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2026 MXGP of Andalucia MX2 Qualifying Race
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00:22Hello everybody and welcome to the second round of the FIM Motocross World Championship.
00:26We are at the MXGP of Andalusia just outside the town of Almonte.
00:31We are southwest right in the very far corner and just over the border a few miles from here about
00:38half an hour down the road we have Portugal.
00:43The MX2 qualifying race is up next.
00:46In the time practice Camden McClellan Triumph Racing MX2 factory team was fastest and it was a very very tight
00:54session as well
00:54because less than three tenths separated him from the championship leader Simon Langefelder.
00:59Mattis Valan was about 13 hundredths further back and then Sasha Coonan five hundredths behind him.
01:06There's your racetrack seventeen hundred meters long about eighty meters down to that start.
01:10First turn through that left past the foxhole shot line down past pit lane into turn two.
01:17You've got a grandstand there and holds about a thousand people.
01:19Over here the Yamaha grandstand thousand people over there on the far hand side by the orange easy ups another
01:25thousand people.
01:26Then we've got people dotted around in and around all over the place here as we prepare for this MX2
01:31qualifying race.
01:32We've had a little bit of rain over the night Thursday and Friday during the day was all good
01:37and circuit conditions now are pretty much I would say near perfect.
01:41Yes, it's a very choppy racetrack because we've also got we've had two groups of MX125, two groups of MX250.
01:49They've had a free practice, a time practice and a race each.
01:53MX2 have had a free practice and a time practice. So too is MXGP.
01:57So the circuit now for these last two races MX2 and MXGP qualifying is about as tough as it's going
02:03to get.
02:03Well, not as tough as MXGP a little bit later on.
02:06But we're at sea level. It's sandy. It's got a bit of a firm base on the sort of first
02:11part of the track.
02:12Then we get a little bit deeper and then sort of like the final third, it starts to firm up
02:16again.
02:17But that's what it looks like. There's your four intermediate splits into turn four is the end of sector one.
02:22Coming out of turn seven on the liquid molly jump is the end of sector two.
02:27Over on the far side coming out of turn going into turn 12 just before the monster step down is
02:32the end of sector three.
02:33And then we've also got sector four, which is the finish line.
02:40Riders have been out on track for their sighting lap. They're all back in their pens, well behaved.
02:45And they're getting ready for their gate drop. Some of the riders weren't in Argentina.
02:49Those who were obviously probably a little bit more measured when it comes to the gate drop and that run
02:54down to the first turn.
02:55But there's going to be some young warriors out there that might want to make a name for themselves, hero
03:03worship and all the rest of that.
03:07But we are in southwest Spain. Take a seat, love. Take your time.
03:13Take a look down on the grid then. Lisa Layla was down there a few moments ago.
03:16She caught up with Honda HRC Patronus rider Valerio Latta.
03:20Before that, Kaz Volk on the 172 TM Moto CRD Motorsport Factory TM.
03:28Okay, so we're fully warmed up for the MX2 qualifying race. Let's grab a few words with Kaz Volk from
03:34TM CRD Motorsports.
03:36Kaz, I wanted to catch up with you in Argentina, but I didn't get a chance.
03:39But mainly because you've changed teams. It was a busy winter and this is actually your first factory ride.
03:44Firstly, how's the transition been for you? And can you actually noticeably see the difference between the privateer and the
03:50factory bikes?
03:51Yeah, for sure. It's my first factory ride. For sure. It's nice to be a factory rider.
03:57It's no, it's been going good. Also in Argentina was was a good result. I was happy with it.
04:04Most of this weekend is going quite good. Hope to hope to get some even even better in the qualifying
04:10race to take a good start.
04:12And yeah, no, it's going good overall.
04:14I was going to say after Argentina, you're now set ninth in the general standings. Is that where you would
04:19have expected to be at this stage of the game?
04:21And what is your goal for this year?
04:23For sure. It's always nice to start the season inside of the top ten. So I did that. I scored
04:28in all three motors. I scored points.
04:31So that was so positive for sure. It's for sure. You're always aiming to go a little bit higher, but
04:38the season is still long.
04:39We still have plenty of races to go, so we can only build from here. Best of luck. Thank you.
04:44Thank you. Let's now grab a few words with Honda HRC Patronus rider Valerio Latta.
04:53Valerio, mainly I want to speak to you because the last time we saw you was race two in Argentina.
04:57Things didn't go to plan. Actually, what happened and are you okay?
05:01Yeah, in Argentina a big crash with Valerio Latta on the first jump. And I touch him on her back
05:09and I crash. So I don't finish this through in Argentina.
05:12I have pain on my back and my left leg. But yeah, I'm ready. I stay without the bike for
05:22one week for a recovery.
