Honda’s Tim Gajser produced a stunning ride in Brazil to score his first ever MX2 podium.
On a deeply rutted track, Gajser showed what a talent he is by producing the best ever MX2 finish by a Slovenian rider. Tim took 5th place overall after finishing 11th in race one.
Team mate Kei Yamamoto took 18th and 19th placed finished, while Frenchman Maxime Desprey finished 27th on both occasions.
Honda supported riders fought their way through the field in difficult conditions to score good points in MXGP, too.
J-Race Honda’s Joel Roelants scored eighth and 11th placed finishes in the Brazilian GP on Sunday to maintain his position of 10th in the overall standings.
Despite only qualifying 21st on Saturday, Roelants showed his CRF450R had the speed to take him through the field, riding magnificently and executing some fine overtakes to get inside the top 10.
24 MX’s Xavier Boog moved up to 12th in the overall classification, but he was also made to work hard for his points. After qualifying in 20th, Frenchman Boog fell back to 27th after a first corner crash, but rode magnificently on a rapidly deteriorating track to finish 12th in race one.
Boog was forced to battle back again in race two, this time from 17th, but again performed admirably to finish 12th. 24MX teammate Jens Getteman chose to sit out Brazil in order to give his injured wrist more time to heal.
Klemen Gercar had a slightly more difficult time of it in Brazil for J Tech Honda. The Slovenian finished race one in 23rd, before crashing out after 6 laps in race two when riding well in fifth.
Xavier Boog: “The speed was quite good this weekend… But all in all it was far below expectations. Especially because I liked the track and the atmosphere! Matiss Karro crashed in front of me in the second moto. I lost lots of time, still I could come back decently. My start in the second moto was very average. Luckily I got into a good rhythm. I was fighting for 10th when exhaustion hit me like a ton of bricks! It was not so hot as in Thailand but the air felt heavy and humid. I had difficulties breathing and couldn’t do any more than ride defensively and keep my position. I never experienced something like that before. So maybe there’s some kind of problem there. I will get my blood values checked and that should tell us more.”