Tim Gajser becomes five-time World Motocross Champion! 14.08.2022: MXGP of Finland MXGP 2022 Round 16 Team HRC’s Tim Gajser became the most successful current MXGP rider after winning his fifth world title and the fourth in the premier MXGP class at the MXGP of Finland. The Honda CRF450R rider wrapped up this y

MXGP of Finland
MXGP 2022   Round 16

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser became the most successful current MXGP rider after winning his fifth world title and the fourth in the premier MXGP class at the MXGP of Finland. The Honda CRF450R rider wrapped up this year’s championship two rounds early, after dominating periods of what has been a very challenging campaign.



Starting off the season with six wins in the first seven rounds gave him a platform that none of his rivals could get near, and further wins in Germany and a perfect performance in Indonesia meant that he was able to cement his crown and cruise home to yet another world title.



This weekend at the sandy Hyvinkaa track, the #243 wasn’t at his best, but he was still able to post six-seven results, which was more than enough to give him a 104-point advantage and wrap-up the championship with two rounds still to race. With the pressure of winning his fifth world championship over, expect Gajser to be battling for wins once again, and adding to what is already a remarkable 2022 season.



Unfortunately, teammate Mitch Evans wasn’t able to put his practice and qualification speed into either of the two motos today, as first lap crashes in each race ruined his chances of challenging for a podium. The Australian had proved in every other session that he was a contender on this gruelling Hyvinkaa surface, but luck wasn’t on his side and instead has to prepare himself for the final two rounds of the season where he’ll be once again aiming to be up there at the front of the field.


The world championship now heads to St Jean D’Angely in France next weekend, for the penultimate round of the series, with both riders highly motivated to get back at the sharp end of this MXGP field. Gajser will be looking to add to his eight GP overalls, while Evans will be hoping to get his first podium of the season for what should be another action-packed weekend of high-quality motocross riding.   
    
       




Tim Gajser  243


Wow! What a day. I definitely didn’t ride my best, but I got the job done and that’s what I set out to achieve at the beginning of the day. Five world titles, and I can’t believe it. It really hasn’t sunk in yet. A big thank you to the whole of Team HRC, the people at the races and all the support from Japan.


Also thank you my girlfriend and all the support I receive from my fans around the world. It has been great to see so many of you cheering me on around the track and I can’t thank you enough. It is a special moment for me and I am just so happy to have got my fifth title!         

    


       
Mitch Evans  43


Today was definitely not my day. I felt good coming into the motos but things just didn’t work out for me. A crash on the first lap in race one ruined any chance of a good result there, as I was almost last by the time I remounted. I charged through to 14th but it definitely wasn’t what I was after.


Then a similar story in race two. Obviously, I’m really disappointed with how it went but I’m still fit, and motivated to get things right in the final two rounds of the season.         

    
       

    
Marcus Pereira de Freitas
HRC General Manager - MXGP


I am so happy for Tim, winning the championship with a couple of rounds to spare. He works so hard and thoroughly deserves all the success he gets and to win five world titles is an unbelievable achievement. The whole of Team HRC also deserve a lot of credit, for working hard and helping him get everything right, week in, week out.


It hasn’t been an easy year but no one has stopped working for a second, and it shows in the results. Unfortunately, Mitch didn’t have the best of luck, but he’s really shown his speed the past few weeks and we are excited to head to the final two rounds, where both riders can really show how fast they are.         

    
       
    
    Race 1


1    BOGERS Brian     189    NDL    25    Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing Team    Husqvarna    35:42.121
2    COLDENHOFF Glenn     259    NDL    22    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha    0:09.623
3    RENAUX Maxime     959    FRA    20    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha    0:13.050
4    SEEWER Jeremy     91    SWI    18    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha    0:14.875
5    FEBVRE Romain     3    FRA    16    Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing    Kawasaki    0:15.802
6    GAJSER Tim     243    SLO    15    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda    0:29.472
7    VAN DONINCK Brent     32    BEL    14    Riley Racing    Yamaha    0:36.221
8    FORATO Alberto     303    ITA    13    SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery    GasGas    0:41.675
9    PRADO GARCIA Jorge     61    SPA    12    Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing    GasGas    0:48.904
10    VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy     89    BEL    11    Beta SDM Corse MX Team    Beta    0:51.644
11    VLAANDEREN Calvin     10    NDL    10    Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing    Yamaha    1:02.390
12    JACOBI Henry     29    GER    9    JM Honda Racing    Honda    1:06.596
13    JONASS Pauls     41    LAT    8    Standing Construct GasGas Factory Racing Team    GasGas    1:08.632
14    EVANS Mitch     43    AUS    7    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda    1:12.228
15    WATSON Ben     919    GBR    6    Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP    Kawasaki    1:16.878
16    FERNANDEZ Ruben     70    SPA    5    Honda 114 Motorsports    Honda    1:19.919
17    KULLAS Harri     151    FIN    4    Wildcard Rider    Husqvarna    1:22.188
18    ÖSTLUND Alvin     161    SWE    3    JK Racing Yamaha Active    Yamaha    1:23.695
19    BEATON Jed     14    AUS    2    F&H Racing Team    Kawasaki    1:24.639
20    GUADAGNINI Mattia     101    ITA    1    Husqvarna Junior Racing Maddii    Husqvarna    1:25.659
    