05:23And I was in the Italian Championship last week. So yeah, I have only two training on the bike, but
05:30I'm ready.
05:31I'm ready to fight in this track and with these boys.
05:35It's a new track for pretty much everyone. In terms of start position, where's the best gate pick?
05:40Yeah, the track is really difficult, especially the rain for yesterday. But yeah, I like the track.
05:48Big jump, big ruts on the jump. So yeah, now I'm looking at the gate and we'll see after.
05:55Best of luck. Thank you. Valerio Latta there. Good luck to the guys. It's time for the MX2 qualification.
06:09Great atmosphere here in Andalusia. Despite the weather that we had Thursday night, Friday night, they've come out in their
06:16thousands.
06:17And they've only come to see one thing. Well, two things actually. They want Spanish riders on the podium, but
06:22they also want to see fantastic racing.
06:24Track crews doing a great job getting that start straight all prepped and primed and ready to go for this
06:29MX2 qualifying race.
06:3020 minutes plus two laps. Here's how the riders line up. Camden McClellan for the first time goes to the
06:36gate on pole for triumph.
06:38Simon Langenfelder goes to the line second. Matis Valand, Sasha Kunin, Guillaume Ferez, Giannis Reislis, Valerio Latta, and Liam Everts.
06:46Camden McClellan at 140.910. Langenfelder 0.292 behind him. Then we've got Wolvoort and Carlos Reislis.
06:53Kaz Volk, Nolzanoz, Kai Carsmakers, Julius Mikula, Pele Gundersen in 15th. Decent for him.
06:58And then behind him, we've got Maxim Groves, Scots Molders, Oli Colmer, and the rest, Rossi Van Drunen. Lotta Van
07:04Drunen, of course. 008.
07:12The Debarth's AIT Yamaha rider, Lotta Van Drunen, obviously deciding to get her season up and running.
07:19She raced in Holland last week. She's racing here with the boys this week.
07:22Of course, she's getting ready for the first GP, which I think is in May for WMX.
07:27Camden McClellan, triumph factory MX2 racing team, takes his position behind the gate.
07:34Simon Langenfelder was absolutely on fire in Argentina, but he did score in the qualifying race on Saturday.
07:45Fell through the first turn, had his spokes ripped out of his wheel, rejoined the race after a wheel change.
07:53Crashed, got lapped by Sacha Kunin, unlapped himself in the race just to sort of flex the muscles.
08:00But it was Sacha Kunin who did go on to take that first quali win of the season.
08:06Liam Evertz finished fourth. Guillem Ferez finished second in Argentina.
08:10The triumph racing MX2 factory rider at home was decent in the time practice session fifth.
08:18Less than a second off of Camden McClellan.
08:21Can he do something in this qualifying race just to get the fans fired up?
08:26They've already had a great result in the EMX 250 race.
08:29And there was a lot of noise around the racetrack as a result of that as well.
08:34Nolzanoz, then Rui KTM, didn't have the best time in Argentina.
08:4021st in the championship, 16th in race one, nothing in race two.
08:45But Nolzanoz, 14th in the qualifying race, no points there.
08:51Valerio Latta, seventh in the qualifying race, picked up four points from that.
08:57Remember, it's 10th for a win, 987654321.
09:01Those are world championship points.
09:03They have nothing to do with the overall Grand Prix classification on Sunday.
09:07Romain Fevre, Romain, looking down there intently at the start gate,
09:13wondering where and which position to start from.
09:191.40, Tommaso Lodi takes his position behind the gate.
09:28Green flag at the back.
09:30Green flag down here with Mr. Ingo Parch, our FIM race director.
09:36And the flight racing, 15-second board up for the first time this weekend here in Andalusia.
09:46Sasha Kunin there, number 19.
09:48Giannis Reislis alongside him on the 772.
09:50Then one of the triumphs, probably Ferez.
09:55And it is Ferez.
09:57In fact, triumphs one and two over on the right-hand side.
10:01Good reaction from both.
10:03But it's Ferez who gets a better jump than his teammate.
10:06But it's Giannis Reislis over the whole shot line just like he did.
10:11In fact, Yamahas have taken the whole shots in all four races so far this year.
10:15When you think of Argentina, Saturday, Sunday, both the racial eye were there and in the heat race as well.
10:24Giannis Reislis leads.
10:26Oh, Ferez! Don't crash there!
10:30Not in front of the fans.
10:32Ferez in second.
10:34Third.
10:35Jens Wolvoort.
10:36Fourth.
10:36Sasha Kunin.
10:39Mattis Valant in fifth.
10:40Langenfelder in sixth.
10:43Everts in seventh.
10:44Oh, I tell you what.
10:45From one side of the track to the other.
10:46Who was that taking a wide berth?
