Coenen brothers score double podium at Italian MXGP round
Sacha Coenen won the MX2 class and Lucas Coenen finished second in MXGP at the Italian Grand Prix in Montevarchi.
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What Happened
The Italian Grand Prix at Montevarchi marked the return of the historic circuit to the MXGP calendar after 20 years. In hot and dusty conditions, Red Bull KTM's Coenen brothers delivered: Sacha won the MX2 class (his third GP victory of the season) with 2-2 moto scores, and Lucas took second overall in MXGP with 3-3 results. Andrea Adamo finished 4th overall in MXGP, just five points off the podium.
The weekend also included Qualification Heats on Saturday, where Andrea Adamo placed top three in MXGP. In the motos, Lucas Coenen charged from sixth to third in the first race, while Sacha Coenen overcame early traffic to take second in both MX2 motos. Simon Laengenfelder took a holeshot in both MX2 motos but finished sixth overall after a disappointing second race.
56 points
Holds the red plate after nine of 19 rounds.
41 points
Won his third GP of the season.
Why this matters
The Coenen twins extended their championship leads, with Sacha now 41 points ahead in MX2 and Lucas 56 points ahead in MXGP, as the series heads into a triple-header.
Terms in This Story
- MXGP
- The premier class of the FIM Motocross World Championship.
- MX2
- The secondary class, typically for smaller-displacement bikes.
- holeshot
- The rider who reaches the first corner first at the start of a moto.
- red plate
- Awarded to the championship points leader; the plate number background is red.
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