Hunter won the first moto. Jett won the war. A late crash in Moto 2 cost Hunter the lead and handed the red plate back to his brother by a single point. Sacha Coenen swept the 250 class with a 1-1 that announced him as a genuine title threat. Lucas Coenen qualified fastest by a full second, then crashed out of the day entirely.
Jett Lawrence led the opening moto for the first half of the race before a front-end washout launched him into a sand berm. Hunter Lawrence capitalised and took the moto win, eight seconds clear, before the red flag was thrown to attend to downed rider Christian Craig. Haiden Deegan held a lonely third. Jorge Prado finished fourth after Lucas Coenen, who had charged from a Turn 1 crash all the way to fourth, suffered a huge crash near the mechanics area. Lucas did not start Moto 2.
Hunter led much of Moto 2 as well, but a crash in the closing minutes dropped him to fourth and handed the lead to Jett. Deegan charged to second for his best moto finish in the 450 class this season. Prado completed a consistent 4-3 day. Garrett Marchbanks went 5-5 for fifth overall. The 2-1 gave Jett the overall win and the points lead back. One point separates the brothers with five rounds to go.
| POS | RIDER | TEAM | MOTO 1 | MOTO 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
J. Lawrence | Honda | 2 | 1 |
|
2
|
H. Lawrence | Honda | 1 | 4 |
|
3
|
Deegan | Yamaha | 3 | 2 |
|
4
|
Prado | KTM | 4 | 3 |
|
5
|
Marchbanks | Kawasaki | 5 | 5 |
|
DNS
|
L. Coenen | KTM | * | DNS |
Lucas Coenen set the fastest qualifying time of the day, a 1:53.9 that was over a full second clear of teammate Jorge Prado. He crashed in Turn 1 of Moto 1, fought all the way back to fourth, then suffered a huge crash near the mechanics area due to an apparent bike malfunction. The team announced he would not start Moto 2 to protect his MXGP title campaign.
| P | RIDER | TEAM | PTS | GAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Lawrence | Honda | 271 | - |
| 2 | H. Lawrence | Honda | 270 | -1 |
| 3 | Deegan | Yamaha | 218 | -53 |
| 4 | Prado | KTM | 202 | -69 |
| 5 | Marchbanks | Kawasaki | 183 | -88 |
| 6 | Hampshire | Husqvarna | 183 | -88 |
Sacha Coenen qualified fastest in the 250 class, then delivered a dominant 1-1 performance in his second Pro Motocross round. He built a 30-second lead in Moto 1, the largest margin of victory this season. In Moto 2, a hard crash cost him a 14-second advantage and his goggles, but he still held on for the win. Two rounds. Three moto wins. The Belgian MX2 points leader is for real.
Levi Kitchen crashed early in Moto 1 but charged through the field to second. He backed it up with fourth in Moto 2 for second overall. Cole Davies took the holeshot in Moto 1 and ran second before crashing, salvaging seventh. He recovered with second in Moto 2 for third overall, and critically takes over the 250 points lead on 227 points after Jo Shimoda fractured his collarbone in a qualifying crash and did not race.
| P | RIDER | TEAM | PTS | GAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davies | Yamaha | 227 | - |
| 2 | Kitchen | Kawasaki | 225 | -2 |
| 3 | Shimoda | Honda | 194 | -33 |
| 4 | Beaumer | KTM | 194 | -33 |
| 5 | DiFrancesco | Husqvarna | 167 | -60 |
Plessinger out. Aaron Plessinger missed Southwick
after suffering an injury at RedBud that required stitches above
his tailbone. He is expected to miss Round 7 as well.
Forkner retires. Austin Forkner announced his
retirement from professional racing earlier this week.
Tondel fills in. Cornelius Tondel raced for
Monster Energy Kawasaki while Chase Sexton recovers from a torn
ACL.
Cairoli returns. Antonio Cairoli lined up for a
second consecutive round with Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Ducati.