10:49Wolvoort.
10:49A bit loose at the moment, isn't he, on the 48.
10:52There's Valant.
10:53There's Langenfelder with the red plate.
10:54McClellan just behind him.
10:55Then Lata.
10:56Then Rodolfo Bicalio.
11:00This big wave section down the back end of the circuit.
11:03Look at the momentum that Sasha Kunin has.
11:06Finds his way past Guillem Ferez at the first time of asking.
11:10Moves into second.
11:20Giannis Reislis, look.
11:21Leading the way.
11:22Out of turn 12.
11:24The left-hander, the Monster Energy step down.
11:26Then into the 28-meter triple.
11:28Down the longest straight on the racetrack.
11:31There's the distance.
11:32There's the gap.
11:32They fixed the landing.
11:34Then that big rolling floater into this turn here.
11:37Turn 13.
11:39And if you get turn 14 right,
11:41you can actually hop over that inside there.
11:44Double your way in.
11:44We saw that in MXGP time practice earlier on.
11:49But it's Giannis Reislis who leads.
11:55Kunin Ferez just there.
11:57Number 19.
11:58Walvoort.
11:58Valat.
11:59McClelland.
12:00Langenfelder.
12:00Evans.
12:00Carsmakers.
12:01Lata.
12:02Carlos Reislis in 11th place.
12:04Look at the intention here.
12:06Ryder closest to us in white.
12:08Jens Walvoort.
12:10The sand flight.
12:13Desperate to flex his muscles to say,
12:15Look, dude, I'm the...
12:17I'm the cloggy here.
12:18I'm the...
12:19I'm the Dutch...
12:19I'm the Dutchman.
12:22Born in this stuff.
12:23Bred in this stuff.
12:25Fancies himself as a qualifying race winner.
12:28Potentially.
12:29Who knows?
12:32Villan not going to make it easy.
12:34Nor is McClellan behind him in sixth place.
12:37There's Kunin second.
12:38Ferez here third.
12:39Walvoort in orange.
12:41Fourth.
12:42Then...
12:42McClellan has found his way past.
12:45Looking very slick at the moment.
12:47Here's Camden McClellan.
12:50He moves up into fifth place.
12:55And looking to go by Walvoort.
12:57Walvoort making himself very wide though.
12:59Through that wave section.
13:01McClellan just has to bide his time.
13:08Quick grabbing the tear off there.
13:10Just over that floater where there was no braking bumps.
13:14For McClellan.
13:17Some gnarly old braking bumps around this racetrack though, aren't it?
13:23Great start to the race.
13:24This though, for Jens Walvoort on the 48.
13:30Cuts across those ruts with that kind of confident Dutch prowess.
13:40That kind of confident Dutch prowess.
13:55He's got to play even though he sits fifth overall in the championship.
13:58Fifth and the seventh on Sunday.
14:06McClellan.
14:07Caught.
14:08Walvoort.
14:10Not able to do anything about him at the moment.
14:12And the number eight.
14:13Currently eight seconds off of Ioannis Reisnes.
14:15He's just set the fastest lap at the end of that official opening lap.
14:181.46.8.
14:19Only a tenth in it between him and Kunin.
14:21But the gap between them.
14:231.6 seconds between the Latvian and the Belgian.
14:26Another 1.8 further back.
14:27Ferez.
14:30And if he starts making inroads towards the front two.
14:33This place will come alive.
14:35Or it should do.
14:38Langers.
14:39Seymour Langenfelder here.
14:41He's in seventh place.
14:44Trying to do something about Matisse Valant.
14:47Takes that high line over the offset here.
14:50Everts just behind him.
14:5126 on the.
14:53Nestaan Husvana.
14:55Everts in eighth place.
15:02Langenfelder.
15:02Langenfelder so smooth through there.
15:06Again looks very poised.
15:08And calm.
15:09Doesn't he?
15:1015 minutes plus two to go.
15:13Doesn't look like he's in too much of a hurry.
15:16Even though he's there in that seventh place.
15:20Here's the situation.
15:22Put the flag out now.
15:23Because qualifying.
15:26Race points go to the championship.
15:29Ferez would lead the championship.
15:31He'll take the red plate into Sunday's races.
15:3355 points to 54 over Langenfelder.
15:37But you kind of sense that Langenfelder.
15:38May just gain a couple of points here.
15:40And a couple of positions.
15:44McClellan will be third in the championship on 49.
15:47Rachelis fourth on 48.
15:52Yanis raceless that is.
15:59Comments from the riders.
16:00Right, watch this here.
16:01Everts.
16:03Wah.
16:04Lucky not to fold the front there.
16:12Working hard is the Belgian number 26.
16:14On the Nestaan Husvana.
16:20Despite his sickness on Sunday morning in Argentina.
