The MXGP of Kegums hosted the final of three rounds at the sandy Latvian circuit, Husqvarna's Jed Beaton suffered from a fall in Race 1 and finished seventh overall.
It was another frustrating opening MX2 race for Beaton in Latvia at the MXGP of Kegums. A strong top-10 start put the Tasmanian in a good place for a strong result until a small fall on the opening lap relegated him to 17th position. Beaton remounted his FC 250 quickly and embarked on a race-long battle through the field. Coming up just short of the top 10 with an 11th-place finish, Jed was looking for a better result in moto two.
A strong start in race two set Beaton up well. Completing the first lap in fourth place, the 22-year-old briefly moved into third position before losing a few spots in the latter stages of the race. Going on to claim sixth position, Jed was rewarded with seventh overall and now sits in a strong fifth place in the MX2 World Championship.
“Today was another tough one. At the end of qualifying I had a pretty decent crash, but I was ok. It just set me back a bit as I’d just qualified in second place. I was ready for the races though and I had a decent start and then just washed the front end out on the opening lap, which set me back. I managed to get up to 11th but I was a little bit spent after that one due to the heat and having to ride as hard as I could all race. The second moto was a little bit better, but it was a struggle after being a little tired from putting all my effort into race one. We’ll put this week behind us and regroup ahead of the next GP and come out swinging at that one.”
MX2 – Grand Prix Race 1 – Top 10 Classification:
1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 35:38.327;
2. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:24.000;
3. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:26.607;
4. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Kawasaki), +0:46.884;
5. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), +0:54.222;
6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +1:01.541;
7. Alberto Forato (ITA, Husqvarna), +1:09.778;
8. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Honda), +1:16.546;
9. Nathan Crawford (AUS, Honda), +1:18.402;
10. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Yamaha), +1:18.946.
MX2 – Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification:
1. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), 35:50.720;
2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:17.633;
3. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Kawasaki), +0:28.173;
4. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:30.025;
5. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:31.000;
6. Jed Beaton (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:41.847;
7. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), +0:56.591;
8. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Yamaha), +1:02.988;
9. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:35.063;
10. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Honda), +1:38.768.
MX2 – Overall Top 10 Classification:
1. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 47 points;
2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 47 p.;
3. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, KAW), 38 p.;
4. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 36 p.;
5. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 33 p.;
6. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), 30 p.;
7. Jed Beaton (AUS, HUS), 25 p.;
8. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, YAM), 24 p.;
9. Alvin Östlund (SWE, HON), 24 p.;
10. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, KAW), 18 p.
MX2 – Championship Top 10 Classification:
1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 217 points;
2. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 209 p.;
3. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, KAW), 153 p.;
4. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 149 p.;
5. Jed Beaton (AUS, HUS), 148 p.;
6. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, KAW), 128 p.;
7. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 127 p.;
8. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, KAW), 101 p.;
9. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), 95 p.;
10. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, YAM), 92 p.