Tim Gajser | Photo credits: HRC
Team HRC’s Tim Gajser now heads into the final three rounds of the 2020 season in a strong position to claim his third MXGP title, and his fourth world championship in just six years.
After the three events in Lommel, Belgium where Gajser scored 142 points out of a possible 150, the Slovenian now sits 74 points ahead of his closest rival with just these three rounds at the Pietramurata track in Trentino, Italy to negotiate.
Unfortunately, teammate Mitch Evans won’t be joining the on-track action. He is recovering from his wrist injury sustained in Arroyomolinos, Spain when he was running fourth and flat-landed one of the big jumps. The Australian will now concentrate on getting fit and healthy during the off-season, ready to come into the 2021 campaign challenging at the very top of the class.
The MXGP bikes hit the track early on Sunday 1st November with free practice that then turns into timed qualification for the two motos’ gate pick later in the afternoon.
I always look forward to coming to Trentino, because it is the closest race to Slovenia and I am always well supported. Unfortunately, no fans will now be allowed at the track this year. It is a real shame but I do want to thank everyone for their support this year. It hasn’t been easy. We’ve had to overcome some tough moments, but the end is in sight. I couldn’t have done it without all the positivity from both my team and all my supporters around the world. As always, I am just heading into the weekend to have fun, enjoy my riding, and if I do that, good things will happen.
It has been a long, but rewarding season. We really hope that Tim can go out there and finish it off in the best way possible. There has been a lot of unknowns to deal with, and a lot of changes to almost all our planning but everyone in the team has coped well and kept up the very high standards that we are used to. This, of course, includes Tim, who is riding better than ever and looked so good in Lommel last week. To come away with two out of the three overalls and four moto wins just shows how much he has improved in the sand. Now we come to a track he really enjoys. So, we all hope he can get the points he needs to win his fourth world title!