16:25Was able to turn in a 7-3 finish in the two races.
16:31Leave the opening round fourth overall in the campaign.
16:34Just nine points off the lead.
16:39Physical track isn't it here.
16:40Working through that uphill wave section.
16:42Through that sweeping turn.
16:44You hit that next big roller.
16:46Jump long.
16:47Try to clear some of those holes the other side of that.
16:51So much going on.
16:52So much movement.
16:53Front end, back end.
16:55Deep sand in places.
16:56And then hard edges elsewhere.
16:59And very firm underneath.
17:01Causing a very unpredictable race track.
17:04Riders are definitely have to be thinking.
17:06One step ahead.
17:13Janis Reislis.
17:142.4 seconds clear at the moment.
17:16After three laps.
17:18Sasha Kunin.
17:19No reply at the moment.
17:25Impressive this from Janis Reislis.
17:26In just his second MX2 Grand Prix.
17:31Everts getting some air time there in eighth.
17:34Two and a half seconds behind.
17:35Simon Langenfelder.
17:36Carlos Reislis.
17:38About 1.8 seconds further back.
17:40Further up the track.
17:41You've got Simon Langenfelder.
17:44Who still.
17:45Hasn't found his way past Mattis Vallin.
17:53Here is your race leader.
17:57Conditions a little bit more suited to his.
18:00Liking.
18:01Take a look at the replay of the start.
18:04What a start it was.
18:06For Rachelis.
18:08Gate number three.
18:09Over on the right hand side.
18:11Got the jump on the two triumphs either side of him.
18:14Langenfelder to the outside.
18:15Langenfelder then lost.
18:17Positions in quick succession.
18:18Coming out of the first couple of corners.
18:19Look he was.
18:20Third.
18:20Then fourth.
18:22Then fifth.
18:22By the time he came out of there.
18:23Look he just.
18:24Got pinched.
18:25Going into the next turn.
18:27Langenfelder.
18:28Made his race more difficult than it needed to be.
18:30Looked like it was a shoe in for a holy there.
18:35Watch Langenfelder here.
18:37Is he fourth now?
18:39Oh this was Ferez look.
18:41Coming up short.
18:42Not as short as Sasha Kunin but.
18:45A close second.
18:52Continues to extend his lead.
18:54Over Sasha Kunin.
18:56Your race leader here.
18:57Yannis Rachelis.
18:59The gap 2.8 now though.
19:041.46.
19:059.
19:061.47.
19:063.
19:08Rachelis and Kunin.
19:09Respectively.
19:12Ferez.
19:1247.7.
19:14Mcclellan up to fourth.
19:15He's finally found his way.
19:17Pass Jens.
19:17Walvoort.
19:24There's your first three.
19:26Top of your screen.
19:28Yannis Rachelis.
19:29Then Sasha Kunin.
19:30on the KTM and then
19:32Guillaume Férez
19:33and that's them coming towards us downhill now
19:46McClellan
19:464.5 seconds
19:48behind Férez
19:51was a second quicker than his teammate
19:54last time around
19:551.46.7
19:56Férez
19:571.47.7
20:01that's not an easy wave section
20:05Férez
20:05closing in slightly on
20:07Sacha Kuhnen
20:08fancies his chances
20:13Lotta Van Drunen's just been passed
20:15by Scott Smulders
20:16he's 19th
20:17Lotta Van Drunen in 20th place
20:27Lachenfeld is still not in a
20:29state of urgency
20:30at the moment is he
20:36still about 1.8 seconds
20:38behind Mattis Valan
20:40later in 11th
20:41Volk 12
20:41Gunnarsson 13
20:42Oli Kolmer
20:45the Brit
20:46on the Chambers KTM
20:48finds himself in 14th place
20:52then Noll Zanotz
20:54Maxim Brode
20:55Julius Mikula
20:57Andrea Rossi
20:58Smulders
20:58and then
20:58Pan Drunen
21:04fans
21:04getting behind
21:05Férez
21:06he's whittled the gap down
21:07to about 1 second
21:09as he homes in
21:11on Sacha Kuhnen
21:14fans getting behind him
21:15through here as well
21:26dropping down in the turn 6
21:30quick look over the shoulder
21:31sees his teammate there
21:32who was again
21:33another 8 tenths quicker
21:34that time around
21:35Camden McClellan
21:38still got more than 4 seconds
21:40to make up though
21:42Valan
21:43all over the back
21:44of Walvoort now
21:45this is 4th 5th place
21:50slightly downhill here
21:51into
21:53turn 8
21:56Valan
21:57getting better drive
21:58oh
21:58the Dutchman
21:59feet off the pegs
22:01he was almost
22:02off the back of the bike
22:03somehow he was able
22:04to close the throttle
22:05get himself back
22:07in position
22:08but it was a costly error
