Jorge Prado
2023 FIM Motocross World Champion
Images by Juan Pablo Acevedo
Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado claimed the 2023 MXGP Championship with three motos to spare.
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The championship was the first for the GASGAS’ MC 450F, and Jorge Prado clinched his world title via a brilliant victory in the first moto.
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A minor fall in the second moto robbed him off the overall victory – he eventually finished sixth and lost the win via a tie-break – but the grand prize was already his.
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10 pole positions, 219 laps led, 16 Grand Prix podiums and 14 moto wins underline the dominant campaign that resulted in him being crowned champion.
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Jorge Prado
“I am so happy! It is a pity about that mistake in the second moto, but I am the new world champion. So much hard work has gone into this, from myself and the team, and I knew that I could make this happen. I have held the red plate since round one – I cannot ask for anything better. This is a dream.”
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A single fixture is left on the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship calendar – the Grand Prix of Great Britain, round nineteen, will be held on September 24.
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2023 MXGP World Championship Standings
Pos | Rider | Nat. | Man. | Total |
1 | Prado, Jorge | ESP | GAS | 890 |
2 | Febvre, Romain | FRA | KAW | 807 |
3 | Seewer, Jeremy | SUI | YAM | 719 |
4 | Coldenhoff, G. | NED | YAM | 655 |
5 | Fernandez, R. | ESP | HON | 612 |
6 | Vlaanderen, C. | NED | YAM | 565 |
7 | Forato, A. | ITA | KTM | 490 |
8 | Herlings, J. | NED | KTM | 456 |
9 | Guillod, V. | SUI | HON | 334 |
10 | Renaux, Maxime | FRA | YAM | 314 |
11 | Paturel, B. | FRA | YAM | 263 |
12 | Guadagnini, M. | ITA | GAS | 249 |
13 | Gajser, Tim | SLO | HON | 240 |
14 | Evans, M. | AUS | KAW | 235 |
15 | Watson, Ben | GBR | BET | 234 |
16 | Bogers, Brian | NED | HON | 227 |
17 | Östlund, Alvin | SWE | HON | 206 |
18 | Lupino, A. | ITA | BET | 167 |
19 | Koch, Tom | GER | KTM | 162 |
20 | Jonass, Pauls | LAT | HON | 157 |
21 | Spies, M. | GER | KTM | 118 |
22 | Van doninck, B. | BEL | HON | 114 |
23 | Van Horebeek, J. | BEL | HON | 110 |
24 | Petrov, Petar | BUL | YAM | 53 |
25 | Roosiorg, H. | EST | HON | 52 |