanks to the gap that he gained earlier, he managed to finish the race in 4^th place. In Race 2 Kevin made a good start again, as he was in 2^nd place straight away, but he positioned 3^rd during lap 2. In the remaining laps of the race, Horgmo rode smoothly and avoided mistakes, so he confirmed his 3^rd place at the checkered flag. At the end of the day Kevin classified 3^rd Overall and, thanks to the points that he gained, he well preserved his 2^nd place in the General Classification.

On Sunday, Andrea Adamo #80 (MX2) and Alberto Forato #303 (MXGP) went on track.
In MX2, the Sicilian made the 14^th fastest lap time in Free Practice, while he finished 23^rd in the following Timed Practice. In both races, which were disputed on a very difficult surface with the weather that changed from rain to sun so quickly, Andrea had a regular pace and never forced it as he tried to avoid mistakes, which, on the sanded surface of Lommel, are really frequent. The final result is 18^th place in both races, a performance that delivered to the GasGas rider the 18^th position Overall. In the General Classification Andrea is still 15^th.

In MXGP, Alberto started his Sunday with 16^th place in both Free and Timed Practices. In both races, then, the rider from Veneto was always positioned in the “top 20” at the end of the beginning lap, and despite the difficult weather conditions, which created a lot of issues for everybody, his pace was clean. For the first time of the season, Forato gained points in both races as he finished both times in 14^th place. At the end of the day, he was 15^th Overall, while he gained one position in the General Classification as he is now 25^th.

The seventh round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, which will include the fourth round of the EMX250 Championship too, will take place the next weekend at the Kegums circuit, in Latvia.

Alberto Forato #303: “It was a difficult but nice weekend. In Qualifying, I made a good lap as I finished 16^th. In Race 1 I had a bad start, I tried to recover but under the rain, I was forced to take off my goggles so my race got complicated, and I finished 14^th. In Race 2 I repeated the same performance and I finished again in 14^th position. Finally two good results in one GP. See you next time.”

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