22:10Valan was already
22:11going by anyway
22:12into 5th place
22:19he made that one mistake
22:20there look
22:21then he was chasing
22:23himself here
22:24and then at this point
22:25look
22:26it was off the back
22:27left peg
22:28right peg
22:31talk about having a grip
22:34the bike there
22:35oh and
22:36Langenfelder
22:36nicks the position as well
22:38he moves into 6th place
22:48steady race
22:49steady race this then
22:49for Langenfelder
22:52he and Ferez
22:53will be tied at the top
22:54of the championship
22:54if it stays like this
23:00Ferez
23:01came here
23:02three points behind
23:04just goes to show
23:05how important
23:05those qualifying points
23:07are as well
23:08because qualifying race
23:09in Argentina
23:10Ferez coming home
23:11second in race one
23:12giving him nine points
23:13a third and a fourth
23:15on Sunday
23:16plus those nine points
23:19all of a sudden
23:2047 to Langenfelder's
23:2250 when he went
23:221-1
23:23but no points
23:24on Saturday
23:29battle for second
23:30here
23:31Sasha Kunin
23:33meanwhile
23:34Zanotz
23:35finds his way
23:35past Colmer
23:36so the
23:36Van Roo
23:37KTM
23:38past the
23:38Chambers Racing
23:39KTM
23:39but look at the
23:40speed
23:41the pace
23:41of Guillaume Ferez
23:42here
23:42number 99
23:44on the Triumph
23:46all over the
23:47back of the
23:47Red Bull KTM
23:48now
23:48of Sasha Kunin
23:53the Triumph
23:54Racing MX2
23:55factory team
23:56rider here
23:56number 99
23:57apart from
23:58that one
23:59moment
23:59jumping into
24:00turn 4
24:01on the opening
24:01lap
24:01where he
24:02cased
24:02came up
24:03short
24:07it's been
24:08fairly
24:09plain sailing
24:10comes up
24:10short there
24:11on the
24:11triple
24:20right
24:21Giannis
24:21Raceless
24:21over the
24:22line
24:22now
24:22seven
24:23laps
24:23complete
24:241.48
24:244.64
24:25Sasha Kunin
24:261.49
24:271.34
24:2849
24:292.34
24:29for
24:30Ferez
24:30gap
24:31still
24:311.2
24:32seconds
24:32between
24:33Kunin
24:33and
24:33Ferez
24:38McClellan
24:39getting
24:39closer
24:391.6
24:41behind
24:41his
24:41teammate
24:42he
24:42was
24:42in
24:43the
24:4347
24:43last
24:44time
24:44around
24:47nothing
24:48wrong
24:48with
24:49McClellan's
24:50pace
24:50or fitness
24:51at the
24:51moment
24:59holding
25:00holding a
25:00tighter
25:01inside
25:01line
25:01there
25:02Ferez
25:02teammate
25:03rails
25:03the
25:03outside
25:04as the
25:05Spaniard
25:05closes
25:06again
25:07inches
25:07closer
25:08towards
25:08the
25:08number
25:0819
25:15Langenfelder
25:16going
25:17after
25:17Villan
25:17still
25:18for
25:18that
25:18fifth
25:18place
25:19back
25:19marker
25:19just
25:20there
25:25in
25:25yes
25:25or
25:26it
25:26or
25:26is
25:27sorry
25:38those
25:38ruts
25:39just
25:39on
25:39the
25:40faces
25:40of
25:40some
25:40of
25:40those
25:40waves
25:41making
25:42it
25:42very
25:42difficult
25:43for
25:43the
25:43riders
25:45again
25:45you
25:45get
25:45out
25:46of
25:46these
25:46turns
25:46you've
25:46got
25:46to
25:46be
25:47up
25:47on
25:47the
25:47pegs
25:47as
25:47soon
25:47as
25:48possible
25:49let
25:49the
25:49rear end
25:50do
25:50the
25:50work
25:50for
25:50you
25:52sit
25:52in one
25:52of
25:52those
25:52holes
25:53and
25:53you're
25:53sat
25:53down
25:53at
25:53the
25:53wrong
25:54time
25:55you're
25:55riding
25:55a pogo
25:56stick
25:56that
25:57will
25:57have
25:57no
25:57problems
25:58shifting
25:58you
25:59out
25:59the
25:59front
25:59door
26:12just
26:12under
26:12four
26:12minutes
26:13to
26:13go
26:13and
26:14this
26:14race
26:14list
26:15has
26:15led
26:15every
26:15single
26:16one
26:16of
26:16the
26:16eight
26:16laps
26:16at
26:17the
26:17moment
26:18but
26:18his
26:18gap
26:18now
26:18down
26:18to
26:191.4
26:20seconds
26:20and
26:21for
26:21the
26:21first
26:22time
26:22in
26:22the
26:22last
26:22few
26:22laps
26:23he
26:23was
26:23not
26:24the
26:24quickest
26:24rider
26:25out
26:25of
26:25the
26:25top
26:25three
26:26149.8
26:27for
26:28the
26:28leader
26:2848.5
26:2948.6
26:30for
26:30Kunan
26:31Perez
26:31and
26:32McClellan
26:3248.2
26:3447.3
26:35though
26:35for
26:36Valan
26:42I
26:42imagine
26:43by the end
26:44of this
26:44next lap
26:44or two
26:45we're going to have an eight-wheeler at the head of the field
