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Hunter Lawrence still out | Further injury discovered

Trev by Trev
June 30, 2017
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Follow up scans indicate Hunter Lawrence has another fracture on top of the two compressed vertebrae

After missing Ottobiano, young Australian motocross star Hunter Lawrence hoped he would be making a return to action in Portugal this weekend.

However, after he got checked out at the doctors yesterday (Thursday), his scan results have shown that along with two compressed vertebrae, he has a small fracture on the side.

It’s disappointing news for the Australian rider who has shown real speed this year and was well inside the MX2 championship top ten. Despite missing the previous round at Lombardia, Lawrence is still ranked ninth on the MX2 Championship points standings.

Lawrence will now focus fully on his recovery and come back when he is fully fit and healthy.

Hunter Lawrence

“It’s a massive shame, but with this type of injury, I’m just glad that I can ride in the future. I will attend Portugal and cheer on the rest of my Suzuki World teammates and hope to be back out on the track as soon as I can.”

Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence

MXGP heads to Portugal

After only a few days since the Fiat Professional FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia, MXGP is making the next stop in Portugal! The 12th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will be held in Agueda for the 2017 MXGP of Portugal.

MXGP’s last visit to Portugal was in 2013 but this weekend’s racing will undoubtably be of a new flavor as the track has been almost completely changed. The weekend will be hosting not only MXGP and MX2 but the European championship classes of EMX250, Honda EMX150, and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli, just days ago scored double race wins at his second home GP of the season. Cairoli’s win in Italy gives him a 67 point championship advantage coming into Agueda however in Cairoli’s last visit to Portugal in 2013 he placed second.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin has been a winner this season already and has found memories from the Portuguese circuit where he won the overall in 2013 and he was second the two years prior. Paulin is also again second in the points after Lombardia.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle went from 2 GP overall wins in a row to finish 7th in Italy. There is something about Portugal that works well for Desalle though, from 2009 to 2013 he won 3 overalls and he still reached the podium the other two times. Desalle’s recent success mixed with his history here may again land him on the top spot.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings was the only rider to really challenge Cairoli in Italy and after coming up just short he will want to prove his speed by winning again in Portugal. Herlings won his past 3 times to Agueda in MX2 and now would like to add a Portuguese MXGP overall to his CV.

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser returned from injury last weekend and he had some impressive speed at times. As his injury continues to heal he will most certainly climb the rankings again.

For Husqvarna 8Biano Racing’s Rui Goncalves Portugal will be a home GP. The veteran will look to use his experience to snag a season best result in front of the home crowd.

MXGP Championship Top Ten
  1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 431 points
  2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 364
  3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 361
  4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 335
  5. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 282
  6. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 275
  7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 261
  8. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 255
  9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 245
  10. Ernaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 227
MX2

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass lost a small chunk of his points lead in Italy after a 6th place finish in race 1. Though Jonass still has a formidable 38 points over the 2nd he will be striving for growing it out again in Portugal.

Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer has been chasing Jonass most of the season but out performed the Latvian the last time out. To propel Seewer toward winning Portugal he has the momentum of his 3rd overall win and the added bonus of gaining championship points on Jonass’ lead.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen holds down third in the championship but only 4 points ahead of LRT’s Julien Lieber. Olsen struggled in the Italian heat with 10-6 finishes and 9th overall. Knowing he can battle for the win Olsen will again try to do so in Agueda. Meanwhile Lieber had his best race result in weeks after scoring 3rd in Lombardia’s race 1. The #33 was in the top 5 consistently earlier this season and is now fighting his way back.

Kemea Yamaha Official MX Team’s Benoit Paturel had bad starts in Italy reminiscent of the first half of the season, but at the same time charged through the pack. Missing the podium by 1 spot even after the lacking starts last weekend he is a definite podium contender for Portugal.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado Garcia took the holeshot during race one of Lombardia but was later overcome by the heat and did not line up for race 2. Focused on this weekend the Spaniard will look to bounce back.

The HSF Logistics rider, Brian Bogers, is making strides in his racing the past two races with a podium in Russia and battling for the lead in Italy. Watch out for the #189 this weekend.

MX2 Championship Top Ten
  1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 454 points
  2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 416
  3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 343
  4. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), 339
  5. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 330
  6. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 263
  7. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), 233
  8. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 212
  9. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, SUZ), 199
  10. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 195
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