    
       
    
    Race 2


1    COLDENHOFF Glenn     259    NDL    25    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha    33:56.062
2    SEEWER Jeremy     91    SWI    22    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha    0:05.134
3    RENAUX Maxime     959    FRA    20    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha    0:12.889
4    VAN DONINCK Brent     32    BEL    18    Riley Racing    Yamaha    0:14.139
5    VLAANDEREN Calvin     10    NDL    16    Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing    Yamaha    0:28.197
6    BOGERS Brian     189    NDL    15    Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing Team    Husqvarna    0:32.984
7    GAJSER Tim     243    SLO    14    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda    0:42.280
8    FEBVRE Romain     3    FRA    13    Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing    Kawasaki    0:47.037
9    JACOBI Henry     29    GER    12    JM Honda Racing    Honda    0:51.404
10    JONASS Pauls     41    LAT    11    Standing Construct GasGas Factory Racing Team    GasGas    0:53.058
11    FORATO Alberto     303    ITA    10    SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery    GasGas    1:02.551
12    PRADO GARCIA Jorge     61    SPA    9    Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing    GasGas    1:05.687
13    GUADAGNINI Mattia     101    ITA    8    Husqvarna Junior Racing Maddii    Husqvarna    1:06.820
14    BEATON Jed     14    AUS    7    F&H Racing Team    Kawasaki    1:08.294
15    KULLAS Harri     151    FIN    6    Wildcard Rider    Husqvarna    1:10.926
16    KOCH Tom     226    GER    5    KTM Kozak Team    KTM    1:18.437
17    HAAVISTO Jere     142    FIN    4    JK Racing Yamaha Active    Yamaha    1:29.922
18    WATSON Ben     919    GBR    3    Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP    Kawasaki    1:34.965
19    ÖSTLUND Alvin     161    SWE    2    JK Racing Yamaha Active    Yamaha    1:42.575
20    EVANS Mitch     43    AUS    1    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda    1:48.995
    
    
       
    
Rider Standings

1    GAJSER Tim     243    SLO    674    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda
2    SEEWER Jeremy     91    SWI    570    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha
3    COLDENHOFF Glenn     259    NDL    525    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha
4    PRADO GARCIA Jorge     61    SPA    517    Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing    GasGas
5    RENAUX Maxime     959    FRA    506    Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team    Yamaha
6    BOGERS Brian     189    NDL    391    Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing Team    Husqvarna
7    FERNANDEZ Ruben     70    SPA    359    Honda 114 Motorsports    Honda
8    VLAANDEREN Calvin     10    NDL    351    Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing    Yamaha
9    JONASS Pauls     41    LAT    325    Standing Construct GasGas Factory Racing Team    GasGas
10    EVANS Mitch     43    AUS    272    Team HRC - MXGP    Honda
11    VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy     89    BEL    265    Beta SDM Corse MX Team    Beta
12    WATSON Ben     919    GBR    252    Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP    Kawasaki
13    VAN DONINCK Brent     32    BEL    238    Riley Racing    Yamaha
14    FORATO Alberto     303    ITA    227    SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery    GasGas
15    JACOBI Henry     29    GER    208    JM Honda Racing    Honda
16    TIXIER Jordi     911    FRA    197    JT911 KTM Racing Team    KTM
17    FEBVRE Romain     3    FRA    176    Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing    Kawasaki
18    BEATON Jed     14    AUS    176    F&H Racing Team    Kawasaki
19    GUADAGNINI Mattia     101    ITA    154    Husqvarna Junior Racing Maddii    Husqvarna
20    ÖSTLUND Alvin     161    SWE    107    JK Racing Yamaha Active    Yamaha
21    KOCH Tom     226    GER    80    KTM Kozak Team    KTM
22    GUILLOD Valentin     92    SWI    73    iXS MXGP Team    Yamaha
23    KJER OLSEN Thomas     19    DEN    73    Team Diga-Procross    KTM
24    MONTICELLI Ivo     128    ITA    50    Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing    Kawasaki
25    PATUREL Benoit     16    FRA    38    Honda SR Motoblouz    Honda
26    ROOSIORG Hardi     75    EST    32    Sahkar KTM Racing    KTM
27    LAPUCCI Nicholas     211    ITA    31    Steels - Dr. Jack Racing    KTM
28    LUPINO Alessandro     77    ITA    18    Beta SDM Corse MX Team    Beta
29    SIHVONEN Miro     147    FIN    18    JWR Honda Racing    Honda
30    CHARLIER Christophe     23    FRA    17    Wildcard Rider    Yamaha

    
    
Team HRC - MXGP,also photos