26:48four riders battling for first
26:50that's definitely got Kunan excited
26:54and McClellan
26:55who's all over the back of the 99 now
26:57takes a quick look over his shoulder
27:01just checks where he is
27:04nicely done through that turn there for McClellan
27:09a little bit loose over the step down
27:13looking for that outside line momentum
27:18back marker just there
27:19takes the low line here
27:21may get squeezed
27:24has to pull out of that challenge
27:28two into one would not have gone well in that corner
27:31but look at that
27:32heading up the straight into the left-hander
27:33that's the gap between first second third and fourth
27:37all on the same piece of track
27:39and the gap
27:40between the first four
27:422.2 seconds
27:45Rachel is taking a long look over his shoulder
27:47as he sees
27:47the man in white
27:48Sasha Kunan
27:49ready to make a lunge
27:51down the inside
27:52and the Belgian leads
27:53at the end of lap nine
28:03Kunan
28:04Kunan over the line
28:05a leader for the first time
28:07looking to pick up ten points
28:08and there's a guy who needs championship points
28:11did not finish race two in Argentina
28:14here's how he did it
28:15Giannis Raceless left the door wide open
28:16he knew he was there down the back straight
28:19no challenge from the Latvian in the end
28:28he's now going to come under pressure in the background
28:31from Ferez and McClellan
28:41great methodical ride
28:42this from Sasha Kunan
28:43didn't get phased
28:45by what was going on around him
28:48probably looked up
28:49thought you know what
28:50the rookie to the class
28:51let him have his moment
28:55oh
28:56Ferez
28:57just bounced offline
28:59and his teammate
29:00right back onto the rear wheel
29:01of him once again
29:02this time he takes the inside line
29:04through the waves
29:06well certainly the approach through it
29:09and Raceless
29:10under attack
29:11from the Spaniard
29:12who's looking to burst
29:13into second position here
29:14before the end of the lap
29:15lap ten
29:25great battle between the two triumphs
29:26once more
29:29Ferez knows he can't switch off
29:31because McClellan
29:31will be there
29:32ready to pounce
29:35fans appreciate his efforts though
29:36to this point
29:38going to be three laps to go
29:40comes up short
29:40on the triple
29:43and already
29:44Sasha Kunan
29:45four and a half seconds clear
29:47of this battle for second
29:49now within a space of a lap
29:54Kunan
29:54147.5
29:56Raceless
29:5751.6
29:58that's where the times come from
29:59but the gap being exploded out
30:01to 5.3 now
30:02with three to go
30:05great place to be
30:06if you're Sasha Kunan
30:08not so great
30:09if you're
30:10Giannis Raceless
30:11who has
30:13the crowd
30:16paying
30:17and cheering
30:19Ferez
30:19who may
30:20nip into second here
30:22and he does
30:24to fans like that
30:30Ferez now second
30:31and McClellan's going to go through
30:32in the third as well
30:47Mathis Valan
30:48iron himself up for a move
30:50and so too
30:51Langenfelder
30:55Ferez
30:56still leads the championship
30:57as it stands now
30:5956 points
31:00to 55
31:02Langenfelder second
31:03McClellan on 51
31:10wouldn't that be something
31:11if it stays like this
31:12and Ferez
31:13has a red plate
31:14on the front of the triumph
31:32McLellan looking to go
31:33around the outside here
31:36Ferez
31:36squeezes him
31:39don't think they'll know
31:40the situation
31:41with the points
31:43at the moment
31:48but with two to go
31:49Ferez hanging on
31:50to second in the race
31:52Ferez third
31:53Langenfelder has moved
31:55back ahead
31:55of Raceless
31:56and regains the championship lead
31:58and regains the championship lead
31:59by a point
31:5957
32:00Langenfelder
32:0156
32:02Ferez
32:0251
32:03McClellan
32:03that will change
32:04if the number 8
32:06South African
32:06can find his way
32:07past the Spaniard
32:07who doesn't want to lose
32:09a position here
32:10got his best qualifying race
32:12results second
32:12in Argentina
32:13he's going to equal that
32:14if he stays where he is
32:22Calcule
32:22McClellan looks
32:23forces his way
32:24down the inside
32:25he's been sweeped
32:26through there
32:26the entire race
32:27and just eases
32:29past his teammate
32:30Ferez
32:30and into second place
32:41Langenfelder next
32:42he's found his way
32:42past
32:43Valant
32:43and Raceless
32:44and suddenly
32:45finds himself
32:45in fourth place
32:47great couple of laps
32:48out for Langenfelder
32:49what do you say
32:50earlier on in the race
32:51doesn't look phased
32:52or anything
32:55and now we've got
32:55a little bit of traffic
32:56there
32:57with Lotte Van Drunen
32:58in 21st position
32:59leaders are coming through
33:014-0-1
33:02will stay to the inside
33:03try to stay out of the way
33:07Langenfelder
33:11goes past
33:12tries to keep his eye
33:13on Ferez
33:15for a potential top three
33:26back marker there
33:28hopefully realizes
33:29it's the leaders
33:29that are coming through
33:30gives himself a wide berth
33:32into the final lap
33:33Sasha Kunin
33:34seven seconds clear
33:35all of a sudden
33:36Kunin
33:37going to go back-to-back
33:38wins
33:38in the qualifying races
33:40and take the maximum
33:4120 points
33:42towards the championship
33:43and all of a sudden
33:47he'll stay seventh place
33:49but
33:50there are going to be
33:51massive points
33:51for him in the championship
33:52chase
33:59bottom corner there
34:01Ferez
34:0299
34:02Langenfelder
34:03coming towards us here
34:04third and fourth
34:15Langenfelder on the
34:16McClellan line
34:17a little bit tighter
34:19hard push down to the inside
34:22trying to make that move
34:23stick but he wasn't quite
34:24close enough to the Spaniard
34:32won't give up though
34:33will he
34:34the defending champ
34:38I think we know it's not
34:39going to be an easy race
34:40this weekend
34:40that's for sure
34:42it's going to be
34:43challenging
34:44it all depends on how
34:45they prep the track
34:46overnight and throughout
34:47the course of the weekend
34:48especially with the
34:49one dingers and the
34:50two fifties
34:57handful of corners to go
34:58for Langenfelder to try
34:59and get into the top three
35:01or for Ferez
35:02to stay
35:03in that third place
35:06time running out
35:07for the German
35:10here's your race leader
35:11two corners from home
35:13though
35:13Red Bull KTM
35:14Factory Racings
35:15Sasha Coonan
35:17didn't panic
35:18when he was there
35:19in second
35:19Coonan goes back to back
35:21in time practice
35:23Coonan goes back to back
35:25in qualifying race wins
35:26in 2026
35:29second for McClellan
35:30third for Rez
35:31fourth Langenfelder
35:34Raceless
35:35Giannis fifth
35:36balance six
35:37we wait for Everts
35:38Walvoort
35:39Carlos Raceless
35:39and Kai Carsmakers
35:50but a comfortable win in the end
35:52for Sasha Coonan
35:58Everts over the line there
35:59in seventh place
36:0333 seconds down
36:04on the leader
36:05Sasha Coonan
36:08Carlos Raceless
36:09and Kai Carsmakers
36:11go through
36:11has Walvoort
36:12dropped down the order
36:13yes he has
36:15he lost two positions
36:15on the final lap
36:18so Raceless
36:19and Carsmakers
36:20move to eighth
36:20and ninth
36:21Walvoort
36:21drops to tenth
36:22the final
36:23point scoring ride
36:25he just missed out
36:26on the points
36:26last time out
36:27with 11
36:35let's go down to Lisa
36:37back to back qualifying
36:38race wins
36:39and for Sasha Coonan
36:41here
36:41this one coming in Spain
36:45Sasha Coonan
36:46great job there
36:47that's back to back
36:48qualifying race wins
36:49you took your time
36:49to make the pass
36:51but in the end
36:51you made it look easy
36:52yeah it was a difficult
36:54race
36:54let's say
36:54track is really sketchy
36:56but yeah
36:57I made it happen
36:58it was a difficult one
36:59but when I made the move
37:01I just sat head down
37:02and just do my laps
37:03and that's what I did
37:04last lap
37:05I was just like cruising
37:06but yeah
37:07I'm happy to bounce back
37:08from last week
37:08in second moto
37:09is it quite a tough track
37:10to race
37:11like a physically tough track
37:12yeah for sure
37:13because it's really challenging
37:14it's really slippery
37:15so you need to be
37:15really precise
37:16with the lines you take
37:18and all this stuff
37:18so yeah
37:20best of luck for tomorrow
37:21thank you
37:27Sasha Koonin
37:28all psyched up
37:29at the start of the race
37:30didn't make the best start
37:31wasn't a bad one either though
37:34Janis Raceless
37:35led for much of the race
37:37but is eventually
37:38hounded down
37:39by Sasha Koonin
37:40who went on
37:41to win comfortably
37:42in the end
37:42over Camden McClellan
37:43Guillain Perez
37:44Simon Langenfelder
37:45and Janis Raceless
37:46back to back
37:47qualifying race wins
37:48for the Red Bull KTM
37:49in 2026
37:50from the opening
37:58two rounds
38:03take a look at the results
38:04take a look at the results
38:10Sasha Koonin picks up
38:11the full bag of 10 points
38:12for Red Bull KTM
38:14the two tribes
38:15Camden McClellan
38:15Guillain Perez
38:16second and third
38:16Simon Langenfelder fourth
38:18Janis Raceless fifth
38:19and then Martis Valan
38:21Liam Evertz
38:23and then behind Evertz
38:25Carlos Raceless
38:25and Carsmakers
38:26and then Wolvoort
38:34Holly Colmer
38:35just missing out
38:36so too
38:37Ulysss, Miquel, Andrea, Rossi
38:38Valentino, Vasquez
38:39and the rest
38:41good ride for
38:41Lota van Drunen though
38:42she'll be pleased with that
38:45serious gate drop
38:46under her belt
38:49championship standings
38:52look at that
38:54Langenfelder
38:55Perez
38:55now separated
38:56by two points
38:57so the Spaniard
38:58pulls one back
38:58on the red plate holder
39:00Camden McClellan
39:01just three behind
39:01his teammate
39:02and Liam Evertz
39:03hangs onto that fourth
39:04Janis Raceless
39:05gains a position
39:05Matis Valan
39:06loses the place
39:07those two are only
39:08separated by a point
39:19manufacturer's classification
39:20then
39:22KTM lead the way
39:23by ten
39:23over Triumph
39:25Huswana there
39:26then Yamaha
39:27Kawasaki
39:27then we got the rest
39:29of Honda
39:29TM
39:29Gas Gas
39:30early days yet though
39:31of course
39:31it's only the second round
39:34ten
39:34manufacturers
39:35in 2026
39:48check the highlights out
39:55the first
39:57serious race of the weekend
39:59the MX2 qualifying race
40:00here in Andalusia
40:01just outside of Almonte
40:03Janis Raceless
40:05on the Montrealish
40:05Yamaha
40:06over the whole shot line
40:07clear
40:08of everybody else
40:09Gia Perez
40:10second
40:11he adds Walvoort
40:11third
40:12Sasha Kunin
40:13was in fourth place
40:15through the first
40:15couple of corners
40:17Perez almost went down
40:19though
40:19in front of the home
40:19fans
40:20managed to
40:21bounce his way
40:22out of trouble
40:23and hang on to that
40:24second
40:25and then
40:25he quickly recovered
40:26to find his way
40:27past
40:30Sasha Kunin
40:30or it was the other
40:31way around
40:31yeah Kunin
40:32got up the inside
40:32of him
40:32moved into that
40:33second place
40:35Kevin McClellan
40:36wasn't hanging around
40:37lost the toe
40:38of the leaders
40:39but made this move
40:39on Jens Walvoort
40:41who then made a mistake
40:42a couple of laps later
40:43Valand found his way by
40:44almost off the side
40:45of the bike
40:46here as well
40:46was the Dutchman
40:47Walvoort
40:48eventually came home
40:49in 10th
40:50he fell on the final lap
40:51lost two positions
40:52to
40:52Carlos Raceless
40:53and Kai Carsmakers
40:54that was the challenge
40:56for the lead
40:56Janis Raceless
40:57all of a sudden
40:57under attack
40:58as Kunin
40:58disappeared
41:00Ferez
41:00made his way
41:01around the outside
41:02inside combo
41:03to move
41:03into that second
41:04and very quickly
41:06after that
41:07Camden McClellan
41:08also found his way
41:09into third
41:11as the Latvian
41:12just started to fade
41:13in the latter stages
41:14great battle
41:15between the two teammates
41:16in the latter stages
41:19McClellan
41:20made that move
41:20into second
41:21but in the end
41:22it was a comfortable
41:23win for Sasha Kunin
41:24back-to-back qualifying
41:25wins
41:25in 2026
41:26McClellan
41:27Ferez
41:27Langenfelder
41:28and Janis Raceless
41:29rounded out
41:29the top five
41:35right
41:35we'll take a break
41:36we will be back
41:37at 5.15
41:39local time
41:40so what
41:40eight nine minutes time
41:41something like that
41:42see you then
41:43bye for now
41:55you
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